Affordable Wedding Live Stream Services Melbourne

For DIY wedding live streaming, the first thing to do is to ensure you have a phone/tablet device that has internet access, for smooth viewing experience of the guests, a mobile 4G or WLAN connection from the venue is preferred. If you are using mobile data, also make sure you have enough data plan ready for the live streaming or you will be surprised with the skyrocketing bill later from your telecommunication company. As a rule of thumb, Zoom averagely consumes 888MB of mobile data per hour.

Then, set up your streaming device on a tripod to ensure a smooth and steady viewing experience. As most of the tripods on the market is not comparable with mobile phone or tablet device, it is recommended that you check the connection point and buy a mobile phone clip adapter if needed. You may find the adapters at Officework as well as Digi Direct.

Power supply is also an important aspect of the wedding live streaming process, while you don’t want a sudden streaming disconnection due to flat battery, most smart phones will only have several hours of battery time when running the streaming application. So it is advice that you always connect your streaming device to a power supply such as powerbank.

Lastly, to improve audio quality heard by your wedding guests, you may also attach a shotgun microphone to your streaming device which can slightly improve the sound that the phone captures. And if you would like to follow the bride and groom for a walk while streaming it to the guests, a mobile phone stabilizer will provide smoother footages.

Cons and risks of DIY wedding live streaming

However, with the advantages of convenience and affordability, there are also cons and risks that you need to consider when you DIY your own wedding live stream.

Firstly, compared to professional wedding live streaming, which uses industry-standard video cameras and microphones, mobile devices will not provide the same quality of visual and audial quality that as good as those.

Secondly, while professional wedding live streaming is capable of providing multiple channels, meaning more angles and more moments, mobile phone streaming will be limited to only one camera/channel. Not only this means your audience will miss some moments, the audience will also get bored for viewing footage from only one angle for a long period of time.

Lastly, when DIYing wedding live stream, bear in mind that there may be potential risks of disconnection of stream due to all sorts of factors. In simple words, live streaming device needs to be constantly monitored and adjusted. Flat battery, unstable internet connection, or maybe the camera of your mobile phone simply cannot work properly as it struggles to handle extreme lighting (too bright/dark) situation, these are some common factors cause disruption on live streaming. Without back up equipment and professional knowledge, your audience may miss those important moments.