Multi-Camera Live Stream on Location, the Yolobox
By Adam Noyes
The YoloLiv YoloBox is an all in one switcher, recorder and encoder, that fits right in the palm of your hand. This device is compact, and powerful with multiple camera inputs, onboard graphics, and more!
Check out some highlights from this article from diyphotography.net below, to learn more.
Looking at the Yolobox, it would be easy to dismiss it as an odd chunky tablet. Surprisingly, this little device is a full live streaming studio crammed into a small package.
Not only the box inputs video from multiple sources, but it also allows provides multi-view and switching capabilities. Oh, it also streams over 4G if you got a sim card. This feature-bundle, which needs no computer, makes the Yolobox a unique device.
THE YOLOBOX
What’s in the box:
- The Yolobox device
- two HDMI cables
- one USB cable
- a Power Plug
- A sim tray pin
- a hot-shoe mount
The first thing you will notice with the Yolobox is the 7″ touch screen. You really can’t avoid it, as it takes up most of the front face, and it’s how you control the device (there is one physical power button, but it does not really count as control).
The display itself is lovely, with excellent viewing angles. At 300nits, it’s also bright enough for most uses; it might need some shade in bright sunlight. One thing it does lack, though, is the ability to manually adjust the brightness, which would be handy for working in darker environments.
Moving onto the top of the unit, we see most of the inputs: two HMDI input ports, a USB port for webcams, an HDMI out, an ethernet, a 3.5 audio-in jack, and a USB-C socket.
If you need three HDMI inputs, then a 3rd camera-in can be added by plugging a webcam into the USB port. Or even using an HMDI capture device into the USB port.
The Audio-in requires a powered microphone or other high-level input to work, but there’s no way to set a delay, so audio won’t sync with the video as HDMI has a short delay. You could connect the audio out from say a phone or mixer to play background music, though.
On the bottom, we have Audio out, Simcard slot, 1/4-20 screw mount, and sd card slot.