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This past weekend I decided to give Windows 7 a try. I’ve been fooling with the beta and went all in by installing RC1 on my main desktop computer. It was going quite well, until the broadcast for MODSonair.
The broadcast seemed to be going well. However, when I went back to work with the recorded version of the show, the quality was really poor. Let me lay out the scenario for you following along at home. Perhaps you can give me some advice on what to change… even if it’s the whole routine.
- I’m currently using Webcammax to mix and broadcast the video. I need a means of overlaying text and pictures as well as using PIP with about 7 sources. Yeah, I know that’s a lot, but how else can I get in an overlay picture, 4 other video feeds (the other hosts), a picture or video of the topic in discussion and the chat window.
- Webcammax also does the recording of the video that I produce and release later in the week. It does have an option to go to AVI, but for some reason I can’t get the audio to record. The video is now working, but no audio. Strange.
- I also capture the audio separately so I can clean it up in production. I could use this audio with the video, however it’s more difficult to insert without reference and I’m concerned something could go wrong. Maybe I’m paranoid.
- All of this I stream to a broadcast agent such as Stickam.
I’m up for a whole change of process if someone can offer me a solution that works. Ideally, I would LOVE to broadcast in HD. However, webcammax is really limited and there is no other solution out there of which I am aware. Is there?
If you suggest that I try using a Mac-based software option, know that I have a Mac Mini. I’ve been assuming that the Mac Mini can’t handle the job I have here so I haven’t looked into this as a fix.
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