how to add overlays into your obs stream

For example, adding your social handles and a schedule is a great move for building out a “Starting Soon” Scene. We’ve already done a large haul of the work simply by pulling in the background, but we can also add some other graphic assets that will complete the overlay. After dragging and dropping, don’t forget to loop animated resources! Remember, with MP4 sources, it’s best to set them to loop by double clicking on the source and checking the box for “Loop.” Always save those options!Įasily drag and drop resources from your folders, into OBS. You’ll notice in each of these folders are actual MP4 files that will create a dynamic background–one that actually moves like a video.ĭrag in the “Stream_Starting” MP4 file directly into the “Sources” window of OBS Studio where it will automatically populate your Broadcast Window. Choose whichever color combination catches your eye. We’re going to start by dragging in a background from the “Scenes” folder. There’s a way to re-order these assets, but save yourself some time by building from the bottom-up. The reason for this is that everything you drag into a scene will stack on top of another. When dragging and dropping, it’s always best to start with your foundations: the assets that will make up the background of your Scene. Inside your “Graphics Assets” folder of the Glitch 2 overlay download, you’ll find everything you need to drag and drop into your Scene to create a complete overlay.

OBS Studio’s new drag and drop feature makes moving overlays into your Scene a very quick process.

There wasn’t a single link that can be used to automatically import overlays into OBS Studio until we created our Quick Install process (standard with our Stream Packages), but that’s not to say things won’t change down the line. But that doesn’t mean your overlays can’t be installed quickly. This overlay comes with “Quick Install” links for StreamElements and Streamlabs users, but you won’t find a quick install link for streamers who are just using base OBS Studio, unless you’re using Nerd Or Die stream packages. We’re going to use our Glitch 2 overlay pack as our example.

How to add overlays into your obs stream