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What you need to start streaming video from home
Whether you’re a home entrepreneur, a business, government, educator, community group, house of worship, entertainer, blogger vlogger, Podcaster or you just want to engage with a group of friends, today more than ever you need to create engaging online Livestreaming and Collaborative content.
Many of us just want to simply improve the quality for the collaborative tools we use like Webex, Zoom Skype, MS teams etc or so many others, some of us want to engage a larger audience through things like Facebook or Youtube or Vimeo Livestreaming or more professional platforms, connecting with streaming software like OBS, VMix or Hardware solutions.
Maybe you are using your phone or tablet, your existing, or new more pro camera, or maybe you want a desktop, portable or web studio or larger live production style solution.
The good thing to know here is that Vistek is here to help and we have it all virtually any solution for any level of customer. Our staff has combined literally hundreds of years of live production & streaming experience.
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How to start and/or improve your production value/streaming quality with your phone or tablet
Working with your phone or tablet is an easy and great place to start. You might simply be using a collaborative tool with your smart device like Skype, Zoom, Webex etc.etc or setting up simple streaming directly to common public platforms like Facebook or Youtube etc.
Well what are the most common items you can add to improve the overall production value on your smart device . The biggest things to improve here are Audio, and Support (accessories), Stabilization, Lighting, System & Control devices.
However even with your phone there are options to connect better quality external cameras with better lensing and other external devices.
Building a simple desktop solution
As you move up from simple streaming or collaboration with your smart device or tablet obviously the next level is to stream with your laptop or desktop computer.
Most laptops have a built in Webcam and Microphone much like your smart device. We’ve likely all seen the wonderful image quality and production value that they can provide.
Obviously for your desktop the first things you may want to consider starting with the purchase of an external Webcam, better Microphone, speakers and/or headphones etc etc.
But much like with smartphones and tablets you should look at these steps for improvement -better audio, then better lighting, and then options for better external connected cameras, interfaces, support accessories, control, source switching, software and hardware.
Typically for video you require a computer with USB3 or higher support.
How to stream quality video from home with cameras
Vistek's guide to upping your streaming game, then setting up your home web or live production studio with a better camera.
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Using connected cameras for streaming
A webcam will get you going, but If you want to up your streaming game, then setting up your home web or live production studio with a better camera is the way to go. Most of today’s cameras that can produce a clean image output at HD 1080 with a HDMI or perhaps SDI output can be used and connected with an optional interface or “capture” device.
Since the majority of streaming is done at either 720P or 1080 to optimize streaming bandwidth (internet connectivity) most streaming production is done at 1080. You might also choose to do 4K for local reasons and then connect the results to your collaborative or streaming system in 1080.
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In these days of social isolation, we’re spending more and more time connecting virtually via livestreams, virtual happy hours, webinars and more. Whether you’re the one throwing the livestream or just participating, you can put your Sony Alpha cameras to great use as a MUCH higher quality source than the webcams built into your computer.
Just about every Sony camera, including all of the Alpha series full-frame (α7x/ α9x) and APS-C (α6xxx) models, as well as the RX line (RX1, RX10, RX100) can be used to stream – they just need to have an HDMI output port.
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