Recently, we've been trying a different approach. We're utilizing VideoPsalm's "Stage View Display" feature, which creates a separate window and shows the same text as seen on the main screen. The key difference is that this secondary window has a solid color background.
This allows us to enhance our live stream by using this new window in OBS Studio, enabling us to seamlessly integrate lower thirds into our broadcasts. Moreover, this setup opens up the possibility of utilizing OBS's chroma key feature to superimpose transparent text onto our live footage for added visual appeal. To ensure readability, we limit the text on screen to just two lines at any given moment. This arrangement allows us to present the lyrics as a lower third graphic.
The picture below shows what it would look like.
Currently, we use a transparent black box around the text to enhance readability. However, we are actively searching for a more suitable font that would enable us to use transparent text without the need for the background box.
Could you supply a video showing the steps you took to do this? I am new to doing the streaming program for our church so to setup the OBS to accept the videopsalm stage output would be a big help.
Our walkaround is similar as we need to display/project to the on-site screen separate from the live stream.
Late last year, we set up Stage View with a blue screen and colour key/chroma in OBS. We have a working lower-third. We included a transparent black screen (this we later disabled after, due to 'Pastorate' liking). However, we are unable to continue as the 'text overlay' is not #sharp enough. Reason: Stage VCiew lacks outline and shadow.
--- This week, we've submitted a feature request for outline and shadow in Stage View.
This week, we experimented, with fairly good success, a workaround in OBS.
In brief, in OBS
[Display scene] Capture VideoPsalm in OBS: we used both Window capture and Display capture. Using both, for fallback purposes, when one fails.
[Display scene] Add backgrounds (images and videos) with the fallback option of background scene added as source. A sort of #duplicate
'Route' the display scene to the on-site screen from OBS:
Right-click on Display Scene,
select 'Fullscreen Projector (Scene)',
select the on-site display screen
Program mains as-is for streaming; independent of the selected display scene
In VideoPsalm
use blue background. This, we colour key in OBS
select songs, Bible verses and other 'items' as normal
Recently, we've been trying a different approach. We're utilizing VideoPsalm's "Stage View Display" feature, which creates a separate window and shows the same text as seen on the main screen. The key difference is that this secondary window has a solid color background.
This allows us to enhance our live stream by using this new window in OBS Studio, enabling us to seamlessly integrate lower thirds into our broadcasts. Moreover, this setup opens up the possibility of utilizing OBS's chroma key feature to superimpose transparent text onto our live footage for added visual appeal. To ensure readability, we limit the text on screen to just two lines at any given moment. This arrangement allows us to present the lyrics as a lower third graphic.
The picture below shows what it would look like.
Currently, we use a transparent black box around the text to enhance readability. However, we are actively searching for a more suitable font that would enable us to use transparent text without the need for the background box.
Could you supply a video showing the steps you took to do this? I am new to doing the streaming program for our church so to setup the OBS to accept the videopsalm stage output would be a big help.
Our walkaround is similar as we need to display/project to the on-site screen separate from the live stream.
Late last year, we set up Stage View with a blue screen and colour key/chroma in OBS. We have a working lower-third. We included a transparent black screen (this we later disabled after, due to 'Pastorate' liking). However, we are unable to continue as the 'text overlay' is not #sharp enough. Reason: Stage VCiew lacks outline and shadow.
--- This week, we've submitted a feature request for outline and shadow in Stage View.
This week, we experimented, with fairly good success, a workaround in OBS.
In brief, in OBS
[Display scene] Capture VideoPsalm in OBS: we used both Window capture and Display capture. Using both, for fallback purposes, when one fails.
[Display scene] Add backgrounds (images and videos) with the fallback option of background scene added as source. A sort of #duplicate
'Route' the display scene to the on-site screen from OBS:
Right-click on Display Scene,
select 'Fullscreen Projector (Scene)',
select the on-site display screen
Program mains as-is for streaming; independent of the selected display scene
In VideoPsalm
use blue background. This, we colour key in OBS
select songs, Bible verses and other 'items' as normal
In OBS
select the background image/video as needed
As time permits, we would do a 'clip'.