Getting Started

Stream Graphics Generator creates customizable countdown timers and overlay slates for live streaming. It provides a browser-based source that you add directly to OBS Studio (or any RTMP encoder that supports browser sources), with 10 built-in themes and adjustable countdowns. Available as an open web service in Eyevinn Open Source Cloud.

Prerequisites

  • If you have not already done so, sign up for an Eyevinn OSC account
  • OBS Studio or another streaming tool that supports browser sources

Step 1: Create a Stream Graphics Generator instance

Navigate to the Stream Graphics Generator page in the OSC web console and click Create stream-gfx. Fill in:

  • Name: a unique name for your instance (e.g. mystreamgfx)

Click Create and wait for the status indicator to turn green.

Step 2: Add a browser source in OBS

  1. In OBS Studio, click the + button in the Sources panel and choose Browser.
  2. Give the source a name (e.g. Countdown).
  3. Set the URL to your instance URL, for example: https://<instance-url>/countdown?theme=1&minutes=5
  4. Set Width and Height to match your stream resolution (e.g. 1920 × 1080).
  5. Click OK. The countdown overlay appears immediately in your scene.

Selecting a theme

Append ?theme=<number> to the URL to choose one of the 10 built-in themes (1–10):

https://<instance-url>/countdown?theme=3&minutes=10

Preview all themes at:

https://<instance-url>/

Available overlays

Path Description
/countdown?minutes=N&theme=N Full-screen countdown timer
/slate?theme=N Static "Starting soon" / "Be right back" slate

CLI usage

osc create birme-stream-gfx mystreamgfx

Resources