Hai guyz, got a question here, how much budget needed to open up a photography studio, use mostly for product shoot and video recording to.

Depend ur setup, a high end rig for video recording like RED digital camera or Black Magic can cost few ten thousands easily. Choose wisely, for example going for a Panasonic GH4 would be the best choice.

I think u shud calculate the cost of the tools that u r going to use, and add another 35k at least for post production pc, rental deposit, simple renovation and marketing.

its for a company studio for audio editing, photoshooting and video shooting,
any particular reason why Panasonic GH4? im thinking of 5dmiii.
50k is enough?

Panasonic GH4 has 4K video. And its one of the best video cameras around under a RM6k budget.
You can check out some reviews and see if it suits your needs.

will check out the camera. thanks for suggstion. wanna know if im usin Mac as my platform, what kind of hardware that i need to be able to produce chroma key/ green screen technique.?

All you need is good lighting, some light stands and green cloth

will full frame dslr be able to do live streaming with green screen technique?

Now the greater concern is your knowledge on how to get things done.

A simple setup could be less than RM 10k, budget RM 3k or so for Sony A6000. Allocated some sum for backdrop, then a few flash units for product photography and a few steady lights for video.

Thats why, im still learning how to get things done, i have little knowledge about chroma key. If i choose dslr for video recording, will it be able to livestream together with green screen effect?

i read it on internet that i need to use Firewire with Mac, do i need any support tools or adapter to connect it with my camera?

DSLR video recording capped at 30mins provided it didn't auto shut off from overheating.
Live streaming usela Handycam as it makes more sense and can do multi angle easily if you can afford more than 1 camera.Real time chroma key you need software like telestream wirecast or equivalent,otherwise edit it after filming with adobe premiere/after effects or fcpx if instant "live" streaming is not paramount.
Most cameras nowadays are hdmi ready, so do research on capture card supported by your computer if live streaming or ignore it completely if you are doing it post filming.The other aspect is your computer rig need to be a beast to ensure silky smooth live streaming at the higher resolution,also not forgetting your stable internet connection.
Forget about 4k at the moment as we have yet to reach that point yet where all media being consumed at that resolution.

Great explaination. i guess DSLR out of my list. Will iMac be sufficient to do the job? Where do i need to start on the camera? what is the spec that i should find in my camera?

Here is the rough idea,you will need to find out other alternatives or cheaper means to fit into your budget.I only use them in the overseas office for workshop and conference training.

great, thanks for sharing, i think i need to reduce my budget by changing the system to PC. Looks quite expensive

It all depends on what is expected to be delivered.

the expected outcome is to be able to stream it live on mobile apps. the budget roughly i say about 10k? would it be sufficient enough?

more concerned on the quality, for example must you stream Full HD? can you live with 720p or less?

Must it be of high-quality video?

Then what about your audio system? Lights?

yes, thats the thing to concern too, talked about quality, the lowest quality I expect is 720p.

for lights I think the setup more like this video


I still didnt have any idea how my audio setup will work, you got any suggestion?

This post has been edited by dull knie: Jan 29 2015, 08:15 AM

10k budget not enough for live streaming.The video capture card and pc rig already took up that cost.
It's closer to 30k for modest set-up.
Audio kit you need a barebone mixer with minimum 2 to 3 inputs. Forget about Sennheiser and just go for Sony for price factor on the wireless mic. That's close to 3k to 5k alone for 3 mics and one mixer. Need to account for mic failure or running out of batteries. These buggers just zap AAA batteries like no other.
Camera itself another 6k.Talking about more or less 2 thousand price range per camera. 3 focal range of wide,mid,and tight.
Give or take another 2k for lightings.
2k for accessories like green screen,light stands,tripod,etc....
3k for a laptop to be your control deck while the pc rig solely for streaming.
720p and 1080p not that much difference when exporting your final video.The quality depends on bitrate and which codec you want to upload.
Remember to set your operation area really close to your filming area as you are strictly working with 10 feet hdmi radius.Lastly it's not a one person job as one need to monitor the live feed while a 2nd person will be the runner on anything that could go wrong during filming.There are no such thing as perfect when comes to live filming as Murphy Law will insist otherwise.Unless you have enough manpower or professionals to share the workload.

for such budget of 50K, you comes here ask for input for your studio setup is a real mistake. better to visit others who already have studio, learn from them. that is more realistic

looks hard to figure out what kind of rig that I should build.What kind of camera are we talking about here?
For my case the camera will just stay in the studio.
will camcorder like canon vixia hf r52 be enough? maybe 2 or 3.
lets say i am using Mac, any particular software that i should have in my Mac to operate the stream?
We also looking for a professional to help lead the team, because currenty there is not enough people that we can find.