Linux Guide for OBS | Complete Getting Started Tutorial for Beginner

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Here's everything you need to know to get started with OBS Studio 21+ inside of Linux. The video includes instructions for install (manjaro), upload bitrate, settings, scene setup, and how to record / stream in OBS.

Main Site
https://obsproject.com/download

Install Guides for all Linux
https://projectobs.com/en/download/

Manjaro Linux
sudo pacman -S obs-studio

Auto-Configuration Wizard to get stream bitrate
OR
http://www.speedtest.net/
Upload Bitrate * 70% or 80%.
Convert Mbps to Kbps by multiplaying by 1000

Example
0.19 Mbps Upload * 75% = 0.1425 Mbps

• 1000 / 8 = 17.8 KBps Stream Bitrate (Put 17.8 in - FYI This is way too low for streaming)

=== Settings Menu ===

Settings -> Video -> Output Scaled Resolution... Set Equal to Base (1920 x 1080 = 1920 x 1080)

Common FPS Values -> 30 unless you need it for gaming

Hotkeys - Start / Stop Recording CTRL + ALT + R for both

Output Tab
Output Mode -> Advanced
Make Bitrate equal to the one we figured out earlier

Recording -
Audio Track 1 & 2
Recording Fromat MP4
Recording Path -> Where you want
/home/USERNAME/Videos/Recordings (Hit browse and create the folder first)

Stream - Twitch Key can be got off twitch.tv/USERNAME/dashboard

Scene Setup

• Plugin all devices needed for recording - Microphones, webcams, whatever you want.

Right Click Sources -> Add Window Capture or Screen Capture

Screen = Entire Monitor
Window = One Box and everything in the boundaries

• For Webcam * - Right Click - Add - Video Capture Device

• For Overlay * - Right Click - Add - Image (.png format for transparency)

• For Microphone * Mic / Aux under Mixer, Click settings icon -> Properties, choose device

Filters ->
-- Example Basic Setup (Test before Recording) --
Noise Suppression, move bar to far left -60 dbs.
Compressor - Use defaultss

Test by Advanced Audio Properties and turning on audio monitoring.

Seperate Desktop audio and mic audio into seperate audio tracks by unchecking all by one check box for each (ex. Mic - check 1, Desktop audio - check 2)

To record to file - hit starting recording (or hotkeys)

To stream to twitch - hit start streaming

To starting streaming AND recording to file - hit both start streaming and start recording

That's all folks ;)

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