- This video is sponsored by Elgato,
even though I bought
most of this stuff myself
because I really like their products.
These days, every console
has a share button.
If you press this button
on the Xbox One or the PS4,
you can stream your
gameplay directly to Twitch
or YouTube.
If you press this button
on the Nintendo Switch,
most of the the time it
does absolutely nothing.
But when it does work,
you can take a screenshot
or record a 30 second video
clip in stunning 720p.
So not exactly ideal.
If you wanna stream gameplay
from your Nintendo Switch
or really create content using gameplay
from your Nintendo switch at all,
you're going to need a capture code
and you're probably going to be getting
the Elgato HD60 S speakers.
It's the best one on the market
for exactly what you want to do.
(dramatic sounds)
Elgato has pretty much cornered the market
on streaming equipment.
So if you wanna start
getting into streaming,
you're going to end up with
some of their products.
Most of this video is going
to be about the HD60 S
and how it works with the Nintendo Switch
but later on, I'm gonna
be showing my setup
and what I use to stream,
so stay tuned for that.
For this closure, I've been
using the original HD60
for years now and it's
done its job fantastically.
But Elgato sent me the
new HD60 S for this video
so thank you for that.
If you guys are thinking about
getting a capture code now
that the HD60 S is out,
definitely go for the S.
They don't even make
the original one anymore
and even their refurbished
versions of that
are only a little bit
cheaper than the HD60 S.
So make sure you're getting the right one,
they look almost identical.
The S is way faster than
the previous version.
Its USB three pointer which
allows for much lower leniency
They call it Instant Gameview
which means, what's happening on your TV
will match up with what's
happening on your computer.
Anybody who's been watching
my streams for a while
knows that I used to start
up every stream with a clap
to make sure my audio was in sync.
I used to have to delay
all of my stream assets
to line up with the gameplay on screen.
We also used to plug a camera
directly into the old
HD60 for Wulff Den Live
requiring us to delay the audio there too.
You know when hinsen, it
probably would have been worth it
to just upgrade to the the
S much sooner than we did.
The Elgato HD60 S can record
at a full 1080p, 60 frames per second
which is the highest possible
frame rate in resolution
than a Nintendo Switch can do.
So, look no further.
This is all that you need.
My favorite part about this capture code
is that it works on a Windows and Mac.
Barely any capture codes work on Mac.
I use this on Mac all of the time
to capture gameplay footage
while I'm editing my videos.
The HD60 S takes the feed
from between your Switch
and your TV or monitor.
You take the HDMI cable from your Switch
and plug it directly
into the Elgato's inport
the you use another HDMI
cable to go from the outport
to your TV or monitor.
It's that simple.
The HD60 S then connects
to your computer via USB.
It's pretty good at handling
low powered computers
but make sure your computer is
beefy enough to stream with.
You need at least a Quad Core i5 in there.
So low spec MacBooks aren't good to fly.
So this is only a Dual Core i5
but seems to be working just fine at 720p.
So, and I have used this laptop to stream
with the older Elgato before in the past.
So I'm gonna do that with
this too, shh don't tell them.
If you really want to,
you could eliminate the TV all together
and just use the HD60 S to
play games on your computer
because of that Instant Gameview
that we talked about earlier.
It's not no lance gameplay, it's low lance
So this is really good to have
and a major improvement
over the original version.
If I'm just capturing footage real quick,
I don't have to switch
inputs on my monitor
and I can leave my editing software open.
But you'd probably wanna pass that feed
off to an extra monitor
if you're serious about response time.
Every frame counts when
you're a competitive
fortnight player on the Nintendo Switch,
I know that competitive scene's bumping.
The HD60 S also captures audio over HDMI
and I know what you're thinking.
Go, of course it captures audio.
But so many people believe in audio cable
plugged into the Nintendo switch
or they'll use USB Headsets
and wonder why there's
no audio being captured.
If you do that, you're cutting
off audio at the source
and no audio will travel
through the HDMI cable
and then your precious little HD60 S
won't be able to hear that audio.
If you wanna hear the game audio yourself
while you're playing,
make sure that you're hearing it
after the audio has already
made it to your TV or monitor.
So plug headphones into your TV or monitor
or just use your normal speakers.
This is really important also
and a problem that's very
specific to the Nintendo switch.
When you're capturing
your gameplay footage,
in your software of choice,
make sure you go into the video settings,
make sure that it's recording
in 1080p, 60 frames per second of course.
But also, go to the color range
and make sure that that
is set to expanded.
For some reason, most capture software
and even some TVs or monitors
default to standard color range.
The Nintendo Switch
looks weirdly washed out
in standard mode.
Flip that over to expanded
to capture the full range of colors
that the Nintendo Switch outputs.
Af far as software goes,
the Elgato Game Capture
software's actually pretty great.
If you're on Mac,
I think that's the only
thing that you should use
because all of the
other options are trash.
On Windows, you have way more options.
But if this is your first rodeo,
I think that the Elgato software
is probably the best thing for you.
It's the easiest way to get
stream going from nothing.
It's probably also the
best way to capture footage
because your footage
isn't gonna be processed
through an additional software.
So what else do I recommend
for a Nintendo Switch stream?
Well, you need an mic so that
people can actually hear you.
If you're looking to spend some money,
I think the Blue Yeti is a
fantastic entry level USB mic.
It's gets a lot of crap for some reason
but the quality to cost
ratio is pretty fantastic.
A Webcam isn't a necessity
but could help make your stream
a little more passionable.
The Logitech C920 is surprisingly
good for a cheap Webcam.
Not even the Logitech themselves
have been able to replicate
it in their newer models.
And that's it, that's all that you need.
Now you have an entry
level streaming setup
using the Elgato HD60 S
and the Elgato Game Capture software.
But what if you want something
a little bit less PewDiePie
and a little bit more professional?
Look, the guy has 100 million subscribers
but could stream on a Cybergo
and people would watch.
Alright.
So this is way overkill.
But I figured you guys
would probably be interested
in this as well.
I'm not using the old HD60 anymore.
I'm actually using the
internal 4K60 Graphics Card
that Elgato has for my
Nintendo Switch footage.
Do not buy that.
I only have that in case
I need to capture footage
from an Xbox One X or PS4 Pro.
It is way too overkill
for a Nintendo Switch.
My Webcam,
boop, is a Panasonic G7
plugged into an Elgato Cam Link.
The G7 might not be the
best camera for this
because it doesn't auto focus
unless you're recording to the SD Card
but I don't really need it to auto focus.
So, and I got it from a
buddy for really cheap.
So it gets the job done.
Now, it might look like
there's nothing behind me
but a little Movie Magic for ya.
There's an Elgato Green Screen panel
that's keyed out using the
software that I'm using.
I can also switch between the scenes here
at a press of a button
because I'm using the Elgato Stream Deck.
Oh no!
All of this stuff I bought on dime
except for the Stream Deck
which was gifted to me by GrimHan
who watched the stream all the time.
So thank you GrimHan.
Like I said before, Elgato
has cornered the market
on streaming equipment.
They just make the best stuff
for video game streaming.
A lot of other companies
that make HDMI Capture Cards
view them as just general AV equipment.
But Elgato saw the
needs of this very niche
gaming entertainment market
and started to fill it out.
The only thing that I wish that I had
was better lighting in here.
Locally, Elgato just
released very thin LED panels
for exactly this Purpose.
Other than Elgato equipment,
I use this Audio-Technica
AT2035 microphone,
I use this for everything,
you see it in all my videos.
I have it plugged into
a Ronald Rubix 24 USB interface
which I like because it has
a compressor built into it.
That way, I can cut out
any slight room noise
without adding any software facts.
The streaming software
that I use is OBS Studio.
It's very versatile for
designing scene layouts.
This background is just royalty-free video
that I downloaded and modified
so that the colors were
a little bit better
and I made it a really low bit rate.
So it wasn't too CPU intensive.
This small key at the bottom
that changes every so often
is just another video that
I made in After Effects.
And the rest of these
overlays like the chat
and my alerts are from Streamlabs.
I highly recommend Streamlabs
even if you're just
starting out streaming.
Streamlabs will notify you every time
of viewer subscribes or
follows or donates or whatever.
And it even works with
the Elgato software.
So even if you're just starting out,
you should definitely have
some sort of stream alerts.
So it can help you better
engage with your audience more.
I got a lot of questions
about this in my last video
and I think this is a good opportunity
to get this out of the way now.
But one of the biggest
hurdles in streaming is audio.
And I know this sounds really stupid.
But how the hell do I
listen to my gameplay
from the Nintendo Switch
and stuff coming from my computer
like a Google Hangout or
Discord call at the same time?
Locally, the HD60 S is fast enough
so you can just listen to your game sounds
coming from your computer.
Problem solved, everything's
coming out of your computer.
Just plug your headphones
into your computer.
But I didn't have the
HD60 S until just now.
So what I do, because I'm a psychopath,
is that I use a cheap analog mixer.
I take the audio signal
from my Nintendo Switch
via my monitor and I feed that
into one channel on the mixer
then I take the audio signal from my PC
and feed that into the
second channel on the mixer.
Then, I have my speakers
plugged into the output
of my mixer.
If I wanna use headphones,
I just plug them into the speakers.
With this setup, the
speaker's output audio
from whatever video game console I'm using
ends the audio from my
computer all at the same time.
When it's time to stream,
I just plug my headphones in.
Again, it's important to note
that you cannot plug an audio cable
into the headphone jack
on the Nintendo Switch
and you cannot use a USB
Headset on the Nintendo Switch.
Your Elgato will not be able
to capture audio that way.
If this is your first time streaming,
you definitely don't
need anything this crazy.
Don't over complicate things for yourself.
All this stuff was slowly
built up over many years.
I used to stream from the
share button on the PS4.
So don't drop all of the cash right away
to get to this point.
Get the HD60 S, use whatever
headset or mic you already have
and start the stream you've
been wanting to start.
Or even if you wanna start
editing gameplay for YouTube,
you're still gonna need this guy.
So anyway, that's how I stream
from the Nintendo Switch
and how you can too.
And if you have any questions,
I highly recommend just going over
to my Twitch channel, TWITCH.TV/WULFFDEN
and asking me there and I'll
answer you in real time,
I'm probably live right now
or you can always just leave
it in the comments below,
app me on Twitter
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important thing that you can do,
you don't have to do any of that.
Just subscribe the channel, that's it
and share this video
with a friend of friend
that you think needs to
get that stream started
that he's been talking
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Thanks guys very much, do have
yourself a very good week.
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