Aaron Parecki

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

February 15, 2026

Questions

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(7:02) Any topics for today? Seems to be a rather slow time news wise

(7:51) Joining in after a long time! What’s new this week?

(8:01) Sorry for being late folks. Had a quick dinner :)

(9:00) Q: Any plans how to handle the new face scan plans of Discord? Still the platform to be on?

(10:11) Q:Today's trivia will be powered by ChatGPT :)

(10:29) If you want to change from Discord use DISCOURSE (very civilised)

(12:44) Tom Buck is releasing a discord shortly as soon as it public I share the link

(12:59) Q:In my days (pretty old) we used to do IRC :)

(13:28) I used Mattermost a few years ago. It worked fine.

(13:37) Q: Someone asked how to sho comments on a YoloBox if your connected via RMPT to show comments on the screen

(15:53) Q: Someone asked how to sho comments on a YoloBox if your connected via RMPT to show comments on the screen

(16:47) Oh... there is that line of viewers starting from NZ across Asia to Europe again .. cool

(17:09) Q: YouTube can translate audio tracks into other languages. Is it possible to upload a video with audio tracks in different languages that I've created myself?

(18:48) From google: Multi-language audio is currently available to a subset of creators with access to Advanced features as we are expanding access gradually.

(18:58) All the other areas on map probably ban YouTube?

(19:16) Q: Do you know how many live streaming can open simultaneously at Youtube? I tried to open 3 streams on last Saturday but not allowed. Account has all facilities.

(20:47) When youtube sees duplicate keys, it will go by prescheduled date order.

(22:13) The lofi girl has like 20 parallel live streams going.

(22:34) Yes, I tried to open 3 streams at the same time (streaming downhill). Each stream was different language (English, Russian and Turkish)

(28:18) Does the Yolobox have a web interface like the DM?

(28:38) Q: Can you handle the stream starting and ending from the YouTube Companion module rather than having to interact with the YouTube Studio web UI?

(29:18) Q: I didn't quite get the use of sending two streams to the same stream key. Could you elaborate on that?

(33:13) Got it. Not sending two data streams with the same stream key, but setting up two different stream "endpoints" on Youtube with the same stream key

(33:21) @itnevergetsold @aaronpk if companion youtube module doesn't work try to disable and enable the connection

(36:38) How many unfinished/planned broadcasts store into unfinished_* variables increase it

(40:15) i use the unfinshed #0 to start my stream every time

(46:17) set it to long press to end

(47:06) I asked this question as an offshoot if what Aaron is doing because my manual coding against the YouTube API has been very frustrating

(47:23) i'm using it to find our live stream viewers

(47:46) Who is going to NAB. And are there any good parties/ meetups and how do you get invited?

(49:18) Whats the diffrence between the Hyperdeck software and the Blackmagic Video Assist, do i need both?

(50:40) My old company used to have drinks at 6pm after NAB closed

(50:45) I can't believe you forgot the name of a BMD product. Their names are so intuitive. lol

(50:50) Q:The video assist Las has the USB-Webcam output capabilitiy

(51:01) I'll be there (NAB) Arrive Sunday leave Tuesday

(51:21) Q: Recording chain - 3 Blackmagic Studio HD Plus(es) recording in sync with timecode. they go timecode out into Mixpre-3 II. My screen is going out on the MixPre. Do any other recorders take timecode?

(52:05) Q Ive made the transition over from OBS to an Atem 2M/E 4K - Im trying to create layouts with pixel-accurate placement, however in ATEM Software Control the DVE/key position values are arbitrary units

(52:19) Q Is there a way to place and size elements with exact pixel coordinates (eg 32 px from the right boarder)? I've spent today planning out assets and it feels a little like guess work!

(54:12) Aren’t the BMD units percentages?

(55:50) Q: One piece of recent news: Zoom will be adding support for 1080/60 next month (paid upgrade). Office Hours had Andy Carluccio on as a guest to talk about it a few days ago.

(56:15) Q:John is the man. He really spends time on these.

(56:20) Q: have you seen Yolobox Pro stop taking a charge? I haven’t used it for a few years. It’s not buckled like the battery is swollen. I’m using a 5V 3A- 20W with a good Apple usb cord. 🤷🏻‍♂️

(57:33) Q:Yololiv actually made a video about that.

(57:43) What paid levels will get the 1080/60 on Zoom?

(57:58) Q: How can I do telestration in OBS? vMix has already to use solution. Not sure about OBS? Any tips?

(1:02:11) Apple and HDMI.

(1:02:12) Painful.

(1:03:07) But John is working on expanding the telestration features in H2RG.

(1:03:16) Q:Nope about maintaining battery health.

(1:03:41) I'm out. Have a good stream. Don't forget the like button.

(1:03:46) Hi Aaron: Q - Yolobox livestream experiment ie: have Extreme as the streamer, add remote guest, add another Yolobox in the field, add PC connected in the studio mirroring Facebook livestream. Latency?

(1:05:05) I had a few camera batteries sit at 0% for years during covid. For whatever reason, Canon branded batteries were able to take a charge but 3rd party ones didn't

(1:05:38) Q: don't forget to delete your test streams (assuming you want to keep YT tidy)

(1:05:47) A I have just got a Osee GoStream deck, is is possible to make different supersource looks and record and trigger them using the macro keys please? Thanks!

(1:15:23) module changed to OSEE: GoStream_Series in recent update

(1:17:50) Which is weirder battery science of the YouTubeAPI?

(1:18:00) The module has to add code to be able to use the Learn feature

(1:18:14) Aaron Q: For YouTube livestreams is there a rule of thumb in broadcast for total video sources? Having the Extreme with 8 inputs what would be the broadcast standard for sports like the Olympics etc?

(1:19:13) Q: what is a learn feature can you show us a demo

(1:26:08) Q:You could demo how easy it is to save it in Mix Effect as well!

(1:27:17) It makes it much less frustrating to make a re-callable custom layout, visualizing it as you go.

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(1:27:40) When I want a precise layout, I sometimes create it in Photoshop, import into media pool and use it as a guide to place boxes

(1:35:41) @GwenPark: yep! Do NOT ask AI to frame it with HOLLY! It may not be the plant, it may be the person! Happened to me!

(1:36:08) This layout hurts my soul

(1:37:12) The feather, oh no

(1:39:30) Q:You need to make save a copy and then select targa

(1:40:11) Have to add Alpha in PS?

(1:40:51) Q:you need to make the alpha channel in photoshop

(1:41:51) Q: direct export from PS to Atem works best

(1:43:17) file- export- ATEM switcher media pool

(1:43:42) A lot of this derives from the Chinese influencer live video sales channels. It's a real thing over there.

(1:43:47) Should be embossed, too.

(1:43:49) I lost the plot, too. lol

(1:44:40) Q:that requires a black background first and then you remove the channel and special fill with white. and then finally select all colors.

(1:45:02) while its downloading uninstall old atem software

(1:45:10) There were reports in the H2R Atem Discord about problems loading images recently

(1:46:52) we saw what you were doing in Photoshop

(1:47:49) I didnt see anything because I was late. So will go watch after lego

(1:48:29) Q. Can you show me how to shortcut the export from Photoshop please, maybe 2 different ways

(1:48:37) I hate that Adobe changes app names each year. It messes up plugins and Mac dock

(1:48:46) It was about 20 seconds

(1:49:47) Is someone controlling your ATEM via an API remotely ❓

(1:51:32) Are the cats anywhere near a streamdeck?

(1:51:40) Are you sure it isn't just a side effect of you installing the atem software control?

(1:51:48) It happened at 10:39:32am your time

(1:51:53) Do you have a button in companion with a long timer between actions? maybe you pushed by accident?

(1:52:29) what happened to your map TV???

(1:52:31) The map on the display disappeared too

(1:57:18) The fire stick blanked last week as well

(1:57:47) MY EYES

(1:58:18) the most beautiful supersource of all time. lol

(1:58:26) Q:The firth going out is the time indication for the Lego Build :)

(1:58:32) Q: how do you map buttons on Atem television studio 4k8 to macro. Ithouh that was possible with row of buttons above program buton but my HOW own doesn’t work for anything.

(1:59:50) no matter how much you organise, the Downloads folder is always messy

(2:00:11) If I'm on my phone I don't like the supersource view.

(2:01:09) 👍this is some high-class trolling. 😄

(2:01:30) You didn't change your screen after layout created and asked us which one prefer

(2:01:55) Your pedal is a new thing. Could it be a dodgy connection there?

(2:02:25) is Lilly somehow interfering with things?

(2:03:03) WiFi password is password1234

(2:03:08) Q:ok next thing, the one who controls it all, turn off the lights.

(2:03:22) i mean its a 4ME mixer

(2:03:23) so diff mix effects in program

(2:05:54) you set a macro in duet earlier

(2:06:04) CATS It's the only logical explanation!

(2:06:08) Answer to Marco Button: The Macro button will turn on the Marco for the the top row of buttons on the control panel

(2:06:20) Maybe there's a glitch in the new water heater.

(2:06:24) LEGO!

(2:06:29) I personally like face full screen and switches to SSRC as needed b/c it requires less concentration. I tend to focus a good bit on chat here so concentration is more split than when I'm working

(2:06:47) turn on the map bro

(2:08:01) companion module for tv is the solution

(2:09:42) "Q" is the Rodecaster video better or Atem mini extreme what's your thoughts on this?

(2:11:13) fun disaster is the new name for these streams. lol

(2:11:15) What’s the screen that’s on behind you under the tv

(2:11:25) Q: Can't one of your vision mixers or routers outputs run the TV instead of the firestick?

(2:13:04) SONY TVs are great with companion for us so we dont need to search or touch the remote

(2:13:13) Is it time to test the UPS again?

(2:15:20) Q.Great stream Aaron. Thanks to the shadow controller as well :)

(2:54:35) Re: TV/HDMI from rando website: If the settings are lost every time the TV is turned off, check if the Use Mode is set to Store Demo and if so alter the setting to Home Use [1]

(148:26:39) Q:Yololiv actually made a video about that.

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