What’s spot-on about streaming is all about learning tricks to polish your skill. When firing up your career for the very first time, it’s important to know that spending on a gaming rig can up your experience, but starting with decent equipment and learn everything from there is the right way to treat streaming.
Thus, instead of rubbing your bank with expensive high-end models, what you actually need is just one that can do a proper job.
Image Quality
Gear for streaming, the first thing that comes to your mind should be a webcam. In terms of image quality, you can get better results with a DSLR.
But when you're picking a more budget-friendly webcam, it may not do a good job. That's because they are all pretty bad at low-light, poor auto-focus, and poor colors, and you are not paying enough attention to the way you use it. But can you get similar quality with much less after you have the proper settings? It's possible.
Light Setting
Lighting is always the most important factor for a good video, whether shot by a webcam or a DSLR. The point is to light up yourself or your senses. Below are two tricks to have proper lighting. And what we’re going to tell you will cost you little to none.
a)Open up the curtain to let in more light through the windows.
b)Don’t shoot with the windows behind you open, but in front of you.
c)Turn on the light at the top of you.
d)Have a completely white overlay or background on your streaming Windows to light you a bit more.
e)It may not sound gaming-ish if your room is too bright. Then use whatever lights you have left over to light up the background, such as the desktop lamp.
f)But the same as the last trick, don’t point the light source in front of you, but to the wall. Use the light bouncing back.
Wencam Placement
Webcam placement is crucial to whether people think you’re professional or just another noob. Put it at your eye level so that the audience will think you are actually having eye contact with them.
Audio Quality
1️⃣ First, just do not use a mechanical keyboard. There are all kinds of good things about it, but also a few reasons why you are better off without one at the beginning stage.
The theme of this article is about saving and sharpening skills. So, why you should not get a mechanical keyboard is the price.
It is super loud, which may go against the original reason why you want such a keyboard. But actually, it is a disaster for the audio in your streaming.
2️⃣ Since a dynamic microphone setup, which is perfect for streaming, but goes far beyond a starter’s budget, it is a no-brainer choice to choose between two cheap condenser mics: a sensitive one or the one that favors mid or low range. Here are the reasons.
Given the fact that they are both condenser mics, regardless of the difference in tone, they are going to pick up more or less of the same noise.
Streaming is about people hearing your instant commentary. But when words are spoken out too fast, chances are they may get blurred. A sensitive mic will pick up more details. You definitely want an audience hear you with clarity, instead of a deep radio sound, because you are not doing a podcast.
3️⃣ Use a worn-out blanket or towel to set up a special treated room.
Software Setting
The last place where you might have quality loss is in the software settings you make. Though it is not relevant to the topic of spending less to start streaming, it is something you do not want to miss. There is really no right or wrong with this. You are literally dialing in these settings, such as output resolution, video bitrate, audio level, etc.