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If you're looking to make reaction content like some of the biggest creators out there, well, I'm going to show you guys how you can accomplish that in three simple steps. And make sure you watch until the end as I'll show you how to handle copyright issues if [music] they arise.
So, the very first thing you guys are going to need is the physical setup. So, that means a computer or laptop. Pretty much any computer should do so that we can download the streaming and recording software, which we'll touch on in just a moment. If you're not using a laptop, you're going to need some display or monitor to connect to the computer and preferably for a reaction type of setup. You're going to want to have an additional display so that way I can monitor the stream or recording while I'm using the other main display to react to whatever I'm watching. You're also going to need a microphone to go along with this setup. And if you have a stand to put it on, even better. And then the last device you're going to need is a webcam or camera to plug into your computer.
Now, once you've gathered all of the necessary equipment, go ahead and put it all together. And once you have your computer up and running, it is now time to download the streaming and recording software that we will use to film our reaction videos. So, what you guys are going to want to do is head over to streamlabs.com and download the Streamlabs desktop software. I've also put a link in the description below.
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All righty. Now that we have Streamlabs Desktop open, the first thing we're going to want to do is we're going to check our settings by going over to the bottom left hand side here and then going to the video tab. Right now, you can see that I'm using a custom canvas. You might by default have 1920 x 1080p or 720p here uh selected at first, but I'm going to do a 4K canvas. And my output scaled is also going to be 4K. Now, not everyone watching this video may be able to do a 4K resolution canvas. You may have to stick with 1920x 1080, and that is perfectly all right, but 4K definitely gives you an advantage in the quality department. And the way that I'm able to do this is because first off, I'm using a monitor that is in 4K resolution. The second reason is because if I'm recording everything in 4K, that includes the content that I'm watching as well as the webcam, that will allow me in the editing part of this video that is coming up. Hint hint, to be able to zoom in on different areas of the video so that I don't lose quality.
If we head over to our recording settings in Streamlabs, you'll see that I'm using my graphics card for the encoder and CQP set to a level of 28. Feel free to copy these if you'd like as a baseline and then adjust them depending on your needs.
With our canvas good to go, let's select one of our scenes. You should have one there by default. And then go over to the middle section where you're going to have your sources. Within here, select the plus button at the top. And then we're going to add our webcam first. So to do that, we're just going to want to select the video capture device source option that you see right here. Once that's selected, go ahead and select add source. And we can name this whatever you'd like. Let's just go with webcam. Add source. And then within the device dropdown, we're going to want to choose our webcam. So in my case, I connected the Insta3 Link 2C to this computer. So when I select that, it'll pop up right there. Right now, the device default is in 1080p, but you guys know we're going 4K for our recordings here. We're making it professional. So, we're going to select the custom option. And then we're going to make sure that the resolution here is set to 4K, which it is. FPS can just be 30. I'll keep all the other settings the same. Select close. And now for this scene, I'm just going to keep it full. I'm going to readjust the camera itself.
The next thing to add is our screen and the content that we're going to be reacting to. So to add that, we're going to go back to the plus button here. We're going to add another source. And this time, it's either going to be a display capture if we want to capture everything that is on our monitor, or we can do a window capture. If there's a specific window, let's say the browser window that we only want to capture and nothing else on our desktop, then we could go with this option. For simplicity sakes, I'm going to go ahead with the display capture so that everything on my display is captured. Select add source. I'll just name this KTC monitor. Add source. And with the capture method, you can keep that automatic display. This is going to change is right now it's on my 1080p display, but I want to switch it to my 4K display. So, we're going to select that. And as you can see, everything popped up the way that it needed. Select done. And then you can just drag this around, take the corners, resize this to where you want it to be. We can put the content like that and react to it this way. We could also flip this around if we wanted to. So I could grab the KTC monitor source, put that to the bottom. It would be hidden behind my webcam. But now I can shrink my webcam down like so. And then I can take the content I'm reacting to. Let's rightclick, transform, and then fit to screen. And I can have my setup looking like this, too. If you're reacting to Tik Toks, then you can have it look like this, too, where I'm full screen here, but then on the right side, I have the Tik Tok content that I can scroll through and it'll stay in place. To bring in the size, just select the alt key and then bring them on in just like so.
The added bonus of using Streamlabs desktop is that you can easily add your alerts and chat overlay within the sources section. Just select the plus button and then you can add a chat box. For example, we can also add our alerts by adding the alert box. So now if somebody super chats while you're live on YouTube, it'll look like this.
The final pieces you're going to want to keep in mind is your audio. So go ahead to your settings, go to audio, make sure that you have some sort of audio device connected to your computer. Even if it's set by default, make sure that you have the right microphone selected. And then for the desktop audio, you can just set that to default. So that way you capture all of the audio coming through your speakers, headphones that you're reacting to. Once that's good, go ahead and select close. And then for the desktop audio, I would just reduce it a little bit so that that sound is not overstretching your own voice.
With everything put together, it's now time to give this reaction recording stream setup a test. I am about to react to the GTA 6 trailer 2 that is up here on YouTube. Let's go full screen mode and play. >> That is not PG. >> That is We're doing it right. >> Beautiful. And by beautiful, I'm talking about the scenery. Yo, this full effect. >> Oh my god. >> I also wanted to share the beauty of using two monitors. You can see the first display here, the 4K display that I'm watching the content on. And then I have my mini display down here so that I can monitor everything that's going on within Streamlabs Desktop. So, as you saw, the reaction setup is working well. It looks good, but we should be taking this one step further. You just don't want to press record and then upload your content. Unless you're live streaming, then doesn't really matter cuz you're live. But the recordings of your reaction should be edited before they go up on YouTube. So that way, your content is more interesting, dynamic, and engaging.
The editing software that we can use to accomplish this is Cap Cut. I put a link in the description below so that you can go ahead and download this for yourself. But this is a free all-in-one video editing app that works on both Windows and Mac where once you have it installed, you can easily create a new project, import your newly filmed reaction video, and then drag that video onto your editing timeline. From there, you can edit the video by trimming the beginning to the point to where you actually start your video. If you press the B key, this will enable the blade tool where you can select different parts of your clip to make cuts so that you can more easily select the parts that you don't need, such as when nothing is happening or you're not saying anything, and delete those to improve the pacing of your video. To get out of the blade tool mode, you can just select the A key. Some other things you can do is select specific clips and apply zoom or cropin effects on elements. This could include parts of your face cam or the content that you're reacting to. But adding this in across your video can make it look more dynamic instead of just showing the same scene position for the entirety of the video. Once you're about finished with your video, make sure you trim in the end of your video so that it finishes cleanly. From there, you can download your new video edit by selecting the export button on the top right hand side. Give the video a name. Set the export location or folder on your computer. Below that, make sure that your video settings look good. and then select the export button.
Now, as a reaction creator, you guys are going to need to keep in mind the copyright issues that can come along with it. Music, movies, TV shows, another creators videos, images that you find online can all be subject to copyright. So, you need to be aware of what content that you are reacting to and or using in your videos. Even though you are using other people's work in your videos, you can still have the opportunity to make money off of it because it can fall under something called fair use. This term, even though it's applied a bit inconsistently from video to video, your content essentially has to be transformative in nature. A good example would be if you're going to react to a 30-se condond Tik Tok, at least have 60 to 90 seconds of your own commentary to go along with that video. If you're reacting to certain parts of a movie, you're not going to want to play more than 10 to 15 seconds of that at a time without adding in your own additional commentary or analysis or reaction over it. Pausing frequently can help minimize the copyright issues you might run into, but it definitely won't be zero doing this type of content. That being said, it is best to upload your videos unlisted. Don't push them live right away. see if they have issues that YouTube's automated system has detected so that you can pull down the video, address them, and then re-upload the content without the issues. YouTube does have a system where you can mute or trim out segments that do have issues. But if that's not an option, you can always dispute the claim. It'll be a manual review to verify if the Content ID claim is valid.
Now, on the topic of a copyright strike, this will typically not be an issue for the majority of you guys, but it's definitely not impossible, and typically, it'll come with a takedown of the video. If you get three strikes in a 90-day period, your channel is out of here. Now, if you genuinely think that the copyright strike is not justified, you can always dispute that claim and even reach out to YouTube themselves. You can go to their Twitter, go to team YouTube, and tweet them your issue. had to do this myself when I've had community guideline strikes on this channel. If you guys want to learn more about how the copyright and strike system works on YouTube, I put a link in the description below with some more details to Google's page.
But there you guys have it. That's everything you need to know on how to create a professional recording and live streaming reaction setup. If you guys have any questions whatsoever, feel free to put them in the comment section below. Like the video, subscribe if you're new around here. I'll see you on the next one. Peace.