How to activate Cloud Production-ApsaraVideo Live(LIVE)-阿里云帮助中心

Background

You can activate Cloud Production by creating a production studio. You can create the following types of production studios:

Pay-as-you-go production studios: You can create instances in general mode, playlist mode, and virtual studio.
Subscription production studios: You can create instances in general mode and playlist mode.

Note

You can create an unlimited number of instances in your account. By default, you can run up to 20 production studio instances simultaneously for each domain name. To request a quota increase, contact us.
Cloud Production supports multiple billing methods, including pay-as-you-go (by duration), subscription, and duration-based resource plans. For more information, see Cloud Production billing.
For a list of live centers that support Cloud Production, see Service regions. Support for more regions will be added.

To allow a RAM user to create a production studio, grant them the following policy. For more information, see Create a RAM user and grant permissions.

{
    "Version": "1",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "live:OpenLiveService"
            ],
            "Resource": [
                "acs:live::$accountid:*"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Prerequisites

An Alibaba Cloud account is created and identity verification is complete. To create an Alibaba Cloud account, visit the Alibaba Cloud official website. For more information, see Create an Alibaba Cloud account. For information about identity verification, see Individual identity verification or Enterprise identity verification.
ApsaraVideo Live is activated. For more information, see Activate service and purchase resource plans.
ApsaraVideo VOD is activated. For more information, see Activate ApsaraVideo VOD.
You have identified the required production studio instance type. To learn about the available instance types, see Cloud Production overview.

Activate service

Log on to the ApsaraVideo Live console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Live + > Production Studios to open the production studios page.
Click Activate Production Studio to open the Live + Production Studios purchase page. Select a production studio type and click Buy Now.
On the Order page, click Enable Now. The Cloud Production service is now activated.

Create a pay-as-you-go production studio

Follow these steps to create a pay-as-you-go production studio.

Log on to the ApsaraVideo Live console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Live + > Production Studios. On the Production Studios page, select the live center where you want to create the production studio instance.

Note
A production studio needs to access media files. For optimal performance, select the live center where your media content is stored.

Click Create Pay-as-you-go Production Studio. In the Create Pay-as-you-go Production Studio dialog box, configure the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Name	Enter a name for the production studio. The name does not have to be unique.
Live Center	The live center where the instance will be created.
Type	Select one of the following types based on your use case: Playlist Mode: Suitable for 24/7 pseudo-live streaming. You can arrange multiple live streams, on-demand videos, and images into a playlist and output them as a single live stream. Note If your use case involves both playlist-based streaming and other production scenarios, use the general mode. General Mode: Suitable for all production scenarios, including managing resources and components, switching, and previewing. You can use live streams, on-demand video files, images, and text as source materials to produce a composite stream. You can preview the composite content before you push the final output. Virtual Studio: Suitable for scenarios that require chroma keying, multiple devices, remote production, and multi-source keying. This mode allows for cloud-based composition of dual-screen, split-screen, and picture-in-picture (PiP) layouts to create an immersive live experience.
Billing Method	Instances created this way use the pay-as-you-go (by duration) billing method by default.

Click Create. If this is your first instance, you will be prompted to activate the Cloud Production service.
Read and select the Terms of Service, and then click Enable Now.
After the service is activated, the new instance appears on the Production Studios page. Click Management Console in the instance's Actions column to open the management page.

Next steps

After creating a Cloud Production instance, you must configure it before using the production service.

For instructions on the general mode, see Console Guide.
For instructions on the playlist mode, see Console Guide.
For instructions on the virtual studio, see Console Guide.

Create a subscription production studio

If you choose the subscription billing method for Cloud Production, follow these steps to create a subscription production studio.

Log on to the ApsaraVideo Live console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Live + > Production Studios, and click Create Subscription Production Studio.

On the purchase page, configure parameters including Type, Output Resolution, Region, Quantity, and Duration. The Duration can be set from 1 to 6 months. You can also select Auto-renewal.

Parameter	Description
Type	Select one of the following types based on your use case: Playlist Mode: Suitable for 24/7 pseudo-live streaming. You can arrange multiple live streams, on-demand videos, and images into a playlist and output them as a single live stream. Note If your use case involves both playlist-based streaming and other production scenarios, use the general mode. General Mode: Suitable for all production scenarios, including managing resources and components, switching, and previewing. You can use live streams, on-demand video files, images, and text as source materials to produce a composite stream. You can preview the composite content before you push the final output.
Output Resolution	Select an output resolution.
Region	Select the live center where the production studio instance will be created. Note A production studio needs to access media files. We recommend that you select the live center where your media content is stored.

Click Buy Now.
Read and select the Terms of Service, and then click Pay.
After the payment is complete, you can find the newly created Cloud Production instance on the Production Studios page.

Next steps

After you create a Cloud Production instance, you must complete the necessary configurations before you can use the production service.

For instructions on the general mode, see Console Guide.
For instructions on the playlist mode, see Console Guide.

Manage Cloud Production instances

View instance information

Log on to the ApsaraVideo Live console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Live + > Production Studios.
In the Actions column for the desired instance, click View Settings to view the configuration details of the Cloud Production instance.

Duplicate an instance

Configuring a Cloud Production instance can be complex. To save time, duplicate an existing instance to create a new one with the same settings.

Log on to the ApsaraVideo Live console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Live + > Production Studios.
In the Actions column for the desired instance, click and choose Duplicate.
In the Duplicate Studio Instance dialog box, enter a new Name and click OK to duplicate the instance.

Delete an instance

If a Cloud Production instance is no longer needed, you can delete the Cloud Production instance.

Log on to the ApsaraVideo Live console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Live + > Production Studios.
In the Actions column for the desired instance, click and choose Delete.
In the Delete Studio Instance confirmation dialog box, click OK to delete the instance.