[0:00] you want to take the easiest way to
[0:02] record your videos If you use an Elgato
[0:04] prompter or if you record your videos
[0:06] directly on your PC using OBS what I
[0:09] will show you will make your life easier
[0:11] even when you want to increase your
[0:13] productivity or record your display to
[0:16] inspire you I will show how I use the
[0:18] Elgato stream deck and how I set it up
[0:21] of course this is a matter of preference
[0:23] and you can use it in many different
[0:25] ways for many applications but my method
[0:28] is to inspire and show you what you can
[0:30] do with this great device briefly if you
[0:33] don't know what a stream deck does it is
[0:35] a controller created by Elgato with 32
[0:38] buttons 15 or six with knobs there are
[0:42] multiple versions of this controller and
[0:44] you can set them up as you like I will
[0:46] make this entire demonstration using the
[0:49] version that has 32 buttons stream deck
[0:51] Excel if you have a smaller version the
[0:54] only difference will be about the number
[0:56] of buttons and some models also have
[0:59] knobs or small displays I consider this
[1:02] big one the best for me because I can
[1:05] have everything I want at the Press of a
[1:07] button and by the way this video is not
[1:09] sponsored I bought all the equipment
[1:11] presented in this video with my own
[1:13] money all the buttons are customizable
[1:16] via the stream deck software and if you
[1:18] are creative you can control almost
[1:21] everything with this device the buttons
[1:23] are small screens and you can also
[1:26] customize the graphic on them it's crazy
[1:29] useful now now how I use it for talken
[1:31] head video creation and how I set it up
[1:34] of course connect the stream deck to
[1:36] your Mac or PC and install the software
[1:39] and all the updates this is what the
[1:41] software looks like in the upper left
[1:43] corner you can select your device if you
[1:46] use multiple ones and under that you can
[1:49] save and select your profiles if you
[1:51] want to create multiple ones in the
[1:53] middle you can see the buttons this is
[1:55] different according to the layout of
[1:57] your stream deck if you have another
[1:58] version on the right right side you will
[2:00] see a ton of functions and you can
[2:03] install more we will get to that
[2:04] immediately how do I use it to record my
[2:07] talking head videos mainly it helps me
[2:10] to control the Elgato prompter and
[2:13] speeds up the workflow incredibly well
[2:15] on the Elgato stream deck software go to
[2:18] the Elgato market and install the camera
[2:21] Hub plugin after the installation you
[2:23] will see on the right side the camera
[2:25] Hub and various function I like to have
[2:28] a button that starts the camera H
[2:30] software to open any application from
[2:32] your computer on the right sidebar go to
[2:35] the system and drag the open function on
[2:38] the preferred button on the tab app
[2:41] files click on the folder and choose the
[2:43] application from your application folder
[2:46] or program files on Windows you can also
[2:49] add a name if you want that and now when
[2:51] you will press this button your chosen
[2:53] application will be launched in my case
[2:56] camera Hub I use the button above to
[2:58] start and stop automa atic scrolling I
[3:01] drag from the right sidebar the prompter
[3:04] Control Function and select play Das po
[3:08] when I press this button the automatic
[3:10] scroll will start and when I press it
[3:12] again it will stop I use the next two
[3:14] buttons to increase and decrease the
[3:16] brightness of the prompter screen from
[3:18] the camera Hub plugin I drag and drop
[3:21] the prompter display function I click on
[3:24] it and at the settings tab I choose
[3:26] brightness type adjust and select how
[3:29] you like it to be static and that will
[3:32] increase or decrease the brightness with
[3:34] the selected amount or slider horizontal
[3:37] or vertical I like it vertical so the
[3:40] first one I want to increase the
[3:43] brightness by 5% now I will copy this
[3:46] button select it press command C go to
[3:49] where you want to paste it and press
[3:51] command V and change the value to
[3:53] decrease the value by 5% now you will
[3:56] see a slider and increase or decrease
[3:58] the brightness by by 5% this is so
[4:01] useful I use the next two buttons to
[4:04] increase and decrease the contrast of
[4:06] the prompter display because we can
[4:08] select that with the same function I
[4:10] will copy the buttons from the
[4:12] brightness and at the settings tab I
[4:14] will choose contrast instead of
[4:16] brightness at type select adjust
[4:19] vertical and increase it by 5% on the
[4:23] next one the same but decrease it by 5%
[4:26] and now I can increase and decrease the
[4:28] contrast EX extremely fast with the next
[4:31] two buttons I like to set two different
[4:34] vertical margin size sometimes I like to
[4:36] have the margins at 52 and sometimes at
[4:40] 79 to set this I need to use the
[4:43] prompter appearance function I will drag
[4:45] it to the button at setting I will use
[4:48] vertical margins you can use it for many
[4:50] other things also at type I will select
[4:54] set because I want it to jump to a
[4:56] specific percentage not to increase or
[4:58] decrease with a specific amount I want
[5:01] to jump directly to 52% and set the
[5:04] value at 52% next I copy this function
[5:08] above and set it to 79 and now when I
[5:11] press the button to trigger 52% I will
[5:14] set the margins to 52% and when I press
[5:17] the 79% button it will set the margins
[5:21] at 79% with the next two buttons I like
[5:24] to increase or decrease the scroll speed
[5:27] but gentle with 1% for this I use the
[5:30] prompter scrolling function type adjust
[5:33] I can style I like it lighter vertical
[5:36] and step size I want it to increase the
[5:39] speed by 1% I will copy this one below
[5:42] and set it to decrease the speed only by
[5:45] 1% now when I record and for some
[5:48] phrases I need a lower speed I decrease
[5:50] it and increase it as I want with the
[5:53] next two buttons I like to scroll up and
[5:56] down sometimes I need to repeat
[5:58] something and I need to go back back a
[5:59] few lines or scroll faster a few lines I
[6:03] use the prompter Control Function again
[6:05] at the setting I select scroll and
[6:08] choose to scroll up by 1% I copy the
[6:12] button and set it to scroll down by 1%
[6:15] now I can move the text faster up and
[6:17] down on the next button I like to use
[6:20] preview to prompter from the camera Hub
[6:22] functions what does this do if you have
[6:25] a camera connected to the camera Hub via
[6:28] capture card like Delgato coming 4K you
[6:30] will see in the camera tab the live
[6:33] image from the camera and if I press
[6:35] this button it will change the prompter
[6:38] display from the prompter mode where I
[6:40] see my text to the preview mode and I
[6:43] can see myself on the screen of the
[6:45] prompter remember that to have this
[6:47] preview you need to have the caming 4K
[6:50] to connect the camera to your PC the
[6:53] capture card is around $79 at the time
[6:56] of publishing this video I will add
[6:58] affiliate links in the description
[6:59] destion for the stream deck caming 4K
[7:03] the Elgato prompter and my other
[7:05] equipment if you want to invest in
[7:06] something if you click on my links
[7:08] you're not going to pay anything extra
[7:10] but I will earn a small commission and
[7:11] this will help me keep sponsors away
[7:13] from this Channel and create more
[7:14] valuable content for you thank you with
[7:17] this button I can now simply change the
[7:19] view from prompter to preview my camera
[7:21] and check if everything is okay with the
[7:23] button above I turn on or off the
[7:26] prompter screen there are some moments
[7:29] when I I have it connected and I take a
[7:31] break and I want to have it off to not
[7:34] disturb me or redirect my attention for
[7:36] this I use the prompter display function
[7:40] and at setting I choose power now with
[7:43] this button I switch between the script
[7:45] mode where I see the text and display
[7:48] mode where I use the prompter as a
[7:50] secondary display this is useful when I
[7:52] have a video call and I use it as a
[7:54] display to put the person that I'm
[7:56] speaking with on the prompter and look
[7:59] into the lens while speaking for this I
[8:01] use the function prompter mode type
[8:03] toggle State One display and state two
[8:06] text and here I need to select one
[8:08] script the next button I use is to go to
[8:11] the next page of the stream deck if I
[8:13] want more functions and I don't have
[8:15] enough slots you can add this from
[8:17] navigation and next page this is how I
[8:20] control my Elgato prompter easily and
[8:23] fast with the buttons above I also
[8:26] control my OBS Studio when I record the
[8:29] video using OBS the first button will
[8:31] launch the OBS you can set it the same
[8:34] as you set it to launch the camera H and
[8:36] to have the functions for OBS install
[8:39] also from the marketplace the OBS plugin
[8:42] with this button I like to start and
[8:44] stop the recording I just drag it here
[8:47] and with the next one I pause and resume
[8:49] the recording with the next three
[8:51] buttons I trigger my OBS profiles I have
[8:54] one with all the settings to record 4K
[8:57] another one to record full HD D and want
[9:00] to record my laptop screen so from the
[9:02] OBS functions I drag the profiles
[9:04] function and choose what profile I want
[9:07] to trigger you need to have the OBS open
[9:09] to see the profiles the next button will
[9:11] turn on and off my search with the
[9:14] camera and the last one for OBS just
[9:17] opens the folder where I have my
[9:19] recording from the system I use the open
[9:22] function and choose the fold I have a
[9:24] full tutorial about how I record my
[9:26] videos in OBS if you are interested in
[9:28] this topic and I will add a link in the
[9:30] description this is all I control when
[9:33] it comes to OBS player simple and fast
[9:36] with the buttons above I create print
[9:38] screens and I record my lepton screen
[9:40] fast and if you find this video useful
[9:42] until now don't forget to press the like
[9:44] button and maybe consider subscribing
[9:46] thank you with the first one I create a
[9:48] print screen of the full display on Mac
[9:51] you need to press command plus shift
[9:53] plus three to do that so I drag and drop
[9:56] a hot key click on hot key and press the
[9:59] buttons combination and now when I press
[10:01] this button it will press three buttons
[10:03] for me and directly make a PR screen if
[10:06] I want to capture just a portion of the
[10:08] screen on Mac you need to press command
[10:11] plus shift+ 4 so I have another hold key
[10:14] with this combination I press the button
[10:17] and select the portion that I want to
[10:19] capture with the next button I will
[10:21] launch the QuickTime Player if you press
[10:23] command plus control+ n you will create
[10:26] a new screen recording so I press button
[10:29] to open Quick time and another one to
[10:31] create a new screen recording I press
[10:33] enter on the keyboard and it will start
[10:35] to record my laptop screen the last four
[10:38] buttons are for productivity I have
[10:40] three buttons that set timers for 15
[10:43] minutes 30 minutes and one hour
[10:46] sometimes I take a short break and
[10:48] sometimes I want to take a break to read
[10:49] for an hour so I will just press one
[10:52] button go to my reading chair and after
[10:55] one hour this timer will alert me to set
[10:58] this timer go to stream deck drag a
[11:01] timer set the amount of time and choose
[11:04] a sound now just press a button and the
[11:06] timer will start running and on the last
[11:09] button I have a clock I installed a
[11:11] plugin from the market called surprise
[11:14] clock dragged it to the button and
[11:16] selected a face you can customize much
[11:19] more things play with them and find your
[11:22] style but you can have the stream deck
[11:24] control everything have a ton of
[11:27] shortcuts and still record the video in
[11:29] a longer session than you wish this is
[11:32] why the Elgato prompter it's a blessing
[11:34] and I will give you a dedicated video
[11:36] where I show you how I use it and what
[11:39] you can do to speed up your recording
[11:41] sessions like crazy this device is Magic
[11:44] check it and transform your workflow
[11:46] into something incredibly fast