Q: Introducing the Gamecaster Pro License

Let us know your thoughts: <a href="https://forms.gle/yY81248u7jLBg5sx6">take the survey</a>. <hr /> A year ago we set out on our own to make Gamecaster the best and easiest app for going live to Twitch, YouTube and Facebook, and to help content creators on their journey to grow and be discovered. We are planning some changes to the Gamecaster experience, but we want your feedback to understand if we’re on the right path, before we roll them out. There’s a link to a survey at the end of the email, and we would be eternally grateful if you could take the time to fill it out and let us know your thoughts and opinions on the planned changes. <hr /> <h2 id="thestorysofar">The story so far</h2> Gamecaster started out as a project inside XSplit. A year ago, I and the Gamecaster team decided to split out from XSplit and to make Gamecaster its own product and company, independently from XSplit. We have kept Gamecaster free, hoping that a great free content creation app combined with a superior user experience would help us to grow fast and attract tons of new users. Though we have enjoyed and are immensely grateful for all the great feedback and the support we have received from our growing community, we have unfortunately not been able to grow fast enough for the completely free model to be sustainable as we had hoped. We have tons of new improvements and features on the roadmap that we want to develop to make the Gamecaster experience constantly greater, but we unfortunately also have bills to pay and devs to feed

Question 1

What are the system requirements?

Accepted Answer

Streaming and Recording uses up a lot of system resources. With game capture, camera feeds, animations, web browser sources and a whole host of other goodies, it's important you meet a certain standard to best avoid any unwanted lag.

Minimum Requirements

Processor: 4th Generation Core i5 or equivalent
Graphics Card: GeForce / Radeon Class (DirectX 10.1 compatible or better)
Memory: 8GB RAM

Question 2

Gamecaster Quick Start Guide

Accepted Answer

1. Log in and connect Gamecaster to the streaming platform of your choice.

When you first load up Gamecaster it will ask you to log in using an account on Twitch, Facebook, or YouTube. Authorize and connect Gamecaster to the platform you plan to stream to. If you're streaming to YouTube, make sure you've enabled live streaming from your account page.

2. Configure and test your audio devices.

Make sure you’re hearing everything right and can be heard yourself. Go to My Account > Settings > Devices and set up your headphones or speakers for your system sounds, and configure your microphone to ensure your levels are correct and tested for optimal volume.

Can’t hear Discord or another audio source in your stream? Some headsets split sound between chat and game, resulting in Discord using your "Chat" channel whilst everything else uses your more robust "Game" channel. Make sure you add both channels to the Gamecaster audio mixer.

3. Prepare your main scenes.

By default you start with an empty scene with a fullscreen Main Source that is designed to capture most games. You can start streaming right away with this minimal setup and focus on your game, or you can edit the scene to add your choice of alerts, chat windows, and dozens of other widgets, or select one of our premade themes to add a custom flair to your stream. The choice is yours! While editing your scene you can add in more sources like a webcam, video clips, and even

Question 3

How do I connect Gamecaster to Twitch?

Accepted Answer

Streaming to Twitch is as simple as logging in to your Twitch account, no stream keys necessary!

When you launch Gamecaster for the first time, it will ask you to connect to one of the three main streaming platforms: Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube:

Click on Connect with Twitch to get started. This will open a new window in your web browser where you can grant access to Gamecaster to fetch necessary information from your Twitch account.

There's no need to do anything here except take note of the permissions Gamecaster is using (we promise not to harm your channel!) and then click on Authorize to allow Gamecaster to start streaming to Twitch.

You can double-check to make sure everything is connected on the Twitch side at https://www.twitch.tv/settings/connections:

As well as within Gamecaster itself in Settings > Platforms:

To disconnect your Twitch account, simply click on the X from this screen, after which we will remove your information

Question 4

Frequently Asked Questions

Accepted Answer

1. Is Gamecaster free? Will I be charged later on?

Gamecaster is absolutely free and will always be free to use.

2. How about The Vault, do I need to spend money to buy the paid Themes and other assets?

You don't have to spend anything, if you don't want to. You can also earn Gold just by using Gamecaster (for free!) and exploring its features via the Rewards section.

3. What platforms can I stream to with Gamecaster?

Using a stream key via custom RTMP, you can technically stream to any platform your heart desires. However, for the best results & experience we'd recommend using any of the native integrations to easily stream to Twitch, YouTube, or Facebook.

4. Can I record my footage while I'm streaming?

Absolutely! You can stream by itself, record by itself, or do both at the same time, with recording making a copy of your stream saved to your drive.

5. I heard about all the DMCA issues for streamers. Will I get in trouble for using Spotify with Gamecaster?

Most songs on Spotify are covered by laws which prevent the streaming and playing of music you do not own the rights to (yes, even if you're paying for Spotify Premium). To prevent any unwanted claims and ultimately the banhammer, we'd recommend using our Lo-Fi, EDM or Hip Hop playlists containing [150 tracks of copyright-free music](https://gamecaster.com/music) you can use!

6. Can Gamecaster stream to multiple platforms at the

Question 5

Introducing the Gamecaster Pro License

Accepted Answer

Let us know your thoughts: take the survey.

A year ago we set out on our own to make Gamecaster the best and easiest app for going live to Twitch, YouTube and Facebook, and to help content creators on their journey to grow and be discovered.

We are planning some changes to the Gamecaster experience, but we want your feedback to understand if we’re on the right path, before we roll them out. There’s a link to a survey at the end of the email, and we would be eternally grateful if you could take the time to fill it out and let us know your thoughts and opinions on the planned changes.

The story so far

Gamecaster started out as a project inside XSplit. A year ago, I and the Gamecaster team decided to split out from XSplit and to make Gamecaster its own product and company, independently from XSplit.

We have kept Gamecaster free, hoping that a great free content creation app combined with a superior user experience would help us to grow fast and attract tons of new users.

Though we have enjoyed and are immensely grateful for all the great feedback and the support we have received from our growing community, we have unfortunately not been able to grow fast enough for the completely free model to be sustainable as we had hoped.

We have tons of new improvements and features on the roadmap that we want to develop to make the Gamecaster experience constantly greater, but we unfortunately also have bills to pay and devs to feed

Question 6

How do I add custom transitions (stingers) to my Scene?

Accepted Answer

Adding custom stinger transitions is easy! Gamecaster supports any .webm transition out of the box, read on to find out how.

Open up your Windows File Explorer and go to %appdata%/Gamecaster/transitions (you can just copy and paste this into the "URL" bar!)

Hit Enter to open the directory.
Copy and paste your .webm file into this directory. You can configure when the scene should change by adding a _number in ms to the end of the file name (eg. My_Great_Transition_500, where 500 is equal to 500ms). Play around to see what works best.

In the examples above, the Slime transition will change to the next scene after 550ms, Purple Explosion after 250ms, and Blaze instantly.

If Gamecaster is already open, CLOSE it and relaunch the application. You should now see your custom stinger transition in the "Transitions" dropdown.

Select the transition you wish to use and try changing to another scene!

We appreciate things are a little manual right now, but we'll be overhauling this soon to make it a lot more streamlined! 🙏

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