Next, under ‘ Sources’, click the plus sign and select image. If you don’t have one, click the plus sign under the ‘ Scenes’ section to make one. Now, open OBS on your computer and choose the scene you want to add the overlay. Check out this collection of tutorials on creating overlays to learn more. Keep in mind, you can use this process to design any overlay. When you’re done, click ‘ Publish’, wait for it to process and download your new overlay. For this example, I added a YouTube logo and my channel name. Then, click ‘ Text’ to enter your username. Now, click ‘ Upload’ in the top left to add a social media icon. Last, set the background to no color (checkered circle with a red slash) to ensure the overlay saves with a transparent background. Typically, the bigger your overlay, the better the quality. Then, click ‘ Custom Size’ and enter 1000px for the width and 200px for the height.

To make a watermark for yourself, open the studio and click ‘ Start with a blank canvas’. For this tutorial, I’ll be adding a simple social media watermark. Using Kapwing’s studio, you can create any design you want. If you’re the type who likes to create things your way, Kapwing has your back. If you want to use a template, explore Kapwing’s vast catalog of templates, sorted A-Z.įor streamers, check out Visuals by Impulse’s store to browse stream overlays. If you already know which overlay you want, move on to step #3. Learn how to add your overlay and, if you want, make a totally custom one in the process. Today, we’ll be combining both thanks to Kapwing’s free editing platform. Sometimes you need a designer to make them and an internet blog to teach you how to install them. That’s why you need to add an overlay to truly take your video to the next level. However, OBS’s suite of broadcasting tools aren’t enough to cut through the noise. Open Broadcast Software, or OBS, turns the average Joe into a video streaming powerhouse.

Overlay for obs studio