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Overview
If this is your first time streaming with Twitch, please refer to Twitch's Getting Started and Beginner Broadcasting articles. Also check out these two very comprehensive getting started guides: How to Stream on Twitch (Tom's Guide) and Beginner's Guide to Streaming on Twitch (Medium).
Streaming to Twitch or other live stream platforms requires a broadcast software as detailed in the above getting started guides. The three most popular broadcast softwares are OBS Studio, Streamlabs OBS and XSplit Broadcaster. The sections below detail how to select Snap Camera as your webcam in each. Once selected, you will be able to stream with a Lens using Snap Camera!
Snap Camera & OBS Studio
The section below walks through how to add Snap Camera as a webcam within OBS Studio. To start, first open Snap Camera. Then open OBS Studio.

In OBS Studio, we need to add Snap Camera as a source. To do this, click the Plus
button in the bottom left of the Sources
panel. Then, select Video Capture Device
.

This will open the Create/Select Source
window. Select the Create New
button and give the source a name. Then, click the OK
button.

In the Properties
window, select Snap Camera
from the Device
drop down menu. Then, click the OK
button.

You should now have the Snap Camera video feed added to your broadcast canvas. To learn more about OBS, refer to the OBS Help page.
Snap Camera & Streamlabs OBS
The section below walks through how to add Snap Camera as a webcam within Streamlabs OBS. To start, first open Snap Camera. Then open Streamlabs OBS.

In Streamlabs OBS, we need to add Snap Camera as a source. To do this, click the Plus
button in the top right corner of the Sources
panel. Then, select Video Capture Device
. Click the Add Source
button.

Give the source a name and click the Add New Source
button.

In the Settings
window, select Snap Camera
from the Device
drop down menu. Then, click the Done
button.

You should now have the Snap Camera video feed added to your broadcast canvas. To learn more about Stream Labs OBS, refer to the Streamlabs OBS Support page.
Snap Camera & XSplit Broadcaster
The section below walks through how to add Snap Camera as a webcam within XSplit Broadcaster. To start, first open Snap Camera. Then open XSplit Broadcaster.

In XSplit Broadcaster, we need to add Snap Camera as a source. To do this, click the Add source
button in the bottom left of XSplit Broadcaster. Then, select Devices (webcam, capture cards...) -> Video -> Snap Camera
.

You should now have the Snap Camera video feed added to your broadcast canvas. To learn more about XSplit Broadcaster, refer to the XSplit Broadcaster Support page.
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