Broadcast controls

Learn how to work with the virtual green room during an Adobe Connect session.

Broadcast control in Adobe Connect allows hosts and presenters to manage the visibility and audibility of their session to participants. It's used at the start of a session to ensure that all presenters are ready before going live. Broadcast control allows a virtual green room experience for hosts and presenters to communicate and test their equipment without participants seeing or hearing them. Once ready, the host can start the broadcast, making the session live for all participants. At the end of the session, the broadcast can be stopped, allowing presenters to debrief without participants hearing or seeing them.

Note:

The Broadcast control feature is available only on mobile app versions 3.6 and higher.

The following topics are covered in this article:

Enable broadcast control

To enbale broadcast from the meeting room, follow the steps below.

Note:

Only hosts can perform these actions.

  1. From the Room menu  , select Preferences.

  2. Navigate to Broadcast control from the left panel of Preferences dialog box.

    Enable Broadcast control from Preferences
    Enable Broadcast control from Preferences

  3. Select Enable broadcast control.

  4. Select Sync session recording with broadcasting to start recording the session and sync it with the broadcast control options. 

  5. Select Done.

  6. After enabling Broadcast control, access Backstage in the room.

Working with Broadcast controls

Before the session

When the Broadcast control is enabled, hosts will view a message on the screen informing them that the broadcast isn't live, and a Broadcast control will be available in the Backstage. Hosts and presenters can interact among themselves and prepare before the session starts.

Before meeting screen
Host view before the session

Participants will view a message informing them that the broadcast will begin shortly.

Welcome screen for attendees
Participant view before the session

Tip:

A Video pod can be added to test the presentation team's video, while any audio communication among the team will remain inaudible to the participants.

After you've completed all prepration and ready to go live, start the broadcast by following the steps:

  1. From the Broadcast Control in Backstage, select Start broadcast.

  2. (Optional) In the Start broadcast dialog box, select Start recording when the live broadcast starts to start and sync the recording with broadcast control options.

    ready for broadcast dialog box

  3. Select Confirm to go live.

During the session

The presentation team views a five-second countdown timer before the broadcast starts. Participants will receive a notification when the broadcast starts. 

during meeting
During seesion- Host view

Pause and resume broadcast

Once the broadcast begins, the host and presenters can pause and resume it in the Backstage.

Pause broadcast

Pausing a recording allows you to take a break during a live session. Hosts and presenters move to a virtual green room, and participants cannot view or listen to them. 

  1. Select Pause from Backstage to pause the broadcast.

    Broadcast control
    Pause broadcast from Backstage

  2. Select Confirm in the Pause broadcast dialog box and select Pause recording while pausing live broadcast to pause the session recording.
    The host and presenters will enter the virtual green room and can communicate among themselves.

Resume broadcast

Resuming the broadcast will allow participants to view and listen to hosts and presenters. You can choose to resume recording while resuming the broadcast. 

  1. Select Resume from the Backstage to resume the broadcast. 

    Resume broadcast
    Resume broadcast from Backstage

  2. Select Confirm in the Resume broadcast dialog box and select Resume recording while resuming broadcast to resume the session recording.

Tip:

The broadcast control in Backstage can be collapsed to increase the real estate available for other pods. From the Backstage options  , select Close.

End broadcast

After the broadcast ends, hosts and presenters will move to the virtual green room. Participants will be able to view the active layout but will not be able to hear the presenters. The presentation team can take this time to review the session and thank co-hosts and presenters.

  1. At the end of the session, select End from Broadcast Control to stop the broadcast for participants. 

  2. (Optional) Select Stop recording and save it while ending broadcast in the End broadcast dialog box.

  3. Select Confirm.

  4. Participants cannot listen or view hosts and presenters and can start exiting the session. When ready to end the session, select End session for all.

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