Lightstream Studio

📖 What is Lightstream Studio?

A cloud-based streaming studio that runs right in your browser. Since video compositing happens in the cloud, it doesn't tax your PC or console, letting you add overlays and alerts to Xbox or PlayStation footage without a capture card. You can switch between scenes while live, and multistream to up to 5 RTMP-compatible destinations like Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook at once. The free plan offers 720p, up to 10 hours, 3 scenes, and a Lightstream logo, while Premium ($12/month, or $9/month billed annually) unlocks 1080p, up to 20 scenes, and up to 10 guests.

💡 When to Use It

Perfect for when you don't have a capture card or a dedicated streaming PC but still want your Xbox or PS5 streams to look a bit more polished. Stream straight from your console while switching between starting soon, break, and ending scenes, and show follow alerts on screen. Even on days when you're streaming from a room with nothing but your console, you just need a browser to keep the same layout going.

📋 Basic Info

🚀 How to Use

1. Step 1: Create an account at golightstream.com and open Studio in your browser
2. Step 2: On Xbox, press the guide button on your controller, go to Capture & share → Broadcast, then set the destination to Lightstream under more options and turn on Auto Live. On PlayStation, switch the network settings' DNS settings to Manual and enter the address shown in Studio
3. Step 3: Add a template scene from Add scene in the bottom left of Studio. The leftmost Starting Scene is what appears first when you start streaming from your console
4. Step 4: Use the green + button in the left panel to add layers such as images, text, and alerts, and arrange the layout over the Game source layer showing your gameplay
5. Step 5: Connect additional destinations like Twitch or YouTube via Add Destination in the top-right settings menu (up to 4 more can be added), then start broadcasting on your console to go live through Lightstream

🎬 Tutorial Video

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