OBS-Studio/C2/Installation-of-OBS-in-Windows/English

Title: Installation of OBS in Windows

Author: Nikita Misal

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Domain reviewer: Nancy Varkey

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Visual Cue	Narration
Slide: Title	Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Installation of OBS in Windows
Slide: Learning Objectives	In this tutorial, we will learn about: Installation of OBS Studio OBS Studio workspace Scenes and Sources in OBS and How to start and stop a recording in OBS
Slide: Prerequisite https://spoken-tutorial.org	To practice this tutorial, you should have basic knowledge of computers. You should also know how to use a web browser.
Slide: System Requirement	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.
	Let us begin with the installation of OBS Studio on Windows OS.
Go to Firefox web browser	First, open a web browser.
Type:https://obsproject.com/download >> press Enter	In the address bar, type https://obsproject.com/download and press Enter.
Download page	We are immediately redirected to the Download page of OBS Studio.
Point to the 3 options i.e Windows, Mac, and Linux	Here we can see the Download options for various OSes. We can select the one suitable for our machine’s configuration.
Click on Windows icon	I have a 64-bit Windows 10 machine, so I will click on the Windows icon.
Click on the Download Installer button	Depending on your OS, click on the Download Installer or Build Instructions button. Here we see the OBS 27.0 version. Newer versions might be available depending on the time of your download.
Save As dialog box opens	On clicking, a Save As dialog box opens.
Click on Save	Select the location where you want to download the software. I will select the Downloads folder Click on the Save button at the bottom of the dialog box This may take some time, depending upon your Internet speed.
Double click on the package	Once downloaded, double-click on the package from the saved folder on your machine. I will go to the Downloads folder on my machine.
User Account Control dialog box >> Yes	In the User Account Control dialog box, click on the Yes button.
Click Next	In the Setup dialog box, click the Next button to continue the installation process.
Click Next	When the Licence Agreement is displayed, select Next
Click Next	We'll be asked where we want to install OBS. We will keep all the defaults here. Click on the Next button at the bottom right side of the Window
Select Install	Click on the Install at the bottom right side of the Window
Select Finish	The installation is now complete. Uncheck Launch OBS Studio. And then click on the Finish at the bottom right side of the window.
Narration Only:	Next, let us learn how to open OBS Studio.
Click on “Start menu”>>search bar type OBS>Click on OBS icon	In Windows OS, click on the Start Menu icon located at the bottom left corner. In the search bar, type OBS. From the displayed list, click on the OBS icon.
Point to Auto Configuration wizard dialog box.	At the start, we can see the Auto Configuration wizard dialog box.
Point to Usage information section Point to Optimize for streaming, recording is secondary Point to Optimize for streaming, I will not be streaming Point to I will only be using the virtual camera	Under Usage information section, three options are available Optimize for streaming, recording is secondary and Optimize just for recording, I will not be streaming. I will only be using the virtual camera
Select Optimize just for recording, I will be not streaming radio button Click on the Next button	As of now, we will be using OBS only for screen recording. So, select the radio button Optimize just for recording, I will not be streaming. Then click on the Next button at the bottom.
Point to video settings section Click on the Next button	In the Video settings section, keep the default values. Then click on the Next button. We can see the Auto Configuration wizard is setting up.
Point to Final Results section Click on the Apply settings button	Now we are at the Final Results section. Click on the Apply settings button at the bottom.
Narration only	OBS Studio is installed successfully and ready for screen recording.
Only Narration:	An empty profile named "Untitled" is before us. First, let us familiarize ourselves with the OBS workspace or the OBS window now.
Point to Menu bar at the top and the Canvas Preview area in the middle Point to Scene management and Control options at the bottom	We see the Menu bar at the top and the Canvas Preview area in the middle. The Scene management and Control options are at the bottom.
Point to the Scene management and Control options Hover the mouse over each tab	The Scene management and Control options have various sub-tabs. Scenes, Sources, Audio Mixer, Scene transitions and Controls. We will learn how to use each section as the series progresses.
SLIDE	Next, let us briefly understand the Sources and Scenes. Scenes are specific layouts for how you want your sources to be displayed. Sources are the things/elements shown on your screen.
Slide: Sources and Scenes (show image pointing the scene and source)	Let us understand this with an example. Here, the footage is the scene and the camera is the source.
Point to Scenes Panel>>Click on + Point to Scenes Panel>>Right click>>Add option	Let’s learn how to create a scene in OBS. To do so, click the + icon at the bottom of the Scenes panel Alternatively, you can right-click at the empty space of the Scenes list and choose Add option.
Point towards Add Scene dialog box Type Scene 001 Click on the Ok button	The Add Scene dialog box appears. It prompts us to enter the name of the Scene. I will type the name of the scene as Scene 001. Click on the Ok button at the bottom right of the window.
Point to Sources Panel>>Click on + Select Display Capture	Next, let’s learn to add a source to the scene. To do so, click the + icon at the bottom of the Sources panel. It shows a list of options for recording. We’ll select Display Capture.
Select Create New Radio button Click on the Ok button	In the dialog box, the Create New radio button is selected by default. If not, please select it. And click on the Ok button at the bottom right of the window.
Point towards Properties for Display Picture dialog box Click on the Ok button	The Properties for Display Picture dialog box pops up. We will not do anything here. Click on the Ok button at the bottom right of the Window
Controls>>Start Recording button	In the Preview section, we see multiple windows showcased. Under the Controls panel at the bottom right, click on the Start Recording option.
SLIDE	* If you get an error that says- Failed to open NVENC codec: Unknown error occurred Please check your video drivers are up to date.* Then refer to the Additional Reading Material to fix it.
Minimize the OBS window	Minimize the screen and record any other window of your choice.
Open Firefox web browser >> Narrate a sentence	Here, I am recording my Firefox web browser screen.
Click on the Stop Recording button	After the recording is done, switch back to the OBS window and click on the Stop Recording button.
Click on File Click on Show Recordings	To view the recorded clip, click on the File menu on the left of the OBS interface. Click on Show Recordings. It will automatically take us to where the recording is saved
Right click on it >> Open with option Select VLC	To view the recording right click on it, from the context menu select Open with option. From the sub-menu select any Player available on your machine. I will select VLC player and click the Play button. This is what I recorded.
Back to OBS >> click X icon	Come back to the OBS interface. Close it by clicking in the X icon.
Settings Changed dialog box >> Click the Save button	The Settings Changed dialog box opens. Click the Save button to retain the changes made.
Only Narration	This brings us to the end of this tutorial. Let us summarize.
Slide: Summary	In this tutorial, we learnt about: Installing OBS studio OBS Studio workspace Scenes and Sources in OBS and How to start and stop a recording in OBS in Windows OS
Slide: Assignment	As an assignment Create a new scene in OBS. Name it as Scene 2 Record your Desktop screen Save and close the file. Go to the saved location and play the recording.
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Previous slide	This is Arvind Pillai along with Nikita Misal from IIT Bombay signing off. Thank you for joining.

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