LiveShell PRO

1-1. Box Contents

Your LiveShell PRO box contains these items:

  1. LiveShell PRO unit with its wireless LAN adapter(connected)
    *Protective film has been placed to protect the LCD panel, please remove it.
  2. An AC Adapter
  3. An HDMI cable (60cm HDMI to HDMI-mini)
  4. A Setup cable (3.5 mm stereo)
  5. A quick setup guide (you can also download the PDF version)

1-2. What you need to live stream with LiveShell PRO

To start live streaming with your LiveShell PRO, you will need:

  • An internet connection that meets these conditions –
    • No proxy setup required
    • No web authentication required
  • A PC, Mac, smartphone or tablet that supports the latest versions of these web browsers –
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    • Internet Explorer
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Safari (OSX/iOS only)
  • A PC, Mac, smartphone or tablet that has an Audio-out port (3.5 mm stereo).
  • Video camera or other device that meets requirements 1 or 2
    1. Outputs HDMI at 480p/720p/1080i resolution without HDCP
    2. Outputs Composite AV signal that supports NTSC or PAL
  • A Cerevo LiveShell Dashboard account

1-2-1. Dashboard registration

Dashboard is a web-based control panel to control your live streaming. To control your LiveShell PRO broadcasting a Dashboard account is required. To broadcasting using YouTube Live you will also require a Google authenticated account.

Steps for account registration

    1. Access https://shell.cerevo.com/login

Registration via Cerevo Dashboard

    1. Click the [Sign up] button on the bottom-left of the page.
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    2. Enter your email address and password, and click on the [Create account] button.
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    3. A registration confirmation email will be sent, click on the confirmation link in that email to finish registration. Continue to initial setup (section 2).
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Registration via Facebook account

    1. Click on the Facebook pictogram.
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    2. Login to your Facebook account to authorize Dashboard access. Cerevo will not receive or record your Facebook password..
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    3. Facebook will ask you agree to provide some information to Dashboard. Check the info and click [Okay]. Continue to initial setup (section 2).
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Registration via Google account

  1. Click on the Google pictogram.
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  2. Login to your Google account to authorize Dashboard access. Cerevo will not receive or record your Google password.
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  3. Google will ask you agree to provide some information to Dashboard. Check the info and click [Allow]. Continue to initial setup (section 2).
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1-4. For Your Safety

To prevent damage to your LiveShell PRO or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions before using this equipment.
  • The LiveShell PRO must remain at an ambient temperature of 32°F-104°F and a humidity level of 10%-90%. High temperatures reduce battery life and excessive heat or below freezing temperatures may cause the unit to temporarily stop working.
  • Only use the AC adapter that was supplied with this product. DO NOT use any other AC adapters. Use of an unqualified adapter may present a risk of failure, fire, explosion, battery leakage or other hazards.
  • DO NOT expose to water, heat, high levels of humidity, or direct sunlight. Doing so may cause failure, electric shock and deformation.

2-1a. Ustream (Initial setup)

Make sure you need to prepare user registration on Ustream and creating channel to proceed these steps.

  1. Access to http://shell.cerevo.com/login and sign in Dashboard.
  2. Select “LiveShell PRO”.
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  3. Select [Ustream] and click [OK] button.
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  4. Enter your Ustream username/email and password and click [OK] button.If you don’t have ustream account,register and create your broadcasting channel before proceed this set up.
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  5. Select a channel and an internet connection type and click [OK] button.
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  6.  Proceed to step 2-2.

2-1b. Niconico Live (initial setup)

Currently, due to a specification change on the platform side, only live-streaming via RTMP URLs, etc. is possible.
We will inform you of the normal live-streaming method as soon as it is available.
▶︎How to live-streaming at RTMP URLs

Make sure you need to prepare user registration(Niconico Live is available only for paid account) on niconico to proceed these steps.

  1. Access to http://shell.cerevo.com/login and sign in Dashboard.
  2. Select “LiveShell PRO”.
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  3. Select [Niconico Live] and click [OK] button.
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  4. Enter your niconico id(email) and password.
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  5. Select an internet connection type.
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  6. Proceed to step 2-2.
  7. When you finish to setup section 2-2 and 2-3, you need to login niconico and start livestream in niconico dashboard.See section 5-6. in detail

2-1c. Other broadcasting services (initial setup)

Make sure you need to prepare RTMP server address(URL) and other informations your RTMP server required to proceed these steps.

  1. Access to http://shell.cerevo.com/login and sign in Dashboard.
  2. Select “LiveShell PRO”.
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  3. Select [Other broadcasting services] and click [OK].
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  4. Enter Broadcasting RTMP URL and other informations.
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  5. Select an internet connection type.
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  6. Proceed to step 2-2.

How to get general RTMP streaming service settings

If you would like to broadcast from your favorite RTMP streaming service not list in LiveShell Dashboard, see settings or encoder setting section and these information.
Here is a sample web information for setting as [Other broadcasting services]
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How to get YouTube Live [Stream now] settings

  1. To get YouTube [Stream now] settings, login to YouTube and click your account pictogram right-top of the screen and click [Creator Studio] button.
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  2. Click [LIVE STREAMING] link from the left side menus
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  3. You will see RTMP server address and stream(name/key) at [ENCODER SETUP] section.And click [Reveal] to copy stream(name/key) value.
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