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Multi-camera recording with phones

To record a multi-camera video with phones, install Stream-It on every phone, start a new stream on the main phone with Recording on, connect a wide and a close-up from each side as cameras, switch screens as you go and stop to save one finished, already edited file on the main phone.

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How to record one video from several phone cameras

  1. Record (streaming optional)New stream: turn on Recording. Streaming is optional.
  2. Use the same Wi-FiPhones on the same Wi-Fi give the sharpest result.
  3. Place the camerasPlace a wide, then a close-up from each side.
  4. Cut as you goSwitch screens as you go. The cut is the recording.
  5. SaveStop to save one finished file on the main phone.

Setup at a glance

Cameras
3+ phones: Wide, Left close-up, Right close-up
Picture
Horizontal
Quality
1080p · 30 fps
Stream to
Recording, or record + stream

Edit while you record

Editing a multi-camera video usually means hours of syncing clips. With Stream-It you switch between the phones while you record: the cut you make is the video. When you stop, one finished file is on the main phone.

Each camera phone keeps its own backup, so you can re-edit later.

Good for

  • Interviews and video podcasts.
  • Music sessions, dance and performances.
  • Cooking, product and how-to videos with a wide and close-ups.
  • Speeches and small events you want on video but not live.

Setup

  • Wide: on a tripod, showing the whole scene.
  • Left and right close-ups: for faces and details.
  • Picture in picture: show a close-up over the wide when both matter.
  • Want viewers too? Turn on a platform and the same cut goes live while it records.

Key facts about Stream-It

  • What it is: Stream-It by CrickHunt is a live streaming app for Android that turns phones into a live production. One phone runs the show: it switches cameras, Screens, overlays and sound, streams and records.
  • Platforms: YouTube, Facebook and any other platform that gives you an RTMP or RTMPS server address and stream key. Several platforms at the same time from one phone.
  • Cameras: the production phone's own camera plus other phones that join as cameras, on the same Wi-Fi (no internet needed between them) or over the internet with a camera code or link.
  • On screen: text, images and logos, a logo slider, web page overlays and video clips; Screens you switch live; Starting soon and Be right back screens; break music and a sound mixer with faders.
  • Quality: 720p and 1080p, and 2K or 4K where the phone can do it. Auto quality lowers the bitrate on a weak network, and recording on the phone keeps going if the internet drops.
  • What you need: an Android phone, a Stream-It account (log in with your phone number) and, to go live, internet on the phone that sends the stream.
  • Availability: Android on Google Play; iPhone app coming soon; Windows production desk coming soon (join the waitlist).

Questions people ask

Can I record with several phones at once?

Yes. The other phones join the main phone as cameras, and you switch between them while you record.

Do I have to edit the video afterwards?

No. The cut you make while recording is the video. When you stop, one finished file saves on the main phone.

Do the camera phones need internet?

No. On the same Wi-Fi the cameras connect to the main phone over the local network, which also gives the sharpest result.

Can I record and live stream at the same time?

Yes. Turn on a platform and the same switched show goes live while it records.

Is there a backup if I want to re-edit?

Yes. Each camera phone keeps its own backup, so you can re-edit later.

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