Author: Chris Slight

Chris is the Communications & Content Editor here at XSplit. You may find him voicing tutorials, on stage at events around the world, or right here on xsplit.com. Find him at chrisslight.net

XSplit Supports St.Jude’s Scare A Thon

We couldn’t be prouder of our Brand Ambassador and former US Community Manager, Brandon Stennis aka iamBrandon and his team who went over the donation goal for the St Jude’s PLAY LIVE Scare A Thon!

St Jude Play Live Scare A Thon

The charity event was powered by XSplit who not only was the software of choice for content creators taking part, but also provided stream overlay and other graphic assets needed for the event.

Over the course of three days, Brandon and a bunch of other equally talented streamers managed to raise $20,102.50 for St Jude, a brilliant cause who you can find out more about here

We’re happy about this awesome milestone and we can’t wait to take part of the next one.

XSplit Join Streamers Connected at Comic Con London

After an amazing show in Birmingham earlier this year (oh hey, there’s a video below!) we are excited to team up yet again with Streamers Connected for something even bigger at MCM Comic Con London! Here’s a sneak peak at how their booth would look like:

Streamers Connected stage at Comic Con

As you can see, they are going big and we can’t wait to be a part of it! There will be various panels featuring many streamers, our XSplit Elites and even a panel focusing on XSplit and Player.me! The event takes place from the 25th to the 27th of May you can find more info or buy tickets here with the XSplit and Player.me panel happening Saturday 26th at 4pm!

We will have a bunch of photos going out on our social platforms for those who can’t attend to keep it locked to XSplit! For the meantime, enjoy the video!

RE-PLAY is in Full Swing!

War Child UK has organised this campaign to get people playing and streaming retro games from their childhood and raising money to help children today who have had their lives torn apart by war. You can find more info here.

XSplit and Player me support RE-PLAY

We here at SplitmediaLabs firmly support this initiative and so do our XSplit Elites who are streaming and fundraising from the 12th April until the 26th! Player.me has also created a custom overlay which is free for anyone to use while they are getting involved in RE-PLAY.

Already signed up to Player.me? Add the overlays directly to your account with these links!

If not, signing up is simple and free at Player.me!

We firmly support this initiative and we are proud that our community has rallied behind it! See you in the streams!

XSplit Powers Versus Evil at PAX East 2018

PAX East 2018 is upon us and we are the production partners for Versus Evil who will be hosting what is shaping up to be an amazing stage on the show floor!

XSplit is a production partner of Versus Evil at PAX East 2018

Our dedicated team of Magical Production Wizards will be pressing buttons and turning cameras at exactly the right time so everything looks stunning. You’ll find them at booth 13096 and the stream at twitch.tv/VersusEvil will be powered by XSplit. There are a ton of amazing guests, hosts and even XSplit alumni Brandon so be sure to check it out!

Also say hi to AJ (OmoroiYankee) and Kevin (burnoutfighter) will be on the show floor and attending panels so come on over, say hello and maybe walk away with some XSplit swag!

PAX East is always a blast and we can’t wait to see you there!

How to Stream to Mixer With XSplit Broadcaster

Mixer has grown since its days as Beam and the underlying technology behind it is still as exciting as the first time we saw it. FTL allows streamers to have next to no latency between them saying something and their audience hearing it, and with XSplit it couldn’t be easier to take advantage of this. So, friend, let’s take a look at how you can stream to Mixer with XSplit Broadcaster.

How to Stream to Mixer with XSplit Broadcaster

To get started with Mixer you’re going to need to set up an account, which is easily done on https://mixer.com. Next, open XSplit Broadcaster and select the Outputs tab at the top of the window.

XSplit Broadcaster Outputs Tab

Select “Set Up New Output” and then Mixer. From here you’ll be asked to enter your Mixer credentials which will have you sign in to the account you just created. From here XSplit will work everything out for you and let you know your recommended stream settings.

XSplit Broadcaster Channel Setup Wizard

The next window that opens up will have all your settings filled out, if you have a good enough connection you can also check the “Use FTL (Beta)” button which will allow you to take advantage of Mixer’s low-latency FTL streaming protocol.

XSplit Broadcaster Mixer Properties

Once you click okay, your account will be added and you can now stream directly to Mixer from XSplit Broadcaster which will have your Mixer account ready to go in the Outputs menu!

Now you’re all set up, enjoy streaming and let us know how you get on!

Getting Started: What You Need To Get Streaming

This is Part 1 of an on-going and constantly updating series looking at what you need to start and stay streaming.

Getting Started - What You Need To Get Streaming

Streaming has become easier than ever with technology and streaming software being simpler and more accessible, if we do say so ourselves. There are some key things you will want to get going and right here in part one of our how to stream series we’re going to cover tech.

You can go ham with tech, spend thousands, surround yourself with monitors, cameras and microphones and have a broadcast set up stronger than some large film productions. You can, but do you need to? Not really.

First things you will need is a solid internet connection (we would say around a 5 MB/S upload speed) and a PC that can handle streaming (check our streaming software minimum/recommended system requirements for XSplit Broadcaster and XSplit Gamecaster.

Next, you will want some streaming software and, well, we’re pretty fond of XSplit Broadcaster and Gamecaster. We will go over what’s different and why you may want one over the other in a future blog but here are the basics; Gamecaster is the simplest way to get started with all the features you need. Broadcaster powers some of the biggest streams you see online and is full of more pro features.

Second, you’ll want a webcam. These days you can get a very solid USB webcam that can capture in 1080p and even have a solid microphone built in for an affordable price. Plug and play, recognised by our software and ready to go. Check out our list of hardware partners for some recommendations.

That can be all you need, people will see you, hear you and be able to see a video game you’re playing on your PC. if you want to broadcast a console you’ll want a capture card. Again, these are more affordable and high tech than ever with very simple set up processes. We’d recommend something external with USB 3.0 (this puts the gameplay you’re capturing on your screen with almost zero latency). Again, you can check out our hardware partners linked above for some recommendations.

From this base, you’re good to go! You can get online, broadcast gameplay, creative, talk shows or whatever you like!

Stay tuned for more tips on how to make your stream even better.