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Simulated Live allows you to present on-demand content as a live video. Whether it’s an important pre-recorded announcement or seminar: create a live experience for your viewers, including a countdown timer shown before the stream begins. After the scheduled duration has passed, the content automatically becomes available as a normal on-demand clip.

1.0 | Get started

To get started:

Open the Media library and click Media clips
Select an existing clip or upload a new clip
Go to the Content protection tab:

2.0 | Schedule simulated live clip

Simulated Live is built on BB’s soft embargo feature, which controls when a clip becomes available to viewers. Use the soft embargo settings in the Content protection tab to turn your on-demand clip into a live stream.

Soft embargo setting:

The “Soft embargo” setting might not be available by default. Reach out to your video consultant to enable this setting.

Availability
Set a start date and time for your live stream to become available for viewers.
Treat as live
Enable to treat as a live stream: from the start time of the soft embargo until the length of the media clip has passed. During this window, viewers see a countdown timer until playback begins. After the duration of the video has passed, the content will be available as a normal on-demand clip.

Set the soft embargo availability to 11:00. The length of the on-demand clip is 50 minutes. The clip will be available for viewers at exactly 11:00. From 11:00 to 11:50 the clip will be presented as a live stream. At 11:50 the clip can be viewed as a normal on-demand clip.

Click Save to save your settings.

3.0 | Simulated Live: Player Display

Determine the display of your simulated live clip in the Playout settings. You can configure these on any existing playout:

Go to the Media library in the left sidebar menu;
Click Playouts and select a playout;
Open the Player states tab;

Scroll down to Soft Embargo;

Control the simulated live display with the following settings:

Countdown timer variant
Select the location of the countdown timer:
- Centered
  …
- Bottom left
  …
Countdown timer hidden
Check to hide the countdown timer.
Countdown timer color
Set the text color of the countdown timer.
Countdown timer text
Set the countdown timer text. The default text used for countdowns is “Live in”, translated into multiple languages. Entering custom text overwrites this default and removes all translations.
Use custom thumbnail
Override the clip’s own thumbnail with a custom thumbnail.