So can anyone make recommendations for a decent setup to stream so webinar type things? I have access to a Zoom account (but know nothing about usign it) and must have a webcam around somewhere but not sure what kind of video I can get from it. I’d want to be able to show a range of stuff from close up of a PCB to wide shot of work bench. And being tethered to a typical webcam USB cable seems pretty limiting…
My content would be a mix of PowerPoint style slides, commentary and examples…
Give me a DM and we can set up a time where we can jump on Zoom and I can give you a rundown and we can try out things.
Check out My new videoconf setup, looks like @lukecyca was able to set up another device as a camera, that would probably work in Zoom as. closeup (and you can switch cameras)
I’ll second OBS - it works really well, and is very flexible. The other major streaming software is XSplit, but I haven’t used it before to compare (OBS is free, XSplit is not). A useful feature of these dedicated streaming apps (as opposed to Zoom) are are their integration with YouTube and/or Twitch for sharing recordings of the streams.
I haven’t done any streams in a while, but my setup is a Samson C01U Pro mic and a Logitech C920 webcam. I’m going to try a lapel mic soon as they give you better audio when you’re shifting around (e.g. computer to workbench and back) and also don’t get in your (or the cameras) way like a mic on a boom does. If you do go with a regular mic, be aware of isolating it from vibrations - even typing with a non-clacky keyboard on the same desk that a mic is on can come over the audio very loud. It can make for very dramatic coding streams, but that’s likely not what you want.
My mic setup is a bit over the top, but I do spend hours a day on it - a Rode Podmic on a boom arm, into an XLR capture interface, but it works very well - gets the mic nice and close, and doesn’t pick up any rode noise despite an open window, and no keyboard pickup at all.