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Playing StarCraft well without…. What did Matrix and Starcra…. Russian National Anthem…. First "acoustic" song…. The rain. Customize Sidebar Skype chat with Xsplit. Post a Reply. Been looking all over the place for a guide to fix this problem, but haven't found anything, Despite using xsplit's skype integration, I can't get the voice of other people to come through the stream the way music does or my voice, anyone who has done this before have any tips?
Weird - I've never had that problem. You say your mic and game sounds are coming through fine, right? At the bottom there's a link called "Manage other programs' access to Skype". Click it, and confirm that XSplit is listed and allowed to use Skype. Looked into that and everything is set correctly, xsplit is able to have access to skype, This is quite confusing cause most people seem to take it as a given.
Maybe remove the access in Skype , and re-establish it Did you by any chance click the speaker icon mute in XSplit? Yo, sorry to "hijack" your thread Others can call me but whenever I try to answer the call gets terminated automatically My xsplit's skype integration is enabled. I don't have Xsplit listed in "Manage other programs' access to Skype" and I can't add it manually either One big gaping hole in its feature-set is its inability to view and highlight comments from Facebook Live, YouTube Live, and other platforms.
It does integrate well with 3rd party software such as NewBlue Titler Live, but that software has a steep learning curve as well and is going to be very difficult to manage both apps at the same time if you are producing as well as hosting. Not to mention expensive. Wirecast has a feature called Rendezvous for bringing in guests. Hopefully, their support will improve, and you can pay for priority support that may be better. I love some of the more advanced features - the level of customization on the layers, ISO recording, multicasting and more.
For professional live streams from both Macs and PCs, Wirecast is the tool you should consider. But for a robust and professional live streaming tool for Macs and PCs, Wirecast is a great tool to check out. It also gives you 4 overlays channels and a video list a playlist of videos. For high-level professional streaming, many people prefer to use PCs. So it allows you to do very powerful things like multicasting, recording and ISO recording effortlessly.
It also allows you to customize just about everything. For comments, I love their vMix Social feature. It allows you to bring in comments from multiple platforms. You just tell vMix where the live streams are, and it will grab the comments. You can even have a moderator log in to the web interface and control them from there. Because vMix is Windows only, Mac users will be disappointed. I was surprised that not all destinations have proper API connections.
For example, although you can create a scheduled broadcast on Facebook Live on vMix, this is not the case for YouTube Live. You need to create the broadcast on YouTube and enter the stream key into vMix. But for those people who want to create really professional live streams with lots of customization, multicast, highlight comments from all your platforms and ISO recording, vMix is a big contender.
Yes, there is a very steep learning curve and it can be clunky in places, but for professional live streamers who have a PC and want full control, vMix is a great solution.
Restream officially launched in as a multistreaming tool. Today it allows live broadcasts to multicast to 30 destinations and has an integrated chat tool for comments , scheduler and analytics tool. In , Restream launched a browser-based live streaming studio called Restream Studio. As well as allowing you to multicast to 30 destinations with integrated comments for many of those, you can have up to 10 people on screen, add overlays, graphics and more.
Please note, in this section, I am referring to Restream Studio, which is the browser live video tool part of Restream. Restream has 5 plans - Free, Standard and Professional for individuals and Premium and Business for companies. All plans give you the ability to stream to over 30 destinations, Restream Studio, comments, screen sharing, guests and analytics. The free plan has a limit of 6 people on screen for Restream Studio. Also, note that Restream adds their own watermark to Studio, and appends "multistreaming with Restream.
The professional plan and above, also give you full HD p in Studio, custom graphical overlays and more. Restream Studio is quite a new web-based streaming tool, but it's still feature-packed.
You can have up to 9 guests 10 including yourself on your show at one time. And the ability to multicast to up to 30 destinations is amazing.
You can create scheduled live videos with its events feature. It's the only web-based live video tool that supports stereo sound and playing a local video as source. There are more and more features coming, and I've been impressed with how quickly new features are being rolled out. Restream Studio is still new, so there are still a few things lacking.
But they've added so many new features recently. At the moment the number of layouts is fairly limited and there's no option for green screens. Restream adds a watermark and branding to your broadcasts on the free and basic paid plans too. If you want to remove that, you'll need to upgrade to the Professional plan, which is more expensive. I really love what Restream are doing with Restream Studio and it's quickly becoming the most powerful browser-based live video tool.
And the way you can use other live video software with Restream is incredible. The multistreaming and chat features are invaluable, and the ability to bring in so many guests is powerful. If you want to remove the Restream branding, it's more expensive than other tools, but you get a lot for your money.
Platform : Web app runs in the browser. Also iPhones, iPad, Android via web browsers. StreamYard was launched in and is a live streaming tool that works through the browser.
And it allows you to multicast - broadcast to more than one platform at the same time without requiring a supercomputer! It allows you to have up to 9 guests on your show and you can highlight comments on the screen. The Free plan is very generous. You do have to put up with a StreamYard watermark on the top right of your live streams though and has a limit of 20 hours of streaming per month.
But you do get up to 9 remote guests up to 10 people can be on-screen at one time , screen sharing, green screen functionality, video sharing, on-screen comments, and banners. The Basic plan removes the StreamYard watermark, gives you unlimited streaming, the ability to add your own branding, recording of up to 4 hours, and multicasting to up to 3 destinations.
The Professional plan gives you 8 hours of recording each month and multicasting to up to 8 destinations. It also adds full HD streaming p although the max resolution you'll get from your webcam is p.
StreamYard is really easy to use and works through your web browser. Because of that, it works on both PCs and Macs. The paid versions have multicasting built-in, meaning you can broadcast to more than one live platform at the same time. The most amazing feature is that it allows you to view and highlight comments from all the destinations it streams to except LinkedIn Live.
And yes, it does integrate with LinkedIn Live. The free version has some powerful features like the ability to bring in up to 5 guests, screen sharing for hosts and guests and green screen.
Another killer feature is the ability to record high-quality versions of your live streams available in the paid versions. StreamYard is focused on making live streaming easy. There are limitations in the different layouts on offer and the kinds of layers. One issue used to be that you couldn't stream in p.
But it's now available on the professional plan. I am excited about StreamYard as it has so many great features. The ability to stream to more than one platform, bringing in comments from those different platforms, and recording your stream is a killer combination. I would love the ability to create scenes with multiple layers. I love it! BeLive really disrupted the Facebook Live space back in when it launched.
It was also the first app to allow you to highlight Facebook Live comments on the screen and have multiple guests on the screen. Although it went through a period of slow innovation and a sudden venture with Twitch integration, BeLive has recently launched a new studio interface with loads of cool features. At the moment BeLive only integrates with Facebook Live and YouTube Live, but other networks are coming including the ability to multicast.
BeLive is the only tool with an inbuilt agenda. This is an area in the dashboard where you can add your own show notes. It allows you to use multiple cameras and has fabulous customer service and community. The Free plan limits you to 3 shows per month and offers up to 1 guest and a simple split screen layout. BeLive was one of the first tools on the scene after Facebook Live was launched. In my experience, tickets are responded to within minutes. It is easy to use and has some really cool features like the ability to create an agenda within the dashboard.
It also supports multiple cameras, so you can switch between different camera angles. Like StreamYard, BeLive focuses on making live streaming easy. I loved BeLive when it came out with never seen before features. The community and customer service is amazing, too. I felt they kind of lost their way for a while when they created a separate tool for Twitch.
But their new second generation studio is a definite step in the right direction. For an easy to use live video tool that focuses on engagement, BeLive is definitely worth checking out. Zoom is primarily a video conferencing and webinar tool. You can host virtual video meetings from 2 people up to and webinars with up to 10, participants. Recently it added a live streaming feature that allows you to live stream your meetings to Facebook Live and YouTube Live.
The live streaming feature in Zoom is only available on the Pro plan upwards. Zoom is an incredibly powerful and robust video conferencing tool. It has some cool features such as virtual backgrounds that will work whether you have a green screen or not. If you want to bring in a lot of guests cost-effectively, Zoom is probably one of your best options as it allows up to participants with all plans, with up to with the large meeting add-on.
And Zoom slaps its own logo on the livestreams, which I find annoying. But for live streaming a meeting to a Facebook Group or to your YouTube channel it works really well and is so easy to set up. Platform : iOS for Switcher. Switcher Studio is a very different live video streaming tool to the others in this list. This allows you to control all your sources and assets and switch between them.
If you have any old iPhones or iPads around your house - you can use any of these as extra cameras. They will need to run the latest version of iOS though - see here. You can add up to 20 assets images and videos for graphics and overlays and you can add up to one guest. The Standard plan unlocks some of those cool features. It adds RTMP and crossposting and allows you to add up to assets.
You can add up to 2 guests to your broadcasts. It adds up to 4 guests. It allows you to add up to assets. As well as priority support, the Plus plan allows you to say that your live videos contain branded content.
There are so many things to love about Switcher Studio. The ability to record each camera separately ISO is a feature that usually requires a very powerful computer and with the top versions of Wirecast and vMix. This feature is so useful for repurposing your videos for later - meaning you get a clean video of each of your camera sources.
You can switch between scenes and create beautiful layouts easily. And the animations are gorgeous. For some people, the mobile-first Switcher Studio set up will take a great deal of getting used to.
Also, the main switching device needs to be a modern iOS device with the latest version of iOS installed. All the devices that you use need to be on the same WiFi network. It is technically possible to use Switcher Studio with a wired connection , but it requires more of a complicated set up with lightning to USB and USB to ethernet adapters. And so, you are reliant on WiFi for your live streams which can be unreliable unless you have an amazing signal.
For mobile live video studio setups, I always recommend Switcher Studio. I know some people run their whole business from their phone or tablet. But I prefer to work from my computer. But for mobile live streams, I love Switcher Studio and I love their attention to detail.
But there are many other tools which I would have loved to have mentioned. It used to be for PC only, but in May , there is now a Mac version! Is a web-based video conferencing, webinar and chat platform. It has a lot of similarities with Zoom but is purely web-based. You can stream to most platforms out there by using its RTMP feature. It has free and paid options with customer support. Lightstream is an advanced live streaming tool that works through the browser.
But it has lots of advanced features such as scene switching, remote guests and multiple cameras. Socialive is an enterprise tool that is both a dedicated tool and a web app. It works on PCs and Macs. It has a lot of advanced features and was one of the first tools that integrated with LinkedIn Live. Stage Ten is an advanced live streaming tool that works through the browser. It has free and paid plans and supports screen share, lower thirds, overlays, multicasting and more.
And check out my article on Top Tools for your Live Video Toolbox for other types of tools to help with your live streaming. I'm constantly updating this article as the tools add new features and things change.
Here is what I'll be adding next He has a passion for making the techno-babble of live video and social media marketing easy to understand. Ian is co-founder of Select Performers — a family run web agency. As well as being a geek, husband, and dad to two kids, Ian is also a professional singer and lives near Manchester in the UK.
Find out more. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. I know the apps can do it but… does Facebook or YouTube actually deliver live in stereo? Very helpful blog. I have started my digital marketing podcast and it really is important to have high-quality gears. I am using a different software but after reading this, I am thinking of switching to Ecamm Live. So sorry for the delayed response.
Have you tried Ecamm live yet, and if so, how are you getting on with it? Hi Anderson, I want to do live streaming with multiple guests using green screen. Which tool would you suggest? But is there any other tool which can let me achieve the desired results at present? Hello Ian.
Since today morning, I have not been able to cross post my Premiere videos successfully to other pages. We uploaded a Premiere video, which we cross-posted to other pages; the admins for the other pages then got into Creator studio to publish it on their pages, but when the Premiere LIVE started, they were not able to see the premiering Live video on their pages.
Could you please help me with this? This never happened before. Hi Lesley. My only thought is that it could be a bug. Facebook has been having rather a lot of these recently.
Have you tried again since? Thank you for the wonderful comprehensive analysis. It seems like offloading the processing to an online service is the way to go.
Which of the tools do you think I should look at: free or low-cost, ease-of-use, low resource usage? Other features that I might want in the future are HQ recording and multistreaming.
But it does sound like an online solution might be better for you. They have a free plan, and their paid plans will definitely help you in the future with multistreaming.
They have good audio recording and you can enable high-quality audio in Restream Studio. Hope that helps. Thanks, helpful. Do you have any recommendations for platforms that can stream globally including China? Or one platform that works for China and one for the rest of the world?
Hi Adam. Great question. I do not have extensive knowledge of Chinese networks. I do know that Restream does allow you to broadcast to a number of Chinese networks such as Douyu and possibly Zhanqi. I hope that is helpful. Have you tried it? Brilliant article Ian, you left no stones unturned!
For Macs, yes, Ecamm is the one to go for — and it works perfectly with Restream for multistreaming. But it will still be possible to live stream to Twitter. Thanks for reminding me to update the article. Fantastic info. It is also easy to read and understand for newbies and non-techies.
I saw in one comment that you did not tested livestudio 6 from vimeo. Had you the chance to test it in the meantime? We would like to use it as we have a regualr vimeo plan for the streaming we did so far. But now we want to go the next step and add graphics etc. What really scares me that I cant find a single review from studio 6.
Just a couple of comments on pinterest — which say they lost connection during streaming, which would be probably the worst scenario. You didnt test studio 6 — is there a reason for? It really freaks me out that there are basically no reviews to studio 6. Would be great to hear from you. Hi Patrick, so sorry that I missed your comment. Most people in the industry use vMix, Wirecast, Ecamm Live or something else. Given the latency between contributors, no ideal solution could theoretically exist.
If you have ever tried talking while hearing your own delayed echo, you know how frustratingly distracting latency can be. Half a second later at some other geographic location someone adds a guitar melody track, and half a second later yet someone adds vocals. This final synched composite stream is then sent out for public broadcast. Note that this entire process is simply a near-live mimic of studio layer recording, one musician at a time.
The composite stream is also then sent back to the original bassist. By this time the composite stream they are hearing, including their … Read more ». I have done some further homework on this music collaboration concern. Tools do exist. One avenue, instead of using video streaming platforms in the first place is to to use virtual audio mixer DAWs which support video.
One then inserts VSTs which inject incoming live streams as if they were onboard audio devices, then runs them through an additional VST to adjust latency back into phase with the beat.
Possibly the cleanest way to manage this is for each musician to have their own DAW, and each DAW have a live stream channel for each musician, but still use the cascading staggered latency as if you were only responding to a single synched composite of all the musicians. You are then playing live to what they were playing 4 beats earlier, so you will still need some gift of prophecy to respond to their changes.
However you are the leader, … Read more ». I would like to seek for help regrading live broadcast software. Can you suggest what live broadcast software has a customizable layout. We have an upcoming broadcast and we have a sign language interpreter just like what we typically see in live broadcast in television or over the net. What we want to be seen by the viewer should be like this please refer to the attached image. Hope you could help me with this.
Sorry for the delay, Pauline. Fantastic article…very informative. It looks like a winner! Thanks again for laying out everything in an easy to read and relatively comprehensive fashion. Hi Scott, thanks for your comment. So glad I was able to help. How are you getting on with vMix? Thank you so very much for your thorough information, Mr. I apologize if my challenge was addressed: is there an Android video streaming interface capable of automatically saving streams directly online even when interrupted?
Social media is not an option; a nonstarter. When completing Twitch streams, there is a save confirmation step. If that step is a required Twitch element, can you please suggest an alternative? Having an audience, chat, a link for web viewing or other features is nice but an unnecessary option. Can you suggest an alternative? I am grateful for your feedback. Thanks for all you do! However, I do know that Restream works on both Android phones and iPhones via the browser. And Restream allows you to broadcast to Twitch as well as over 30 other platforms.
If your phone dies or your signal drops, it will keep on streaming, until you click the end broadcast button. I hope that helps. This was an awesome article, thank you.
One issue I am having right now is Facebook Live Studio removed the feature. Am I doomed? Is facebook no longer offering live streams? Any help or leads in this would be amazing. Hi Tavit. Ecamm Live has this feature for example and some others do too.
Check out the other tools in this article. Hope that helps! On the StreamYard section, the info about StreamYard not being able to capture desktop audio, is incorrect.
Have you checked it? You would need to use other third-party software for this purpose. Check our Logitech Warranty here. Welcome to Logitech Support.
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