You can record live streams in OneStream Live Studio while the broadcast is running. The same setting also lets you record a session on its own, with nothing going out live. Most people think about recording only after the stream has finished, and by then the footage is gone. This guide shows you where the setting sits and how to use it both ways.
- You can record live streams in OneStream Live Studio while you broadcast, or record a session with nothing going out live.
- Both use the same setting: the Automatically record live event toggle inside Set Destinations.
- Select your destinations and Studio does both at once, live and recording together.
- Leave every destination off and the Go Live button becomes a Record button.
- The toggle stays on for all future sessions, so you only set it once.
The Benefits of Recording Live Streams
A recorded stream keeps working long after the broadcast has ended. Here are three reasons it is worth doing.
Repurpose Content
Live streaming generates valuable content that can be repurposed into other formats. By recording your live streams, you can turn them into podcasts, highlights, teasers, or full videos for other platforms.
Reach New Audiences
Repurposing content allows you to reach new audiences who prefer a different format. This helps you expand your reach and attract followers who missed the live stream.
Convenience for Viewers
A recording lets your audience watch at their own convenience. Time zone differences and scheduling conflicts stop being a problem, because they can catch up later.
Recording Methods: Exploring Your Options
You have two broad ways to record a live stream. One captures your screen, and the other captures the broadcast itself.
Screen Recorders and Built-in Tools
Apps such as OBS Studio, Camtasia and Movavi record your screen activity, including the live stream, and save it as a video file. You can set the recording area and capture audio. Windows and macOS also include their own screen capture tools at no extra cost.
Both approaches record the screen rather than the stream. Output quality depends on your display, and you have a second application running during the broadcast.
Recording Inside the Platform
Studio records the broadcast at its source. Nothing runs alongside it, and the file does not depend on your monitor or your computer.
Why Record Live Streams Using OneStream Live Studio
Screen recorders capture what your monitor shows. Studio captures the broadcast, so everything you set up beforehand is already in the file.
Here is what that means in practice.
Guests Are Part of the Recording
Invite people onto the call, and they appear in the recording as they appeared live. Your plan sets the attendee limit, which is shown at the top of the Attendees panel.
Your Branding is Already There
Overlays, names, logos, banners and tickers all come through in the file. No editing pass is needed to add them afterward.
Live Sales Sessions Record Too
Product cards, images and prices stay in the recording. A recorded session then works again as a product video.
How to Record Live Streams While You Broadcast
This is the usual case. Your audience gets the live stream, and you get a file at the end of it.
Follow the steps below.
1
Open Studio
Log in to OneStream Live and start a Studio session. Set your layout and load the Setup you want, because both are captured in the recording.
2
Open Set Destinations
Click Set Destinations at the top of the screen. The Broadcast to panel opens.
3
Turn on Recording
Switch on Automatically record live event at the top of the panel. The setting applies to this session and all future ones.
4
Select Your Destinations
Switch on the social platforms you want to reach. The counter shows how many are available on your plan.
5
Save Your Changes
Click Save Changes to close the panel.
6
Pick Your Quality
Use the dropdown beside the Go Live button. Choose Standard (720p) or Highest (1080p), depending on your plan.
7
Go Live
Click Go Live. The status bar now shows LIVE next to a Recording indicator, so you can see both are running.
8
End and Download
Click End Broadcast when you are done. A Download Recording button appears if you want the file straight away. It also saves to My Content under Videos & Recordings, listed as a Studio Recording in MP4. From there you can preview it, rename it, add captions, download it, or delete it.
How to Record Without Going Live
Studio also records on its own, with no broadcast and no audience. And its also a complete Online video recorder and its Useful for a podcast video, react video, a rehearsal, a training video, or anything you want to publish later rather than stream now.
The setup is the same with one change. Turn on Automatically record live event, then leave every destination switched off before you click Save Changes.
The button at the top right changes from Go Live to Record. Click it, and Studio offers to Set Intro first if you have not added one, or you can start straight away with Record Session. Download the file the same way once the session ends.
Your destinations decide which one you get. Leave them all off and Studio records only. Switch even one on and it records and streams at the same time.
Final Word
A recording costs you nothing extra. The stream is happening either way, and one toggle decides whether you keep a copy of it.
Turn on Automatically record live event once, and every session after that saves itself. That applies whether you broadcast it to 45 plus platforms or to nobody at all.
Ready to record live streams from your next session? Open Studio and switch it on before you go live.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I record and stream at the same time?
Yes. Turn on Automatically record live event, then select your destinations as normal. The status bar shows LIVE and Recording together, and the file is ready when the broadcast ends.
Can I record in Studio without going live?
Yes. Turn on the same toggle, leave every destination switched off, then save. The Go Live button becomes a Record button, and nothing goes out to any platform.
Where does my recording go?
Download Recording appears at the end of the session for an immediate copy. It also saves to My Content under Videos & Recordings, listed as a Studio Recording in MP4. From there you can preview it, rename it, add captions, download it, or delete it.
Do I have to turn the recording toggle on every time?
No. It applies to your current session and all future ones, so it is a one-time setting unless you switch it back off.
Do my guests appear in the recording?
Yes. Anyone on the call is captured as they appeared, along with your layout, overlays and branding.
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