My name is EposVox and today I’ll be discussing the “Stream Command” capabilities of Elgato
Game Capture HD software.
I will have other tutorials on Elgato’s capture cards and a plethora of other technology
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“Stream Command” is Elgato’s answer to popular major broadcasting software.
It takes the basic recording functionality to pair with the Game Capture HD hardware,
and greatly expands it to give you a full streaming and recording platform with multiple
tracks, on-screen overlays, facecam, and more.
Let’s take a look at setting it up.
If you’ve ever used streaming software like Open Broadcaster Software, XSplit, or Wirecast
- the Stream Command interface should feel familiar.
If not, let’s look deeper.
It’s also worth noting that using Stream Command requires a decently-powerful computer.
Quad core (or higher) processors, 8 gigabytes or more of RAM, and a mid-to-high-end graphics
card are strongly recommended.
High-level broadcasting is an intense process, and not for the lower-end laptops among you.
Just like with Flashback Recording, you first need to make sure that Stream Command is enabled
in your software.
Click the gear icon in the top-right-hand corner of the software, and check the box
next to “Enable Stream Command” and hit “OK.”
This may reset your Flashback Recording buffer and take a moment to re-load.
Not much changes here, other than the addition of the “Stream Command” bar above the
normal recording tools.
This presents you with a row of pre-made scenes to choose from, along with the scene editor.
This is where the fun happens.
“Scenes” are just like they sound…
a scene.
Think of a play - you have similar components.
You’ve got the setting (your gameplay), the actor (you via live commentary and/or
facecam), and various side or background elements - such as overlays, follower alerts, or other
graphics.
These components are called “Sources” and compose the Scene.
Upon activating Stream Command, you’re given a set of pre-configured scenes that are mostly
ready to use.
Provide gameplay and webcam and you’re good to go.
By clicking “Edit Scenes,” then clicking the “Add Scene” button signified by a
small Plus in a box, you can create your own scenes, or download more preset ones with
game-specific overlays and themes to try out.
Besides gameplay and your vocal commentary, by editing a scene you can add various different
sources to make your content more exciting
Let's look at all the available Stream Command sources you can add by building a new scene.
Starting from the top, Curated Scenes lets you add professionally designed overlays for
free.
For those who need inspiration for an overlay or want to start streaming in mere minutes
without much setup, theses overlays are perfect.
You can see it also automatically adds my webcam and places is it in the frame if I
want.
Let's delete that, and build a new scene from scratch.
To start, I'll add my overlay graphics by clicking "Add Image".
You can position, resize, crop, etc.
Next, I'll add my webcam.
The settings here let you access advanced features like chroma keying if you have a
green screen.
Next, I'll add some text to bring in my social media links.
You can also use this in combination with free tools to place "Now Playing" overlays,
for example.
Finally, I'm going to add a "Web Page" source.
Why would you add a web page to your stream?
For alerts, of course!
While there still isn’t a worthwhile setup for YouTube Gaming streaming yet, a staple
to popular Twitch live streams is having alerts of new followers, donators, hosts, etc. show
up on stream.
This is typically done through a service like StreamLabs - previously called TwitchAlerts.
On the StreamLabs website, you connect to your Twitch account, then create your own
AlertBox widget.
You can customize background colors, icons, sound effects, and so on.
Then simply copy the widget URL.
Edit a scene in your Game Capture HD software, click “Add Web Page” and paste the URL
in the address bar.
If you have a specific layout you’re working with, you can customize the resolution of
the alert box.
Otherwise “Automatic” will work fine.
Save your scene and now you have follower alerts integrated directly into your Elgato
live stream!
And again, while you’re editing your scene here, you’ll notice you have a healthy set
of tools to customize all of your sources on your live stream.
You can move elements around, resize them, crop them, add chroma keys, and so much more.
Tweak it just the way you like it and hit Save.
That’s it for this video!
This was a rather lengthy tutorial, but we covered pretty much everything you need to
know to use Stream Command to make a great live stream.
I hope this video has been helpful for you.
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