streamate
Full Member
So I wanted to give some tips so anyone out there who is not tech savvy I always get compliments on the quality of my show what I mean quality I mean the quality of the video itself. They say the image is so clear and my lighting always looks so natural like daylight even though they know is midnight where I am at. I'm a photographer and videographer in real life so It was easy for me to transition those skills into camming. I noticed an amazing increase in viewers since I setup a designated area for my camming with profesional gear. I mean we are getting pay for camming so we are profesional cam models so we should provide a profesional looking video. I suggest with your first paycheck to invested into the products you need you will quickly make the profit back and you can always deduct the equipment you get once tax time comes.
I will listed them from most important to least
Camera
High Quality HD cam with 30fps or more.
You want your viewers to have a smooth video of you not choppy
I suggest Logitech C920 $79.99
Studio Lighting
3 light setup with umbrellas to diffuse the light to a soft natural glow
This will keep you from having harsh shadows that are not pleasing and make your video look profesional and make you look better.
My suggestion Ephoto 3 softbox studio light setup ($129.99)
Internet Speed
Get the bussiness package from your internet provider you are abussiness after all they will provide you with the highest speed. I use 40mbps download 5mbps upload. Also make sure your computer is hardwire via ethernet cable and you are not using wifi this will increase your speed and bandwith substantially.
Computer
Make sure you use a computer with a good processor and enough ram I suggest atleast 4gb of ram I upgraded mines to 8gb of ram just for camming to make sure my computer is working fast enough to handle streaming high quality video.
Software
If you have seen my shows you will notice I stand out from other cams I use picture in picture customers go crazy for this I have 2 cameras 1 camera is showing my body and the other camera is showing a close up of my face. They get to see the best of both worlds.
I used my first check to buy all this stuff and made this upgrades and I noticed it it did improve my viewer count and $ overall. Clients want to see a good quality show and they will skip a grainy dark room for a bright clear picture. We are profesionals and every profesional needs to invest in their craft if they want to be succesful
I will listed them from most important to least
Camera
High Quality HD cam with 30fps or more.
You want your viewers to have a smooth video of you not choppy
I suggest Logitech C920 $79.99
Studio Lighting
3 light setup with umbrellas to diffuse the light to a soft natural glow
This will keep you from having harsh shadows that are not pleasing and make your video look profesional and make you look better.
My suggestion Ephoto 3 softbox studio light setup ($129.99)
Internet Speed
Get the bussiness package from your internet provider you are abussiness after all they will provide you with the highest speed. I use 40mbps download 5mbps upload. Also make sure your computer is hardwire via ethernet cable and you are not using wifi this will increase your speed and bandwith substantially.
Computer
Make sure you use a computer with a good processor and enough ram I suggest atleast 4gb of ram I upgraded mines to 8gb of ram just for camming to make sure my computer is working fast enough to handle streaming high quality video.
Software
If you have seen my shows you will notice I stand out from other cams I use picture in picture customers go crazy for this I have 2 cameras 1 camera is showing my body and the other camera is showing a close up of my face. They get to see the best of both worlds.
I used my first check to buy all this stuff and made this upgrades and I noticed it it did improve my viewer count and $ overall. Clients want to see a good quality show and they will skip a grainy dark room for a bright clear picture. We are profesionals and every profesional needs to invest in their craft if they want to be succesful
