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source: "https://docs.lumora.live/operating/outputs"
url: /operating/outputs.md
description: >-
  How Lumora outputs work: create output channels, capture each output URL in
  your broadcast software, and identify which channel is which.
---

# Outputs

An **output** is a rendered web page your broadcast software captures. Each workspace can have several, and each one represents a single channel that graphics can be taken on or off air.

## Creating an output

From the control panel navbar, click Outputs → Configure outputs. The configuration modal lists every output in your workspace and lets you add new ones.

When creating an output, give it a clear name. The name is used throughout the control panel (in the rundown, the take buttons, and the channel switcher), so something concise and recognisable, like `Program`, `Preview`, or `Backup`, works better than `Output 1`.

## The output URL

Every output has a stable URL that points at the rendered page. Add this URL once as a browser source in your broadcast software (OBS, vMix, Wirecast, etc.) and forget about it. Lumora will update what's on the page in real time as the operator takes graphics on and off air.

The URL contains a token that prevents random visitors from loading the output. If the URL ever leaks, refresh the token from the output's configuration. The previous URL stops working immediately, so update your broadcast software with the new URL before the next show.

## Identifying outputs

If you've got several outputs running and need to confirm which is which on your monitor wall, click **Identify outputs** in the configuration modal. Every output shows a card with the workspace name, the output's name, its resolution and frame rate, and its output number. The black and white border marks the edges of the frame, so a crop or a scaling mismatch in your broadcast software shows at the edge. The card stays on air until you click **Clear identify**. Graphics already on air stay on air underneath it.

## How many outputs you can run

The number of outputs your workspace can have is set by your subscription tier. See [Subscription plans](/billing/subscription-plans) for the per-tier limits. If you need more outputs than your current plan allows, you can either upgrade or contact us about a custom Enterprise arrangement.

\*\[CG]: Character Generator. AKA graphics overlay engine.
\*\[OBS]: Open Broadcaster Software. Open-source streaming and recording tool.
\*\[SDK]: Software Development Kit.
\*\[API]: Application Programming Interface.
\*\[HTTP]: HyperText Transfer Protocol.
\*\[HTML]: HyperText Markup Language.
\*\[CSS]: Cascading Style Sheets.
\*\[JS]: JavaScript.
\*\[OGraf]: An EBU backed specification for HTML graphics.
\*\[EBU]: European Broadcasting Union.
\*\[NDI]: Network Device Interface. IP-based video transport protocol.