Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Webcams can be incredibly tricky to make look good as a streamer, you need to understand lighting, white balance, exposure, and so much more!
That is why this video covers everything you need to know from your webcam's base settings, all the way to the final stages of color correction and adding a LUT.
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How To Add A Webcam To Streamlabs OBS and OBS
To add our webcam to Streamlabs OBS or OBS, go-to sources, click add source, add a new video source, and select your webcam from the list, you have your webcam, now you need to change the settings.
We need to turn off all of the automatic settings. Right-click the camera source, properties, change the default to custom, now you can edit the resolution to be 1920 by 1080, OR 720. If you plan to crop in on your camera or zoom in like we want to do later in this video, 1080 is probably the resolution you want, but it is more intensive on your PC so I do recommend 720p for most people.
Next is FPS, I noticed some lag issues with I set this to highest but they went away if I set it to match the source, OR set it to 30.
Colour space you’ll want 709, and finally, the color range is set to full. This will give you your base webcam inside Streamlabs OBS or OBS.
🕘Timestamps:
0:00 Video Start
0:25 Introduction
1:25 Skillshare Giveaway
2:30 How To Add A Webcam To Streamlabs OBS and OBS
2:50 How To Edit The Resolution and Frame Rate On Your Webcam
3:20 How To Edit Your Webcams Settings Inside Streamlabs OBS and OBS
4:25 Should I Use A Webcam For Streaming?
5:25 How To Light A Webcam For Streaming?
6:50 How To Adjust Your Webcams Exposure Inside Streamlabs OBS Or OBS
8:00 How To Set Your Webcam White Balance For Streaming
9:35 How To Frame A Webcam For Streaming
10:10 How To Crop Your Webcam In Streamlabs OBS or OBS
10:55 Where You Should Place Your Webcam For Streaming?
11:50 FREE Animated Overlays For Streaming!
12:30 How To Add A Blur Filter To Your Background For Streaming
13:10 How To Light Your Background For Streaming
14:40 How To Deal With Overexposed Background Lights
15:50 Why You Shouldn't Use Digital Blurring Backgrounds For Webcams
16:20 How To Add Colour Correction To Your Webcam Inside Streamlabs OBS or OBS
18:30 How To Add A LUT To Your Webcam In Streamlabs OBS or OBS
19:35 How To Remove Acne and Blemishes In Streamlabs OBS or OBS
20:05 How To Add A Green Screen To Your Stream In Streamlabs OBS and OBS
20:40 How To Light A Green Screen For Streaming
21:20 How To Make The Most Of Your Green Screen!
How To Change White Balance Inside Streamlabs OBS or OBS
Essentially different lights produce different color temperatures, you need to set your webcam or any camera to match that white balance so that you get accurate colors.
Normally set my key light up so that it is producing daylight or white color of around 4500 kelvin, and I will set my white balance to something similar in my camera. For now, there are charts you can use to help but essentially the mistake is that people don’t set this manually meaning the webcams and camera often try to adjust it automatically and the camera gets it VERY wrong!
It’s why sometimes you are super orange or super pale, the webcam has gone “This looks about 3600 kelvin!” when in reality it might be 5500 kelvin but it thinks 3600 because it saw an orange poster and thought it was white. To adjust this manually, you’ll go into your webcam settings and find it here, make sure automatic is off, and drag it around till you find the right balance for you.
The style of this video is similar to Alpha Gaming and Gaming Careers in parts. A large influence on this series has come from content creators like Wild4games and Nutty.
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Webcams can be incredibly tricky to make look good as a streamer, you need to understand lighting, white balance, exposure, and so much more!
That is why this video covers everything you need to know from your webcam's base settings, all the way to the final stages of color correction and adding a LUT.
👑 Check out Eljay Live Right now:
bit.ly/eljayemtwitch
👑Check Out Eljay's NEW Channel:
bit.ly/JoinTheRoyEls
🔴 Download FREE Animated Overlays From Our DISCORD:
bit.ly/FREEStreamOverlays
How To Add A Webcam To Streamlabs OBS and OBS
To add our webcam to Streamlabs OBS or OBS, go-to sources, click add source, add a new video source, and select your webcam from the list, you have your webcam, now you need to change the settings.
We need to turn off all of the automatic settings. Right-click the camera source, properties, change the default to custom, now you can edit the resolution to be 1920 by 1080, OR 720. If you plan to crop in on your camera or zoom in like we want to do later in this video, 1080 is probably the resolution you want, but it is more intensive on your PC so I do recommend 720p for most people.
Next is FPS, I noticed some lag issues with I set this to highest but they went away if I set it to match the source, OR set it to 30.
Colour space you’ll want 709, and finally, the color range is set to full. This will give you your base webcam inside Streamlabs OBS or OBS.
🕘Timestamps:
0:00 Video Start
0:25 Introduction
1:25 Skillshare Giveaway
2:30 How To Add A Webcam To Streamlabs OBS and OBS
2:50 How To Edit The Resolution and Frame Rate On Your Webcam
3:20 How To Edit Your Webcams Settings Inside Streamlabs OBS and OBS
4:25 Should I Use A Webcam For Streaming?
5:25 How To Light A Webcam For Streaming?
6:50 How To Adjust Your Webcams Exposure Inside Streamlabs OBS Or OBS
8:00 How To Set Your Webcam White Balance For Streaming
9:35 How To Frame A Webcam For Streaming
10:10 How To Crop Your Webcam In Streamlabs OBS or OBS
10:55 Where You Should Place Your Webcam For Streaming?
11:50 FREE Animated Overlays For Streaming!
12:30 How To Add A Blur Filter To Your Background For Streaming
13:10 How To Light Your Background For Streaming
14:40 How To Deal With Overexposed Background Lights
15:50 Why You Shouldn't Use Digital Blurring Backgrounds For Webcams
16:20 How To Add Colour Correction To Your Webcam Inside Streamlabs OBS or OBS
18:30 How To Add A LUT To Your Webcam In Streamlabs OBS or OBS
19:35 How To Remove Acne and Blemishes In Streamlabs OBS or OBS
20:05 How To Add A Green Screen To Your Stream In Streamlabs OBS and OBS
20:40 How To Light A Green Screen For Streaming
21:20 How To Make The Most Of Your Green Screen!
How To Change White Balance Inside Streamlabs OBS or OBS
Essentially different lights produce different color temperatures, you need to set your webcam or any camera to match that white balance so that you get accurate colors.
Normally set my key light up so that it is producing daylight or white color of around 4500 kelvin, and I will set my white balance to something similar in my camera. For now, there are charts you can use to help but essentially the mistake is that people don’t set this manually meaning the webcams and camera often try to adjust it automatically and the camera gets it VERY wrong!
It’s why sometimes you are super orange or super pale, the webcam has gone “This looks about 3600 kelvin!” when in reality it might be 5500 kelvin but it thinks 3600 because it saw an orange poster and thought it was white. To adjust this manually, you’ll go into your webcam settings and find it here, make sure automatic is off, and drag it around till you find the right balance for you.
The style of this video is similar to Alpha Gaming and Gaming Careers in parts. A large influence on this series has come from content creators like Wild4games and Nutty.
Free LUTS For Streaming And Video:
premiumbeat.com/blog/29-free-luts-for-video
🎬Watch our most recent videos:
bit.ly/RecentStreamVids
🎬 Playlists You Might Like:
Guides and Tutorials:
bit.ly/StreamGuidesPlaylist
Streamlabs OBS Guides:
bit.ly/SlobsGuides
💬 Streaming Guides:
The Full Guide to Twitch Graphics:
bit.ly/FullGuideToTwitchGraphics
How To Stream On Twitch The A to Z Guide:
bit.ly/HowToStreamOnTwitch101
--------------------------------SOCIAL--------------------------------
👥Facebook: bit.ly/StreamSchemeFB
🐦Twitter: bit.ly/Streamtweets
💬Website: bit.ly/Streamscheme
🐦Go force Eljay to use Twitter: bit.ly/EljaysTweets
#twitch #growth #guide
