Are you looking to create your own custom graphics for your live stream, and want to make sure they fit your stream perfectly? Here are the specs for every brand assets in your StreamYard dashboard.
Quick sizes:
Logos: 200x200
Overlays/Backgrounds: 1280x720
Details on Graphics
Logos
When adding your logo to your StreamYard dashboard, be sure your logo uses the following requirements.
- Size: 200 x 200px
- File type: PNG or GIF (with a transparent background)
To add your logo in StreamYard, look under Brand > Logo, and click the plus (+) sign.
Note: You can also upload an animated GIF to the logos section. This is a great way to add a countdown timer to your live stream.
Overlays
To add a custom overlay to your StreamYard live broadcast, first design your broadcast in your favorite graphics program, such as Figma, Canva, Easil, or Adobe Photoshop.
The recommended size for overlays is 1280 x 720px and under 20mb (under 3mb for GIFs).
Once you have your design created, you will want to save it as a PNG or GIF with transparent background. This way you don't cover yourself when you bring the overlay into your live stream.
To add your overlays in StreamYard, navigate to Brand > Overlay, and click the plus (+) sign.
Locate the file on your hard drive.
To add additional overlays to your broadcast, repeat the above instructions.
Video Clips
You can also upload video clips to your StreamYard Brand folders.
Video clips are a great place to add an intro video for your live stream. It can also be a great place to add other videos that you want to play during your broadcast or to add an outro video to end your broadcast.
The recommended size for video clips is 1280 x 720px. Be sure your video clip size is less than 200 MB and under 10 minutes.
To upload a video clip, make sure your video is an MP4 file. Next, look under Brand > Video Clips in your dashboard. Click the plus (+) sign and locate the video on your computer. You can then play your video during your live stream by clicking on it from the Video Clips section.
Backgrounds
To add a custom background in StreamYard, start by creating your design in your favorite graphics program.
You will want to create your background at 1280 x 720px.
Remember, your background image will go behind your video feeds.
The maximum file size is 20MB or 3 MB for GIFs.
Note: At this time, we do not support video backgrounds.