StreamLive ProHow to live stream with several cameras
Three ways to run a multi-camera live stream: the StreamLive Pro web studio, phones as extra cameras, or your own switcher software over RTMP.
A second camera changes a broadcast: a wide shot and a close-up, the host and the guest, a face and the hands. You do not need a hardware switcher to do it.
Way 1: the StreamLive Pro web studio
In the browser, on a Mac or a PC:
- Cameras connected to the computer: USB webcams, or a camera through a capture card. Each one becomes a source in the studio.
- A phone as an extra camera: with the StreamLive Pro app, or with a link that opens the camera in the phone's browser. See use your phone as an extra camera.
- Guests by link: each guest is another camera, from their own home.
You switch between layouts (one person, side by side, picture in picture) with one click, and the broadcast goes out once to every network you connected. On the Pro and Studio plans, Active Speaker switches automatically to whoever is talking.
Way 2: your own switcher
If you already work with OBS, vMix or a hardware switcher, keep it. Send its output to StreamLive Pro over RTMP or SRT, and StreamLive Pro sends it on to every network, records it and cuts Shorts from it. See using OBS or vMix with StreamLive Pro.
Way 3: StreamLive Pro Studio (coming soon)
A desktop app for Mac and Windows with Preview and Program, live input tiles and a separate recording of every camera. The facts and the current status.
Bandwidth
With StreamLive Pro your computer uploads one stream, whatever the number of cameras and networks. Plan on at least 6 Mbit/s of upload for 1080p.
Frequently asked questions
How many cameras can I use?
As many as your computer can handle. Each USB camera needs its own USB bandwidth; phones and guests do not use the computer USB ports.
Do I need a hardware switcher?
No. Switching happens in the studio, in the browser.
Can I use a phone as a second camera?
Yes, with the StreamLive Pro app or with a link that opens the camera in the phone browser.
Does every extra camera need more upload speed?
No. The studio sends one stream, and StreamLive Pro distributes it to every network.
Keep reading
Add a smartphone as a second angle for a live or a podcast. With the app signed in, it is one tap on the phone; without it, a link opens the camera in the phone's browser.
How to record each camera separately (ISO recording)ISO recording keeps a clean file of every camera, so you can re-edit a show after it ends. How it works in StreamLive Pro today and in the coming desktop app.
How to live stream to several platforms at onceA complete guide to sending one broadcast to YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and more — from the first connection to going on air.
Automatic camera switching for podcasts: the camera follows whoever speaksHow the automatic director in StreamLive Pro works: link each microphone to a camera, turn on Auto, and the picture cuts to whoever is speaking.
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