Osee GoStream Deck HDMI Pro Live Streaming Multi Camera Video Mixer Switcher with NDI Updatable

I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into with this new Chinese switcher. Let me say that I am not the kind of person who likes reading user manuals and I didn't start by opening the manual that comes with the Osee GoStream Deck either. But after ten hours of testing I am very impressed. Osee has a reputation for a line of very good field video monitors but this is their first venture into production switchers. What's so good you ask...First of all the very low price...Second, when I hooked up my cameras and a laptop for inputs and a couple of monitors for program and multiview outputs, it's surprisingly stable...plugging and unplugging cameras and computers and switching resolutions did not phase it when streaming and recording. Second, it's very accommodating and much more flexible than other compact video switchers I have used. The microphone inputs are actually switchable as either mic or line inputs. There are four dedicated HDMI inputs and one USB input which can be used for a USB camera or phone or practically anything that has a USB output. It has a streaming ready USB output as well as two HDMI outputs that are programable and can be used for program out, preview out or the built in multiview out. The built-in multiviewer is well designed and also has graphic audio meters... The switcher is comprehensive...it has a linear keyer, downstream keyer and chroma keyer....and these keyers look great. These are not the typical inexpensive keyers often found in budget switchers. It has a built in recorder with three levels of H.264 recording quality. Honestly...it's about time somebody handed us a video switcher that has built in recording capability. Thank you! If you don't want to record, you can use the SD card recorder as a media player for your production. Physically the switcher is compact and conveniently laid out with groupings of buttons for keyers and audio switches just where you'd expect them to be. The menu system is straight forward but also wildly extensive, as you would expect, with a device that can be programmed to meet so many needs. So what's the downside...the only rough element I find worth mentioning is the "feel" of the main switcher buttons. They have a "cheap" feel...the result of a crunchy membrane cover over a physical switch. That's the most objectionable element of this device I can point out...Perhaps not a very big deal... In my opinion this switcher is phenomenal. I'm looking forward to taking it out on the road very soon. Read more

I purchased the Osee GoStream Deck as a video switcher to help bolster the marketing within my retail business. This thing is awesome for efficiently creating recorded and live video. The GoStream is in my opinion the only real competition to the Blackmagic ATEM mini/mini pro & mini extreme. I have a background in broadcast and this little device reminds me of a small version of the bigger production switcher I used to use. It's well built and the button placements have been well thought out compared to the ATEM mini Extreme that has tons of buttons that are hardly used. The preview bus is a MUST in my opinion and I'm so glad that Osee decided to stick with the traditional layout and include those buttons. Incredibly impressive to have a built-in SD card slot that can both be used for recording and playback live. Additionally love that this switcher includes both a SuperSource and 2 keyers, 1 Upstream, and 1 Downstream. Also at this price point it's notable that there are 2 still stores. You have to spend almost $1,000 with BlackMagic to get that feature. Osee has been continually updating the firmware on the device and it just keeps getting better. According to the manufacturer they are coming up with an update soon that will enable API access to the device along with a software companion product for computer control. I would like to see the DVE capabilities extend to doing transitions and also add support for alpha channels within video playback so that animated titles could be added from the SD card. But overall a very impressive device with a promising future. Competition is never a bad thing. Read more

I've been using an ATEM Mini Pro for the last couple of years for my home office. I work in events and during COVID we were all producing livestreams from our home so that was the original need. I'm doing less of those now, but I've gotten used to the workflow of having a switcher at my desk. The one big drawback to the ATEM Mini was that the USB output was mjpeg which Zoom did not handle very well. The blacks were crushed, the highlights were blown out. The image just looked oversaturated / over contrast. In OBS you could solve for this by switching betwee full / partial color profile. But Zoom has no such toggles. I use Zoom for all my meetings at work, so I got tired of this look for my camera and eventually started using an Elgato Camlink instead. Fast forward to receiving the OSEE switcher a couple months ago. I bought it on a whim to see if it would solve this one big problem I have and it did! The output looks fantastic in Zoom without any adjustments needed. The image does look slightly more grainy than the CamLink but its leaps and bounds better than the ATEM. This switcher also improves over the ATEM by having two HDMI outputs so you can have a multiview + something else. And that something else is configurable via macros, so I have it setup to switch between a multiview and preview and program fullscreen. I hook up two cameras and two computers into the OSEE switcher, so with the macros I can toggle between a multiview which I use most of the time and full screen computer output on my secondary monitor when I want that instead. It also supports onboard recording via SD card. It has a secondary USB function which I have a webcam plugged in, just in case my main video call camera overheats during a meeting. It's definitely cheaply built plastic so it's likely not going to be as durable at the ATEM Minis but for desk use it's perfectly fine. One note is that it does run VERY hot. I thought the ATEM Mini ran hot, but this thing literally hurts to touch the bottom of it. So far it hasn't had any impact on my real wood desk, but buyer beware if you have this on a mat or a cheap surface, it could eventually lead to issues. In a Version 2 I would love for a fan to be added. The last thing I'll say is that the on screen menu is OK and works fine (it's got a bit of input lag when scrolling through things). On the one hand, I appreciate the on screen menu since you don't have to have a computer hooked up to change settings like on the ATEM. On the other hand, it's less intuitive and tedious than using Blackmagic's fantastic software. And it makes things like adding in rtmp stream keys very clunky (have to add it in a text file on the SD card). There are pros and cons to both approaches. The ideal would be to have both, so maybe we'll see OSEE release control software sometime in the future. I know they are working on NDI which would be a real game changer in a device this price. Read more