Once you’ve chosen the file, an animation preview will pop up in OBS Studio for you to view how it will look. If you do not have your overlay saved to your computer, you need to do so before adding it to OBS Studio. Then, you can browse for the file on your computer to add. You can name your animated overlay anything you want and click the “ add new source” button below the title. The standard image option will not let you add either of these file types. mp4 files–otherwise known as video files.
But, instead of clicking on the image button, you’ll choose a media source.Īdding a media source accommodates animated overlays since they are typically either. The process is similar to adding a static image overlay. Now that you have your desired scene selected, you can navigate to the source section of the screen and choose the “ add source” option.