From this screen, you can change the overlay to a different file if you chose the wrong file or don’t like how it appears on the screen.ĭepending on how long the file runs, you can continue as is or hit the loop option beneath the preview to keep the animation continuous throughout the content.įor example, if the video file only lasts three seconds to showcase a twinkle light effect, you’ll want to hit the loop option to keep the animation going for the duration of your video. Once you’ve chosen the file, an animation preview will pop up in OBS Studio for you to view how it will look. If you do not have your overlay saved to your computer, you need to do so before adding it to OBS Studio. Then, you can browse for the file on your computer to add. You can name your animated overlay anything you want and click the “ add new source” button below the title. The standard image option will not let you add either of these file types. mp4 files–otherwise known as video files. But, instead of clicking on the image button, you’ll choose a media source.Īdding a media source accommodates animated overlays since they are typically either. The process is similar to adding a static image overlay. Watch the video ' How to Stream LIVE Webinars online with OBS' if you want to know more about this.Now that you have your desired scene selected, you can navigate to the source section of the screen and choose the “ add source” option. Back in WebinarGeek, select OBS as a virtual cam to display the OBS screen in your webinar. The most common is OBS, which you can download for free. Overlay ready? Time to put this in your webinar! For this we need a virtual stream encoder. Placing the overlay in your webinar with OBS Placing your logo in the top left or right corner of your webinar is a great first step. Do not go straight for the most advanced animation, but take the time to find out what suits you. Use FlexClip if you want to easily create dynamic lower thirds for your webinar.

If you have Adobe lIlustrator, you can download endless free vector templates on Freepik that you can adapt to your own branding. You can create an overlay in different ways.

The appearance of your lower third results in a professional looking video! Create your own overlay A dynamic overlay is a transparent video that you place over the video or webinar.

In video, the transparency (opacity) of the logo is often scaled to 80%, so that it is not hard on the image. A static overlay is an image that you keep in view throughout the webinar.

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