Hey folks. So, I am thinking of starting to stream my code over on Twitch/YouTube. Can someone help me with what kind of hardware/equipment I'd need? I already have a lapel mic, which I use in teaching online. I also have an old Canon 60D. Can someone help me with what I need to get started? I checked some YT videos but I think they are kinda confusing + geared towards gamers. I don't mind buying a capture card but I feel going for a 4K 60fps capture card would do me no good and I'm perfectly happy with a 1080 60/30 fps one, provided I can find out if they make one in the first place. Please see if you help me get started/direct me towards relevant resources? Cheers!

you don't need any of that. To get started, have a good mic and use StreamLabs OBS or OBS and start streaming

Alternatively you can also look at StreamYard. Its browser based..

streamyard is good but lacks some amount of control. StreamYard is good for a presentation stream but for live coding you'd want to use something like StreamLabs which lets you define custom scenes so you can switch over to scene A where your terminal, for example, is hidden when you type secrets and such

What @modern-table-48211 said. Get an audience first, then equipment. Purists say that you should only buy equipment from the money the stream makes you. But I feel that might hamper your growth beyond the initial fanbase. So one solution is to give every equipment a target based on consistent average views per stream. Example: Under 20 avg viewers for 7 sessions - Just use your cam, laptop's mic and a free screencasting software. Build this audience from pure content. 20 avg viewers for 7 sessions - Better mic. .. and so on.

Thanks for the input @modern-table-48211 and @dry-monkey-93718.. While getting equipment is the fun part, I feel what you guys are saying makes a lot of sense. A target based solution will work well for me. And I think that's what I'll start with.

@quiet-midnight-20665 I have recently setup decent recording/streaming setup. Saw this in weekly email. Small advice - Don't spend too much on gear . Not more than 10K INR. I can guide you on how to setup high/low price gear. Mine costs around 1Lac. But you can get 70-80% of quality in 10K INR. Adding a sample of my setup. Let me know if you had a specific question.

@millions-ice-83302 Which light are you using as keylights?

@acceptable-motorcycle-13682 One led light with plastic diffuser . 1K INR. Table lamp (200) using smart led bulb (500)with cloth diffuser(250). Get as big light as possible. Use a cloth diffuser. A plain thin white cloth would also do a good job.

The video quality is good. Let me send you a DM to connect. @millions-ice-83302