
This is my updated guide to OBS intended to take absolute beginners through setup, testing, connection to twitch, and recording and streaming their videos with good settings and filters.
Master list for 10 really useful settings that everyone needs to know if you're going to be recording or especially streaming in Open Broadcaster Software (OBS).
- Output Scaled Resolution (Make equal to canvas resolution unless bitrate limited)
- Automatically Remux to MP4
- Output Recording Format Type (MKV)
- Start / Stop Recording (or Streaming Hotkeys)
- Stream Delay
- Microphone and Desktop Device
- Automatically Record when Streaming / Keep Recording when Stream Stops
- Enable Bandwidth Test Mode
- Audio Filters - Noise Surpression & Reaper Filter
- Audio Monitoring
Learn the basics of the OBS UI and what each section is there for. Covers scenes, sources, the audio mixer, transitions, and controls.
Quick guide on changing your theme inside of OBS. You can find custom themes here https://obsproject.com/forum/list/themes/
Learn the differences between Display, Window, and Game Capture and which one you should use for your video recording or streaming needs.
Quick guide on how to filter out a green screen background using the Chroma Key filter in OBS.
Basics of getting your microphone setup and working inside of OBS. It's important to check your microphone with the audio monitor to make sure it sounds good before you go live with your streaming or recording.
Learn how to record with seperate audio channels for your streaming and record to file. You can have 2 or more audio tracks from different sources in the file you save to your computer which is super helpful when you want to edit them in a program like DaVinci Resolve 16.
Learn how to record and stream games, screencasts, vlogs, or video podcasts with Open Broadcaster software. Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) is the best free cross-platform tool for recording videos or streaming to sites like YouTube or Twitch. In this course, you'll learn how to set up OBS to record screencasts or games. We'll cover topics like adding webcams and chroma keying out a green screen to get a talking head effect with no distracting background.
Here's an overview of what you'll find in the course
Walkthrough of All the Basics of Using OBS
Setup Guides for Screencasting, Gaming, and Vlogging
Visual and Audio Filters like Green Screen and Sound Noise Reduction
Detailed Settings Guides like How to Install and Change Color Themes for OBS
More to come as I create content to flesh the course out in the next few weeks