Theater Party
- What is Theater Party
- Streaming with Theater Party
- Watching Theater Party
- Important Notes
- Frequently Asked Questions
What is Theater Party
A feature on Twitcast where streamers and viewers can watch videos together.
■Features
- You can select and play videos from official content or YouTube videos.
- When the streamer plays a video, viewers can watch it at the same time.
- The streamer can adjust volume, pause, and seek through the video.
■Supported Versions
●For Streaming
- iPhone: Twitcast Live v5.010 or higher
- Android: Twitcast Viewer v5.035 or higher
- Browser: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
●For Watching
- iPhone: Twitcast Viewer v5.080 or higher
(Not supported in the old design version.) - Android: Twitcast Viewer v5.010 or higher
- Browser: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Safari
Streaming with Theater Party
■From the App
- Start live streaming.
- Open Theater Party from Media settings.
- Select the media to play.
- Playback will start automatically when you select a video.
- To end Theater Party, select "Unset" from the media settings.
■From PC Browser
- Start live streaming.
- Select the media to play from the bottom of the streaming screen.
- Enter the video URL and click "Next" > "Start".
- To end, click "Stop Theater Party".
Watching Theater Party
■From the App
- If Theater Party starts while watching: Allow the dialogue or tap the thumbnail part of the video currently playing in Theater Party. If watching after Theater Party has started: Tap the Theater Party video shown on the watching screen, and allow playback when the dialogue appears.
- Playback starts automatically from the scene the streamer is playing.
- To stop the video, tap the [×] icon at the top right.
●Theater Party Data Saving Mode
Turn this mode ON to save data transfer by changing the streamer's video to radio mode during Theater Party.
You can set this from [Settings] > [Others] in the Viewer App watching screen.
●If Video Does Not Play
If the network is unstable, the Theater Party video might not play properly. In that case, stop Theater Party with [×] and you can still listen to the streamer's video and voice only.
■From PC Browser
- When the streamer starts Theater Party playback, it automatically starts for viewers too.
Notes
- When playing archives, videos played in the theater party (such as official content and YouTube videos) can only be played when playing from a PC browser. If the video is deleted or expired, only the streamer's video and audio will be played.
- If YouTube Live is played, seeking may not work for viewers. Please use it for watching the latest live streams only and not for features like DVR.
- Permission from the rights holder may be required to stream copyrighted content. We cannot verify if content can be streamed, so please respect copyright laws and stream at your own responsibility.
- When using this feature to play a YouTube video, ensure you're not distributing unauthorized content (like "illegal videos" or "unofficial videos").