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Learn along your live streaming journey with posts designed to help you become a better broadcaster.

Live Streaming Hardware

Budget-Friendly Multi-Cam Live Streaming: Your Complete Guide

For small and medium-sized churches, choosing live streaming equipment can be daunting, especially when starting out or working with a tight budget....

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Encoder Comparison: BoxCast Spark vs Resi Mini vs Blackmagic Web Presenter

Live streaming encoders are a dime a dozen these days — but what separates an average encoder from a great encoder? We’re here to help, by breaking...

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Top 3 Church Live Streaming Cameras for Beginners

When it comes to video production and live streaming church services, picking the right camera for your church can be a daunting task. It can be a...

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The Top 5 Live Streaming Encoders Under $1,000

Live streaming has become a part of almost all events involving video production, and finding the right encoder is crucial for delivering...

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Unboxing BoxCast’s Spark HEVC Live Streaming Encoder

Picture your live streaming setup. You've got your cameras, your mics. Your audio and video mixers. And of course, your video encoder.

Now imagine...

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Why We Love the Blackmagic ATEM Mini Extreme ISO – Product Review

The Blackmagic ATEM Mini Extreme ISO is the perfect starter video switcher for smaller organizations and houses of worship looking to upgrade to a...

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Church Multi-Cam Live Streaming Setup – How Christ Church Produces Services

If you need to learn how churches produce worship service live streams, the best teacher is someone who knows their stuff — and has been doing it for...

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What Is Clean HDMI Output + Why You Need It for Live Streaming

Wouldn’t it be great if you could just plug whatever camera you have on hand into your live stream and immediately start broadcasting? Unfortunately,...

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How to Produce a Live Multi-Cam Show Using BoxCast

BoxCast videographer and media production entrepreneur Wade Clark has spent years coordinating, streaming, and producing live events for virtual and...

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What’s the Difference Between SDI, Standard, Mini + Micro HDMI Video Cables?

Whether you’re building out your video production setup or just started filming live streams, you’ll need to get very comfortable with a small but...

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HEVC (H.265) vs. AVC (H.264): What’s the Difference?

We’ve all been there: Watching an online video, movie, or sporting event when suddenly, the screen freezes up, or the quality isn't what it...

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HDMI vs. SDI Video Connections: What's the Difference?

When you’re streaming events live, there are a few ways to output video and audio from a video source to a streaming device. Two of the most common...

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How This Videographer Live Streams Hybrid Events + Conferences Using BoxCast

Wade Clark is no stranger to streaming events. When the technical challenge arises to coordinate, produce, and stream a live event — all with a...

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