Thanks for your video, Mark. Very informative for my needs. I am looking to by the RCV in January and I have 2 uses for it: (1) As a replacement for my ATEM mini in my livestreams. I will use in conjunction with OBS and it will a straight swap; no issues, (2) To record micro courses - long form video with 4-6 hours of technical training content. With the micro courses, I was going to plug a laptop into each HDMI socket. We have presenters from all over Australia and New Zealand. I was going to bring in each presenter into the recording via each laptop. Each laptop has a separate MS Teams account. I will then use the presets within the RCV to make my recordings + lower third overlays & etc. The Zoom ISO and DecLink solution is not an option as my work won’t pay for either. Also, I a not technically trained in AV production nor am I an IT geek. I am just a public speaker that watches a lot of UA-cam videos!!!
Sounds like you have a great plan that should work flawlessly! I'm sure the Rodecaster will serve you well, and you'll see a huge improvement in features over the ATEM Mini.
Fully agree with you. The real power of the Rodecaster Video is the scene builder. The ability to have 7 super-sources, each with up to 4 video inputs, over a background is awesome.
100% agree! Yes, the scene builder functionality is incredible. Having those 7 super-sources with multiple video inputs really takes production capabilities to the next level. As of now, the Rodecaster Video is unmatched in this space!
do you absolutely need a decklink in order to send iso zoom feeds back to the rodecaster? I have some specific setups in mind that I would love to pick your brain about!
Great question.. The reason I use the decklink, is it has 4 inputs/outputs, allowing multiple outputs to the Rodecaster Video from the one thunderbolt cable. There could be other work-arounds, such as a Blackmagic Ultrastudio Monitor 3G, or similar devices. But they only have one output each. Let me know if you come up with something I havnt thought about.
Good video. Been using ZoomISO in this fashion with a live sports for over a year. We take the feeds into an Atem 2M/E combined with Mix Effect for easy SS control. I’ve been thinking about grabbing a RCV solely for the scene option.
Thanks for your comment! Do you control MixEffect using Companion and a Stream Deck, or with the app itself? The ease of use of the Rodecaster Video with the pre-built Scenes is what really sold me on this. It’s so much simpler and gives me consistent results, which is a huge plus!
@ Yes, I am controlling MixEffect in that exact fashion. I build my Supersource layouts, basically the scenes, in MixEffect. So much simpler and more flexible to build custom Supersource layouts than in the Atem Software Control. ZoomISO is an awesome tool combined with the Sonnet enclosure & Decklink card. I’m using a Zoom Pro account at the moment. Been thinking about the Enterprise solution you spoke of in the video. Thanks again. Have a great day.
@@QuikTechSolutions Thanks for sharing your workflow! It'll be exciting to see other manufacturers (especially Blackmagic Design) dive deep, and integrate native scene/supersource building capabilities like this, eliminating the need for third-party solutions. The future of live production looks promising!
Thoughts on getting a mac/pc application recording into the Rodecaster Video? It’s easy to mirror your computer into the HDMI feed (ports 1-4), but racking my brain on how to only show application specific content like gameplay. I know you can do application specific recordings in software like OBS and its virtual camera, just not sure how to route that to a HDMI port. Maybe through a capture card or third party software?
After thinking about it, I might be able to use a hdmi splitter to mirror the connection on a second display - dragging the specific application into the switcher thats behaving as a monitor (hopefully mirrored on a 2nd display). It wont solve the single application but it should limit what is being broadcasted from the computer.
Great thinking! There are many ways to bring in screens into the workflow, including (as you mentioned), HDMI from another computer, or iPad. But yes, that will capture the whole screen. If you need a specific area of screen or window, you can use OBS, or my favorite, Wirecast, and output via a Blackmagic Ultrastudio Monitor 3G straight into the switcher (i think its like $125). This is thunderbolt to HDMI. Works like a charm! I have had a few questions regarding this, would it be helpful to make a video to discuss the different methods?
Amazing Video! This is what I have been looking for. I'm trying to work out how to have a PowerPoint presentation as one of the inputs/cameras or simply show my computer screen as you have done in this video with cameras 2 and 3 on the Rodecaster. And as you know, when creating the scene you can select Camera 1 to 6 as inputs. I figured I must have to use a virtual camera like OBS for my iMac as a Camera input but the option doesn't appear on the Rodecaster under 'Cameras' to choose from. I'm sure this is an easy fix for someone like yourself. Your help would be amazing! Also, do you offer online 1:1 tuition for technical set-up or online course courses? What you offer is what I'm looking for right now.
Great question.. Yes, with this setup it is possible. You can change and assign presenters to the different boxes, and it will auto populate through all your scenes. Maybe I need to work on a more in depth, step-by-step process. Would this be helpful?
@@dfwlivestream oh yes please 😊it will definitely help, i just unboxed mine last night and now waiting for my HDMI cables to arrive in a few days before i can give it a play. I think a tutorial on the steps on how to bring in guests from zoom or skype, or google meet possibly, would be advantageous of a video because no one is showcasing this use case. Everyone else is focussing on making scenes - that is probably the simplest thing to work out in the software moving a few camera boxes around. But what would be helpful, would be two things, what mentioned above about bringing guests on stream, and how to connect a ipad or tablet to the system and use a digital pen for education purposes for online teachers using a PDF to annotate etc, or for artists who want to draw and create a scene with their tablet/ipad. These uses benefit anyone creating a livestream webinar or a livestream classroom. 😊
Never considered that. Its a professional switcher designed for events and live production. Im sure there are other specialized devices more geared towards security.
Thanks for your video, Mark. Very informative for my needs. I am looking to by the RCV in January and I have 2 uses for it: (1) As a replacement for my ATEM mini in my livestreams. I will use in conjunction with OBS and it will a straight swap; no issues, (2) To record micro courses - long form video with 4-6 hours of technical training content.
With the micro courses, I was going to plug a laptop into each HDMI socket. We have presenters from all over Australia and New Zealand. I was going to bring in each presenter into the recording via each laptop. Each laptop has a separate MS Teams account. I will then use the presets within the RCV to make my recordings + lower third overlays & etc.
The Zoom ISO and DecLink solution is not an option as my work won’t pay for either. Also, I a not technically trained in AV production nor am I an IT geek. I am just a public speaker that watches a lot of UA-cam videos!!!
Sounds like you have a great plan that should work flawlessly! I'm sure the Rodecaster will serve you well, and you'll see a huge improvement in features over the ATEM Mini.
Fully agree with you. The real power of the Rodecaster Video is the scene builder. The ability to have 7 super-sources, each with up to 4 video inputs, over a background is awesome.
100% agree! Yes, the scene builder functionality is incredible. Having those 7 super-sources with multiple video inputs really takes production capabilities to the next level. As of now, the Rodecaster Video is unmatched in this space!
do you absolutely need a decklink in order to send iso zoom feeds back to the rodecaster? I have some specific setups in mind that I would love to pick your brain about!
Great question.. The reason I use the decklink, is it has 4 inputs/outputs, allowing multiple outputs to the Rodecaster Video from the one thunderbolt cable. There could be other work-arounds, such as a Blackmagic Ultrastudio Monitor 3G, or similar devices. But they only have one output each. Let me know if you come up with something I havnt thought about.
Good video. Been using ZoomISO in this fashion with a live sports for over a year. We take the feeds into an Atem 2M/E combined with Mix Effect for easy SS control. I’ve been thinking about grabbing a RCV solely for the scene option.
Thanks for your comment! Do you control MixEffect using Companion and a Stream Deck, or with the app itself?
The ease of use of the Rodecaster Video with the pre-built Scenes is what really sold me on this. It’s so much simpler and gives me consistent results, which is a huge plus!
@ Yes, I am controlling MixEffect in that exact fashion. I build my Supersource layouts, basically the scenes, in MixEffect. So much simpler and more flexible to build custom Supersource layouts than in the Atem Software Control.
ZoomISO is an awesome tool combined with the Sonnet enclosure & Decklink card. I’m using a Zoom Pro account at the moment. Been thinking about the Enterprise solution you spoke of in the video. Thanks again. Have a great day.
@@QuikTechSolutions Thanks for sharing your workflow! It'll be exciting to see other manufacturers (especially Blackmagic Design) dive deep, and integrate native scene/supersource building capabilities like this, eliminating the need for third-party solutions. The future of live production looks promising!
Thoughts on getting a mac/pc application recording into the Rodecaster Video? It’s easy to mirror your computer into the HDMI feed (ports 1-4), but racking my brain on how to only show application specific content like gameplay. I know you can do application specific recordings in software like OBS and its virtual camera, just not sure how to route that to a HDMI port. Maybe through a capture card or third party software?
After thinking about it, I might be able to use a hdmi splitter to mirror the connection on a second display - dragging the specific application into the switcher thats behaving as a monitor (hopefully mirrored on a 2nd display). It wont solve the single application but it should limit what is being broadcasted from the computer.
Great thinking! There are many ways to bring in screens into the workflow, including (as you mentioned), HDMI from another computer, or iPad. But yes, that will capture the whole screen. If you need a specific area of screen or window, you can use OBS, or my favorite, Wirecast, and output via a Blackmagic Ultrastudio Monitor 3G straight into the switcher (i think its like $125). This is thunderbolt to HDMI. Works like a charm! I have had a few questions regarding this, would it be helpful to make a video to discuss the different methods?
Can I take an I put and have it as a source, but also then send that input back out OutPut B? So it acts like a thru put?
The outputs as of now are just program or multiview outputs and don’t serve as aux outs.. so I think you wouldn’t be able to accomplish this.
Amazing Video! This is what I have been looking for. I'm trying to work out how to have a PowerPoint presentation as one of the inputs/cameras or simply show my computer screen as you have done in this video with cameras 2 and 3 on the Rodecaster.
And as you know, when creating the scene you can select Camera 1 to 6 as inputs. I figured I must have to use a virtual camera like OBS for my iMac as a Camera input but the option doesn't appear on the Rodecaster under 'Cameras' to choose from. I'm sure this is an easy fix for someone like yourself. Your help would be amazing!
Also, do you offer online 1:1 tuition for technical set-up or online course courses? What you offer is what I'm looking for right now.
Glad you found this video helpful! There are many ways to make this happen, depending upon your platform and setup..Look forward to connecting.
Did you hired Video Editor
I’d like to see how you bring other presenters in with you via zoom and allocate them a slot in one of the scene boxes, or is that not possible?
Great question.. Yes, with this setup it is possible. You can change and assign presenters to the different boxes, and it will auto populate through all your scenes. Maybe I need to work on a more in depth, step-by-step process. Would this be helpful?
@@dfwlivestream oh yes please 😊it will definitely help, i just unboxed mine last night and now waiting for my HDMI cables to arrive in a few days before i can give it a play.
I think a tutorial on the steps on how to bring in guests from zoom or skype, or google meet possibly, would be advantageous of a video because no one is showcasing this use case.
Everyone else is focussing on making scenes - that is probably the simplest thing to work out in the software moving a few camera boxes around. But what would be helpful, would be two things, what mentioned above about bringing guests on stream, and how to connect a ipad or tablet to the system and use a digital pen for education purposes for online teachers using a PDF to annotate etc, or for artists who want to draw and create a scene with their tablet/ipad.
These uses benefit anyone creating a livestream webinar or a livestream classroom. 😊
Couldn’t you use this as a home security system?
Never considered that. Its a professional switcher designed for events and live production. Im sure there are other specialized devices more geared towards security.
You have a video editor
Overheating problem. I tried 3 time livestream 4 camera on youtube, the rodecaster video overheated and stuck. Unfortunately. I have to refund it.
That's frustrating to hear! I haven't experienced that issue myself with every input full… hopefully just a one off. Glad you can get a refund..
@@dfwlivestream not yet. I tried 3 times and was never successful. I wonder if I pushed the device too hard?