Getting Started with Open Broadcaster Software OBS

[@garrettcal1812]

Just getting started with my church livestreaming. This was very helpful. Thank you.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

ROCK ON! show me your work.

[@billworsfold8286]

Really, really helpful tutorial. When you know absolutely nothing, basic knowledge gives you a starting point.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Love it.

[@ShanraePrice]

This tutorial was very helpful. I am not computer savvy but this tutorial was very easy to follow. Thank you

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

GREAT! I'd love to see your stream when you get it all set up. -Dave

[@ShanraePrice]

The Church Media Guys [Church Training Academy] I certainly will share it on my KZbin channel and send but yo you. I’m still learning how to sync it with my FB livestream as well as adding wording.

[@ShanraePrice]

Sorry Dave typo, I meant to say, send it to you.

[@jeffdunn8269]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! I was having an issue seeing my facetime camera and your AWESOME video solved the issue.

[@colleenmoore978]

We will be using OBS with a TriCaster eventually and wondered how to connect. It’s a switcher so would you connect with HDMI and the TriCaster would be the video capture device? We only have one camera right now and it’s pretty easy

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

What's the use case for using OBS in conjunction with a Tricaster. They both do the same thing - 'cept the Tricaster is on steroids ;)

[@colleenmoore978]

We borrow equipment (TriCaster, cameras etc) from a local cable station. We’re new to OBS but I assumed that the TriCaster would manage the input of our 3 cameras and the soundboard audio and then we would bring the TriCaster into to OBS by HDMI as a video capture device for our stream. Are you saying OBS can manage 3 cameras by itself or are you saying we only need one camera and OBS can create the appearance of 3 cameras by changing the zoom on the scenes in OBS.

[@PrincessofBuckhead]

Thank you so much! Our church is already streaming, but I've been tasked to learn OBS. I loved the neat trick of setting a CU on Facetime so you have the ability to switch back and forth without an additional camera. =)

[@donnajenkins2701]

Thank you so much for doing this video .My church wants to start live streaming and it is my desire to have us do it right . I believe this will give us a great start ! I look forward to leaning more along with my team . Thanks again !

[@mdsimmonsproductionsllc1354]

Thank you so much for posting and doing this. I want to learn more to help grow my church and for my business as well. Would love to learn more from you

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Hi there!!! I take it you're MD? Thanks for leaving a comment! The stuff we're teaching is targeted towards churches and ministries---but the principles are the same for business or growing your personal brand -- so I think you'll be good to go :) I've created a free guide to help churches and ministries get started quick. ctlab.club/StreamGuide Please let me know how I can help! -dave

[@lamarschoell7827]

Thanks you very much for this video. You did an excellent job. I just download OBS and found your video and I was able to get started. Thanks again.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Awesome! I'd love to see your work.

[@redknight1825]

This was an excellent presentation. Nice and easy to follow. Great work

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Why thank you! -Dave

[@PastorRomelus]

Thank you for the video, Can we display lyrics/ Bible verses on the screen while live-streaming during Sunday morning service? If so, please send me the link showing how to do that. Thank you in advance,

[@dukekraus4362]

Great tutorial on OBS. Helped a lot to set up. BUT, maybe you can help me further. My stream to Facebook does not have audio!! My input is from a video switcher that gets it from our soundboard. and the mac sees the audio. What have I not checked?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Ask this in our Facebook group: churchmediahacks.com

[@michaeljanapin9528]

Thanks Brother. This is what I have been searching for in a long time.

[@sharonscott7665]

This was simply awesome. I will now explore it. Thank you sooo much

[@ElRegioYLaChina05]

does it haave to be a usb camera ?camera from laptop can' t be used?

[@markmurphy2672]

Very nice! We are moving from wireless Switcher Studio to a PC based using the cameras we have and a new streaming video mixer. What PC CPU, RAM Memory, etc... do you recommend?

[@seanjackson8274]

one of the clearest tutorials i've seen, really enjoyed learning with this guy, highly reccomend.

[@jeinnercampos4672]

Very helpful, I appreciate your efforts on putting this together!

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Thanks!!

[@heavenmindedtv]

Can you also use this from your phone,

[@melparkin7506]

Hi, I'm looking at trying to live stream on Facebook using OBS, biut as part of it want to use pre-recorded music that's either on a CD or an MP3 file on my laptop but don't know how to play this through my CD or laptop without the sound being distorted. Thanks

[@twominutetips]

Very well presented. Thank you.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Thanks!! I appreciate it! Are you streaming? What kind of stuff are working on? -Dave

[@bodyxpresswellnesssolution4555]

Great video. How do you use zoom with OBS? I cannot find it listed on streaming. Also trying to make my Sony AX33 Handy Cam work with OBS but not sure how to connect it. Thank you for your time.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

That's my next video. ;). I'm working on it Friday.

[@conkyjoe]

Is it mandatory to have wifi in order to stream a church service? What if there's no wifi in a church? How does the broadcast stream out?

[@AndyMoyle]

You do need internet - wired is faster!

[@aarondurai7949]

Thank u so much for ur teaching.. can we use our mobiles as a webcamera in this software?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Yes, you'll need to use the NDI camera app and install the NDI plugin for OBS.

[@OfficialZakirHossain]

Kindly tell me how to record my ppt with obs use webcam and explaining with annotations.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

you should use the window capture source and set up scenes that have your ppt app as one, and maybe a whiteboard app as another.

[@JulietVorster]

Awesome training to get started. Thank you so much. :)

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Hi Juliet! Thanks for subscribing! I really appreciate it. I'm glad this was helpful! What kind of stuff can I help you with? What are you looking to learn or improve on? Be sure to join us over at ChurchTrainingAcademy.com for a lot more.

[@davcatchy]

Thank you so much, this is so helpful. I'm working around setting a small studio for my live transmissions.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Awesome! We'd love to see it when you get it all done!

[@AbrahamNyumahTumbey]

Hi bro. How are you doing? I hope all is well with you. I’m new to OBS and I’m having problems with the interface. I try using the software during my church service and I noticed that My preview scream was appearing in my output scream before I hit the transition to send it to the program scream. I actually expected the preview scream to be restricted to me only but it was the other way around. So how can solve this issue? I really need your help.

[@mhpreach]

Dave, some questions about OBS. I am currently a full time minister. A former Broadcast Engineer. Working with a small church limited resources. As a result I am the one man media department as well. So I’m not necessarily interested in Live stream as I am recording video for You Tube or some other platform. I use a Mac. I know get to your questions. Ok. I make Keynote charts for all my lessons. I don’t want typical videos of me just talking and deer in headlights look. I don’t want on the camera myself as much as I want a computer feed of my advancing keynote charts, fully in sync. Can I do that with one computer with OBS? Or, would I use two computers? If so what would be a typical work flow to set that up? I can even host these on my own in house Web Browser. Any help ideas appreciated.

[@RaphaelDawkinsCombatRadio]

I've just done my first KZbin live stream using this method. I can watch the replay, but the video isn't showing up on my channel. I have to go into my KZbin studio to view it? What's that all about?

[@Hallucent]

Raphael Dawkins Combat Radio you need to go to options and check record when streaming so then you can upload it separately

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Sorry I didn't see this earlier... did you get it figured out? My first thought is that maybe it's set to private or unlisted? Set it to public ;) -Dave

[@RaphaelDawkinsCombatRadio]

@@ChurchMediaCreators I can't remember, I switched to Stream Yard, far simpler. I'll get back to OS at some point and experiment again. Thanks.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

@@RaphaelDawkinsCombatRadio if it works, take and run!

[@moonrockers2]

Hi my friend nice video i was tray to stream with my video camera a Sony AX33 but for some reason I don’t see no video only a black screen in KZbin do I need a converter box or something like that you know like black magic

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

What video capture device are you using on that system? This will be something that you run the HDMI output from your camera to. -Dave

[@samuelrobinson361]

I NEED HELP!!! I am trying to use OBS at my church with blackmagic ultrastudio mini recorder with Panasonic GH2 as camera and I can not get the audio to play on the stream. I have been trying everything and it is just not working. If you have any suggestions please let me know. Thank you in advance. Blessings.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Are you using a USB audio device to bring in the audio from your front of house mixer?

[@samuelrobinson361]

Yes I am using a SYBA 2.0 and a aux cord. I have tried several different cords but nothing is working.

[@isaacfrerichs3305]

Questions: what was the webcam you mentioned? What mic do you recommend and can it be done but Bluetooth headphones if it has a mic? Thank you!

[@circuitbreaker6685]

Hi!! Thanks! So one question. Of course with this pandemic, we called off in-house services and jumped right into Facebook Live streaming. The minister, the music director, and me with a Logitech C920 webcam and Snowball Blue microphone on -10db pad, set in front of a PA speaker/monitor that was already on the floor - so as to pick up our PA - Minister's lapel mike, wireless mic on the pianist (the Snowball pics up the piano too). I plug the Snowball USB into my Lenovo laptop, the webcam into another USB input, we have the laptop plugged into our LAN at 100Mbs upload speed (nice our ISP improved our connection during all this!) So after all that, the real question: why should I consider OBS? I played with it here at home and it just seems to make it harder to work with Facebook. There's this major delay between what I see on OBS and what shows on FB. I'm used to using the FB preview screen to move the camera. I read congregants prayers during "prayers of the people" into our wireless for the minister to hear. It just seems a complication, and when I did my (don't know how really) first setup, I was ending up cropping some of the nice wide angle the C920 has. The video didn't seem to be any better quality. I think others on KZbin have said OBS allows you to determine your settings so FB doesn't? Should I think of OBS as something I want more if I get a better camera (a camcorder) with a video interface? Please convince me or tell me that FB is better now and I don't really need OBS for now. Thanks!! -Tom M. Cherokee Park United Church, St. Paul MN. [you can Google and see the (beginner) level stuff we're doing. Took us till today to get a c920 that would auto-focus reliably!]

[@KingdomUploader]

Hey brother; you saved us(pun intended), however, we have OBS ver. 25.0.8 and and in the streaming services setting, Zoom is Not listed. Everyone uses zoom in our church gatherings. Why does OBS not list it? How can we add Zoom? Got a video for that? Please help us wretched gentiles over here? Thanks

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

To clarify, you want to stream your OBS broadcast into a zoom meeting?

[@KingdomUploader]

@@ChurchMediaCreators 'Correct; i have the virtual cam plugin installed on OBS.

[@pcartisan2721]

Great video, but at about 5:10 mins. you mentioned that an audio bit rate of 128mbps is CD Quality. That is nowhere near CD Quality of 1411mbps. There are many compressed MP3’s out there at 128, but that is a low quality sounding song - unless you’re listening to it on a low quality device, like laptop speakers or a phone. Good speaker & headphones (not $10 earbuds) really do make a difference, when listening to a CD, vs. a 128mbps mp3.

[@RobertRozarioa]

Hi, Thanks so much for taking time in explaining this . I got a problem to resolve. Would appreciate if you chip in please. Due to this Corona Virus Lockdown , I am trying to bring in my Pastor, Worship leader and prayer leader from 3 different locations with their own PCs or smartphones so that they can stream from their house and i need to use them as source in my OBS and broadcast out to You tube/Facebook-Page as one continuous stream with minimal disruption. I am trying obs.ninja as one of the options. Are there any other options that you can suggest please via APP on ios/Android.

[@AndyMoyle]

You'd need super fast fibre internet and high end pc to download and upload. Have you considered Zoom pro to do this?

[@RobertRozarioa]

@@AndyMoyle I got Zoom Pro. Looks like the audio quality is affected when worship leader sings with guitar and using his smArt phone at 3 m away and zoom suppresses the music and voice randomly thinking that's noise. Tried laat week with a laptop and enabled local sound option and it seemed to work. Going to try disabling zoom international data centres and enable only europe to see if it makes a diff

[@AndyMoyle]

@@RobertRozarioa Interesting, we settled on KZbin livestream, with prerecorded worship and other contributions (so no dangers of other people's lousy upload speeds). Going to use zoom for virtual coffee afterwards

[@RobertRozarioa]

@@AndyMoyle Yes thats what we are doing too. Facebook and KZbin live pre recorded for Sunday services ( Time consuming though for editing. 😊) Zoom for our weekly prayer meetings and youth groups, sunday school and bible studies

[@AndyMoyle]

@@RobertRozarioa Be blessed in it - we have seen one saved and onto our online discipleship program already (www.forty-two.online) I'm loving the opportunities for the Gospel and people secretly checking out church!

[@fredrandolph1334]

I see you using a mac and I don't and when watching there was screens that looked very different. I used fade to pull up the program screen on OBS and stayed on setup screen instead. I ran your Video but couldn't fix my screen. What did I do to cause this.

[@agusriadyady4748]

Thank you very much sir, this first time im learning of broadcast 😄😄😄

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

AWESOME! Get in to it :) You'll love it. Here's something that can help, EasyLiveStreaming.com We've a free guide for you. Also, our website / youtube channel have great resources

[@lenny2921]

Just starting ... and when I open for the first time.... and go to studio mode .... my preview window is on top and program window is on bottom not on left and right with tools in the middle leaving my windows very small ... how do I fix this ???

[@2001BornAgain]

Good stuff. How do you integrate PowerPoint into this? We play canned music because our church is small, and we play it through embedding audio into PPT. But the sound--and my mic---is plugged from my laptop into a soundboard. So can I pick up the music on PPT and record my voice? Thanks!

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Hey there! So sorry I didn't see this earlier. You can bring in anything really. OBS has various source types. When you add a source to the scene, take a look at your options. The way I've always done it is to section off a part of the screen to capture, then put PPT in that area. I've found that that's easier on the resources. Audio - get in to your mixer settings ;) -Dave

[@gujargee717]

nice job, thanks for sharing.

[@princekabs4659]

If i have 3 camera set up in my church and they are pluged into a Roland A/V, how to i switch in between the camera with obs? Do i just use the Roland and and the image will show as is on OBS or i have to create sceen?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Create Scenes. Everything is done in scenes. Even having the program output of a hardware mixer, coming in via a capture card goes in to scene and then that scene goes "live" and out to the stream :)

[@travel4you573]

My JVC GZEX355BU Camera is NOTbeing reconize by OBS any reason why?

[@divinemakola8710]

Hi there, Can you kindly share the name of the webcam you used in this video. Also how do I connect an aux mixer to obs for our church facebook livestream? I'm really ignorant when it comes to these things

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Hi Divine! The webcam is a Logitech C-930 ( amzn.to/2sT1ykv ) You connect the mixer either through the mic/line in port on the computer or via the USB (assuming a USB mixer). See if this helps: Live Streaming For Churches - The Easy Way. EasyLiveStreaming.com

[@divinemakola8710]

Thank you. Just one last thing. We are currently using a pc, windows 10. Is it a good idea to connect more than 3 video capture devices on OBS?

[@divinemakola8710]

Church Training Academy and I checked the specifications of that Webcam, I see it's only mentioning windows 7 or 8. Can you confirm if it will run using windows 10? Thanks in advance

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Generally, if something works for windows 7 or 8, unless specified that it DOESNT work on 10, it will :) That's been my experience.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Depending on the power of the computer and the USB bus (I'm assuming you're talking about webcams only) it should be fine. Test and see

[@michaelbyrd4004]

Most helpful video so far. Thanks.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Thanks! 'appreciate it!

[@vickroytyler]

I've been wanting to add a webcam to ours. We use obs, but right now it is just what is showing on our proclaim presenter program and audio from Pastor. The problem I would have is this. I wouldn't want the far away shot with the webcam. I'd prefer to have it approximately 10 ft away from the pulpit. How do I go about doing this? Is there potentially a bluetooth option or wifi? I cant just do a really long usb cable. The pulpit is approximately 30-40 ft from our Mac. Any thoughts?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

your best bet is to only use the webcam for a wide shot. Take note how I've used the webcam for a wide establishing shot and then a proper video cam (~$200) for the closer in, more 'proper' shot. You'll need an adapter to take the HDMI signal in to the computer. If you have thunderbolt, the BMD Mini-Record is awesome. Also, there's the Elgato Cam Link that works via USB 3 Here's some amazon links: amzn.to/2ozd1Dy amzn.to/2C5xUQh Hope this helps.

[@RichardAsaolu]

Hi, Thanks for your contribution toglobal church media community.Please can you do a video on setting up a room studio similar to what you have there behind you in this video.Am looking at setting up something similar.Thanks

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Thanks for commenting!! Absolutely. That's in the plans. If you would, visit the url below. That will get you a FREE guide on live streaming, as well as connect you and I via my website. I'm working on LOTS of training for our members :) I'd love to connect and help you as much as I can :) ctlab.club/StreamGuide

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Just want you to know that we do a weekly live show on this channel every Thursday at 11AM CST. I'd love for you to join us.

[@kevinvasquez3933]

Amazing video brother

[@maythamalmouthen5191]

Really helped. Many Thanks :). I have 2 enquirers please? 1. Can I Zoom In & Zoom out while recording in obs for tutorial video? 2. Can I get Yellow Circle Cursor in OBS in your tutorial video?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

That's not an OBS function, it's a function of your screen recording software... Like Camtasia. There is however a magnify chrome extension that may be useful for you. - Dave

[@christchurchwarrenton2065]

what's the problem when the scene source only shows a blue screen on the top and not live picture??

[@catamericanwhitman870]

I want to go from the pastors sermon to a hymn lyric screen how do i do that?

[@calebdesjardins616]

Hi! Quick question: I have 3 cameras that are setup through an atem 4K production switcher and was trying to run hdmi out of the switcher to the USB port in my computer but obs is not showing it as a video capture device, is there a reason for this? And if this is not compatible and I get the black magic web presenter will this pull up in obs as a video capture device? Thank you!

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Webpresenter creates a webcam correct? So I'm guessing that you'll find it listed as a "Video Capture Device" under the dropdown once you add that source. I believe that the ATEM mini - connected via usbC to the computer is seen as a webcam - is the ATEM 4k not? I wonder if it's not - hence the need for the WebPresenter device - that's why the made that.... unfortunately I don't have an ATEM anymore to test with - and yes - a mini is on my list ;) -Dave

[@BGMCTV]

i was wondering if you have more then the 1 obs studio video?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

I'm building a course for OBS. It'll be an updated version covering some basics like this one but plenty of other features and 'hacks'. Be sure you subscribe and get notified when we upload so you'll be in the loop.

[@sOuNdQuEsTq8]

You did an excellent job Sir! Thank you so much for posting. Question please? Can you do 2 camera on "Scene Transition"? - combination of FaceTime and the web cam?

[@stephanieadavison]

This video was very helpful. I was wondering if my church is new to live streaming what program would you suggest to get the Bible on screen through OBS when the pastor is preaching?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

I use the Olive Tree Bible Study app. Works on mac / pc as well as other devices. I use it on an imac and send that signal to OBS on my laptop via NDI. OR you can send it via HDMI to a capture device on the system running OBS. OR you can do a scene in OBS that uses a window or area of the desktop and run it locally. :) If you want to learn more about this and so much more, we'd love to have you at ChurchTrainingAcademy.com Hope this helps!

[@stephanieadavison]

Yes. Thank you I’ll take a look into it

[@testuser3167]

@@ChurchMediaCreators Olive Tree Bible Study doesn't appear to be available for Linux and our OBS system is (running Linux)...

[@johnpaulporrelli6208]

We are thinking about starting live streaming. I’m wondering how we get around the headaches of copyright for songs, and bible readings etc....

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Hi John Paul! CCLI has license packages. Most churches already have a license with them, just double check that you have the streaming license and any other applicable ones. If / When KZbin or Facebook mutes your audio or gives a copyright notice, you can dispute and provide a pdf or the license. ;)

[@johnpaulporrelli6208]

Church Training Academy thanks I will check that out

[@pastoraustinbrown2504]

With OBS is it possible to stream to youtube and facebook live in a joint stream?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Not from OBS. You'll need a service like the one we use. Restream. ChurchTrainingAcademy.com/Restream It lets you setup multiple destinations and you simply stream to IT, and it does the re-encoding and syndication. VERY cool! You can also monitor the chat from a unified chat app.

[@pastoraustinbrown2504]

@@ChurchMediaCreators Thank you!

[@juanmanuel1967able]

Blessings all the way from Monterrey nuevo Leon Mex. From your brother in Christ; Teacher Juan Manuel. Sorry could help out to set my self in the screen and be a little bit funny. with the intros to my English online classes and adds.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Hi Juan! Blessings from our Father to too my brother. I'm having a hard time reading your comment. - Dave

[@thebethesdachurchtuty]

Thanks Bro. Can we change the background of Live Streaming?

[@bitcoinbabe9397]

what brand is the microphone

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

That one - with the blue foam on it, is a Behringer XM8500. It's their answer to the Shure SM58. amzn.to/3eklSkT

[@frankbazuaye4747]

Thanks this was really helpful I am starting a live streaming service.Please what is the laptop spec to use OBS

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

i5 at a minimum you can have one source work good and stream at 720p. I7 with 8+ gigs of ram will do you well. And I suggest something with a good gpu with some memory on it. That will help a lot :) -Dave

[@MafiaTrends]

Hi there! With everything going on in the world today, my church is looking at an option to still bring us together. Is there a way to stream Google Hangout or Skype to OBS. I would like to be able to project the speakers one at a time to Program. I would like to be able to run everything from home. Is that possible?

[@StGermainLegacy]

Can I get the name of the Webcam you have so I can oder it please? Thank you God bless you!

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

We use this one: amzn.to/2UXmAN7 which is expensive. We share some other recommended webcams in this episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2e6n3Wahsl4f7M

[@Rexxfps]

i´ve gone to alot of vids and this one helped thx

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Thanks! We're actually building a course on OBS for churches. I'll drop a link here when it's ready :)

[@empoweringmomentdarrylnaca7638]

Bro I want to learn more about OBS I'm new to this, not teche person but I want to learn more.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

We have more training in our Insiders program: churchtrainingacademy.com/join

[@feyandd]

I have a Allen and Heath GLD 80 mixer board How can I set a mix just for streaming?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Fey Garcia assuming that is your house mixer.... I'd grab a smaller mixer and run sub groups from the main board to it. A sub for pastor, vocals etc, guitar, bass, keys, drums etc so you can mix a little for your stream and recording

[@tediyf]

Thank you sir , it's really really helpful to me .

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

You are most welcome. What kind of streaming are you doing?

[@tediyf]

@@ChurchMediaCreators I am Rev.Ted from Odisha India , I preach 100000 to 150000 people per year. Just newly I started the you tube channel that is Last ship to The heaven , because of Corona I couldn't go out so your lesson helped me to install obs and I am streaming in face book and it's name is " Lastship to heaven

[@rickytinetti462]

Hi, my church is currently using OBS to live stream our services on Facebook. We are having problems during the worship, the audio that comes through sounds like it is being played from underwater (if this makes sense). Often one or two instruments will stand out and the rest will be muffled. During the preaching the voice of the Pastor comes through chrystal clear. When recording we do not have this problem, everything records perfectly. It seems to be a failure in the live stream itself. However I cannot find the setting that is responsible for solving the problem. We have tried increasing the bitrate, however we have had no success. Any suggestions?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Hi Ricky! Is your recording being done by OBS? Is that the recording that sounds good? Is the music on the OBS recording bad too? -dave

[@rickytinetti462]

Church Training Academy Hi Dave, I'm fairly certain the recording that we gather from OBS is fine, although I will have to double check that. We use proclaim as our main recording program and have OBS as a backup.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

What it sounds like is that your driving the audio to high in to OBS. try lowering the input levels. Usually it's better to have a mixer between your house mixer and the broadcast system. You can have subgroups sent from the house mixer and do a mix for the recording. Else, take a feed from the primary recording source and feed that in to the obs system. We talk about that in this episode: www.churchtrainingacademy.com/get-better-live-stream-quality/

[@rickytinetti462]

Church Training Academy I've just gone back over the recordings we have from OBS and seen that we have the same problem as when we live stream. We do try to monitor the live stream in the OBS program and drag the slider down in the program if we see it is too high. Is having a mixer in between a better solution to doing this?

[@JohneChalach]

GOD BLESS BROTHER I ENJOYED WATCHING YOUR TEACHING, BUT I WANT TO KNOW IF I CAN USE THIS TO INTERVIEW A PERSON ONLINE,,,IS THAT POSSIBLE PLEASE RESPOND..

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Hi! Sorry I didn't see this earlier. God Bless you too brother! OBS is for broadcast / streaming / recording multiple sources. Think of it like an ugly TV production studio. For recording / interviewing people.. Zoom is the best app. Everything is built in. Many people do this with Skype too, but I prefer Zoom as it works VERY WELL with people on the other end who may have lower quality internet connections. -Dave

[@jsruby22]

Looks like your audio is not synced with the video. I'm having this issue with OBS and can't find a fix. I tried altering the video and audio delay in OBS but doesn't seem to do anything.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

That's one of the first places I look is the audio sync / delay options. Depending on how "off" it is, adjust those numbers. 300, 600, etc. Be sure it's on the proper channel too. Is the degree of "slippage" consistant? ie, it's always 3 seconds off or half a second off - consistently ? Or does it vary? ie: it's in sync now then a few minutes later, it's about 2 seconds off, then it's back in sync then it's off again etc etc... How many cameras are you using and what' the connection? 1 webcam? 1 external camera with a capture card? Which one is out of sync? both? etc I've seen problems with the upload connection / speed cause this issue as well. Since OBS is designed for streaming, when the connection is spotty it focuses on trying reestablish/maintain the connection and delivering the signal. That can cause dropped frames and sync issues. A good rule of thumb is to set your upload speed to be 1/3 of what your average upload speed it (check speedtest several times to get an idea) ie: 5 megabit upload speed - try limiting your upload speed to 1000k or 1200k. I rarely see a consistent, sustained upload speed. Also, what are the specs of the computer and your stream? Is it an i5 laptop and you're trying to stream 1080p ? That processor may choke on that much. Maybe try backing it down to a 720p stream or a 480p stream and see if things smooth out. Hope these ideas help.

[@Godskingdommission]

Hi CTA, can you make a video on how to input Bible passages on OBS live stream? Thank you

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Sure thing. I'll get started on it after the holidays. ;)

[@Godskingdommission]

@@ChurchMediaCreators Thank you very much

[@heelturnwrestling3549]

Im trying to so hard to learn the cross posting from obs to fb have been able to get to work a few times but its echoing and delayed. How can I get a straight stream to fb with no issues

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Hey there! Sorry I missed this earlier. "Cross posting from OBS to FB" OBS is streaming software, it's not a platform. What do you mean? Are you trying to stream to multiple platforms? That's syndication (like tv shows being broadcast on multiple networks). Justin and I use Restream to do that. It's great. We send the stream to them, then send it to multiple platforms FROM them. Genius! Here's our link: ChurchTrainingAcademy.com/restream.

[@JohnnyMotel99]

I have a quick question. I want to cut to a video from webcam, but when I cut to the video I have both video audio and webcam audio in the mixer. Is this the only way possible? It means I need to mute the webcam every time I play that video, then of course I forget sometimes to unmute when webcam is live.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

I always mute Webcam and hdmi audio, and always use dedicated line or mic audio only. That way, it's never an issue

[@JohnnyMotel99]

@@ChurchMediaCreators Thanks, so what you are saying is that any external media file audio will have the webcam audio alongside in the mixer...? Oh, thank you to reply so quickly.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

What I'm saying is disable the Webcam audio, use a proper mic, set the audio to be that mic source, and keep it on. Then mute it as needed when playing audio from other sources... This gets easier when you use a mixer, since you simply slide the fader down. VS having to click in the interface.... It's smoother.

[@JohnnyMotel99]

The Church Media Guys [Church Training Academy] thank you 🙏

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

@@JohnnyMotel99 you got it

[@DwarkaCommunityChurch]

we are unable to stream to KZbin, we are only able to stream to Facebook, why is that? OBS has been updated but still the same issue? any Idea?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Have you verified your KZbin channel and unlocked the live streaming option?

[@pauldestefano2721]

started streaming from OBS for testing stop streaming and wasn't able to review on Facebook

[@apunkfromatl]

It's 2020... is this system still operational (any good) or is there newer systems in use?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Get the latest build. It's a great system. Also check out the version from Stream Labs.

[@testuser3167]

@@ChurchMediaCreators Careful there! Stream Labs OBS is NOT the same as OBS Studio - it's a fork of the OBS Studio code that is being optimized for gamers who are trying to stream to Twitch, etc., and won't have many of the studio features that a church streaming setup would need or want. Probably best to stick with OBS Studio for live streaming church services?

[@claudius_gabriel]

Hey... I have a JVC Cam that has HDMI port in it....how do I connect it to my computer??? What kind of device do I need for that????

[@DaveCurlee]

You'll want an . HDMI capture device. For my laptops I use the BlackMagic Mini Recorder - it's thunderbolt, so if you don't have thunderbolt, it's a nogo for you. For a desktop, you can get a PCI card of the same. Also, Elgato makes the CamLink. It's a USB3 dongle with HDMI input. It's great too. MiniRecorder Thunderbolt: amzn.to/2zQsW5Y MiniRecorder PCI: amzn.to/2MTCXYE Elgato Camlink: amzn.to/2ZNKcDl There's plenty of others out there, but these are the best performance for the $$. -Dave

[@claudius_gabriel]

@@DaveCurlee I need your help to make my stream run smooth... I tried a stream test but the live put was lagging.... I want to change the Bitrate and see if it helps....but not sure how much should I reduce or do something to get it right.... Can u help me out?

[@khaosmythx3086]

Hey i just wanna ask if how could i add my camera to video capture?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Are you using a video capture device? Which one? -Dave

[@felixg12]

Thank you sir and God Bless for being so helpful, I subscribed. Im looking forward to sharing some gospel songs on my channel one day just small very ameture, but im having a hardtime with the osb program recognizing my nimon3400 it does not see it and my laptop msi notebook has a horribble camera, any advice on getting it to see my nimon3400?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Hi Felix! You mean your Nikon D3400 DSLR? If it has clean HDMI out - clean as in, the display icons / grids etc on the lcd display can be turned off or not sent down the HDMI port, then all you need is an HDMI capture card. Take a look at the Elgato Cam Link. amzn.to/2FIMe1C (affiliate link) of course, be sure to keep your receipt just in case there's a problem. :) -Dave

[@felixg12]

Church Training Academy oh cool yes i meant nikon3400 lol I always misspell when I'm on my smartphone sorry, but thank you ill check it out that looks great

[@felixg12]

Church Training Academy , so I ended up buying a webcam, and It worked great. but you wouldnt believe the problems I had with trying to get an audio working. I bought a appolo imterface but could not get obs to recognize it. Only if I buy a thousand dollars pro tools will it work. I foumd out later, i tried a pro tool first and it gave me a virus and ereased my whole computer. So I now bought a new computer a really nice MSI, So I give up. But rhank you anyways for sharing my video. Obs did work with my mixer with the mic input but the audio was horrible for some reason. It sounded like it was underwater.

[@PRAMODYADAV-su4ic]

Hi sir really I like u r explosion I ask one think with u sir plz help me how to connect to 4k comear in obs studio plz help me

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Yes. You'll need a capture card / device that can capture 4k. I have some I like here... kit.co/ChurchMediaGuys/video-capturing-hardware

[@tedi96]

Which camera with the minimal system I can capture. Besides Logitech

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Do you mean a "real" camera? A non-webcam camera? I do a broadcast tv show with 2 Canon Vixia HF 800 camcorders. They are about $200 US each and work great. I use one in our church too for a wide shot and it works like a charm. You'll need a capture device for it to get in to the computer. Cameras: amzn.to/2AmlBeW Capture devices: amzn.to/2Sot04C Hope this helps. -Dave

[@tedi96]

My camera is Nikon D5100. How to connect in OBS for broadcaster my church. Thank you.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

See my previous comment please. You need a capture device to get the HDMI signal in to your computer - I provided a link in my previous comment. Let me know how it all turns out. I'd love to see your video stream. -Dave

[@tjstevens001]

I have a Zoom Q8 camera, I want to use this camera to stream It has embedded audio stream. I want to learn this setup. Can you help?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Hi Tim! Sorry, I just saw this. The same way I set this up using the webcams, you can do with your camera and an HDMI Capture device to bring the hdmi signal from the camera in to OBS as a video source. There's a lot of them out there. I recommend ones from Black Magic, Elgato or Magewell. There's some off brand ones that you can always try too. If you buy from Amazon, you can return if it doesn't work ;) Here's a list of capture devices from Amazon. Like I said, I trust Black Magic, Elgato and Magewell. amzn.to/2Y4XDiF Hope this helps. -dave

[@danielforsythe5305]

I use this software to live stream for our church through Facebook Live. However, there is almost always a lag with the video source. Do you have any tips on how I could improve this?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Are you talking a lag between the video and audio sync? Like a bad Kung Fu movie? Are you seeing this lag in your program window as well as the stream or the stream only?

[@danielforsythe5305]

Yes, the video is consistently behind the audio. It also lags in the local recording. facebook.com/pg/wfa.church/videos/?ref=page_internal It is clearly evident with the Easter service.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Yes. I've dealt with this. Could be a couple of or a mixture things. If you're using a webcam... check the settings for that camera.. it's the source / properties. See if you have 'use buffering' turned on. That buffers the video signal prior to sending to the preview and program windows... basically delaying the video signal. That could be the crux right there. If you're using a hardware device to bring in an HDMI or Composite or analog signal, then you could just be having an issue with the audio sync. See the link below. You'll want to introduce some delay in the audio. I usually start with 300 milliseconds. Usually that gets you close. Also, check if you're streaming bitrate is too high. That usually manifests, however in a sync issue in the STREAM, not necessarily the stream AND recording... but worth looking at. Also if you're set for advanced recording options... try using standard and keep it sync'd with the stream bitrate. That way, there's only one encoding stream happening instead of two. ie: h.264 encoding for one bitrate (stream) and then simultaneously h.264 encoding for the recording bitrate. Follow? It could be that the machine you're using has a cpu that can't keep up with both. Make note if while streaming and recording if your CPU usage is CRAZY high... Usually I keep mine at the 60-75% range if I can. I hope this helps. Remember to grab the free guide at my site. That'll get you in the CTA ecosystem so you and I can stay in touch. I'm here to help :) churchtrainingacademy.com/advanced_audio_properties_and_obs_studio_0_16_2__mac__-_profile__twt_at_studio_-_scenes__untitled_and__18__wfa_church_-_videos/

[@jeffreyjefferton6945]

when you record with OBS what do you convert the file to exactly ?? I don't want to open with movie make or media player,, someone know?? its the main hurdle to the production of better videos on my channel...PLEASE HELP! :)

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Here ya go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4vWp3eGhdh0qJo

[@jeffreyjefferton6945]

thanks man : ) more a people person ...so I sincerely appreciate your help! :)

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Absolutely. Glad to help. Be sure to subscribe to the channel and ring that bell so you'll know when we go live. :) -Dave

[@joselyn899]

Can u use a phone to get this software?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Desktop only. Take a look at streamlabs mobile

[@IgalOren]

Q. When live streaming to facebook I get black frame. HOW DO I STREAM SO THAT IT COVERS THE WHOLE SCREEN ?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Right click in the preview wind ow and use the transform options

[@kamkmolaone8334]

can i use a sony dvr as the source of my video

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

From a video standpoint, it's really no different than a camera. It's a video source. So if you can get the video source in to the computer via a video capture device like I have here, or similar... then, yeah. - Dave

[@kamkmolaone8334]

@@ChurchMediaCreators thanks Dave for the quick reply . And yes I've already got the video source in to the computer via a video capture card that is installed in the PC, but when I get to choosing the source device from OBS software the video capture card doesn't show in the device list , Even though the video capture card was recognized in other streaming software.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

@@kamkmolaone8334 Well that's interesting. What capture device do you have? Have you googled for any known issues with that device and OBS?

[@brainscaperstrainingsystem3371]

How did you set up the audio? I see you used an off board Mic.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Hey there! What I do in general is use either a USB audio adapter, like from Behringer, PreSonus, etc and take a line from our main sound board in to that. That way, it's clean audio. Ideally, I'll have one like the Xenyx Q502USB or the U-Phoria UMC202HD or similar style. That way, I can adjust the level specifically for the recording, vs relying on what he's sending from the primary mixer. Here's some to check out: amzn.to/2B8hYbv

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Hi there! Can't believe I missed this comment. Sorry about that!! Yes, I take a feed from my mixer and run it into a usb audio device on the laptop. Gives me good, clean sound. Perfect for churches - you can put a small usb mixer and then run sub groups out from your board - more fine control for your stream / recording.

[@drutgat2]

That was very helpful. Thank you.

[@DronTrivedi]

If we use DSLR as inputs can we record on dslr at the same time?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Sure. Just remember that the DSLR may have heat issues being open that long - the older ones did. Mirrorless cameras however, since there's not mirror / motor, do better with live. - Dave

[@DronTrivedi]

Church Training Academy thank you

[@DronTrivedi]

Can we broadcast our own videos from laptop at the same time?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Sure. You can do it with a scene with a media file or via a VLC playlist. BTW, be sure you get our Free Guide: Live Streaming For Churches - The Easy Way. EasyLiveStreaming.com

[@DronTrivedi]

Church Training Academy thank you so much for your help

[@feyandd]

Is there a program that I can buy where you can stream FB at 1080p?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Fey Garcia any of them..... When Facebook let's us ;)

[@virgilturner3318]

Thanks very good help a lot

[@steppinoutwithbettyleake7683]

I love it. Thanks for sharing

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Awesome! you're welcome. Have you got your stream going? I wanna see it.

[@steppinoutwithbettyleake7683]

@@ChurchMediaCreators I'm working on it. I have an event on the 25th trying to prep for. You can check out my other platform on KZbin at Steppin'Out with Betty. I'll be back for my tips. I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel. 😆

[@JesusYyoUno]

i try to conect a external camara sony fdr ax33 but dont work on obs ?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

What video capture card are you using? What computer? What operating system?

[@roydelvallePH]

Thank you! This was very clear and very helpful!

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Wonderful! I'm glad you enjoyed it. You got your stream up and running yet??

[@behzadmoloud]

good job

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Thanks!! I appreciate it!

[@rinoskhanmohammed9794]

Thanks sir

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Sure! Are you using OBS? What's your channel?? -Dave

[@Berghiker]

Great, but what are you using to edit your videos?

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

What am I using? I use Adobe Premiere Pro CC. What are you using? -Dave

[@Berghiker]

@@ChurchMediaCreators I was using Wondershare Filmora, now I'm using Shotcut.

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

I've played with Shotcut. It's good. HitFilm Express is also good. VERY GOOD and it's free ;) -Dave

[@theemeraldmc6844]

love you guys

[@ChurchMediaCreators]

Thanks much! Back at ya!!