Hey guys. Mike from CCTV camera pros here.
In this video, I am going to show you how to
stream the Nintendo switch on Twitch.
First, I'm going to walk you through the
hardware setup - what I have going on here,
and then I'll show you the exact
settings and configuration that you need
to setup inside of the open broadcaster
software. That that's what syncs up and
connects with the Twitch streaming
service. And then we'll actually do a
live stream so. I'll show you what it
looks like
with the with the console streaming
through OBS and a face overlay on top of
the video. So first off, I'm using my Macbook
and I'm running Open Broadcaster
Software. What allows me to capture the
video from the Nintendo Switch into my
Macbook is my HDMI to USB converter. That
basically has an HDMI input and a USB 3
connection that I could go into a
computer. Being that its USB-3, I also used
a USB-3 to USB-C Thunderbolt adapter
because my macbook has a USB Thunderbolt
not USB-3. The HDMI to USB converter also
has an HDMI output. This is key because
you want the gameplay to
be able to happen locally on a display
monitor like this. That's what is
happening right here. We're using the
HDMI output of the converter to go into
the HDMI input of this monitor. So, as
you're playing you could have a nice
full screen view of your gameplay
without your face overlay locally. And
then in the open broadcaster software
you can have your face overlay so you
can talk to the audience. So let's take a
look now at the settings that you need
to put into the open broadcaster
software.
In the Open Broadcaster Software we're
going to add all of the video and audio
sources to the scene that we're going to
use to live stream on Twitch. To do that
I press this plus button in the sources
window then select video capture device.
The first one that I'm adding is the
HDMI-U3 capture box. I name it and press
ok. On the property screen, I select the
HDMI to USB capture box. The hardware
sometimes detected as HDMI-U3 and
sometimes TC-USB60 PRO. Change the
preset resolution to the high setting.
This will ensure 1080p resolution. Then
press ok. Next, add another video capture
device.
This is going to be the FaceTime camera
on my Macbook that I will use for the
talking head overlay.
I'm going to also select the
high-resolution setting for the FaceTime
camera. Then, press ok.
Now, the FaceTime camera is overlaid on
top of the Nintendo switch video. I can
resize it a bit smaller and drag it to
the exact location where I want it to be.
Next, I need to add my audio input
sources. Press that plus button again but
this time select audio input capture. I
want to capture the audio from the
Nintendo switch. The HDMI-U3 capture box
supports digital audio through the HDMI
input. After I press ok,
I select the HDMI-U3 digital audio
device. This may appear as TC-USB60 Pro.
I'm going to lower the audio input level
a bit so the video game audio does not
drown out my voice when I stream. Next, I
am going to add the USB microphone that
I will use to capture my voice
commentary. I'm using a Blue Snowball mic.
Now, both audio inputs appear in the
audio mixer. Last, I'm going into the
settings screen to add my Twitch
streaming key. Select stream from the
settings screen, then set the service to
Twitch. Leave the server set to auto and
paste the stream key from your Twitch
creator dashboard. This is where you copy
your stream key from. On Twitch, select
creator dashboard, then preferences, then
channel. Press the copy button then paste
it into the OBS software. When done, press OK.
When you are ready to start streaming,
you simply press the start streaming
button in the Open Broadcaster Software.
Here's a short video segment so you can
see how it all comes together with the
audio and the video. We're demonstrating
here how to stream the Nintendo Switch
using Twitch. And I'm using Open
Broadcaster Software to do that. So let's
get a game queued up here. We're gonna
play Mario Kart 8 game.
And here we go. So hopefully the audio
is good. We are not super experienced
with streaming to be honest but we just
we have this HDMI-U3 HDMI to USB
converter that works excellent to stream video
as you can see here.
We're using the Nintendo Switch for the demonstration.
Taking the HDMI output of the Switch
running it through
HDMI to USB capture device. I have that
hooked up to my Macbook. My MacBook is
running Open Broadcaster Software and
the Open Broadcaster Software is
hooked up / connected to Twitch for
screaming. We are also recording this
because Twitch archives streams and I
want this video to be available for a
long time. So we're gonna go ahead and record
this but it's the same exact experience
for the live stream as long as you have a good Internet connection  while you are streaming.
So this is
recording but it's the same thing as streaming to Twitch.
So anyways, I'm not gonna finish this
whole game guys. I'm gonna wrap up here
for this Stream and just talk a little
bit more about how I've used the HDMI-U3
to capture this video, record it and
also Stream it to Twitch.
I hope this video was helpful in explaining how to
live stream the Nintendo Switch to the
Twitch streaming service. It works the
same if you want to stream on YouTube or
Facebook gaming. You can use the same
Open Broadcaster Software and just
connect your stream key to those other
services. As you saw our HDMI to USB
converter (product code HDMI-3)
works perfect for this. That HDMI loop
output lets you look at a local screen
for your local game play and capture
1080p video on you your MacBook or
you can use a Windows PC. If you want to
learn more about this device, you can
visit www.cctvcamerapros.com/HDMItoUSB
I'm also going to post all the
screenshots and step-by-step
instructions for all this on our blog.
you can visit www.cctvcamerapros.com/Switch
for that. If you have any
questions about any of this, feel free to
email me. I can be reached at mike@cctvcamerapros.net.
And I want to thank you for watching!
