Louis Vigil – February 26, 2018 at 8:34 AM
Esports is one of the fastest growing and most exciting industries in the world. Esports tournaments now fill huge stadiums and have millions of fans watching from all over the world. However, the base of esports is the players and shoutcasters working at the grassroots level, streaming gameplay so that fans can get access to the people behind the high level gameplay. This blog will show you how to start your own esports stream for chance in the spotlight.
Setting up Gameplay Capture and Webcam
First, you will need a PC, microphone and webcam. Next download and run XSplit Broadcaster. Let’s setup the first scene. Go to sources > game capture and select the auto detect option. This will automatically capture any PC game that is running.
Stretch the gamesource across the XSplit mixer. For a visual guide check out the video below:
The next source to add is the webcam. Go to sources > devices > video and select your webcam. Position the webcam in a space that doesn’t block any important information from the game you are playing.
Once your webcam is set, click onto the next scene and add your webcam there as well, but this time make it full size across the mixer. This screen is your intro for the stream and intermission scene between games.
Audio Setup
Next up is audio. Go to tools > general settings and click on the audio tab. Keep the system sound set to default and select your microphone. System sound is the audio from your PC, such as the gameplay audio.
Go back to the main XSplit window and use the meters next to the microphone and speaker symbols to adjust the audio levels.
Live Stream Setup
Now that the audio and a couple scenes are set up, it is time to start streaming. Click on outputs, go to the set up new outputs section and click on the live streaming platform you wish to broadcast to.
Log in to your account and our wizard will check for the best streaming settings based your PC hardware and internet connection.
Once the wizard is finished, you may want to add delay to your stream to prevent stream sniping of your gameplay.
To go live, click on your channel in the outputs menu and congrats you are now broadcasting your first esports stream!
While it is easy to get started streaming, you have endless possibilities when it comes to customizing your stream to build an audience and community. If you have any questions about the instructions of this guide or technical questions about streaming, be sure to leave a question in the comments.
