Multi-camera Recording Setup on a Budget

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ค. 2022
  • In this video, I show you my multi-camera recording setup for TH-cam and Livestreams. I am using OBS to record four separate sources to one 4K file that I can edit later on. Using this method I have the versatility I am looking for when using multiple cameras and multiple locations for recording in my space. Using both old and new tech I have created a good baseline for workflow that I want for making videos.
    Blog Post:
    hackbatch.com/library/multi-c...
    OBS Camera App for iOS:
    apps.apple.com/us/app/obs-stu...
    obs.camera/docs/getting-start...
    DroidCam for OBS:
    www.dev47apps.com/obs/
    www.dev47apps.com/obs/usage.html
    Music by Derrick R
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  • @consumerdebtchitchat
    @consumerdebtchitchat หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you for showing us equipment that we actually use in our rooms and not an imported Nikon $3,000 a piece special lens, custom-made, pro studio design setup. ❤❤❤

  • @beyounow7204
    @beyounow7204 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Perfect! Straight to the point. You saved me so much time in explaining what I needed to get going. THANK YOU!!!😃

  • @DannyG-gn9vb
    @DannyG-gn9vb ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Been looking for someone to help me with exactly this for sooo long. finally someone with the right information and so well laid out on your website. Really appreciate it

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for the comment I appreciate the feedback. I’m so glad it was helpful!

  • @FLPoolServicesincTampa
    @FLPoolServicesincTampa ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really appreciate the video you made it my brother !!! So far is the best one that I had watched!!!🎉🎉🎉

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching, I hope it helps you!

  • @happybaak
    @happybaak 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    WOOOW! This is what i am looking for a looooooong time! This is very very helpful for me! Thank you for this very important information.

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m happy that it was helpful!

  • @FortheLoveofItVibes
    @FortheLoveofItVibes 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is amazing. Thanks for the help!

  • @TSquadRVing
    @TSquadRVing 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you so much for this video. Helped us out!

  • @user-ff9rx7kq2g
    @user-ff9rx7kq2g หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for making this video

  • @caroline___
    @caroline___ ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the info and the details on your blog. Nice!

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much, glad it helped!

  • @fitzsocial6073
    @fitzsocial6073 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks so much man! you earned a sub!

  • @useruser-oc8xn
    @useruser-oc8xn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice! Thanks for the info.

  • @falonvela9197
    @falonvela9197 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is amazing!!! Thank you so much!

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks! Glad it was helpful

  • @SoulCriminal
    @SoulCriminal 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    dude you just made this so easy to understand compared to others...thanks

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad I could help! Thanks for the feedback

  • @gearscodeandfire
    @gearscodeandfire 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is an awesome and clever implementation AND it introduced me to your channel, which i am currently binging 🤘

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks so much, I’m glad you are enjoying it!

  • @luisfernandoenrique
    @luisfernandoenrique 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you. Very useful and practical

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad I could help!

  • @rontan8433
    @rontan8433 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for making this video

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching, I hope it helped!

  • @CharlieVN
    @CharlieVN ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very cool setup, will try it 😁

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! I’m glad you found it useful

  • @BeatsbyLonza
    @BeatsbyLonza 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you.

  • @charlie1872
    @charlie1872 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi, Very interesting. I have a model railway youtube channel and publish through Streamyard. I try to use multiple webcams/iphones but have run into problems with the cameras dropping off. My setup is through my Macbookpro.
    I wire the webcams in through a card/usb hub and the iPhone(s) I invite via Streamyard.
    Any ideas would be appreciated.
    Thanks

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hi I have never used streamyard so I can’t say much on that. The setup I use here uses a few different apps with OBS. They are all linked in a blog post in the description of you are looking for alternatives to try. There’s an app called Detail that I have seen for Mac and IPhones that’s lets you do multicam over USB as well. Might be worth a look

    • @charlie1872
      @charlie1872 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for responding, I appreciate that 👍

  • @TheHazarrrd
    @TheHazarrrd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great Explanation. I wonder if this would work with some 4k Webcams like a Logitech Streamcam as well? This would make producing multicam so much cheaper..

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’m sure this will work with any type of USB video source including webcams! I just had the extra phones laying around so I tried that instead. Thanks for watching and your feedback.

  • @purpkisses7599
    @purpkisses7599 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you thank you thank you. Could you possibly do a 1 on 1 to help someone? Or do you have a detailed video on the apps and plug ins?

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In the description there’s a link to the blog post with instructions and the plugins you might find helpful!

  • @johnmcclung4736
    @johnmcclung4736 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What is the almost lantern-style diffuser on your LED light?

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s a little soft box that came with the Falcon eyes flexible light. I got it on Amazon. Not sure of the exact model. I have had better luck using an collapsible photography umbrella and a powerful LED bulb however.

  • @nowyatalking
    @nowyatalking 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video very helpful 💪🏾 question how do you get different video files if everything is recorded together? Or do you record all 4 on one screen than crop each into 1 shot in editing

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      In this example I am recording them into one clip and then cropping in editing. I have tried other methods such as using the Source Record plugin for OBS but have not gotten it working reliably.

    • @nowyatalking
      @nowyatalking 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@hackbatch thanks your the man I'm trying this out asap I currently use the advanced switch while recording it works great but sometimes while editing it gets a little to chopped this method give me more control of the editing 💪🏾

  • @danweberhealing
    @danweberhealing ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was great Thanks brother. So as a musician who wants multiple camera angles at once and I want to record them simultaneously, should I use OBS? If they're not in 4K, just 1080 can I still separate them after to edit in imovie? Thanks!

    • @danweberhealing
      @danweberhealing ปีที่แล้ว

      also can I combine an android phone with an iphone? I have an old samsung A5 but may get an iphone 11 soon. Can you mesh the streams together in OBS from both Droidcam and OBS apps?

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I have used both the Droidcam and OBS camera app for iPhone at the same time in OBS without a problem! (I do it in this video in fact) 1080p will work just fine but you will end up with a 4k file to crop down to each individual camera in IMovie unless you use a plugin like Source Record for OBS but I have had trouble with it. If you take a look at the link in the description I wrote a blog post that explains how to to do it with 1080p sources.

    • @danweberhealing
      @danweberhealing ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hackbatch Thanks!!

  • @brokerhc
    @brokerhc 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Does the OBS software come for Windows PCs? Great video, very informative.

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes I use it on Windows now as well!

  • @Grandma-EV
    @Grandma-EV หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does this only work hard-wired? I am looking for a 2 or 3 cam setup method for driving, using Android phones and GoPros

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Droidcam OBS app works on a WIFI network. I am unsure about GoPros though.

  • @jazzrat2000
    @jazzrat2000 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What a great video, no extra fluff. You remind me of John Delancey, has anyone ever said that to you? I am a Star Trek fan. I have been using old phones for cameras ever since I got the Alfred app. The only problem I have with them is the same problem I had when I quit using them and that is that the charging cable is loose and doesn't stay in and so by the next day it's all dead.

  • @TheMilford
    @TheMilford 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    does it need to stay as the quadrant or can the footage be edited later into a single frame with edits? excuse the noob question.

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The footage can be cropped and edited in a video editor later on. So you can record as quadrants in one file and edit it later on separately from this process.

  • @ejaybeatz3609
    @ejaybeatz3609 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    how do you edit all video clips or are they just combined all in one?

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You can record a single 4K clip with all four 1080p sources within it and then crop multiple copies in the timeline of your edit allowing you to switch between which view is showing in your editing software.

  • @WTSPod
    @WTSPod 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    was curious how you didn't overload your usb hub with multiple cameras?

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No clue, I had it plugged into a usb c port on my MacBook. I always wondered what the limits were.

  • @melaniestamps
    @melaniestamps ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I found your video and also read your blog post. Thank you for the information. To this point I have only done top view videos with my iphone but last night I tried using the "Detail" app so that I could see two screens on my laptop. The laptop camera and the top camera view. I recorded clips from the laptop for a intro and exit clip of me and then did the rest from the top view. I had trouble with the sound and video lining up. I think you call it lagging? Is this because it is over wifi? The clips were fine in "detail" for the most part but then when we transferred it to imovie for editing it messed up and I can't use the face clips because the sound doesn't line up with my lips moving. Can you lend me some guidance??? Remember I am a complete newbie at this multi camera stuff. THANK YOU!!!!!!! P.S. I love what your doing on your channel!!!!! keep up the good work!

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much for the kind words! I have experienced this delay even over USB in OBS( which is what I use for recording) Fortunately OBS has a setting that lets me adjust the audio delay so that it matches with the video source while I am recording. Unfortunately I have never used the Detail app so I cannot say for sure what the issue is there. I can recommend if you are using a new Mac it might be helpful to look into an editing software like Davinci Resolve. It 's free and has a way to split the audio from video align it.

    • @melaniestamps
      @melaniestamps ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hackbatch my son was able to show me how to detach the audio in I movie - yay! Thank you so much for getting back to me and helping out!!!!

  • @esemulka
    @esemulka 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am trying to resize my 2 multi camera video with a small PIP in right bottom corner. I have the capture of the 2 camera video but how do I resize or edit the video to place one of the videos in the right bottom corner of the multi video recirding?

    • @esemulka
      @esemulka 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also I am using me cell phone to record the above 2 camera video to edit.

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You have to use two copies of the video clip in your editing software and crop it to the right size and place it where you want. Using a 4k file to record will get you four 1080p videos when cropped to the right resolution.

  • @armandoperez3447
    @armandoperez3447 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How are you connect 2 different iPhone with obs camera app? I can only make one iPhone show at a time

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You need to add a new source for each iPhone in OBS.

    • @armandoperez3447
      @armandoperez3447 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@hackbatch what the heck?!!! I have had and used the obs camera app for years and didn’t know I can connect multiple iPhones to it. I try it a few hours ago and it didn’t work. But I just try it again and it work. I had to connect and reconnect one of the phone so they can be recognize. Thank you!! This have save me a lot of headaches

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad you got it working!

  • @truthunleashed5250
    @truthunleashed5250 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Need more views on this subject brutha, yours is the best by far.....I am using a android samsung s22 and sony zv1 for podcasting for multi camera setup, will i need to use OBS and will these two work....thanks for your time.

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks! If you check out the blog post linked in the description, there’s a section towards the bottom where I list the apps you can use for android to make this work. The four screen trick only really works with 1080p video sources so make sure the zv1 outputs 1080p to a capture card and not 4k. You can get a cheap usb capture card. Hope that helps!

    • @truthunleashed5250
      @truthunleashed5250 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hackbatch i will definitely check this out and purchase capture card, thank you again.

  • @user-xd9xs5wu7l
    @user-xd9xs5wu7l 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    what if i want to record each camera in 4k resulotion?

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That might be difficult depending on your computer’s performance. I don’t think you can record in 4K for each camera simultaneously using this method very easily.

  • @Boss0Leeny
    @Boss0Leeny 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Will this work for Live Streaming in real time ??

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In order to record the multicam scene and live stream at the same time you would need to use the Source Record plugin which is a 3rd party plugin similar to the other software shown. If you don’t need to record and only want to livestream you can just use OBS like normal.

  • @plinden
    @plinden 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    wow! this saves us 1K compared to logitech 3 cam box

  • @safetyhomeloans950
    @safetyhomeloans950 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    loved your music selection, I found the artist...I just wanted to ask what the name of the song was. thank you

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks! I make most of the music on this channel in GarageBand if they aren’t made and credited to someone else. I cannot actually find the name or the file of the song on my computer.

  • @nowyatalking
    @nowyatalking 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Back again how do you split the video sources evenly on the screen thanks in advance

    • @nowyatalking
      @nowyatalking 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also how do you record in 4k

    • @nowyatalking
      @nowyatalking 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also how do you record in 4k

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You can make a scene that has 4 different sources in it and resize the sources and position them in the scene window in OBS. To record 4 streams in 4K you would need to have an 8K scene or at least computer hardware capable of processing 8K video.

    • @nowyatalking
      @nowyatalking 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks again for the info you've been a great help Ive been trying to built a low budget multi cam setup for the last month this is they way I'm going 💪🏾

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @nowyatalking Glad I could help! Good luck

  • @Boss0Leeny
    @Boss0Leeny 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is this possible with STREAMYARD ❓❓❓

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don’t know I’ve never used Streamyard, sorry

  • @OnlyCocoMousse2
    @OnlyCocoMousse2 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can Obs Record 4 separate camera inputs as separate file?

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You can do that in OBS with the 3rd party Source Record plugin. I have never gotten it to work very reliably however.

  • @AlwaysLaurenNicole
    @AlwaysLaurenNicole ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What are you using to actually "start" recording all the cameras at one time?

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m using the Start recording button in OBS. Once all the feeds are coming live into the software the way I want them there’s no extra setup needed on the cameras to start the recording.

    • @Headahhpodcast
      @Headahhpodcast 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hackbatch so all the cameras are connected through cords? How that work if I was interviewing someone via zoom??

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You would need to add the Zoom window as a source in OBS. You can do that with a window capture or display capture source. That way you can record the Zoom window as well as any cameras you have connected with a cable to your computer.

    • @Headahhpodcast
      @Headahhpodcast 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hackbatch thank you !!!!

  • @jacquesredmond
    @jacquesredmond ปีที่แล้ว

    Where is your blog? I am getting a 404 error. :(

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sorry about that! Should be fixed now, thank you for letting me know. The link is in the description again.

    • @jacquesredmond
      @jacquesredmond ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hackbatch I appreciate it.
      If someone only needs 2 cams (one front and one down facing), how would you configure that?

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can do the same trick with the base canvas resolution, setting it to two times the width of your camera resolution and match the height to your camera resolution. This will give you a video file from OBS that is really wide but just as tall as your camera’s resolution. Then you can place the camera views side by side in the canvas in OBS. You will have to crop it later in editing to show one cam at a time. Or, you can try the ‘source record’ plug-in, it has never worked completely properly for me but you may have luck.

    • @jacquesredmond
      @jacquesredmond ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hackbatch This video you have is for those who already are familiar with camera setups, and making the changes you outlined wouldn't be a problem, however It would be awesome if you could do another video of this geared for the true beginner and break it down showing examples using 2 Webcams or 2 Smartphones, one for a front facial cam, and one for top down. This would be immensely helpful. :)

  • @mokenOS
    @mokenOS 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Uh...Latency?

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I didn’t test anything for latency because I didn’t really experience anything noticeable. But perhaps I don’t understand your question. I was recording and not streaming so any inconsistency can be removed in editing.

    • @mokenOS
      @mokenOS 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hackbatchThanks for the response! Using a canon 700D as webcam produces noticable latancy for me. Maybe its different with newer cameras and USB-C? I do know about the Latency compensation thing in OBS but i want to simplyfy the process and Having multiple cameras with different latencys recording into one single video file seems like a pain to synchronize. Wanted a way around that but i guess thats just how it is when using USB. But i realize now what im actually looking for is a no latency multicam STREAMING setup. Even though i might just be recording. Something like the "Elgato Cam Link Pro" is what I need....i think....

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @mokenOS Sometimes things are easier to implement in hardware but that usually means more expensive. Also note that I only have the iPhone and smartphone cameras connected over usb straight out of the device. My camera at the time as a canon m200 and I was using a cheap hdmi capture card to turn it into a usb video source but I was not using that camera as a usb webcam with any canon software. That might help to try a cheap capture card first and check the latency. I know that the USB webcam softwares can sometimes introduce latency and lowered resolution.

  • @mavisbroadcast
    @mavisbroadcast 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi team @Hackbatch - this is great, thank you for sharing. We would love to put Mavis on your radar, too. This is a cloud-based solution that enables multi-camera productions. Would you be interested in a free trial? Look forward to hearing from you. Cheers, the Mavis team.

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello, for business inquiries you can visit my website which is linked in the about section of my channel. Thanks for your interest in my work!

  • @hermanherman1982
    @hermanherman1982 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank u for that. May i ask something? Lets say i have cameras…. LG Brio stream connected straight to a PC recording a scen from 2 angles and normal camera with LCD screen in my hands. No capture cards what so ever. Will this work? After copying material from camera in my hands, to my pc i would like to make movie using bits from all 3 cameras going back and fourth between files (cutting them in to smaller files and using them here and there) sorry fot „buttery butter” type of comment, im new to this. I used to stream live, never made movie. What to use to edit and render please?

    • @hackbatch
      @hackbatch  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You can use a video editing software like Davinci Resolve which is a free download to drag your clips into a timeline and crop them to be the right size and switch between them in sequence.