Just make sure they also have a microphone.
So the easiest way to fix this is to first just use bluetooth earbuds that you may already own. Also you don’t want to listen to the incoming audio on your laptop speakers since that may create feedback echo, especially if you are also playing background music for your presentation. When you use the built in webcam microphone on your laptop and you step away from your laptop like when doing an exercise then the quality of the audio will right away suffer. To improve your audio you want to use a microphone that is closer to the presenter’s mouth. Of course video is only as good as the audio. ➡Another great/cheaper camera – Panasonic G85
Add a nice large light like the one I have here and you got yourself a video that looks a lot more professional than your standard webcam. Then in OBS you add that as a source but instead of selecting your webcam you can now select your video capture device. Get a video camera and also an HDMI video capture device that allows you to connect that camera to your computer. There are so many possibilities that I would recommend that you look up some of the many online OBS tutorials.Īnother thing you can do right away to improve your video quality is using something better than just your built in webcam. Pretty much anything you want to do to customize your video you can do in OBS. You can do a lot more in OBS than you can do in a program like zoom. Maybe place the video in a small window on top of the graphic.
You can adjust the position of the video. Then you can adjust the size and position of this graphic. Can be a simple image file like what I have here. Give it a name and then browse for the file source you want to include in your presentation. Just click the + in the Sources window, then select image, or a slideshow or even video. Maybe you want to promote your website or a product you are selling. Now to improve this video, you can add graphics or information that is relevant to your presentation. Then in the settings, under device, select your webcam. Then in sources click the + again and select Video Capture Device.
Install it and once you start it up you can create a scene. Just go to and download the program for your operating system. It’s a free open source program for live streaming that I and many people online use to live stream to places like YouTube, Facebook, Twitch etc.
Since applications like skype or zoom just use your laptops built in mic and camera by default, I will show you how you can do a simple and free upgrade to improve the overall quality.įirst thing I’ll show you is how you can make the video better using OBS Studio. Especially in this case where the teacher needs to be able to be heard by the students but she also has music that she wants the students to hear since they exercise to the beat. It’s all great except the one thing that is really annoying to me is the quality you get on applications like zoom. Her teacher connects online and can show everyone the exercises but can also interact with them all using just her laptop. My wife for example is part of an exercise club with members in different cities and countries who all connect using zoom. Seems even now as life is starting to go back to normal, many companies see the benefit of using remote video conferencing applications to do a lot of what before they used to do in person. I noticed because of the pandemic that a lot of people’s work has changed to remote, from home setups. If you are using programs like Zoom or Skype it is actually really easy to drastically improve the video and audio quality even if you are just using your laptop.
Hi guys, today I want to help you step up your live video teleconferencing game.