5 rules to make your live stream better

Live streaming popularity is going up. Users love to chat with their favourite creators in real time. Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and other popular social networks provide the opportunity to launch your own live stream for free. Creators use this feature in many areas: streaming video games, vlogging, showing the cooking process and much more.

You can even save your live streams for later download as a new video. To make your live stream look as good as a regular video, you must follow these rules. Read on for how to make your live broadcast look great.

Streaming from your laptop’s built-in webcam might be convenient, but it doesn’t guarantee a high-quality picture. The videos captured by webcams often have poor video and sound quality. Your smartphone camera is a viable option, and you can easily stream from YouTube Live on mobile.

Alternatively, you can actually use the digital SLR you film your videos with to live stream. By using your DSLR, you can ensure a high-quality picture, which your viewers will certainly appreciate. Follow the tutorial below to set up your DSLR to go live.

The second most important thing after video is audio. Perhaps this is even more important than a high-quality picture without noise. If you plan to broadcast from home, pick up a professional microphone. A condenser microphone is the most commonly used mic type. Prices vary a lot from $40 and over $500. So how to choose the best one for the price of quality? The market offers a very wide range of products. Read reviews of sites, creators and users. This is a very popular item, so there are many decent microphones out there. Blue Yeti - one of the most common microphones among youtubers. The model earned such demand due to its high sound quality and exceptional ease of use. Unless you are an ardent perfectionist, then you do not have to configure anything additionally - you just need to connect a microphone to your computer and record solid clear sound.

The right lighting will make you look even more pretty and vice versa. Correctly placed strong and direct light makes the appearance of beautiful people even more expressive. This rule also works in the opposite direction - with the wrong approach, harsh light can make facial expressions unpleasant, accentuate imperfections and uneven skin.

Ideally, you need soft lighting for streaming, and a LED light softbox is suitable for this. Softboxes provide diffused light and LEDs do not emit as much heat as bulbs.

Tip: Place softboxes at a 45 degree angle on either side of the frame (you), which will eliminate shadows and evenly illuminate the green screen if you use it. Of course, lighting is a lot more individual, so play boldly with angles and warmth to find the perfect light. Unity and diversity - Combine warm and cold light.

Tripod is a universal gear. It is used to install a camera, smartphone or light in the place you want. Often, creators go live holding the phone or camera in hand. As a result, such videos are ruined by shaky footage, which spoils viewers' experience. Instead, you should use a smartphone stabilizer or tripod. This gear keeps your phone steady even during fast actions. Cost of tripods is quite low compared to other streamer’s equipment. So don't skimp on it.

To further improve the look of your live stream, use a chromakey. This is a green screen footage. It allows you to use absolutely any background: a spaceship deck, a background from any game, a tropical beach.The ideal distance from you and the chroma key is 2 m. And don’t wear green clothing to distinguish you from the background.

To avoid green reflections on your skin, use one light on yourself and the other (or even two) on your chroma key. Try to ensure that the lighting is not too bright and, on the other hand, too dim, and evenly spread across the screen.

If you have low-speed internet, low-quality sound and video, and you don't have adequate lighting, you can postpone your start as a live streamer. The competition is growing and no one will watch your channel.

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