Love the info now I'mma sub. But no disrespect big homie stop doing that style like that with your hair to one side like that. I thought you was a broad for a sec! Good shit though.
Slobs is fine when you are basic. But once you move up you basically gotta relearn everything when you wanna scale up. OBS has all the same stuff, you just gotta do it a lot
The one feature I really hope OBS Studio takes from SLOBS is the selective recording. Be able to record some scenes but not others is really nice for making videos out of streamed footage.
Selective recording + cloud backup keep me on slobs and will forever until obs gets off their ass and adds these features. The first time I logged into a new computer and slobs restored my *-entire scenes-* from cloud with zero effort I was sold. Obs is for nerds who want to control everything, but kinda janky, slobs is for people who want to get shit done. (Sounds like a similar phone debate to me) edit: OH an streamlabs acquired ankhbot... only one of the best bots out there... Eat your heart out obs.
@@JonDotExe yeah. I really think it comes down to what kind of stream you wanna do. If your goal is to play games live and possibly record it. Slobs is the better choice. Didn't know about the cloud stuff. I do wish SLOBS had profiles for different sites/settings like OBS though.
Came to to say this. Selective recording is *fantastic* for the my use case. And the cloud storage/backups are absolutely essential in the modern, multi-device ecosystem. There's a huge portion of the streaming/gaming community that aren't technical, and don't have any interest in noodling around with plugins or wiring different apps/services together. It kind of parallels the linux vs. windows (or mac, I guess) debate... most people just want to get on with their lives, and not spend all their time in setup hell.
@@JonDotExe THIS. That cloud backup is a lifesaver. I've had my computer take a shit before and had to restore everything and it was great just being able to boot up SLOBS, sign in and have everything automatically put back into place like it had always been there.
I use SLOBS. The main reason why, is because when i'm live streaming on Twitch, I can stream while recording at the same time (when I want to), and I can choose what sources are shown on stream, versus what sources are being recorded at the same time. For example, my stream will show webcam/gameplay/music playing/my microphone, but when I'm recording I set it to only capture my gameplay footage, and my microphone, the recording will NOT show my webcam and will not capture any music that i'm playing in that recording, even though it's recording at the same time as i'm livestreaming. This helps me capture moments/clips from the stream, to put into my youtube videos without the things I don't want in those clips. I did use OBS Studio/OBSLive, but they didn't have a way for me to do this, so I switched because of that, and that's the only reason. I searched for awhile, but found nothing where obs studio could support this. This is called "selective recording" in SLOBS btw. Idk if OBS Studio/OBS Live has this feature yet, but I would be happy to switch if they had this feature that I utilize every day. (edit): When I searched for this feature on obs studio, I found multiple forums online on various websites and these threads all said the same thing at the time, that obs studio does not have this feature. I even looked in the official discord server, and while it was talked about for a future update, there were no current plans to have this feature :(
@@nuttylmao Once this becomes available in OBS Studio, I'll be switching back 100%, but it's such a useful and beneficial feature for the content that I produce on TH-cam that I gotta stick to SLOBS for now. I have a few of your videos saved to my computer for future reference for ideas I want to implement to my stream, but currently can't because SLOBS isn't supported :( but I have all this knowledge for the future haha
I use SLOBS and I'm going to continue using SLOBS; however, I watched the video because I wanted to know if there was reason enough for me to switch over. I'm so used to SLOBS, that I'm sort of hesitant on learning a new OBS program. This was a good video with good points, however, being a new streamer I don't need a million features just yet, so SLOBS does what I need it to for the time being. Plus I do only have one screen and I rely heavily on that undo button at the moment. So, SLOBS seems like a good fit until I get to the point where I don't feel overwhelmed by all the different features and I'm more comfortable exploring other things. Thank you for the info!
OBS Live allows backup and Restore of overlays :) Other than that it also allows some integration of stream elements functionality such as media/song requests , pausing alerts etc :)
The best thing about OBS.Live - if you stream on YT, you get YT chat dock. If you don’t use it, you have to MANUALLY change address of yt chat EVERY STREAM, in dock settings.
Dude. Now. Seriously. What the heck. How da hell did you get that table to be so slick, clean and cable free with three monitors, pc and even stream deck on it?????? Pls answer this! I want answers! In a video! Showing your setup and cable management! I’ll wait here.
Weirdly enough had the OPPOSITE issue on my old laptop when I first started streaming. OBS studio was basically crashing my whole system, frame drops, freezing a stream nightmare. Someone suggested SLOBS and had no issues whatsoever. Completely smooth gameplay and streams. Been considering going back to OBS now that I have a PC. Now that I know a bit more about what I'm doing I think it'd end up enhancing my streams slightly. Probably would keep slobs as a backup in case I lost my overlays or something lol
It was the same for me! I'm gonna try to use OBS again though, and hope for the best. 0_0 Have you switched back to OBS since? How has the change been for you?
I like the slobs mainly for the function of being able to choose what is going to be broadcast, and what is going to be recorded file, I like to be able to hide the notifications in the recordings, but show in the broadcast, i can do this in the obs?
I've just recently moved from obs to slobs for this exact reason, i find slobs very taxing compared to obs. If there is an alternative I would love to hear it
Im here since you made that 3D Border by Harris in the Editor. Always happy when you make a new Video, Harris kinda only got those Just Chatting General Tips Videos now. Still a great guy. But you are Dope! Keep doing this stuff.
Dont worry. We're working on an overlay system that's 100% browser based with open source extensibility but is 10x more amazing than the other sites. It will be used through the browser source, but you will have a neat dashboard for your broadcast stats on the site. We can integrate into OBS but that will be later on.
I've only streamed a few times so far and was recommended to use SLOBS because it was easier to setup and use. But im not like committed to it or anything. Mainly just using it to test the waters on how to stream and if I like doing it. Its pretty basic so i thought i would be good for that much. But i can see anyone serious about streaming how SLOBS would be too restrictive. The note about OBS and its plugin support alone seems like it would be more worth it than SLOBS. But the updates is another good reason.
Totally agree with everything, not a big fan of slobs and I had to tell a family member to swap because how terrible it was. She only liked it because it was easy to add widgets ..
I used OBS for a couple years. Updated to OSCatalina and couldn’t get it to recognize my audio capture anymore. I tried for 3 days to get it working. I asked for help on the forum and got ignored so I switched to SLOBS. No problems. Happy with slobs.
I am actually using slobs but am thinking of switching. Is there any way to have two instances of OBS studio installed? Right now I have Streamlabs set up for streaming and OBS studio for recording video's in higher quality. I know that I could use different profiles.. but I like the idea of using different programs. I know myself and I am going to do some kind of user error one day where I try to record a video on my streamprofile or something... Yeah I know it's a stooooopid reason to use slobs but here I am.. Awesome content btw dude! keep it coming :D
Yes, in fact I used multiple instances of OBS to record this video! The easiest way to do this is to install a portable install of OBS. Haven't made a video on that yet, but should be enough info to get you googling.
I used SLOBS for my stream. And now I am using OBS and StreamElements. The Only reason is that it doesn't let me customize my Donation website without giving it $12 per month. But not gonna lie I really like the customizable alerts in Elements more than Labs.
I just switch to Streamelements OBS live super helpful idk why a new streamer on SLOBS has to pay money for overlays,donations,etc. When u can get all that stuff for free on Streamelements. Like who wants to pay for there stuff, Thank God I switched to Streamelements
I see your points on this, but I think that Streamlabs is good for those who are starting out with streaming for the first time. Then maybe get rid of the bloat and go directly with OBS Stupid and such. I say this because some people who are starting don't have an artist side to make themes and etc like they normally see on their favorite streamers page when they stream. Streamlabs has that store that provides that stuff for you so you can at least get something flashy at first and then maybe move on from that when you get commissioned stuff done that is more themed to your personality.
That doesn't give you full control of scene transitions. e.g. If I want to go from A -> C, use a Fade transition. BUT, if I want to go from B -> C - use a Cut transition. This is not possible in OBS Studio without the OBS Transition Matrix plugin.
I actually made the switch back to OBS thanks to your video. slobs was really laggy for me even the bare minimum to stream. After switching I use the same settings and tweaked it a bit and it looks way better and smoother than when I streamed on slobs. All that's left to do is set up everything again 🤣
That bug still exists for slobs. My stream is absolutely unwatchable if I don’t run it as an Administrator. For newer streamers that go straight to twitch and sign up, slobs looks like the best option because of the big names attached to the advertising, and quite frankly that’s all I remember seeing when I signed up. Didn’t even notice OBS. Definitely wish I would have researched more before I started but the selective record feature is really nice. Helps for clipping the stream and cutting down on editing time.
I agree with this video 100%. I came from OBS Studio, went to SLOBS for built-in live chat, discovered that I can have that with OBS.Live in OBS Studio, too and never looked back to SLOBS again. OBS.Live just adds Stream Elements features and shortcuts to the original OBS Studio version, it's a "comfort thing" if you use Stream Elements. More in a plugin way than being a different program.
I had an 5 year old PC and was furious that I couldn't stream at 720p so I decided to build a new one. The new one consists of: - Ryzen 5 2600x (waiting for 4th gen) -Gigabyte Arous Elite X570 -EVGA RTX 2080 Super XC Ultra - 2x8 Corsair RGB Pros 3200 - 258 gig NVME (Boot Drive) - 1T NVME (Game Drive) - 2T Western Digital Black 7200rpm I can play anything I want is 1440p but no matter what i did on SLOBS, everything would be blurry. Once i switched to OBS, it was perfect. I highly recommend not using SLOBS, you have changed my mind and I will never speak the mame SLOBS to anyone's.
@nutty I just found your content today and am 10 videos in when I realized there was a difference between OBS and Stream Labs OBS! Oh and I'm also new to streaming.... So now I'm here to fully understand the difference.
One thing that I think is weird with SLOBS is they don't support CTRL, SHIFT or ALT as a standalone hotkey, for eg. "push to talk" (it only works as a combo key). I asked them about 2 years ago why it doesn't work like in OBS Studio with a fully free choice over keys, I just was told that they are working on it. I thought this was weird because they used OBS as their source which has always had full keyboard supported as far as I can remember.
OBS.Live basically integrates Ground Control from stream elements into the OBS Studio and in the activity window you can see the donations. You can always use custom browser source of the activity window from StreamElements, but if you want to have custom bot name, you will need Ground Control opened. So having the plugin for OBS.Live installed is just simpler for this case.
Adding the activity window as a custom browser dock accomplishes literally the same thing, including the custom bot name. One useful difference brought to my attention is that browser sources automatically detect whether a browser source is a StreamElements overlay and provides a link to open the editor. This is the only feature I'm aware of that you can't normally do in OBS Studio, and it's a very minor difference.
i'm new to streaming -- I was running into issues where i'd spend a ton of energy and time researchng and optimizing my settings. i get everything the way i want it, then I have chat verify it works and stream goes great!! fast forward to the next day and all of my work is undone and I have to reconfigure EVERYTHING.
It would be cool if OBS had a feature to play while dealing with stream items like chat, stream name, some fool who just followed and stuff you won't even bother to read
Obs live basically gives obs studio a similar look to slobs. It also easily inputs stream elements bot system that can be edited for a custom bot name. It also adds your twitch chat as well and all the windows the plug-in offers can be moved around and resized on the fly.
Finally weaned myself off SLOBS. I felt my streams were becoming limited. I'm now using Touch Portal and Magic Music Visuals on my livestreams and looking forward to using StreamFX soon 💗
I use the OBS.Live integration because i can customize the name of my chat bot instead of seeing "StreamElements". The one thing I miss from when I used to use SLOBS was an app (the app store was kinda sorta semi-useful. It's like plugins but built-in) that would automatically play my top clips in succession. Great for a BRB screen to keep people engaged instead of a blank screen or empty chair.
@@nuttylmao Yeah, the Ground Control app. That may have even been the video that I found you on. I remember trying all that stuff and eventually gave up. Did more digging and it seemed like SE moved the custom bot name to bait people into using OBS.Live. IDK. Could be wrong. But that's how I get it done.
@@Huuge You actually don't even need Ground Control or OBS.Live anymore. Just add the activity window as a custom browser dock and follow the steps in the settings.
Slobs gave me so many troubles I think it has poltergeist... Like randomly turning off my audio during a stream... During a sentence... I've had tons of weird problems and I never used the bloat. Wasn't for me.
I stopped using SLOBS as soon as they went full blown corporate and started limiting features behind paywalls. Never looked back Homer and loving every OBS second and plug-ins.
If you would like an alignment option search for a very old program called Cool Ruler its also ftee. I use it all the time when I need to align things up in Photoshop and many other programs. I would honestly be lost without it. If you have trouble finding it or onstalling it just let me know and I can give you a copy of the one I use. There is also a previous poat by someone saying the is an undo feature in OBS Studio.
Thanks I didn't think you could undo with OBS Studio and it"s one reason why I continue to use SLOBS. But I have been thinking of changing back to OBS Studio of late.
The main reason I us SLOBS is the Selective Recording feature. Is there a plugin that does the same in regular OBS? And just for the reference: I know about the NDI solution, my PC simply can't handle it.
At 3:03 talking about SLOBS lagging, I have the literal opposite issue. OBS lags REALLY badly with my webcam/audio interface (like 20 seconds), but I have no issues at all with SLOBS. I've tried everything I can think of to fix it too. OBS didn't always do this, but the last week or so has been unusable. oh well
I agree with you Nutty on the CPU usage.... i used to use Slobs mainly for streaming but i realised my game was lagging as I had to much running in the background. I switched over to OBS and its been cool every since. I use both softwares, mainly i use Slobs to update my overlays and themes as it has cloudbased saving which is a lifesaver - my hard drive got fired recently and Slobs cloud saving helped out alot. I then import my overlays/theme over to OBS and stream from there., and OBS has a hella of a lot of plugins software which can enhance my stream. Also yeah being able to click UNDO on Slobs is amazing, i hate that you can't undo something in OBS 😭
Yep I've only recommended SL-OBS in special cases. Might take some work with OBS Studio, especially to make it do things that SL-OBS can do that OBS studio can't do by default, but in the end it's superior. Good stuff, man. But yeah, OBS Live is just an add-on to OBS Studio, not a standalone thing. And the features it offers were in place before OBS Studio added the same features kinda making it redundant. But it does help control alerts and do some Streamelements related alert things via Streamdeck integration, including a song request media streaming thingy.
Due to the easy steps to integrate overlays and alerts i used SLOBS. But since then, im safer to use all of that stuff, i switched to OBS Studio because of the big impact SLOBS has on my hardware. Lowest amount was over 3% idle usage of my CPU for nothing!? Love ure videos, keep it going and yes... U validated my opinion.^^
when i looked up streamlabs obs vs obs studio it said streamlabs obs is basically an improved version of the good old OBS Studio. The guys from Logitech tried their best to take into account the smallest flaws and fix them. It made me think like wait a minute......
Nutty, I love your videos! I'm new to streaming and have found them super helpful! After watching your newer top 5 plugin's video, I went to switch to OBS from SLOBS, but it definitely needs more time to set up. So my question is, gonna do a video on StreamElements?
Tbh i used OBS and switched to SLOBS i didnt found anything that was worse, i like SLOBS especially for the complete twitch integration, but im always open for tips
I rly enjoy ur videos dude :) The only Channel that i use the bell for notifications. I wann create a button in Lioranboard in order to views can mute my MIC for 3 secs or just make my Voice higher for a while. A video about ideas for Lioranboard would be ++ do for me. Thanks for all the content
StreamLabs Is Basically A Heavy Skin Of OBS, It takes The Basic Functions But Add So Much Things And Its Somewhat Hard To Run While OBS Is Simple Its Also Light And Easy To Use
LMAOOO!!!
Yup, who's laughing now, Ralph(random slob user)
Love the info now I'mma sub. But no disrespect big homie stop doing that style like that with your hair to one side like that. I thought you was a broad for a sec! Good shit though.
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I noticed that streamlabs promised alot to new streamers like myself, then hid everything behind pay walls.
what is behind a paywall? Some overlays that's it, no?
@@JunkBondTrader All the plugins for OBS that are FREE are behind a paywall on Streamlabs for no reason. XD
You are welcome mate.
I haven't had any issues with Streamlabs OBS, then again I'm basic AF.
Slobs is fine when you are basic. But once you move up you basically gotta relearn everything when you wanna scale up. OBS has all the same stuff, you just gotta do it a lot
I’m right there with you... But I’m basically just learning all this stuff. I don’t know any better. Lol
Me too man.
Shit I'm trying to set up my streaming stuff now and lol 😂😂 I'm getting there
OBS has the ability to import SLOBS scene collections now, and it's really easy.
The one feature I really hope OBS Studio takes from SLOBS is the selective recording. Be able to record some scenes but not others is really nice for making videos out of streamed footage.
Selective recording + cloud backup keep me on slobs and will forever until obs gets off their ass and adds these features. The first time I logged into a new computer and slobs restored my *-entire scenes-* from cloud with zero effort I was sold. Obs is for nerds who want to control everything, but kinda janky, slobs is for people who want to get shit done. (Sounds like a similar phone debate to me) edit: OH an streamlabs acquired ankhbot... only one of the best bots out there... Eat your heart out obs.
@@JonDotExe yeah. I really think it comes down to what kind of stream you wanna do. If your goal is to play games live and possibly record it. Slobs is the better choice. Didn't know about the cloud stuff. I do wish SLOBS had profiles for different sites/settings like OBS though.
Came to to say this. Selective recording is *fantastic* for the my use case. And the cloud storage/backups are absolutely essential in the modern, multi-device ecosystem. There's a huge portion of the streaming/gaming community that aren't technical, and don't have any interest in noodling around with plugins or wiring different apps/services together. It kind of parallels the linux vs. windows (or mac, I guess) debate... most people just want to get on with their lives, and not spend all their time in setup hell.
@@JonDotExe THIS. That cloud backup is a lifesaver. I've had my computer take a shit before and had to restore everything and it was great just being able to boot up SLOBS, sign in and have everything automatically put back into place like it had always been there.
O shit well nice to see you here, Mr Admin.
Any SLOBS users down here? Be honest, we won't judge you.
Im a Slobs User :( Srry :(
I use SLOBS. The main reason why, is because when i'm live streaming on Twitch, I can stream while recording at the same time (when I want to), and I can choose what sources are shown on stream, versus what sources are being recorded at the same time.
For example, my stream will show webcam/gameplay/music playing/my microphone, but when I'm recording I set it to only capture my gameplay footage, and my microphone, the recording will NOT show my webcam and will not capture any music that i'm playing in that recording, even though it's recording at the same time as i'm livestreaming. This helps me capture moments/clips from the stream, to put into my youtube videos without the things I don't want in those clips.
I did use OBS Studio/OBSLive, but they didn't have a way for me to do this, so I switched because of that, and that's the only reason. I searched for awhile, but found nothing where obs studio could support this.
This is called "selective recording" in SLOBS btw. Idk if OBS Studio/OBS Live has this feature yet, but I would be happy to switch if they had this feature that I utilize every day.
(edit): When I searched for this feature on obs studio, I found multiple forums online on various websites and these threads all said the same thing at the time, that obs studio does not have this feature. I even looked in the official discord server, and while it was talked about for a future update, there were no current plans to have this feature :(
me ! it's easy for me to setup
@ImaDrum I knew I forgot something! This is a legitimately awesome feature and yes, I hope something like that comes to OBS!
@@nuttylmao Once this becomes available in OBS Studio, I'll be switching back 100%, but it's such a useful and beneficial feature for the content that I produce on TH-cam that I gotta stick to SLOBS for now. I have a few of your videos saved to my computer for future reference for ideas I want to implement to my stream, but currently can't because SLOBS isn't supported :( but I have all this knowledge for the future haha
I use SLOBS and I'm going to continue using SLOBS; however, I watched the video because I wanted to know if there was reason enough for me to switch over. I'm so used to SLOBS, that I'm sort of hesitant on learning a new OBS program. This was a good video with good points, however, being a new streamer I don't need a million features just yet, so SLOBS does what I need it to for the time being. Plus I do only have one screen and I rely heavily on that undo button at the moment. So, SLOBS seems like a good fit until I get to the point where I don't feel overwhelmed by all the different features and I'm more comfortable exploring other things. Thank you for the info!
Obs now has that function xD
OBS Live allows backup and Restore of overlays :)
Other than that it also allows some integration of stream elements functionality such as media/song requests , pausing alerts etc :)
You can do a Backup in slobs too
Only real fans remember when this video was private.
AJ's Dominoes I remember clicking on the vid and it was private and I was like what the heck
@@TheGrader600 it ain't that deep chief.
Someone whose PC catches fire and explodes: "Why is it always me?"
The best thing about OBS.Live - if you stream on YT, you get YT chat dock. If you don’t use it, you have to MANUALLY change address of yt chat EVERY STREAM, in dock settings.
Dude. Now. Seriously. What the heck. How da hell did you get that table to be so slick, clean and cable free with three monitors, pc and even stream deck on it?????? Pls answer this! I want answers! In a video! Showing your setup and cable management! I’ll wait here.
Weirdly enough had the OPPOSITE issue on my old laptop when I first started streaming. OBS studio was basically crashing my whole system, frame drops, freezing a stream nightmare. Someone suggested SLOBS and had no issues whatsoever. Completely smooth gameplay and streams.
Been considering going back to OBS now that I have a PC. Now that I know a bit more about what I'm doing I think it'd end up enhancing my streams slightly. Probably would keep slobs as a backup in case I lost my overlays or something lol
It was the same for me! I'm gonna try to use OBS again though, and hope for the best. 0_0
Have you switched back to OBS since? How has the change been for you?
I like the slobs mainly for the function of being able to choose what is going to be broadcast, and what is going to be recorded file, I like to be able to hide the notifications in the recordings, but show in the broadcast, i can do this in the obs?
I've just recently moved from obs to slobs for this exact reason, i find slobs very taxing compared to obs. If there is an alternative I would love to hear it
In my opinion, OBS is the best for advanced streamers and streamers with bad computers
Nutty: "Look how complicated this UI is"
Me: "That's not that complicated"
Nutty: *expands*
Is it just me or is the audio perfectly synced this time?
only you
Im here since you made that 3D Border by Harris in the Editor. Always happy when you make a new Video, Harris kinda only got those Just Chatting General Tips Videos now. Still a great guy. But you are Dope! Keep doing this stuff.
That aged well
You're my favorite. Lol "Mixer.... ohhhhh got 'em boys!"
Dont worry. We're working on an overlay system that's 100% browser based with open source extensibility but is 10x more amazing than the other sites.
It will be used through the browser source, but you will have a neat dashboard for your broadcast stats on the site.
We can integrate into OBS but that will be later on.
"We're working" who are you?
Yeah dude! I agree with your comments. great review!
I've only streamed a few times so far and was recommended to use SLOBS because it was easier to setup and use. But im not like committed to it or anything. Mainly just using it to test the waters on how to stream and if I like doing it. Its pretty basic so i thought i would be good for that much. But i can see anyone serious about streaming how SLOBS would be too restrictive. The note about OBS and its plugin support alone seems like it would be more worth it than SLOBS. But the updates is another good reason.
Totally agree with everything, not a big fan of slobs and I had to tell a family member to swap because how terrible it was. She only liked it because it was easy to add widgets ..
LMAO...this was great bro! Timely too!
I used OBS for a couple years. Updated to OSCatalina and couldn’t get it to recognize my audio capture anymore. I tried for 3 days to get it working. I asked for help on the forum and got ignored so I switched to SLOBS. No problems. Happy with slobs.
I am actually using slobs but am thinking of switching. Is there any way to have two instances of OBS studio installed? Right now I have Streamlabs set up for streaming and OBS studio for recording video's in higher quality.
I know that I could use different profiles.. but I like the idea of using different programs. I know myself and I am going to do some kind of user error one day where I try to record a video on my streamprofile or something...
Yeah I know it's a stooooopid reason to use slobs but here I am..
Awesome content btw dude! keep it coming :D
Yes, in fact I used multiple instances of OBS to record this video! The easiest way to do this is to install a portable install of OBS. Haven't made a video on that yet, but should be enough info to get you googling.
@@nuttylmao Awesome! I will look into it! But year multiple versions of OBS studio is the way to go for me I think :)
Thank you for the tip!
I used SLOBS for my stream. And now I am using OBS and StreamElements. The Only reason is that it doesn't let me customize my Donation website without giving it $12 per month. But not gonna lie I really like the customizable alerts in Elements more than Labs.
I just switch to Streamelements OBS live super helpful idk why a new streamer on SLOBS has to pay money for overlays,donations,etc. When u can get all that stuff for free on Streamelements. Like who wants to pay for there stuff, Thank God I switched to Streamelements
I'm the guy who uses SLOBS and a few streamelements... elements lol
Yep me too. Works well.
Same
Same.
I see your points on this, but I think that Streamlabs is good for those who are starting out with streaming for the first time. Then maybe get rid of the bloat and go directly with OBS Stupid and such. I say this because some people who are starting don't have an artist side to make themes and etc like they normally see on their favorite streamers page when they stream. Streamlabs has that store that provides that stuff for you so you can at least get something flashy at first and then maybe move on from that when you get commissioned stuff done that is more themed to your personality.
If you right click on any scene in OBS you can do a transition override. Not sure if that is the same as SLOBS transition editing though.
That doesn't give you full control of scene transitions.
e.g. If I want to go from A -> C, use a Fade transition. BUT, if I want to go from B -> C - use a Cut transition. This is not possible in OBS Studio without the OBS Transition Matrix plugin.
The video I've been waiting for!!
Thank you for this very well put together video, left a like 👍
I came to this video so you validate my choice of streaming with OBS Studio !! 😂
Selective recording is crazy. The only thing I want to see in OBS Studio
Really appreciate the info dude, I was wondering why my steam was hella laggy on SLOBS lol.
Glad I found you! Learing, but happy to note I started with OBS Studio!
Came in for the information, stayed for the laughs 😂 keep it up!
Can you multi stream on OBS studios? like on slobs you can stream to twitch and to facebook at the same time
Yes. I think a website called restream.io or something
@@ahmadsarwar6814 ye but you have to pay for it :(
I actually made the switch back to OBS thanks to your video. slobs was really laggy for me even the bare minimum to stream. After switching I use the same settings and tweaked it a bit and it looks way better and smoother than when I streamed on slobs. All that's left to do is set up everything again 🤣
10:45 has so much valuable info! Thank you, Nutty!
I just build my budget rig. . I tried SLOBS. I never had a chance to play while streaming. .then switch over to OBS. And it's now running smoothly.
What specs and what games at what resolution and
Thanks for the info
YOUR STYLE OF doing videos is nice bro !!! GREETINGS FROM BELGIUM ;-)
That bug still exists for slobs. My stream is absolutely unwatchable if I don’t run it as an Administrator. For newer streamers that go straight to twitch and sign up, slobs looks like the best option because of the big names attached to the advertising, and quite frankly that’s all I remember seeing when I signed up. Didn’t even notice OBS. Definitely wish I would have researched more before I started but the selective record feature is really nice. Helps for clipping the stream and cutting down on editing time.
I agree with this video 100%. I came from OBS Studio, went to SLOBS for built-in live chat, discovered that I can have that with OBS.Live in OBS Studio, too and never looked back to SLOBS again.
OBS.Live just adds Stream Elements features and shortcuts to the original OBS Studio version, it's a "comfort thing" if you use Stream Elements. More in a plugin way than being a different program.
I had an 5 year old PC and was furious that I couldn't stream at 720p so I decided to build a new one. The new one consists of:
- Ryzen 5 2600x (waiting for 4th gen)
-Gigabyte Arous Elite X570
-EVGA RTX 2080 Super XC Ultra
- 2x8 Corsair RGB Pros 3200
- 258 gig NVME (Boot Drive)
- 1T NVME (Game Drive)
- 2T Western Digital Black 7200rpm
I can play anything I want is 1440p but no matter what i did on SLOBS, everything would be blurry. Once i switched to OBS, it was perfect. I highly recommend not using SLOBS, you have changed my mind and I will never speak the mame SLOBS to anyone's.
Whenever I go visit my mother, she is usually playing candy crush lmao.
@nutty I just found your content today and am 10 videos in when I realized there was a difference between OBS and Stream Labs OBS! Oh and I'm also new to streaming.... So now I'm here to fully understand the difference.
I agree! I had so many problems with slobs. Switched to obs and it work flawless
lmaooo this was great. Thanks for the info bro!
i almost switch to slobs from obs. yaaaa.
i’m glad i saw this first.
The intro was funny as hell. Im still debating between the two. Just starting out I need all the help I can get.
Wth I just realized how much you gesticulate while you're talking in your videos and I can't stop looking at your hands
Feeling 100% called out right now. 11:04
I had to sub, lmao. If not for the information, for your personality🤣
Be happy that your father is trying to get involved.
(He cares💪)
great video by the way,
The main reason I prefer OBS over SLOBS is because it’s more optimised for slower PCs and laptops (I use a 2GHZ CPU with Radeon R4 Graphics)
My computer explode so... Slobs save my life xD
One thing that I think is weird with SLOBS is they don't support CTRL, SHIFT or ALT as a standalone hotkey, for eg. "push to talk" (it only works as a combo key).
I asked them about 2 years ago why it doesn't work like in OBS Studio with a fully free choice over keys, I just was told that they are working on it.
I thought this was weird because they used OBS as their source which has always had full keyboard supported as far as I can remember.
OBS.Live basically integrates Ground Control from stream elements into the OBS Studio and in the activity window you can see the donations. You can always use custom browser source of the activity window from StreamElements, but if you want to have custom bot name, you will need Ground Control opened. So having the plugin for OBS.Live installed is just simpler for this case.
Adding the activity window as a custom browser dock accomplishes literally the same thing, including the custom bot name.
One useful difference brought to my attention is that browser sources automatically detect whether a browser source is a StreamElements overlay and provides a link to open the editor. This is the only feature I'm aware of that you can't normally do in OBS Studio, and it's a very minor difference.
11:51 What da fricckkkk! WHat you on man???? XD loll
Thanks for the info!
i'm new to streaming -- I was running into issues where i'd spend a ton of energy and time researchng and optimizing my settings. i get everything the way i want it, then I have chat verify it works and stream goes great!! fast forward to the next day and all of my work is undone and I have to reconfigure EVERYTHING.
Binge watching your content!
"It's my life man! Let me do what I want!"
It would be cool if OBS had a feature to play while dealing with stream items like chat, stream name, some fool who just followed and stuff you won't even bother to read
Obs live basically gives obs studio a similar look to slobs. It also easily inputs stream elements bot system that can be edited for a custom bot name. It also adds your twitch chat as well and all the windows the plug-in offers can be moved around and resized on the fly.
Yo what did Jamal ever do to you?!
What didn't he do?
nutty NANI?
Finally weaned myself off SLOBS. I felt my streams were becoming limited. I'm now using Touch Portal and Magic Music Visuals on my livestreams and looking forward to using StreamFX soon 💗
Lost a hard drive so it was really nice being able to log in and have all my scenes and setting still their. Saved me so much time.
Should've talked about SE Merch and SE Pay too!
I use the OBS.Live integration because i can customize the name of my chat bot instead of seeing "StreamElements". The one thing I miss from when I used to use SLOBS was an app (the app store was kinda sorta semi-useful. It's like plugins but built-in) that would automatically play my top clips in succession. Great for a BRB screen to keep people engaged instead of a blank screen or empty chair.
You can have a custom bot name in Streamelements. I even have a video on it!
@@nuttylmao Yeah, the Ground Control app. That may have even been the video that I found you on. I remember trying all that stuff and eventually gave up. Did more digging and it seemed like SE moved the custom bot name to bait people into using OBS.Live. IDK. Could be wrong. But that's how I get it done.
@@Huuge You actually don't even need Ground Control or OBS.Live anymore. Just add the activity window as a custom browser dock and follow the steps in the settings.
Slobs gave me so many troubles I think it has poltergeist... Like randomly turning off my audio during a stream... During a sentence... I've had tons of weird problems and I never used the bloat. Wasn't for me.
My name is Jamal frfr .. i got scared lol
I stopped using SLOBS as soon as they went full blown corporate and started limiting features behind paywalls. Never looked back Homer and loving every OBS second and plug-ins.
all the bad things about obs in 8:00 have been fixed thankfully. its crazy how a few years pass and they made it completely better than slobs.
Ca coche, merci je Sub.
great stuff i like this format! following you.
What I wouldn't give for an undo function and alignment measurements. Still sticking with OBS
If you would like an alignment option search for a very old program called Cool Ruler its also ftee. I use it all the time when I need to align things up in Photoshop and many other programs.
I would honestly be lost without it.
If you have trouble finding it or onstalling it just let me know and I can give you a copy of the one I use.
There is also a previous poat by someone saying the is an undo feature in OBS Studio.
That dad joke was awesome 😎
basically I use Streamlabs OBS for all the reasons you listed at 1:30 and 8:06. For what I do I don't feel like I'm missing anything.
you can undo on OBS Studio just press ctrl+R
Thanks I didn't think you could undo with OBS Studio and it"s one reason why I continue to use SLOBS.
But I have been thinking of changing back to OBS Studio of late.
I find that OBS Studios is a lot buggier than SLOBS
hmm, i find the opposite.....
Wait SLOBS is indeed buggier than OBS studio.
@@cris4529 i bet it has different effects on everyone
The main reason I us SLOBS is the Selective Recording feature. Is there a plugin that does the same in regular OBS? And just for the reference: I know about the NDI solution, my PC simply can't handle it.
1:01 “Mixer” LOL
At 3:03 talking about SLOBS lagging, I have the literal opposite issue. OBS lags REALLY badly with my webcam/audio interface (like 20 seconds), but I have no issues at all with SLOBS. I've tried everything I can think of to fix it too. OBS didn't always do this, but the last week or so has been unusable. oh well
I agree with you Nutty on the CPU usage.... i used to use Slobs mainly for streaming but i realised my game was lagging as I had to much running in the background. I switched over to OBS and its been cool every since.
I use both softwares, mainly i use Slobs to update my overlays and themes as it has cloudbased saving which is a lifesaver - my hard drive got fired recently and Slobs cloud saving helped out alot.
I then import my overlays/theme over to OBS and stream from there., and OBS has a hella of a lot of plugins software which can enhance my stream.
Also yeah being able to click UNDO on Slobs is amazing, i hate that you can't undo something in OBS 😭
Thank man was really helpful, was having leg with streamlabs OBS and did not understand why
i actually took your advice. OBS is just lighter in general and makes sense given the age of my system and the fact i don't use it super often.
Yep I've only recommended SL-OBS in special cases. Might take some work with OBS Studio, especially to make it do things that SL-OBS can do that OBS studio can't do by default, but in the end it's superior. Good stuff, man. But yeah, OBS Live is just an add-on to OBS Studio, not a standalone thing. And the features it offers were in place before OBS Studio added the same features kinda making it redundant. But it does help control alerts and do some Streamelements related alert things via Streamdeck integration, including a song request media streaming thingy.
One good thing about SLOBS is the multistream feature! Only reason I use it!
Due to the easy steps to integrate overlays and alerts i used SLOBS. But since then, im safer to use all of that stuff, i switched to OBS Studio because of the big impact SLOBS has on my hardware. Lowest amount was over 3% idle usage of my CPU for nothing!?
Love ure videos, keep it going and yes... U validated my opinion.^^
I'm switching from slobs to obs studio tonight! Wish me luck lol
when i looked up streamlabs obs vs obs studio it said streamlabs obs is basically an improved version of the good old OBS Studio. The guys from Logitech tried their best to take into account the smallest flaws and fix them. It made me think like wait a minute......
Nutty, I love your videos! I'm new to streaming and have found them super helpful! After watching your newer top 5 plugin's video, I went to switch to OBS from SLOBS, but it definitely needs more time to set up. So my question is, gonna do a video on StreamElements?
Tbh i used OBS and switched to SLOBS i didnt found anything that was worse, i like SLOBS especially for the complete twitch integration, but im always open for tips
I rly enjoy ur videos dude :) The only Channel that i use the bell for notifications. I wann create a button in Lioranboard in order to views can mute my MIC for 3 secs or just make my Voice higher for a while. A video about ideas for Lioranboard would be ++ do for me. Thanks for all the content
I just realized last night, with the same settings my stream on obs studio is better quality than slobs. why?
Same here
StreamLabs Is Basically A Heavy Skin Of OBS, It takes The Basic Functions But Add So Much Things And Its Somewhat Hard To Run While OBS Is Simple Its Also Light And Easy To Use
Haha! I love your videos!
I use SLOBS with SE.
The main reason is Selective Recording.