- The livestream software space is becoming
increasingly competitive,
and there's some awesome options out there.
In this video, we take a look at Ecamm's
new livestreaming software,
and find out whether it's the best option
for livestreaming on Mac.
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So let's jump into it.
There's so many options out there
for livestreaming software,
and this space is constantly changing.
So much so that this Ecamm software has already had
a couple of major updates since its release
only about a month ago.
So let's take a look at the pros and cons of Ecamm Live
to help you decide if it's right for you.
And make sure you stick around to the end,
'cause I'm also gonna show you how you can
automatically share out your Facebook Lives
across multiple social platforms instantly
every time you go live.
Ecamm Live is probably the easiest way
to go live professionally from your Mac computer.
It's got some awesome built-in features
like seamless Facebook integration,
overlays, and picture in picture.
You can add text, and graphics, and animations.
You can even livestream prerecorded video,
just by dragging and dropping your video files
onto the Ecamm app while you're live.
But probably one of the biggest features
is the ability to share your desktop screen as well.
And while you're playing back a prerecorded video
or sharing your screen,
it's so easy to have yourself on there,
or your picture, your webcam visible as well,
using the picture in picture effect,
which is really, really powerful,
and great for audience interaction.
While you're live, this really mimics what you would see
using the Facebook Live mobile app.
You can easily see how many people
are watching your livestream,
and all your comments and interactions
are just shown on your screen.
So it's so easy to read them
and interact with your audience
right from the Ecamm Live interface.
I can't stress enough how easy this app is to use.
It's just insane.
Someone with no livestreaming experience,
or really no real technical knowledge,
will be able to install this app,
connect to their Facebook account,
and be up and livestreaming in a matter of minutes.
And even to work out how to share their computer screen,
or how to play back a prerecorded video,
it's all so simple that anyone can do it.
The closest alternatives to Ecamm Live
would be OBS Studio and Be Live TV.
So, OBS Studio is another application
that you'd install on your computer.
That one works on Mac, PC, and on Linux as well.
I've actually done a video on OBS Studio,
which we'll link up in the cards now.
But it's a way, way more complicated beast.
It is so much harder to set up
and to get up and running.
There are some more advanced features in OBS Studio,
but for most people, if you're just looking to
go live on Facebook, interact with your audience,
share your screen, and bring in a couple of videos,
then Ecamm really has this down pat.
The other alternative is Be Live TV,
which again, is something that's changing rapidly.
But the two big differences with Be Live
is that there's no software to be installed,
so it'll work on Mac, PC, Linux as well.
And, you've also got the ability
to bring in guests into your Facebook Live stream
so that you can have two or three people
on your Be Live TV Facebook Live stream,
as an interview, or as a Q&A session.
So that's pretty cool.
But in regards to simplicity in going live,
but having this power to be able to
share your computer screen,
and to be able to bring in animations,
and logos, and literally drag and drop
and move things around while you're live,
then there really is nothing else
that comes close to Ecamm Live.
Probably the biggest downside with Ecamm Live
is it is currently only available on Mac.
If you're on PC, then you won't be able to use it.
But on the plus side, this sells for under $30 US,
which is just crazy, given the amount of features,
the power and control that you'll have
over your Facebook Live streams.
And if you wanna try before you buy,
there's a trial version available
so you can give it a go for yourself,
and I've got a link down in the description below.
So, who is this best suited for?
Obviously, someone that wants to go live on Facebook Live,
and specifically go live on Facebook Live from their Mac.
If you wanna share your computer screen,
add text, and animations, and logos to your livestreams,
and easily interact with your audience while you're live,
then Ecamm Live is the perfect solution.
If you're looking to bring multiple people
into your Facebook Lives as either
an interview or a Q&A session,
then you can check out BeLive.tv.
Or, if you really wanna take your livestreaming
to the most professional level,
then you could check out OBS, Xsplit, or Wirecast Studio.
And I've got a video comparing the three,
which I'll link up in the cards now.
But overall, if you're looking to go live
on Facebook Live using your Mac,
and you're looking for the easiest way
to do it professionally, then Ecamm Live
would be my suggestion.
Now, if you're going live on Facebook Live
and you wanna automatically share out
your Facebook Livestream to multiple Facebook pages,
to Facebook groups, to Twitter accounts,
even send out SMS or email broadcasts,
then you need to check out Live Leap.
After jumping through a heap of Facebook Lives
where people spend the first 30 seconds to a minute
sharing out their broadcast to all their
social media accounts and to multiple pages and groups,
I thought there has to be a better way,
or a way that all of this could be automated
so that the moment people go live
they're focusing on the content
and interacting with their audience
instead of making them wait while they shared this out
to the rest of their audience.
Live Leap was introduced to me
by a good friend of mine, Jason Everett.
Make sure you check him out at jasoneverett.com.
But it is an absolute game changer
and will really change the way
that you go live on Facebook.
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