.. _minea5-mlive-portal: ====================================================================== Manage your MineA5 from the MyRaces.Live portal ====================================================================== *Last Updated: August 25* If you own a MineA5 camera from MineMedia, you can now connect your MineMedia (**MLive**) account directly to MyRaces.Live and manage your camera from the same portal you already use for your stream events — no more switching between the MLive app / web portal and the MyRaces.Live web portal. .. note:: This feature is only for **MineA5 (MineMedia) cameras**. Do I have to connect my MLive account? -------------------------------------- No — it is **recommended, but optional**. * If you prefer to use your MineA5 as a **BYOD camera**, nothing changes. Keep doing what you're doing. That said, connecting your MLive account unlocks a lot of convenience: * See your camera's **live status** (online / offline) right from the portal. * **Automatic validation** of your camera's push-stream configuration, with clear warnings and a one-click **Fix** when something is off. * Check your **battery level**, and your **streaming** and **recording** status. * Everything in **one place** — before, you needed the MLive portal *and* the MineA5 web portal. * Configure your **audio**, **live streaming** (resolution / FPS / bitrate / H.264–H.265 encoding) and **camera** (image flip) settings, and control **auto-push on power-on** — all from the portal. Connecting your MLive account ----------------------------- * In the portal, go to **My Cameras**. * At the top you'll see a banner saying you're not connected to MineMedia MLive. .. figure:: _static/images/mlive_integration/mlive_account_not_connected.png :align: center :width: 100% Not connected to MineMedia MLive * Click **"Connect My MLive account"** and enter the **same username and password** you use for the MLive app (the "ID" / "PWD" on the grey sticker of your MineA5 kit). You do **not** need to create a new account. .. figure:: _static/images/mlive_integration/connect_mlive_form.png :align: center :width: 60% Connect your MLive account Once connected, your MineA5 cameras appear under the **"MineA5 Cameras"** tab. .. figure:: _static/images/mlive_integration/mlive_account_connected.png :align: center :width: 100% MLive account connected Binding a new camera -------------------- If a camera is not showing up, you can add (bind) it to your account: * Click **"Bind New Camera"**. * Enter the camera's **serial number** — you can scan its QR code with the scan button — and give it a name. .. figure:: _static/images/mlive_integration/bind_new_camera.png :align: center :width: 60% Bind a new camera .. _minea5-mlive-portal-verify: First time: check every camera's configuration ----------------------------------------------- * **Turn on all your MineA5 cameras** and make sure they're connected to the Internet (via 4G or WiFi) so they show **Online** in the portal. * For each camera, check that there are **no configuration warnings** and that the **expected RTMP address** is the one configured in the camera's push-stream channel. A camera whose push-stream configuration needs attention shows a small **⚠ warning icon** next to its RTMP URL. Open the camera to see the details: .. figure:: _static/images/mlive_integration/wrong_rtmp_url_config.png :align: center :width: 100% A push-stream channel configured with the wrong RTMP address The portal expects exactly **one** streaming channel configured with your camera's allocated RTMP address (either the full address with an empty stream code, or the short address with the stream code ``cam1``), and all other channels empty. When something doesn't match, you'll see a warning explaining what's wrong. * Click **"Fix channel configuration"** to have the portal correct it for you automatically — it sets the right address on a streaming channel ("single 1" if a single active SIM card is detected or "bonded 1" if two active SIM cards are detected and you prefer to stream over both uplinks), clears the others, and turns **auto-push-on-power-on** on for that channel (and off on the rest). The camera must be **online** and **not currently streaming**. .. tip:: A brand-new camera with no channel configured at all is set up automatically the first time the portal sees it online — no action needed but turning the camera on. .. warning:: **Switching a camera from BYOD to your MLive account?** If you used to run this MineA5 as a BYOD camera, connecting it through your MLive account allocates it a **brand-new RTMP address** — the address you configured on the camera by hand before (from the touch screen or a QR code) no longer matches, so the camera won't reach your stream until you update it. The easy fix: turn the camera on, open it in the portal, and click **"Fix channel configuration"** to apply the new address for you. .. _minea5-mlive-portal-autostream: Auto-stream (auto-push when powered on) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Auto-stream" makes the camera start pushing to your allocated RTMP address as soon as it powers on — so at the track you can simply turn the camera on and it connects, with nothing to press in the portal. The portal now manages this for you: * **"Fix channel configuration"** and the automatic first-time setup both **enable auto-stream on the one correct channel** and turn it **off on every other channel** — so the camera auto-pushes to exactly one destination and never tries several at once. * When a camera's push-stream configuration is already correct, its status box shows an **"Auto-start streaming when powered on"** line with the current state and a one-click toggle. Turning it on or off is entirely your preference — it's not flagged as a problem either way. The portal still **warns** you only when auto-stream is enabled on **more than one channel** (which would push to several destinations at once) — clicking **"Fix channel configuration"** clears that up. What you can do from the portal ------------------------------- Once connected, open a camera to see its live status and controls. **Device status** — online / offline, battery level, and whether the camera is streaming or recording. .. figure:: _static/images/mlive_integration/device_status_streaming_stopped_battery_low.png :align: center :width: 80% Device status: online, low battery, streaming stopped **Start / stop streaming and recording** — when the camera is online, you can start or stop the push stream and the on-device recording directly from the portal. .. figure:: _static/images/mlive_integration/recording_streaming_status_and_buttons.png :align: center :width: 80% Streaming and recording status, with start / stop buttons .. note:: To start streaming, make sure the stream event you scheduled for that camera is **"ready"** first — otherwise the camera has nowhere to connect and the start will fail. **Live streaming settings** — edit the live encoder's **resolution**, **frame rate**, **bitrate**, and **video encoding (H.264 or H.265)**, when the camera is online and not streaming. For our recommended values, see :ref:`recommended_streaming_settings` for the streaming settings, and the audio guidance in :ref:`minea5-mlive`. **Audio settings** — turn the microphone on/off and set its volume. **Camera settings** — see the camera's **resolution** (1080p / 4K / Zoom), **brightness**, **contrast**, **hue** and **saturation**, and edit the **image flip**. Choose **"Rotate 180°"** if the camera is mounted upside down — it turns the picture a half-turn the right way up (the "Up-Side Down" option only flips top to bottom, which mirrors the image). .. figure:: _static/images/mlive_integration/device_detailed_config.png :align: center :width: 100% Camera configuration (live streaming, audio and camera settings) Using your MineA5 camera in a stream event ------------------------------------------ Once your MLive account is connected, your MineA5 cameras will show up when you **schedule or update a stream event** — in the **Source Camera** (primary) and **Secondary Camera** dropdowns, alongside your BYOD cameras. The workflow is exactly the same as before: pick your MineA5 camera as the primary (or secondary) source, and finish scheduling your event.