The video then outputs via the USB C port into a dongle that converts the output to HDMI which we then connected to a Black Magic Design Ultra Studio Mini Recorder that took the HDMI in and output it through a Thunderbolt mini display port. Slides were coming in from one PC connected to Switcher using Switcher cast and also connected to the big screen in Hong Kong via HDMI. The Switcher set up operated via its own wifi network (we used an Apple Time Capsule) which was connected to the client’s local area network (LAN) by network cable.
#THE SWITCHER CAST PRO#
Starting with Switcher Studio, and using an iPad Pro to enable an HDMI out signal via USB C, we had four camera angles. We had to simultaneously share slides and video which were playing out on big screens in Hong Kong and being shared on the stream to the other locations. Remote locations included Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Thailand. The main location was in Hong Kong, where we had a multi-camera live shoot of a client event. Zoom was a little easier but not without challenges. We worked with a smart group from their IT and conferencing equipment provider and eventually decided it was too hard to do effectively in the time allowed. In that previous case, it simply wasn’t possible. The client works in a regulated environment so the option of doing something on public platforms or the Switcher Studio remote dial in wasn’t a goer.
Recently we’d tried to do the same with another client who uses the BlueJeans platform. This wasn’t the first time we’d come across this sort of request. But after several discussions, we learned that the client wanted their offsite locations to connect into the stream remotely using a secure platform like Zoom or BlueJeans. We could easily set that up with Switcher Studio and a multi-camera smartphone set-up. Initially we thought they’d meant YouTube Live or Facebook Live - no problem. A client asked us if it would be possible to stream an event in Hong Kong to their other regional locations.
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