Articles by Wahaj Dar
48 articles
How to add overlays to OBS step by step: PNG frames, animated WebM, and browser source widgets for alerts and chat, plus where to get free stream overlays.
Multistreaming (simulcasting) sends one live stream to Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, Kick and more at once. How it works, bandwidth math, platform rules, costs.
Kick vs Twitch compared on sub splits, Affiliate and Partner thresholds, bitrate and playback limits, audience numbers, simulcast rules, and streaming to both.
Where your YouTube stream key lives in Live Control Room, how to paste it into OBS, YouTube's recommended encoder settings, and fixes when the key fails.
TikTok LIVE Studio explained: who can use it, PC and Mac requirements, setup from download to going live, its limits, and when OBS with a stream key wins.
Streamlabs vs OBS in 2026: performance, built-in alerts and themes, multistreaming, price, Mac support, and which one fits the way you stream.
What the 16:9 aspect ratio is, how 9:16 and 4:3 compare, the video resolution each one maps to, which platforms want which, and how to set the canvas in OBS.
Convert M3U8 to MP4 three ways: one ffmpeg command, VLC, or a browser tool. How to download an M3U8 stream, fix 403 and 0 KB errors, and why some won't convert.
Yes, you can run Instagram Live from PC. Instagram Live Producer gives you an RTMP key; here is how to go live from OBS on PC or Mac, with the settings to use.