My set up is based around a simple two camera configuration, one as the main camera and the second as a clock camera to overlay the time and score on to the video. I use a couple of iPhones (an iPhone11 and an iPhone7 at the time of writing) as the cameras. These are both connected to a Mac running OBS which allows direct to disk recording and live-streaming to our YouTube channel.
This year I have also added an external keypad which I have mounted on the tripod and allows me shortcut access to mute/unmute the audio (to avoid copyright strikes due to music in the rink) and add overlays to the video feed. This is not strictly necessary, but does make the feed a bit more professional.
Central to the workflow is OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) which is an amazing piece of free, open source software that allows the video to be mixed, recorded and streamed. This is a very powerful application and I am barely scratching the surface of what you can do with. It's available for Mac, Windows or Linux, so you can choose your platform of choice. I use this with an M1 Macbook Air. This low power and lightweight laptop is ideal and also simplifies the connection to the iPhone cameras, as these can simply be connected over USB to the Mac without any other adapters required. The same kind of set up can also be achieved using other platforms, but these instructions will focus on my set up.
In subsequent posts I will walk through the detailed configuration of the hardware and software that I use to make this all work, and share some tips and tricks for getting the best stream possible.
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