Capture card is a PCI or USB box that inputs the HDMI, RCA, whatever OBS is a Windows program that takes that content and throws it to various streaming platforms (Youtube, Twitch, etc). OBS does the encoding.
On Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > Nerds: > > I have needs to set up some dedicated live streams, mostly churches. Im > told OBS is the bees knees. I dont want to build machines, manage OS, any > of that nonsense. Im having a hard time identifying if there are dedicated > devices for this, like appliance level. I see listed capture cards, but If > im understanding these arent the streaming appliance, just the interface to > it? > > One location is a mosque with multiple audio/video streams, so I assume > this needs some encoding beef. They stream to multiple platforms/ > > Im not an audio/video guy, so I dont know anything, I dont mind supporting > hardware as long as I dont have to learn the other side of it to nerd > degree, and I have no interest in a cobblefucked solution for something i > give exactly zero shits about > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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