Here is a checklist of what you want to check on when testing the streaming cart.
General hardware and software setup
Charge wireless microphones
Charge battery backup for pan/tilt head
Power up cart.
Check wireless connection
Update OS and vMix software (can use Ethernet)
Put title slides in C:\Users\Public\vMix\vMix Pictures
Save vMix Preset
Check pan/tilt head, remote and extension
Check Canon camera, HDMI cable and extension, wired remote and extension
Connect Logitech webcam, if being used
Connect HDMI switch
Check video captures, picture-in-picture sizing
Setup a YouTube test stream
Test streaming
Details of the vMix setup
Because digitizing the computer output has been so unreliable, particularly from Macs, we always setup the webcam to look at the screen. There are two sets of inputs for the projected image. One set uses the webcam view, and the other uses the captured view.
Participant camera
DeckLink Mini recorder 1 (Blakcmagicdesign capture card HDMI input)
Canon camera 1920x1080 60i
Automatically mix audio - off
MultiView - Audio Line In input
In the audio mixer
No automatic toggle of audio mixing for this input
No toggle on or off audio for this input
HDMI capture of projected image
Pro Capture Dual HDMI 00-0 (top HDMI connector)
No audio input
Automatically mix audio - off
MultiView - Audio Line In input
Webcam looking at the screen
Logitech Webcam C930e (USB in top USB port on back of computer)
Advanced setup -> Properties -> Camera Control - turn off autofocus when camera is focused on the projected image.
Automatically mix audio - off
MultiView - Audio Line In input
Audio input
Audio Line In
Automatically mix audio - on
Settings -> General -> Audio Settings - turn Automatic Gain Control on
