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  • 🍎Stream Avatars
    • Introduction
    • ⏩Quick Setup
    • 📸How to Overlay
      • OBS
      • Streamlabs Desktop
      • XSplit
      • Twitch Studio
      • Unlisted / Other
    • ⚛️Extension
    • ⏩Quick Guide
    • 📬Commands
      • ❗!commands
      • ↕️Selection Commands
        • !random
          • !mass random
          • !change {user} {command} random
        • !avatars
          • !avatar {avatar}
          • !change {user} !avatar {avatar}
          • !change {user} !avatar {avatar} {timer}
          • !mass avatar {avatar}
          • !mass avatar {avatar} {timer}
        • !color
        • !gear
        • !nametags
        • !actions
        • !show
      • ↕️Minigames and Fun Commands
        • !basketball
        • !battleroyale
        • !boss
        • !duel {user} {amount}
        • !slots {amount}
        • !bomb {user}
        • !sling {power} {angle}
        • !fart
        • !quote {#}
        • !roll {#d#}
        • !8ball {question}
        • !freeze {user} {seconds}
        • !pin {user} {x%} {y%} {seconds}
        • !attack {user}
        • !dance
        • !hug {user}
        • !throw
        • !explode {target}
        • !bet {amount} {calltype}
        • !scale {target} {size}
        • !spawn game
        • !screensaver {seconds}
        • ↕️!mass {command}
      • ↕️Shop Commands
        • !shop
        • !buy avatars
        • !buy colors
        • !buy gear
        • !buy nametags
        • !buy actions
      • ↕️Currency Commands
        • !currency
        • !currency add {user} {amount}
        • !currency remove {user} {amount}
        • !currency give {user} {amount}
      • ↕️Gifting Commands
        • !gift {user} lootbox {name}
        • !gift {user} avatar {avatar}
        • !gift {user} gear {gear_set} {gear_piece}
        • !gift {user} color {avatar} {color}
        • !gift {user} nametag {nametag}
        • !gift {user} all true
        • !currency add {user} {amount}
      • ↕️Remove Ownership Commands
        • !remove {user} avatar {avatar}
        • !remove {user} gear {gear_set} {gear_piece}
        • !remove {user} color {avatar} {color}
        • !remove {user} nametag {nametag}
        • !currency remove {user} {amount}
      • !extension
      • !hideavatar
      • !mass {command}
      • !change {user} {command}
      • !spawn {title}
      • !whitelist add {user}
      • !blacklist add {user}
      • !mod add {user}
      • !leaderboard
      • !leaderboard exclude {user}
      • !game exclude {user}
      • !sounds
      • !shoutout {user}
    • 📃Application Settings
      • General
      • Login Details
      • Minigames
      • Avatars And Gear
      • Sounds
      • Nametag Settings
      • Import & Export
      • Shop Editing
      • User Editing
      • ❗Unfinished Docs!
      • ❗Bot Commands
        • ❗Custom Commands
      • ❗Edit Lootboxes
      • ❗Backgrounds
      • ❗Bot Commands
    • 🎨Content Creating
      • Creating Avatars
      • Extension Sorting Order
      • Deleting Avatars, Palettes/Colors, and Gear
      • Creating Gear
      • Creating Colors
      • Creating Backgrounds
      • Creating Bosses
      • Creating Player Classes (boss)
      • Creating Nametags
      • Creating Lootboxes
      • Importing Scripts
      • Importing Private Content
      • Creating Custom Redemptions
      • Creating Extension Thumbnails
      • Creating Custom Language Localization
    • 💫Integrations
      • Stream Deck
    • ❓Support
      • New Platform Additions
      • Various Troubleshooting
      • Data Folder
      • Beta Branch
      • F.A.Q
      • Crash Log - Event Viewer
    • 🤝Stream Avatars Partner
  • ⚙️LUA Scripting API
    • Introduction
    • Quick Start
    • API Reference & Tips
      • 🌎Global Functions
        • log
        • wait
        • yield
        • yieldBreak
        • async functions
        • waitForAsync function
        • stopAsync function
        • get
        • set
        • applyImage
        • waitForAnimation
        • webrequest get/post
        • getUser
        • getUsers
        • getUserById
        • getCurrency
        • addCurrency
        • removeCurrency
        • adjustCurrency
        • getBackground
        • getScriptableBlocks
        • getAvatar
        • getAllAvatars
        • runCommand
        • writeChat
        • setProperty
        • getApp
        • save
        • load
        • addEvent
        • removeEvent
        • keepAlive
      • 🔫Events
        • BankController
        • ServiceController
        • Read Chat
        • Websockets
        • Scriptable Block Trigger
        • Platform Donation
        • App State Change
        • Custom Command
        • Basketball Outcome
        • BattleRoyale Outcome
        • Boss Battle Outcome
        • Boss Battle Player Joined
        • Duel Outcome
        • On JumpCatch Star
        • On Background Switch
        • On Avatar Change
        • On New Viewer
        • On InitializeNewViewer
        • On Follower
        • On Raid
        • On Subscriber
        • On Avatar Spawn
        • On Trigger Object
        • On Hotkey
        • On Purchase
      • 📦Classes
        • App
          • globalAvatarScale {get;set}
          • globalNametagScale {get;set}
          • globalChatBubbleScale {get;set}
          • globalNametagStack {get;set}
          • getResolution
          • platformServiceSettings
          • setResolution
          • setFullscreen
          • getStreamer
          • convertPositionToPercent
          • convertPercentToPosition
          • playSound
          • createBomb
          • pitchSound
          • stopSound
          • soundIsPlaying
          • createGameObject
          • getGameObject
          • createChatBubble
          • createWebsocket
          • removeWebsocket
          • sendWebsocketMessage
          • getAppState
          • sha256_base64
          • getUserFromData
          • getIdsFromData
          • deleteUser
          • exportAvatarImage
          • translateCommand
        • User
          • id {get}
          • isActive {get}
          • isFake {get}
          • lastActiveDate {get}
          • secondsSinceLastActive {get}
          • displayName {get}
          • channelName {get}
          • follower {get}
          • vip {get}
          • subscriber {get}
          • moderator {get}
          • platformModerator {get}
          • platform {get}
          • streamer {get}
          • avatar {get;set}
          • scale {get;set}
          • override_scale {get;set}
          • color {get;set}
          • nametag {get;set}
          • getState
          • getGear
          • setGear
          • setPosition
          • getPosition
          • getWearableAvatars
          • getWearableAvatarColors
          • getWearableGearSetPieces
          • getWearableNametags
          • setTemporaryAvatar
          • setTemporaryColor
          • setTemporaryNametag
          • setTemporaryGear
          • setTemporaryNone
          • clearAllTemporarySelections
          • chatBubble
          • runCommand
          • physics
          • saveUserData
          • loadUserData
        • Physics
          • grounded {get;set}
          • setVelocity
        • ObjectPhysics
          • hasTrigger {get}
          • hasRigidBody {get}
          • layer {get;set}
          • kinemetic {get;set}
          • setVelocity
          • addBoxCollider
          • addCircleCollider
          • addBoxTrigger
          • addCircleTrigger
        • Avatar
          • name {get}
          • getGear
          • getGearPieces
          • getColors
          • getActions
        • GameObject
          • image {get}
          • destroy
          • setAngle
          • setPosition
          • getPosition
          • adjustPosition
          • getScale
          • setScale
          • adjustScale
          • physics
        • Image
          • playAnimation
          • stopAnimation
          • flipX
          • flipY
          • sorting
          • anchor
        • ScriptableBlock
          • id {get}
          • position
      • 📤Helper Class
        • createCooldown
        • checkCooldown
        • setCooldown
        • cooldownTimeLeft
        • startsWith
        • replace
        • split
        • randomElement
        • hasValue
        • matchRegex
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Streamlabs Desktop

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Last updated 1 year ago

Add A Game-Capture

The recommended way to use Stream Avatars with Streamlabs Desktop is with a Game-Capture. In rare cases you might run into situations forcing you to use a Window-Capture which is not ideal. For users on Mac Operating systems, you will need to use a "".

Add a new "Game Capture" source, click "Add a new source", continue, and then set it to "Specific Window", and then select "StreamingAvatars.exe" as the window. Lastly, check the "Allow Transparency" box.

Choosing the Layer

To ensure stream avatars is displaying on top of stream sources, you can adjust the order of the sources.

The closer a source is to the top of the list, the higher it's layer value is. Higher layers values appear on top of content below it. Like your primary stream content (Video Games, Work, Art, Webcam).

Window Capture

Stop! Only use window capture if you are on Mac/OSX or your game-capture is not working!

Window capture is not ideal because it does not have an "Allow Transparency" option. The transparency this provides is perfect and requires zero tuning, but if you are unable to use a Game-Capture, this is how it works:

Add a Window Capture source, set the window to Stream Avatars. Right click the source, Click "Filters", and add a "Color Key" filter. You can set the custom color to be anything you want, but Stream Avatar's background must match the color you select. After that you need to tune the "Similarity" and "Smoothness" until it looks good.

Trouble Shooting

Sometimes Streamlabs Desktop has problems displaying the content. There are a lot of systems at play where problems can occur. Here's a checklist to go through if you are having issues.

  • Make sure Stream Avatars is connected and your Avatar is walking around. The UI is designed to be transparent with game-capture's so it can be confusing that it doesn't show up.

  • You might need to make StreamLabs run as administrator. (Or make it not run as administrator)

  • If the capture is not displaying anything, it could be other software interfering with Streamlabs Desktop's ability to capture Stream Avatars correctly. Some examples of problematic software are: MSI-Afterburner, Rivatuner, Any software that has an overlay on top of full-screen programs I think the only way to work around this is to close those programs, and make sure your computer doesn't launch these programs on startup. After you do this, restart your Computer and try using Streamlabs Desktop again.

  • In some cases you can try to set Stream Avatars, Steam, and Streamlabs Desktop to run as ADMIN mode, however there are also cases where this can cause the capture to not work as well.

  • If you are using TWO graphics cards, you may need to use SLI-Crossfire.

If none of the above works your problem might be specific to your computer. This may be a graphics card driver issue and if on windows directX driver.

After you're done make sure to adjust the !

If none of this seems to work check out this post by OBS:

Last resort is to use a "".

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https://obsproject.com/kb/game-capture-troubleshooting
layer of the window capture
Window Capture
Window-Capture
Add a Source. Choose #1
Right click the Game capture
Choose #2 Window capture