Make Echoes is a system that listens for commands sent via your
Stream Deck by you and commands sent by you, your moderators or
selected users in the Twitch chat room. These commands create clips
during your stream.
After a clip is acquired, you can
choose to tweet it as a native video asset. Doing it this way allows
the clip itself to be automatically be played in any Twitter
app.
When you end your stream, Make Echoes
automatically creates a compilation video of the clips and if enough
clips were requested it automatically uploads this newly created
video to your YouTube channel in just minutes. An email is also sent
to you with direct links to download clips, rendered videos or zip
files and if the video was uploaded to YouTube there's a direct link
to manage the metadata for it in your YouTube Studio.
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The Integrations
Connected to Twitch, YouTube & Twitter
Make Echoes natively uses the APIs of Twitch, YouTube and Twitter.
This tight integration means that the system doesn't share your
credentials with any third party application.
Use the Native Stream Deck Plugin
Use the Make Echoes Stream Deck Plugin to make a timed clip
request, start and end an Echo Duration or even remove the last
created clip directly from your hardware device.
Send Clips & Videos to AWS & Dropbox
When you finish recording your stream, the system can
automatically deliver the clips or a compilation video to you or
your editor. This is a great way to speed up the editing process.
Advanced Features
Echo Multi - Collect The Entire Squad's POV
Ever wanted to see your amazing gameplay from the points of view
(POVs) of your teammates? Streamers had to hope that someone from
their teammates' stream clipped the same moment and then would
have to manually get that clip link all before downloading it.
Echo Multi takes the guesswork out. Connect your
stream to any other stream on Twitch using the !echomulti command
or !multiset command and any timed clip request made after that
point will result in corresponding clips grabbed from all POVs.
Even more impressive is that it can support up to 10 streams
simultaneously.
Echo Durations - Capture an Entire Moment
Timed !echo commands allow you to collect the last 15, 30, 45, 60
or 90 seconds. What happens when you know you're going to play a
song or want to capture an entire match or walkthrough of a
particularly challenging boss fight? Echo Durations have you
covered.
Echo Durations are started via the !echostart
and ended via the !echostop commands in the chatroom or by using
the corresponding functions on a Stream Deck.
This
single clip can be included in a Echo Compilation and posted to
YouTube or it can be uploaded there as a standalone video wrapped
in your stream's YouTube wrapping media.
Echo Flares - Promote Single Clips in Contextual Ways
Ever wanted to take a clip from your stream and send it out to
another social media platform like Twitter to help you draw an
audience to your stream? Echo Flares completely solve this problem
for you. You can select any single clip immediately after it's
captured and Tweet it out as a native video to the platform that
can be viewed in any Twitter application.
Even better
is that the system automatically edits this new video to be
wrapped in a branded opening clip and a clip with a call to
action. You can send out a tweet with a prior stream's clip and
the system will wrap it in specific media for when you're not
live. All you need to do is provide the Tweet message and hit
send.
The Numbers
9,000+ streams observed
Streams are where it all starts. To date, Make Echoes has
observed more than 22,000 hours of streams since launching on
August 12th, 2020.
26,000+ clips requested
Whether it's a timed clip request, an Echo Duration or multiple
points of view grabbed in an Echo Multi, Make Echoes does the job
of grabbing your clips and making sure it's securely stored.
3,000+ YouTube videos uploaded
Users can control the number of clips that are required to create
a YouTube video. Make Echoes has created these 1,500+ videos with
no additional input by the streamer after the stream has
concluded.
Here's the everything-plus-the-kitchen sink offer.
Make Echoes
Echo Compilation Video Uploads to YouTube Echo Multi for Up To
10 Streams Included Echo Durations Included Echo Flares
for Twitter Included You Control Who Can Submit Clips Stream
Deck Plugin (Physical Devices API Key) Delivery of Content to
AWS S3 or Dropbox 60-Day Clip & Video Retention New features included as released.
Make Echoes started out as a "wouldn't it be cool if..."
conversation between friends. I ran with that and went to work.
Three days later had the biggest piece of the puzzle operating:
the ability to programmatically cut clips out of a Twitch
stream.
Make Echoes started as a hobby project
and quickly became an obsession. It is now an opportunity for me
to challenge myself to write better code and code that helps my
friends who are content creators interact with their audience in
new and creative ways, grow their audiences and help their small
businesses grow.
My hope is that you'll see the passion in the product and that
it can help you as you grow your streaming business or hobby
too.
What users of Make
Echoes are saying.
"As a full-time streamer and content creator, there was no doubt
that I was neglecting my YouTube channel. I felt frustrated and
overwhelmed every time the topic would come up. When I first
heard about what Make Echoes was trying to do, I knew instantly
that it was going to be a BIG thing. I knew it had huge
potential to make life so much easier on content creators and
their teams (if they even have a team yet, so many of us go solo
for a LONG TIME) and it could make branching out into YouTube
with consistency much more straightforward. I would not be
active on YouTube at this point if it wasn't for Make Echoes,
and I know my editing team is incredibly grateful for how much
time it saves them. I can only imagine how much more YouTube
growth I would have seen if Make Echoes had been around when I
first got started with streaming 6 years ago."
"I've known Kade for more than a decade now and in conversations
it's ridiculously obvious he's thinking about what's next for
content creators. What's even better is that he has the
technical skills to actually make the ideas he talks about into
products. That's rare and I can't wait to see what new features
he's getting ready to release to use on my streams."
"The clip quality from Make Echoes is amazing, I prefer it over
Twitch clips. The program is simple to use, especially if you
have a Stream Deck as there is a plugin which allows you to just
push the button. With the push of a button, a clip is instantly
made. Clips are easy to track as only certain people can clip
for you, so you definitely have access to the best clips at the
tip of your hands. No more wasted minutes or hours searching
through Twitch clips. My favorite feature would have to be the
Echo Multi. Makes Echoes collects my Point of View of any moment
I request and it also grabs the corresponding clips from anyone
I am playing with. With the ease of this tool, my editor spends
less time searching for multiple clips and creates amazing
content showing the different view points for my Tik Tok
content. Do yourself a favor and at least try the 15 day trial
period!"
"My friends and I are a pretty funny group to begin with but add
in a set of games where we can hang out and make fun of one
another's gameplay and it goes to another level. Having clips of
these moments is amazing. Many of my friends are fellow game
developers and we think it is awesome to see the passion Kade
has for this product.
"The Endlessly Co. is one of Make Echoes biggest fans! We have
been lucky to get to work with clients like Twitch streamers
SheSnaps and RockMom85, who utilize this fantastic system, to
help us create curated content from clips made with Make Echoes.
This ever-evolving tool is a MUST HAVE for streamers - we always
HIGHLY recommend it to our clients and ALL content creators. As
a content management & production company, we have found
this system to be incredibly efficient, beneficial and easy to
use from beginning to end. (Even if you don't use an editor, you
can still use Make Echoes!) We love Make Echoes and we can't
wait to see what the future holds for this incredible company.
Sign up & become part of the Make Echoes family today!!!"
Common questions from people thinking about starting to use Make
Echoes
Is the 15-day trial truly free?
Yes, it is a true 15-day free trial. In the account creation
process you will need to put a credit card on file with Stripe
but Make Echoes regularly sends you an email 3 days before every
charge attempt so you can choose to cancel at any time.
Can Make Echoes work if it is not connected to my YouTube or
Twitter accounts?
Yes, it can. In these cases, the system will still collect clips
and even render complation or stand-alone videos based on your
account's settings. Once completed they will be stored on Make
Echoes stoage and if you have connected your own AWS S3 account
or your Dropbox, all the created media will also be delivered
there.
Does Make Echoes work with Facebook Gaming livestreams?
Currently, the system is solely for Twitch streamers. I continue
to evaluate additional platorms to add as the requests for them
come in and the technical lift to be able to support them. The
best place to made aware of any changes to the product is the
@MakeEchoes Twitter account.
Why can't I start a trial if my Twitch channel doesn't have
any VODs?
Your channel being actively integrated into the Twitch VOD
ecosystem is a requirement for Make Echoes to be able to acquire
the clips that are the base layer of how this entire system
works. If you are not currently a streamer, I can't in good
conscience allow you to start a trial on a paid product that you
simply can't use.
How long after a stream ends should I expect a video to be
finished?
For most streamers, they see the completed notification hit
their email inbox in about 20 minutes. This can change based on
the resolution and bitrate you stream at, the number of clips
requested and the number of delivery destinations.
Can I request a specific feature to have added to Make Echoes?
Of course! Most of the features described here and in the
onboarding sequence were suggested by streamers to solve a
problem that they wished they didn't have to deal with. Once
you're a customer, you can reply to any email you get from Make
Echoes and it will be read an evaluated by Kade.
Can Make Echoes publish content to Instagram, Facebook or
TikTok?
As of right now, Make Echoes can only publicly publish content
on YouTube and Twitter. I am continuing to work to get the
approvals I need from Facebook/Instagram and TikTok to be able
to natively post content to each of those platforms. Once
secured, I'll then get the development time scheduled and
hopefully within 1-3 weeks, I'll be able to push those
destinations into live production.
Here's the everything-plus-the-kitchen sink offer.
Make Echoes
Echo Compilation Video Uploads to YouTube Echo Multi for Up To
10 Streams Included Echo Durations Included Echo Flares
for Twitter Included You Control Who Can Submit Clips Stream
Deck Plugin (Physical Devices API Key) Delivery of Content to
AWS S3 or Dropbox 60-Day Clip & Video Retention New features included as released.
