Streamlabs OBS For Brand New Streamers (Creating Scenes, Adding Widgets, and MORE)

Installing Streamlabs OBS can be confusing, and streaming isn’t meant to be confusing, it is meant to be fun, right?

Today you’ll go from having nothing setup to having an awesome overlay set up, and knowing how to create scenes, add widgets, and more in under 20 minutes!

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How To Add Sources To Streamlabs OBS:

On the left of Streamlabs OBS, we have Scenes, as I said, you'll make scenes for different purposes, for example, you'll make a game scene, so we right-click, rename the Game scene. Now I might be setting up a gaming scene, but I’ll cover everything you need to know to build any scene you want, as well as show you how to install a template that has every scene you might need prebuilt.

In the middle we have Sources, sources are all of your media that are in the Scene you have selected. Right now it is empty, but if we click this plus sign we can add sources such as a game capture, which you'll need in your Gaming Scene, this lets you capture your game and display it in Streamlabs OBS.

Anything you want to add, you'll do it with this plus sign, that could be video graphics, or it could be still images, or it could be any of these dozens of built-in widgets. For example, we also want alerts so if someone Follows while you're live, an alert plays on screen, so we hit + and add an Alert box.

Your alert box will be the default alerts, but if you want to learn how to make alerts and how to use the alertbox perfectly, I have a playlist of Streamlabs OBS tutorials linked in the description.

Your game scene will probably also need a webcam, maybe some support bars for the latest followers, or subscribers, and potentially you'll want your chat on screen.

Let's start with the webcam, lets click the plus, click add Video Capture Device, we will select our webcam, and then resize it down.

Now the Source List isn't a random order, it is actually layered, imagine the bottom layer is behind everything else, so if I drag my webcam below the game capture, it is hidden.

🕘 Timestamps:

0:00 Video Start!
0:24 Introduction!
1:00 OWN3D Ad Read!
1:40 How To Create New Scene Collections In Streamlabs OBS
2:15 Overview Of Streamlabs OBS Scenes, Sources, Mixers, And More!
3:50 How To Captures Games To Streamlabs OBS
4:40 How To Add Alerts To Streamlabs OBS
5:10 How To Add Images and Graphics To Streamlabs OBS
5:30 How To Use The Source List In Streamlabs OBS
5:50 How To Add Support Bars And Streamlabels To Streamlabs OBS
8:00 How To Add Text To Streamlabs OBS
8:28 How To Move And Resize Sources In Streamlabs OBS
8:55 How To Use Folders In Streamlabs OBS
9:05 How To Crop EASILY In Streamlabs OBS
10:00 How To Add Chat Box Widgets To Streamlabs OBS
11:00 How To Add New Scenes To Streamlabs OBS
11:27 How To Use Studio Mode In Streamlabs OBS
12:30 How To Add Transitions And Stingers To Streamlabs OBS
13:30 How To Download FREE Animated Overlays And Stingers!
13:45 How To Install Overlays Into Streamlabs OBS
15:00 How To Set Up Audio And Mic In Streamlabs OBS
16:50 How To Use Audio Monitoring In Streamlabs OBS
17:40 The MOST Important Step Of This Entire Video!

How To Install Overlays Into Streamlabs OBS

To install an overlay into Streamlabs OBS, you will need to complete the following:

Step 1: From within Streamlabs OBS, you will need to click the settings button (the cog) in the lower left-hand side of the screen.

Step 2: Choose “Scene Collections” from the options on the pop-up window. Click on “Import Overlay File.”

Step 3: Navigate to the Overlay file by going into the folder labeled "Streamlabs OBS Overlay", then click the .overlay file, and click "Open"

Step 4: Customise to your heart's content!

The style of this video is similar to Alpha Gaming and Gaming Careers in parts. A large influence on this series has come from content creators like Wild4games and The Video Nerd.

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🕘Timestamps:
0:00 Video Start!
0:24 Introduction!
1:00 OWN3D Ad Read!
1:40 How To Create New Scene Collections In Streamlabs OBS
2:15 Overview Of Streamlabs OBS Scenes, Sources, Mixers, And More!
3:50 How To Captures Games To Streamlabs OBS
4:40 How To Add Alerts To Streamlabs OBS
5:10 How To Add Images and Graphics To Streamlabs OBS
5:30 How To Use The Source List In Streamlabs OBS
5:50 How To Add Support Bars And Streamlabels To Streamlabs OBS
8:00 How To Add Text To Streamlabs OBS
8:28 How To Move And Resize Sources In Streamlabs OBS
8:55 How To Use Folders In Streamlabs OBS
9:05 How To Crop EASILY In Streamlabs OBS
10:00 How To Add Chat Box Widgets To Streamlabs OBS
11:00 How To Add New Scenes To Streamlabs OBS
11:27 How To Use Studio Mode In Streamlabs OBS
12:30 How To Add Transitions And Stingers To Streamlabs OBS
13:30 How To Download FREE Animated Overlays And Stingers!
13:45 How To Install Overlays Into Streamlabs OBS
15:00 How To Set Up Audio And Mic In Streamlabs OBS
16:50 How To Use Audio Monitoring In Streamlabs OBS
17:40 The MOST Important Step Of This Entire Video!

[ValrBurmoon]

This was SUPER helpful! I’m still a little bit confused, but this helped save me a ton of time and headaches and was easy to learn for the most part. Thanks!

[AshleysCove]

Thank you so much for this! I impulsively decided I should start a streaming channel so I’m trying to get the software side ready while I wait for the hardware to arrive. This is super helpful and I’ll be checking out the playlist!

[angelboi]

Decided to start streaming last week, 90% of what I’ve learned thus far is from your channel. Thank you! Sub and multiple likes.

[turtleman]

So helpful I couldn’t figure out how to move stuff without having to move everything one by one now I know. Extremely helpful👌🏼

[AlyCatVR]

I wish I had this guide when I started streaming years ago, it's so helpful and straightforward. I'll pass this along to starting streamers, though! :)

[drowsidius]

Great video and amazing description! I also like how animated you were in the webcam box, makes it fun to watch!

[KezzaPlaysMinecraft]

Your videos have helped me understand that it’s not an overnight success. It’s hard work and as long as the motivation and dedication is there, it will all come together. I’m currently in the phase of learning the software and improving general quality. Thank you for sharing your tips, you’re like a degree for starting streaming!

[ChocolateBob]

Oh Snap!!! I'm an older boomer getting ready to stream my amazing life on Twitch. This is exactly the kind of information I've been searching for in order to understand the nuts and bolts of the "how to" put it all together. Thanks very much Amigo!

[kngnorth]

Sharing this immediately with a couple friends starting to stream! I don't need them going through the same thing I did and not knowing how to use a game capture.

[morganw.]

OH SNAP! I’m going to start streaming model building in the near future and your videos are a life saver! Thanks ElJay!

[Peebsious]

Oh snap! Some stuff I already knew or worked on from your previous videos, but some new stuff too. Good video and thanks for the pointers!

[cole_cochran]

Your vids are extremely helpful, thanks man keep it up!

[qecrids]

this is really helpful! cant wait to start sorting stuff out :)

[wohlgemuthjr]

whew glad there is not a limit to how many times I can pause along the way thanks

[saharajasso]

Finally!!! An Actual Beginner's Video With Clean And Simple To Follow Steps!!! Thanks So Much!!!! 😁😁😁

[digretoz]

Thanks for this video. I stream but don’t have the tech skills to sort myself out appropriately so this is fantastic!!

[knotty]

most of this stuff i knew but a few little things which are handy. thanks for making it !

[Vegan_Ape_]

Awesome, thanks so much. I've had a youtube for a while but never tried actually making content. Until now. Lol this will make my life much easier. Cheers.

[zacnielsencoaching]

Thank you very much for this video mate! I'm brand new to SLOBS and had to rewatch multiple times but got it in the end haha. 🙏