Streamlabs is one of the streaming programs out there. Most of its features are free,
and using it is not as hard as you think (after watching this video). So let's jump right into it.
When you install it and open it for the first time, this is what you see. We have
the main platforms and a few others in this drop-down menu. I will fast forward this part
because it's super easy to do. In this example, I will connect my Twitch account.
As this is your first time, we will start fresh.
The main interface splits into five sections. This here on the top is the output window.
It shows what is being recorded. This here to the left is the scene panel, and to its right,
you see the stage, right. The stage is the scene, but the tools, actors, lights, etc., are sources.
Here, scenes are just scenes to organise your workflow. For example, if you play two games,
you can create two separate scenes and click on the one you want to stream.
You can see that when I click on each of those, the options in the source panel change.
The sources are the tools and stuff we see on the stage. Those fill the stage.
The last section here is your audio section. You can mute and unmute mic and computer sound.
You can also change those in the settings. I have a few here,
and depending on how many mics are connected; you will see them all here.
Now, let's cover how we can add a game to the window. For that, we will add our scene and name
it Far Cry 5. In the source window, you will click on this plus sign. Now, we have lots of sources
to select from. The panel splits those into essentials, general, and widgets. You can add one
of those or multiple. For example, you can add the game capture and then add text over the capture to
show the game's title. Or you can capture a whole window right here. It's easy. What Streamlabs can
do is displayed on the screen now. These are things that are possible with this program.
Alright, let's add Far Cry 5 now. We click on game capture and then click on add source again.
When it's added, you can double click on it to configure. You don't have to,
but if you want to. The first option is the mode set to auto. This indicates that Streamlabs will
automatically detect any full-screen game and display it here. For any reason, if it can't,
we can click on this and then click on the specific window and select our game
from the active windows. Below this, we have a few other options to customise.
Let's add another game and fast forward the video. Now, we can see that I have two games
with different sources. I can click on any scene to stream without modifying the program.
Alright, remember that we skipped the themes part? Well, the button is right here.
You can enable any of the themes.
Now, some of those themes come with built-in scenes and sources to help you get started.
When you optimise the program, it auto-fills most of the stream settings, but if you like,
you can go to the settings right here and adjust the output, audio, and video settings.
In the settings menu, you will also see your connected account with the platform right here.
Let's go back. Now, you can click on this arrow to enable the chat.
You will see the live chat and can respond as well. One thing streams like is Alertbox
source that can be used show donations, merch, follows, subscriptions and more.
You can enable it and leave it here, and your viewers will see this data right on their screen.
To go live, we click on this button. When you go live, a new window opens up with the title,
game name, and tags options. Let's fill those out. Once done, let's click on this confirm button.
Now, we are live. Let's make it count, boys. If you want to see what's happening on Twitch,
here is a glimpse. Doesn't it look ugly? Anyway, let's end this stream before anyone sees us.
Streamlabs can also be used to record videos, but as the recording is not streaming, I suggest
checking the recording settings to ensure that the recording is of the desired quality. We will
click on settings, then output, and then to the recording section to adjust the settings.
So, we have covered the essential features of Streamlabs. There are some advanced options
that you can explore. Those include adding a chatbot, adding a new user,
checking your Streamlabs dashboard for analytics, and exploring Streamlabs
Prime for options like multi-platform streaming, premium themes, and apps.
Anyway, this is it for this video; thanks for watching. I hope it helped.
See you in the next one. Until then, stream safely.