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VIRAL HOME STUDIO DESIGN
Building A Studio To Make Your Website Content Go Viral
The design of your studio should feel good to you, look good to you, and look
good to your followers and website visitors.
Video Components
Video is one of the most important components of your viral studio design. This is
your whole image, what they see, and their first impression where they will make
the decision to continue to watch or not.
Webcams
For the best in webcams, ensure that your webcam is an
Ultra 4K HD webcam with a high frame rate, integrated high
quality microphone with the noise cancelling technology built
in for clear images, crisp audio to capture every detail in hiqh quality for your
audience, as well as High Dynamic Range (HDR) that will automatically adjust your
video for any lighting whether your are recording in direct sunlight or in low light
conditions. We recommend the C922 Pro HD Stream Logitech Webcam due to it’s
super fast HD 720p at 60fps for fast streaming.
Cameras
A camera is a key piece of equipment if you will be taking
photos, or videos. If you want real clarity combined with ease
and convenience, we recommend the Canon EOS M50 Mark II
Content Creator Kit. The EOS M50 Mark II camera gives you the
high performance you need, and is small enough to be
extremely portable to be able to be used almost anywhere. As well as get the
amazing quality and high resolution 4K or Full HD results that you need to create
great content.
This camera package lets you easily vlog to share with your followers, friends, and
family. Kit includes the camera, a lightweight Canon Tripod Grip HG-100BTR so
you can stabilize the EOS M50 Mark II camera on any flat surface to give you
steady clear pics or video. You will also get rich studio video quality and crisp and
clear audio using the bundled Canon Stereo Microphone DM- E100 indoors, and
even outdoors with the included windscreen.
Should you want to convert the EOS M50 Mark II camera into a high-quality
webcam for your videoconferencing and livestreams, simply connect the camera
to a compatible laptop/desktop via the provided USB cable, download the free
EOS Webcam Utility software and reach for the stars.
Camcorders
The Canon VIXIA HG G60 is a high quality camcorder that
delivers amazing results. It provides the ultimate
combination of 4K UHD image quality, features and
functionality in a nice sized compact design. It features a one inch 4K UHD CMOS
image sensor and a DIGIC DV 6 Image Processor. The VIXIA HF G60 records in
convenient MP4 format to dual SD card slots.
It is capable of recording 4K UHD video at 30p, as well as slow motion recording
up to 60fps in Full HD, and 30 fps in 4K UHD. It has a 15x optical zoom lens that
maintains 4K UHD quality throughout the entire zoom range. It has a built in three
inch touch panel LCD and a built in 0.24 inch electronic viewfinder to enhance
usability and provide shooting flexibility from various angles.
Camera Tripod
This Neewer 79 Inch Aluminum Camera Tripod Monopod with
360 Degree Rotatable Center Column with Ball Head will give you
that perfect angle, or straight over head shots, that you have
been looking for. Great price, high quality, extremely versatile.
Quickly switch from tripod, to monopod in an instant. Use
Coupon code MENDENHALLOUTDOORS to save 15% off your order at Neewer. I
use this tripod for all of my videos on my Mendenhall Outdoors Youtube channel.
This tripod places the camera exactly where I need it to be in my kitchen over me
so I can zoom in when I make recipes.
Drones
If you are looking for a drone that can take amazing images,
but also stay up in the air long enough to capture what you
want to capure, then the SwellPro Splash Drone 4 is what
you need. With an increased flight time as compared to
other brands, while providing you with one of the smoothest flights you can
experience.
Green Screens
Green screens are a must if you want to immerse
yourself in your images, add yourself to videos, or block
out what may be lurking in your background. Referred to
as Chroma keying, it gives you the visual power to embed
yourself in any content you would like. It gives you the
ability to open up your creative freedom to personalize your stream in any way
you could imagine. We recommend the Elgato Green Screen MT for true, reliable,
and amazing green screen affects to add to your content creation.
Audio Components
Not only do your videos need to look great, but you need to sound great too. Top
quality audio to produce the best sounds, and voices, in crystal clarity is very
important to keep your audience listening
Microphones
For the ultimate microphone for content creators and streaming, we
recommend the Blue Yeti X. It is a state of the art USB microphone for
professional level gaming, streaming, podcasting, YouTube™ productions,
or for any type of video recording you prefer. It comes with the Blue
VOICE software which enables you to make the perfect broadcast vocal
sound, and enhanced effects, advanced voice modulation and HD audio samples.
Speakers
The Logitech Z625 computer speakers are the ultimate in
sound, coming in at 400 watts with stereo sound and a
great subwoofer to give you that bump you need. They are
a THX® Certified 2.1 speaker system that delivers gaming grade audio and the
ultimate sound experience for your videos and music as well. Has 400 Watts of
Peak RMS power that delivers crisp sound and thundering bass.
Headsets
The SteelSeries ARCTIS 7P+ WIRELESS gaming headset is perfect for
content creators, as well as gaming. They are the latest style and
were designed for PS5, but also compatible with PS4, PC, Android,
Switch, USB-C iPads and more. It’s multi platform USB-C dongle lets
you swap quickly and easily between systems for low latency 2.4
GHz wireless designed for gaming.
Has a 15min quick charge for 3 hour usage, so no matter how long you create
videos, or do some gaming, your never offline too long to get charged back up
and ready for another run. It has a thirty hour battery life, so the charge lasts and
lasts from a full charge. The built in microphone is noise cancelling so your
background noise won’t interfere with your gaming or recording.
Lighting Components
There is a lot that can be done with lighting, from special effects, to adding
ambience and mood, to clear visibility that are all important to captivating your
audience
Ring Lights
The focal of your studio design is you. Your viewers are tuning in to
watch you, to hear you. Give them the best by adding a quality ring
light from Elgato. Their ring light goes up to 2500 lumens, and will give
you the perfect level of brightness, centered on you, to give an amazing
glow to your face as you do your thing.
Keylight
Quality lighting is the secret ingredient in your studio
design that will make your camera feed shine. Your
audience will be able to see your every expression in
detail. The key to good lighting is a Key Light from
Elgato to light you up in your video with amazing detail. They come in two sizes
the standard key light, and the key light air for smaller lights as well.
Photo Style Lighting
The Savage RGB Portrait Lighting Kit provides a soft, even light
source for amazing portraits and interviews when used with the
included 20″ easy open softboxes. You will get to experiment
with dozens of exciting special effects for video, find your
favorite color to add amazing looks to your hair, and even get
creative with fill light.
These LED lights will give you a very low heat light source. This is a great light kit
that includes two dimmable 168 chip on board RGB lights, two quick open
softboxes with detachable baffles, two 6 foot Light stands, and a padded carry
bag for transport and storage.
Software and Applications
Now to bring it all together with the best software and applications to create, edit,
and publish your content, websites, images, videos, and more.
Photo Editing Software
For editing your photos to give them that bling that your
audience is looking for we recommend Adobe Photoshop
Lightroom. With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom you can edit
your photos on your desktop, mobile device, or online for
amazing photos every time. This software will help you to expand your
photography skills to edit, organize, store, and share your best photos yet. Great
for beginners and professionals alike.
Video Editing Software
Video editing software for home users, advanced users, and
professional users. Click here for the product page with more details
and to purchase the software. Turn your home or professional videos
into a true hollywood level production.
WebSite Creator Software
Web Design software that is simple to use, and quick to learn. Build
your own website from built in templates in minutes. Click here for
the web design software product page. With this website building
software you do not have to know how to code in html. You can build
a website with a built in template, and it’s all point and click. You will be up and
running in a matter of minutes.
Computer Hardware and Components
Now to bring it all together with the best computer hardware and components
that enable you to capture, streamline, and make it happen.
Elgato Stream Deck
Your setup is important, for quick convenience, style, look, and
feel. Whether you are broadcasting and editing to designing,
developing, networking, pretty much anything you do. It’s nice
to have a single device for you to control your apps and tools.
A Stream Deck from Elgato is the way to go. It gives you push button control,
customizable to your needs, to have instant access to start your apps and tools. It
takes a complicated world of your recording studio and simplifies it. Like an all in
one remote for your living room, only better.
Video Capture Card
If you plan to stream or record game play as part of
your studio offering, a video capture card is a must. The
HD60 S+ video capture card made by Elgato is the card
you need to add to your studio. We prefer the external card because it is easy to
use, and requires no physical installation inside of your computer. Just hook up a
few cabes and you are ready to start streaming to Twitch or recording for
YouTube. The HD60 S+ lets you play your high fidelity Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One X,
PS5 and PS4 Pro games in stunning 4K60 HDR10 quality with absolute zero
latency.
Computers
You are going to need some serious processing power to create and process your
content. These top end gaming PC’s, laptops, desktop towers, and all in one PC’s
will get the job done.
Gaming PC
Gaming PC’s require lots of horsepower under the hood, so they are
a bit more expensive. With the beefed up components, they are also
great for making videos and content creation to get the best of both
worlds. We recommend the NEW HP OMEN 40L Gaming Desktop
GT21-0350st. It has the latest Windows 11 operating system, the
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor, the NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 video card,
8 GB Memory, and 512 SSD storage.
The SSD storage is steady state, meaning it’s quiet with no moving parts so it lasts
longer with less risk of failure or data loss. We recommend you upgrade the
memory to atleast 16GB when you customize your order, and if you have the
extra cash you can bump up the processor or add additional hard drive space.
This gaming PC is a powerhorse as built, but at a minimum we always
recommend 16GB of memory.
Desktop Computer Tower
The HP ENVY Desktop TE01-2275xt PC, or insert model here as they
are always releasing new models. If they have a new model, get that,
but make sure it has atleast 16GB of memory to handle your conent
creation. For ultimate looks and amazing graphics, I recommend the
gaming PC above, but if that’s a bit out of the budget, this PC here is a
real powerhorse. Always upgrade the Memory, Video Card, Processor, and Hard
Drive to the best levels you can fit into your budget.
All In One PC
The All In One computers are nice, keep everythign on your
counter or desk organized and neat with less cables. I prefer a
standard desktop for my workspace, but really like the All In One
on my kitchen counter or for the kids. The HP Pavilion All-in-One
27-d0230z comes with the latest Windows 11, an AMD Ryzen™ 7 processor, AMD
Radeon™ Graphics, 16 GB of memory, a 1 TB HDD storage, and a 256 GB SSD. All
the specs are great, with no upgrades necessary, though upgrades make it even
better!
Laptop
Laptops are convenient, but I do not recommend one for your
creator studio. I recommend it for on the road footage and
editing, but I like a strong powerhorse gaming PC for my content
creations station. The HP Spectre x360 Convertible Laptop 15t-eb100 touch is the
ultimate laptop. It comes with the latest Windows 11 Pro, the 11th Gen Intel®
Core™ i7-1165G7 processor, Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics, 16 GB onboard memory,
and a 512 GB Intel® SSD. No upgrades are necessary as this thing is a beast, but
as always, upgrade what you can and it will be even better! Keyboards, Mouse,
and Headsets Now to bring it all together with the best software and applications
to create, edit, and publish your content, websites, images, videos, and more.
Keyboards, Mouse, and Headsets
Now to bring it all together with the best software and applications to create, edit,
and publish your content, websites, images, videos, and more.
Computer and Gaming Mouse
We recommend the SteelSeries AEROX 3 Wireless ultra
lightweight bluetooth wireless mouse. It has cool lighting effects
that add more ambience to your content creation. It provides
you with a 200 hour battery life plus USB-C fast charging. A really
slick smooth operating mouse perfect for gaming or content creation.
Computer and Gaming Keyboard
The SteelSeries APEX Pro TKL Gaming Keyboard is a next
generation gaming keyboard that is perfect for gaming and
conent creators alike. It looks great, and feels great too. Built with
Series 5000 Aircraft grade aluminum for the frame. It includes a
detachable soft touch magnetic wrist rest as well. A really great deal for a really
great keyboard.
ADDITIONS TO YOUR HOME STUDIO
More tools and techniques to kick up your game a notch to set you apart!
Tablet
LOGO Creator
Sound Effects
Music Sound Software
Sound Instruments
3D and 2D Animation
Computer Drawing Tablet
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