GEAR REVIEW
ECAMM LIVE STREAMING + VIDEO PLATFORM FOR MAC | Doug Doppler
KEY FEATURES
• Up to 4K Streaming
• Local Recording
• Built-in Switcher
• Affordability
• Enhances Zoom + Skype
Before we dig in, it is important to say that I
don’t like Ecamm Live… I love it. Seriously, as
a content creator this application has changed
my life and become a vital part of my production
workflow. With that out of the way, let’s get to
the what and why!
The Ecamm Network offers a suite of products,
and was founded by twin brothers Ken and Glen
Aspeslagh while they were attending college in
the ‘90s. Ecamm Live is a Mac-only application
designed primarily for streaming, but can also
be used to record high quality video in a range
of aspect ratios and resolutions. The latter
being the best solution I’ve come across for
easily creating 1080x1080 videos for social
media. This feature alone is well worth the price
of admission. That said, let’s talk about some
of the primary features Ecamm Live delivers for
streaming.
The number one comment I hear people say
about this application is how easy it is to use.
Noting that ‘easy to use’ often implies a light
Ecamm’s Glen + Ken Aspeslagh
feature set, that’s hardly the case here. The
ease of use comes in the fact that there are
ton of great features that are easy to get to,
configure, and incorporate into your workflow.
PLATFORM INTEGRATION
If you’re simply wanting to stream a single
camera to Facebook or YouTube, the Destination
menu at the bottom right of the user interface
makes it easy to select the desired platform.
Noting that most of us want to multi-stream,
this is also where go to select Restream.io, my
go to platform for multi-streaming. Part of the
‘ease-of-use’ is demonstrated by what this
application does and in this case does not allow
you to do. Many people are unaware that when
you stream to both Facebook and YouTube
you double the bandwidth you need to stream.
Generally speaking, you want at least 10 kbps
(kilo bits per second) for your upload speed,
and you want to leave at least 5 of that free so
you have plenty of headroom when you stream.
The benefit of using a multi-stream service like
Restream.io is that they take the bandwidth hit
when serving to multiple platforms.
128 August 2020
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