Live Streaming & Premieres
Webcam streaming
Also called: browser streaming, stream from webcam
Open Go Live on desktop, pick Webcam, and YouTube handles the encoding in the browser. There is nothing to install and nothing to configure, which makes it the fastest route to a live stream and a sensible choice for a Q and A or a quick announcement.
The trade is control. You get your camera and your microphone with no scenes, overlays, guests or screen share, so anything more produced needs encoder software or a browser studio. Live access has to be switched on first, the channel must be verified and free of live-streaming restrictions, and enabling it the first time is not instant.