Great Content.I will appreciate if you can answer this question ..Which Best or recommended Computer or Laptop for Church Live Multi-Streaming. Considering we want to stream at 1080 @60p (High Quality)
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Steven, you are a gem! We have been streaming our church service for the last few months thanks to your help. We started on the fly with me taping my cell phone to a 10 gallon drink cooler because there was an immediate need. It worked, but wasn't pretty or high quality. Thanks to you, we have a setup that we were able to afford and the quality is great I have shared your videos with several other churches that had a need. Thank you for blessing us. Much love to you and your family from South Carolina.
Echoing the comment from the Ausi. Thank you very much for a none techno explanation of this device and others. I bought the BM UltraStudio MIni w/thunderbolt port. Spent a couple of days trying to figure out configuration. All the downloading, setup, blah, blah, blah. Needless to say, wasn't working. Came across your how to set up BM UltraStudio and learned I have the wrong unit for PC. Found your BM H.264 video which lead me here. This has got me excited about the project I'm working on again. Looks like the price has gotten a lot closer to BM products over the past year or so. Thanks again..
Wow, I finally found someone who actually knows what he is talking about. I've been working with pro video since 1978, home video since 1983 and have been live streaming board meetings an an annual convention on TH-cam since 2015. Currently have 2 pro cameras (Canon XF-205 and recently added a Canon SA-15) and several Logitech webcams. Instead of a switcher, I use 2 U-Tap SDI to USB adapters for the pro cameras, with some 84 foot amplified USB extension cords for the webcams and everything plugs into the OBS computer. Works very well and have had few problems.
This upload was my subscriber, easily followed honest presentation even my go to when watching one of your latest uploads talking about black magic and you said this was your best livestream method, bang I’d seen enough and back to your older upload, thanks great work.
Thanks for the great, easy step by step video. This will help get our Sunday services online live. Your tutorials will help churches get more Services live online. With so many more churches live online, we can help make the world a better place for everyone. Particularly appreciate the advice on SDI. I was going to use HDMI, but my Canon X35 has SDI so that's what we'll use.
Thank you so much! I'm very much a beginner but now I'm just excited to get started on my TH-cam projects. Great information and easy to understand. Thanks again from Australia :)
Thank you so much for your helpful video. You helped me graduate from an aspirational and hopeful live-streamer to an actual producer of on-line content with our local cricket grand final in Australia. The AJA U-tap arrived from the US in four days and made all the difference. I now hope to live-stream much more in the future. Thanks heaps!!!
If you are only seeing the top or bottom half of your video signal when using the U-tap SDI from an ATEM device. The ATEM is seeing the U-tap as a dual link SDI (SDI level B) connection, and you need to change it to single link (SDI level A). In the settings of the ATEM on the General Tab, under Video Standard there is a "Set 3G SDI output to:" setting that you need to toggle to A.
Or if you are using a BMD mini-converter there is a setup utility that you can run on your computer through the USB of the converter and toggle it's settings as well.
Yes, but the ATEM will not use level A at frame sizes below 1080. So, it seems that the UTap is not completely compatible. What was the box you didn’t like? Other suggestions?
If you are using a computer for streaming, I'd just get a usb audio interface and bring audio in to the computer that way. In OBS in your scene, add both the video source and the audio source.
I regret I didn't see this video until after implementing our church live streaming system. This would have saved me a lot of time looking for all the vital bits of information required to put a system together from end to end! Nowhere else have I found the information so succinctly presented than in this video, thank you Stephen!
Hello There! I just got the Blackmagic utrastudio minirecorder to add my DSLR to my live streams. Facebok see the Blackmagic but does not show the live image, a black screen instead or nothing. I do see the image in quicktime... I am not using OBS or any encoding software could this be why? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Juan
The Mini Recorder requires drivers - so the software that uses it has to use those drivers, it doesn't show up as a webcam. So, if you use it through OBS you should be able to go to Facebook with it, but it won't work directly in the browser.
Hi- what I need to know is how to live stream from a website. As a fitness channel that can’t make money on you tube using the copyrighted music we use we are looking at offering a paid version of life streaming from a website when signing up for a monthly subscription. I’d lovr to see a how-to on this!
We are using Sony cameras for streaming. We have Sony R73 but cheaper Sony camera would have been fine. We also use MacBook and ECamm software. The software streams and serve as a switcher. We are also using an external mic and audio card. Sony cameras do not require a capture card.
Stephen, thank you so much for your videos. This video almost describes our churches setup. We use two utaps, one that feeds in from the canon, and the other gets the easy worship feed from another pc. We run sound from our soundboard and I also use the camera 's sound to add some congregation sound. We use obs and just started running restream.io so we can get yt and FB. My question. We are upgrading from a 2 MBS upload to a 10 MBS upload. Do I have to increase all the rates by 5x or add 8 to the rates?
@@shaketheatmosphere7397 Yes, some users have been given the ability to stream at 1080, but the method for granting that privilege is unknown at the moment.
Thanks for the video, it's good to see an update. But for those who think this it too expensive, can I suggest they look at Epiphan X2, which is amazing for the price, and we have just started streaming using one.
If it works for you, that's great! I used to really like standalone devices like that, but I've leaned towards steering clear of them because when things stop working it's harder to troubleshoot. I started streaming video with a device like that and it eventually caused a lot of issues.
Steven, Thank you for the great videos. They are the best I found out there. Straight to the point. If you get this message I would appreciate a response. We are a small church. I am new to live streaming. We are using an external low budget camera (Panasonic HC-V785. We are connecting the camera to my Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop via a $17 HDMI video capture device. My question is concerning the sound. The sound is coming out of the sound board. Where do I connect the sound from the sound board? To the laptop mic jack or to the camera mic jack?
Hello, are you using OBS to live stream? You'll probably get the best results using an external USB audio device (amzn.to/3HkMFPc) connected to the computer, and then connecting your sound board to that. In OBS you'll need to add that as the sound source in your scene with the camera capture device (and mute the camera audio). You may also need to sync the audio and video together - I have another video about that. th-cam.com/video/UCmr0KwbXxA/w-d-xo.html
I have found your video extremely helpful. At my church we are just getting started with streaming, using just one camera right now so I plan on using the U-Tap HDMI. Can you recommend a computer (processor, amount of ram) that we could go with? Budget is small right now. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing Are there any other video interfaces you recommend that would work well also besides AJA.? Just wanted to know Thank you and God bless
Do you have a video on wireless transmission? Our church wants to start using handheld Cameras that’ll transmit wirelessly and will connect to our ATEM switcher but we’re not sure how to go about it or what transmitters to buy. Thanks!
Very nice sir, I wanna give live stream from different places by use two or more devices, ex I am sitting in my studio and some of my friends are shooting some events from different places,, so how can I mix that in OBS and give live stream in TH-cam? If it's not possible from two different places, can I use at least one place ( event recording different place) from that can I give live stream from my studio..
Can you recommend how to stream a performance using all of this equipment, and also using the sound that runs through the sound mixer? I am producing a public school choir performance and that's the one element we are unsure of. All other equipment you suggested in this video has been ordered. Thank you!
Probably the simplest way is to take an Aux output from the sound board and run that to the camera. What camera so you have? You'll just need to account for the fact the output from the board is line-level and some camera only have mic-level inputs.
Thank you for your videos they are a blessing. wanted to ask you, I have the same problem you show here when I connect my camera I can only get audio when I set up a MIC/AUX channel but I can not get video when I go through the camera. You know if there is a reason why this happens? Thank you
Great information, thank you. I am setting up a simple system for my church and was wondering what the u tap is for? I have and hdmi port on my computer so is it still necessary?
@@BallastMedia thank you. We have purchased everything that you recommended because it is within our budget but we can't get audio from the mixer. Internal and external (powered) microphones work fine but not clear because of the distance. Any suggestions?
Ouch!! Here in 🇨🇦 Your AJA Hi5 is 460$ and the U-Tap is 560$ so I’d would go for BlackMagic which is 4 times cheaper! But in my case last week Amazon couldn’t deliver in time the BlackMagic setup so I had to downgrade to an unknown brand at 90$ two Ethernet/HDMI converters at my local electronic store!
I am looking to need to run 100 foot from my camera to where my computer is. If I have it correct, I am looking to go from my Cannon (HDMI cord to Black Magic HDMI to SDI converter) a 100 ft run of SDI cable, then (at my computer 100 foot away) into an AJA U-Tap | SDI, then into my USB 3 port on my computer. I am also running a 100 audio cable back to my computer first from my audio system. Does this sound like what you are recommending? Any feedback is great. I am so glad to see this updated video, great job by the way. Your information is great!
Yes you are on the right track. Check out my other video about a settings issue that needs to be addressed when you connect a BMD converter to the AJA u-tap. It doesn't work out of the box, but with a change of settings in the BMD converter, it will work fine. th-cam.com/video/MYTxPJvBsX8/w-d-xo.html
Great news! Would you have any input on what would be some good, better, best options for a 100 foot run of SDI cable? You probably have a video on it, I am just not seeing. Seems like there is a lot about the different types of cable. Most of my run is underneath baseboard heating, just one door that would need a shield strip for.
Good, better, best option is all the same.... Use 1694a RG6 cable. Otherwise, different manufacturers will use different BNC connectors on the end, etc, but the important thing for SDI cable is that it's RG6. (RG59 will be a lot cheaper, but it's not up to spec for SDI video runs.) I usually make my own cables (I actually have a video about how to make your own cables coming out next week!) but if you want to buy pre-made cables, these are good options, just select your length. amzn.to/2xjW6Zu
That is great. I will get that. While I am using all if your Amazon links, would you have a recommendation for the 100 ft of audio cable going back to the camera? I also watched your video on the sound for the people in the sanctuary. I am wanting to try one or two ceiling hanging choir mic for starters as we have a small sanctuary and I think that two will do the job for starters. Do you have a recommendation for those as well? Thanks again for all of the great advice.
Usually people tell you not to use Quad cable for long runs because of high frequency loss, but I still prefer Canare Quad cable up to about 100ft. (Any longer and don't use Quad cable.) amzn.to/2MzXSeE
Good video!! Will I be able to use Go Pro cameras instead of a Canon sort of camera? Is so, will I be able to receive sound from my mixer to my pc?? how will that work? PLEASE HELP as I am starting to plan everything to livestream my church services.
A gopro in to the u-tap should work fine, just set it to an HD format. You'll need to run sound in to the computer using an external audio device, and then you'll probably need to do some work to get it sync'd in your encoding software (OBS)
What is your recommendation for using long cables to connect the audio from the mixer to the video camera and from the video camera to the video interface? For example, the video camera would be up front near the podium at my church, and the mixer and video interface would be in the back at the sound booth.
For audio over long distances, just run balanced audio lines. (XLR). For video, convert HDMI to SDI (amzn.to/381IrIr) and run SDI cable and then convert back to HDMI at the destination if you need to.
Thanks, this video help a lot. I have a Canon XA40. I can get a clear streaming video except for one thing. The record indicator at the top of the screen remains on. Is there any way I can turn that off? Also if I'm not recording, a small white square remains in the place of the red dot.
Thanks for the older but relevant information as it seems that technology changes overnight. Look for a video that you made to live stream with one camera but to add slides at the appropriate time. I know that a switcher would be a quick fix but will the OBS or other software let you do this?
This is great! Thank you for making the information so user friendly! Our church is just getting started in the live streaming field. Can you suggest a microphone that can be added to the Canon Camera(s) to pick up audio from the sermons? Or alternatively, if we get a switch, is there a way to use the wireless microphone that the minister already wears to get direct audio onto our feeds?
thanks for the video! What do you recommend for simulcasting software? For example I'd like to be able to stream to both facebook and youtube simultaneously. Can OBS do this? Thanks for your help!
OBS will only send to one destination. You can use a service like castr.io to send your video to multiple destinations. Or, a paid service like Restream.io. With both of these you would configure OBS to send it's stream to them, and then setup castr.io (or restream.io) to send your video to both FB and TH-cam.
Ballast Media awesome thank you. I’ve been using the Mevo Plus to livestream to TH-cam. I want to take the plunge and update my equipment to the Canon R800 you recommend and software to do more with our church’s streams. Thanks for your help!
Thanks for sharing all this great information, and God bless your heart. I would like to ask you about live stream on Facebook, you recommend an I7 16 GB But what if I have an I5 16 GB would that be a good one or to update to i7.. Thanks
Give it a try, if you already have the computer, give it a try and see if it struggle or if it can handle encoding. You can do some things to make the encoding easier for the cpu. Reduce the bitrate and choose a faster cpu preset.
Your help is just what we were looking for - big thanks... We are just starting the process to live stream our church services - We have a PXW-X70. On another You-Tube you recommended The BM Intensity. I just ordered one but wondering if I should cancel it after watching your recommendation of the U-TAP here just now. What to do? Also, can I use OBS with the U-TAP to my PC. If we cancel the BM Intensity and go with the U-TAP we will use the SDI X70 output as we will probably move up to a Switcher later. OR is there any value in putting the intensity into the component mix with the U-TAP?
Oh... and... Lastly... I see the SDI cables seem to be rated and priced differently for some that are 'HD' - is that right? Or a way to make more money. Is there gold plated SDI - like other connectors? What sdi type cable do you recommend - we can have the devices beside the camera at this point.
The main thing to look for is that it's RG-6 cable. (RG-59 is cheaper but thinner wire and doesn't go as long a distance.) Belden 1694A is a very common wire to use. As long as it's RG-6 cable with 75ohm connectors, yes, it is a bit of a sales strategy to label things HD or not. I usually buy a 1000ft spool of Belden 1694A and make my own cables.
Ballast Media sorry to ask such a simple question... My U tap SDI is ordered but I want to order my 5m BNC cable now and not sure of the end to end Genders. Looks like the 'SDI in' is F socket. My x70 looks like it's also F but slightly different looking. Do I need M to M rg6 BNC cable?
Hey Steven, I commented a while back about my computer working or not working with the system you suggested. We were able to purchase a new system to run the video. I am curious do you still run the Art Clean Box Pro? I didn't hear you mention it in this video so I'm just checking. Thank you for having a great video and responses to help lead people in the right direction.
I've found that if you are using a cheap camera like the r800 or similar that the preamps just aren't very good, so your probably best off bringing the audio in through another audio interface, like the focusrite 2i2 or even the Behringer UM2. Then just sync the audio and video in OBS.
In your "rant" were you referencing Black Magic? Because the Web Presenter says it does not need drivers, etc. And you seemed to recommend it in the 2017 video. Thanks!
Yes, back when I made my original 2017 video the Web Presenter was new and promising. Now that they've figured out the audio sync issues with new firmware, I think it can still be a useful solution for some people. I do think it's overpriced for what most people use it for. It has a lot of features that most people won't use, and there are cheaper more reliable ways to get video in to a computer, like the u-tap.
Can you please do a video on how to wire multi cameras at church to the back of the church, where the computer and video converter is located. 1 Camera at the back of church, Facing Front, 1 camera at the front facing crowd. 1 close up camera TBC location
Might not be exactly what you are looking for, but this is probably the closest video I have to what you are asking for. th-cam.com/video/mudq-vEx-7Y/w-d-xo.html
Good day to you Mr. Balast i have a question? I have a iMac 2011 with 2.0 usb ports and I have the blackmagic intensity shuttle. Not working, what should i do? can i get a converter to convert the usb 2.0 to usb 3.o? would that be safe to do. Thanks for any information you have. awesome videos by the way.
Unfortunately no, you need a computer with usb3 to use that device. If you have pcie slots available you can add a usb3 card, but I don't think that Mac can do that.
unfortunately the AJA U-TAP HDMI to USB device is unavailable right now. I bought a cheep webcam to see what i would be like. Should have just got the AJA U-TAP for video capture!
Great video! I'd really appreciate it if you tell me how you get the song lyrics to appear like that over the video. I've been searching for how to do it, and still don't know how to. And if there's any of you in the comment section reading this knowing how to do it, please help a brother out. Thanks in advance.
@@BallastMedia I'm thinking of buying the roland vh1 switcher for our church and use obs. We're gathering equipments to start the video production for our church. I really appreciate the reply sir
First I want to thank you for all the videos you've made, they are very helpful and clear. I just have this one situation; I'm using this exact setup, but the video is a lot more clear on the camera than on OBS. I tried to figure it out but I don't know what I'm doing wrong! Any advice? Thanks in advance and God bless you.
@@BallastMedia yes, I did it exactly as you have it...( I know nothing about anything ) the camera es the canon VIXIA, and the video bit rate on OBS is 2500 Kbps. As for interlaced, I don't know what that means
I figured it out, it was just a scene settings... I adjusted the color with the filters. 😁 thank you so much for your time, and videos they have help the church so much. May God bless you always.
hello ballast media thanks for your videos. we have the video part going with this setup need help with audio. we have three musician organ, bass and drums the drummer has the Yamaha EAD10, choir members 30 with a $2500.00 budget can this be done to get a great sound.
Nice job Steven. Nice job! However the UTap will contain sounds outputs to direct recorded sound from video camera microphone which isn't necessarily processed. But i would want to be able to transmit sound from my mixer outputs to my PC and access it in OBS, which off course I hope would synchronise with the visuals. How can I achieve that?
You can connect the audio from your mixer to the camera (if you're camera has that capability) or you can bring the audio in through a separate USB audio device as well.
Thank you for sharing you knoledge. I could not find in Europe the canon camera you mentioned, do you know if its only available in USA or is it another format (not PAL)?
Thanks for your review. If I use a on-camera monitor recorder like atomos or blackmagic video assist will I need any video capture device to live stream if I use a software like vMix or wirecast?
Hello, yes, if you still want to live stream from the camera you'll still need to take a signal from the camera and run that to a video interface (like the u-tap) and in to a computer to get to vMix or Wirecast. The Atomos and Video Assist are just recording the signal, they don't have any kind of interface in to a computer.
Ballast Media thank you for your reply. Ok, I see so the on-camera external video recorder does not help in lowering the latency in any way? If so what solution will lower my latency to say below 5 or 3 seconds? I can see that there are studio devices out there while at the same time I have a strong 3.5K comipter system. Will a studio device like Roland or blackmagic ones lower the latency? Or lowering the latency has to do with other components? My budget is absolutely max 2k dollars.
Filip Hegedűs I'm not as familiar with the Nikon cameras as Canon. Can you clear all the display from the HDMI output? Does the video image on HDMI output fill the screen?
What do you have? Try it and see how things go, it will let you know if it's not capable. Reducing the bit rate and changing the CPU Usage Preset can make things work on a less capable system.
Hi Steven Ballast, do you think it's possible to connect DSLR camera straight into laptop and use in OBS? What issues will this cause? If one could not afford a $300 U-TAP device, how can they achieve this? I've seen people suggest using Canon EOS Utility live preview capture as a screen in OBS, it seemed to work fine for them. Why would you not recommend that?
Awesome video. Can I get good results using my Nikon D5300 HDMI Output and this u-Tap interface? The point is I want to make streamings with real body moviments, like the example you used in this video!
Yes, that camera will work. You'll need to put it in to live view output on your HDMI and clear any display text. I often use the Atomos site to check if a camera will work for live streaming, because they have cataloged a lot of cameras that have clean HDMI outputs to work with their recorders. www.atomos.com/cameras/nikon-d5300
Hello, thank you for such a great detailed video. I plan to livestream to Facebook and TH-cam. I have a Cannon Vixia HF R400. Have a couple of questions. 1) Would the the R400 work? 2) I do not have a i5 PC with 8GB of RAM, would this work? Thank you.
We set up with a Canon XA11, Blackmagic HDMI to SDI, and the Aja utap SDI then to the computer to use OBS. Now we are trying to add another camera and would like to add a second distribution route (we use youtube through OBS and would like to add facebook live). Do you have recommendations?
Hey, thank you so much for all those tips. Just to be sure, does Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini Recorder do the same job than AJA U-Tap HDMI ? if yes why do you prefer AJA U-Tap HDMI ? thanks a lot, all the best
Yes, in that both bring raw video in to your computer. (The Mini Recorder does have both HDMI and SDI connections, but it doesn't support 1080p60 where as the u-tap does, so that's a trade off you need to consider). I recommend the u-tap because #1 you don't have to go through the hassle of installing the BMD Desktop Video drivers to get it to work, just connect the u-tap and it's ready to go. #2 It's USB3 so it will work on a PC or Mac - Mini Recorder is thunderbolt2 only. #3 the u-tap supports 1080p60, which is the video standard that a lot of consumer camcorders output on their HDMI, and #4 this is just my subjective opinion, but I have purchased a lot of BMD gear, and none of it has lasted more then 5 years. Seems like my AJA gear lasts longer.
In a previous video who discussed the use of Artcessories clean box stereo converter- how do you utilize this device properly with my canon R800 camcorder?
Thanks so much for this information. We have a Canon XH A1 and I can't find any way to get this over to HDMI or SDI. It seems only to have EEE1394 and component video outputs. It's a great camera, but Canon's choice of outputs seem to have made it obsolete. Thank you
Yes, unfortunately that camera came out before HDMI was a common standard. You could convert one of the analog outputs to SDI and still capture SD video that way with something like this: amzn.to/2L0a9YW. But it might not be worth the effort.
i have the same camera CANON XH A1...if you have a mac with a thunderbolt 2 port, you can buy a EEE 1394 (firewire) to thunderbolt 2 adapter...it is listed as "Apple Thunderbolt to Firewire Adapter" on amazon. $29.99....I also bought a "10ft FireWire 800, 9pin to 4pin" clear cable so I have room between my laptop and my camcorder. I hope this helps
Super helpful video and love that you're responsive. I'm assuming you're ranting about the Blackmagic Ultrastudio Mini Recorder but the AJA is a harder sell when it's price is nearly twice that of the Blackmagic. If budget is an issue, would you still recommend the Blackmagic Recorder at all? Is/isn't thunderbolt better than USB 3 for Mac? And has Blackmagic made a list of which cameras that do/do not work with the Mini Recorder?
Oki! The limitation of the MIni Recorder is that it doesn't support 1080p60. As long as your camera can output a different video standard then that, it will work fine. I wouldn't say thunderbolt is better for Mac then USB. What apple calls thunderbolt 3 is actually usb3 on a usb-c connector. It's not backwards compatible, so if you get the Mini Recorder and have a new mac with only usb-c connector, just be aware that you'll need a $50 dongle to convert that to thunderbolt.
Gotcha. If I'm streaming I don't think I'd go 1080p60 so that's good to know. And never knew that about Thunderbolt. Really appreciate the response! Miiiight still go Blackmagic for now just because of price but will def upgrade to AJA when the time comes!
@@jgmultimediallc1 The control room out is one option you can use to get audio to your camera. You could also use the 2-track output on RCA, which is essentially the same thing. (p.s. That's an analog mixer.)
thank you Mr. Ballast! I'm researching on how I can begin to live broadcast on youtube and facebook. it seems that you recommend at computer with 16GB RAM but the Amazon link to PC for streaming that you posted has 8GB. My 2014 MacBook Pro has 8GB RAM.. do you think it will work well for me? I just ordered the U-TAP. thanks again for your valuable time and advice!
THansk for the video, please how do you connect easy worship to the black majic to get the lyrics to output along with the video from the program output.?
I've made a few videos about this. Check this out: th-cam.com/video/Bk-B2hCyqas/w-d-xo.html And then also check out this video if you are using OBS to stream:th-cam.com/video/prYWKrxQ3EM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for these videos. They are all amazing. We purchased the u-tap and are using it along with BM TV HD and Sony camera. Audio is direct into BM from our mixer. The signal shows being strong on BM but once we pull up the feed in OBS it is very low. We are having to add gain boost in OBS the get enough level out to hear anything at all. Is there a setting that we have wrong that you think might be causing this? It feels to me like either u-tap, pc, or OBS settings are wrong. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
How are you boosting gain in OBS? The u-tap is going through the system drivers, so check that it's volume is turned all the way up. (Control Panel -> Sound -> Recording -> look for "UT-AUD" -> Properties -> Levels and make sure it's set to 100.) Beyond that I'd run tone from your mixer, the XLR inputs on the switcher at +4dBm, so a 0VU feed from your mixer should see -20dBfs on the ATEM meters. But, there is still 10dB of headroom there, so you can still go up to a +14dBu or -10dBfs on the ATEM meters before clipping occurs. You may just need to run your audio in to the ATEM hotter. Ignore the "green, yellow, red" color and look at the measurement.
@@BallastMedia I don't exactly remember the way we boosted gain in obs. There are two ways to do it and I think we selected one over the other. I will check this and let you know but I will also check what you recommended. Hopefully this is the solution we need. Thank you again for the help.
@@BallastMedia Follow up to your question and also my inquiry... Going into settings as you suggested did the trick. We are getting much better levels now. The feed coming into the computer from U-tap has great sound level... How we are boosting in OBS.. There are two ways to do this. One is using a gain filter on the input. Second is manually adjusting the level to higher amounts. OBS allows you to type in amounts over 100. Thank you again for your advice!
How do you convert a camera to SDI. I have my Dad’s old Panasonic AG-HVX200, it has FireWire 4pin, Component D, S-Video 4pin and Composite video RCA. Thanks!
If I were to get the SDI version and want to start with a single camera HDMI setup, could you recommend a good SDI to HDMI converter until I get a switcher? Thanks . Great video.
Michael J. Dargan The BMD microconverter works fine. amzn.to/2vO247g. Just watch my video about how to configure it so it will work with the u-tap. th-cam.com/video/MYTxPJvBsX8/w-d-xo.html
@@BallastMedia Several reviews describe an audio issue with this convertor, Have you ever noticed this? Most of the reviewers use the convertor for monitors, and only use the video, and not the audio. Thanks in advance.
@@BallastMedia thanks for the response, sorry of any confusion. Not the Utap the Black Magic HDMI to SDI convertor. I am buying the Utap SDI to USB3, but also need a HDMI to SDI convertor.
Hi Stephen, I know you speak highly of the U-Tap, however, it is a little more expensive than what my church can afford right now. so I'm wondering; would a normal (less expensive) HDMI to USB adapter work, instead of the U-Tap?
I'd recommend you use an ATEM Mini switcher as your video interface. (Then all cameras connect to it, and you do the switching from the ATEM, one USB into your computer.) Check out this video: th-cam.com/video/kK4CFwJB7u0/w-d-xo.html
Hey! Thanks a lot for your videos. We have a Nikon d810 DSLR, Roland XS-1HD, Samsung Monitor, Ultrastudio mini recorder and a macbook pro with OBS software. Everything seems to work, i can plug my camera to Xs1 and get picture out to my monitor. I can also plug the camera straight to mini recorder and get picture to OBS. But when i plug the camera to Xs1 and then try to output it to mini recorder nothing comes through. I can see my mini recorder software reacting (changing some hdmi values when i switch camera on and off) but cannot get the picture even though at the same time it comes out from another XS1 output to my monitor. Any idea how to fix this?
Your videos are incredibly helpful! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and allowing us to ask questions. I'm hoping to solve an issue with streaming. I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark iii, connected to an xlr audio cable/box, and using a U-TAP HDMI box. We're streaming to Facebook Live, and selecting the UTAP audio selection...yet our audio isn't capturing. Can you point me in the right direction? Thank you kindly for your time and expertise!
Ann Bassette Are you using OBS, or going straight to FB camera tab? Can you verify that the audio you want is getting in to your 5d? Have you tried recording on the 5d and listening to the audio?
@@AnnieBassette Try connecting the 5D HDMI output directly to a TV and see if you are getting audio. Lots of people struggle to get audio through a DSLR, so I highly doubt it's the u-tap.
Hello sir, thank God for finding this wonderful video of yours. I just ask help if you will pls. I saw in your playback that there is a lyrics at the bottom end of the video, how can i manage to that pls.. thanks and God bless you
A new way to multi-camera live stream with OBS: th-cam.com/video/i_Cncshlc6g/w-d-xo.html
Also, my favorite video interface: amzn.to/2X0Ec9k
Great Content.I will appreciate if you can answer this question ..Which Best or recommended Computer or Laptop for Church Live Multi-Streaming. Considering we want to stream at 1080 @60p (High Quality)
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@Jairo Gerald Instablaster ;)
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Steven, you are a gem! We have been streaming our church service for the last few months thanks to your help. We started on the fly with me taping my cell phone to a 10 gallon drink cooler because there was an immediate need. It worked, but wasn't pretty or high quality. Thanks to you, we have a setup that we were able to afford and the quality is great I have shared your videos with several other churches that had a need. Thank you for blessing us. Much love to you and your family from South Carolina.
Echoing the comment from the Ausi. Thank you very much for a none techno explanation of this device and others. I bought the BM UltraStudio MIni w/thunderbolt port. Spent a couple of days trying to figure out configuration. All the downloading, setup, blah, blah, blah. Needless to say, wasn't working. Came across your how to set up BM UltraStudio and learned I have the wrong unit for PC. Found your BM H.264 video which lead me here. This has got me excited about the project I'm working on again. Looks like the price has gotten a lot closer to BM products over the past year or so. Thanks again..
Wow, I finally found someone who actually knows what he is talking about. I've been working with pro video since 1978, home video since 1983 and have been live streaming board meetings an an annual convention on TH-cam since 2015. Currently have 2 pro cameras (Canon XF-205 and recently added a Canon SA-15) and several Logitech webcams. Instead of a switcher, I use 2 U-Tap SDI to USB adapters for the pro cameras, with some 84 foot amplified USB extension cords for the webcams and everything plugs into the OBS computer. Works very well and have had few problems.
This upload was my subscriber, easily followed honest presentation even my go to when watching one of your latest uploads talking about black magic and you said this was your best livestream method, bang I’d seen enough and back to your older upload, thanks great work.
Thanks for the great, easy step by step video. This will help get our Sunday services online live. Your tutorials will help churches get more Services live online. With so many more churches live online, we can help make the world a better place for everyone.
Particularly appreciate the advice on SDI. I was going to use HDMI, but my Canon X35 has SDI so that's what we'll use.
Thank you so much! I'm very much a beginner but now I'm just excited to get started on my TH-cam projects. Great information and easy to understand. Thanks again from Australia :)
You have been a great help to our church. May god bless you
Eye opening!! As we all figure out how to proceed in this quarantine, I feel better about how to approach my online education biz. Many thx 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you so much for your helpful video. You helped me graduate from an aspirational and hopeful live-streamer to an actual producer of on-line content with our local cricket grand final in Australia. The AJA U-tap arrived from the US in four days and made all the difference. I now hope to live-stream much more in the future. Thanks heaps!!!
Mr. Ballast this was an excellent illustration and demonstration! Thank you!
Really great sir if you uploaded not a video a great concept and helpful concept Tqs a lot of u sir and to continue like this all the beat
Thank you for your clear, concise and expert knowledge. following what you are doing is so easy and no distractions. Please, do a series on vmix.
Thank you for this video. I'm a newbie at live streaming and trying to use it to improve our company's marketing tools. Keep them coming.
Too many naration rather than concretely explaned
If you are only seeing the top or bottom half of your video signal when using the U-tap SDI from an ATEM device. The ATEM is seeing the U-tap as a dual link SDI (SDI level B) connection, and you need to change it to single link (SDI level A). In the settings of the ATEM on the General Tab, under Video Standard there is a "Set 3G SDI output to:" setting that you need to toggle to A.
Or if you are using a BMD mini-converter there is a setup utility that you can run on your computer through the USB of the converter and toggle it's settings as well.
Yes, but the ATEM will not use level A at frame sizes below 1080. So, it seems that the UTap is not completely compatible. What was the box you didn’t like? Other suggestions?
What HDMI audio inserter do you recommend if my camera can not accept external audio?
If you are using a computer for streaming, I'd just get a usb audio interface and bring audio in to the computer that way. In OBS in your scene, add both the video source and the audio source.
I regret I didn't see this video until after implementing our church live streaming system. This would have saved me a lot of time looking for all the vital bits of information required to put a system together from end to end! Nowhere else have I found the information so succinctly presented than in this video, thank you Stephen!
I love the way you clearly explain with all details.Keep it up.Thanks
Great information. Your videos are quite a ministry brother.
Great video Stephen! Very helpful.
Most genuine review thanks a lot...love from india
Hello! Thanks for the helpful video! Which entry-level camera can you recommend at this point in time? Something from the models being produced now!
Hello There! I just got the Blackmagic utrastudio minirecorder to add my DSLR to my live streams. Facebok see the Blackmagic but does not show the live image, a black screen instead or nothing. I do see the image in quicktime... I am not using OBS or any encoding software could this be why? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Juan
The Mini Recorder requires drivers - so the software that uses it has to use those drivers, it doesn't show up as a webcam. So, if you use it through OBS you should be able to go to Facebook with it, but it won't work directly in the browser.
Thanks y really enjoy learning from this video and i will be see more to keep learning
Hi- what I need to know is how to live stream from a website. As a fitness channel that can’t make money on you tube using the copyrighted music we use we are looking at offering a paid version of life streaming from a website when signing up for a monthly subscription. I’d lovr to see a how-to on this!
your videos are looking more and more professional
We are using Sony cameras for streaming. We have Sony R73 but cheaper Sony camera would have been fine. We also use MacBook and ECamm software. The software streams and serve as a switcher. We are also using an external mic and audio card. Sony cameras do not require a capture card.
You are awesome! Great info! Do you have a video for using a camcorder and an iPad to do Facebook Live?
Stephen, thank you so much for your videos. This video almost describes our churches setup. We use two utaps, one that feeds in from the canon, and the other gets the easy worship feed from another pc. We run sound from our soundboard and I also use the camera 's sound to add some congregation sound. We use obs and just started running restream.io so we can get yt and FB.
My question. We are upgrading from a 2 MBS upload to a 10 MBS upload. Do I have to increase all the rates by 5x or add 8 to the rates?
For a 720p30 stream, go up to maximum of about 4Mbps, but 3500 should be fine. For a 1080p30 stream set it to between 6000-8000.
@@BallastMedia does Facebook still restrict streaming to 720?
@@shaketheatmosphere7397 Yes, some users have been given the ability to stream at 1080, but the method for granting that privilege is unknown at the moment.
Hi from Australia can you tell me what internet speeds you need to be able to live-streams to Facebook and TH-cam
Thanks for your great uploads
Thanks for the video, it's good to see an update.
But for those who think this it too expensive, can I suggest they look at Epiphan X2, which is amazing for the price, and we have just started streaming using one.
If it works for you, that's great! I used to really like standalone devices like that, but I've leaned towards steering clear of them because when things stop working it's harder to troubleshoot. I started streaming video with a device like that and it eventually caused a lot of issues.
Steven, Thank you for the great videos. They are the best I found out there. Straight to the point. If you get this message I would appreciate a response. We are a small church. I am new to live streaming. We are using an external low budget camera (Panasonic HC-V785. We are connecting the camera to my Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop via a $17 HDMI video capture device. My question is concerning the sound. The sound is coming out of the sound board. Where do I connect the sound from the sound board? To the laptop mic jack or to the camera mic jack?
Hello, are you using OBS to live stream? You'll probably get the best results using an external USB audio device (amzn.to/3HkMFPc) connected to the computer, and then connecting your sound board to that. In OBS you'll need to add that as the sound source in your scene with the camera capture device (and mute the camera audio). You may also need to sync the audio and video together - I have another video about that. th-cam.com/video/UCmr0KwbXxA/w-d-xo.html
I have found your video extremely helpful. At my church we are just getting started with streaming, using just one camera right now so I plan on using the U-Tap HDMI. Can you recommend a computer (processor, amount of ram) that we could go with? Budget is small right now. Thanks!
Great, thanks! What you got for 06/2020?
Thank you for sharing
Are there any other video interfaces you recommend that would work well also besides AJA.?
Just wanted to know
Thank you and God bless
Do you have a video on wireless transmission? Our church wants to start using handheld Cameras that’ll transmit wirelessly and will connect to our ATEM switcher but we’re not sure how to go about it or what transmitters to
buy. Thanks!
Not yet, I'm actually working on one at the moment, should be out by the end of the month!!
Ballast Media thank you!
Very nice sir, I wanna give live stream from different places by use two or more devices, ex I am sitting in my studio and some of my friends are shooting some events from different places,, so how can I mix that in OBS and give live stream in TH-cam? If it's not possible from two different places, can I use at least one place ( event recording different place) from that can I give live stream from my studio..
Great video, but what kind of cables to use for long distance
SDI. If your camera only has HDMI out, convert to SDI and then at the destination back to HDMI if needed. (amzn.to/3aqkxXl)
Can you recommend how to stream a performance using all of this equipment, and also using the sound that runs through the sound mixer? I am producing a public school choir performance and that's the one element we are unsure of. All other equipment you suggested in this video has been ordered. Thank you!
Probably the simplest way is to take an Aux output from the sound board and run that to the camera. What camera so you have? You'll just need to account for the fact the output from the board is line-level and some camera only have mic-level inputs.
@@BallastMedia We have a Canon XA-11
Our mixer is a Mackie ProFX 22 v.2
Thank you for your videos they are a blessing. wanted to ask you, I have the same problem you show here when I connect my camera I can only get audio when I set up a MIC/AUX channel but I can not get video when I go through the camera. You know if there is a reason why this happens? Thank you
Very help, thanks.
How to add graphics and text on live stream?
Great information, thank you. I am setting up a simple system for my church and was wondering what the u tap is for? I have and hdmi port on my computer so is it still necessary?
The HDMI port on your computer is an output. HDMI is a one way street, so you need an input. The u-tap is an HDMI input.
@@BallastMedia thank you. We have purchased everything that you recommended because it is within our budget but we can't get audio from the mixer. Internal and external (powered) microphones work fine but not clear because of the distance. Any suggestions?
@@codysimmons2703 can you tell me more about how you are sending audio from the board? What output? What cables? What's in line?
@@BallastMedia thru rca tape out or phones out with amp reduced to 3.5. Thank you
Good invention. Fantastic
Thanks for this. Are you saying you can livestream on FB and TH-cam at the same time?
Ouch!! Here in 🇨🇦 Your AJA Hi5 is 460$ and the U-Tap is 560$ so I’d would go for BlackMagic which is 4 times cheaper! But in my case last week Amazon couldn’t deliver in time the BlackMagic setup so I had to downgrade to an unknown brand at 90$ two Ethernet/HDMI converters at my local electronic store!
I am looking to need to run 100 foot from my camera to where my computer is. If I have it correct, I am looking to go from my Cannon (HDMI cord to Black Magic HDMI to SDI converter) a 100 ft run of SDI cable, then (at my computer 100 foot away) into an AJA U-Tap | SDI, then into my USB 3 port on my computer. I am also running a 100 audio cable back to my computer first from my audio system. Does this sound like what you are recommending? Any feedback is great. I am so glad to see this updated video, great job by the way. Your information is great!
Yes you are on the right track. Check out my other video about a settings issue that needs to be addressed when you connect a BMD converter to the AJA u-tap. It doesn't work out of the box, but with a change of settings in the BMD converter, it will work fine. th-cam.com/video/MYTxPJvBsX8/w-d-xo.html
Great news! Would you have any input on what would be some good, better, best options for a 100 foot run of SDI cable? You probably have a video on it, I am just not seeing. Seems like there is a lot about the different types of cable. Most of my run is underneath baseboard heating, just one door that would need a shield strip for.
Good, better, best option is all the same.... Use 1694a RG6 cable. Otherwise, different manufacturers will use different BNC connectors on the end, etc, but the important thing for SDI cable is that it's RG6. (RG59 will be a lot cheaper, but it's not up to spec for SDI video runs.) I usually make my own cables (I actually have a video about how to make your own cables coming out next week!) but if you want to buy pre-made cables, these are good options, just select your length. amzn.to/2xjW6Zu
That is great. I will get that. While I am using all if your Amazon links, would you have a recommendation for the 100 ft of audio cable going back to the camera? I also watched your video on the sound for the people in the sanctuary. I am wanting to try one or two ceiling hanging choir mic for starters as we have a small sanctuary and I think that two will do the job for starters. Do you have a recommendation for those as well? Thanks again for all of the great advice.
Usually people tell you not to use Quad cable for long runs because of high frequency loss, but I still prefer Canare Quad cable up to about 100ft. (Any longer and don't use Quad cable.) amzn.to/2MzXSeE
GREAT VIDEO! This saved me so much time and money.
Good video!! Will I be able to use Go Pro cameras instead of a Canon sort of camera? Is so, will I be able to receive sound from my mixer to my pc?? how will that work? PLEASE HELP as I am starting to plan everything to livestream my church services.
A gopro in to the u-tap should work fine, just set it to an HD format. You'll need to run sound in to the computer using an external audio device, and then you'll probably need to do some work to get it sync'd in your encoding software (OBS)
Hi and thanks for another great video. I have a question - With TH-cam can you lock the stream key on OBS? Do you always need a new key?
Great tutorial. I want to buy the connector but am struggling to find the cord to connect the camcorder to the HDMI. Do you have a link?
What camera?
@@BallastMedia www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Y1NV9RK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Great, thanks! What software do you use for this?
thanks for information. i'm from Indonesia.. like your channel.
What is your recommendation for using long cables to connect the audio from the mixer to the video camera and from the video camera to the video interface? For example, the video camera would be up front near the podium at my church, and the mixer and video interface would be in the back at the sound booth.
For audio over long distances, just run balanced audio lines. (XLR). For video, convert HDMI to SDI (amzn.to/381IrIr) and run SDI cable and then convert back to HDMI at the destination if you need to.
Ballast Media so in order to do this will I need two video interfaces?
Thanks¡ even the u-tap is your favorite is there other you’ve used that is less expensive?
The Elgato HD60s is decent: amzn.to/3btuWSz
Thanks, this video help a lot. I have a Canon XA40. I can get a clear streaming video except for one thing. The record indicator at the top of the screen remains on. Is there any way I can turn that off? Also if I'm not recording, a small white square remains in the place of the red dot.
In the camera menu you need to turn Display text on the HDMI off.
Thanks for the older but relevant information as it seems that technology changes overnight. Look for a video that you made to live stream with one camera but to add slides at the appropriate time. I know that a switcher would be a quick fix but will the OBS or other software let you do this?
You mean something like this? th-cam.com/video/zGPYC7gnd2A/w-d-xo.html
This is great! Thank you for making the information so user friendly! Our church is just getting started in the live streaming field. Can you suggest a microphone that can be added to the Canon Camera(s) to pick up audio from the sermons? Or alternatively, if we get a switch, is there a way to use the wireless microphone that the minister already wears to get direct audio onto our feeds?
thanks for the video! What do you recommend for simulcasting software? For example I'd like to be able to stream to both facebook and youtube simultaneously. Can OBS do this? Thanks for your help!
OBS will only send to one destination. You can use a service like castr.io to send your video to multiple destinations. Or, a paid service like Restream.io. With both of these you would configure OBS to send it's stream to them, and then setup castr.io (or restream.io) to send your video to both FB and TH-cam.
Ballast Media awesome thank you. I’ve been using the Mevo Plus to livestream to TH-cam. I want to take the plunge and update my equipment to the Canon R800 you recommend and software to do more with our church’s streams. Thanks for your help!
Thanks for sharing all this great information, and God bless your heart. I would like to ask you about live stream on Facebook, you recommend an I7 16 GB
But what if I have an I5 16 GB would that be a good one or to update to i7.. Thanks
Give it a try, if you already have the computer, give it a try and see if it struggle or if it can handle encoding. You can do some things to make the encoding easier for the cpu. Reduce the bitrate and choose a faster cpu preset.
Your help is just what we were looking for - big thanks... We are just starting the process to live stream our church services - We have a PXW-X70. On another You-Tube you recommended The BM Intensity. I just ordered one but wondering if I should cancel it after watching your recommendation of the U-TAP here just now. What to do? Also, can I use OBS with the U-TAP to my PC. If we cancel the BM Intensity and go with the U-TAP we will use the SDI X70 output as we will probably move up to a Switcher later. OR is there any value in putting the intensity into the component mix with the U-TAP?
Cancel the Intensity Shuttle and go with the U-tap SDI. You won't regret it! Yes, camera to U-tap to PC to OBS will work great.
I cant stress enough how helpful I have found your Information. We are World Changers church Gold Coast Australia. You have wide impact ! :-)
Oh... and... Lastly... I see the SDI cables seem to be rated and priced differently for some that are 'HD' - is that right? Or a way to make more money. Is there gold plated SDI - like other connectors? What sdi type cable do you recommend - we can have the devices beside the camera at this point.
The main thing to look for is that it's RG-6 cable. (RG-59 is cheaper but thinner wire and doesn't go as long a distance.) Belden 1694A is a very common wire to use. As long as it's RG-6 cable with 75ohm connectors, yes, it is a bit of a sales strategy to label things HD or not. I usually buy a 1000ft spool of Belden 1694A and make my own cables.
Ballast Media sorry to ask such a simple question... My U tap SDI is ordered but I want to order my 5m BNC cable now and not sure of the end to end Genders. Looks like the 'SDI in' is F socket. My x70 looks like it's also F but slightly different looking. Do I need M to M rg6 BNC cable?
Hey Steven, I commented a while back about my computer working or not working with the system you suggested. We were able to purchase a new system to run the video. I am curious do you still run the Art Clean Box Pro? I didn't hear you mention it in this video so I'm just checking. Thank you for having a great video and responses to help lead people in the right direction.
I've found that if you are using a cheap camera like the r800 or similar that the preamps just aren't very good, so your probably best off bringing the audio in through another audio interface, like the focusrite 2i2 or even the Behringer UM2. Then just sync the audio and video in OBS.
Thanks again!!
In your "rant" were you referencing Black Magic? Because the Web Presenter says it does not need drivers, etc. And you seemed to recommend it in the 2017 video. Thanks!
Yes, back when I made my original 2017 video the Web Presenter was new and promising. Now that they've figured out the audio sync issues with new firmware, I think it can still be a useful solution for some people. I do think it's overpriced for what most people use it for. It has a lot of features that most people won't use, and there are cheaper more reliable ways to get video in to a computer, like the u-tap.
Great video. Great info and very helpfull. I must admit. that I found the background music very annoying. But that's just me. Keep it up.
Can you please do a video on how to wire multi cameras at church to the back of the church, where the computer and video converter is located. 1 Camera at the back of church, Facing Front, 1 camera at the front facing crowd. 1 close up camera TBC location
Might not be exactly what you are looking for, but this is probably the closest video I have to what you are asking for. th-cam.com/video/mudq-vEx-7Y/w-d-xo.html
Good day to you Mr. Balast i have a question? I have a iMac 2011 with 2.0 usb ports and I have the blackmagic intensity shuttle. Not working, what should i do? can i get a converter to convert the usb 2.0 to usb 3.o? would that be safe to do. Thanks for any information you have. awesome videos by the way.
Unfortunately no, you need a computer with usb3 to use that device. If you have pcie slots available you can add a usb3 card, but I don't think that Mac can do that.
unfortunately the AJA U-TAP HDMI to USB device is unavailable right now. I bought a cheep webcam to see what i would be like. Should have just got the AJA U-TAP for video capture!
If you are on a PC, take a look at the Elgato HD60s, it's still available amzn.to/3epSH0a (It doesn't work well on Mac though)
Great video! I'd really appreciate it if you tell me how you get the song lyrics to appear like that over the video. I've been searching for how to do it, and still don't know how to. And if there's any of you in the comment section reading this knowing how to do it, please help a brother out. Thanks in advance.
There are several ways to do this. What worship lyrics software are you using? What equipment are you using for video? Do you have a video switcher?
@@BallastMedia I'm thinking of buying the roland vh1 switcher for our church and use obs. We're gathering equipments to start the video production for our church. I really appreciate the reply sir
First I want to thank you for all the videos you've made, they are very helpful and clear. I just have this one situation; I'm using this exact setup, but the video is a lot more clear on the camera than on OBS. I tried to figure it out but I don't know what I'm doing wrong! Any advice? Thanks in advance and God bless you.
So camera to the u-tap via HDMI to then to the computer? Is the camera set to interlaced by any chance? What camera? What bit rate is OBS set to?
@@BallastMedia yes, I did it exactly as you have it...( I know nothing about anything ) the camera es the canon VIXIA, and the video bit rate on OBS is 2500 Kbps. As for interlaced, I don't know what that means
I figured it out, it was just a scene settings... I adjusted the color with the filters. 😁 thank you so much for your time, and videos they have help the church so much. May God bless you always.
hello ballast media thanks for your videos. we have the video part going with this setup need help with audio. we have three musician organ, bass and drums the drummer has the Yamaha EAD10, choir members 30 with a $2500.00 budget can this be done to get a great sound.
Nice job Steven. Nice job! However the UTap will contain sounds outputs to direct recorded sound from video camera microphone which isn't necessarily processed. But i would want to be able to transmit sound from my mixer outputs to my PC and access it in OBS, which off course I hope would synchronise with the visuals. How can I achieve that?
You can connect the audio from your mixer to the camera (if you're camera has that capability) or you can bring the audio in through a separate USB audio device as well.
Thank you for your helpful video!
Thank you for sharing you knoledge. I could not find in Europe the canon camera you mentioned, do you know if its only available in USA or is it another format (not PAL)?
The equivalent PAL version is called LEGRIA. (instead of VIXIA)
@@BallastMedia Thank you very much for your quick answer.
Thanks for your review. If I use a on-camera monitor recorder like atomos or blackmagic video assist will I need any video capture device to live stream if I use a software like vMix or wirecast?
Hello, yes, if you still want to live stream from the camera you'll still need to take a signal from the camera and run that to a video interface (like the u-tap) and in to a computer to get to vMix or Wirecast. The Atomos and Video Assist are just recording the signal, they don't have any kind of interface in to a computer.
Ballast Media thank you for your reply. Ok, I see so the on-camera external video recorder does not help in lowering the latency in any way? If so what solution will lower my latency to say below 5 or 3 seconds?
I can see that there are studio devices out there while at the same time I have a strong 3.5K comipter system. Will a studio device like Roland or blackmagic ones lower the latency? Or lowering the latency has to do with other components? My budget is absolutely max 2k dollars.
Thank you Ballast Media, so helpful! Can I use my Nikon d 610 as the camera?
Filip Hegedűs I'm not as familiar with the Nikon cameras as Canon. Can you clear all the display from the HDMI output? Does the video image on HDMI output fill the screen?
The only thing I am worried about is the 16gb ram requirement and i7 processor. Is this a must?
What do you have? Try it and see how things go, it will let you know if it's not capable. Reducing the bit rate and changing the CPU Usage Preset can make things work on a less capable system.
Hi Steven Ballast, do you think it's possible to connect DSLR camera straight into laptop and use in OBS? What issues will this cause? If one could not afford a $300 U-TAP device, how can they achieve this? I've seen people suggest using Canon EOS Utility live preview capture as a screen in OBS, it seemed to work fine for them. Why would you not recommend that?
Awesome video. Can I get good results using my Nikon D5300 HDMI Output and this u-Tap interface? The point is I want to make streamings with real body moviments, like the example you used in this video!
Yes, that camera will work. You'll need to put it in to live view output on your HDMI and clear any display text. I often use the Atomos site to check if a camera will work for live streaming, because they have cataloged a lot of cameras that have clean HDMI outputs to work with their recorders. www.atomos.com/cameras/nikon-d5300
Hello, thank you for such a great detailed video. I plan to livestream to Facebook and TH-cam. I have a Cannon Vixia HF R400. Have a couple of questions. 1) Would the the R400 work? 2) I do not have a i5 PC with 8GB of RAM, would this work? Thank you.
R400 should work. an i5 processor can work, you just need to do some tests to make sure it can handle your encoder settings.
We set up with a Canon XA11, Blackmagic HDMI to SDI, and the Aja utap SDI then to the computer to use OBS. Now we are trying to add another camera and would like to add a second distribution route (we use youtube through OBS and would like to add facebook live). Do you have recommendations?
Hey, thank you so much for all those tips. Just to be sure, does Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini Recorder do the same job than AJA U-Tap HDMI ? if yes why do you prefer AJA U-Tap HDMI ? thanks a lot, all the best
Yes, in that both bring raw video in to your computer. (The Mini Recorder does have both HDMI and SDI connections, but it doesn't support 1080p60 where as the u-tap does, so that's a trade off you need to consider). I recommend the u-tap because #1 you don't have to go through the hassle of installing the BMD Desktop Video drivers to get it to work, just connect the u-tap and it's ready to go. #2 It's USB3 so it will work on a PC or Mac - Mini Recorder is thunderbolt2 only. #3 the u-tap supports 1080p60, which is the video standard that a lot of consumer camcorders output on their HDMI, and #4 this is just my subjective opinion, but I have purchased a lot of BMD gear, and none of it has lasted more then 5 years. Seems like my AJA gear lasts longer.
@@BallastMedia ok thank you very much for all those precisions. It's very clear. Have a very nice day
Great information!!! Thanks!!!
In a previous video who discussed the use of Artcessories clean box stereo converter- how do you utilize this device properly with my canon R800 camcorder?
What are you connecting from? An audio mixer? What outputs does it have?
Thanks so much for this information. We have a Canon XH A1 and I can't find any way to get this over to HDMI or SDI. It seems only to have EEE1394 and component video outputs. It's a great camera, but Canon's choice of outputs seem to have made it obsolete.
Thank you
Yes, unfortunately that camera came out before HDMI was a common standard. You could convert one of the analog outputs to SDI and still capture SD video that way with something like this: amzn.to/2L0a9YW. But it might not be worth the effort.
I think component out is HD capable . I would transfer it to SDI... or convert firewire to HDMI/SDI proav.roland.com/global/products/vc-50hd/
i have the same camera CANON XH A1...if you have a mac with a thunderbolt 2 port, you can buy a EEE 1394 (firewire) to thunderbolt 2 adapter...it is listed as "Apple Thunderbolt to Firewire Adapter" on amazon. $29.99....I also bought a "10ft FireWire 800, 9pin to 4pin" clear cable so I have room between my laptop and my camcorder. I hope this helps
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Super helpful video and love that you're responsive. I'm assuming you're ranting about the Blackmagic Ultrastudio Mini Recorder but the AJA is a harder sell when it's price is nearly twice that of the Blackmagic. If budget is an issue, would you still recommend the Blackmagic Recorder at all? Is/isn't thunderbolt better than USB 3 for Mac? And has Blackmagic made a list of which cameras that do/do not work with the Mini Recorder?
Oki! The limitation of the MIni Recorder is that it doesn't support 1080p60. As long as your camera can output a different video standard then that, it will work fine. I wouldn't say thunderbolt is better for Mac then USB. What apple calls thunderbolt 3 is actually usb3 on a usb-c connector. It's not backwards compatible, so if you get the Mini Recorder and have a new mac with only usb-c connector, just be aware that you'll need a $50 dongle to convert that to thunderbolt.
Gotcha. If I'm streaming I don't think I'd go 1080p60 so that's good to know. And never knew that about Thunderbolt. Really appreciate the response! Miiiight still go Blackmagic for now just because of price but will def upgrade to AJA when the time comes!
Great video. How would I connect the audio from my digital mixer?
What mixer do you have? What outputs do you have available, digital and analog?
It’s a Behringer Xenyx 1202. I believe it’s a digital mixer. I was going use the Ctrl or headphone jack as an output.
@@jgmultimediallc1 The control room out is one option you can use to get audio to your camera. You could also use the 2-track output on RCA, which is essentially the same thing. (p.s. That's an analog mixer.)
Okay great, thanks for the information . I’ll give this a try.
thank you Mr. Ballast! I'm researching on how I can begin to live broadcast on youtube and facebook. it seems that you recommend at computer with 16GB RAM but the Amazon link to PC for streaming that you posted has 8GB. My 2014 MacBook Pro has 8GB RAM.. do you think it will work well for me? I just ordered the U-TAP. thanks again for your valuable time and advice!
Hi thanks for the video it was very helpful, I wanted to know if there was another way to do it without using the u-Tap? For example an IRig?
There are lots of ways to stream - just depends what you are trying to accomplish. An iRig would just let you get audio in to a phone.
THansk for the video, please how do you connect easy worship to the black majic to get the lyrics to output along with the video from the program output.?
I've made a few videos about this. Check this out: th-cam.com/video/Bk-B2hCyqas/w-d-xo.html And then also check out this video if you are using OBS to stream:th-cam.com/video/prYWKrxQ3EM/w-d-xo.html
Wish I'd found this a month ago! Thanks for the vid :)
Thank you for these videos. They are all amazing. We purchased the u-tap and are using it along with BM TV HD and Sony camera. Audio is direct into BM from our mixer. The signal shows being strong on BM but once we pull up the feed in OBS it is very low. We are having to add gain boost in OBS the get enough level out to hear anything at all. Is there a setting that we have wrong that you think might be causing this? It feels to me like either u-tap, pc, or OBS settings are wrong. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
How are you boosting gain in OBS? The u-tap is going through the system drivers, so check that it's volume is turned all the way up. (Control Panel -> Sound -> Recording -> look for "UT-AUD" -> Properties -> Levels and make sure it's set to 100.) Beyond that I'd run tone from your mixer, the XLR inputs on the switcher at +4dBm, so a 0VU feed from your mixer should see -20dBfs on the ATEM meters. But, there is still 10dB of headroom there, so you can still go up to a +14dBu or -10dBfs on the ATEM meters before clipping occurs. You may just need to run your audio in to the ATEM hotter. Ignore the "green, yellow, red" color and look at the measurement.
@@BallastMedia I don't exactly remember the way we boosted gain in obs. There are two ways to do it and I think we selected one over the other. I will check this and let you know but I will also check what you recommended. Hopefully this is the solution we need. Thank you again for the help.
@@BallastMedia Follow up to your question and also my inquiry... Going into settings as you suggested did the trick. We are getting much better levels now. The feed coming into the computer from U-tap has great sound level... How we are boosting in OBS.. There are two ways to do this. One is using a gain filter on the input. Second is manually adjusting the level to higher amounts. OBS allows you to type in amounts over 100. Thank you again for your advice!
i wish i could get you to help me learn some stuff at my church and studio. Great Video too!! Can OBS do all that Wirecast can do?
pmartin0715 Major difference is that OBS can only stream to one destination. Vmix and wirecast can go to multiple destinations at the same time.
yeah thats right Thanks
How do you convert a camera to SDI. I have my Dad’s old Panasonic AG-HVX200, it has FireWire 4pin, Component D, S-Video 4pin and Composite video RCA. Thanks!
If I were to get the SDI version and want to start with a single camera HDMI setup, could you recommend a good SDI to HDMI converter until I get a switcher? Thanks . Great video.
Michael J. Dargan The BMD microconverter works fine. amzn.to/2vO247g. Just watch my video about how to configure it so it will work with the u-tap. th-cam.com/video/MYTxPJvBsX8/w-d-xo.html
@@BallastMedia Several reviews describe an audio issue with this convertor, Have you ever noticed this? Most of the reviewers use the convertor for monitors, and only use the video, and not the audio. Thanks in advance.
@@ActiveImageMedia Are you referring to the u-tap? I've recorded from it weekly for over a year without any issues.
@@BallastMedia thanks for the response, sorry of any confusion. Not the Utap the Black Magic HDMI to SDI convertor. I am buying the Utap SDI to USB3, but also need a HDMI to SDI convertor.
@@ActiveImageMedia ah, no haven't heard of audio issue with it, I too mainly use them for monitors without audio, ha!
Hi Stephen, I know you speak highly of the U-Tap, however, it is a little more expensive than what my church can afford right now. so I'm wondering; would a normal (less expensive) HDMI to USB adapter work, instead of the U-Tap?
I've heard good things about the elgato HD60s. Haven't used it myself, but I know some people are using it successfully. amzn.to/2SyVAjQ
hello sir I want to learn how to do a live show. bought 3 canon hd camcorders the ones you recommended. i have a laptop. what's next?
I'd recommend you use an ATEM Mini switcher as your video interface. (Then all cameras connect to it, and you do the switching from the ATEM, one USB into your computer.) Check out this video: th-cam.com/video/kK4CFwJB7u0/w-d-xo.html
Hey! Thanks a lot for your videos. We have a Nikon d810 DSLR, Roland XS-1HD, Samsung Monitor, Ultrastudio mini recorder and a macbook pro with OBS software. Everything seems to work, i can plug my camera to Xs1 and get picture out to my monitor. I can also plug the camera straight to mini recorder and get picture to OBS. But when i plug the camera to Xs1 and then try to output it to mini recorder nothing comes through. I can see my mini recorder software reacting (changing some hdmi values when i switch camera on and off) but cannot get the picture even though at the same time it comes out from another XS1 output to my monitor. Any idea how to fix this?
Thanks! is version 2019 coming soon?
2020 recommend system coming real soon! Hopefully in the next two weeks!
@@BallastMedia Could you tell me how you get the song lyrics on the video? Thanks in advance
Your videos are incredibly helpful! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and allowing us to ask questions. I'm hoping to solve an issue with streaming. I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark iii, connected to an xlr audio cable/box, and using a U-TAP HDMI box. We're streaming to Facebook Live, and selecting the UTAP audio selection...yet our audio isn't capturing. Can you point me in the right direction? Thank you kindly for your time and expertise!
Ann Bassette Are you using OBS, or going straight to FB camera tab? Can you verify that the audio you want is getting in to your 5d? Have you tried recording on the 5d and listening to the audio?
I record straight to FB Live. The camera is picking up audio from the board/xlr cable. @@BallastMedia
@@AnnieBassette Try connecting the 5D HDMI output directly to a TV and see if you are getting audio. Lots of people struggle to get audio through a DSLR, so I highly doubt it's the u-tap.
Hello sir, thank God for finding this wonderful video of yours. I just ask help if you will pls. I saw in your playback that there is a lyrics at the bottom end of the video, how can i manage to that pls.. thanks and God bless you