Actually Corsair bought Elgato, I recently had an issue and corsair support reached out to handle my return...They bought Scuf Gaming as well, and royally screwed that company up since. No other company could roll out a new custom controller and less than a year later you can't even get it repaired or even buy a replacement directly, but you can buy these 2 year older in life impact controllers for the same price they rolled out with.
@@keyreact9805 to each their own. if you had the capability and also wanted to be on top with the newest tech for streaming/content creation, I'm sure you'd buy them all as soon as they came out too.
@@keyreact9805 f̶i̶r̶s̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶s̶p̶e̶l̶l̶, second, its not a *waste* because if you really wanted the newest of the new every time they release a new product, you'd actually get it if your a big youtuber to increase your vid qualities.
The weird thing with the lights is phillips hue ones are actually really well designed I don’t see why they couldn’t just modify the normal hue app a bit to make it work, even an app update
Hey Harris, I've been wanting to stream and start RUclips since last year so obviously I binged all your videos. Turns out what's really caught my eye is editing and your music makes it so much easier for me to edit in good soundtracks. Thank you for your contribution to the community. I can't thank you enough!
@@mugensekai Corsair royally screwed up Scuf... I recently had an issue with my elgato usb HD60 and corsair support reached out to handle my return...btw They Royally screwed (Like completely Markled it) Scuf since. No other company could roll out a new custom controller and less than a year later you can't even get it repaired or even buy a replacement directly, but you can buy these 2 year older in life impact controllers for the same price they rolled out with. The vantage 2 controller was a nightmare in terms of everything. It was like they didn't have any testing with them at all. I had to purchase one brand new for my son's birthday on ebay in July from a distributor out of Canada cause Scuf wasn't in stock and less than 45 days after purchase the left joy stick had issues and the down dpad button was having problems... Corsair didn't want to do jack shit for me even though I provided receipts from the distributor buying them from Scuf. I was like I am quite sure I can find enough of us out there to file a class action against your company for not honoring a warranty based on the fact you sold these to a distributor and now say your warranty only covers direct purchases... let's see how long your reputation holds up. They ended up giving me 200 of my $250 I spent toward another controller but I'm still bitter about the whole thing.
my big issues with Elgato is that their products are just expensive there are always cheaper alternatives out there which do exactly the same and the product quality is on par
Mostly just a convenience purchase. The fact that everything is on 1 app or just the stream deck (minus a few things like the acoustic panels for ex). I agree it's outrageously expensive. Being a streamer tho I understand what it's like to get EVERYTHING set up and can almost be a chore. With my stream deck I literally hit one button and I'm ready. Lights turn on, stream starts/records, specific song starts playing, mic mutes for starting soon screen etc etc.
For my panels I used spray adhesive stuff to stick foam to a thin wood layer, then just 3M velcro'd the wood to the wall. Surprised I haven't seen anyone else do this. It also doesnt ruin the wall as much either.
I might actually pick up some of those panels later down the line when money is a little more stable. I feel like for $100, 6 panels isn't really enough.
The flickering is the HZ of the power to your local area, for example the reason we record in 25fps because the power delivery is running at 50HZ. Each light is designed for different locations.
Appreciate you Harris! And also, thanks to Kenzie for allowing all this to happen in the first place - you da real MVP. I have used acoustic foam for wall decor in my office for years - functional and looks good - but damnit Elgato I don't have the money for those things and hexagons are a foundation of my design work - must have! I am typically not one to jump at 'brand' and Elgato seems to price things a bit higher than they should be - may have to wait for the ripoff variants that will invariably follow. I've used many LED light strips and quality is definitely different the higher you get in price. Even those Phillips and GE ones you have are better than a lot of the cheaper light strips. But the cheaper ones work well for simple decor. IF you have them on stream though, looks like Elgato killed it. Never used green screen - find it too gimmicky - but I see how that mousepad is a great idea for certain streamers/creators.
For anyone who's curious (since Harris didn't mention it), the dimensions of those Wave Panels are 19.33 x 16.77 x 1.85 in (or 491 x 426 x 47 mm), so for only getting 6 panels for $99, it's a bad deal....you can get a 12 pack of 12 x 12 x 2 inch foam panels for $35. The Elgato panels would cover 1945 sq inches with 1.85 inch thick foam, vs the off-brand covering 1728 sq inches with 2 inch thick foam for a third of the price....need more? Get two 12-packs, then you're up to 3456 sq inches of coverage and still saving $30 over the Elgato panels (well, maybe $20 if you have to buy adhesive and/or tape to mount the panels).
The best strategy for mounting acoustic panels on the wall is to use 3M command picture tabs. You can hang foam on the wall with just one or two of them per foam panel and it sticks great, and can be removed from the wall without issue if ever you need to move etc.
Harris: Didn't get sleep because kids kept him awake all night. Also Harris: I have to film a RUclips video... Alright here we go... Really liked the chill attitude in this one :) Was fun!
I still love wiz. If you use the bulbs as flood lights, you're on the mains so there's no flicker. The app is a mess even for smart environment purposes, but you can automate some incredible things into them with third party applications. You can make them change colour or even programs in animations when someone subscribes.
Well that makes only 2 brands I'd recommend now. Now Spinning Records has colored hex panels with full adhesive backing @0.5 absorption and add on wood panels with cool designs. ^I'd recommend these for around your desk because you can mix and match with your desk style. Elgato looks to have come out with a good solution for when you want big panels, I think these would be especially good if you're trying to quiet down a large room with big waves.
if i don't see any own3d.tv billboards on my drive into the afterlife im calling a scam. ive seen way, way too many ads for them for it not be carved into my soul.... love it, harris
the acoustic panel mounting setup looks really well thought out - hanging acoustic panels really sucks and the few times i've had to do it, I took a similar tact to the way elgato does it and that's basically mounting a hard frame to the panels and then mounting that frame to the wall (rather than futzing with double sided tape, however, I typically go with 3m picture hanging strips (they use super strong adhesive that removes cleanly and non-marringly but hold like 3lb per strip (I hung my giant white board and mirrors and stuff with it, it's great), and it uses this easy remove interface that's kind of like velcro on crack so you can easily temporarily remove things and put them back just by pressing them back into place...) - to frame them, I usually just get some plastic or wood edging from the hardware store for cheap (even better if they have appropriate sized off-cuts, you can sometimes even get the edging for free) and then i hot glue the edging to the panels. While I probably wouldn't use the light strips myself (that's just a me preference), elgato's do appear to be high quality, and I like that they've thought about their ecosystem... my curiosity is if you can control them from OUTSIDE their app ecosystem though. (I prefer touchportal to streamdeck and i'm sure a lot of other folks do too because it's more configurable and doesn't require you to spend a mint on a specialized control surface) so I wonder if there's a user-accessable api or method of hot-key macro control for them... as i said, they're kind of lost on me as i'm not into the whole rgb strip thing, but I'd like to see a cohesive solution for people who are. I don't know what they're charging for the green mousepad, but knowing elgato it's probably overpriced... honestly, if I wanted to do a hand camera in that way, I'd probably just pick up a green tablecloth or even a proper small green screen and just put it on my desk like a tablecloth, but to each their own, and i'm not going to say no to more options.
Right when he mentioned the flicker with the light strips, I was Googling how to deal with light strip flicker when using a mirrorless camera. Freaky 😄
Gluing the panels to a plywood sheet and then hanging the sheet on your wall is the easiest (and cheapest) and good looking solution for not having to glue panels to your wall. Elgato's solution works too, but it's more expensive than what you pay for professional grade, removeable and flexible 10 cm thick foam in a wooden/canvas frame from the likes of Hofa or Vicoustic.
I've been looking for a great light strip for several months now so needless to say I'm STOKED to get the Elgato light strips! Thanks per usual for the incredible helpful content!
I have the C by GE bulbs for my house. Just recently got the RGB color change bulbs. I use them as my rear kicker light bulb, I use a standard c by ge bulb with the warm/cool feature as my keylight using a reflector clip I bought at the hardware store.. works great with my alexa dot to control them both :)
The problem with a company making a lot of things with little competition is inflated pricing. The multi-mount could be waaaaaaayyy cheaper. I've bought some equivalents with just as solid construction for a quarter of the price.
Before you even got to the actual flicker test, I noticed the flickering against the box and got super distracted. Easily see what you mean about how annoying that would be in the background
I started my youtube channel because I watched your channel and you actually motivated me to start my channel. I hesitated for years to be front since 2008 ever since I saw KSI for the first time. And every year I felt bad because I felt like I can bring something new to the Dutch RUclips market. Although I know my video's are not perfect I know what I am doing wrong :) First off I need to fix my lighting but because I became redundant I don't have the money for it at the moment, so I am looking for a job and I wish to better myself. I know I need to work on my lighting, have a better mic or atleast better settings my main issues are noise. I have 2 parakeets which I cannot take out of my room otherwise I need to give them away (mum rules lol). I have noise reduction settings on OBS they sleep at night hence why I usually make video's around that time and I know u are probably thinking mate you don't have many video's and that's true because I went on a emergency visit to my family hence why I didn't have time. But my little bit of viewers I have know this. I want to fix my lighting buy good lighting and in the future fix my audio and learn new ways to edit my video's better :) Hope you read this and if so I appreciate it for your time thanks sir! :)
I chose to use/test the LED Strips from "Govee" for cheap price and app design, can be better like anything else. Not a fan of the Green Mouse pad. Acoustic foam look great, but all new product look the same shape (HEXAGON) .... I still prefer rectangular "Professional looking" pannel, but you need to build your own DIY, unless you got money to buy pro gear 🤘 I hope to see a video on the acoustic pannel in the futur for the result !! 👍
$30 for that large mouse pad is actually really reasonable, I could get behind that. I feel like $100 for the foam is definitely more for the design aesthetic than the actual foam because normal studio foam panels are definitely much cheaper for the equivalent amount. And of course, the RGB LEDs are showing the classic RGB issue of flat, clipped, inaccurate colors, especially when set to red, you have a hot yellow center. Of course, if you need your lights to be able to change color, that's a use case for them, it just won't look anywhere near as clean as color gels on white light. This is one of those cases where you could justify the cost though because the control and flexibility does actually seem worth it in this case. My only question is the CRI.
You should do a video that goes very in depth into capture cards, how to use them, what they do, functionality, how to set them up, and other stuff about them
TBH, minus pc components and pc build.. All peripherals are elgato (or Corsair) you’re videos helped me choose wave 3 mic to go along with the streamdeck and loving it! Just more elgato stuff that I’ll be adding to the list.
Probably Unpopular opinion: With the general lighting used for a stream, majority of cases won't use a high shutter speed thus the light flickering wouldn't be an issue. Of course when you set your shutter speed high and point it directly at the strip it'll look bad, but yeah just my 2 cents lol
I recently got Govee Bluetooth LED Bulbs. I think,. I'm probably getting their LED strips for my monitors and display case. They also have other cool things. Maybe test Govee out and see how you like them.
$99 seems excessive for a small stack of those panels, although they look nice and the brackets are convenient. What do you think? Worth it to not have egg cartons or the peaky basic sound treatment foam (that still tends to be expensive)?
The pieces of the puzzle are coming together! - Senpai HQ confirmed - HQ confirmed to be in a hidden bunker (referred to as a 'basement') - Confirmed more then 1 person has been taken, with word of feeding Sam through a hole. - Kenzie (Code name Alpha) has revealed herself as the mastermind behind it all! It's all starting to make sense now! Kenzie is planning to take over the internet, starting with streaming services and then the world! It's okay Harris, just pause, raise a hand and blink in an upcoming video to send us a sign! Blink Once for everything is fine. Blink Twice for Send help. Blink Trice for send Pizza!
Hi Harris... I love your video, I need some help from you.. I have started TWITCH a couple of weeks ago.. but I am not sure what genre I should go for... I love drawing...I have a youtube channel also, so my question is should I go for an ART stream or RUclips/twitch tips channel..
The light strips are not a new product, they're a repackaging of "Eve Light Strip" released some years ago (Eve and Elgato were the same company before).
The strip lights are pretty decently priced especially for a desk setup, to where as I’d rather use Hue light strips elsewhere. The sound panels seem pretty confusing as you drill a mount into the wall and attach the panel to the mount? Not sure how useful that is if you can’t drill into the walls.
You should look into a thing called a DIG-UNO. For the price you pay with these, I can get a controller, power and ADDRESSABLE LEDs and create shows using a program called WLED. Fun fact also, you can sync them to a philips hue bridge. I get it though. You pay for convience and simplicity.. not mad about it and love everything by Elgato
I'm pretty sure those panels are useless for actual production. They would only absorb some high frequencies. They look neato. So $99 for decoration isn't bad. Wish you could get them in other colors or in white. I like that they have the bracket that looks like it provides somewhat of an air gap from the wall.
How many of you saw who the real mastermind behind the Alpha Gaming channel is..??
HI ALPHA
its the streamdick right?
Me
@@harishsenthilkumar7788 streamdick??
Me c:
Can we please get more Kenzie outtakes at the end? She’s hilarious and super charming
Yesss!! I actually watched until the end lmao.
Totally
Yes this was great cause obviously she has to come back I mean this was her villain origin story so there has to be more flesh out now
No
@@link12345 I have got to go back and catch up on this lovely lady as well as her sidekick that talks way too much, lol. Thx for great review videos!
"Quality of Life Upgrades" - 100% how I feel
Another 100% backing this.
Even the smallest quality of life upgrade, even if mostly imperceptible to the viewer, can still make you feel so much better
Elegato: Adds RGB
Gaming/Streaming market: Bye Bye nanoleafs
60 dollars for 6 ft LED strip.... only Elgato.
unless another company makes a flicker free led strip for streamers.. they'll sell those lights :/
razor is like 100 bro i recommend govee
@@djbloo8996 I have govee lights too, paid $30 for a 5m strip, easy to setup with a decent app but I mainly use the remote
isn't philips even more expensive?
@zee I kinda doubt phillips is better. Their LED stripes wouldn't be even worth it if the cost would be halfed.
“Say the line, Harris!”
“One stop shop..”
Naah it's "happy streaming"
When he said “they work with your stream d!ck” almost started crying with laughter
Can we please talk about the fact that:
a) Kenzie has a villain origin story now
b) she called Harris a 'beta' in the most nonchalant way possible?
LMFAO I was thinking the exact same thing...
We either have no life or we are true fans of Harris enough to watch the video all the way through.. haha
@@joshuaprice1535 yeah I always watch the vids through if I find value in them, which here I do lol
Noone:
Not a single soul:
Elgato: Hey guys greenscreen mousepad
But it´s actually so genius!
I love the keyboard/mouse view cam and this is great.
Actually Corsair bought Elgato, I recently had an issue and corsair support reached out to handle my return...They bought Scuf Gaming as well, and royally screwed that company up since. No other company could roll out a new custom controller and less than a year later you can't even get it repaired or even buy a replacement directly, but you can buy these 2 year older in life impact controllers for the same price they rolled out with.
"Stream wut, now?"
That dropped me 😂
I own everything else Elgato makes, and been using them since 2012 when the first capture brick came out. So, I want those acoustic panels too.
You’ve gotten every single capture card? That’s a waist of money😭
@@keyreact9805 to each their own. if you had the capability and also wanted to be on top with the newest tech for streaming/content creation, I'm sure you'd buy them all as soon as they came out too.
@@keyreact9805 *sponsorships*. Used to be an Affiliate with them.
@@keyreact9805 f̶i̶r̶s̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶s̶p̶e̶l̶l̶, second, its not a *waste* because if you really wanted the newest of the new every time they release a new product, you'd actually get it if your a big youtuber to increase your vid qualities.
@@asimo8146 I agree with you but stop calling out people who can't spell.
That’s actually really cool 😯 they’re bigger than I thought
woah
That's what I was worries about. They are massive. Good deal for the price.
Especially since they're owned by Corsair.
really? no in the replies got a that's what she said joke in this? pitiful
@@2cool0 that’s what I was about to say
Would actually be really cool to see (hear?) the acoustic foam tested at the new headquarters with bare rooms 👀👀👀
The weird thing with the lights is phillips hue ones are actually really well designed
I don’t see why they couldn’t just modify the normal hue app a bit to make it work, even an app update
Might be a price point thing? Hue is a pretty premium line. Not sure about the pricing for the Wiz line so I might be completely wrong.
Hey Harris, I've been wanting to stream and start RUclips since last year so obviously I binged all your videos. Turns out what's really caught my eye is editing and your music makes it so much easier for me to edit in good soundtracks. Thank you for your contribution to the community. I can't thank you enough!
If this doesn’t begin a series of endings with Alpha, all of your anime watching will have been wasted.
Corsair own Elgato and Scuf, so yep they pretty much make everything lol
@@mugensekai Corsair royally screwed up Scuf...
I recently had an issue with my elgato usb HD60 and corsair support reached out to handle my return...btw They Royally screwed (Like completely Markled it) Scuf since. No other company could roll out a new custom controller and less than a year later you can't even get it repaired or even buy a replacement directly, but you can buy these 2 year older in life impact controllers for the same price they rolled out with. The vantage 2 controller was a nightmare in terms of everything. It was like they didn't have any testing with them at all. I had to purchase one brand new for my son's birthday on ebay in July from a distributor out of Canada cause Scuf wasn't in stock and less than 45 days after purchase the left joy stick had issues and the down dpad button was having problems... Corsair didn't want to do jack shit for me even though I provided receipts from the distributor buying them from Scuf. I was like I am quite sure I can find enough of us out there to file a class action against your company for not honoring a warranty based on the fact you sold these to a distributor and now say your warranty only covers direct purchases... let's see how long your reputation holds up. They ended up giving me 200 of my $250 I spent toward another controller but I'm still bitter about the whole thing.
my big issues with Elgato is that their products are just expensive
there are always cheaper alternatives out there which do exactly the same and the product quality is on par
It's like apple where you are just paying for the brand, not the product.
Mostly just a convenience purchase. The fact that everything is on 1 app or just the stream deck (minus a few things like the acoustic panels for ex). I agree it's outrageously expensive. Being a streamer tho I understand what it's like to get EVERYTHING set up and can almost be a chore. With my stream deck I literally hit one button and I'm ready. Lights turn on, stream starts/records, specific song starts playing, mic mutes for starting soon screen etc etc.
most of there products arent expenisve there usually on part woth sililar products of the quality for the most part at least
@@dadmybest_edc I NEEEEEED that setup. It takes me 5 minutes to get setup total 😭
@Netluxe TV I actually just made a video on that lol
For my panels I used spray adhesive stuff to stick foam to a thin wood layer, then just 3M velcro'd the wood to the wall. Surprised I haven't seen anyone else do this. It also doesnt ruin the wall as much either.
thumbs up for kenzi's appearance at the end 100/10 would recommend
I might actually pick up some of those panels later down the line when money is a little more stable. I feel like for $100, 6 panels isn't really enough.
if u place them in the righg spot and depend on thr sie of the room it can be enough especially consodering the size if these pannels
Me: hey elgato
Elgato: yea what’s up
Me: TAKE MY MONEY
"It is my villain origin story," LOL. Epic. Best part of the whole video besides the showing of the light strips.
The flickering is the HZ of the power to your local area, for example the reason we record in 25fps because the power delivery is running at 50HZ. Each light is designed for different locations.
5:10 is that a new Product they releasing your not telling us about ?
Great video!that's funny the lights from the lighting company's flicked,lol.
Kenzie has real Charlize Theron energy at the end there, she is most definitely the Alpha in Alpha Gaming
Appreciate you Harris! And also, thanks to Kenzie for allowing all this to happen in the first place - you da real MVP.
I have used acoustic foam for wall decor in my office for years - functional and looks good - but damnit Elgato I don't have the money for those things and hexagons are a foundation of my design work - must have! I am typically not one to jump at 'brand' and Elgato seems to price things a bit higher than they should be - may have to wait for the ripoff variants that will invariably follow.
I've used many LED light strips and quality is definitely different the higher you get in price. Even those Phillips and GE ones you have are better than a lot of the cheaper light strips. But the cheaper ones work well for simple decor. IF you have them on stream though, looks like Elgato killed it.
Never used green screen - find it too gimmicky - but I see how that mousepad is a great idea for certain streamers/creators.
Harris raises the good content bar yet again. Brilliant.... and thanks Elgato too. And thanks for the Alpha Gaming overlays.. love them
5:08 LMAO
I think elgato is very expensive, BUT…. the products are quality and you know they will last so technically it’s a better value
For anyone who's curious (since Harris didn't mention it), the dimensions of those Wave Panels are 19.33 x 16.77 x 1.85 in (or 491 x 426 x 47 mm), so for only getting 6 panels for $99, it's a bad deal....you can get a 12 pack of 12 x 12 x 2 inch foam panels for $35. The Elgato panels would cover 1945 sq inches with 1.85 inch thick foam, vs the off-brand covering 1728 sq inches with 2 inch thick foam for a third of the price....need more? Get two 12-packs, then you're up to 3456 sq inches of coverage and still saving $30 over the Elgato panels (well, maybe $20 if you have to buy adhesive and/or tape to mount the panels).
I haven't even heard about this stuff until just now! Thanks Harris!
Thank you for sharing!!! Love the RGB light strips!!! 👍
The best strategy for mounting acoustic panels on the wall is to use 3M command picture tabs. You can hang foam on the wall with just one or two of them per foam panel and it sticks great, and can be removed from the wall without issue if ever you need to move etc.
2:18 I feel your pain!!!
I use that liquid rubber compound glue, that's used by most cobblers. It's a nightmare.
Harris: Didn't get sleep because kids kept him awake all night.
Also Harris: I have to film a RUclips video... Alright here we go...
Really liked the chill attitude in this one :) Was fun!
@5:11 🤣 works with what now? Thanks for the awesome video
I think his wife at the end might have been the absolute best part of this video...I laughed way too hard at it. "I'm Alpha...Alpha Gaming.."
I still love wiz. If you use the bulbs as flood lights, you're on the mains so there's no flicker.
The app is a mess even for smart environment purposes, but you can automate some incredible things into them with third party applications. You can make them change colour or even programs in animations when someone subscribes.
I have Philips hue lights and I can confidently say they are so much better than the Philips wizz stuff or whatever it's called
Loved the cameo at the end! Had me Rollin! 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
keep the amazing work bro loves from mexico
Well that makes only 2 brands I'd recommend now.
Now Spinning Records has colored hex panels with full adhesive backing @0.5 absorption and add on wood panels with cool designs.
^I'd recommend these for around your desk because you can mix and match with your desk style.
Elgato looks to have come out with a good solution for when you want big panels, I think these would be especially good if you're trying to quiet down a large room with big waves.
My strat for the panels is to buy those trifold project boards glue the panels to them then hang it.
these Elgato products are great, the dark foam fits my wall behind my monitors perfectly
Dude, just the thumbnail had laughing;🤣so I had to watch.... Awesome!
if i don't see any own3d.tv billboards on my drive into the afterlife im calling a scam. ive seen way, way too many ads for them for it not be carved into my soul....
love it, harris
I don't know why but it's so satisfying seeing that Harris posted a new video
Should've had a "HEY what are you doing on ca...." bit at the end. Always funny.
the acoustic panel mounting setup looks really well thought out - hanging acoustic panels really sucks and the few times i've had to do it, I took a similar tact to the way elgato does it and that's basically mounting a hard frame to the panels and then mounting that frame to the wall (rather than futzing with double sided tape, however, I typically go with 3m picture hanging strips (they use super strong adhesive that removes cleanly and non-marringly but hold like 3lb per strip (I hung my giant white board and mirrors and stuff with it, it's great), and it uses this easy remove interface that's kind of like velcro on crack so you can easily temporarily remove things and put them back just by pressing them back into place...) - to frame them, I usually just get some plastic or wood edging from the hardware store for cheap (even better if they have appropriate sized off-cuts, you can sometimes even get the edging for free) and then i hot glue the edging to the panels.
While I probably wouldn't use the light strips myself (that's just a me preference), elgato's do appear to be high quality, and I like that they've thought about their ecosystem... my curiosity is if you can control them from OUTSIDE their app ecosystem though. (I prefer touchportal to streamdeck and i'm sure a lot of other folks do too because it's more configurable and doesn't require you to spend a mint on a specialized control surface) so I wonder if there's a user-accessable api or method of hot-key macro control for them... as i said, they're kind of lost on me as i'm not into the whole rgb strip thing, but I'd like to see a cohesive solution for people who are.
I don't know what they're charging for the green mousepad, but knowing elgato it's probably overpriced... honestly, if I wanted to do a hand camera in that way, I'd probably just pick up a green tablecloth or even a proper small green screen and just put it on my desk like a tablecloth, but to each their own, and i'm not going to say no to more options.
Right when he mentioned the flicker with the light strips, I was Googling how to deal with light strip flicker when using a mirrorless camera. Freaky 😄
Another excellent video. You are the only channel I link on my channel that is not mine. Thanks for everything...and especially Streambeats!
I'm like... "he's using the same music as me :O"... but then the realization kicks in... wow :D
As a spanish speaker, I can't get over the fact that Elgato translates to "the cat"...forget about their products..."the cat".
Gluing the panels to a plywood sheet and then hanging the sheet on your wall is the easiest (and cheapest) and good looking solution for not having to glue panels to your wall. Elgato's solution works too, but it's more expensive than what you pay for professional grade, removeable and flexible 10 cm thick foam in a wooden/canvas frame from the likes of Hofa or Vicoustic.
Good to know to stay away from Phillips and GE strip LED lights. Useful information! Thanks Harris!
I've been looking for a great light strip for several months now so needless to say I'm STOKED to get the Elgato light strips! Thanks per usual for the incredible helpful content!
I have the C by GE bulbs for my house. Just recently got the RGB color change bulbs. I use them as my rear kicker light bulb, I use a standard c by ge bulb with the warm/cool feature as my keylight using a reflector clip I bought at the hardware store.. works great with my alexa dot to control them both :)
The problem with a company making a lot of things with little competition is inflated pricing. The multi-mount could be waaaaaaayyy cheaper. I've bought some equivalents with just as solid construction for a quarter of the price.
Has Harris done a video on Acoustic and sound proofing panels in general? Like, how tos, dos and don'ts?
Before you even got to the actual flicker test, I noticed the flickering against the box and got super distracted. Easily see what you mean about how annoying that would be in the background
I feel like the mousepad will be very popular amongst those handcam minecraft drag clickers
Oh shit, villain origin stories are usually better than the hero's - i'm hooked! haha :)
5:10 - Definitely works with that! lmao man that got me haha
I've also gorilla glued double sided tape to acoustic panels in the past 🤣
This charisma on Alpha Villain!!!! I want more!
I started my youtube channel because I watched your channel and you actually motivated me to start my channel. I hesitated for years to be front since 2008 ever since I saw KSI for the first time. And every year I felt bad because I felt like I can bring something new to the Dutch RUclips market. Although I know my video's are not perfect I know what I am doing wrong :) First off I need to fix my lighting but because I became redundant I don't have the money for it at the moment, so I am looking for a job and I wish to better myself. I know I need to work on my lighting, have a better mic or atleast better settings my main issues are noise. I have 2 parakeets which I cannot take out of my room otherwise I need to give them away (mum rules lol).
I have noise reduction settings on OBS they sleep at night hence why I usually make video's around that time and I know u are probably thinking mate you don't have many video's and that's true because I went on a emergency visit to my family hence why I didn't have time. But my little bit of viewers I have know this. I want to fix my lighting buy good lighting and in the future fix my audio and learn new ways to edit my video's better :)
Hope you read this and if so I appreciate it for your time thanks sir! :)
I plan on rocking all of the Elgato products when I set up my streaming set-up
Those sound dampeners look cool. Thanks for the video.
"Just in case you aren't very creative...." (thinks about it) "...which is nice."
I chose to use/test the LED Strips from "Govee" for cheap price and app design, can be better like anything else. Not a fan of the Green Mouse pad. Acoustic foam look great, but all new product look the same shape (HEXAGON) .... I still prefer rectangular "Professional looking" pannel, but you need to build your own DIY, unless you got money to buy pro gear 🤘 I hope to see a video on the acoustic pannel in the futur for the result !! 👍
$30 for that large mouse pad is actually really reasonable, I could get behind that. I feel like $100 for the foam is definitely more for the design aesthetic than the actual foam because normal studio foam panels are definitely much cheaper for the equivalent amount. And of course, the RGB LEDs are showing the classic RGB issue of flat, clipped, inaccurate colors, especially when set to red, you have a hot yellow center. Of course, if you need your lights to be able to change color, that's a use case for them, it just won't look anywhere near as clean as color gels on white light. This is one of those cases where you could justify the cost though because the control and flexibility does actually seem worth it in this case. My only question is the CRI.
You should do a video that goes very in depth into capture cards, how to use them, what they do, functionality, how to set them up, and other stuff about them
TBH, minus pc components and pc build..
All peripherals are elgato (or Corsair) you’re videos helped me choose wave 3 mic to go along with the streamdeck and loving it!
Just more elgato stuff that I’ll be adding to the list.
I have just been looking at purchasing the Eve RGB lights. Glad I waited!
I'm really interested to know how the green screen mouse mat would work in practice and what kind of creative things people could do with it.
The Philips Hue indoor strip works great. Super easy setup, using Bluetooth w/the App.
Probably Unpopular opinion: With the general lighting used for a stream, majority of cases won't use a high shutter speed thus the light flickering wouldn't be an issue. Of course when you set your shutter speed high and point it directly at the strip it'll look bad, but yeah just my 2 cents lol
Still waiting for them multi mounts to come in stock :(
great vid mate !! keep it up - road to 600k train
It’s nice to see some items being affordable. The panels are nice but I wonder if 6 is enough.
Was expecting a video from you! Shame it's all sold out already on amazon >
I recently got Govee Bluetooth LED Bulbs. I think,. I'm probably getting their LED strips for my monitors and display case. They also have other cool things. Maybe test Govee out and see how you like them.
$99 seems excessive for a small stack of those panels, although they look nice and the brackets are convenient. What do you think? Worth it to not have egg cartons or the peaky basic sound treatment foam (that still tends to be expensive)?
The pieces of the puzzle are coming together!
- Senpai HQ confirmed
- HQ confirmed to be in a hidden bunker (referred to as a 'basement')
- Confirmed more then 1 person has been taken, with word of feeding Sam through a hole.
- Kenzie (Code name Alpha) has revealed herself as the mastermind behind it all!
It's all starting to make sense now! Kenzie is planning to take over the internet, starting with streaming services and then the world!
It's okay Harris, just pause, raise a hand and blink in an upcoming video to send us a sign!
Blink Once for everything is fine.
Blink Twice for Send help.
Blink Trice for send Pizza!
That green screen mouse pad is probably lowkey a game changer for the TCG streamers and phone reviewers
Hi Harris... I love your video, I need some help from you.. I have started TWITCH a couple of weeks ago.. but I am not sure what genre I should go for... I love drawing...I have a youtube channel also, so my question is should I go for an ART stream or RUclips/twitch tips channel..
The light strips are not a new product, they're a repackaging of "Eve Light Strip" released some years ago (Eve and Elgato were the same company before).
starting to have a thing for Elgato.. finally got my hands on a streamdeck xl and I'm in love! I got it setup within a few mins.
The strip lights are pretty decently priced especially for a desk setup, to where as I’d rather use Hue light strips elsewhere. The sound panels seem pretty confusing as you drill a mount into the wall and attach the panel to the mount? Not sure how useful that is if you can’t drill into the walls.
Been binge-watching your videos!
I would say the equipment is more gimmick (look at the lights) than Quality of Life Upgrades
I totally believe Kenzie is the belt holding up Alpha’s pants
You should look into a thing called a DIG-UNO. For the price you pay with these, I can get a controller, power and ADDRESSABLE LEDs and create shows using a program called WLED. Fun fact also, you can sync them to a philips hue bridge. I get it though. You pay for convience and simplicity.. not mad about it and love everything by Elgato
Lmao "strip lights" like... For when you strip?
Nice I’ve actually wondered how people put the acoustic panels on the wall
I'm pretty sure those panels are useless for actual production. They would only absorb some high frequencies. They look neato. So $99 for decoration isn't bad. Wish you could get them in other colors or in white. I like that they have the bracket that looks like it provides somewhat of an air gap from the wall.
Harris opens mystical box, causes a timelord to regenerate. Good one xD
"my villain origin story"
I need more. Please. more!
Elgato Executive: How much money can we burn making sound panels that absorb very little sound
Other Elgato Executive: Yes!!!