How to Setup a Multi-Cam Livestream

Walkthrough of how I set up a multi-camera livestream.
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[@yosefgrunwald3832]

Your overview and quality was great, especially compared to others that talk about live-streaming and switching. Thanks and please cover this topic more!

[@ditchauto]

Thanks!

[@judywafula4740]

Thank you. I would like to follow your teaching. If you have your link then please link to me so that it can help me to cover more topics.

[@user-vv9hy8ts3q]

Totally informative. Thanks for sharing how you work at such a level of detail.

[@jose_huitron]

Solid tutorial! Keep the content coming. Thanks Jerad.

[@ryandbrotherton9335]

Great content and that comes from a retired broadcaster here, although I've definitely been looking at doing a few things. Thanks and stay safe.

[@JustinWu]

Thanks for this! Ace setup guide. Working on livestream setup for my events. This is perfect

[@ditchauto]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Brandon-he4ev]

One of the best videos I've seen on live streaming! Thank you! Subbed

[@ditchauto]

Awesome. Thank you for that! More to come.

[@liquidapathy82]

Wonderful video. Very instructional. Loved the notes on the backup feeds

[@ditchauto]

Thanks!

[@TheForefrontRadio2]

This is a great video for startups. Thanks

[@AnthonyBalogun]

Great video. Great delivery. Thanks

[@ageuchamene4058]

Great video. I'm inspired a lot. Thank you so much and keep it up with the great contents and qualities.

[@TaylorTowne]

Happy I found the video! Very useful

[@BenDurham]

Great walkthrough! Thanks for taking the time to huck this together :)

[@NEFdaily]

awesome video brotha !! thanks for the tips.

[@AsiaStreet365]

Excellent video mate.

[@gerardobello1747]

Thanks for the info. I am glad you did not have any issue with those wireless transmitters. I have 3 sets of Hollyland 400 S Pro and I always loose them every few minutes turning them into a useless alternatives. And I am talking in spaces where they look each other directly in less than 200 ft.

[@ditchauto]

That is odd. I’ve never had one drop on me.

[@africanadastream]

Thank you, your video is going to be my guide in buying the equipment for my Live Stream equipment. Be blessed.

[@DouglasWidick]

Great Video, Subscribed and learned a ton!

[@dastreetsdvd]

Great information well done ❤

[@ClassVtony]

Tanks Mon! 2 music festivals w 3 cams and they went great!

[@ericmugisa1052]

this was very useful, thank you.

[@09clos09]

Thanks this video really helped me a lot.

[@dannydirect]

amazing insight. Thank you for this dude 👊

[@ditchauto]

Glad it was helpful!

[@reklov827]

Quite similar setup for our conferences. Though I use now a Rodecaster Pro II for sound, especially because I need also a moderator directly talking with attendees in Teams and also feed back audio from online to the main room. As the new Rodecaster has those routing options including avoiding loopbacks, that works quite well. Thinking of using a Blackmagic DeckLink Quad HDMI Recorder in a PCIe to Tunderbolt box and OBS on a HP Zbook plus a small Stream Deck instead of the Atem mini in future. As nice it is having the Atem running independently and so keep PC load low, I just dislike the Blackmagic switcher software. You can do with OBS so much more and much easier PiP and scenes. But I will bring the Atem along to venues, just as a backup or if needed as hdmi to webcam converter (runs more stable than Camlink in my opinion).

[@Makeup-Effects]

Great video. Thanks!

[@bhaiyajipranam]

Very helpful video❤

[@karenhuang2454]

Thank you for sharing!

[@ThruVisualMedia]

Jared, Thank you, always love your content. Would love to see a video on how to set up OBS with the live stream...

[@OkoroFortune-08]

Great video,learnt a lot 👌👌

[@onegreat703]

Amazing video

[@KineticAirRgV]

Ty for this info!!!

[@user-sv3tc6ux1o]

Wow...thank you so much...!!! Most Professional..!!!

[@SteveStiffler]

Great video! Thank you for the time and effort you put into making this. Even though I live stream events in the community that I live in, I still find these videos helpful. Seeing how others make things happen...I learn sometime all the time. Question. I don't see a lot of content about what type of PC/laptops to use. When searching the web for live streaming laptops, I come up with laptops that are mostly for gamers. What type of laptop do you use and what would you recommend? I apologize if you've mentioned this before. Thanks again for the great video!

[@ditchauto]

I'm planning more videos which will include this topic. I use my MacBook Pro M1.

[@jasonarthur2010]

Hello there, good question. I use a gaming laptop and it works just fine

[@SteveStiffler]

Very cool. With one of my streaming setups I use a PC gaming laptop. I was curious if an laptop with an i3 or i5 chipset would work as well. @@jasonarthur2010

[@AmigocristoteAma]

Thanks for sharing 🙌🏻🙏🏻 Gb

[@TheSplifydadz]

Excellent video

[@ditchauto]

Thanks!

[@DavidDeliversSpace]

Can I ask what tripod you are using for the rig in the beginning of the video?

[@harlemwoodstudios]

This video was very informative. Please consider producing more content on multicamera shoots.

[@ditchauto]

Working on it.

[@hakeemshady]

Thank you very much dude

[@kutlwanomadilola458]

Your colour grading is too nice!

[@ChefsBackyard]

I have a cooking show. I have been doing a couple of live streams. I am interested in getting an atem and then multi streaming across youtube and facebook if possible. Thank you for the video. Any thing else I should consider?

[@EaglesVideosNamibia]

Thank you very much

[@kedrickbettis7401]

Sir this video has helped me tremendously in terms of choosing a switcher as well as battery backup equipment. Keep up the great work! One question I do have is what advice you have in regards to choosing a good data option for live-streaming in areas where in house Wi-Fi is not an option. I have been prone to using my cellphone hotspot, are there any portable routers/hotspot options you recommend. The best two networks in my are are AT&T and Verizon.

[@ThorSkin69]

nice to see Zilr cables :)

[@theBullringLive]

I'm a one man band as well. Currently run 3 stationary cams on 2 track corners and straightaway and one I operate for following races. All connected through NDI. I have a small 15 channel Streamdeck switcher mounted on my tripod handles so that I can switch angles and scene replays without taking my hands off the cam. Works great. I am interested in wifi to put a couple cams on the far side of track but afraid of the latency shooting these fast cars. How well do you think those transmitters would be? I run OBS as well

[@ditchauto]

It depends on the distance and any interference between. Most of my use cases have the cameras no more than 50 ft away and with direct line of sight.

[@facetofacejd]

Incredible video. The fact you covered so much in a short video deserves credit. One thing I’d like to know is if you use a service like ustream for simultaneous broadcasting to KZbin and Facebook for example?

[@ditchauto]

Usually not because I’m only streaming to one location but I may use a distribution service simply because it maintains a connection with the destination even if the connection drops on my end. Have had some issues there with an unstable internet connection.

[@SolarToker]

Specific file name on obsproject is Multiple "RTMP outputs plugin 2020-05-17" I hope this is helpful.

[@PamelaYork]

Thanks for your helpful video. I would be interested in watching a tutorial on where to place cameras for a two camera stream, three camera set up, etc. There are a lot of videos out there showing how to use switchers and OBS, but few on camera placement.

[@ditchauto]

I plan to film a more detailed video soon.

[@baroque_engineer]

Camera placement highly depends on the nature of whatever you want to capture. Here is one rule of thumb that I personally follow: at least one camera should be dedicated to the overall view, to place the viewer in a context; this is also the minimum setup. Then, if you have a second camera, you can place it more to the side and maybe nearer to the stage to provide some depth and perspective. Alternatively, you can use zoom lens on the second camera to emphasize an area where some important action is anticipated. If you have one more camera, you can place it in a way that allows to cover areas which are underrepresented by the second camera. Any extra cameras can be used as spot cameras; for example, if you're working with a band, you can set up a camera for a member who is not the main soloist, but is going to play a solo at some point, etc.

[@PamelaYork]

@@baroque_engineer Thank you!

[@thelunglengshow]

Can you please share the link to your live-streaming work video? I would like to see the quality of the Sony a7iv image live.

[@aaronho4242]

I would recommend hard wiring with SDI am whenever possible 3G SDI is all you need and anything over 1080p is over kill for live streams. Another thing is having all your cameras being plugged in for power is almost always crucial.

[@ditchauto]

I have USB power to a power bank always if I’m running a camera for longer than 30 minutes. I would run cables but in many situations it’s easier to go wireless and with no more than 50ft distance the latency is not noticeable.

[@SolarToker]

Tips on OBS scene setups for livestreaming and tips on setting up the audio mixer or different audio mixing options for people. I know blackmagic has some amazing hardware, but maybe some people are using digital audio mixers such as the donationware voicemeeter banana or trying to do less costly productions as a start out.

[@stephenbrown1314]

Great video! My school may want to start live streaming and I knew absolutely nothing about it. I feel I can move forward know. Steve

[@ditchauto]

That’s great. Thanks!

[@stephenbrown1314]

My school approved my proposal for livestreaming and I have equipment on order. If this works out, I'll be upgrading next school year to wireless. @@ditchauto

[@aniljpillai]

I like your PK1 Extreme mount

[@medienluemmel2000]

Regarding audio setup i have good experience with running the mixed audio through my camera no1. I plugin the xlr cables and use then the embedded audio in the hdmi signal from that camera. In the Atem i select audio only from that camera. This way i almost never had any issues with synchronicity.

[@Yellowjacket1977]

Excellent video. I am almost finished building my in-home broadcast studio from which I will continue to do my FM radio show. Once completed, I also plan to start a podcast with multiple guests. I love your setup but I will need more audio microphone inputs. I am considering the Rodecaster Pro 2 for audio and am considering going with the Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro ISO for multi-camera switching. Just this week, though, I saw a video on the new Roland VRC-01 AeroCaster. What are your thoughts on the Roland VRC-01?

[@ditchauto]

I don’t have any experience with it. I am going to expand out and try other platforms.

[@colborlight]

Wow they seemed convenient.

[@majorredbeard]

Great setup! We're using PTZ cameras and running SDI+Ethernet loomed, though I'm wondering about trying to add Wireless. Do you find that the wireless latency is noticeable between wired and wireless inputs? Do you delay the wired to sync up with the audio correctly?

[@Victor60824]

Thanks for the info you shared. I wanted to ask you how do you do to stream or record to the ssd (Is what I always do) in HD and record to the each camera in 4K. In the cameras should I press REC or I can do it through the ATEM?. Thanks! 🤙

[@Volleykanalen]

If you have Blackmagic cameras, you can send the rec command from the ATEM, but with any other brand you're gonna have to press the rec button on each of the individual cameras.

[@BurgeTV]

Would you be able to recommend a portable live streaming setup? What would you cut out and leave behind? Laptop over PC? Standalone mic or built in to the headset? (or the webcam?) Please help!

[@xxSTICKxx20]

Great content!! Question for ya… running your cams through the ATEM switcher, does that act as your “encoder” or “capture card” so to speak? Or does your live-streaming platform do that processing for you? Kinda new to this but needing to do it for work. I’ve got 2 Dslr cams and I’ll be using a zoom podtrak P8 for audio and have been looking at the cam link or legato HD 60 X for the cameras (a7r3 and a FX3) just don’t quite understand how you get that encoding done for 2 cameras on the same device. I’m probably not explaining that well. Ha Thanks in advance!

[@dhfkfloorball]

That's also what I would like to know. If you use OBS / Laptop as the encoder it has to be quite powerful for a quality stream.

[@johnonduku5922]

@@dhfkfloorball The ATEM Mini is an encoder itself, as well as a video switcher. It encodes everything and sends it out to whatever streaming destination you choose (KZbin, Facebook, Twitch).

[@lekanadedeji3027]

Thanks, I Will love to know more about the live streaming software (OBS) setup's

[@falconeproductions18]

Really great video. What internet router do you use for pushing out your livestream?

[@HahnemannTravelOfficial]

does this work with mobile phones? or do we have to use the roland aerocaster as the only option to do multiple camera phones during a live stream?

[@yomisaint]

Insightful and impactful video. What is your honest opinion on Roland Aerocaster Wireless switcher (The mobile phones setup)?

[@VideoByPatrick]

Love the wireless camera signal to laptop via switcher but instead of using wifi to router how about 5g thetered to laptop battery powered and youtube live via software ? What if your shot location has no reliable hard wired internet/router ? Sometimes all you got is cellular 5g ? Will 5g mimic an network connection when there is no wired router avaliable?

[@ditchauto]

I have had to tether laptop to my iPhone before. It’s not a good solution but better than nothing. I have Starlink which I bring as a backup in situations where I don’t know what to expect with internet. Usually I work with the IT department to get a dedicated and unrestricted line.

[@c.onthemove.v]

Awesome tutorial. Same here as others regarding audio. Would you mind walking us through your audio setup in similar detail as the video?

[@ditchauto]

I will do that very soon.

[@michaelsokov9837]

Thanks for this video. Bro, it’s obvious that videos about livestreaming are more in demand. I would like to hear how you output sound, what equipment you use. ❤

[@TerenceKearns]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your setup. I have the atem mini pro iso so can't use the usb for camera input to the computer whilst also recording to ssd. Atem mini extreme has 2 usb ports. I think i will upgrade to the sdi version when i get the extreme. Any thoughts? I'll probably get 2 Hollyland kits as well. How many kits can you use simultaneously? Do you know? Also I plan on streaming directly from Pro Presenter. Have you tried streaming from that?

[@ditchauto]

If I switch to different cameras or need to go wired more often I will get the SDI model. You can use as many Hollyland kits as there are available channels. I think they have 8 channels so that might be the limitation, but I'm not sure.

[@garrityphotographs6688]

Thanks for this great video. Do you know of a way to preview one camera from the ATEM mini SDI PRO ISO while streaming from another and see the preview live in OBS on windows? My church is using OBS with the ATEM mini SDI PRO ISO. We’ve set up the preview through the black magic software but OBS only shows us the camera that’s live. I know we could use a second display, but it would be a much more elegant solution if we were able to see the other camera in the OBS preview window

[@fuchsrichterakademie1044]

Hi Jerad, thank you very much for your many tips in this video. We regularly use ATEM for transmissions. However, soon we want to stream a larger event with 4 cameras - we use 4x the Sony camcorder AX 53. My question relates to the sound. The speakers will be spread out on stage and will use different microphones. How do we get the sound transmitted without latency and synchronously? So far we've been using a Steinberg UR 44C as a mixer and can go stereo into ATEM from there. Or do you see a better setup?

[@Red-ju4mi]

Sound transmitted into the recording or house and are you recording house audio from mix then problem solved. Dont understand your question

[@chrisnewton8418]

If you are asking about the video to audio delay caused by the video stream latency, the simplest solution is to feed audio directly to one of the cameras, then extracted at the ATEM. The video latency will match the other cameras in the system and the audio stream will also have the same degree of latency because it is passing through the camera. There are other ways to digitally delay the audio an appropriate amount, but sending audio through a camera is the simplest.

[@jomfastre109]

Very nice video. I also wanted to use the motu for sound but I can't get it working. I use the Atem mini extreme iso with 3 Fuji cameras with Hdmi cables and electrical cables. Use also Companion and Streamdeck. I have an iPad to connect a PowerPoint to the Atem. Sound capture with Rode wireless Go2 into the camera. I film especially workshops and teaching courses. I wish your video was made 3 years ago, then it would be perfect for me as a starting point. Well done!

[@prasadchundi]

thank you so much... can you please talk on camera settings for best output quality.

[@LaMorrisHampton]

Really good stuff! You said you don't use the 1/8 inch on the Atem for your audio, how do you get the audio to your system for the livestream? Do you have any issues with syncing using separate audio and video sources?

[@ditchauto]

I use a USB audio interface. The audio sync up really well. I would say it’s perfect but it’s really close.

[@TailoredTechnique]

Just hit the sub! What is difference from the iso extreme and pro

[@ditchauto]

The ISO let’s you record individual channels to SSD, but only in HD. It’s a nice backup to have.

[@smlsoto]

your vid is so helpfull Jared. i have one sony a7IV for livestream at my church. my question is ¿does your camera overheat with the axterna battery or not? becase i've heard that the a/iV overheats. thanks for your answer.

[@ditchauto]

I haven’t had any overheating issues.

[@nathanmyers1253]

Great tutorial. Thank you. Of course there's a big spectrum here...but what do you typically charge for a 4-hour event? Or where could I find more about that?

[@rigomartineztarot]

Using the switcher can you use 2 camera feeds in one scene(camera1 and camera 2)? Would that be programmed on the switcher or on obs?

[@ditchauto]

I do that on OBS and the switcher can’t do that since I’m only sending one feed to OBS. You would have to use the ATEM software for that.

[@ChrisSpeda]

Great, thank you. Can you tell, what kind of monitor/TV screen do you use in the background? Chris

[@ditchauto]

It’s just a cheap HD display with HDMI.

[@sebastianFZE]

How does the ipad come into play in all of this? Would it be possible to use it as your main screen?

[@somabatorsolti9009]

Hello! This was a really good video, it helped a lot! But I still have a question in my head. If I use a switcher, do I need capture cards for mí camera? Im sorry if its already mentioned somewhere... Thanks for the video btw.

[@hourglassmediagroup]

Could you share a link to the stand that your ATEM & wireless receivers were mounted on?

[@driftwoodpictures]

Thanks for the video, could you possibly elaborate on using the XLR audio interface in conjunction with the Atem mixer? Is it as simple as selecting the interface as the audio channel on the stream? Does it ever drift out of sync from the video feed? thanks :)

[@ditchauto]

I run it all through OBS and it stays in sync. I have used ATEM and audio interface over long Zoom calls and it also stays in sync.

[@driftwoodpictures]

@@ditchauto thanks so much for the response! much appreciated, I'm going to look into it now :)

[@ChrisP1101]

Just found your channel. Great tutorial Jerad. I have a dive business but are being asked for more and more handheld interviews, event recording, and live streams. I've passed on the Livestream business due to not having the setup, equipment, etc. Can you tell me, how much (ballpark) do you charge for an evert? I'm sure largely depends on how long, how many cameras, etc. Just trying to better understand ROI on equipment and man power needed to run a production. Thanks!! Best of luck to you in 23'

[@smallbizdigitalmedia]

Good question

[@gooddoor699]

Hi Jared! Great video thank you! Question.. with most no camcorder cameras having a 30 minute record limit or overheating problems how do you adjust for a live stream? Thank you!

[@YousefulGFX]

THANKS FOR SHARING, my questions is how you conect atem mini to the laptop via type c or via hdmi thank you if you are conecting it via type c then how you record to the hard disk

[@cometakeaseat]

I’m looking to have a set up done like this, not for live streaming, but so someone can jump in, hit a button and screen capture and record on multiple cameras, that can later be edited. When the cameras are connected to the streaming deck, do you just tap record and all the cameras connected to it start to record at the same time?

[@ditchauto]

The Sonys have to be manually toggled. Some of Black Magic's cameras can be fully controlled by the ATEM. I've considered switching my studio cameras.

[@alliancefrancaisesalerno]

Great video! Thank you for this video! Question: Yolobox ultra could substitute atem extreme iso??

[@ditchauto]

Yes, absolutely

[@andreapperley]

That AndyCIne SSD caddy is so smart! 2tb of storage for ~$110 vs the equivalent angelbird being $800, no brainer!!

[@let3]

Thanks for the great video. How do you simultaneously record to SSD and connect to the PC to use OBS?

[@ditchauto]

The ATEM records to SSD. You simply plug into the device and it recognizes the drive. You hit record and it captures each channel of video and a full edit of everything you switched while recording.

[@let3]

@@ditchauto thanks for replying. But how do I use OBS if the USB connection is taken by the SSD?

[@professionalstreamingtv]

❤❤❤ Very good Video The Hollyland Transmitter has any Delay?

[@ditchauto]

Very little latency.

[@jarbo186]

Hey Jared, thanks for your work, yes please can you make more in deep about live streaming. My question is a about the gear, which Sony product would you recommend for recording about 1h long. I’m wondering about this becase this products can easily overheat and we don’t want to go that way. Big thanks!❤

[@ditchauto]

I’m working on ideas for a next video. As for Sony, I have filmed 3 hour school concerts in a hot gym and had no issues.

[@hiawrj]

I experience that using 2 cameras wireless at different distances to the receiver/atem causes the video feeds to have different latency. So when I capture wireless audio also I got 3 feeds all coming into OBS at different latencies. Syncing up 1 video and sound is easy, as I can delay the audio. But is there a way to sync my last video feed as well? Using the Hollyland Mars 300 Pro x2 from Sony a7iv. And Sennheiser AVX into zoom h6. Video goes into Atem Mini Pro and then into laptop as webcam feed via usb. Audio goes into obs via usb as microphone source.

[@ditchauto]

I haven’t had latency issues at all. If you are experiencing that, you can use the delay filter in OBS to adjust for video or audio latency.

[@emmancervantes1984]

how do you record the mixed video or the output video at the same time while streaming?

[@WTSPod]

are you able to have a split screen showing two different camera angles at once?

[@larryswanciger4387]

This was great information and I enjoyed the presentation. I did have a question that you stated that you used OBS from the Laptop instead of from the ATEM Mini Pro Extreme. Is there an advantage to doing that? I am using the Extreme presently within a more permanent environment. I have set up four Nikon Mirrorless cameras in the sound booth at the rear of a Church. The audio comes from a sound board and I use two inputs from computers. We Livestream the Church services and other events. I am always looking to improve my set-up. I started doing this during Covid like so may Churches did.

[@ditchauto]

Sounds like a solid setup. I just use OBS because it’s easier to manage additional content and audio channels which I try to pull from the board as well. OBS also gives me another layer of security should there be an issue with the ATEM and I need to power cycle it. I also always have an Elgato USB stuck as a last resort should the ATEM completely fail me.

[@sayididit2930]

I also was wondering the same thing. Also, if your actual livestream, with overlays and videos, is going from OBS and not the ATEN, it doesn't really help to record the ATEM feed (it is still good for backup I guess)

[@bigbangngtv]

I use the Vmix software for live-streaming, have you used vmix once and which is the better software Vmix or OBS?

[@JadeesVlog]

Need help please...Im using four camers for my livestrem All HDMI to my Atmen Mini pro...for Audio I have two wireless mic sets for on Two on the Cameras....It works fine for the hour then starts to Lagg very badly after an hour. What causes that

[@blainekereku]

great

[@sayididit2930]

Every time I record the ATEM footage, I get a bad file. Once it was low quality picture, another time the audio was messed up (audio was a Sennheiser G3 plugged directly into the camera which was going into the ATEM. Luckily, the camera recorded the audio well and I was able to replace the ATEM audio with the camera audio while preserving all the switches which I did between cameras.) Any suggestions on how to make sure the ATEM recording quality is at it best?

[@GoldenTeeTV]

No time code sync? or are you not recording in cam and audio for later post production?

[@ditchauto]

In this situation there is no post production.

[@penakkumedia146]

Please which port do I take audio from the mixer to the audio device?

[@user-tb2td1ud7y]

What is your take on using stream yard for events and setting up multiple cameras that way for live?

[@davetinoco]

Jerad, can you recommend some HIGH-QUALITY HDMI splitters? I bought 2 on Amazon and they got fried after 2 uses.