Ecamm Live is a powerful, easy-to-use video production and streaming platform for any church that wants to expand its reach.
Churches have more options than ever before to take their services and events live online. While most people know streaming can be as simple as pressing a button on your smart phone, not as many know about simple, affordable software-based solutions that can give your stream a much more polished, professional look.
The brain-child of twin brothers Ken and Glen Aspeslagh, Ecamm Live is an “all-in-one live streaming production platform for Mac.” It’s the latest introduction from Ecamm, a Massachusetts-based company that has been developing apps for Macs and iOS devices since 1999.
With Ecamm Live, you can stream to your favorite platform (Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, or Periscope) or leverage the built-in integration with Restream or Switchboard Live and stream to multiple platforms at once. You can also manually enter a stream key to go out to any other streaming platform. It can take multiple cameras, including external cameras connected via HDMI and switch between them using your Mac as the controller. You can also add text overlays, graphics, lower thirds, pre-produced videos – even countdowns.
Due to its simplicity, Ecamm seems perfect for single- or even multi-camera live streams of other events and content besides just worship services.
When you open up Ecamm Live for the first time, you're asked to create an account to start the free 14-day trial. If you have a built-in webcam and microphone, you could potentially start live streaming then and there.
That's the thing about Ecamm Live. It's easy, powerful and fast.
Paid versions start at just $12/month when billed annually (think of it as $3 or less a week, if you like), which is remarkably affordable.
Like other apps in the market, it's both a software-based switcher and streaming encoder, but there are a couple of things that makes Ecamm Live unique. First, it's Mac only. Second, it's clearly made with simplicity in mind. Oftentimes, that comes at the cost of power, but while it can't do everything that a professional video switcher can do, it can do more than most churches are doing with their live streams, like switching between multiple video sources and superimposing pre-made graphics, videos and text on those sources.
Due to its simplicity, Ecamm Live seems perfect for single- or even multi-camera live streams of other events and content besides just worship services. For example, it could be great for a pastor sharing a mid-week update with the congregation from his or her office. Other events include business meetings or group counseling sessions that could be easily produced with Ecamm Live.
In sum, Ecamm Live appears to be an easy-to-use and relatively powerful production platform for any church that wants to expand its reach. If your church wants to take a simple live stream and inexpensively make it more professional by adding multiple cameras, graphics, logos or pre-produced videos, try it free at www.ecamm.live. And for a special discount, use promo code CHURCH10.
