Everything you needto know.

Two things: a Windows laptop and phones. The operator installs a small local server on their Windows laptop — one time, takes under a minute. That's the only download in the entire setup. Camera operators, the presenter, and anyone on overflow screens connect from their phones using just a browser — no app, no account, no App Store. Scan a QR code and they're live.

No special hardware. The operator installs a small local server on any Windows laptop — no capture cards, no dedicated GPU, no minimum spec. If your laptop runs Chrome, it runs Broadcasteer. Camera operators and crew need nothing installed at all — just a phone with a browser.

Yes — that's what it was built for. Cameras, lyrics, stream, and floor comms are unified in a single operator view. You switch cameras, advance slides, and talk to the floor without touching a second device.

Both, depending on how you want to use it. Starting fresh — yes, Broadcasteer replaces separate tools for switching, slides, streaming, and comms. Already have an ATEM or video switcher? Run Broadcasteer from a second laptop and feed the output via HDMI into a spare port on your existing rig. It works as a standalone system or as a new input alongside what you already own.

No. The operator installs a small local server on their Windows laptop — one download, runs in the background. Everyone else (camera crew, presenter, overflow screens) just opens a browser and scans a QR. Setup is designed for volunteer AV teams on a live day — not IT departments on a Tuesday afternoon.

Yes. Every phone used as a camera, the presenter's device, overflow screens, and the Studio laptop all need to be on the same local network. This is what keeps camera feeds fast and low-latency — everything stays local with no round-trip through the internet. A dedicated router or strong venue Wi-Fi makes a meaningful difference for larger setups.

Anyone running an event where one person handles cameras, slides, streaming, and comms without a full production crew. Church services, weddings, funerals, conferences, school graduations, community meetings, sports events — if it matters enough to stream or project, Broadcasteer fits. It was built in the booth, so it understands the constraints of the booth.

Video calls are for meetings where everyone talks back. Broadcasteer is a broadcast tool — you're the director, your audience watches. Camera switching, lyrics overlay, stream output to public platforms, floor comms, presenter control — a video call does none of that.

First-time configuration takes about five minutes. Your first live broadcast: fifteen minutes from cold. No IT department, no setup call, no manual you'll actually finish reading. Whoever showed up this session is already ready.

In a typical church AV setup: a hardware video switcher, an IFB or walkie-talkie system, dedicated lyric hardware, a confidence monitor setup, and a separate streaming encoder or PC. Broadcasteer runs on a laptop you already own. One app. One rack less.

Yes — this is one of the places it shines. A phone mounted quietly in the corner barely registers. Nobody feels a DSLR with a telephoto lens pointed at them, and no operator has to stand in the room shoulder-shooting a grieving family or an emotional moment. The phones can stream unattended, so once they're placed you can step back entirely — the coverage keeps rolling without a person hovering behind a rig. For funerals, small memorials, prayer rooms, counselling sessions, or any awareness-sensitive atmosphere, a low-profile handphone is far more acceptable than a full camera setup, and it captures the moment without changing the mood of the room.

Scan a QR code on screen, point, shoot. No app download required. Any phone or tablet with a camera and a web browser works — iPhone, Android, iPad, Samsung. A new operator is ready in 90 seconds.

Yes. The presenter connects from their own phone and advances slides remotely during the event. No clicker hardware needed. No dependency on the operator timing it for them. They move at their own pace, eyes forward.

Any device with a camera and a modern browser — iPhone, Android, iPad, tablet. It doesn't matter who made it or what operating system it runs. The volunteer pulls it from their pocket and it works.

No. Camera operators open a browser, scan a QR code on screen, and they're live. No App Store. No Google Play. No IT approval. No accounts. Any phone, any pocket, zero setup friction.

You don't have to replace anything. Plenty of teams keep their existing switcher and main cameras exactly as they are and use Broadcasteer as an extension — extra angles the big cameras can't reach. Mount a couple of phones for b-roll, a wide safety shot, a stage-side angle, or a discreet congregation view, and either stream them straight through Broadcasteer or feed the output into a spare input on your ATEM or Roland switcher. A mounted phone is small, cheap, and unintrusive, so you can put coverage in spots where wheeling in another full camera would be overkill. Start as an add-on, lean on it as much as you like — many teams find it quietly takes over more of the show over time, but that's your call, not a requirement.

Yes — YouTube Live is the supported streaming destination. You paste in your stream key; Broadcasteer handles the output. Additional platform support is on the roadmap.

Yes. Any device on the same network can receive your current screen simultaneously — overflow rooms, foyers, nursing rooms, carparks. Nobody misses a moment. No extra hardware or HDMI runs needed.

Yes. Run Broadcasteer on a second laptop and route the HDMI output into a spare input on your ATEM, Roland, or any video switcher. It becomes another source in your existing setup rather than replacing it entirely.

Yes. Broadcasteer streams to YouTube Live — and YouTube gives you full control over visibility. Set it to unlisted and only people with the link can watch. Set it to private for internal use only. You choose the audience before you go live.

The Studio is the main production dashboard — where the operator sits during a live event. From one view: switch camera feeds, advance slides, monitor stream output, and communicate with floor crew. Everything the operator needs on a single screen.

Floor Director is built-in comms between the booth and the camera crew on the floor. Instead of walkie-talkies or hand signals, the operator sends real-time directions to crew members' phones. No hardware. No Clear-Com rental. No hand signals across a crowded room.

MultiCast turns any phone or display into a live viewing surface — in three modes. Personal shows the full composite program (what the stream sees). Lyrics is a read-only follower for backup singers that tracks the live lyrics. OverFlow puts one camera full-bleed on a screen for overflow halls, foyers, and nursing rooms. Add a viewer password to gate access, and hand out remote QR codes so Connect-Anywhere viewers can join from outside the building. No cables, no separate runs, no extra hardware.

Yes — on every tier, including FREE. Start recording directly from the Studio and your event saves to your device, no internet connection or streaming platform required. Resolution scales with your plan (720p on FREE, up to 1080p with GPU-encoded recording on PRO, and 2K/4K plus RAW per-stream capture on MAX).

Yes. Broadcasteer can pull in a screen share as a camera source. With Picture-in-Picture, you can overlay a presenter's slides or a secondary feed on top of your main camera — useful for teaching sessions, conference talks, and online services where the slide context matters alongside the speaker.

Yes — and it's part of a bigger family. The Presenter Remote (PRO) lets the speaker advance their own slides and see them as a confidence monitor on their phone. On MAX, MultiCast extends that to every screen in the building. In total, Broadcasteer gives each role its own confidence surface: the Floor Director commands cameras, the Song Remote controls lyrics, the Presenter owns their slides, and the Lyrics follower simply follows — four screens, each showing exactly what that person needs.

Yes. Each connected phone camera supports both automatic and manual exposure control from the Studio. You can lock exposure to prevent flickering when stage lights change, or dial it in manually for candle services, outdoor events with shifting light, or any venue where auto-exposure causes distraction.

Yes, within a network. MultiCast pushes to any device on the same local network simultaneously — a chapel, fellowship hall, nursing area, carpark screen — no extra hardware, no additional runs. For buildings on genuinely separate networks, each needs its own Broadcasteer session.

Mostly no. When a new module version is available, you'll see a prompt at Studio login — one click and you're current. No manual downloads, no version hunting, no IT ticket. Updates happen on your schedule, not mid-service.

The Planner is the built-in service planning suite: today's plan, cue order, the song library, and your media in one place — inside the same app you broadcast from. Build the run sheet, attach songs and slides to cues, and drive the whole service from it. No Planning Center, no Notion, no second screen.

Yes. Plan-to-Cloud pushes your plan to Google Drive in one click, and restores it on any machine. If the laptop dies on Saturday night, the plan doesn't die with it.

AUTOMATION — free on every tier — cycles your slides on a timer — announcements before the service, a loop during a break, any unattended segment. Set the interval, let it run, and take manual control back the moment you need it.

Yes. Connect-Anywhere lets remote devices join over a secure tunnel with full feature parity — a camera across town behaves like a camera across the room. Viewers can join remotely too, via a remote QR code. Scan, connect, done.

RAW Record (MAX) captures each camera as its own clean file alongside the program mix. After the event you have every angle, unswitched — re-edit highlights, fix a cut, or produce a second version without re-shooting anything.

Yes. MultiCast's Lyrics mode is a read-only follower: any phone tracks the live lyrics exactly as the operator advances them. Nothing to control, nothing to accidentally change — it just follows.

Phones on the same local network continue feeding your production view uninterrupted. Only the outbound stream to external platforms pauses, and it reconnects automatically when connectivity returns. Your event keeps going.

Camera feeds stay within your local network during an event — they don't travel through external servers while you're operating. Only devices on your network and in your session can see the feeds. Stream output to platforms like YouTube follows that platform's own security model.

Their feed degrades or drops — same as any wireless connection. The practical fix: position them closer to your router, or add a Wi-Fi extender to that corner of the room. Your other cameras stay unaffected.

Almost every time, it's the same thing: the phone is not on the same Wi-Fi as the laptop running Broadcasteer. The phone might be on mobile data, on guest Wi-Fi, or on a different SSID — anything except your event network. Pre-requisite: the operator's laptop AND every camera phone must be connected to the same router/network. Check the phone's Wi-Fi settings first, switch it to the correct network, then scan the QR code again. If they're already on the same Wi-Fi and it still won't load, two more things to check — allow Broadcasteer through Windows Firewall on first run, and make sure the router doesn't have "client isolation" or "AP isolation" turned on (common on church guest networks and hotel Wi-Fi). Use your own router or the main network and it works instantly.

Free gets you started — no credit card, no sales call, just go. PRO adds more simultaneous cameras, 1080p with GPU-encoded recording, and the Presenter Remote. MAX unlocks the full platform — 5 cameras, 2K/4K, RAW Record, Floor Director, and MultiCast. ALPHA is early access to features actively in development. The plan cards on the home page list what each tier includes.

Depends on your plan. Free gives you enough to test with your real team before you commit. PRO and MAX expand what you can run simultaneously. Current limits are listed clearly on the Pricing page.

One. Each subscription includes a single seat — one Studio running on one computer at any given moment. Free, PRO, and MAX are all single-Studio: you can install Broadcasteer on more than one machine, but only one Studio can be logged in and operating at a time. ALPHA is the exception — it runs up to 3 Studios concurrently, so a single subscription can drive three machines at once (separate rooms, separate productions, or a backup operator). This is separate from how many live cameras a Studio supports — that limit is set by your plan and covered above.