Here at Keencut, we want to be able to help our distributors in any way that we can. We wanted to put together a guide on how to stream from your office live on both YouTube and Teams. We put a lot of thought into how to showcase how we do our Live sessions but concluded that what we do is very adaptable and there isn’t a straightforward answer.

With this in mind, we want to be as helpful as possible, so we have compiled links to all the equipment we use and you will mostly need to create a live stream. We have also linked all the software we use and YouTube guides we found extremely useful on setting up and getting started on using them.

We felt it was better to provide you with the resources to then learn how to stream rather than just tell you what goes where, this way you can have a better understanding of your setup and be more adaptable in the future.

We have also provided a list of helpful links to common issues we ran into on our path to setting up our studio. We hope that you don’t have to use too many of these but they are there if you need a quick fix to a simple problem.

We wish you all the best with your stream and if you need any help please get in contact with me at [email protected].

Hardware

Desktop or laptop with video editing capabilities.

2 DSLR cameras – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-mirrorless-Real-time-Tracking-movie-shooting/dp/B07MWDKNGN

Wired battery power supply – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neewer-AC-PW20-Adapter-Compatible-DSC-RX10/dp/B08PJVZJJ1/

2 Tripods – https://www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonBasics-127cm-Lightweight-Tripod-Bag/dp/B00XI87KV8/

2 Micro USB to HDMI cable – https://www.amazon.co.uk/iGreely-Charging-Golden-Converter-Connector-Micro-USB-HDMI/dp/B07JMPGKBS/

2 HDMI to USB video capture converters – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Capture-Streaming-Camcorder-Teaching-Conference/dp/B08BZQBVN3/

2 soft box lighting kits – https://www.amazon.co.uk/YISITONG-Continuous-Photography-Equipment-Photoshooting/dp/B07PDRLJBV/

Microphone  – https://www.amazon.co.uk/TAKSTAR-SGC-598-Interview-Microphone-Camcorder/dp/B00E58AA0I/

Microphone stand – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tiger-Music-MCA7-BK-Professional-Microphone/dp/B002GODR1W/

Earphones (to hear participants on teams) – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Headphones-Bluetooth-Earphones-Sweatproof-White/dp/B087D3558C/

Software

OBS and YouTube Live – – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iWTokDKBNw

Teams  – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxfukizkyCA

PowerPoint – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eer0_GHEumM

Useful links for solving common Issues

• Framerate on live camera – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U5ATOZYZsc
• Pause when jumping between cameras on teams – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXF0SW11udw
• OBS Virtual Cam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aKqcJDMvOI
• (1) Installing OBS + Virtual Camera – YouTube
• Overheating Cameras – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_ftLNCPftc
• Running out of battery – link
• Bluetooth headphones – link
• Adding a countdown – 7:26 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx9ZTBfSP18&t=610s
• Connecting OBS Audio to teams – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzzQ9HGKXtE
• setting up your Sony camera to your computer –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U5ATOZYZsc