Multi-Camera Live Streaming with Pull Links

Streamhand pull links give every ingest a dedicated URL that OBS can use as a Media Source. Pull in glasses, phones, or remote cameras, add overlays, and restream to every platform.

Before you start

An active Streamhand Pro subscription (pull links are a Pro feature)
A camera source streaming into Streamhand (Meta Ray-Ban glasses, phone, or any RTMP/SRT encoder)
OBS Studio installed on your computer

This guide uses Meta Ray-Ban glasses as an example, but the same workflow applies to any camera source that streams into a Streamhand ingest.

How it works

Each Streamhand ingest has a pull link that OBS can use as a Media Source. This means you can pull in cameras from anywhere in the world, combine multiple angles in OBS with overlays and graphics, then send the final production back to Streamhand for multi-destination restreaming.

Set up your camera ingest

In the Streamhand dashboard, create an ingest for your camera feed (e.g. "Glasses Feed"). This ingest will receive the raw video from your glasses or other camera.

If you are using Meta Ray-Ban glasses, follow the Meta Glasses guide to connect them to the Streamhand mobile app and start streaming.

Stream from your camera

Start streaming from your camera source into the ingest you just created. The ingest card in the dashboard should show Connected once video is flowing.

Pull the feed into OBS

Expand your camera ingest card in the dashboard and copy the RTMP Pull URL or SRT Pull URL.

In OBS:

Add a Media Source.
Uncheck Local File.
Paste the pull URL into the Input field.

Your camera feed now appears as a source in OBS. For detailed setup instructions, see the Pull into OBS guide.

Build your scene in OBS

With the camera feed available as a source, build your production layout:

Add text overlays, logos, or lower thirds
Mix in additional camera angles (webcam, screen capture)
Create scene transitions
Add background music or sound effects

The pulled feed is just another source in OBS, so you can resize, crop, and layer it however you like.

Multi-camera angles

Each Streamhand ingest has its own pull link. If you have multiple camera sources (e.g. glasses for a first-person roaming shot and a webcam for a desk angle), create a separate ingest for each one, pull both into OBS as individual Media Sources, and switch between them using OBS scenes or the Studio Mode preview.

Picture-in-picture

To create a PIP layout, add both camera sources to the same OBS scene. Resize one source to fill the canvas as your main shot, then resize the second source into a smaller window and position it in a corner. Right-click the smaller source and use Transform > Edit Transform for precise sizing and positioning. You can also add a border by applying Filters > Rounded Rect or by placing a colored rectangle behind the PIP window.

Create a production ingest

Back in the Streamhand dashboard, create a second ingest for your OBS output (e.g. "OBS Production"). This ingest will receive the final mixed output from OBS.

In OBS, go to Settings > Stream and configure it to stream to this new ingest using the RTMP URL and Stream Key. Start streaming from OBS.

Add destinations and go live

In the Streamhand dashboard:

Click Set as Source on your OBS Production ingest.
Add your streaming platforms (YouTube, Twitch, etc.) as destinations, or enable existing ones.
Click GO LIVE.

Your full OBS production, complete with glasses footage, overlays, and any other sources, now streams to all enabled platforms simultaneously.

Tips

This workflow adds some latency since the video travels from your camera to Streamhand, back to OBS via the pull link, and then back to Streamhand for distribution. For most use cases this is fine, but keep it in mind for time-sensitive content.

Each ingest has a pull URL that can be pulled by up to 2 viewers at the same time. In this workflow, OBS uses one of those slots.

You can skip the pull link step entirely if you do not need OBS processing. Just stream from your camera directly into Streamhand and restream to destinations. The pull link workflow is only needed when you want to add production elements in OBS.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use multiple cameras in OBS from different locations?

Yes. Each camera streams into its own Streamhand ingest, and you pull each feed into OBS as a separate Media Source using RTMP or SRT pull links.

How do I set up picture-in-picture in OBS?

Add both camera sources to the same scene. Resize one to fill the canvas and shrink the other into a corner. Use Transform > Edit Transform for precise positioning.

Does pulling a stream into OBS add latency?

A small amount, typically 1-3 seconds depending on network buffering settings. Set Network Buffering to 0 MB for the lowest delay.