Your newly created live text file will show now show up with red handles. Once you are done customizing the look, click 'OK'. If you resize your fonts bigger, you'll run the risk of pixelated, blurry fonts. You'll want to scale down rather than up in your OBS scene. One thing I will say is to go on the bigger side for your font size. I won't go into any of those details here, but feel free to let me know if you have any questions on those details. All that is left is customization of the font, size, gradients, colors, alignment, etc.
STREAMLABS OBS COUNTDOWN TIMER UPDATE
The Snaz timer should still be running and you'll see the numbers update in real time.
The Snaz text file will now be loaded up and OBS will display the text in realtime. Paste the file path we copied from Snaz in the 'file name' box.Then click the 'Browse' button to tell OBS the location of the Snaz text file.Click the checkbox for 'Read from file'.This contains all the properties for your countdown timer. In our example, we will call this 'Countdown Timer'.seems fitting.Īnother new window will open up. Click the '+' sign, then select 'Text (GDI+) We will be using our 'sample - Xbox'' Scene. This is needed to paste later into OBS.ĪDDING THE COUNTDOWN FILE INTO OBS Now that the text file is created, we need to bring this into OBS as a source. Press the 'Copy Path to Clipboard' button. The file path will populate within this box.This will start the timer and create the file. This post will only cover setting up a simple countdown timer, but I'd recommend delving into the other options once you are familiar with the software. SETTING UP YOUR TIMER FILE IN SNAZ When you open up the program you will notice that there is a lot of potential customization with this software.
STREAMLABS OBS COUNTDOWN TIMER INSTALL
This software is really light weight and resource friendly.ĭOWNLOAD THE FREE SOFTWARE The first step is to download and install the free software, Snaz. There are multiple ways to set this up, but I decided to go with a standalone program that writes to a text file that is read and displayed by OBS. This post will provide you with a step by step to get this up and running as an overlay in OBS. Having a buffer before you actually go live will give people time to tune in so when the timer hits 0:00, you've got an audience. Or maybe your intro tunes or graphics are just that catchy that people who stumble upon the channel will want to stick around. Repetition helps creates interest and can help draw viewers in. Incorporating an intro splash screen or a stream countdown page is a nice way to create anticipation for your stream.
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