*This is *NOT* a cheap livestream setup. It is for a business which provides value to customers via livestream. However, in the video, I do cover less expensive options. If you're trying to livestream for the first time, use your computer or phone's in-built camera. My first suggestion for higher quality is to add a USB microphone like the RODE NT-USB Mini for about $99: ruclips.net/video/lM020uMNeJs/видео.html Also, if you don't want a big microphone in the frame, that is perfectly acceptable. I'm not saying you must. However, since this is not a narrative film, but a live broadcast, it is generally considered acceptable for the microphone to show in frame. In fact, in some ways the very prominent microphone helps the viewers understand that this is a live broadcast in an unconscious way.
@@curtisjudd I agree; you can't judge someone's gear. I have had people say the same thing to me about my cameras and lights - overkill. But as a pro, like yourself, you need the equipment to get the job done. There are no excuses. I can't tell you how many young photographers I have partnered with on assignments that want to travel light and thus leave gear we later needed at home. I tell them if you're going to travel light then go on vacation, on this trip we have work to do, and we need to make sure we have what we need when we need it. In this video, you were showing YOUR set up, not everyone else's.
Thx for the reply. I'm just getting back into video after like 20 years so I've forgotten a lot. I went ahead and installed After Effects and it does the job. I wish ECAMM Live had at least some basic text animations built-in.
Brand new to this, but I have begun assembling a decent set up. I am currently not planning on doing live broadcasts (though live may be a future option). Current plan is doing recorded multi-cam presentations with screen capture . Am I correct that I would not need a time code device like a Tentacle if I am using the ATEM Mini *Pro* in a studio setting? Am I also correct that the plain Mini does not provide time sync? Also, I have a MixPre 3 II...am I correct that this won't feed directly into the Mini? Would I need to use a Tentacle to sync the Mini with the MixPre? Or is there another option?
@@mrsrhardy - Not at all overkill. Especially in thei work from home era and for professionals wanting to provide clear crisp and beautiful imagery and sound for viewers learning new skills.
Probably the first video I came across on RUclips that doesn't have deafeningly loud intro/transition music. They need to watch your normalize and compression tutorial videos! Amazing work you're doing here. Thank you!!
@@MrAustinlargoose I was thinking the same thing. I was bouncing around the Vigilance Elite playlists, and saw "My Production Setup" and clicked on it. All of the sudden, here is Curtis, who I've been following for awhile now, and from whom I found Epos for my own streaming setup. Pulled back and looked again, and then thought "did I screw up and put a Curtis video into Sean's channel somehow" and then saw his comment.
Thanks again for your comments during the live. In case anyone’s interested to know this, if you are using Wirecast and you have a suboptimal MAC (I.e. don’t have high specs) you might be able to avoid too many dropped frames/excessive CPU usage by switching from X264 H.264 output to Apple H.264 . I went from 92% CPU to 50% on average by making that change. Edit: thanks for that clap tip! I didn’t think of that and it will come in handy for my darkroom streams.
You are absolutely the cleanest streamer on these topics hands down. I’m doing interviews of A Listers on FACEBOOK Live using BeLive and ZOOM. Currently looking to change due to the fact that BeLive truly has too many glitches and ZOOMS not quality visually to the eyes. I was having webcam issues, simply couldn’t choose a webcam and now you’ve shown that I’m able to use my DSLR for the camera. Ground breaking for me my friend. I will definitely mention your channel of my FEEDS for advise. Thanks again and keep doing the amazing kind of work that makes RUclips valuable 🙏🏽🎬🎥
Thanks for sharing with us Curtis, especially the audio side of things! Also absolutely love the idea of the ATEM Mini but it's been out of stock everywhere for a while.
Nice video Curtis! I didn't know you had a C200. Very cool. I have actually been using one of my c200's as my webcam with a ntg3 for audio. It's always nice when you show up to a zoom meeting looking and sounding extra professional.
I looked EVERYwHERE and called stores from coast to coast and everybody told me they had 40+ calls a day about the ATEM mini. I ended up checking eBay twice a day and last week I was able to snag one up and get it shipped in 2-3 days buy it now for the normal retail price. So you might check eBay. There are “back ordered” listings but every once in a while a listing will pop up for them. The one I found was at the bottom of scrolling the first page when looking for ATEM Mini. The seller had about 20 of them. Good luck! They are a great piece of gear.
Oh also! VERY important. The atem mini doesn’t come with a USB C cable (or ANY cable) other than the power cable. So you’ll need to get one to be able to use it. Not sure why they decided not to include one.
I used to do audio for a non-profit with another guy handling the video side. We did public lectures and talks. Can say the Atem mini would have made the video duties much easier!
@CurtisJudd Before I even watch this video I want to say thank you for sharing this information. But most of all I want to compliment your professionalism. Thanks again. 👍🏽
This is great Curtis. Thank you for taking the time to take us ‘behind the scenes’ 🙂 Beautiful setup. Great gear. Your videos and streams sound and look all world!
Now THIS is a NICE behind the scenes studio/livestream tour, setup, BTS... Amazing! You went directly to the wide shot with the equipment which I GREATLY appreciate Curtis!! A thousand thumbs up!!!
Very nice overview, Curtis! And I wholeheartedly agree with the comment you made towards the end: live-stream is hard. Thanks for breaking it down for us. - Martin
That's a real nice setup Curtis. For my streaming audio I use a RODE Rodecaster in Stereo mode. I have an ATEM Mini, but since it is only really 1 camera for myself, I've never thought it would be much use. My streams usually involve bringing guests on and for this I use Skype video with NDI enabled. I then setup a shot in Wirecast for guest and myself. I switch between camera shots using Streamdeck. Wirecast is what encodes everything. I have an iPad as a shot too, usually slides from Powerpoint. I record locally to HDD. But with all of this going on I find that the Skype + Wirecast tends to really tax my system. Do you bring on guests via video? If so, how do you handle that?
Hi Gary, thanks for the details on your setup. I usually use Skype to record locally using Ecamm Skype Recorder though I haven’t been happy with what it does to frame rates. I think Skype doesn’t like 23.976 so everything gets a bit choppy looking. I have not had good luck doing interviews as live-streams - probably my internet connection. The 10-core iMac hasn’t had any issues keeping up but it’s a 10-core Xeon so it’s pricey.
Curtis Judd Thanks Curtis, yeah biggest challenge for me has always been guest audio, in many cases they don’t have a decent microphone or have Skype on their phone and best we can do is have them wear earbuds. I got the ATEM mini to shoot some panel discussions at the company, and I think for multi-cam editing on the fly it will be super useful once everything gets back to normal. They built us a professional studio with sound booth, control room all decked out with blackmagic designs hardware, we saw it.. then we had to work from home after that, so we can’t wait to get back. Your iMac sounds like a beast.
Great video, Curtis! For your overhead camera, do you have to flip your video 180 degrees? I cannot figure out how to do that on my ATEM Mini Pro. If you happen to know-how, that would be so cool to know!
Hey, thanks for watching! No, I have the C-stand behind me so no need to flip the image. I'd love to find a solution for that too, because that would simplify my setup.
@@ThisIsTechToday You could use something like the Decimator MD-HX to flip the signal if needed (expensive fix I know). It annoys me that video transformations aren't available from the ATEM software itself.
Live streaming is my favorite thing to do. Unfortunately nearly all my events have been cancelled so far, but even doing it from home is a blast. IMO there's nothing quite like going live:)
Once again an absolutely great video, thanks. I would like to see an in-depth tour or tutorial of your audio path from the mic to the stream and everything in between, please. And another on you record and edit for later publishing
Needed a quick set up for online classes and I don't have (nor can I find) a capture card to use my a6500 so I rigged a Wyze security camera and flashed it with new firmware to use it as webcam, and an old Samson C02 going into my Zoom F4 so I can use RTX voice. It's not pretty but it works. Great content as usual Curtis! Thanks for all the informative videos!
Always great to watch Curtis. I always find your videos informative, clear and soothing haha. And you always dig into something I don't know every time. And I've been doing this for a bit. Plus The Curtis energy is a totally different energy than most on youtube. Just wanted to say thanks.
What a great step-by-step explanation. Thank you. Waiting for the CamLink to be able to connect dslr camera to my laptop and get that better video going. Glad that you mentioned about webcam and that the light should be pointing at the ceiling- such an easy fix
Fantastic video Curtis. Can you share or point me in the direction regarding your overhead camera setup..... specifically 10 what are you using to mount the camera? 2) are you watching a preview of that camera and talking in your picture and picture window at same time? thx hope to hear from you
Hi JamesVibe, I use a c-stand with a boom arm, a baby pin, and a baby pin to 1/4" threaded screw adapter. (these are all affiliate links, I earn from qualifying purchases): - C-stand - B&H bhpho.to/2JsTAIz - Baby pin - B&H bhpho.to/3bC07eO - Baby pin to 1/4" adapter - B&H bhpho.to/3bD9drF Running out of the ATEM Mini's HDMI output, I have another monitor set up where I can see what is being sent to the stream. So when I switch to the overhead camera, the monitor sees that image. Hope that makes sense and helps!
You look great on camera… I love that you have taken the time to make your face so clear by using that area of your background… The information was fantastic… I will subscribe, and thanks for your commitment to excellence
@@curtisjudd I am an audio engineer/producer writer etc, but in 2003-2005 I did a 2 year dip in photography with a 5 times master art photographer Doug Spowart there in Toowoomba Queensland Australia, then I did a Bach of film at Byron Bay. I had been in big recording studios for years but lost everything..long story..I am now back in audio production, but I learned a lot about lighting and framing etc..its just good to see someone who takes those extra steps to get things right..the sum is greater than the parts sort of thing :-)
I run my XLR microphones into the Rodecaster and have tried feeding the output into my video camera to address the sync issue, as you indicate with your approach. However there is still a 3 second lag between audio and video. I'm using the ATEM mini to input sound + video into Zoom, Skype, etc. Should I insert OBS after the ATEM to be able to deal with this lag?
@@LearnLightAndSoundSessions The latency compensator on the ATEM only works with the mic inputs, not with audio delivered via the HDMI ports.As far as I know.
Been subbed since I found you a little over a week ago. Great videos, and I respect you more that you include listing where you got your hdmi cables from. Most people don't know about monoprice, and the fact that you put that rather than an amazon affiliate link goes a long way towards building trust with your recommendations.
Super informative video thanks Curtis. Appreciate you taking the time to share 👍 Canon C200 Wow that is a real beast of a camera! Your stream quality is 5⭐
Hi Curtis thank you so much for sharing this. I have recently begun doing live streams to RUclips on my channel and this information really helps. The next step for me is to add additional cameras and I really appreciate your help breaking down what is needed. Thank you!
Hey Curtis, do you have any input on a good option for a 4k capture card? I've used the PCIe intensity pro 4k in the past, and while it does work, it's a little finicky.
Something I was thinking to ensure, hopefully, sync of audio and video was what you are doing. Using a mixer and feeding it into the camera, then to the atem mini… Thank you for that. That made this video worth watching!
What an overkill setup you have, Curtis! I hope I can get to that level one of these days, too. AND by the way, I´ve recently subscribed to your channel (it´s HUGELY underrated) and been watching your videos and learning a lot from you. As soon as I can afford it, I´ll be buying some of your courses and looking into other ways of giving back for all the awesome content you put out there. THANK YOU!
Thank you for sharing... This is some good info. I'm coming from the video production and live event production industries, but I didn't know all the specifics with streaming video. Covid restrictions have destroyed my regular live and production business because there are no more live events and no one is doing "crewed" production. So I am trying to pivot my clients to "Virtual Meetings" like everyone else in our industry. Thanks again. Crazy times...
Curtis, I've watched many of your video's today and the info is mind blowing! I know nothing about podcasts/live streaming yet but I've been asked to help out on a start up live podcast! Subscribed straight away! Thanks for making your channel!
@@kodspal No specific reviews, but I use the ATEM Mini Extreme for my streams these days and the results have been good (though I do use an external encoder instead of the one built-in to the ATEM).
@@curtisjudd Perfect, definitely getting the ATEM after researching it! Is there a mixer you'd recommend for up to 7 people? Did look at the PodTrak P8 but obviously only has the 6 XLR's I think 😥
@@kodspal There are so many options. Do you want a mixing board? A field recorder/mixer? I'd personally use a Sound Devices MixPre-10 II because it has a mix assist plugin that makes things sound much better than recording without an automixer.
Another well presented run through. Thanks Curtis. I was looking at the Blackmagic multi-cam switcher with interest. I don't need it yet as I'm ony at the stage of producing my first few vids for youtube. Live streaming video is a great technology and in everyone's reach. You basically have your own multi-cam live TV show. I can't wait to try it, but for now I must stay on course. I have a couple of good iPhones, a Sony A6400/16mm Sigma combo, a DJI osmo pocket with the freewell wide angle adapter plus a very old Panasonic GH 1 with a very good second hand Nikkor AI 50mm 1.2 adapted to M4/3. I think all of these cameras can use hdmi or have adapters. The only one I'm not sure of is the Pocket Osmo. So I have great autofocus and tracking, a handful of cameras and pretty good lights. I think I can film with what I have. Microphones are a little thin on the ground tho. An old AKG ATR55, a Rode Video Micro, one Rode Wireless go a Tascam DR-10L plus lavalier mic and I have a Zoom F6 recorder. I need the obvious : better shotgun mic but I also need to record small groups of musicians, like 2-4 at a time mostly acoustic. I know I'm gonna need a couple of instrument mics. I really like the cheap and cheerful Russian pencil mic you mentioned recently. That would be an excellent choice for now provided I shock mount it/them...
Curtis - Great video. I found a great solution for audio delay (because I found the ecamm audio delay to be unreliable). I bought the Behringer Shark FBQ 100. It can delay down to the millisecond ! Great analog solution before going into the camera or mixer. Very happy with it.
Thanks James - appreciate that! I just downloaded and installed the latest firmware which now supports audio delay as well. Great to have all these options!
Outstanding video. I have tried some software like OBS, but I'm delighted with Ecamm. Very easy, light, and easy to use, it has a virtual cam also and other simple effects that make anyone expert in minutes.
Also looking forward to you going over time code with the newer mix pre II models. No one has that covered really on RUclips in fine details as I have been looking. I own a Mixpre 6 II and love it! still feel I have more to learn about it though.
For our local government public board meetings, which are basically extremely boring livestreams, we use a C100 plugged into a SlingStudio with a pair of iPhones for different room angles. We also have a transmitter sending the feed off a document camera/tablet pc. The setup works well but is dependent upon an assistant running the show using an iPad. I can't imagine having to use that system by myself.
@@curtisjudd We have one phone plugged in all the time on a Manfrotto Pixi tripod and one hanging in a door on a magic arm that gets an Anker battery backup plugged into it on meeting day. That's the easy part. The hard is keeping the 7 commissioners from turning off their Shure MX418 desk mic. Those, along with one on a podium and couple choir mics, get sent through a mixer and are then plugged directly into the C100.
ECamm software on MacBook and Sony camera solves most of the issues and makes the switch box and capture card redundant. A good audio external card is a good addition. ECamm solves delay issues. Good vid btw. Thanks.
Ecamm is pretty good in all the ways you noted. One frustration I have with it is that it doesn't seem to handle fractional frame rates well - does some sort of black box conversion which looks less than optimal. I should probably contact Ecamm and talk with them about that. Otherwise, I love it.
Unfortunately the BM Atem Mini and the BM Mini Recorder only support HD not 4k. It seems to me 4k will be the common standard? Because there are cameras with 8k like the BM...what do you think?
I think that for most audiences, HD for live stream is sufficient in 2020. If you're doing something that requires or benefits the audience in 4K, then the cost of streaming goes up substantially. Totally do-able, just requires much more expensive switchers, encoders, and a very solid connection to the Internet.
EXCELLENT content brother! I'm trying to research and help my church pastor livestream sermons. I feel a lot of the principals from this video will apply. THANK YOU
Thank you Curtis for another helpful video. They are always inspiring! I don't have an ATEM, but I expect my Odyssey 7Q+ will do a good job as part of a live-stream set up.
This was exactly what i was looking for... amazing job. And your content is by far, some of the best out there. I just picked up a røde wirless go bundle, the nt-usb mini and now im looking at how to actually do this whole streaming thing. Trying to be a part of my kid gaming development :-P Have a good one, Cheers from Norway
Good stuff, thank you, Curtis! I am finally learning about live streaming, as my clients need support with it under the current work-from-home regulations.
This is such a superb video. Thanks Curtis. Unfortunately blackmagic seems to be short in stock. Mine is ordered since 4 weeks and it may take another 4-6 weeks. Thanks for all your efforts!
Thanks Florian! Yes, tough times for getting one's hands on the ATEM Mini. I think their supply chain is a bit backed up due to the pandemic. I hope it arrives before too much longer!
One thing that was a big deal for me and some other folks that I've helped out with their work setups during COVID was to get the mic physically decoupled from the desk. I initially used a desk-mounted arm (not a tiny little USB-mic stand, thankfully) to "boom" a hypercardioid mic in a Lyra shockmount above the camera's field-of-view, but the desk itself resonated at ~40 hz when I hit it or typed too hard. I could suppress the resonance's fundamental adequately with my ATEM's HPF, but the first and second harmonics (80 and 120 hz) were still doing violence to my sound and I couldn't fix that without coloring my voice. Moving to a wall-mounted arm made my setup much better. I have a dual-monitor setup with the camera peeking between the monitors and the mic boomed out over and in front of them, about 9-12" from my mouth (basically the tightest boomed position I could achieve staying outside of the camera's head-and-shoulders FoV). A hypercardioid mic works well there, because the extremely nasty reflections from the monitors land much closer to the HC's nulls than to a cardioid's 180 deg null. Like you I have a MixPre between mic and camera, and I often use NoiseAssist to attenuate fan/environmental noise. I used my BMPCC4K because I can control it from the ATEM (also overkill, though I'd kill for that dual-pixel AF in your C200. I've considered switching to my 1DxIII more than once for that reason. Instead I've decided to try to focus on staying reasonably still). Using something like my SM-7B at a couple inches would be a major improvement to sound quality (especially because reducing working distance would allow much better ambient rejection, including those pesky monitor reflections). I use the boom-style mic because I use my setup mostly for meetings and work-related streaming, and having a monster mic in the FoV would come across as a bit pretentious. The idea for work is to look and sound good without looking like you obsessed over it or threw obscenely expensive gear at it, even though you did.
Hey Curtis, Good day! I love to see a more in depth demo of how you combine ecamm and the atem mini. It looks like you use the upstream or downstream keyer in your livestreams to bring in the youtube chat messages and I’d love to see how you do that. Thanks!
Hi Didge Project, Ecamm Live does the comment overlays natively - no need to use the ATEM keyers for that. I can just click a link below a comment in the Ecamm Live chat window and it appears on screen. One of my favorite features of Ecamm Live and one of the main reasons I still use it despite some other flaws (like frame rates issues and not the best encoding I've ever seen...)
@@curtisjudd cool thanks for the tip! I did a test using the Ecamm hdmi monitor out feed as an overlay and it worked great with the AJA Helo and ATEM Mini
Hello Curtis and thank you for the best audio channel on RUclips. I will start to live stream on my RUclips channel (Photography lighting tutorials :) and I have a quick question. I also have the Shure SM7 and I want to connect it to my Canon 5D Mk4. My plan is to connect the SM7 to my Universal Audio Apollo Twin to get the gain up, then get hold of a cable with two 6.3mm that will send out the audio to the 3.5mm input on the Canon 5D Mk4. Do you think the simple Canon audio input will destroy the audio quality too much?
Hi botvidsson, I haven't worked with the 5Dmk4 personally, but I think it will probably work. One challenge you'll need to consider is that your Apollo will output a line level signal and the Canon takes a mic level signal. So you may need an attenuator cable something like this: bhpho.to/2V4D4Dr Full Disclosure: The link is an affiliate link. I earn from qualifying purchases.
Hi Curtis, thanks for your excellent videos. I have a question about a good sound quality setup for live streaming of DJ sets. I want to use 2 GoPro Hero 7, a DJI Osmo Pocket, a Sony A7 III and an Atem Mini Pro. My setup needs no Microphone. The sound comes from a Pioneer Mixer or a Native Instruments S4 Controller. How should I connect the Mixer / Controller to the setup? Ciao, Rainer
Hi Rainer, the ATEM Mini Pro has 2 mic/line switchable 3.5mm stereo inputs on the back which would be the most direct way to connect. You'll just need to adapt from whichever type of cable your mixer or controller outputs. So if you've got two 1/4" TRS balanced outputs, you'll need a dual 1/4" TS to 3.5mm stereo TRS adapter cable. We demo-ed one of those here: ruclips.net/video/3yhwLUtyCOU/видео.html
Curtis Judd Thanks for your really quick response. Just a short add on question: Would it have a great impact on the sound if I e.g. will use a Zoom F6 oder MixPre-6 within the setup?
@@curtisjudd My thoughts were, that they can deliver better sound quality than the "normal" line in of the Atem Mini Pro. And, when I got it right, they can work as a high quality audio interface, but I don't know, how this could be configured within the Atem setup.
Great video as usual. Would you consider the ATEM better than Rodecaster Pro for live streaming when you are considering only the audio portion. I have a Zoom F4 but having compression, eq or noise gate would be nice.
I consider the ATEM Mini to be much better at compression than the RODECaster Pro. I cannot seem to get the RCP’a compressor to sound reasonably natural.
Yes, livestreaming is hard... I've been doing it for five years with gaming, and it gets difficult to manage the video, audio, chat, and quality settings on the fly if problems arise. Thanks for sharing these gospel tips on how to get started, Curtis!
Hey Curtis! Which would you prefer?? For live streaming audio, a Mixpre 6 ii or a Sony XLR-K3M directly into a Sony camera? The mic you would be using is a DPA 4488 with Sennheiser AVX and Atem Mini Pro Iso. If you had these available how would you set it up?
Hi Nikko, As more of a sound guy than a DP, I'd definitely prefer the MixPre. I'd set it up with AVX receiver into MixPre-6 into camera. Then the audio would carry forward with the video video the HDMI from camera to ATEM Mini.
@@curtisjudd So as a sound guy you prefer the MixPre, I see. What cable would you use to set up the MixPre into a Sony ZV-E10? If you could guess a percentage, how much better would using a MixPre 6ii VS an XLR-K3M be? Would you be able to tell the difference? I hear the K3M isn't all that bad
You are the star of very advanced - but still easy to understand - walk-throughs. I'm seriously impressed and I've learned so much from your tutorials. Thank you! Thinking of connecting my Panasonic G9 with the Elgato Cam Link 4K to my iMac (the first 5K model from 2014) and then get the sound from the same microphone setup as you (Shure sm7b connected to my beloved MixPre3 which then is connected to the G9 via the audio minijack input) and then hopefully get a decent combined output from the ecamm live. Any thoughts if this will be ok? Or do I need to consider a thing or two? I only need one camera connected.
Thanks for another great video with solid info. Your viewers also might want to consider the Elgato Cam Link 4K ($130) for very easily capturing video from an HDMi source. I got one recently and was pleased to find that it required absolutely no drivers or extra hassle on my Mac. Literally just plug in a camera and the source appears just like a webcam on the computer.
Curtis Judd yes it appears half the world is live-streaming at the moment. Several popular capture devices and microphones are hard to find right now. Something to look at for beginning live streamers is using your phone cameras and with a app using that as a webcam via usb to your streaming software. It’s an excellent and low cost solution. I’m using the ‘Shoot - clean camera feed’ app on my iPhone 10s into Ecamm. It’s excellent.
Great video! I love your rig. I'm a drummer and have a SM7B; I bought a cloudlifter inline preamp to get a stronger signal. LOL "LOOK AT MY GINORMOUS MICROPHONE"... Subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work!
*This is *NOT* a cheap livestream setup. It is for a business which provides value to customers via livestream. However, in the video, I do cover less expensive options. If you're trying to livestream for the first time, use your computer or phone's in-built camera. My first suggestion for higher quality is to add a USB microphone like the RODE NT-USB Mini for about $99: ruclips.net/video/lM020uMNeJs/видео.html
Also, if you don't want a big microphone in the frame, that is perfectly acceptable. I'm not saying you must. However, since this is not a narrative film, but a live broadcast, it is generally considered acceptable for the microphone to show in frame. In fact, in some ways the very prominent microphone helps the viewers understand that this is a live broadcast in an unconscious way.
@@mrsrhardy Please don't judge me. You don't know all of the circumstances surrounding the business which paid for this.
@@curtisjudd I agree; you can't judge someone's gear. I have had people say the same thing to me about my cameras and lights - overkill. But as a pro, like yourself, you need the equipment to get the job done. There are no excuses. I can't tell you how many young photographers I have partnered with on assignments that want to travel light and thus leave gear we later needed at home. I tell them if you're going to travel light then go on vacation, on this trip we have work to do, and we need to make sure we have what we need when we need it. In this video, you were showing YOUR set up, not everyone else's.
Thx for the reply. I'm just getting back into video after like 20 years so I've forgotten a lot. I went ahead and installed After Effects and it does the job. I wish ECAMM Live had at least some basic text animations built-in.
Brand new to this, but I have begun assembling a decent set up. I am currently not planning on doing live broadcasts (though live may be a future option). Current plan is doing recorded multi-cam presentations with screen capture . Am I correct that I would not need a time code device like a Tentacle if I am using the ATEM Mini *Pro* in a studio setting? Am I also correct that the plain Mini does not provide time sync?
Also, I have a MixPre 3 II...am I correct that this won't feed directly into the Mini? Would I need to use a Tentacle to sync the Mini with the MixPre? Or is there another option?
@@mrsrhardy - Not at all overkill. Especially in thei work from home era and for professionals wanting to provide clear crisp and beautiful imagery and sound for viewers learning new skills.
Probably the first video I came across on RUclips that doesn't have deafeningly loud intro/transition music. They need to watch your normalize and compression tutorial videos! Amazing work you're doing here. Thank you!!
Thanks - I appreciate the feedback!
Thanks so much for the shoutout!!!!
👍 Thanks for everything you do for the live-streaming world!
No question, Curtis, this is the highest quality streaming set up I’ve ever seen, from excellent picture quality to superb audio. Absolutely love it.
Thanks Benjamin!
Thank you for putting this information out. I've learned a lot from your channel.
Thanks!
Shawn, is this the camera you use for VE?
When Shawn Ryan comments on your video, you have officially made it :)
@@MrAustinlargoose I am honored. 👍
@@MrAustinlargoose I was thinking the same thing. I was bouncing around the Vigilance Elite playlists, and saw "My Production Setup" and clicked on it. All of the sudden, here is Curtis, who I've been following for awhile now, and from whom I found Epos for my own streaming setup.
Pulled back and looked again, and then thought "did I screw up and put a Curtis video into Sean's channel somehow" and then saw his comment.
As always well done Curtis. Love your teaching style and the consistent formatting/organizing of your content.
Thanks Peter!
Thanks again for your comments during the live. In case anyone’s interested to know this, if you are using Wirecast and you have a suboptimal MAC (I.e. don’t have high specs) you might be able to avoid too many dropped frames/excessive CPU usage by switching from X264 H.264 output to Apple H.264 . I went from 92% CPU to 50% on average by making that change. Edit: thanks for that clap tip! I didn’t think of that and it will come in handy for my darkroom streams.
Thanks for the tip!
Curtis Judd anytime
You are absolutely the cleanest streamer on these topics hands down. I’m doing interviews of A Listers on FACEBOOK Live using BeLive and ZOOM. Currently looking to change due to the fact that BeLive truly has too many glitches and ZOOMS not quality visually to the eyes. I was having webcam issues, simply couldn’t choose a webcam and now you’ve shown that I’m able to use my DSLR for the camera. Ground breaking for me my friend. I will definitely mention your channel of my FEEDS for advise. Thanks again and keep doing the amazing kind of work that makes RUclips valuable 🙏🏽🎬🎥
Thanks Master Boxing and best of luck with your live streams!
Thanks for sharing with us Curtis, especially the audio side of things! Also absolutely love the idea of the ATEM Mini but it's been out of stock everywhere for a while.
Yes, and looking like it will be for a while. It was back ordered even before the pandemic hit. 😕
Nice video Curtis! I didn't know you had a C200. Very cool. I have actually been using one of my c200's as my webcam with a ntg3 for audio. It's always nice when you show up to a zoom meeting looking and sounding extra professional.
I bought the C200 after watching your C200 and C500mkII reviews. 👍
Curtis Judd wow that’s awesome! Feel free to reach out if you ever have any questions about the c200.
Good stuff. Still waiting for the ATEM mini to become available again.
Me too, Kevin. I regret not getting it last time around.
I looked EVERYwHERE and called stores from coast to coast and everybody told me they had 40+ calls a day about the ATEM mini. I ended up checking eBay twice a day and last week I was able to snag one up and get it shipped in 2-3 days buy it now for the normal retail price. So you might check eBay. There are “back ordered” listings but every once in a while a listing will pop up for them. The one I found was at the bottom of scrolling the first page when looking for ATEM Mini. The seller had about 20 of them. Good luck! They are a great piece of gear.
Oh also! VERY important. The atem mini doesn’t come with a USB C cable (or ANY cable) other than the power cable. So you’ll need to get one to be able to use it. Not sure why they decided not to include one.
Yes, evidently they struck a chord with streamers and there’s a ton of demand. I’ve been quite happy with it so far.
I used to do audio for a non-profit with another guy handling the video side. We did public lectures and talks. Can say the Atem mini would have made the video duties much easier!
Excellent tutorial on what you actually need to get a pro-look to your live steams. Thanks so much Curtis. Learning so much from your channel.
Thanks Tino.
@CurtisJudd Before I even watch this video I want to say thank you for sharing this information. But most of all I want to compliment your professionalism. Thanks again. 👍🏽
Thanks J.Young!
This is great Curtis. Thank you for taking the time to take us ‘behind the scenes’ 🙂
Beautiful setup. Great gear. Your videos and streams sound and look all world!
Thanks!
Amazing video, you have all the gear i want, including that light crystal in the background. once again thanks for sharing.
Hahaha! The salt lamp for the win!
Now THIS is a NICE behind the scenes studio/livestream tour, setup, BTS... Amazing! You went directly to the wide shot with the equipment which I GREATLY appreciate Curtis!! A thousand thumbs up!!!
Thanks so much, Sean!
Thank you for sharing this Curtis, that’s a really slick set up!
Thanks for stopping by Michael! I hope you and yours are doing well!
Very nice overview, Curtis! And I wholeheartedly agree with the comment you made towards the end: live-stream is hard. Thanks for breaking it down for us.
- Martin
Thanks Martin.
That's a real nice setup Curtis. For my streaming audio I use a RODE Rodecaster in Stereo mode. I have an ATEM Mini, but since it is only really 1 camera for myself, I've never thought it would be much use. My streams usually involve bringing guests on and for this I use Skype video with NDI enabled. I then setup a shot in Wirecast for guest and myself. I switch between camera shots using Streamdeck. Wirecast is what encodes everything. I have an iPad as a shot too, usually slides from Powerpoint. I record locally to HDD. But with all of this going on I find that the Skype + Wirecast tends to really tax my system. Do you bring on guests via video? If so, how do you handle that?
Hi Gary, thanks for the details on your setup. I usually use Skype to record locally using Ecamm Skype Recorder though I haven’t been happy with what it does to frame rates. I think Skype doesn’t like 23.976 so everything gets a bit choppy looking. I have not had good luck doing interviews as live-streams - probably my internet connection. The 10-core iMac hasn’t had any issues keeping up but it’s a 10-core Xeon so it’s pricey.
Curtis Judd Thanks Curtis, yeah biggest challenge for me has always been guest audio, in many cases they don’t have a decent microphone or have Skype on their phone and best we can do is have them wear earbuds. I got the ATEM mini to shoot some panel discussions at the company, and I think for multi-cam editing on the fly it will be super useful once everything gets back to normal. They built us a professional studio with sound booth, control room all decked out with blackmagic designs hardware, we saw it.. then we had to work from home after that, so we can’t wait to get back. Your iMac sounds like a beast.
I really enjoy your personality and slow and educate way of your presentations.Thank you!
Thanks Arkadi!
Great video, Curtis!
For your overhead camera, do you have to flip your video 180 degrees? I cannot figure out how to do that on my ATEM Mini Pro. If you happen to know-how, that would be so cool to know!
Hey, thanks for watching! No, I have the C-stand behind me so no need to flip the image. I'd love to find a solution for that too, because that would simplify my setup.
@@curtisjudd Good to know! I'm going to submit a software feedback request for it. I'll shoot you a DM for the link.
@@ThisIsTechToday You could use something like the Decimator MD-HX to flip the signal if needed (expensive fix I know). It annoys me that video transformations aren't available from the ATEM software itself.
Thank you Curtis. Very timely and helpful. I did not understand it all, but I will watch again, and take some notes.
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Too bad the Talking Head Evening “comics” didn’t see this... then their impromptu Podcasts would have come off as TOTALLY AMATEURS!
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Haha. George, I was thinking the same thing. Thanks Curtis. Might inspire me to go live at some point.
Live streaming is my favorite thing to do. Unfortunately nearly all my events have been cancelled so far, but even doing it from home is a blast. IMO there's nothing quite like going live:)
Agreed!
Once again an absolutely great video, thanks. I would like to see an in-depth tour or tutorial of your audio path from the mic to the stream and everything in between, please. And another on you record and edit for later publishing
Thanks Daniel. Good idea.
Needed a quick set up for online classes and I don't have (nor can I find) a capture card to use my a6500 so I rigged a Wyze security camera and flashed it with new firmware to use it as webcam, and an old Samson C02 going into my Zoom F4 so I can use RTX voice. It's not pretty but it works. Great content as usual Curtis! Thanks for all the informative videos!
Now that is a great example of resourcefulness! Great job!
Thx Curtis...compact, concise, straightforward - nicely done.
Thanks!
Always great to watch Curtis. I always find your videos informative, clear and soothing haha. And you always dig into something I don't know every time. And I've been doing this for a bit. Plus The Curtis energy is a totally different energy than most on youtube. Just wanted to say thanks.
Thanks so much Charles!
What a great step-by-step explanation. Thank you. Waiting for the CamLink to be able to connect dslr camera to my laptop and get that better video going. Glad that you mentioned about webcam and that the light should be pointing at the ceiling- such an easy fix
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Fantastic video Curtis. Can you share or point me in the direction regarding your overhead camera setup..... specifically 10 what are you using to mount the camera? 2) are you watching a preview of that camera and talking in your picture and picture window at same time? thx hope to hear from you
Hi JamesVibe, I use a c-stand with a boom arm, a baby pin, and a baby pin to 1/4" threaded screw adapter.
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Running out of the ATEM Mini's HDMI output, I have another monitor set up where I can see what is being sent to the stream. So when I switch to the overhead camera, the monitor sees that image. Hope that makes sense and helps!
Very informative. I've watched a lot of studio setup videos but you have been on point in making all this digestible and fun!👍
Thanks Kevin!
Thanks, Curtis!! Top-quality. A timely video for sure!
Thanks Rhett
Great job Curtis, really appreciate you showing us your workflow.
Thanks Chris.
You look great on camera… I love that you have taken the time to make your face so clear by using that area of your background… The information was fantastic… I will subscribe, and thanks for your commitment to excellence
Thanks so much, Little Cloud!
@@curtisjudd I am an audio engineer/producer writer etc, but in 2003-2005 I did a 2 year dip in photography with a 5 times master art photographer Doug Spowart there in Toowoomba Queensland Australia, then I did a Bach of film at Byron Bay. I had been in big recording studios for years but lost everything..long story..I am now back in audio production, but I learned a lot about lighting and framing etc..its just good to see someone who takes those extra steps to get things right..the sum is greater than the parts sort of thing :-)
@@littlecloud1070 Thanks for the intro - great background!
I run my XLR microphones into the Rodecaster and have tried feeding the output into my video camera to address the sync issue, as you indicate with your approach. However there is still a 3 second lag between audio and video. I'm using the ATEM mini to input sound + video into Zoom, Skype, etc. Should I insert OBS after the ATEM to be able to deal with this lag?
Wow - 3 second lag between audio and video?! Something seems wrong there. Which camera are you using?
@@curtisjudd Sorry not 3 seconds, 3 frames!
@@MicrobeTV Oh, whew! You should be able to use the ATEM to compensate for that latency.
@@LearnLightAndSoundSessions The latency compensator on the ATEM only works with the mic inputs, not with audio delivered via the HDMI ports.As far as I know.
Sorry, that’s what I meant, try feeding RODECaster line level into ATEM and apply delay there.
Another great video Curtis! You always do such an amazing job. Its a pleasure to watch your professionalism shine. 🙂
Thanks so much. 🙏
Been subbed since I found you a little over a week ago. Great videos, and I respect you more that you include listing where you got your hdmi cables from. Most people don't know about monoprice, and the fact that you put that rather than an amazon affiliate link goes a long way towards building trust with your recommendations.
Thanks Bill, I appreciate it. 👍
Super informative video thanks Curtis. Appreciate you taking the time to share 👍 Canon C200 Wow that is a real beast of a camera! Your stream quality is 5⭐
Thanks Zeke!
Ahh - really nice to find some quality info about the full setup. Thanks!!
Thanks Jakob!
Hi Curtis thank you so much for sharing this. I have recently begun doing live streams to RUclips on my channel and this information really helps. The next step for me is to add additional cameras and I really appreciate your help breaking down what is needed. Thank you!
Thanks and best wishes on your multi cam setup!
youre the man! As a gear guy myself I fully enjoyed your video and learned a lot of future possibilities.
Thanks Jacob!
excellent summary and well rounded video. Thank you for those demonstrations!
Thanks Bryan.
Hey Curtis, do you have any input on a good option for a 4k capture card? I've used the PCIe intensity pro 4k in the past, and while it does work, it's a little finicky.
Hi Miniac, I don't, I'm still streaming HD. EposVox probably has some good info.
VERY timely as this has been top of mind this morning!!!! Thanks!
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Something I was thinking to ensure, hopefully, sync of audio and video was what you are doing. Using a mixer and feeding it into the camera, then to the atem mini… Thank you for that. That made this video worth watching!
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Spectacular video! Very professional! Thank you so much for sharing 🙂
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Thanks so much Curtis, I am literally using this as guidelines to build a studio
Thanks Patricio, best wishes on the studio build-out!
Great information. We are about to start a weekly livestream. This is a fantastic guide to help us get started.
Thanks and best wishes on your weekly livestream!
Great level of detail, clear structure and you actually know your stuff! Well done, definitely subscribing.
Thanks Ben!
Great informative walk through. Thanks Curtis.
Thanks Tom.
When I want clear, concise and relevant information I come to Curtis Judd. Thank you Curtis!
Thanks Building Sheriff!
as always, thank you Curtis for taking the time
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Excellent video Curtis nice and clear to follow the process.
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What an overkill setup you have, Curtis! I hope I can get to that level one of these days, too. AND by the way, I´ve recently subscribed to your channel (it´s HUGELY underrated) and been watching your videos and learning a lot from you. As soon as I can afford it, I´ll be buying some of your courses and looking into other ways of giving back for all the awesome content you put out there. THANK YOU!
Hi Gerardo. Thanks and we'll see you around the school!
Learnt lots of things today. Will apply this knowledge one day. Thanks for uploading this video out.
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Most excellent presentation, I will watch this again
Thanks Richard.
Definitely a topic I wanted to see. Great job. Thank you Curtis.
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Thank you for sharing... This is some good info. I'm coming from the video production and live event production industries, but I didn't know all the specifics with streaming video. Covid restrictions have destroyed my regular live and production business because there are no more live events and no one is doing "crewed" production. So I am trying to pivot my clients to "Virtual Meetings" like everyone else in our industry. Thanks again. Crazy times...
Thanks Photo Pilot and best wishes on the pivot!
Curtis, I've watched many of your video's today and the info is mind blowing! I know nothing about podcasts/live streaming yet but I've been asked to help out on a start up live podcast! Subscribed straight away! Thanks for making your channel!
Thanks, KodyPal. Best wishes on your podcast!
@@curtisjudd Thank you! Do you have any reviews for equipment that have upto 6 people?
@@kodspal No specific reviews, but I use the ATEM Mini Extreme for my streams these days and the results have been good (though I do use an external encoder instead of the one built-in to the ATEM).
@@curtisjudd Perfect, definitely getting the ATEM after researching it! Is there a mixer you'd recommend for up to 7 people? Did look at the PodTrak P8 but obviously only has the 6 XLR's I think 😥
@@kodspal There are so many options. Do you want a mixing board? A field recorder/mixer? I'd personally use a Sound Devices MixPre-10 II because it has a mix assist plugin that makes things sound much better than recording without an automixer.
Another well presented run through. Thanks Curtis. I was looking at the Blackmagic multi-cam switcher with interest. I don't need it yet as I'm ony at the stage of producing my first few vids for youtube. Live streaming video is a great technology and in everyone's reach. You basically have your own multi-cam live TV show. I can't wait to try it, but for now I must stay on course. I have a couple of good iPhones, a Sony A6400/16mm Sigma combo, a DJI osmo pocket with the freewell wide angle adapter plus a very old Panasonic GH 1 with a very good second hand Nikkor AI 50mm 1.2 adapted to M4/3. I think all of these cameras can use hdmi or have adapters. The only one I'm not sure of is the Pocket Osmo. So I have great autofocus and tracking, a handful of cameras and pretty good lights. I think I can film with what I have. Microphones are a little thin on the ground tho. An old AKG ATR55, a Rode Video Micro, one Rode Wireless go a Tascam DR-10L plus lavalier mic and I have a Zoom F6 recorder. I need the obvious : better shotgun mic but I also need to record small groups of musicians, like 2-4 at a time mostly acoustic. I know I'm gonna need a couple of instrument mics. I really like the cheap and cheerful Russian pencil mic you mentioned recently. That would be an excellent choice for now provided I shock mount it/them...
Sounds like a useful kit, indeed! Stay on course!
Curtis - Great video. I found a great solution for audio delay (because I found the ecamm audio delay to be unreliable). I bought the Behringer Shark FBQ 100. It can delay down to the millisecond ! Great analog solution before going into the camera or mixer. Very happy with it.
Thanks James - appreciate that! I just downloaded and installed the latest firmware which now supports audio delay as well. Great to have all these options!
Thank you for the educational material. You always deliver without fail.
Thanks Sipiwe Pandeka!
Curtis, thank you for this valuable information. Most enjoyable. Highly informative.
Thanks Aidan!
love your videos bro! I learn so much from you. You take so much time and care in your explaining? keep up the good work.
Thanks Ruud!
Outstanding video. I have tried some software like OBS, but I'm delighted with Ecamm. Very easy, light, and easy to use, it has a virtual cam also and other simple effects that make anyone expert in minutes.
Ecamm is pretty impressive.
Crazy awesome setup, Curtis! Will definitely use the info from your whole channel when I look into content creation! :)
Thanks Bruce! Best wishes!
Excellent video, beautifully produced ! Very informative. Thank you
Thanks Stephen!
Also looking forward to you going over time code with the newer mix pre II models. No one has that covered really on RUclips in fine details as I have been looking. I own a Mixpre 6 II and love it! still feel I have more to learn about it though.
I cover that in my online MixPre course at school.learnlightandsound.com
For our local government public board meetings, which are basically extremely boring livestreams, we use a C100 plugged into a SlingStudio with a pair of iPhones for different room angles. We also have a transmitter sending the feed off a document camera/tablet pc. The setup works well but is dependent upon an assistant running the show using an iPad. I can't imagine having to use that system by myself.
Oh, that sounds like an interesting setup! The phones would be interesting in terms of keeping them charged up and ready to go.
@@curtisjudd We have one phone plugged in all the time on a Manfrotto Pixi tripod and one hanging in a door on a magic arm that gets an Anker battery backup plugged into it on meeting day. That's the easy part. The hard is keeping the 7 commissioners from turning off their Shure MX418 desk mic. Those, along with one on a podium and couple choir mics, get sent through a mixer and are then plugged directly into the C100.
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ECamm software on MacBook and Sony camera solves most of the issues and makes the switch box and capture card redundant. A good audio external card is a good addition. ECamm solves delay issues. Good vid btw. Thanks.
Ecamm is pretty good in all the ways you noted. One frustration I have with it is that it doesn't seem to handle fractional frame rates well - does some sort of black box conversion which looks less than optimal. I should probably contact Ecamm and talk with them about that. Otherwise, I love it.
Unfortunately the BM Atem Mini and the BM Mini Recorder only support HD not 4k. It seems to me 4k will be the common standard? Because there are cameras with 8k like the BM...what do you think?
I think that for most audiences, HD for live stream is sufficient in 2020. If you're doing something that requires or benefits the audience in 4K, then the cost of streaming goes up substantially. Totally do-able, just requires much more expensive switchers, encoders, and a very solid connection to the Internet.
This is totally useful. I’m really learning a lot from your videos. Thanks Curtis. 👍
Thanks Melvyn!
EXCELLENT content brother! I'm trying to research and help my church pastor livestream sermons. I feel a lot of the principals from this video will apply. THANK YOU
Thanks and best wishes, Garrett!
Thank you Curtis for another helpful video. They are always inspiring! I don't have an ATEM, but I expect my Odyssey 7Q+ will do a good job as part of a live-stream set up.
Thanks Andrew. Indeed! The 7Q+ should do nicely.
Very good presentation and info. Exactly what i was looking for. Thank you
Thanks Keith!
This was exactly what i was looking for... amazing job. And your content is by far, some of the best out there. I just picked up a røde wirless go bundle, the nt-usb mini and now im looking at how to actually do this whole streaming thing. Trying to be a part of my kid gaming development :-P Have a good one, Cheers from Norway
Thank you Thomas and I wish you all the best on your kid's gaming development!
Awesome. Stay safe Curtis.
Thanks, you too, Homer!
Learned a great deal. Thank you for making the time to teach us newbies.
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Good stuff, thank you, Curtis! I am finally learning about live streaming, as my clients need support with it under the current work-from-home regulations.
Thanks YACHTFILM! Best wishes on keeping your clients supported!
Thank you for all the great teaching videos, I learn a lot and it really helps me 👍🏼
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Wow, awesome video and information. That is an outstanding system and workflow you have, wow...
Thanks!
This is such a superb video. Thanks Curtis. Unfortunately blackmagic seems to be short in stock. Mine is ordered since 4 weeks and it may take another 4-6 weeks. Thanks for all your efforts!
Thanks Florian! Yes, tough times for getting one's hands on the ATEM Mini. I think their supply chain is a bit backed up due to the pandemic. I hope it arrives before too much longer!
Super helpful and well presented. Thanks Curtis.
Thanks LowFlyer1200.
One thing that was a big deal for me and some other folks that I've helped out with their work setups during COVID was to get the mic physically decoupled from the desk. I initially used a desk-mounted arm (not a tiny little USB-mic stand, thankfully) to "boom" a hypercardioid mic in a Lyra shockmount above the camera's field-of-view, but the desk itself resonated at ~40 hz when I hit it or typed too hard. I could suppress the resonance's fundamental adequately with my ATEM's HPF, but the first and second harmonics (80 and 120 hz) were still doing violence to my sound and I couldn't fix that without coloring my voice. Moving to a wall-mounted arm made my setup much better.
I have a dual-monitor setup with the camera peeking between the monitors and the mic boomed out over and in front of them, about 9-12" from my mouth (basically the tightest boomed position I could achieve staying outside of the camera's head-and-shoulders FoV). A hypercardioid mic works well there, because the extremely nasty reflections from the monitors land much closer to the HC's nulls than to a cardioid's 180 deg null. Like you I have a MixPre between mic and camera, and I often use NoiseAssist to attenuate fan/environmental noise.
I used my BMPCC4K because I can control it from the ATEM (also overkill, though I'd kill for that dual-pixel AF in your C200. I've considered switching to my 1DxIII more than once for that reason. Instead I've decided to try to focus on staying reasonably still).
Using something like my SM-7B at a couple inches would be a major improvement to sound quality (especially because reducing working distance would allow much better ambient rejection, including those pesky monitor reflections). I use the boom-style mic because I use my setup mostly for meetings and work-related streaming, and having a monster mic in the FoV would come across as a bit pretentious. The idea for work is to look and sound good without looking like you obsessed over it or threw obscenely expensive gear at it, even though you did.
Thanks for the insights Patrick.
Incredible quality! Thanks!
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Hey Curtis, Good day! I love to see a more in depth demo of how you combine ecamm and the atem mini. It looks like you use the upstream or downstream keyer in your livestreams to bring in the youtube chat messages and I’d love to see how you do that. Thanks!
Hi Didge Project, Ecamm Live does the comment overlays natively - no need to use the ATEM keyers for that. I can just click a link below a comment in the Ecamm Live chat window and it appears on screen. One of my favorite features of Ecamm Live and one of the main reasons I still use it despite some other flaws (like frame rates issues and not the best encoding I've ever seen...)
@@curtisjudd cool thanks for the tip! I did a test using the Ecamm hdmi monitor out feed as an overlay and it worked great with the AJA Helo and ATEM Mini
As always, great content, well-presented.
Thanks Art!
Great video, I like the way you talk and present the stuff!
Thanks Markus.
Hello Curtis and thank you for the best audio channel on RUclips.
I will start to live stream on my RUclips channel (Photography lighting tutorials :) and I have a quick question. I also have the Shure SM7 and I want to connect it to my Canon 5D Mk4.
My plan is to connect the SM7 to my Universal Audio Apollo Twin to get the gain up, then get hold of a cable with two 6.3mm that will send out the audio to the 3.5mm input on the Canon 5D Mk4.
Do you think the simple Canon audio input will destroy the audio quality too much?
Hi botvidsson, I haven't worked with the 5Dmk4 personally, but I think it will probably work. One challenge you'll need to consider is that your Apollo will output a line level signal and the Canon takes a mic level signal. So you may need an attenuator cable something like this: bhpho.to/2V4D4Dr
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@@curtisjudd Thanks a million for your help.
Thanks for this wonderful video, Curtis
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Hi Curtis, thanks for your excellent videos. I have a question about a good sound quality setup for live streaming of DJ sets. I want to use 2 GoPro Hero 7, a DJI Osmo Pocket, a Sony A7 III and an Atem Mini Pro. My setup needs no Microphone. The sound comes from a Pioneer Mixer or a Native Instruments S4 Controller. How should I connect the Mixer / Controller to the setup? Ciao, Rainer
Hi Rainer, the ATEM Mini Pro has 2 mic/line switchable 3.5mm stereo inputs on the back which would be the most direct way to connect. You'll just need to adapt from whichever type of cable your mixer or controller outputs. So if you've got two 1/4" TRS balanced outputs, you'll need a dual 1/4" TS to 3.5mm stereo TRS adapter cable. We demo-ed one of those here: ruclips.net/video/3yhwLUtyCOU/видео.html
Curtis Judd Thanks for your really quick response. Just a short add on question: Would it have a great impact on the sound if I e.g. will use a Zoom F6 oder MixPre-6 within the setup?
Not sure I follow. If you aren’t using a mic, why use a ZOOM or SD mixer/recorder?
@@curtisjudd My thoughts were, that they can deliver better sound quality than the "normal" line in of the Atem Mini Pro. And, when I got it right, they can work as a high quality audio interface, but I don't know, how this could be configured within the Atem setup.
I see. Since the other devices feed a line level signal, no need for a ZOOM or SD. They wouldn’t help in that case.
Nice Curtis! Thank's for that one! As always very helpful! Daniel
Thanks Daniel!
Great video as usual. Would you consider the ATEM better than Rodecaster Pro for live streaming when you are considering only the audio portion. I have a Zoom F4 but having compression, eq or noise gate would be nice.
I consider the ATEM Mini to be much better at compression than the RODECaster Pro. I cannot seem to get the RCP’a compressor to sound reasonably natural.
@@curtisjudd Thank you for feedback. You are the best!
Yes, livestreaming is hard... I've been doing it for five years with gaming, and it gets difficult to manage the video, audio, chat, and quality settings on the fly if problems arise.
Thanks for sharing these gospel tips on how to get started, Curtis!
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Hey Curtis! Which would you prefer?? For live streaming audio, a Mixpre 6 ii or a Sony XLR-K3M directly into a Sony camera? The mic you would be using is a DPA 4488 with Sennheiser AVX and Atem Mini Pro Iso. If you had these available how would you set it up?
Hi Nikko, As more of a sound guy than a DP, I'd definitely prefer the MixPre. I'd set it up with AVX receiver into MixPre-6 into camera. Then the audio would carry forward with the video video the HDMI from camera to ATEM Mini.
@@curtisjudd So as a sound guy you prefer the MixPre, I see. What cable would you use to set up the MixPre into a Sony ZV-E10?
If you could guess a percentage, how much better would using a MixPre 6ii VS an XLR-K3M be? Would you be able to tell the difference? I hear the K3M isn't all that bad
@@nikkoarnado6521 I'm not familiar with the ZV-E10, but if it has a 3.5mm microphone input, you'd just need a 3.5mm TRS stereo mini jack cable.
Your set up is GOALS!
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You are the star of very advanced - but still easy to understand - walk-throughs. I'm seriously impressed and I've learned so much from your tutorials. Thank you! Thinking of connecting my Panasonic G9 with the Elgato Cam Link 4K to my iMac (the first 5K model from 2014) and then get the sound from the same microphone setup as you (Shure sm7b connected to my beloved MixPre3 which then is connected to the G9 via the audio minijack input) and then hopefully get a decent combined output from the ecamm live. Any thoughts if this will be ok? Or do I need to consider a thing or two? I only need one camera connected.
Thanks Andreas. That should be a great setup. I used to stream with the GH5 so almost identical.
Thanks for another great video with solid info. Your viewers also might want to consider the Elgato Cam Link 4K ($130) for very easily capturing video from an HDMi source. I got one recently and was pleased to find that it required absolutely no drivers or extra hassle on my Mac. Literally just plug in a camera and the source appears just like a webcam on the computer.
Thanks for the tip, John! Sadly out of stock at the moment but a great buy once they become available again.
Curtis Judd yes it appears half the world is live-streaming at the moment. Several popular capture devices and microphones are hard to find right now. Something to look at for beginning live streamers is using your phone cameras and with a app using that as a webcam via usb to your streaming software. It’s an excellent and low cost solution. I’m using the ‘Shoot - clean camera feed’ app on my iPhone 10s into Ecamm. It’s excellent.
@@AnvilAirsoftTV Great tip, thanks for that!
Great video! I love your rig. I'm a drummer and have a SM7B; I bought a cloudlifter inline preamp to get a stronger signal.
LOL "LOOK AT MY GINORMOUS MICROPHONE"...
Subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work!
Hahaha! It is an enormous piece of kit!
@@curtisjudd I wrote an article detailing my progress with the whole thing.
billraydrums.com/blog-tings/187-my-livestream-rig.html
Man do you have your shit together...bravo! I only wish I had half the skill to set up my radio show.
Hahaha, thanks!