Use a camera and stream to many platforms

StreamPort can use a camera directly, so you don't need Wirecast, OBS or vMix. One camera picture goes to all your destinations at the same time.

What works

• A USB webcam or any plug-and-play camera.
• Your Mac's built-in camera.
• A professional camera connected through an HDMI capture card (it appears as a camera).
• A virtual camera, such as Wirecast's.

Set it up

1. Open Settings → Source and choose Virtual Camera (this mode covers any camera macOS can see).
2. Pick your camera and your microphone. The first time, macOS asks you to allow camera and microphone access.
3. Add your destinations under Settings → Destinations: paste a stream key for each platform, or connect your accounts.
4. Press Start source to see the preview, then Go Live.

Good to know

• StreamPort asks the camera for 1920×1080 at 30 frames per second. If your camera can't do that, choose a smaller size (for example 1280×720) in the Source tab.
• Camera video is encoded by your Mac's hardware encoder before it is sent, so it works well on any recent Mac.
• Graphics (lower thirds, banner, ticker, countdown), the placeholder picture and StreamPort Cloud work with a camera too.
• Use StreamPort Cloud (Studio plan) to upload the camera picture only once, however many destinations you add.