SlingStudio Comprehensive Review: Wireless multi-camera streaming and recording device
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- Buy it at B&H: lon.tv/6ncez (affiliate link) - Slingstudio is a multicamera system that brings in HD video wirelessly. This could be a great solution for school sports looking to add more cameras to live productions. Index below. See more production: lon.tv/production and subscribe! lon.tv/s
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VIDEO INDEX:
00:39 - Hardware overview
02:18 - Ports and connectors
02:21 - USB-C port
02:55 - HDMI input and supported framerates
03:34 - Cameralink adapter for HDMI camcorders
04:45 - Cameralink battery life
05:22 - 1080p 60fps requires Cameralink box
05:34 - HDMI output
05:59 - Line input
06:45 - Optional battery pack for Slingstudio
07:14 - How it connects and works with the Internet
07:47 - SD Card
07:59 - ISO recording of each input source
09:49 - Ipad control app
10:22 - Conducting SD Card speed test
10:52 - Setting up live broadcasting
11:27 - Upload speed test and setting streaming bit rate
12:26 - Camera check for WiFi signal strength
14:04 - Adding a wireless camera
14:30 - Camera app controls
15:01 - Live switching video sources
15:28 - 1 second or so buffer
16:08 - Picture in Picture (PIP)
18:11 - Titling with templates or your own PNG files
19:53 - Audio mixer
21:13 - Wireless and battery health monitoring
22:15 - Initiating recording and live streaming
23:01 - Image quality from recording
24:13 - What Slingstudio records to the SD Card / Disk
26:57 - Conclusion and my overall opinion
Compatibility list:
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All in I think this is a really decent system. It will quickly drain the battery of connected devices so I suggest having many USB battery packs nearby to keep everything running when running remotely.
I would like to see some controls for adjusting audio sync as some HDMI devices might throw a delay into the mix if you're bringing in line audio.
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Notes: (I'll likely update this as questions come in):
Audio sync : It seems to work ok with the iPhone cameras and straight line-in. In my review I was running the video and audio out of my Tricaster which could have introduced a little delay on the outbound audio when looking at the iPhone footage. I think this might be an issue others will encounter when bringing in HDMI audio due to potential camera processing. Having some audio/video delay options to sync things up would be nice to see in future revisions.
Chromakey: There is currently no chromakey on this device.
Nope. And be sure you understand how my channel works: my view count on my videos in the early days are typically low. Products like this do much better over time as people look for information on them.
Overall July 2017 had over 1.14 million views, up about 100k from this time last year. Subscriber count is slow and steady which is fine by me. Building this or any business takes time and hard work. It just doesn't happen automatically unless you're that nut in California pissing off his neighbors :). But that kind of thing is short lived. I'm in it for the long haul.
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Thanks, Lon, for a very thorough review. Your review was so much more informative and interesting to watch than the Manufacturer's 1st live broadcast. Great Job.
A very thorough review, with no wasted time. Impressed with the product, but more by your review--subscribed!
This may be the best review I've ever seen.
Because of your review of the Sling Studio along with my other research, I decided to go with it... Thank you.
Best review on this product ever. Great job.
As usual you do a great job presenting the info on these things. I spoke to you long ago about the ATEM and never bought into it because I thought it needed too many pieces to get going. This though I think is perfect and will get it because of the small pkg needed..
Thank you for the review
This is an amazingly cool device, nice job!
Pretty nice device. Thanks for the info.
Wow... congrats to the company for making this thing work so well.
It sounds like a nightmare to figure out how to make so many devices work together without problems.
Very interesting, thanks for the comprehensive review Lon.
Aside from sporting events and whatnot, I'd imagine this must be the most portable way of having a multi-cam livestream of sorts outside professional and really expensive solutions.
Different beast altogether, but I remember doing some research for my journalism course on a suitcase style broadcasting thing which you could insert multiple SIM cards (or use wi-fi if available) for transmission, and connect multiple smartphone cameras (with other options like HDMI, SDI) to cover something... like in disaster areas or in the boonies. xD But this was like almost 5 years ago, and it cost the same as a car or something.
NDI from Newtek is changing all that, check it out.
thanks for all the info..... our church will start using it in the near future....
Thank you very much for the tutorial!
It’s very surprised what a little gear can do :) very cool review
Dude! You are incredi ble.... I can't wait to see what other Church options are available. I will be doing HS student projects also.
I’ve used this a couple of times for corporate videos since your unboxing, and each time the device has surpassed my expectations. TH-cam live events and the interaction from the sling studio have caused the only problems. Note that selecting Live from the device makes the event live on TH-cam. I learned this the hard way after testing an event, ending the test, then having to make a new TH-cam event and then resend the link to all the attendees and embedded locations. It was a disaster. I have since moved to only doing a standard livestream (without a YT event) and sending the link out only when live. I use a ppt on a laptop with a static slide into the slingstudio hdmi until we are ready to broadcast.
Excellent review
Excellent review..
Merci, very helpful.
Great Video. I really enjoyed the explanations you gave regarding the Sling Studio. One question: If I have wifi cameras, do I still need to buy the camera links?
Your review is one of the best I have seen on this product. When having the unit record all cameras which are connected, does this automatically record audio from each no matter what you have checked in the audio mixer? Do iPhones have to be on a cellular service to function as a camera only for Sling Studio? Thanks for the great review. I hope Sling Studio gives you some sort of discount should you decide to buy one.
Excellent review! Can you demonstrate the replay feature for sports?
Great Review and Tutorial. Now that you've used this for over 6 months, A) did you buy it or nay? B) If purchased, what's your opinion now after some work with the unit? The sample video at the top link revealed some jerky like lag and wonder if that has since been resolved with firmware updates? Also, what happens if the uplink tops out at just over 3.0mbps? That is, is there a reduced quality or does the unit drop video/sound or get choppy? Thanks again for this great video !!! Dr. D.
Damn, I didn't even know something like this existed.
Does a regular iPad run smoothly with this or would you recommend getting an iPad Pro?
I trust your advice. I want to know how do you resolve the delay issue if you want to stream live to a projector at a live show?
Hello, a good review of the Sling. Thx!!! But, i have a question, on the moment when i right this, Sling added a Custom server posibilities?
Thanks so much for the tutorial! Can you also record concurrently from your camera as well as what you just described here?
Thank you for your video. Very helpfull for me. I'm planning to buy SlingStudio for my church and looks like this will be the right tool. Hope they fix the issue with streaming live simultaneously for both facebook and youtube.
Any way to transmit the video being recording to a computer using thunderbolt and transmit to youtube from pc while the app transmit to facebook?
Very detailed... Didnt know such a device existed.. Planning a buy for personal use in events.. But has livestream plugin been activated by now?
I wish they allowed the LAN option pass through more than just the internet connection so you can use your own wifi equipment to extend the slingstudio's wireless range.
Lon, it's been several months since you posted this video (and my third time to watch it). I am curious if you have any new thoughts on using the Sling Studio. My interest is in non-studio locations (live streaming musical performances). Battery life (lives?) is (are) the primary reason why I have not already purchased it. If I get it, I am reconciled to the fact that I will need to run power to at least one or two cameras, so that I am guaranteed broadcast feed. So as I began, I am curious if you are still keen on the Sling Studio, has your interests waned, or perhaps you have found something better in the meantime?? Thanks. Enjoy your videos.
Awesome Review! Thanks! How do you get the thing live on TH-cam or Facebook "live" ? I see a lot of videos reviewing this thing and what it will do live, but not one yet that shows it actually "live" and how to set it up. All the vids actually seem like just click "go live" and its going except "WHERE?" and how to make that "where" visible to others. Thanks.
Wow, I have absolutely no need for this device, yet I watched the entire video because it was done that well! Seriously, this could be an official product guide! Im highly disappointed in the piss-poor compatibility list (which isn't in the description btw!), but if they improve that than this thing could be killer.
p.s. do you know if you could drop cameras in and out on the fly to effectively support more than 4 cameras?
Thanks for sharing your channel is very impressive
Few questions: 1. Did you try to use GoPro hero 5 as a source via micro HDMI to cameralink? 2. what happens if the source that you plug in directly to slingstudio in the back is 4k, will it downscale and it will work? 3. Did you try to use cameralink with external battery USB charger to check if this would give you extended time to stream? 4. When you stream to facebook can you choose what to stream as a fan page or as a personal account?
Nice vedio
Thank you for your excellent video! Does this support chroma key (green screen filtering)?
Would you recommend this for live streaming sports for a junior college? Such as basketball and volleyball???
Did you happen to use the scoreboard feature I have seen mentioned on their site?
Hi there and thanks for review!And what about the operation range? Did you test it? How far can be placed devices from each other to still have reliable connection? You were talking about sporting events - i doubt if it was possible?Imho wifi devices work nice if they are 2 - 5 meters away
their site says up to 90metres wifi range
Rino Engdal in practice the range may differ a lot
That unit from your cut away shot when you were talking looks like it's 5 to 10 frames delayed. Is that the case?
Do I need to care my own WiFi hotspots? If so, what do you recommended?
Can we switch to a prerecorded video, then back to live?
not now, but i hope in next update
I mean I don't see why you can't set up some sort of player with HDMI out to a Camera link for a pre-recorded video. Would be expensive though
If you want to live stream to TH-cam or Facebook & are at an event that doesn't have a a wifi signal would getting the iPad w/ cellular work well?
How does the link and the Hub handle 4K HDMI outputs when you need to cast at say 720P?
The dslr camera (dhmi camera with cameralink) can be recording while it is broadcasting ?(so in addition to the recording in the hub, we would have the recording in the internal sd of the camera at maximum quality and without loss)
This is awesome. But it will be nice if we are be able to do simultaneous streaming on Facebook and TH-cam with Sling Studio. I am thinking that if we plug a Digital AV or VGA adapter on our apple device, connect it via Ultrastudio Mini Recorder, and then into our Mac book which we would have already had Wirecast installed. Then through Wirecast we can do simultaneous streaming to Facebook and TH-cam. Would this work? Please reply.
cool
for control everything i can just use an Ipad?? or I can also use a tablet or android device? that will be a killer for me.
I tried this for two months and using a macbook I get better results than the ipad and you can get more option than the ipad. Anyway, better device will work better.
We just started using SLING STUDIO in my Church. But we still confuse about adding graphics (logo of the Church on the live stream, text with different colours & borders). Does it use PHONE WIFI? How can do it if there is any REVIEW?
How we mute back ground noise with slinStudio Audio mix?
Pls what about cameras with built in wifi, do I still need to get wireless connector on attach to the camera or it will work with the internal wifi
Great review piece. What are you using in your studio environment for multi-camera setup?
Any major updates in firmware or software since your first review of the SlingStudio? I'm thinking about doing live streaming of music
I was using a Tricaster but I'm now using Vmix. I had to return the Slingstudio after the review so I'm not sure what updates they've pushed down since.
How long is the delay. I’m thinking about getting this for my church. But I would need to use the Hdmi out to run the feed to several monitors around the church for praise and worship lyrics. So is the hdmi out feed the same as the livestream feed?
I take it that delay of 1-2 seconds may not be useful in a concert hall where you want to project the artist on the LED screen behind. How does Blackmagic H.264 work in terms of delay if we want to use this mixer in a live concert or Gala events?
Yes, there is latency delay in projection. audio and video are not sync.
For a live monitor you can use HDMI pass through feature and camera plugged in to hub will have no latency
What is the hub you are referring to?
Thanks for the excellent review. Any chance they will support android tablets and phones soon? Thank you
I love this thing I’m a tech dummy and I think I can handle this
How would I cut to a video that was pre-recorded? Would I have to send an HDMI out from a separate monitor of the video, and then run it as a separate screen to stream? Or can I load in a video directly into the software?
How is the record quality coming in? I am filming baseball games which require a high FPS rate. In post there are slow-mo segments that are required
Would I be able to use my phone as a hotspot for wifi?
I have a DVX200 and it has ssdi. Could I connect to the HUB or would you think I would need the camera link?
Hopefully one more question. I recorded an event and it had a few projectors that were hooked to a laptop. I didn't have long enough cable to reach and had to scrap that idea. Could I be able to stream the footage to the laptop as long as I have the software installed to it and have wifi to see the hub?
What are your thoughts on the sling studio today?
This is very interesting. Great review! Two questions.
1. Do you see lag only on wireless cameras or on wired cameras as well?
2. If you use line in audio and you video a person talking with all 4 wired or wireless cameras does the broadcasted and or recorded audio sync correctly or are some out of sync?
At my church We use the blackmagic ATEM television studio with cameras connected via sdi cables and an audio line in from a main audio mixboard and our audio syncs perfectly and program monitor has no lag so that is important to us. While the sling has a great price im not sure we could use something like this bc of the lag and the people on stage would be walking out of frame before a switch to the next camera could be made. Also as you say battery life wouldnt work for us as we have everything powered. Maybe this could be used to augment our system with a remote camera for occasional use.
Would love to hear an answer to these questions :)
So... after a long & unsuccessful attempt at making the Mevo work for our church... I'm now looking for other alternatives. Our hiccup with the Mevo is that it's app does funky things to the low end of audio. The drums & bass sound terrible if recording live music - especially EDM style music. So my question on this Slingstudio is... did you do any testing of the audio... to see how well it does or does not record live music? Yes, we're using an external board, etc to totally control the mix & the feed going into the Mevo. It's on the app end of the workflow that the bass gets tweaked. So... I'm wondering if the Slingstudio app has the same issue or not? Your thoughts? Or... is there a way we could talk offline on this perhaps?
Is there any feature to delay the hardwired audio to get back in sync with the delayed wireless video?
We are starting to use the sling studio for high school sports. Many schools in the area do not have wifi. What is the best way for me to connect to wifi with unlimited data and no slowage? I almost bought the Skyroam Solis just now but found the section that describes live streaming is not recommended. I really do plan on using the sling studio multiple times a weak so im looking for the BEST option without spending hundreds of dollars a week... any suggestions?
We have a talent show that we do at the school where I teach. We have large screens which we broadcast to. Kind of like a jumbo tron to get close up shots of the performers for the audience. Is there a video out option so we can send the final mix to a projector?
yes, via Mini HDMI port
how to do if sling studio can't connect to ipad ? my sling studio can't connect ipad pro . i ever connect already before but now sling studio can't so hotsport wifi in my ipad
now you have to do the same but with the roland v-1hd ;-)
i like the product it is a shame the the roland for now they don't have that overlay option
I have and use the V-1 HD is a pretty neat mixer and I do the overlay on the software I use to stream.
i have it too and i use vidiu pro to stream.
i wanted to know if it is posible to do the overlay some way like that
What apps does it support for live streaming?
So an iPhone camera will do an ad-hoc to the SlingStudio box directly, thus the range is of the 2 devices? That being said how far away from the SlingStudio can you get ?
Wondering what kind of resolution the recorded video tracks on SD card will have. For example, if I feed a 1080p60 input via HDMI and another from my Camera via CameraLink at 1080p60, will I get all those recorded on the SD car will also have that original resolution? I am asking because I am thinking of using those video and audio tracks into my Final Cut Pro for Post Production.
Another thing is about Chroma Key support. It does not mention about it all. This is very crucial for me.
And a general comment is that if they provided two HDMI direct inputs instead of one, that would have been an amazing thing because you don't have to but the costly CameraLink!
Thank you!
+Bhagavati Kanta Dasa it records at what you set the output resolution to.
This is pretty neat but I would go with NDI from NewTek. You can use it with what you have already set up and is over IP So you can use the cables already in your house or even if is a mobile set up.
Yes ultimately NDI is much more flexible. I haven't had as much success streaming NDI from my phones as I had here, I'm hoping we'll see some improvements in NDI 3.
I dont see reference to this but SlingStudio also provides plugins for Premier Pro and Final Cut Pro to import all your recordings (ISOs and program) along with EDL (edit decision list) data into your post production tool so all your edits/transitions that you did in real time appear in the timeline.
Premier plugin - SlingStudio extension
exchange.adobe.com/addons/products/18083
Final Cut Pro plugin - SlingStudio converter
itunes.apple.com/us/app/slingstudio-converter/id1214825323?mt=12
I was able to install the Premier Pro plug in but when using it to pull a project from the sdcard it gives a metadata error. Any thoughts?
just bought sling studio using a canonT3i and a r600 can't get their information off the screen and my iPhone 7plus is up sidedown need some help!
We're consider this as a replacement for our Wirecast system.
Does it do Chromakey?
No chromakey
Awesome Review. Thanks. Someone had said that the unit could handle 10 feeds but it's clear that 4 is the max?
It can have 4 active at any given time but you can have others in the background. But they have to be swapped in.
Gotcha. Thanks. What kind of internet speed is needed for this to function?
Do you hooking up the Mackie on your laptop in a church. Does Mackie DL unit work OK
I wonder what option there is to the Slingstudio USB-C expander.....do we have an alternative ??
I would like to have a second display of the control (Ipad) screen. Can I use the HDMI out?
Can you connect a Laptop that could have B Roll assets - photos, bumpers, PowerPoint , video that would be 1080i and switchable and ready to be 'live'?
I was wondering the same thing. Does anyone know the answer to this question?
Hey sir you can make lifestream direct from your tablet internet ?
Can you connect a computer to show pictures or websites?
HI ...how close we have to be with the hub
< 100 meters with the camera links, 20 with a phone.
What solutions do you prefer for a controlled studio environment? Or if we could have only one solution that was good in studio and in the field, what should we look at?
What's the budget? I'm big on the Tricasters for studio environments. Rock solid and tons of flexibility with NDI.
Could you use the wifi from a phone as the wifi? (data rate apply)
Can this be used with a Windows computer? App or software
You showed how it records multiple devices all at once and the program, will it record all 10 devices or is it limited to 4 because of the 4 that are monitored?
4 at a time
In other words, it is similar to a telecaster, or tricaster?
Is chroma keying a possibility at all with slingstudio? I love the idea behind it but was wondering about keying. Thanks in advance.
Not at the moment.
Thanks.
Hello, i want to setup two camera links , one camera with hdmi directly into sling studio hub, and one external line in mic for audio, will there be any sync issues between, camera link connected cameras and line in mic? i want to live stream, and its a local dance show, so it is not acceptable that line in audio and camera link video is out of sync, if there is any delay its okay, but audio and video should be in sync, guys please help me
I use SS in my church - 2 cameras running with the Sling wireless cam links, and a direct HDMI feed of a laptop running slides into the SlingStudio hub. The one mic that is used by the pastor runs into a multichannel board, with an output directly into the hub audio input. Lots of camera switching, but the audio line remains consistent. However, the cameras are all muted, so I can't say how it would be running multiple audio pickups and switching. If you use the one line like you mention you will be fine.
how can i extend mi wifi to sling
I have an unknown about the number of cameras that can be connected. How much camera can we use for the show? What does it mean to use up to 10 cameras? thanks in advance
It will only switch four cameras at once but I think others can be held in reserve to be brought into the system for live switching.
Lon.TV Thank you very much for the quick response! all the best
can you have more than 4 input?
how many prices
As Sling Studio does not support chroma key, it is the only single reason I cannot go for it. I have to go with another product just because of this lack of functionality. It is very sad that it does not provide chromo key filtering! Any suggestion for equivalent product in that price range? thank you!
might I suggest the BlackMagic Television Studio HD. Lon mentions this as the device that really helped him start the channel, but it has been updated significantly since then. Although the TV Studio HD is a switcher (and isn't wireless), it has been updated to include chromakey, PIP, control audio levels coming in from camera sources, and much more. You will still need an encoder/streaming device such as a Teradek to run the program signal to to broadcast it and this solution will cost a bit more it works well.
We're in the same boat. We were so excited to leave behind Wirecast for this!
Can you show a drone/quad-copter as a feed too?
yes¡ dji
Also how about you recognize that there are other dealers in the USA other than B&H. It's not like B&H gave you the unit to use. So it would be helpful with all your great reviews you tell customers to see or find their local dealer. Supporting local businesses is what drives states and communities.
Part of my channel's revenue is derived from affiliate links like the one for B&H.
Me am buy Sling studio So I don’t have to complete to Connection clearly to iPad and slingstudio hub please help me to complete to finish setting from Connect to your Slingstudio Nomber 2.Go to your Slingstudio hotsport (default SSID _xx_xx-xx) here that is my problem fo me
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