How can you set up a live stream? With more events wanting or needing an online presence, a live stream has become a “must-have” for groups, extending their outreach far beyond those in physical attendance. The process can be intimidating, but with some practice using tips outlined in our video, you can become a pro in no time!
As we find ourselves amid a global pandemic, with social distancing front and foremost, we at Spirit Juice began a series of live streams, and we hope you can learn some of the ins and outs we learned along the way.
“We have four cameras: one, two, three, four. Our big wide is on a slider, we have our medium, our side angle, and then we have our tight. Our system runs through the wall but works the same if you just run the cables. These four cameras are coming out and running into our mixer. So, it seems like many buttons, and to be perfectly honest, there are many buttons on here that we don’t use. You need to switch stuff for each video mixer, so you don’t need to buy something of this scale, but you shouldn’t if you like it. As long as you can switch cameras, you can buy smaller mixers, which is the biggest thing. And from here, it’s running into our web presenter. That feed goes to some box that converts it to a computer, and then you need software to send it to the web. Hopefully, it feels manageable if you can break it down and think of it piece by piece. It can feel overwhelming the first time you start live streaming, but the easier you understand the software, hardware, and everything, the easier it can get. So, try not to feel overwhelmed and let that stop you. Just keep pushing through it, and you will get better and better the more you do it.”
