{"id":7330,"date":"2017-04-12T13:21:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T18:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golightstream.com\/?p=7330"},"modified":"2017-04-12T13:21:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T18:21:10","slug":"how-to-stream-with-lightstream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dev.prlxweb.com\/golightstream\/how-to-stream-with-lightstream\/","title":{"rendered":"How to stream with Lightstream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been awhile since we released our first tutorial and a lot has changed since then including our name. So, here&#8217;s a brand new one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NWFxMtfT5bc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Video Transcript:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Lightstream &#8211; the easiest way to go live right from the comfort of your own web browser. I\u2019m going to start with how to setup a simple stream (webcam and logo), and then I\u2019ll dive into how to setup something a little more advanced like a gameplay stream.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start off easy by just adding your webcam and a graphic to your stream. After logging in with your preferred platform, you\u2019ll be presented with our editor. That black rectangle in the middle there is your canvas that you\u2019ll want to add stuff to.<\/p>\n<p>To add your webcam and graphic to the canvas, simply come up to the add asset button, add your webcam, and then go back to the add asset button to add your own image. \u00a0You can either upload your own or select one of our pre-made overlays.<\/p>\n<p>When you add these assets to your canvas, they start filling in to the left here. If you\u2019re familiar with Photoshop\u2019s layering system then you\u2019ll know how it works.<\/p>\n<p>Basically &#8211; the uppermost layer is above all the other layers. So if you swap these two, you\u2019ll notice they swap positions. You can also move them around, crop them, scale them, change transparency, and of course delete them.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to create a new scene &#8211; like a \u201cstarting soon\u201d or \u201cbrb\u201d screen to switch to, you would come down here to add one. You can create as many as you\u2019d like, the option to scroll becomes apparent as you add scenes that stretch beyond your monitor width.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, to create a brand new project &#8211; all you need to do is click the arrow in the top left. Alright, now that we got the basics out of the way, let\u2019s jump into how to setup a gameplay stream.<\/p>\n<p>In order to capture your gameplay you\u2019ll have to download our lightweight client that sits in your system tray. The client will give you a device code that you\u2019ll need to copy and paste into your account settings. This basically enables your computer to send video feeds of whatever you\u2019re playing or doing.<\/p>\n<p>So now, let\u2019s use Hearthstone for example. After opening the game, you\u2019d go up to the add asset button and click Window &#8211; short for Window capture. Here you\u2019ll find a list of all open windows on your computer and your capture quality settings.<\/p>\n<p>Good and best performance are easy on your computer while good and best quality are tougher on your computer.<\/p>\n<p>You would now select Hearthstone.exe from the list of opened windows and then it will appear in the canvas. Make sure that the game itself is on the bottom-most layer in your layers so your webcam and graphics will be above.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we\u2019ve got a game added to this scene, we\u2019ll need to be aware of the game\u2019s audio. So you\u2019d go into the mixer and turn that down a bit so your microphone will be louder than the game\u2019s audio. Also always make sure that your audio is paired with your capture or webcam to avoid desyncing issues.<\/p>\n<p>Now, \u00a0let\u2019s double-check the stream settings before going live. Just click the little gear icon and you can then access your stream settings drawer. Here, you can change your resolution and choose your streaming destination.<\/p>\n<p>To the right of the gear icon, you can change your stream title and either enter a game you\u2019re playing or if you\u2019re streaming to Facebook then add a description of your stream.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019re live, you can change things just by moving them around or switching scenes and then pressing, \u201cSend to Live\u201d. This allows you to change things around behind the scenes without your audience seeing the changes until you\u2019re ready.<\/p>\n<p>You can also monitor your own stream or look at the chat in the broadcast panel to the right.This also includes our Green Room feature &#8211; the ability to invite a guest right into your stream just by sending a link.<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, if you ever have any questions then just click this circle and you\u2019ll be instantly connected with our live chat support. Our average response time is around 10 mins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been awhile since we released our first tutorial and a lot has changed since then including our name. 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