Livestreaming appeals to many Zwifters, from top racers wanting to share their passion with the world, to newer cyclists who simply want to show their friends how much fun indoor cycling can be. And while livestreaming is taking the gaming world by storm, it can be a bit daunting to get set up if you’ve never done it before!
Never fear: our favorite Aussie is here! Livestreamer and video tutorial guru extraordinaire Shane Miller has put together a cracking tutorial covering the basics of livestreaming your Zwift ride.
Shane covers the basics of his livestream setup that uses OBS Studio on Windows 10. He includes all the hardware, software, and configuration details for a high-quality single scene stream before going live on Twitch to show it all working in real time. (Once you have OBS Studio configured you can stream to almost any platform – YouTube, Twitch, Mixer, and Facebook.)
Here are links to most of the hardware used in Shane’s own livestreaming setup:
- HP Omen PC (GPU: GeForce RTX 2060): https://amzn.to/2XaQwau
- Samsung 50″ RU7100 4K LED TV: https://amzn.to/39Nq3SX
- Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400: https://amzn.to/2XbEtd3
- Blue Yeti Microphone: https://amzn.to/3aTJcE8
- Logitech BRIO Webcam: https://amzn.to/2xYHnXK
- Philips HUE Light Strip (Req HUB): https://amzn.to/2xTtlqE
- Elgato Green Screen: https://amzn.to/2UXW2vH
- Elgato HD60 S USB Capture Device: https://amzn.to/2RkrkKQ
- Elgato Cam Link USB Capture Device: https://amzn.to/34kLb1U
- Elgato Stream Deck: https://amzn.to/2UWX4bk
- Quad Lock Phone Case: https://amzn.to/2wqTXPf
- Quad Lock Desk Mount: https://amzn.to/2xXovsv
- Wahoo Kickr Headwind Fan: https://amzn.to/2XiKOmZ
Nice explainer vid! – cheers
Broadcasting almost daily on twitch for a week now. 3-4 races plus training each week. https://twitch.tv/fkabcycleben
Question! How do they setup the iPhone minimap overlay + the Latest Ride On overlay? Can someone point me in the right direction thanks:)
The latest Ride On is a PowerShell cmd to search for HUD_Notify events in the Log.txt file and write/display each entry as they occur, to a separate file that is configured as a source. The iPhone minimap is configured as a source, which might be the phone attached to the PC/Mac with a USB.
I’m using OBS with YouTube. It almost works. Check video appears in the YouTube Studio preview box, uplink quality is excellent, but I get a message saying YouTube isn’t receiving the stream. Must be finger trouble, any ideas please?
I guess I should try Twitch …
Any idea how well the Blue Yeti handles the noise from a blower style fan?
Not really… probably as good as any other high-quality mic! My guess is you’ll need to set up some noise gates, etc in OBS to get rid of that sound… and/or use push to talk. I haven’t discovered a simple solution to this yet!
Hey Eric, is there a way to just record to a video file instead of livestreaming? Livestreaming is choppy and it would be nice to edit.
Any idea how do do this if running Zwift off AppleTV?