Referring to a thread I might have done in a not really relevant place, here I go :)
I'm a dungeon master with the minimum bare experience in the matter of streaming and running games online. I find my current campaign interesting enough that I would like to share them with other friends through twitch for example.
Could you guys give any tips on how to run a top notch quality streaming sessions, please ?
Any software or hardware that you use in particular ?
What was your major struggle when streaming ?
For information :
We usually use discord with DnD Beyond and the maps features
I would love to have the options for both recording sessions or stream live. I feel like Streaming live could be a great start.
And I do have a decent Macbook pro with M2 chipset with a good JBL microphone
I feel myself a bit overwhelmed by the amount of possibilities I have... So your personnal experience would be greatly appreciated !
Our setup over at Crit-Cats is basically, "Discord + OBS + VTT of choice" then stream on Twitch and upload to Youtube after.
Make sure everyone has a decent webcam with okay lighting and a decent microphone so they can be seen and heard. Or skip the webcams and use picture cards for the players.
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Thanks for the reply ! Could I ask you what is your setup to run everything at once. On a laptop, gamer pc or whatever ? Having an audio card or graphical card used ?
On my end, I basically have a three monitor computer setup. I have Discord video chat open on one monitor to capture for OBS, the VVT open in the middle monitor, and OBS and other screens (mostly downsized until needed) open on the third monitor. That way my participants only really need to worry about having the VTT and Discord open on their end.
It works even better if you have a person dedicated as "production staff" or "show runner," whose job it is to do the OBS and streaming in the background while you and your players concentrate on the VTT and play experience. I had a friend do that for the first half of my Spelljammer streamed game, and it was wonderful to not have to worry about keeping an eye on the stream to make sure it was still working.
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Hello there !
Referring to a thread I might have done in a not really relevant place, here I go :)
I'm a dungeon master with the minimum bare experience in the matter of streaming and running games online.
I find my current campaign interesting enough that I would like to share them with other friends through twitch for example.
For information :
I feel myself a bit overwhelmed by the amount of possibilities I have... So your personnal experience would be greatly appreciated !
Our setup over at Crit-Cats is basically, "Discord + OBS + VTT of choice" then stream on Twitch and upload to Youtube after.
Make sure everyone has a decent webcam with okay lighting and a decent microphone so they can be seen and heard. Or skip the webcams and use picture cards for the players.
Thanks for the reply ! Could I ask you what is your setup to run everything at once. On a laptop, gamer pc or whatever ?
Having an audio card or graphical card used ?
On my end, I basically have a three monitor computer setup. I have Discord video chat open on one monitor to capture for OBS, the VVT open in the middle monitor, and OBS and other screens (mostly downsized until needed) open on the third monitor. That way my participants only really need to worry about having the VTT and Discord open on their end.
It works even better if you have a person dedicated as "production staff" or "show runner," whose job it is to do the OBS and streaming in the background while you and your players concentrate on the VTT and play experience. I had a friend do that for the first half of my Spelljammer streamed game, and it was wonderful to not have to worry about keeping an eye on the stream to make sure it was still working.