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Revision as of 13:26, 27 October 2021

Title: Basics of working with OBS

Author: Nikita Misal


Visual Cue Narration
Slide: Title Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Basics of working with OBS.
Slide: Learning Objectives In this tutorial, we will learn how to:
  • Work with sources
  • Rename a scene
  • Remove a scene
  • Switch scene's layout
  • Add a new Layer and
  • Change themes
Slide: OS and Versions OBS Studio can run on any of the following operating systems:
  • Microsoft Windows 8 or higher versions
  • GNU/Linux OS 18.04 or higher versions and
  • Mac OS X 10.13 or higher versions
Slide: Prerequisite To practice this tutorial, you should have basic knowledge of computers.

You should also know how to use a web browser.

Slide: System Requirements This tutorial is recorded using
  • Windows 10 and
  • OBS Studio version: 27.0.1
  • Firefox Web browser
  • We also need a working Internet connection for the installation.

You can use any web browser of your choice.

The steps demonstrated are exactly the same on Linux and Mac OSX.

Click on Start menu>> Type OBS>> Double-click on OBS Studio icon Let us open OBS Studio.

For that, click on Start menu at the bottom left of the screen.

Type OBS in the search bar and press Enter.

Double-click on the OBS icon to launch it.

Only narration


Point towards each component as per the narration

The OBS work area consists of the following components:
  • Menu bar
  • Canvas preview area
  • Scene management and Control options
Point to the Scenes and the associated Sources We see that the interface reflects all the activities done in the previous tutorial.

We have 2 scenes and each has a source associated with it.

Only narration A source inside one scene can be moved to a different position.
Click on Scene 002 in the Scenes list Click on Scene 002 in the Scenes list.
Move the cursor to the Preview area Move the cursor to the Preview area.
Click and hold the left mouse button at the center of the red rectangle

Drag and release

Click and hold the left mouse button at the center of the red rectangle.

Drag it to a new position and release the mouse button.

Click on Scene 001 in the Scenes list To see the difference, click on Scene 001 in the Scenes list.

It is exactly where it was earlier.

Click on Scene 002 in the Scenes list Now click on Scene 002 in the Scenes list.

It has moved to the new location given by us.

Only narration In large projects, for better cross-referencing, we may need to rename scenes.
Right-click on Scene 001 in the Scenes list

Choose Rename

Type new name as Opening-scene-001>>Enter

Right-click on the scene in the Scenes list which you wish to rename.

I will right-click on Scene 001.

Choose the Rename option.

A blinking cursor will appear in the name of the scene.

I will type the new name as Opening-scene-001 and press Enter.

Right-click on the source Screen Capture (XSHM) >> Rename >> Screen Capture 001

press Enter

Likewise we can also rename the associated sources.

Right-click on the source, select Rename option and type Screen Capture 001.

And press Enter

Right-click on the source Screen Capture (XSHM) 2 >> Rename >> Screen Capture 002 Repeat the same action for renaming the source in Scene 002 as Screen Capture 002.
Only narration Next, let us learn how to remove a scene in OBS.
Click on Scene 002 in the Scenes list. First, click on Scene 002 in the Scenes list.
Click - icon on the toolbar of the Scene list To completely remove a scene, click the Remove icon on the toolbar of the Scene list.

This appears as the minus sign at the bottom of the Scene list.

Point to Confirm Remove dialog box

Point to the Yes button but don’t click

Confirm Remove dialog box appears.

Clicking on the Yes button will remove the selected scene.

Click No button However, we click on the No button as we need both the scenes for further demonstration.
Point to the Scenes list arrow icons at the bottom We can move the scenes up or down using the arrow icons at the bottom.
Select Scene 002 and click on the up arrow. Select Scene 002 and click on the up arrow.
Click on the down arrow Now click on the down arrow.
The scene moves accordingly.
Point to Sources list arrow icons at the bottom The same actions can be performed in the Sources list also.

You can try this on your own later for your understanding.

Only narration Next, let us learn how to switch a Scene’s layout.
Slide

Point towards list in OBS

The Scenes list pane has two main layouts:
  • List
  • Grid.

The scenes in the Scenes list can be represented as a list entry or as a compact button in a grid.

The default layout is list.

Right-click on Scene 002 in the Scenes list >> context menu select Grid Mode To switch between different Scenes layouts, right-click on any scene in the Scenes list pane.

From the context menu, select Grid Mode.

Point to the buttons in the grid Observe that the scenes are now represented as buttons in a grid.
Right-click on Scene 002 in the Scenes list >> context menu select List Mode Once again right-click on any scene in the Scenes list pane.

From the context menu, select List Mode.

Point to the list of scenes Observe that the scenes are now one below the other as a list.
Only Narration Next, let us learn about Layers.
Slide Layers What are Layers
  • Each source added to OBS lies on a different layer.
  • OBS uses layers combination to render the output videos.
  • These can be either streamed or recorded.
  • Layers can have different properties: size, transparency, color overlay, etc.

Point to Sources Panel>>Click on +

Now let us learn how to add a new layer in OBS.

We will add a new layer to Scene 002.

A new layer can be added in the OBS Sources list via the Add button which is the +plus icon.

Select Audio Input Capture On clicking, it shows a list of options for recording.

We’ll select Audio Input Capture.

Select Create New Radio button

Select the text “Audio Input Capture” >> Rename this as “Arvind’s external mic”.

Click on the Ok button

In the Create/Select Source dialog box, the Create new radio button is selected by default.

It shows the text “Audio Input Capture”.

It is advisable to rename the layer for easy reference later.

So, I will rename this as “Arvind’s external mic”.

Click on the Ok button at the bottom of the dialog box.

Point towards Audio Input Capture dialog box

Click on the dropdown next to the Device section

Select the Microphone from your device.

Properties for Arvind’s external mic’ dialog box opens up.

Click on the dropdown next to the Device section.

Select the Microphone from your device.

Slide If you do not see any option in the drop-down, go to System settings.

Here check if the input sound settings are configured properly.

Check if the microphone is working properly.

If not, you may have to restart the system.

Select Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)

Click on the Ok button

In my case, I will select Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)

The options may vary depending on your system and the attached headset you are using.

After selecting, click on the Ok button at the bottom of the dialog box.

Point to Arvind’s external mic Observe the new layer named Arvind’s external mic in the Sources list.

Select Audio Input Capture

Likewise, to delete an existing layer, first select the layer you want to delete.

I will select the newly created Arvind’s external mic layer.

Press delete or minus sign Then press the delete icon which is the -minus sign at the bottom of the Sources list.
Point to Confirm Remove dialog box

Click on the Yes button.

Confirm Remove dialog box appears.

Click on the Yes button.

Press Ctrl + Z to undo the changes Press Ctrl + Z to undo this change.
Only Narration Next, we will learn about Themes in OBS.

OBS Studio can use different programme themes.

The Dark theme is suitable for evening time streaming, while the System theme is versatile.

File >> Settings

Point towards Settings dialog box.

Select the File option on the Standard Toolbar.


Click on the Settings option to open the Settings dialog box.

Point towards the General tab.

Drop-down besides Theme

Select System

Click on the Apply and OK button

By default, the General tab is selected.

Under General options, click on the drop-down besides Theme.

From the options, select System.

First click the Apply button and then the OK button to save the changes.

Observe the theme changes in the OBS interface.
On OBS >> click X icon Let’s now close the OBS interface by clicking on the X icon.
Only Narration This brings us to the end of this tutorial.

Let us summarize.

Slide: Summary In this tutorial, we learnt:
  • Work with sources
  • Rename a scene
  • Remove a scene
  • Switch scene's layout
  • Add a new Layer and
  • Change themes
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Slide: Acknowledgement Spoken Tutorial project is funded by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India.
This is Arvind Pillai along with Nikita Misal from IIT Bombay signing off.

Thank you for joining.

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