ELGATO STREAM DECK VS LOUPEDECK LIVE | Real World Comparison

Clay gives a head to head comparison of the Loupedeck Live compared to the Elgato Streamdeck. He talks through the best use case for each device as well as their respective pros and cons vs the Loupedeck+, Loupedeck CT and other Stream Deck alternatives. He walks through Stream Deck Setup as well as Loupedeck Live setup and compares how easy each one is (and is not).
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[@BIOHAZARD_V2]

Great video. I'm sure you already know, but you can also set up streamdeck profiles to automatically open whenever you switch to a certain application instead of making manual folders.

[@dvkerns]

Super thorough and thoughtful comparison, thanks.

[@DPCTechnology]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@Akmonx]

Thank you so much. It is by far the best hardware review I've seen.

[@DPCTechnology]

Thanks for the kind feedback!

[@leicaman]

If you’re a Mac user, and combine Stream Deck with Keyboard Maestro, you have way more functionality. You can make your computer do almost anything. Plus you can change icons on the fly based on what is happening. Loupdeck has the knobs which are compelling, but I think a QMK- compatible macro pad with knobs and a slider would make the Stream Deck compete there. I find Stream Decks profiles powerful enough for me. I have more than a hundred keys programmed for Chrome alone. And I’m adding more keys for Photoshop and Lightroom every day.

[@DPCTechnology]

Thanks for the feedback

[@RifatErdemSahin]

Great title mate i was looking for it

[@DPCTechnology]

thanks!

[@HonestReviewsPH]

That dust build-up on the devices shows this is a real comparison! =P

[@DPCTechnology]

Lol! Yeah I use em for sure.. and was too lazy to clean em up...

[@JoLasYT]

Agree. Every other Video is sponsored by Loupedeck and I don't know it feels like that this is the most honest video! Amazing!👍🏻

[@DPCTechnology]

@@JoLasYT Thanks man, i really use the both.. FWIW Loupedeck developers reached out with some tips here in the comments. Both are great, but yeah i bought em both :)

[@WrvrUgoThrUR]

I just ordered a loupedeck and now I’m wondering if I got the right thing. Seems streamdeck was designed from the start for streamers and “non-professionals”-which actually is a plus. The Loupedeck has a pro-legacy and seems like the R&D is slowly shedding that legacy and UI complexity. I may have to return the Loupedeck before I even open it.

[@DPCTechnology]

You really can't go wrong either way...

[@WrvrUgoThrUR]

@@DPCTechnology I got both. I’ll see how it goes. Thanks!

[@GameTechTalk]

@@WrvrUgoThrUR So how do you feel so far? Loupedeck or Stream Deck?

[@SyzygyNoon]

@@GameTechTalk I would also like to know. I already have a Streamdeck, and it’s great, but the knobs on the Loupedeck seem so versatile.

[@MyDigitalHub]

Very good comparison review mate.

[@DPCTechnology]

Thanks for the kind feedback

[@jonNH123]

This is a terrific review. Thanks so much!

[@DPCTechnology]

Thanks for the feedback man!

[@JimtheITguy]

Cheers for the comparison Clay

[@DPCTechnology]

Thanks as always man!

[@ficoprieto]

Excellent review! How's the latency on the Loupedeck? I'm wondering if it might be feasible to use for controlling audio & visual effects in a performance context.

[@DPCTechnology]

I haven't tried it live but I feel no latency when using it..

[@julientaylor]

8:30 Nope! Create a Custom Function > Use the Run function in the pulldown menu > Copy & Paste the URL you want to launch > Save. Thats it!

[@DPCTechnology]

Thanks for the tip!

[@SundogitInc]

Love your videos. Always informative!

[@DPCTechnology]

Thanks as always @Sundog!

[@GCLaredo207]

This is a great review! I do have a question. I have the stream deck XL and love all of the buttons, but I want the dials of the Loupedeck. Do you know if both can be used at the same time? Use the stream deck for button shortcuts, and loupedeck for the dials?

[@DPCTechnology]

I don't know I never tried it.. but they're totally different systems so I would say 100% they would work but I haven't tried it.

[@roman2374]

I wish there was a stream deck with potis! The loupe deck would be great if it had mechanical buttons 😥

[@Flygt-brand]

@@roman2374 I agree, but htere is a point to Loupedeck's touch screen. You can swipe like on your iPhone, making it a quick, easy and noiceless expansion of your buttons. The tactile feedback is horrible and would need feedback and felling much more like a Macintosh trackpad.

[@Emlt]

great video! where does the new stream deck plus stand in that picture? how does it compare to the loupedeck?

[@DPCTechnology]

I don't have one but it may be the best of both worlds.. I really like the buttons on the stream deck and adding a couple of faders could be the perfect combo. I honestly like the software of stream deck better too.. if you're a serious photographer, I probably would go loup deck still, otherwise I probably would go stream deck.

[@seanrollins519]

Great video, thank you!

[@DPCTechnology]

Thanks for the kind feedback!

[@ClassicCyclingCC]

Thanks for the video. Just as a side note if I may, but it probably is just me, I found the constant and brisk zoom-in/zoom-out to be really distracting and annoying after a while.

[@DPCTechnology]

Yeah we play with that and look at retention rates.. I think u hit the nail on the head, it adds some dynamic to a static shot, but it annoys others

[@ClassicCyclingCC]

Try using a B cam and changing angle of shot as opposed to just z-in and out. Keep up the good work.

[@DPCTechnology]

@@ClassicCyclingCC thanks for the honest feedback!

[@KorocheKo]

Thanks for your clear review! At the moment, I'm not faced with an easy choice of what to buy. I want to use when recording streams. I want to ask you, today, your subjective opinion, which is better than Elgato XL or Loupedesk? Thanks for your expert answer!

[@DPCTechnology]

I would probably look at the new Stream deck+. It looks like the best of both worlds.

[@KorocheKo]

@@DPCTechnology Thank you!

[@KorocheKo]

Thank you too! Stream deck+ is good solution!!

[@AKSKMY]

@@DPCTechnology Hi have the same dilema haha. Now got streamdeck+ but got recommended the Loupedesk option too. For me not really a streamer but use applications like voicemeeter, adobe softwares, Coding programmes etc. What do you recommend? Not forgetting the pricetag ofc.

[@DPCTechnology]

@@AKSKMY I probably would prefer the loop deck, but the new stream deck with the dials eventually would be pretty comparable. I would hesitate to buy it now just because it's brand new and they're all always bugs to work out... I would say loop deck

[@boblekewl]

Great review sir.

[@DPCTechnology]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@boblekewl]

@@DPCTechnology you are welcome. You earned my Sub with that review. It was concise, easy to understand & you did a great job explaining who should get these products. I was about to buy the Loopdeck, but have swayed back to a Elgato Streamdeck & buying a seperate mixer. I am starting to steam more, so I need the mixer because I stream on 2 PC's.

[@SeanWyseman]

Nobody that's doing these tutorials, that I've found, actually explains how to create buttons for applications that are not yet in the StreamDeck or The Loopdeck. Making a button with a link to a web page doesn't count. What about controlling the volume in my Apollo Console software? How do you do that in either one? I currently have the StreamDeck XL & from every tutorial I've seen NOBODY shows how to create a control for a product that's not already programmed into the SD. (with the exception of creating a link to a web page - which hardly qualifies) Does anyone know where someone demonstrates how to control an application that's not profiled in SD or LD?

[@DPCTechnology]

There are a lot of plugins for both consoles. The stream deck certainly has more (hundreds). I would look in the forums in Facebook and Reddit to see if a developer has a plugin for ur particular ap.

[@SeanWyseman]

@@DPCTechnology I already spent about two weeks doing exactly that. There's only ONE Streamdeck FB group & all 7 that responded were curse filled personal attacks for being a dumbass. Unlike you they all told me that what the support people at streamdeck said was false. However based on their unwelcoming & unkind responses I choose to believe that the guy at streamdeck told me the truth because not one of them could explain that you have to find someone that's got the programming kit who has also learned how to use it. In previous days when I was into programming & software development I would have done that. But I'm trying to better automate a studio & don't have the time to invest in learning another programming language only to make a few buttons. I sent the streamdeck back because IMO it's an inferior product. They could have combined a marco recorder, or licensed one that's already out there so that end users could create their own macros like most software, & all windows software, is able to do. But, being an inferior product, they didn't include the obvious part that would have made this product do what people think it can. I tried out some of the stuff that users had created & they were all buggy I most buttons would not do what they were programmed to do - so IMO it's stupid to waste all that time trying junk out that promised but didn't deliver. The bottom line is DON'T BUY A STREAMDECK UNLESS YOU CAN FIND THE PLUGIN THAT CONTROLS IT or UNLESS YOU WANT TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME LEARNING TO PROGRAM IT! I sent it back. Not the right product for me for sure. The very fact that no OS developer has had the sense to make an API or other application that allows remote control of those OS's. They are so far behind the times that, even though we need better controllers, those manufacturing OS's have intentionally made them impossible to control except through mouse & keyboard commands or use a shitty macro system that was never designed to do the job that's actually needed.

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Awesome & Thanks :)

[@DPCTechnology]

Thanks for the kind feedback

[@cjniehoff345]

Clay, I've got a few cameras through hdmi to a small switcher for music performances. I'm going through OBS but it's a complicated setup and monitoring that and playing is difficult. Would you recommend either of these for my simplicity sake?

[@DPCTechnology]

If ur mixing audio levels, LoupeDeck Live.. If it's just switching then the SteamDeck is awesome..

[@cjniehoff345]

Gotcha. Thanks for the info.

[@ThaWoundedFox]

8:08 "i couldnt find anything". i do not own a loupdeck, but i see a tab dedicated to "bookmarks" on the left hand side. maybe if we set bookmarks and then select it from there, we will be able to get better functionality out of opening weblinks.

[@DPCTechnology]

It, just brings u to a new workspace. But someone else posted that u can do it with 1 step custom macros using the "run" command and entering the url..

[@mjcato1]

@@DPCTechnology Thankyou, Ive spent about 4 hours nows trying to do that

[@DPCTechnology]

@@mjcato1 glad to be of help!

[@BrianHallmond]

What's the best photo editing device that you dont have to look at as much while using it?

[@DPCTechnology]

I really like my loopdeck live. It takes a little bit of practice, but you can pretty much do your whole editing process on the device itself.

[@ChristianMeierFilms]

Did you already get your hands on a new Stream Deck Plus... ?

[@DPCTechnology]

I have not... I've been meaning to but I really am happy with my setup at the moment so I feel like it's a gadget that I'm just going to buy to do a video.... I honestly really like my stream deck a lot..

[@ChristianMeierFilms]

@@DPCTechnology I cant make my decision... First i wanted 15 Buttons Stream Deck, then the Plus and now i am thinking about the Loupedeck. :-)

[@DPCTechnology]

@@ChristianMeierFilms like I said in the video, if you're doing a lot of picture editing, I think that loupdeck is nice to have the dials. If you're just trying to do OBS commands, I think the stream deck is amazing.. I did Photoshop at home with the loop deck and I do OBS and KZbin at home with the stream deck and I think it's the perfect combo..

[@ChristianMeierFilms]

@@DPCTechnology I wanna use it for Windows Commands (New Start, Turn off), maybe OBS a few times, maybe a little bit DaVinci Resolve and mostly daily stuff like websites, Program Starts and moving the windows to the right monitors. ;)

[@DPCTechnology]

@@ChristianMeierFilms the new streamdeck may be your sweet spot..

[@taimurutube-rcmaniac-basherrc]

Great video! My question is non streaming related? Can you let me know if I can use this he loupedeck to create shortcuts for my smart lights and shortcuts for safari and zoom conferencing?

[@DPCTechnology]

Not sure about the lights but it should be able to do any command you can with a keyboard shortcut.

[@taimurutube-rcmaniac-basherrc]

@@DPCTechnology thanks

[@giuseppemoreno8070]

I believe it has integration with Phillips hue, but not sure

[@taranagnew436]

can you name what each knob does on the vertical bars on the loopdeck?

[@DPCTechnology]

yes you can

[@jtr0zwo11]

Could any owner of the Loupedeck Live / Razer Stream Deck advise, whether there is an option to show system stats such as CPU / GPU temps as a graph?

[@DPCTechnology]

I'm assuming you mean on the keys?

[@jtr0zwo11]

@@DPCTechnology Exactly, as I'm looking for a replacement of the Corsair Nexus, monitoring system details would be a quite essential aspect. Yet seen videos, the online documentation and the Loupedeck software itself didnt shed a light.

[@whoispmb]

what's your F stop? its milky! by the way great video, i still havent decided

[@DPCTechnology]

some is with the Sigma 28-70 2.8 and some is with the 24GM at 1.4. Thanks for the feedback..

[@whoispmb]

@@DPCTechnology the look is absolutely great. Has your opinion changed on the functionality of the loupe deck? I think I am leaning towards the stream deck as the software seems to be more reliable and I'm looking for ability to elevate zooms/educational classes.

[@DPCTechnology]

@@whoispmb You cant go wrong either way. I've spent more time with the loupedack and really like it, but simple obs stuff i still think the StreamDeck is the better value.

[@whoispmb]

@@DPCTechnology I've just been watching reviews and seems like its complicated to set up simple commands, is that right?

[@DPCTechnology]

@@whoispmb correct, the StreamDeck is way easier and because it is, ull use it more. At least for most people..

[@nothingspeaks]

streaming to?

[@antoniofilipe70]

Can you create a another vídeo focus on OBS: Make scenes, transitons, filters... using the Loupdeck Live? That we can use in diferent situations like Zoom Tutorials? This is a powerfull tech but very confusing, Thank you very much

[@DPCTechnology]

Certainly

[@antoniofilipe70]

@@DPCTechnology Thank you very much for your good videos

[@8ProductionRoad]

Obviously paid by elgato! What a dps :) Only dps will compare digital dials to a buttons for streamers. Obviously not a streamer :)))