Aaron Parecki

🔴 Live Q&A! Answering your questions about livestreaming gear!

July 27, 2025

Questions

(7:44) Hello to all horizontal people!

(8:54) They're rolling out or testing a look for the UI on various devices.

(10:42) Q: Yeah my Roku accidentally picked up the silly vertical stream initially... I reloaded it

(10:47) I guess it must be because I am OLD (60 today) but I think vertical streaming is dumn

(12:17) Q: Also it seems the XP is separate from the vertical and horizontal stream?

(12:44) It's silly that you have to create two separate streams. Youtube should support sending a horizontal and vertical stream-

(14:28) What % of your audience do you think watches on a phone?

(14:46) I've got both up in separet windows. The vertical is about 4 secs behind

(15:17) it would be very smart if you could define two stream keys for one stream, one horizontal and one vertical. but of course that could be used for nefarious stuff

(15:38) @Aaron Parecki They already have the fallback option. I think they should allow to send two different feeds to one 'stream'.

(17:49) Q: last week we talked about making sure the YouTube live feed has stopped in Studio. Can I make a shortcut using stream deck? I would use the free 6 buttons on mobile app

(21:32) I hope youtube chat doesn't turn into twitch chat though... too much bling. Twitch chat reminds me of Facebook profiles

(21:34) oops i mean FRIENDSTER profiles

(21:44) Is anyone else getting occasional quick audio hiccups/echo on horizontal?

(21:54) issue with the separate streams is that chat is partitioned. fine if it is only meant as input for the stream, but stops direct exchanges

(22:12) Q: That microphone sounds pretty good. Did you do much processing on it?

(22:33) No problem with sound on horizontal

(22:34) Q: nope echo or huccups

(22:36) they went away

(23:24) Q I wonder if it counts an Xbox as a TV. I used to watch from the Xbox and chat with my laptop.

(23:40) Sounds pretty close, but less room sound.

(23:45) Slightly different but pretty close... sounds good

(23:47) oh yeah its different. A little tiny bit muffled. Yeah Usually you need to EQ lav mics. You might boost the highs a bit more

(24:25) OMG its so hard to EQ your own voice hahahahah

(24:35) Hey Aaron, bring up 4 to 5 k

(25:11) IMO that muffled feeling is less sound of the room from the shotgun.

(26:47) The Sprolink is alive!

(26:56) If only someone had a question for one of those machines

(27:02) Q: Could you use companion emulator or web buttons on your Phone or iPad?

(27:22) Q: Do you have a plan for clicking chat messages while at the lab?

(27:32) q: have you had any issues with the BGH1? I have issues trying to control them and view them over the ethernet connection. Video connection to ATEM never an issue though.

(28:46) MORE MONITORS!

(28:59) Q: Does anyone know when Elgato is going to ship the Ethernet link for the Stremdeck?

(30:46) Q: Do you have a noise gate on your lav mic? total silence when you're not speaking is disturbing ;-)

(31:02) PPL at my church don't understand why I need so many monitors...not wanting to alt-tab to windows to see what's happening.

(31:12) Q: Are all Stream Decks wired? Is the iPhone app the only wireless

(31:45) @WutrUduin? Not Paying attention to Alt-Tab can be a disaster!

(33:16) Q: I've seen people use Companion Satellite on a Raspberry Pi and a battery bank to make a wireless StreamDeck

(33:27) Q: curious if anyone knows anything about feelworld fvm215 monitor? 21.5" production monitor for $500 seems maybe too good to be true?

(34:22) A touchscreen surface for interacting with the chat might be nice on the lab shelf...save space

(37:21) No need to upgrade to 4k thill you have that 9th switcher

(37:33) Nice to see you live the other day in Australia daytime livestream

(38:07) 4K streaming can pay off if you have a client who wants it. I would say it isn't needed, but if the client wishes and pay for it being able to might be the competitive edge

(38:56) feelworld monitor seems like slightly less bright version of osee 21.5 (1000 nits vs 1500 nits). other features seem similar but $500 vs >$1000

(39:32) Q What is the lowest cost entry level 1080p camera for streaming. Would prefer new rather than hunting down matching used cameras. Camcorder, web cam, dslr, fixed lens, no preference there. Thanks!

(41:03) Podcast and streaming from a horse farm. Using ATEM mini pro ISO for switcher for podcast.

(43:27) I am fond of the cheap AVKANS PTZs for a lot of prosumer stuff

(44:43) Sony a5100 was recommended to me, but it was frustrating trying to find 4 of them from separate sources. Appreciate your taking the time to answer so thoroughly.

(45:25) Q: Has Magewell added or will they add Video follow audio to the Director Mini?

(47:23) @K9Stryker If you didn't already buy the ATEM Mini, I highly suggest saving up for the extreme. Most people I've heard from wishes they had more inputs for other things.

(49:05) Anyone have a used Extreme ISO I can buy lol?

(51:07) It's actually good to buy an ATEM Mini and an Extreme. That way you can always bring a backup. ;)

(51:16) Aaron!!! you are such a teaz! I now NEED a RodeCaster!!!!

(51:31) hope it's not 10 months until you can share secrets. lol

(52:07) Rodecaster Video beta FTW!

(52:10) Link to RodeCaster please!

(54:17) Yup, I use some of the beta features extensively. Great new feature set and solid.

(54:55) I have Arem Mini Pro, Atem Mini Extreme and Yolobox Ultra. I think I am going to buy Rodecaster Video next.

(55:13) Q can you replace any of the 8 inputs with the USB ones or only certain ones?

(1:00:57) what is your opinion on running hdmi fibre optic cables for long distances ?

(1:01:43) i’m producing a virtual press release i’m thinking OBS into Zoom. multiple speakes. video. what’s the SOP

(1:03:07) everyone is remote. public invited

(1:05:51) @Caleb Grayson VMix has native Zoom ingest for remote guests, I would look at that too.

(1:06:13) Ecamm is great for everyone being live on Zoom if you're on Mac

(1:07:21) can people chat on Streamyard?

(1:09:04) SAVE STATE!!

(1:09:44) The audio coming out of Streamyard is not great at all

(1:10:26) Q: How many ATEMS do you have on your network 😁

(1:13:49) I’m in the market for a switcher I’ve been using obs but looking at upping my production and offer it a a service. Should I look at the rode over the Atem extreme?

(1:16:03) Q Best way to extend hdmi over cat6 for 4+ cameras? I saw something called an HDMI Matrix Extender on Amazon from a company callerd Orei, but not sure if that is what I need.

(1:17:57) @Aaron Parecki see if you can find Omur's question from 18 minutes ago.

(1:18:03) I do not need the matrix ability. Do you have a link to the p2p?

(1:19:21) I have a problem with my Atem Mini Pro. When I connect a Blackmagic camera to the second HDMI input, I get an image, but when I connect another camera (like Sony and Panasonic), I can't get an image

(1:21:24) I have seen a few of your videos now and I like to customise as much as I can also integrating stuff I’ve made in after effects. I have been leaning towards the extreme.

(1:24:06) maybe something goofy going on with your LAN? you had some issues with BGH1 software earlier

(1:27:16) 1,3,4 inputs works well. I tried 1080 and 720 also. 2nd port works only with BM camera

(1:28:51) Q Speaking of temps, can we get the weather ticker for the last 9 minutes?

(1:29:18) Reboot the unif controller?

(1:29:21) You may need a complete shut down and restart because of your power issues!

(1:30:03) maybe it is time to end the stream and do a proper staged restart of the system

(1:34:44) Q: can a NUC PC start resolve?

(1:35:23) A Hyperdeck is a cheap Hyperdeck.

(165:52:16) @K9Stryker : I use many nonames. They all work fine ( FHD for now...)

(166:06:04) Thank you