10 NEW Controls for OBS and Stream Deck
We bring you exciting news for streamers who use OBS and a Stream Deck, with a brand new update adding 10 highly requested actions to the Stream Deck. Twitch has also been busy testing new features to increase streamer income and improve discoverability, including a move to a revenue share model for ads and a new browsing layout. Additionally, we highlight the incredible achievement of Spanish streamer Ibai, who shattered the all-time concurrent viewership record on Twitch.
HUGE UPDATE for Stream Deck and OBS!
If you have been using OBS Studio (opens in a new tab) to stream and a Stream Deck (opens in a new tab) of some sort to manage your stream, you’ve probably been pretty disappointed with the lack of things you could control.
Well, today that changes, as a brand new update for the Stream Deck has come out that adds 10 highly requested new actions that you can control in OBS using your Stream Deck:
- Record Pause (opens in a new tab) – Pause or resume an active recording
- Replay Buffer (opens in a new tab) – Turn on or off the replay buffer
- Replay Buffer Save (opens in a new tab) – Save the active replay buffer
- Scene Collection (opens in a new tab) – Switch scene collections
- Media Source Control (opens in a new tab) – Play, pause, restart or stop a media source
- Studio Mode (opens in a new tab) – Turn Studio Mode on or off
- Preview to Program (opens in a new tab) – Send the preview scene to program (When in Studio Mode)
- Filter (opens in a new tab) – Turn on or off a filter
- Screenshot (opens in a new tab) – Take a screenshot of the current preview
- Transition (opens in a new tab) – Switch transition and set duration
If you want to see how exactly to use these new Stream Deck actions, I just released a new video (opens in a new tab) covering all 10.
Better Ad Splits, Discovery Update, Charity Mode
Twitch has been busy testing a whole bunch of new features designed to increase streamer income and improve discoverability.
The main highlights include a move to a revenue share model (opens in a new tab) for ads, a new browsing layout (opens in a new tab) designed to help with discoverability, and a leaked charity integration which will make raising money through streams far simpler.
I sat down with Ben on our weekly podcast to discuss all the upcoming changes, check out the video version here (opens in a new tab), or the podcast audio below.
Ibai Sets New Twitch Viewership Record
Spanish streamer Ibai (opens in a new tab) shattered the all-time concurrent viewership record with his boxing and entertainment event, La Velada del Año II.
With a staggering 3.3 million concurrent viewers, Ibai broke the previous record (set by fellow Spanish streamer, TheGrefg (opens in a new tab)) by 900,000 viewers.
Twitch also broke its platform record during the event with reportedly 6.7 million active users on the website concurrently.
