What Does a Typical Live Stream Set Up for Cooking Segments Include?
Streaming a cooking segment is something chefs, restaurant owners, and food bloggers largely have turned to as a way of engaging their audiences and generating increased revenue for their brands. If you’re thinking about live streaming a cooking segment or show, you’re probably wondering what equipment you’ll need to make it all happen. At Beverly Boy Productions, we frequently discuss with clients what a typical live stream set up for cooking segments will include, as we help them to understand the value in hiring a professional crew.
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Clients frequently get overwhelmed at the amount of equipment that is needed to produce a live stream segment. Our goal isn’t to overwhelm anyone, but to show what the typical live stream set up for cooking segments should include, and why.
Keep in mind that all live stream segments and shows are different and have unique technology needs. For information on what equipment your live stream cooking segment requires, or to hire our team to produce your live stream, give us a call at 888-462-7808!
Video & Audio
First and foremost, your typical live stream set up for cooking segments is going to require a video camera (or preferably several video cameras). When you hire a professional crew like ours, we’ll bring 3 or more camera operators to produce your live stream. WHY?
Because we like to capture your cooking segment from various angles and viewpoints so that we can produce the most satisfying visuals for your audience.
Do you really want to watch a single view of the chef while they prepare the meal without any close ups of the food, or any movement? Probably not! Your audience doesn’t either!
Audio equipment is also important. One of the easiest ways to tell an amateur live stream over a professional stream is the audio. If you can hear everything nice and crisp, good!
Don’t settle for a built-in microphone. It’s not enough! You need secondary microphones. A lavalier mic is ideal for the chef. This way the audio will be pristine.
Mixing Equipment
Switching live streaming equipment allows you to utilize the various video sources and audio sources that are captured during the stream so that it doesn’t all sync at the same time and create a hodgepodge of sound and media mess.
The typical live stream set up for cooking segments will utilize hardware switchers that allow for multiple camera angles to be coordinated and adjusted with simplicity. A separate audio mixer will likely be used as well.
Video Encoder
The use of a video encoder is also important to the live stream. This piece of equipment compresses the video files so that they are saved as a fluid image that delivers the stream to the audience.
Video encoders have various other purposes. They make the live stream compatible with other devices and software and they reduce the buffering for streaming video so that the end audience receives the best format and view.
Additional Live Stream Equipment & Needs
The typical live stream set up for cooking segments will also include the use of a dedicated live stream platform and a Content Delivery Network (CDN) which will improve the speed, quality and security of the live stream.
Of course, all of this is probably rather complicated for the average chef or restaurant owner, which is why most hire a professional live stream production crew like Beverly Boy Productions to help out! Give us a call at 888-462-7808 to learn more!