SKETCHBOOK HOW TO SET UP HOTKEYS PRO
SKETCHBOOK HOW TO SET UP HOTKEYS SOFTWARE
SKETCHBOOK HOW TO SET UP HOTKEYS PC

SKETCHBOOK HOW TO SET UP HOTKEYS PC

There are several apps that are available for both Mac and PC that provide a way to connect an iPhone or iPad as a webcam. This doesnвЂ™t necessarily mean that you have to run out and buy an expensive new webcam - in fact, you probably already own a вЂњwebcamвЂќ thatвЂ™s much better than those available from third parties: your iPhone or iPad. Set up another camera or two at different angles or distances from you, and switch between them frequently.

SKETCHBOOK HOW TO SET UP HOTKEYS PRO

Having a number of video sources to switch between can make for much more interesting video.ДЇor example, if youвЂ™re doing a solo show, donвЂ™t just use the FaceTime camera on your MacBook Pro as the only source. One common mistake a lot of beginning live streamers make is having just one camera - a single webcam - pointed at their face, with nothing to break of the visual tedium of looking at their talking head. Smaller 6 and 15 button models are available.ДЄ similar app optimized for OBS is Touch Portal, which also runs on iPad if you need to control a lot of hotkeys. An Elgato Stream Deck XL, showing the programmable LED keys. It turns your iPhone into a 15-key control box for OBS for $2.99 a month or $24.99 per year. ThereвЂ™s a less expensive alternative from the same vendor: the Stream Deck Mobile app for iPhone. With a tap on any of the keys, you can control OBS without needing to use your mouse or trackpad. If you know that youвЂ™ll be doing a lot of work with OBS and numerous scenes, I recommend an Elgato Stream Deck - a switch box with programmable LED keys.

Here I typed Command (вЊ) вЂ“ Shift вЂ“ S to Show and Command (вЊ) вЂ“ Shift вЂ“ H to Hide the FaceTime scene (see image below): Setting up hotkeys in OBS Settings To create a hotkey, find the scene on the Hotkeys pane you wish to set up a hotkey for, click in the specific field for the action you want to control (for example, вЂњShow вЂFaceTimeвЂ™вЂќ, then type the keyboard shortcut. While I wonвЂ™t go through a lot of detail here, just know that you can set up things like Command (вЊ)-B to start (begin) recording, Command (вЊ)-F to end (finish) recording, Command (вЊ)-1 to bring up the Preshow Roll scene, Command (вЊ)-2 to bring up the LiveStream scene, and so on.

Hotkeys are set up in the OBS Settings window, Hotkeys pane (see image above). Hotkeys are shortcut keystrokes set up in advance of a broadcast that can ease the burden of making quick transitions - especially if youвЂ™re not only the broadcast engineer, but the talent as well.

One thing youвЂ™ve probably noticed by now if youвЂ™ve been working through the examples in these articles is that you can spend a lot of time clicking on items in the Studio Mode to enable your transitions - and itвЂ™s also quite easy to accidentally click the wrong button. Today weвЂ™re going to talk about hotkeys for easy transitions, additional sources for your OBS livestream or recording, and resources (plugins and tools) to extend OBS.

SKETCHBOOK HOW TO SET UP HOTKEYS SOFTWARE

Open Broadcaster Software вЂ“ Part 4: Recordings and Streams.

Open Broadcaster Software (OBS): Installing and Configuring.

Video Production with OBS: What It Is and Why You Should Use It.

If you have missed the first four chapters in this online book about the free, open-source video production application, you can catch up by following these links: Welcome to the penultimate article in our series on Open Broadcaster Software (OBS).

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