 Starting off as a live streamer can seem really scary if you look at the expensive gear that your favorite personalities are using But I'm gonna let you in on a little secret No, come here. As someone with over 12 years of experience in this industry It is not about how high resolution your camera is or how crystal clear your audio is It's about the content and engaging your audience. You can deal with the rest of that stuff once you start generating some income So today we're gonna show you guys how for really cheap Or even free if you're willing to get a little bit hacky You can create a complete streaming slash video recording setup to kickstart your hobby or even a career in online content creation Once you're streaming you're gonna want some sick visuals to accompany your content Which brings us perfectly to today's sponsor owned TV They provide overlays alerts panels and more for streamers use code Linus to save 50% and stay tuned for more later in this video For today we're gonna assume that you're looking to live stream and that you intend to use a facecam If you're planning on filming VOD content, or if you want to stream without a camera You shouldn't have a problem adapting these tricks for your specific setup or just skipping over the portions you don't need Most people's first thought when it comes to video is the ubiquitous Logitech C920s But at nearly $70, it's not the kind of thing that I would consider to be an impulse purchase Now you can go all the way down the product stack where Logitech C270 can be had for around 25 bucks But with image quality reminiscent of a laptop webcam It's kind of like throwing money away because you will have to replace it eventually Fortunately, there's probably a camera that's better than most webcams sitting in your pocket right now your phone Now I wouldn't necessarily recommend doing this forever due to wear and tear on both your battery and your device from the heat and it is a Little annoying to set up every time but using your phone is an awesome way to get really high quality visuals without spending any Extra money if you rock an Android phone download the IP webcam app from the Play Store and once booted up Enter the listed IP for your device into your web browser Copy the URL and paste it into OBS as a browser source while adding forward slash video to the end Set it to refresh the source when the scene becomes active so you have a quick way to reset the feed if need be and We'd also recommend setting the resolution to 720p under advanced along with turning down the stream quality to make sure you're not pushing Your phone's CPU too hard that'll at least help keep heat under control on iOS you can achieve practically the same thing with an app called droid cam You'll have to download their software and install it on your PC Enter the IP there and then you can just add it as a video capture device in OBS It should default to 480p so run their HD mode program as admin and select 720p if you so desire Now comes the question of how to mount the phone if you have a coat hanger kicking around you can do some bending and make a simple desktop stand or If you have a shelf or a desk ledge above your monitor some tape or a clamp can work pretty well as well If you're willing to spend a few dollars phone tripods can be had on Aliexpress For just a few dollars and are a little bit more user-friendly and bam there you go video Well mostly relying on just your monitor to light your face can be a little jarring for your audience because dark scenes in your game Will make it hard to see you and sudden bright lights can blow you out a Common fix for this is a set of cheap soft boxes like this newer kit on Amazon, but it's got a problem It's almost $90 and it requires a fair bit of space to rig up So once again, we've got a free or at least nearly free option Try using an old lamp that you have kicking around the house paired with Ideally a halogen light bulb these are better than fluorescents for getting consistent and true-to-life colors out of your camera But beware if you put them right next to you the light will probably be too harsh so try using wax paper or some other kind of translucent material as a diffuser or Alternately you can just bounce them off of a wall to soften the light Just be careful when you're setting it up because halogen bulbs can get pretty hot and you don't want to start a fire For that reason this is actually one case where we'd recommend spending a few bucks Clamp lights like these from our local hardware store can make things a lot easier because they can clamp right to your monitor stand or a Nearby shelf and they're powerful enough to penetrate a diffusion layer or bounce off the wall Alright, so video streams looking great so far, but what about audio? Well if you have a gaming headset that has a mic attached to it That's a great starting option if you don't and you aren't looking to spend any money Both of the apps that we mentioned earlier have audio streaming options through your phone For the IP camera app copy the Opus audio stream URL and paste it into OBS as a media source and If you're using droid cam it will register as a system audio device, so just set it up as a mic in the OBS settings Finally you'll need to implement a render delay filter on your video feed to get them synced up Now that's decent But because of the style of microphone built into most phones Chances are that you're gonna pick up a lot of keyboard and background noise It's probably fine for when you're just getting started But one of your first investments should be something like the fine K669 Which we actually featured a while back in our cheap mic roundup for just thirty four dollars It's pretty hard to beat and look it even comes with a cute little standee stand Put all that together then and BAM you've spent somewhere between zero and fifty dollars on what I think is a Fairly competent streaming setup here all that's left is to get your stream key fire up your games get some snacks and put some liquids In your LTT store calm water bottle and of course check out today's video sponsor owned dot TV Owned TV is a store catering specifically to streamers with products designed for people who are just starting out all the way to season pros They offer complete overlay and stream design packages as well as sub emotes badges logos avatars and more using their tools You can cater designs for whatever platform you stream on and all of it can be used with your favorite software like stream labs and OBS For a limited time you can use offer code Linus to get 50% off nearly everything in their store So go check it out at the link below to learn more now if you'll excuse me. I've got to get back to my gaming That's pretty sweet I Mean you know you don't want anybody you don't want you don't anybody to see your lighting setup You got your your light pointed at the wall. You know you got your You got your whatever this is Hold on second. What is this? Here's your lamp? You know? Oh? Oh, I might have dirt it I I stopped the video did I click it I clicked it. I think I clicked it say later