Aaron Parecki

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

August 3, 2025

Questions

(4:48) Blocked by @Gwen Park again, LOL

(4:53) Hello from Portland, OR!

(7:41) Try it out and see how you like it

(7:48) but doing it unmoderated will invite pranksters

(8:01) Just as you said “sorry if I have to disagree”, my YouTube cut to ads!

(8:28) I'd be interested to know what you need for a smooth IRL stream that doesn't lose connection so quickly.

(14:05) I'm really missing out by not having a bike in Portland lol

(14:10) Q: Are you still using Mint for cellular?

(15:03) I use the Neo all the time, I use it more than my mini...

(15:40) Throw my Mine Media bonder in that mix pls haha jk

(16:01) Yep, shippable ads are running over your livestream.

(16:22) Sounds like a members only stream fixing the drone is in the future

(20:48) Amazon call any price decrease as a sale...LOL

(21:23) It could be an interesting to do a long stream to test if stream length affects any of the encoders' performance

(21:38) Q: Getting ready for my 13 week around the world trip I used Holafly ESIM's on my recent trip to Iceland/London anyone have another ESIM company they recommend ?

(22:26) You have fully become a Rode fan!

(22:49) RCV: it’s not permanent so it’s time to buy. Speaking of RCV: do you think they’ll bring the new CallME feature(active on RCP Ii and DUO)on the RCV?

(28:40) Now if someone would do that for video that would be great...

(28:45) Video call feature on RCV can be good

(29:38) Would be cool if you could do it locally without the limitations, but I'm guessing there is also a licensing cost they're eating the cost

(32:01) I'm guessing RODE's answer is going to be connect a Duo/Pro II over USB to the RODECaster Video to use CallMe on the RCV

(32:14) When I produced a Podcast we just through calls in via a cell phone to the RCP2 and It worked fine...

(32:40) Q: DO ytou think Rode would come out with a new Mixer with more inputs and Aux outs maybe this year or next?

(33:58) Q: What is your prediction on new trends and developments in the creator market? I feel that the Atem Mini kicked off a lot of similar and then slowly evolving budget video switchers...

(34:08) Q: ...similar with Rode Go for wireless mics. Both areas seem a little stale at the moment, where do you think the next huge step will come?

(41:38) Those were film people. In many cases they can't do 'live'!

(42:21) As a traditional film person who converted to live, @Nils Braune is 100% correct lol

(42:26) And they brought more like 500.000 Dollar worth of camera gear. Or more.

(42:46) I feel there are better tools for remote guests already, it just seems crews don't care to prepare properly

(43:01) I used Riverside and it works really good. Zoom is to LOW quality compared to Riverside

(43:23) Would you mind telling me the name of the mic in which you are currently using ?

(43:55) My big urk with Riverside is it doesn't cap the upload speed so the live experience is still kinda crummy on non-symmetric connections

(44:07) People can't be bothered to preplan sending proper equipment to the remote site and plan local recording, I don't think a RCV remote guest option would see these people buy that hardware

(44:30) For that kind of setup, I feel like you need the remote camera to locally record to match set camera(s) so probably some sort of camera to cloud integration that also has video call functionality?

(44:56) Q: What's the best way for wireless phone cameras on an Atem Mini Extreme?

(45:36) Q: Missed my question up top about the Sony PDT FP1. Does anyone in the chat have experience with it on livestreaming?

(47:26) Q: I have 3 cameras and 2 mics connected to 2 of them. Using MixEffect with VFA automation, I can switch between the 2 with audio. How can I switch to the 3rd camera, which has no audio source?

(51:14) It's FTP upload feature is interesting. But that's crazy cheap for a bonding encoder if it's actually good haha

(51:23) @Michael Flotron I think the Sony transmitter doesn't do bonding, only switching to another SIM.

(51:29) Q I bought four of the AVKANS LV20N cameras ( the ones you recommended last week), is there any way natively or with companion, stream deck, etc., I can get the tally lights to work with the ATEM?

(54:27) admin/admin123 is the default username password

(55:00) trying to figure out the difference between two similar looking but differently priced products by same company is such a pain

(55:07) They use visca protocol over tcp or udp, but couldn't figure out the proper command for tally control. It does have Auto Tally in the WebUI config.

(57:57) Q: I will stream video and audio between two locations (one way). Can I do this with Zowietek's Zowiebox devices (encode/decode)?

(58:22) There was Tally (On/Off), you passed it @Aaron Parecki

(59:49) Any thoughts on the new Atomos Ninja TX Monitor/Recorder to cloud unit?

(1:01:05) Wish they would add audio and video talkback to the Zowietek's Zowiebox devices.

(1:01:29) You're one of the few people who can pronounce my name correctly 😊Thanks for the info. I was hesitant about Zowietek.

(1:02:58) Q Do you still offer 20 minute consulting sessions? The calendarly link on your website doesn't work.

(1:03:17) Q: Looking for an inexpensive srt device to bring in remote guest. Any suggestion? Audio and video talkback would be good to have.

(1:05:09) some of ninja tx updates: built in sdi (vs.needing separate module), included license for NDI, timecode over bluetooth (I think this is new to ninja line)

(1:05:24) vMix also has vMix call

(1:05:28) Ecamm does Zoom integration now too. Haven't tried it personally but it's on my radar to tryu

(1:06:28) ecamm has both built in guest and zoom integration

(1:07:16) We have the guys at Liminal to thank for that haha. That was their first task after being acquired by Zoom

(1:07:24) Wish list ......Zoom and Zowietek's Zowiebox integration

(1:11:48) Didnt you do that on plane wifi too? haha

(1:12:17) Q Did you tune your AVKANS "Video Config" settings, or are they default? (exposure, hue, brightness, etc.) Can we peek at your settings if you tuned them? While there check out Camera Protocol Config.

(1:14:36) Nobody seemed to know "why" they were there on the vertical stream.

(1:14:42) Q: Has anyone tried the Zoom Rooms Custom AV Controller app (CAVZRC)? I would send a link to the support page about it but it will get my message hidden

(1:15:00) Q: Has anyone tried the Zoom Rooms Custom AV Controller app (CAVZRC)? I would send a link to the support page about it but it will get my message hidden

(1:15:27) Hi, maybe I've missed this already but is there a new firmware update for RCV coming soon with new features? TIA!

(1:18:39) maybe you can set manual exposure with different settings for different positions using companion?

(1:18:44) I bet you could with Companion 🙂

(1:21:41) Q: Can it only return to a set input or can it return to the previous input?

(1:22:31) Please tell what keyboard and mousepad that is. 😅

(1:27:14) I use a trigger in companion to start countdown timer…

(1:27:23) I made a countdown timer for OBS that counts down TO a specific time instead of counting down for a set duration

(1:28:01) I recently got a mechanical keyboard I really like but it's a bummer with no Touch ID button. About to rip it out and 3d print an enclosure for just that one button haha

(1:28:07) @Michael Flotron I've seen a couple videos of people doing that or just double sided taping the Apple keyboard to the bottom of their desks 😂

(1:28:26) Maybe have an "arm" type button to stop in case she's not ready haha. I've done similar logic for graphic overlays before

(1:36:07) Q: Hi Aaron, what are your thoughts on Meld Studio?

(1:36:40) hello from the Netherlands 👋😊

(1:36:45) Shows us the beta.. we wont tell anybody

(1:36:48) They recently had a huge spend on ads and sponsorships haha that's why everyone is hearing about it now

(1:37:26) Yes, I asked last week.. Vertical and horizontal stream at the same time. This is good

(1:40:02) Q: Do you think you'll use GoPro/AVKANS Go for the bike cameras?

(1:40:47) Would be cool to do unlisted livestreams of each encoder if someone wants to check the performance of each individually

(1:42:28) Q: I get the feeling you dont feel Gopros are not a great idea for a general use sports cam, is there a reason and recommendation for an alternative

(1:45:29) @Aaron Parecki Photojoseph should hook you up with one of the Tilta shock mounts for the bike.

(1:46:10) *TL:DW