Overlays & Editor
Composition editor, logos, text, stickers, audio visualizer
8 articlesUsing the Overlay and Composition Editor
Add logos, text, captions, stickers, audio visualizers, and now-playing displays to your live stream using the playout.video composition editor.
Adding a Now Playing Overlay to Your Live Channel
Step-by-step guide to adding a Now Playing overlay that shows the current track or video title on your stream: automatically, in real time.
Using the Audio Visualizer Overlay for Music Streams
How to add and tune the Audio Visualizer overlay for music streams, lo-fi channels, podcast video, and any audio-driven content.
Removing a Green Screen Background: Step-by-Step
A complete guide to keying out a green screen background in the Composition Editor: from setting up your shot to fine-tuning sensitivity and edge cleanup.
Adding a Logo and Lower Thirds to Your Live Studio Show
How to brand your Live Studio show with a logo, watermark, lower-third name graphics, and consistent fonts using the Composition Editor.
Building a Custom Layout Step-by-Step
A hands-on walkthrough for building, saving, and reusing your own Live Studio layout. Place sources anywhere, layer them, and bake your show's visual identity into the canvas.
Creating and Managing Overlay Templates
How to build, save, apply, and update Overlay Templates so every show, playlist, and calendar block on your stream has the right branding without manual setup.
Live Studio Layouts Explained: Spotlight, Showtime, Pip and More
A walkthrough of every Live Studio layout: Spotlight, Showtime, Half Screen, Pip, Thumbnails, Grid, Cover, Contain, and Custom, with examples of when to use each.