Are you a video game enthusiast? Would you like to record your games played live? Do you want to record gameplay share and publish video game recordings on Youtube like the most famous of the Youtubers FaviJ ? Then you are reading the right guide in fact I want to explain how to record gameplay or how to broadcast the video game in live streaming.
Record Gameplay: How to Record Live Streaming Video Game Games on YouTube and Twich with OBS Studio
To record the computer screen there are some specific software such as XSplit valid program to broadcast a video composed of multiple sources, but in this guide I’ll explain how to use the excellent OBS Studio (Open Broadcaster Software) program, a free open source software in Italian language compatible for Windows, macOS and Linux which once installed allows you to record the games of video games or to broadcast them live on YouTube or Twich a site similar to Youtube specialized only in video games ..
How to record gameplay with OBS Studio
If you want to record the screen of a Windows, macOS or Linux computer and record a video game like the famous YouTubers do where you see the game in the background and the face of the gamer transmitted by the webcam with his voice explaining the level of a game then you I recommend downloading and installing the OBS Studio software on your computer.
For Windows (all versions)
If you use a computer with Windows and you want to install and use OBS Studio open the browser connected to the main page and click on the button you see with the word Download OBS Studio then select Windows 7+ to start downloading the OBS- Studio installation file- 18.0.1-Full-Installer.exe (version number may be different).
At the end of the download click twice with the left mouse button on the file just downloaded to start the installation of OSB Studio on Windows, then from the first window that opens select Yes> Next> I Agree> Next> Install> Finish> Ok to start the first screen of the software and record gameplay with Windows.
From the first screen of OBS Studio to register your computer desktop or record a video game as the first step, click on the Settings button located in the menu at the bottom right, then from the menus that appear on the left select General and check the Ask items on the right tab confirm when starting a live and Ask for confirmation when ending a live .
As a next step select the item on the left Stream then in the right part click on the drop-down menu Service select the service in which you want to broadcast and transmit the video game recordings in live streaming, for example you can choose between YouTube, YouTube Gaming, Twitch, Facebook Live and many others, at your choice under Server select which one you want to record gameplay on.
Now positioned on the left option Output then on the right part under Recording path through the Browse button select the destination folder in which you want to record and save the videos on your computer, while in the other items of the left menu you can set the quality to Audio of audio devices and microphone to Video the base resolution and output resolution of the movie recording, to Hot Keys sets the keyboard shortcuts to start and stop broadcasting or start and stop recording.
Once you have finished and made all the various adjustments in the OBS Studio Settings menu, click on the button you see Apply and then Ok to confirm and save your preferences.
Once the configuration has been saved, click on the + symbol in the Sources box located below on the main screen and select the item Capture window in full screen (Game) and then Ok , then click again on the + and select Video capture device then in the window that opens select the webcam installed on your computer through the Device drop-down menu and Ok to confirm and place the famous square with your face.
Also set the audio then always click on the + symbol located on Origins and in the drop-down menu that opens first select Capture the output audio and set the sound card on Device and confirm with Ok , then always from + select Capture the incoming audio and set the microphone to Device and confirm with the Ok button , at the end if you want from the main screen in the Mixer tab you can adjust the volume of both the sound card and the microphone with the two sliders you see available.
Well after making the various adjustments and setting the various devices you are ready to start recording gameplay or broadcast the video game in live streaming to do so click on the button you see located at the bottom right Start transmission or Start recording or alternatively press the keys keyboard shortcuts you set up earlier.
For more information and to be able to use the OBS Studio software in the best possible way, I suggest you visit the Forum that you find on the main page of the website, in fact just click on the word Forum located at the top right to find detailed guides, scripts, plugins , tools, resources and much more about the program, alternatively always from the main page you can click on the Community Chat button to enter a chat and talk directly with other users of the OBS Studio community.
For macOS (all versions)
If you use a macOS system and want to record gameplay with OBS Studio open the browser connected to the main page of the website then click first on the button with the word Download OBS Studio and then on OSX 10.9+ to start downloading the obs-mac installation package -18.0.1-installer.pkg (software version may be different at download time).
At the end of the download to install OBS Studio on macOS click on the file you just downloaded with the right mouse button and in the menu that appears select the Open item , then press the Continue button three times and then Install , at the request enter the access password to macOS and proceed by pressing first on Install and then on Close.
Once the installation operations are finished, start the software and in the first window that appears, select the button with the wording I accept to open the first screen with the OBS Studio command console, then to proceed with the configuration of the program read the previous paragraph dedicated to Windows (it is the same, nothing changes).
