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Streaming setup guides
How to connect the camera, microphone, capture card and internet for the kind of stream you want to make.
What you need to start streaming
To stream from a computer you need something to show, a streaming app such as OBS, a microphone and enough upload speed. A webcam, lights and a Stream Deck can wait.
Plan this setup →Beginner streaming setup
Your first streaming setup: a USB webcam, one microphone, headphones and a light on one computer, set up in OBS and tested before you go live.
Plan this setup →Single-PC streaming setup
Play and stream on one PC: the game, webcam, microphone and headphones all on the same computer, with no capture card needed.
Plan this setup →Console streaming setup
Stream a console through a capture card: how the console, TV and computer connect, where your mic and party chat go, and which mode the card captures.
Plan this setup →PS5 streaming setup
Stream a PS5 straight from the console with Broadcast, or through a capture card into OBS for your own scenes. What each needs, the HDCP setting, and game sound.
Plan this setup →Dual-PC streaming setup
Play on one PC and stream from another: how the game’s picture and sound reach the streaming PC, and where your mic, headphones and chat go.
Plan this setup →Talking-head streaming setup
Camera, microphone and light for a clear on-camera stream from your desk, and where to place each one in the room.
Plan this setup →Video podcast setup
A video podcast setup: two microphones and cameras, headphones for both of you, a remote guest without echo, and each voice on its own track.
Plan this setup →Laptop streaming setup
Stream from a laptop: which ports to use, power, a second screen, and keeping it cool.
Plan this setup →Two-person streaming setup
Two people, one room: a microphone each, one wide camera or two, headphones for both, and a remote guest who doesn’t hear an echo.
Plan this setup →Multi-camera streaming setup
Run two or more cameras on one stream: USB webcams straight into OBS, phones as extra angles, or HDMI cameras through capture cards or an ATEM Mini Pro.
Plan this setup →VTuber streaming setup
Stream as an avatar: which app for a Live2D or a 3D model, a webcam or an iPhone for face tracking, and how to bring the avatar into OBS with a transparent background.
Plan this setup →Xbox Series X|S streaming setup
Stream an Xbox Series X or S to Twitch straight from the console, or through a capture card and OBS to any platform, with party chat and the recorded sound checked.
Plan this setup →Nintendo Switch 2 streaming setup
Stream Switch 2 through the dock and a capture card to OBS: what GameChat can and can’t share, the display modes, HDR, game audio and your commentary microphone.
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