Go live with the best version of yourself. Whether you’re just starting to explore the world of live streaming or you’ve been doing it for quite some time, you should know that your Nikon camera may already be equipped with features that will allow it to be connected for high quality video streaming through software and/or hardware. Facebook Live Video Software. If you’re a Mac user, like me, for sure check out my favorite Facebook Live video broadcasting software — Ecamm Live for Facebook! (affiliate link) Otherwise, there’s Zoom, BlueJeans, BeLive.tv, OBS, vMix and more! FREE Video Gear List.
With Ecamm Live, you can create just about any layout you can imagine using our Overlays feature. Simply drag and drop in your logo, animations, video clips, title graphics, and more to give your live stream broadcast or pre-recorded videos a professional and unique look.
Want to learn more about how to design your own graphics in Ecamm Live using only Text Overlays? Check out Building Blocks with Ana and Fuljens.
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If you need inspiration or want a template to get started, we recommend the following creators and websites.
Bradley Teaches
Bradley Vinson has a ton of amazing overlay and animation packages available for purchase and a plethora of tutorial videos showing you how you can easily make your own graphics for Ecamm Live using Keynote.
Live Streaming Pros
Luria Petrucci and the team at Live Streaming Pros have great overlay packages, countdown timers, and animated call-to-action graphics. All of the LSP graphics for Ecamm Live are quick to install and come with detailed how-to videos to get you up and running quickly.
eOverlays
Looking for a ton of professional options to take your live streaming and video graphics up a notch? Check out eOverlays. This overlay shop has a ton of great options for all kinds of use cases and they all work beautifully in Ecamm Live.
Marshall Fox
Marshall Fox's graphics are truly outstanding. He offers both overlay packages and LUTs for use in Ecamm Live.
If you want to bring Ecamm Live's virtual camera (a Pro feature) into Microsoft Teams, follow the steps below:
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Microsoft Teams does not currently load any virtual cameras. Follow these steps to work around this issue.
Open Ecamm Live.
Install and turn on the Ecamm Live Virtual Camera. You'll find the Virtual Camera in the Output menu. Go to Virtual Cam and then check on. If you haven't installed the Virtual Cam yet, go through that process first. Please note: you need to be running Ecamm Live Pro or be in a trial period in order to have access to the Virtual Camera.
3. Once the Virtual Cam is on, minimize the Ecamm Live app and open Microsoft Teams.
If you just installed Virtual Cam for the first time, and Microsoft Teams was already open, quit and re-open Microsoft Teams.
4. Open the app's Settings screen, and then pick the Devices section.
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8. Select Ecamm Live Virtual Cam from the Camera menu.
You're ready to go!
Virtual Camera Still Not Showing Up?
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If Virtual Camera is not showing up as expected, try these troubleshooting steps.