
It’s more of risk mitigation and trying to avoid stressing out the hardware. This is a home office setup - so I’m not able to spend thousands more on kit.
#ECAMM LIVE VS OBS SOFTWARE#
If I moved to Ecamm live should I just keep the OBS encoder but just use my laptop with Ecamm and use the benefits of the software - keeping my other 3 sources as they are (2x cams and 1x iPad or iPhone) What’s the difference between Ecamm Live, OBS, Restream, and StreamElements Compare Ecamm Live vs. If I’m using OBS/ Ecamm anyway how much more strain does sending the live output add to the computer? Is this ‘good practice’ to keep the encoding part on a separate machine and reducing risks of stuff going wrong - or is it adding potential problems? Or does it even make a difference. One of my sources is a laptop running OBS but mainly as a way to have VTs lined up and for graphics etc. This is fed by the usb-c of my atem mini. When using slides as part of your production in OBS or Ecamm, should you advance your slides from your.

Unlike Ecamm Live you can use it for PC (and even Linux). Let's discuss using slides vs scenes in OBS or Ecamm. Is the encoder as good as OBS? Better? How is it for the CPU?Īt the moment my setup terminates on an iMac which is running OBS but literally as an encoder only. OBS Studio (Mac and PC) This is where I started Three years ago, this was the tool I used to go live.

I know it doesn’t have some of the granular control of OBS. I am ok with OBS and think I’m in control of it but I find plugins and installing their latest versions etc a bit of a drag with the Mac version.Įcamm Live looks like it’s supported quite well and has all the things baked in.
