We recommend providing your audio input into the encoder from your audio mixer board. For a higher quality streaming experience a separate mix for the web is also recommended.
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Cameras
Canon VIXIA HF R800 Camcorder $350
Canon XA15 $1700
ACETEK PTZ , Studio System 20X Zoom Kit $2,400
BirdDog Eyes P200 PTZ Kit with 3 x NDI Cameras and PTZ Keyboard $8,400
Video Capture Devices
Elgato Cam Link 4K $127
Magewell USB Capture HDMI Plus $359
Epiphan DVI2PCIe Duo Dual-input PCIe capture card for professional applications $1,400
Live Software Encoders
Open Broadcaster Software Free
vMix Live Encoder $60 Basic HD
Telestream Wirecast Pro $800
Live Hardware Encoders
Magewell Ultra Stream HDMI Single-Channel HD Streaming Encoder $359
Teradek VidiU Go $1,390
Epiphan Pearl Mini Live Video Production System $3495
System Requirements
Make sure the church computer you're using for live streaming meets the following minimal requirements.
PC Computers
Windows 10 64-bit or later
i5 or higher recommended for 720p streaming
i7 recommended for 1080p streaming
4GB RAM minimum
8GB RAM and 64-bit OS recommended for 720p or higher streaming
200MB free hard drive space for installation
Hard Drive 7200 RPM (for recordings), Solid State Drive is highly recommended
Graphics Card - Dedicated Nvidia Card with 2GB + Memory
Mac Computers
macOS Mojave 10 or later
Processor M1 Gen 1
i5 or higher recommended for 720p streaming
i7 recommended for 1080p streaming
16 GB + Ram recommended for 1080p streaming
200MB free hard drive space for installation
Hard drive space for recording to disk
512 MB PCI-Express graphics card with 3D acceleration
