Episode 78
Video Equipment We Recommend For Home Podcast Studios
Whether you already have a podcast or are just getting started, incorporating video into your podcasting strategy is becoming more and more important. I know most podcasters don’t get into podcasting to have themselves on video though, so to read this is probably painful for you. Most podcasters love the idea of audio only, because there’s a beautiful simplicity to it.
That was the way I felt too as a long-term audio geek.
But, not only does video improve the discoverability of your show, it also attracts a whole new audience that engages with your content in different ways.
I've personally experienced the power of video in podcasting through my own podcast, "Pump Up Your Pod." By creating video versions of my podcast episodes and uploading them onto YouTube, I've seen a massive increase in listenership. In just a few short months, we've already garnered close to 20,000 views on YouTube, compared to significantly fewer listeners on podcast platforms.
So, how can you get started with video for your podcast without breaking the bank? I decided to share a bit of the bonus content that we have within our DIY Podcasters program to step you through our recommendations. We provide recommendations for video equipment that will give you a professional-looking video without overwhelming you with technical complexities.
In this episode, I show you how.
If you're ready to take your video setup to the next level or if you're an online course creator looking to create course content, I highly recommend booking a video setup consult with us. We'll assess your space, provide equipment recommendations, and guide you through the setup process virtually.
Our DIY Podcasters Program
The DIY Podcasters program is designed to help podcasters elevate the quality of their shows. It's chock-full of valuable content, including video snippet creation, that can take your podcast to new heights.
So, if you're serious about improving your show, both in terms of audio and video, don't hesitate to check out the DIY Podcasters program. It's the best resource I've ever created to help podcasters like you enhance their podcasting production.
I hope this sneak peek into the world of video equipment for podcasting has been valuable for you. Remember, video is becoming an essential part of podcasting, and it's never too late to start incorporating it into your strategy.
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Transcript
Today, I'm giving you a little
Speaker:bit of a sneak peek into some
Speaker:of the bonus content that I have
Speaker:within the DIY Podcasters program.
Speaker:But this is going to be something
Speaker:that's useful to you, even if you
Speaker:have a podcast already, and maybe
Speaker:even we're editing it for you.
Speaker:If you're a client of BAMI Media,
Speaker:or you have someone else doing your
Speaker:editing for you, , the video side.
Speaker:Of the conversation for podcasting is not
Speaker:something that you can ignore anymore.
Speaker:it doesn't mean you need to have
Speaker:it all sorted for every episode.
Speaker:It doesn't mean that you need to always
Speaker:have a video, but it is something
Speaker:that is definitely going to improve
Speaker:the discoverability of your show.
Speaker:And I'm seeing that firsthand
Speaker:with creating this pump up your
Speaker:pod podcast since having video.
Speaker:And putting this podcast on YouTube the
Speaker:listenership has seen a massive increase.
Speaker:Even within a few short months
Speaker:being on YouTube, for pump up your
Speaker:pod, we've almost already got 20,
Speaker:000 views of our podcast, like just
Speaker:the podcast content on YouTube.
Speaker:It's nowhere near that
Speaker:number on podcast platforms.
Speaker:And so when you create a video
Speaker:as well as an audio relationship.
Speaker:You see a whole bunch of
Speaker:different audiences come together
Speaker:that want to engage with your
Speaker:content in different ways.
Speaker:Another example of that
Speaker:is a client of ours,
Speaker:they have a podcast on podcast platforms
Speaker:as you normally do and about a year ago,
Speaker:we brought them onto YouTube as well.
Speaker:And we are seeing a significant shift
Speaker:from podcast platforms to YouTube.
Speaker:So it's something
Speaker:that's worth discussing.
Speaker:And I know I've spoken about video
Speaker:here before, and so I'm not going
Speaker:to go into why it's great, because
Speaker:there are different episodes
Speaker:where you can go and look at that.
Speaker:But what I want to give you now
Speaker:is this bonus content that's in
Speaker:the DIY Podcasters program that
Speaker:shows you the video equipment
Speaker:that we recommend for podcasters.
Speaker:To start off simple, while
Speaker:still providing a professional
Speaker:enough looking video.
Speaker:So I'm going to direct
Speaker:you to the Bambi media.
Speaker:com website, Bambi media.
Speaker:com slash podcast dash equipment.
Speaker:On that page is our recommendations
Speaker:for what you should use for video.
Speaker:If you scroll down, you'll
Speaker:be able to see for video.
Speaker:cameras, we have two options.
Speaker:So again, we like to keep things as
Speaker:simple as possible for different budgets.
Speaker:We've got the face cam pro, which
Speaker:is like a webcam that you can
Speaker:use, but it is the best webcam on
Speaker:the market at time of recording.
Speaker:We've recommended this to some clients
Speaker:who have bought it and just the
Speaker:difference in quality is fantastic.
Speaker:It's about 500 somewhere in that
Speaker:price range, but it is well worth it.
Speaker:Uh, and it also is just easy to
Speaker:connect, to put on the top of your
Speaker:computer or your laptop, like you
Speaker:normally would for a webcam and just
Speaker:get a better high quality result.
Speaker:They do sell out quickly.
Speaker:So it's something that I would
Speaker:definitely have a look at.
Speaker:Go and have a look on the website.
Speaker:If you're interested in the webcam.
Speaker:The other option I recommend is
Speaker:having an actual DSLR camera.
Speaker:So an actual camera that you use as
Speaker:your webcam that you can use for,
Speaker:, not just videos for YouTube and for
Speaker:podcasting, but for all your Zoom.
Speaker:Meetings as well.
Speaker:It gives you that extra layer of
Speaker:professionalism and looking fancy with,
Speaker:again, not being a huge amount of outlay.
Speaker:It's definitely more than the
Speaker:face cam, but you get a, again,
Speaker:higher level result from that.
Speaker:So on that page, we've got the Sony ZV
Speaker:E10, which means that you can switch out
Speaker:the lenses as well, depending on the size
Speaker:of the room that you're working with.
Speaker:If that camera is around a
Speaker:thousand dollars, uh, and there's
Speaker:links to those things in there.
Speaker:You also need a Cam Link, or some
Speaker:way to connect that to your computer.
Speaker:So Cam Link means it can receive 4K,
Speaker:so it will be able to have the 4K
Speaker:going straight into your computer.
Speaker:ThEre's also the Rode Streamer X,
Speaker:which makes it easy to do as well.
Speaker:I don't want to overwhelm you with a
Speaker:bunch of tech things, , but it would
Speaker:be something that I would recommend,
Speaker:especially if you're looking for an
Speaker:upgrade in that higher level where
Speaker:you maybe want to get a DSLR camera,
Speaker:and go and look at the quality
Speaker:that I have on the Bambi media.
Speaker:channel, which I'll put the
Speaker:links to here so that you can see
Speaker:that's what I'm talking about.
Speaker:So we use a Sony ZV E10 in this studio
Speaker:room because it is a small space.
Speaker:So go and check that out and then
Speaker:you'll be able to see the kind
Speaker:of quality I'm talking about.
Speaker:And that may.
Speaker:So you'll need some accessories with that
Speaker:if you did the Sony ZV E10, uh, you'll
Speaker:also need some sort of stand or tripod
Speaker:or some way to have it be standing there.
Speaker:I have a desk mount because it
Speaker:attaches to the back of my desk.
Speaker:I also have an AC cable.
Speaker:that's really important because
Speaker:otherwise you have to keep
Speaker:charging your camera all the time.
Speaker:And that's super annoying.
Speaker:So if you can have it plugged
Speaker:straight into like the AC outlet,
Speaker:then you never have to worry about
Speaker:it running out of batteries because
Speaker:you're not relying on that anyway.
Speaker:The next thing to think about, and if
Speaker:you scroll further down that page, you
Speaker:will see that there are lighting options.
Speaker:Lighting is super duper important.
Speaker:In fact, it's probably more important
Speaker:than the actual camera that you're using.
Speaker:The reason for that is that if your
Speaker:lighting is good, then whatever camera
Speaker:you have, It doesn't need to work so
Speaker:hard to give you the desired result.
Speaker:If you don't have good lighting,
Speaker:then your camera has to work really
Speaker:hard to try and make you look good.
Speaker:so it introduces things like grain,
Speaker:like you look grainy, uh, you look too
Speaker:dark, your camera's trying to push too
Speaker:much light in and it can't handle it,
Speaker:uh, there may be color issues, you know,
Speaker:there's a bunch of stuff that happens if
Speaker:you just don't have your lighting sorted.
Speaker:And so, uh, the first thing
Speaker:I always recommend is...
Speaker:positioning yourself where you've got a
Speaker:window that is in front of you so that
Speaker:your light is coming from a window.
Speaker:But the only problem with just
Speaker:relying on light from a window
Speaker:is that if it's a cloudy day or
Speaker:if you've got clouds moving, you
Speaker:know, the light changes outside.
Speaker:if that's all you've got, then the way
Speaker:you look on camera is going to change
Speaker:too, because it's variable based on
Speaker:what is happening outside your window.
Speaker:That's why we recommend having lighting.
Speaker:And I've put a few different
Speaker:lighting options on the website.
Speaker:So you've got desk mounted lights
Speaker:that you can get, uh, and I've
Speaker:also included like a dome light, a
Speaker:big light, which is what we have.
Speaker:So we actually have three different
Speaker:types, actually four different types of
Speaker:lights here at Bambi Media for my setup.
Speaker:And then Alex, who is in a different
Speaker:studio has two or three different lights.
Speaker:As well, , in his, because we see the
Speaker:immense value in having appropriate
Speaker:lighting for your set as well.
Speaker:So those are some things
Speaker:for you to think about.
Speaker:, I would absolutely recommend going to
Speaker:the bambi media.com/podcast-equipment.
Speaker:page and sussing out what we have there.
Speaker:And then a lot of what clients do, but
Speaker:you don't have to be a client, , is if
Speaker:you're looking at putting video in as
Speaker:part of your process, or even if you're
Speaker:an online course creator, someone that
Speaker:doesn't have a podcast specifically,
Speaker:or you don't want to put video in with
Speaker:your podcast, but you want to be able to
Speaker:create course content, things like that.
Speaker:Then I would 100 percent recommend
Speaker:booking in for a video setup consult.
Speaker:With us.
Speaker:So what is involved with that we'll get
Speaker:an idea from you based on like, we'll
Speaker:ask you to send a video of the room
Speaker:that you're recording in, and then we
Speaker:will liaise with you about the equipment
Speaker:that's going to suit your space the best.
Speaker:Then we will send you a list and say, you
Speaker:need to go and purchase this equipment.
Speaker:Once that equipment arrives, then we
Speaker:jump on a consult with you for 90 minutes
Speaker:or more, depending on how much space
Speaker:you actually need to set it all up.
Speaker:And we set it up with you virtually.
Speaker:So that it's ready to go and it looks
Speaker:good and we test it and we do all the
Speaker:things so that has proven to Be extremely
Speaker:valuable for people to just get someone
Speaker:to help them set it up because that tech
Speaker:stuff For a lot of people especially
Speaker:for video is a bit Overwhelming.
Speaker:It can be confronting if you don't
Speaker:understand how to use any of that stuff.
Speaker:So think about that.
Speaker:Go to the Bambi media site, go
Speaker:to the gear page, have a look
Speaker:at what there is there, and I'll
Speaker:drop a link in the show notes.
Speaker:If you think like, I really
Speaker:wanna get a video set up,
Speaker:done, let's book in a consult.
Speaker:You can do that there.
Speaker:So that's just one of the bonus
Speaker:content topics that I talk
Speaker:about in the DIY podcaster.
Speaker:program that is now
Speaker:available for purchase.
Speaker:If you're someone that's been producing
Speaker:your podcast, yourself, editing it,
Speaker:or you have a VA or someone doing it
Speaker:for you, and you really want help.
Speaker:You really want it to sound and
Speaker:look better, then I recommend
Speaker:checking out that program because
Speaker:it's the best thing for sure that
Speaker:I've ever created in this way.
Speaker:Not so much for people that are clients
Speaker:of ours already, uh, although we have
Speaker:had a few clients jump in just to
Speaker:learn about video snippet creation.
Speaker:So if you're doing your own video
Speaker:snippets, if you're in a package
Speaker:with us, but you don't have us
Speaker:doing your video snippets for you.
Speaker:So there is a section within the
Speaker:course that is just about creating
Speaker:really good video snippets.
Speaker:And so that is something that
Speaker:some clients are actually jumping
Speaker:in on to, to, uh, learn about
Speaker:that and then get feedback from
Speaker:us within that program there.
Speaker:So.
Speaker:Lots of different ways you
Speaker:can interact at this point.
Speaker:I hope that this little
Speaker:video setup clarification is
Speaker:valuable and helpful for you.
Speaker:And when you think about how you're going
Speaker:to improve your show into the next six
Speaker:months, the next year, maybe a video is
Speaker:something that you should be taking more
Speaker:seriously, or maybe actually getting
Speaker:into a program where you can learn
Speaker:what you're doing with your production
Speaker:at a higher level could be something
Speaker:that's important for you as well.
Speaker:Have a lovely day, and I
Speaker:will talk to you again soon.
