How Do You Download The Open

Broadcaster Software?
• OBS’ download page: https://obsproject.com/download
Here are the download requirements for
OBS:
• For Windows: You must have Windows 7 or later
• macOS: You must have at least macOS 10.11
How To Set Up OBS
Audio Settings?

• In order to access the OBS

audio settings, click on
‘Settings’ placed at the
extreme bottom right of the
OBS interface.
The following
dialog box will
display a
number of
options–click on
Audio settings.
How Can You Connect Your Microphone?

In the Audio Settings, there are 4 main blocks of settings. Navigate

to the second ‘Devices’ section and click on the option for
‘Mic/Auxiliary Audio Device.’

The drop-down menu will display the devices connected to the

computer, as well as the option for the default device–your
built-in microphone.
How To Use System Audio In OBS?

1 2 3
Consider live streaming an You will need to access the Click ‘Apply’, ‘OK’ and
action game on social ‘Devices’ section in Audio you’ll go back to the main
media. For a rich live settings again. Click on the screen.
stream experience, option for ‘Desktop Audio’
high-quality in-game sound and select ‘default.’ Disable
is absolutely necessary. everything else, just in
case.
 Best OBS Audio
Settings

• The sound control option, for

both microphone audio and
desktop audio, is right there at
the center of the OBS home
screen–labeled ‘Mixer.’

1.Mic/Aux. Try speaking at the mic and you’ll

see the volume bar rising. For best results, it
should be in the yellow area. Move the slider
to adjust the volume.
2.Desktop Audio. Most of the time, you’d want
to keep your desktop audio a bit lower than
the microphone to help your voice stand out.
Usually, 60-80% (or somewhere in the green
area) works best.
OBS Scenes – The
What, Why And
How?
• A scene is essentially a set of
sources that have been laid
out in a certain order. Once
you have assembled a
predefined set of sources
(e.g. your webcam + browser
window), simply save the
scene and rename it to
something of your liking.
How To Add A
Source
• The sources box is located right next to
the ‘Scenes’ tab on the home page.
• Click add (the ‘+’ icon) in the ‘Sources’
tab. This will open up a dialog box of
different video source options.
• You can use your browser, an image
slideshow or even in-game capture.
Some sources can be overwhelming
when you’re just starting out, so we’ll
just walk you through the ones you
need to know.
 Display Capture: Capture your
entire screen. Great for
applications that run in
full-screen mode.

Breakdown
Of The Most Game Capture: Display a
specific game application
Important
OBS Sources
Image/Image
Slideshow: Display a single
image or a collection of images,
e.g. a “stream offline” message.
 Media Source: Add an external
audio or video file.
Breakdow
n Of The
Video Capture Device: Display
Most the video from your webcam or
an external source (e.g. to
Important connect OBS to a capture card)

OBS
Sources Window Capture: Displays a
specific program window.
 How To Live Stream
With OBS?
To link your StreamingVideoProvider account to OBS, you
will have to generate an API key.
How To Obtain The OBS Stream Key
• STEP # 1: Open ‘Settings’ through the OBS home page
• STEP # 2: Click on ‘Stream’ and select the option. In the following
menu, you need to select Custom streaming service (to link
StreamingVideoProvider).
How To Obtain The
OBS Stream Key

• STEP # 3: Create a free

StreamingVideoProvider
account if you don’t have
one.
• STEP # 2: Click on ‘Add
Media’ to create your first
live stream.
How To Obtain The OBS Stream Key

• STEP # 5: Click ‘Live Studio’ Copy ‘RTMP

URL’ and paste it to ‘Server’ in the OBS
stream settings. Then copy ‘Stream’
and paste it to ‘Stream Key’.
The Best Video Settings For Streaming

• There are no universal rules here, so we’ll

recommend broadcasting settings that work in
most cases. The two crucial parameters are frame
rate (FPS) and Bitrate. The higher these values,
the better internet connection your viewers will
need. If you plan to stream to people who might
be on 3G, settle for lower FPS and Bitrate.
• For example, attempting to live stream at 60FPS
while using 3500 bitrate settings can result in
buffering, dropping frames and an overall
deterioration in the quality of your live stream.
• Going for a moderate 2500 bitrate at 30 FPS is far
more likely to guarantee a stable live stream for
most viewers.
How To Add A
Webcam Overlay

• First and foremost, if you have multiple screen

setups predefined in OBS, you need to make
sure that the scene you want to overlay has
been selected.
• Then, proceed to ‘Sources’ and click on the ‘+’
icon located at the bottom of the tab.
• When you click on the ‘+’ icon, there are
several options in the sources list. But webcam
feed isn’t one of them...
• Setting up OBS webcam overlay requires you
to select ‘Video Capture Device’. Hidden
behind this cryptic name is your webcam.
How To Record Your
Screen With OBS?

STEP # 1: Add ‘Display Capture’ to your

sources and ensure that it remains at the
very top of the sources
How To Record
STEP # 2: Navigate to the left of the OBS homepage
Your Screen With and click on ‘Start Recording’
OBS?
 Here’s how you can access OBS encoding settings to tinker with the video quality:

Best OBS STEP # 1: Access the ‘Settings’ option on the extreme left of the OBS homepage
STEP # 2: Click on the ‘Output’ option from the following dialog box

Settings For STEP # 3: Recommended video settings:

• Software video encoding (x264), unless you have a graphics card with hardware encoding such as Nvidia NVENC.
Recording • If you don’t know what you’re doing, use the default video and audio bitrate. Lower bitrates lead to lower CPU usage.
• Change the recording format to mp4 because that’s what most video platforms accept.