Recording, Livestreaming, and Closed Captioning all at once?! (x-post question from a terrified newbie)

[Emily Schooley]

Thanks so much Mads – I didn’t realize how much I didn’t know I didn’t know.

I FINALLY heard from someone back at the closed captioning and it turns out they used Text on Top (https://www.text-on-top.com/) so they actually output the CC steam via wireless USB. I don’t know of any video mixers that take USB as input, but it seems the client may be okay with having the captioning on the Powerpoint screen rather than the live video feed stream.

I’ve been looking at both the Tricaster40 and Livestream Studio™ HD510… may be overkill but it seems to do what I will need them to otherwise.

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Emily,

Welcome to the world of live multicam productions. Once you’ve done it a couple of times you’ll soon forget the steep learning curve 🙂

[Emily Schooley] “Text on Top (https://www.text-on-top.com/) so they actually output the CC steam via wireless USB. I don’t know of any video mixers that take USB as input”
Nope, judging from their website “Text on Top” is a plugin for PowerPoint – clever, but can’t see it working with a vision mixer unless the firm has written a plug-in code. Might be worth emailing Text on Top to ask them.

The mixers that you are mentioning are known quantities too. I suggest that you go with a hire company that you are comfortable with and who will support you with a test and on location (I’m assuming that you are renting, rather than buying?).

All the Best
Mads

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