Open Broadcaster Software

Main Window

• Preview

Scenes

• Edit Mode

Sources

• Which capture to use?
  • Window Capture
  • Monitor Capture
  • Game Capture
• Video Capture Device
• Image
• Image Slide Show
• Text

Features

• Global Sources
• Plugins
• Profiles
• Replay Buffer
• Scene Collection
• Sub-Regions

Basic Settings

• General
• Encoding
• Broadcast
• Video
• Audio
• Hotkeys
• Microphone Noise Gate

Advanced Settings

• Server authentication
• Shortcut options
• Technical Explanations
• Development

FAQ

Edit Mode

Edit mode allows you to select, reposition, and resize sources within your scene. When edit mode is enabled, simply select the items you wish to edit by either clicking on them in the view (hold the control button to select multiple), or by clicking on them in the sources list box. When selected, a red selection rectangle will appear (Note: The red selection will not appear in the stream output).

You must be either streaming or previewing to be able to edit the scene.

Positioning

To reposition a selected source, simply click and drag it. It will automatically snap to the edges of the render view, which you can disable by holding down the control key.

Resizing

To resize a source, hold your mouse over the the edges or corners of the selection rectangle, then simply click and drag. It will automatically snap to the edges of the render view, which can be disabled by holding down the control key.

Cropping

To crop a source, hold the ALT key on your keyboard and use the mouse to drag any of the borders, or a corner and crop your source in the preview.

Stretching

To stretch a source and ignore its original aspect ratio, you hold the shift button and resize the source as usual.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Check out the other keyboard shortcuts that also allow you to position sources precisely.