Worship Musician Church Video + Streaming Handbook

options you will need to use OBS studio. Find make this all happen: a way to connect your front of house mix to the • Switcher computer running the live service to ensure you You’ll need someone using the iPad/ have excellent audio. Windows Surface to switch between camera angles MEDIUM BUDGET You’ll need someone to transition the with a simple DSLR. The low cost but high different scenes in OBS Below is a quick guide to help you get started quality option: with streaming your online church services, no • Sony A 6600: $1600 matter your budget. • OBS Operator If you have a budget for a new camera, start • Producer/Showrunner It’s best to have someone running the whole This camera can double as a great show to communicate which shots are next video camera outside of the live service. and the flow of service. You can get started right now completely for By purchasing this camera with some free by leveraging what’s called simulated additional gear, you’ll be able to produce We know that starting online ministry can be live services. Simulated live services are other high quality videos throughout the a big job, but there’s a huge range of options prerecorded services that you can stream as week. available from free to higher end. Special though they are live. Film your service on the • Elgato Camlink: $130 thanks to the Life.Church Broadcast team for newest smart phone you have available. • OBS Studio this list of options. 1. Film the service from your phone HIGHER BUDGET LIVE STREAMING PROVIDERS 2. Trim the beginning and end of the video With a larger budget you can do things like To stream your service live, you will need to create multiple camera angles to switch have a streaming provider that you will send between. your video through and the streaming provider • Sling Studio: $1900, you can buy more for will provide an embed code that you can copy/ within your phone’s built-in app. 3. Upload the video to a Vimeo or YouTube account 4. Connect that video to your Church Online Platform account $350 a piece. paste into the the service's video section on the • This will give you the ability to switch platform. cameras live If you’re wanting this “Simulated Live” • You’ll have two wireless transmitters There are many different streaming providers experience on Facebook or Youtube you’ll need • Sling Studio has an app that will allow available that you can use for the Church Online to leverage some sort of broadcast software. you to switch between your shots, Platform. Below are just a handful of streaming OBS (Open Broadcast Software) is a free use lower third graphics, and cue pre- providers, but we encourage you to reach out app that you can use, and you can easily find recorded videos. to other churches for recommendations as well. tutorials online for getting started with OBS. • You don’t have to use OBS to go live but it is recommended. LOW BUDGET: • Living As One: https://livingasone.com • iPad/Windows Surface If you’re able to spend a little bit of money and want a truly live experience, here’s some equipment to get started: • Light Cast Media: https://www.lightcastmedia.com • It can be easier to use the Sling Studio app on a tablet. • Vimeo Live Stream: https://livestream.com • iPad: $350 • Haivision: https://www.haivision.com • Cameras: For a higher quality USB-based live webcam: • Media Fusion: https://www.mediafusionapp.com • All of your cameras should match. If • Logitech C920: $135 you’re moving from the medium budget OR If you have a DSLR camera available and it’s able to give you a clean HDMI feed This will turn your DSLR camera into a high- quality live webcam. 24 • Worship Channels: http://worshipchannels.com **Update on YouTube Live Stream: ** For those • Elgato Camlink: $130 trying to utilize YouTube Live Streaming as your • Sling Studio has an HDMI-out. Use an streaming provider - it has not been a reliable HDMI cord to the camlink connecting to provider for external streaming to tools like your computer running OBS. the Church Online Platform. We recommend you check out one of the streaming providers You’ll need an HDMI cable to connect the camera to the El Gato Camlink. For both of these • Box Cast: https://boxcast.com to this higher budget, the Sony A 6600s are a good choice at $1,600 • Elgato Camlink: $130 • ChurchStreaming.tv: https://churchstreaming.tv With this setup, you’ll need a few people to SPECIAL EDITION above. Subscribe for Free...

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