Transparent background

You can accomplish transparent background in your stream by using direct transparency in OBS or Chroma key.

Direct Transparency

  1. Go to the colour picker on the navigation bar and select the transparency swatch.

  2. The background will show as white but it will appear transparent in OBS.

  3. Next go to OBS and add your video source

  4. Right click on the video source and select ‘Filter’.

  5. Click the ‘+’ under the ‘Effects Filters’ section, then select ‘Chroma Key’.

  6. Enter a name for the effect layer and set the ‘Key Color Type’ to match your chosen colour.

Chroma Key

  1. Go to the colour picker on the navigation bar and select a neon green, magenta or blue background colour. Be sure to choose a colour that is not present in your model.

  2. Next go to OBS and add your video source

  3. Right click on the video source and select ‘Filter’.

  4. Click the ‘+’ under the ‘Effects Filters’ section, then select ‘Chroma Key’.

  5. Enter a name for the effect layer and set the ‘Key Color Type’ to match your chosen colour.

When adding a chroma key OBS will automatically generate some baseline settings. Experiment and fine tune these settings to get the best results.

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