Event-based camera management
Each event gathers its own contributors. Approve, assign and drop feeds from one operator dashboard.
LIVETurn your phones into live camerasEvery phone.
Every phone.
Another
camera angle.
Create an event, share a link, and let contributors stream their phone cameras to you live. Approve the feeds you want and bring them into your OBS production — side by side.
You approve every feed before it goes on air.
ON AIRCam 01 · Wide stageSources
OutputSlot 1 · OBSLive in OBS
OBS StudioConnectedProgram · Cam 01
- Phones(Contributors)
- Shareable link(Event)
- livebroadkast(Web app)
- OBS(Live production)
One event linkMultiple phone camerasOne production workflow
How it works
From a link to a live angle in three steps
No equipment to ship, no accounts for contributors. You stay in control of what goes on air.
- 01
Create an event, share the link
Spin up an event and hand out its link or QR code to the people in the room.
- 02
Contributors join from their phones
They open the link in a browser, grant camera access, read the consent notice, and go live. No app to install.
- 03
Bring feeds into your OBS production
Approve who goes on air and route approved feeds into OBS as fixed Browser Sources you switch from the dashboard.
Always in the know
Know exactly what each feed is doing
Every contributor sits in one of four states, so you always know who's ready, who's waiting, and who's on air before you cut to them.
On air
Assigned to a slot and showing in your OBS program right now.
Live
Connected and approved — ready for you to put on air whenever you like.
Pending
Just joined from a phone. Waiting for your approval before anything airs.
Offline
Dropped off or not connected yet. Nothing from them is shown.
Live boardCommunity festival · delivered to OBS
LiveContributorStatusSlot
AmaraStage leftOn airSlot 1
DanielFront rowLive—
PriyaBalconyPending—
JoelBackstageOffline—
Only approved feeds can be assigned to a slot and go on air.
Features
Built for live production
Everything an operator needs to gather contributor phones and run them like a camera rack.
Shareable invitation links
A single link (or QR code) is all a contributor needs. No accounts, no onboarding friction.
Browser-based onboarding
Contributors join from the mobile browser they already have, over a secure HTTPS page that keeps the screen awake.
Many angles at once
Any number of phones can be live simultaneously. You decide which feeds fill each slot.
Approve before air
Nothing reaches a slot without your approval, and rejecting a live feed cuts its publisher off immediately.
Resilient contributor experience
Dropped signal reconnects on its own and keeps the feed's approval and slot, so a locked phone doesn't end the shot.
For creators
One workflow, many kinds of events
Wherever people already have phones out, those phones can become angles.
Weddings & parties
Let guests capture angles the fixed cameras miss.
Church services
Volunteers add coverage from the balcony and the aisle.
Conferences & events
Reaction shots and roaming angles without extra rigs.
Interviews & podcasts
A second or third angle from phones already on the table.
School events
Parents and staff contribute from where they're standing.
Independent creators
A multi-cam look without buying a bag of cameras.
OBS workflow
Set OBS up once. Switch from the dashboard.
Each slot in your scene is a fixed Browser Source that plays whatever feed you assign to it, over WebRTC for low latency. RTSP is available as a fallback source. You never touch the OBS scene during the show — approving and assigning feeds from the operator dashboard is what changes what viewers see.
- Fixed Browser Sources — the OBS URLs never change
- Operator approves every feed before it can air
- H.264 throughout, so RTSP/SRT work without transcoding
Setup depends on your own OBS configuration and network. livebroadkast is self-hosted and does not ship a plugin, NDI, or virtual-camera integration.
PhonesWHIP · camera up
livebroadkastapprove · assign slots
OBSWHEP source · program
Benefits
More coverage, less kit to carry
More coverage from phones you already have
Turn the smartphones in the room into extra angles instead of sourcing a camera for each one.
Invite remote contributors by link
Anyone you send the link to can add a feed from where they are, subject to their own connection.
Fewer dedicated cameras to manage
Lean on contributor phones for secondary angles and keep your rig for the shots that matter most.
Coordination in one place
Approve, preview and assign every contributor feed from a single operator view.
FAQ
Questions, answered honestly
Live video depends on real devices and real networks. Here's what to expect.
Which phones and browsers are supported?
Any reasonably modern smartphone with a browser that supports camera capture and WebRTC. iOS Safari is the most sensitive target and the one we test most carefully. Each contributor's experience also depends on their device and network.
Do contributors need to install an app?
No. They open the event link in their mobile browser and grant camera access. The page itself handles going live and reconnecting.
How do camera permissions work?
The browser asks the contributor for camera access on the join page, which must be served over HTTPS. Nothing is captured until they allow it, and they can stop sharing at any time.
Does internet quality matter?
Yes. Feeds are sent live over the network, so a contributor's upload speed and connection stability affect their video. Contributor upload is capped (around 720p) to stay practical on mobile connections.
How do feeds reach OBS?
Each slot is a fixed OBS Browser Source that plays the assigned feed over WebRTC, with RTSP available as a fallback source. You set OBS up once; switching which feed shows happens from the dashboard, not in OBS.
Is there audio?
Contributors send video only for now. Audio for your production comes from your own OBS setup.
What about privacy and consent?
Before going live, every contributor sees a clear notice that their video may be projected and streamed publicly, and nothing is shown to the audience until the operator assigns it to a slot.
Can I run it myself?
Yes. livebroadkast is self-hosted: a thin control plane plus MediaMTX for the media, fronted by HTTPS. A TURN relay for contributors on strict mobile networks is the next step on the roadmap.
Turn the room's phones into your next camera angle.
Create an event in the dashboard, share its link, and the phones in the room become your camera angles.