{"id":48160,"date":"2022-08-19T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.onestream.live\/?p=48160"},"modified":"2026-01-06T00:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:10:02","slug":"how-to-add-overlays-to-your-live-streams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/how-to-add-overlays-to-your-live-streams\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Overlays to your Live Streams"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48160\" class=\"elementor elementor-48160\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22af6b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22af6b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22d891f\" data-id=\"22d891f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b915dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b915dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52687d2\" data-id=\"52687d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d30a3 elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06d30a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the last few years, live streaming has become a prominent trend. One of the underlying factors that make your live stream professional and visually appealing is graphics. To make the broadcast look more polished and provide viewers with essential information, graphic elements in your live stream play a vital role. To build strong brand loyalty, attract new viewers, and create a loyal and engaged audience, it\u2019s truly important to add the right graphics to your live stream in the form of <\/span><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/kudos.tv\/?ref=blog.onestream.live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stream overlays<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With OneStream Live Studio, adding overlays just takes a few clicks. Whether you wnat your own visuals on the stream or use OneStream\u2019s built-in overlays, you have complete control to create a unique on-screen identity. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make all your future streams memorable by sticking to OneStream Live\u2019s easy-to-use overlay features.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-265c69e\" data-id=\"265c69e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228c92f elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"228c92f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"55482\" 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class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tIn this Article:\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__d1795fa\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad709a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad709a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f47f8db\" data-id=\"f47f8db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d014c elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"17d014c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box69a8679d5d5bc\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box  info_box69a8679d5d5bc info-box-style_1     \"  data-id=\"info_box69a8679d5d5bc\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect \"><div class=\"info-box-bg-box  service-border-box \"><div class=\"service-media text-left  \"><div class=\"service-content \"><a  ><div class=\"service-title \"> Key Takeaways: <\/div><\/a><div class=\"service-desc\"> <ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #ffffff\">Stream overlays are essential for making live streams visually engaging and professional.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #ffffff\">OneStream Studio allows you to add logos, banners, tickers, and guest names seamlessly.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #ffffff\">You can create custom overlays using tools like Canva, VistaCreate, Stencil, and Snappa.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #ffffff\">OBS stream overlays can include static graphics, animated visuals, or BRB screens to enhance audience engagement.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #ffffff\">Choosing the right overlay style, from minimalism to futuristic themes, keeps your content fresh and appealing.<\/span><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d2b42a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d2b42a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df4833c\" data-id=\"df4833c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efcfe7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efcfe7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are Stream Overlays?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd6ee34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd6ee34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4805da\" data-id=\"c4805da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e28614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e28614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/How-to-Add-Overlays-to-your-Live-Streams-infographic.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"How-to-Add-Overlays-to-your-Live-Streams-infographic\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQ4MTY1IiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL29uZXN0cmVhbS5saXZlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wOFwvSG93LXRvLUFkZC1PdmVybGF5cy10by15b3VyLUxpdmUtU3RyZWFtcy1pbmZvZ3JhcGhpYy5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/How-to-Add-Overlays-to-your-Live-Streams-infographic.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-48165\" alt=\"Stream overlays\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/How-to-Add-Overlays-to-your-Live-Streams-infographic.png 1200w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/How-to-Add-Overlays-to-your-Live-Streams-infographic-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/How-to-Add-Overlays-to-your-Live-Streams-infographic-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/How-to-Add-Overlays-to-your-Live-Streams-infographic-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-766cd34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"766cd34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0350517\" data-id=\"0350517\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ec959 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96ec959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stream overlays are the graphic layer\u2014logos, frames, and alerts\u2014that sit on top of your raw video feed to add context and branding. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stream overlays include:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Logos<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chat Overlays<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Real-Time Alerts<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Social Pop-ups<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">QR Codes<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Goals Overlay<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d77d2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d77d2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fad6440\" data-id=\"fad6440\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062a056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"062a056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do Stream Overlays Matter?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c56346e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c56346e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-800fd48\" data-id=\"800fd48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b941b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b941b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2025, viewers have short attention spans and you have a few seconds to play your game. That\u2019s exactly what overlays can do: they give your viewers an instant context and stop them from scrolling away. Specifically for new viewers, these graphics create a consistent, recognizable identity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are some important factors that should be considered while crafting stream overlays:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They should guide viewers&#8217; attention.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don\u2019t cover more than 20% of your screen. Viewers come for the content so overlays should just complement, not dominate.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2025, most of the audience is watching content through their phone, so make sure overlay text is readable on mobile too.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every element of the overlay should define the stream&#8217;s purpose.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Overlay graphics should depict the brand identity.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a5ee75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a5ee75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34e6751\" data-id=\"34e6751\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d99f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d99f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Customize Your Stream with OneStream Studio Overlays<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b35b34e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b35b34e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-966cb17\" data-id=\"966cb17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0bc557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0bc557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div role=\"\" data-mobiledoc=\"{&quot;version&quot;:&quot;0.3.2&quot;,&quot;atoms&quot;:[],&quot;cards&quot;:[],&quot;markups&quot;:[[&quot;strong&quot;],[&quot;a&quot;,[&quot;href&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/onestream.live\/studio?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=overlays-blog&amp;utm_campaign=studio&quot;]]],&quot;sections&quot;:[[1,&quot;h2&quot;,[[0,[],0,&quot;\ud83d\udd00 Customize Your Stream with OneStream Studio Overlays&quot;]]],[1,&quot;p&quot;,[[0,[],0,&quot;OneStream Studio provides amazing features to add professional overlays to your live streams. It helps you to differentiate from other streamers and boosts your viewer engagement. Overlays, logos, tickers, and banners create a unique image that helps you represent your dedication to your stream\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OneStream Live Studio provides amazing features to add professional overlays to your live streams. The studio is designed to be user-friendly and anyone without any technical experience can customize their stream on-screen visuals. Also, unlike OBS, which depends on your computer processing power, OneStream Live handles all the rendering in the cloud, means you don\u2019t need any powerful hardware either.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-400539c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"400539c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56d973e\" data-id=\"56d973e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6314a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6d6314a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/aMXNJ6MVM9s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a72c06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a72c06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-303c862\" data-id=\"303c862\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b9023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22b9023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Add a logo to describe your brand uniquely<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The logo is the most crucial part of the brand strategy. People reckon with the brands via brand logos. The moment you see a golden arch M, you know it\u2019s McDonald\u2019s.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Max size: 5 MB<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allowed file: PNG only<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The logo resolution must be less than 1920 x 1080p<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2738974 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2738974\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e24d2e\" data-id=\"3e24d2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004cbe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"004cbe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-mobiledoc=\"{&quot;version&quot;:&quot;0.3.2&quot;,&quot;atoms&quot;:[],&quot;cards&quot;:[],&quot;markups&quot;:[[&quot;a&quot;,[&quot;href&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/onestream.live\/studio?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=overlays-blog&amp;utm_campaign=studio&quot;]]],&quot;sections&quot;:[[1,&quot;h3&quot;,[[0,[],0,&quot;\u2705 Add a logo to describe your brand uniquely&quot;]]],[1,&quot;p&quot;,[[0,[],0,&quot;The logo is the most crucial of the brand strategy. People reckon with the brands via brand logos. The moment you see a golden arched M, you know it\u2019s Mcdonald\"><h3><b>Add a banner to grab attention<\/b><\/h3><p>Add a banner to your stream for a lasting impression on your audience, enhance engagement and catch attention.<\/p><h3>Adding a ticker to share important information<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tickers are ideal for displaying important information or reminders but they work best they\u2019re used strategically. Dont just use them for updates, make them your high-impact communicate tool. You can use them to highlight your CTAs such as \u201cSubscribe\u201d \u201cDonate Now\u201d or \u201cFollow on Instagram\u201d, etc.<\/span><\/p><h3>Add display names to introduce your guests<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Displaying the names of your live stream guests will help the audience better engage with you all. You can control the appearance of participants\u2019 names on the layout using <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/studio?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=overlays-blog&amp;utm_campaign=studio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OneStream Studio<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #cd325f\">Read: <a style=\"color: #cd325f\" href=\"https:\/\/helpdesk.onestream.live\/en-us\/article\/how-to-apply-layouts-in-onestream-studio-1izamme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Overlay works on your stream with OneStream Live Studio?<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccc7b43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccc7b43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcbb6de\" data-id=\"bcbb6de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148bf17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"148bf17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stream Overlay Ideas in 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e018b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e018b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f39a126\" data-id=\"f39a126\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-356a586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"356a586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a streamer, you need to stay updated with the trends to keep your followers engaged. What worked in 2020 may not work in 2025. So, we\u2019ve researched some fresh stream overlays that streamers are using in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffce74c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffce74c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e94e580\" data-id=\"e94e580\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a9360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6a9360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Immersive HUDs<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These overlays are designed with popular games in mind, like Dota 2, Valorant, Call of Duty, etc. They make your stream more immersive with subtle animations and WebM motion elements, which viewers keep engaged for extended periods.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Mobile-First Minimalism<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Considering that most of the viewers come from mobile phones, using oversized graphics can instantly kill the retention. Minimalist overlays work best for such viewers because they come with breathable layouts and easy-to-read text.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Retro Pixel Art<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This one is a versatile pick, you will be seeing it on all kind of streams. Be it tech and coding streams, creative streams for art and animation and even on live gaming.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Chrome &amp; Liquid Metal<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liquid and metal overlays are the trending visuals. Their glossy reflections and metallic textures give your stream a premium look. If you want depth in their visuals, go with these because they add depth without overwhelming.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5376a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5376a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb74307\" data-id=\"eb74307\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd7fd85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd7fd85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Make your Own Overlays<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a54a9aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a54a9aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c06cfb5\" data-id=\"c06cfb5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ffb0a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ffb0a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You have quite a few tools at your disposal to make your own custom overlays:<\/p><ul><li><h3><b>Canva<\/b><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canva is one of the most popular graphic tools for creating powerful overlays. You can use the free or paid plan, as per your requirements, and use the built-in templates to create visually appealing overlays. You can use the templates or design your own graphics and then export in transparent PNG or WebM and upload directly into OneStream Live studio.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><h3><b>VistaCreate<\/b><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Formerly known as Crello is a renowned alternative to Canva. With thousands of templates, many of which are free, you can create eye-catchy overlays for your live streams. Crello also has free and paid plans, so you can opt-in for whichever suits you best.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><h3><b>Adobe Express<\/b><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adobe needs no introduction for graphics. With Adobe Express, you can design professional-looking templates and assets. It&#8217;s the best option if you want professional-looking overlays without learning Photoshop.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4a91f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4a91f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e222e4\" data-id=\"7e222e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d29883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d29883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Using AI to Generate Overlays<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c8ad81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c8ad81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3b936f\" data-id=\"f3b936f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0839ded elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0839ded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using AI is one of the best approaches for people who want perfection without learning complex design software.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Midjourney \/ Adobe Firefly \/ DALL-E<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using these powerful AI image generators, you can create custom background, patterns or frames with a single prompt. Then import the AI generated image into Canva or Adobe Express to remove the center area and create a frame. Then, you can export your graphic in your preferred format and import it into OneStream Live Studio.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba372e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba372e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-846f680\" data-id=\"846f680\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6953d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6953d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adding Overlays to Top Platforms and Streaming Software<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5b88ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5b88ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bfa634\" data-id=\"2bfa634\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b85ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3b85ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>How to Add a Stream Overlay in OBS<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Overlays can give your OBS stream a clean and branded layout. The good thing is that OBS provides you full customization freedom. This means you can do everything, add static graphics or animated visuals, or even an OBS BRB screen.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Note: OBS renders graphics on your PC, which can slow down the process because it&#8217;s processor-intensive. Using OneStream Live Studio saves you from this because it&#8217;s cloud-based and puts no load on your system.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8634dee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8634dee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cd971e\" data-id=\"9cd971e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e42a836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e42a836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s how to add an overlay to OBS:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open OBS and go to the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scenes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> panel.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click <\/span><b>+ Add<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2192 <\/span><b>Image<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><b>Media Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> depending on your overlay type.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select your file and hit OK.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Resize and position your overlay inside the preview window.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d637d52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d637d52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-596a7a8\" data-id=\"596a7a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9aa7d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9aa7d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now you may be wondering how to import overlays into OBS. Well, the process is the same. Just grab the file, like PNG, JPG, GIF, or WEBM, and hit import.<\/p><p>Want motion graphics? Here\u2019s how to add an animated overlay to OBS:<\/p><ul><li>Add it as a Media Source, and make sure you check the \u201cLoop\u201d option to keep it running throughout the stream. Ensure the file format is \u201cWebM\u201d because GIF might compromise the quality and MP4 will have no transparency.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18659b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18659b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9eaa46\" data-id=\"e9eaa46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae1c5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ae1c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can also add the OBS streaming templates and packs to save time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8ac155 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8ac155\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5abdb1b\" data-id=\"5abdb1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd416b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd416b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>How to Add Overlays to Twitch<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re striving to grow on Twitch, then overlays can definitely help you engage viewers and attract more followers. While Twitch doesn\u2019t have an option to add overlays directly, you can add overlays easily with OneStream Live Studio. However, Twitch Extensions is another option for overlays that most streamers use. It&#8217;s commonly used to display Polls, leaderboards or mini-games to keep the viewers interactive and engaged.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a093d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a093d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d54f47a\" data-id=\"d54f47a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-860c5d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"860c5d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wrapping Up\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62cbf13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62cbf13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba601eb\" data-id=\"ba601eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8937baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8937baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can spend hours wrestling with OBS plugins, or you can open OneStream Studio and have a branded stream in 5 minutes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Use <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/studio?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=overlays-blog&amp;utm_campaign=studio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OneStream Studio<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to take control in your own hands and brand in your streams in countless ways. Whether you\u2019re a gamer, a brand or an event organizer, OneStream Live makes things easier for everyone.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Time to test your creativity. Use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/studio?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=overlays-blog&amp;utm_campaign=studio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\">OneStream Studio<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> visuals for the best streaming experience.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44cf22c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44cf22c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea6583a\" data-id=\"ea6583a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c082e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c082e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/app.onestream.live\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=midbutton&amp;utm_campaign=content_mkt\">\n    <div>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.onestream.live\/blogs\/BlogAd\/BlogBtn-SignUpforFree.png\" alt=\"SignUp for Free\" style=\"width: 200px !important\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d468cba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d468cba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65603c4\" data-id=\"65603c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54434c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54434c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7f9664 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7f9664\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e936bc\" data-id=\"9e936bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce2b1e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"ce2b1e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2161\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2161\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">1. How do I add an overlay in a live stream?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2161\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2161\"><p data-start=\"18298\" data-end=\"18691\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can add an overlay in your live stream by uploading the overlay image or video to your streaming software (like OBS or OneStream Live) and positioning it on top of your stream.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2162\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2162\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2. What do streamers use for overlays?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2162\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2162\"><p data-start=\"18729\" data-end=\"19108\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Streamers typically use custom graphics or pre-designed templates, which can include logos, animations, alerts, or social media handles.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2163\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2163\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">3. How do I enable stream overlay?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2163\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2163\"><p data-start=\"19141\" data-end=\"19581\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To enable a stream overlay, add it as a layer in your streaming software and ensure it&#8217;s turned on in your scene setup.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2164\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2164\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">4. 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