Vtube Studio Setup - FULL Beginner's Tutorial Guide

[00:00] You just got your commissioned model back,

[00:03] You open up Vtube Studio--

[00:07] That's okay.

[00:07] Today I'll be giving you a crash course

[00:11] about this app.

[00:11] There's a lot to cover today,

[00:14] we'll be discussing from the model import

[00:18] and Twitch Redeems.

[00:19] If you're looking for something

[00:21] feel free to use the timestamps

[00:23] Let's start by actually getting the app.

[00:26] You can pick up Vtube Studio on Steam.

[00:28] The app itself is free,

[00:30] If you want, you can purchase a DLC

[00:32] that removes the watermark for you,

[00:35] you can crop out the watermark--

[00:37] There is another DLC available

[00:40] If you buy that DLC, you'll be able

[00:44] and have their models on screen

[00:46] If you want to buy all of the DLC,

[00:50] Before we actually open the app, though,

[00:53] what form of tracking

[00:56] If your model doesn't have any form

[00:59] tracking or a mic input for movement, then

[01:03] Otherwise,

[01:06] I could do a whole video on this alone,

[01:09] Try not to get overwhelmed because it does

[01:13] If you need basic tracking,

[01:16] Webcam is super easy to set up.

[01:17] All you have to do is plug it into your PC

[01:21] And if you have an NVIDIA card,

[01:23] a slightly better form of webcam

[01:26] If you want a better, more

[01:30] either

[01:33] And if you want very, very accurate

[01:37] for things like lip pucker, tongue out

[01:41] iOS with an additional app like vitamins

[01:46] Keep in mind

[01:49] to be rigged for those things.You

[01:53] that isn't rigged for it,

[01:55] make sure that the model is compatible

[01:59] If you're choosing to use

[02:00] one of those enhanced tracking apps,

[02:04] app, which can be Vtube Studio,

[02:07] So make sure to do your research

[02:08] which one is best for you,

[02:11] can communicate with that specific mobile

[02:14] From there,

[02:18] to send tracking information

[02:20] I'm not going to be going over the Vtube

[02:23] to dozens of plugins and customization

[02:27] of how you would connect one of those

[02:30] If that's something that you're planning

[02:32] The rundown for pricing

[02:35] So 35 if you want all of the DLC

[02:39] VtubeStudio Mobile for the Pro

[02:44] So if you plan to use that app,

[02:47] And if you want the editor,

[02:49] But you don't need the editor

[02:53] that if you intend to make changes

[02:56] Vitamins is free.

[02:57] That's the app that I use personally.

[02:59] However, there's much less support for it,

[03:03] if that's the route that you go.

[03:05] If you're curious,

[03:09] studio mobile app, using WiFi connection,

[03:13] There are tons of configurations though.

[03:15] Like I mentioned before,

[03:18] picking what's in your budget

[03:20] We'll talk about the tracking connection

[03:23] After picking up Vtubestudio,

[03:26] if you want to save

[03:28] which is important f

[03:31] then you can also open up the app folder

[03:35] Once you have the app open, you can double

[03:38] This top icon is what we'll be working

[03:40] It's where you load in your model.

[03:42] To the right of

[03:44] Then we have background items, model

[03:48] settings logs and the collabs menu.

[03:51] But let's move on

[03:52] and get our model set up first

[03:55] If you don't have a model,

[03:58] how to make a simple PNG tuber

[04:00] but you can also find inexpensive

[04:04] and you can even load in free models

[04:07] by searching something up

[04:09] The Steam workshops even accessible

[04:13] all you have to do is pull it up

[04:15] and it'll automatically download the model

[04:18] Regardless of how you get your model,

[04:21] ready to go.

[04:22] If you use the Steam Workshop,

[04:23] it should be already downloaded

[04:26] So nothing to worry about

[04:27] but in most cases you'll have a zip file

[04:31] If your model folder is structured

[04:34] with your model runtime file,

[04:36] all of the deformer information,

[04:40] Your model Json file

[04:44] Your physics file

[04:46] The CDI3 file ,which isn't really needed,

[04:51] And lastly, your textures folder.

[04:53] If you're missing any of those necessary

[04:57] so make sure that everything is structured

[04:59] If you want your model to have an icon,

[05:01] you can also drop that into your model

[05:03] Just make sure it's 512 by 512 pixels

[05:07] Later on

[05:09] You might have some already,

[05:12] it's not like

[05:14] but these can be loose in the main folder

[05:17] you can put them in a subfolder

[05:20] This applies

[05:21] to animations as well

[05:22] to load your model, and we actually have

[05:25] Your models folder will be

[05:28] under Vtubestudio data -> streaming

[05:31] We can drag and drop our model in here:

[05:35] not just the contents.

[05:37] To actually open the model up,

[05:39] you'll click the little person icon

[05:42] If it's not,

[05:44] If you just put it

[05:47] a few times

[05:49] Then just click on it

[05:51] If it's a freshly exported model,

[05:54] about the model setup.

[05:55] This is telling you that the model

[05:56] doesn't have any tracking parameters,

[06:00] and if you select Auto setup,

[06:03] standard parameters

[06:05] I do recommend doing this

[06:09] and are using standard parameters

[06:13] head XYZ,

[06:16] because it is a tedious process

[06:18] to add all of those parameters manually.

[06:20] So just click through to setup

[06:21] and it should populate

[06:23] If you mess up and decide

[06:25] you can also auto setup from the parameter

[06:28] So don't worry

[06:30] You can always go back and overwrite

[06:33] or even just add auto setup after

[06:37] If you have a new export of a model

[06:40] you can also use auto

[06:42] setup to copy over all of those parameters

[06:45] You can even copy things

[06:48] Otherwise I will be going over

[06:51] If you didn't get this prompt, that means

[06:54] This should be the case

[06:56] as well as any models that you might have

[07:00] Once your model is loaded

[07:03] Scroll to zoom and hold the control

[07:07] Once you get your model situated,

[07:09] by pressing the yellow lock

[07:12] Changing your background

[07:14] You can choose from a selection

[07:17] or you can add your own

[07:20] This is also accessible

[07:23] you can just drag and drop it

[07:26] It should then be accessible

[07:28] In most cases, you'll be using your model

[07:30] for streaming though,

[07:33] The best way to achieve

[07:34] this is by selecting Color Picker

[07:38] We won't be going over the OBS side of

[07:42] on specifically will allow you to capture

[07:46] You can use game capture,

[07:49] so the best way to capture

[07:52] Spout2 supports transparency and hides

[07:55] It's the most performant

[07:57] If you intend to set that up later,

[08:01] but in short, you have to download

[08:03] and install a plugin and make sure

[08:06] I'll leave a link to that video

[08:09] Let's actually set up our model tracking

[08:11] Go to the cog menu and here you have

[08:15] ->Tracking settings -> Model configuration

[08:19] If you plan to use a webcam,

[08:23] your webcam here.

[08:24] Toggle your webcam on

[08:27] it's unobstructed and accurately tracking

[08:30] If you have an Nvidia card

[08:33] tracking, be sure to install the tracking

[08:36] If you're using an iPhone for tracking,

[08:40] So if you're a webcam user

[08:42] free to skip ahead.

[08:43] You can use a cable or WiFi

[08:45] Android only supports Wi-Fi connection,

[08:48] Cable is more stable for iPhone,

[08:53] and two possibly have to download iTunes

[08:58] your phone.

[08:59] It can be a nightmare in my experiences,

[09:03] This way it might be less of a problem

[09:07] like I am.

[09:08] If you're doing this from an iOS device,

[09:12] In any case, open the phone app.

[09:14] Now you can pull up the menu

[09:17] then go to your settings.

[09:18] If you'll be using Wi-Fi, make sure to buy

[09:22] for USB.

[09:23] Toggle on the USB option, then on desktop.

[09:26] Once plugged in, do the same.

[09:28] If your phone is properly plugged

[09:29] in, you should be able

[09:30] to instantly connect on windows, though

[09:34] devices list.

[09:35] If it's not there, that means

[09:38] And one of the main solutions to this

[09:43] which is like an ancient software

[09:46] Once it registers your phones in iTunes,

[09:49] connection in Vtube Studio again.

[09:51] I used to use this method personally

[09:55] every single app over and over again,

[09:58] plug in my phone until it worked.

[09:59] I don't recommend it for this reason,

[10:02] connection, it can be a great option

[10:05] We'll be using the sections

[10:08] We need to give our phone

[10:09] our computers information first,

[10:13] You can find this by typing ipconfig

[10:17] just select show IP list and Vtubestudio

[10:21] Just make sure you're not streaming,

[10:24] Make sure both apps have the same port,

[10:28] Then start the server on desktop

[10:30] On mobile, you should see a green light

[10:34] If you're using an additional app like

[10:37] and configure your phone's connection

[10:40] I don't have time to go over

[10:43] so I'll just be using what I believe

[10:46] If you're using ARkit tracking,

[10:47] which would probably be Vbridger

[10:51] First I would grab my phone's IP address.

[10:53] You can find this under your Wi-Fi

[10:55] where you can select your network

[10:57] to where your phone's IP is listed.

[10:59] This is the IP that you're tracking

[11:01] Once connected to your phone,

[11:02] you'll be streaming tracking data

[11:06] Now you need the plug in to further

[11:09] You'll want to set the connection

[11:11] toggle it on, and then wait for

[11:15] Once you allow Vbridger access,

[11:16] you should be able to see your model

[11:20] If you have a different combination

[11:23] any difficulties during the plugin

[11:24] tracking setup, I recommend checking out

[11:27] server to ask questions and troubleshoot

[11:31] You may

[11:31] or may not see your model responding,

[11:34] tracking parameters configured.

[11:36] We'll set those up in a moment

[11:38] but let's open up our model configuration

[11:42] If you have an idle expression

[11:43] or a tracking lost animation,

[11:46] Idle animations will continue

[11:50] animations will transition to and be in

[11:54] In the case that your connection fails

[11:57] like that.

[11:57] If you have any strange outlines

[11:59] on your model,

[12:00] which is common for models with deeper

[12:03] you can use this button

[12:05] The button below that is for being able

[12:08] which you most likely don't need,

[12:12] anyway, so I would pretty much just ignore

[12:14] The customize model section

[12:16] and recolor options,

[12:18] The movement config section down here

[12:21] and will input that to your model's

[12:24] If that's something that you're interested

[12:25] in, be sure to change your settings here.

[12:27] You can also mess with your physics

[12:29] Just be careful

[12:31] because your ringer likely already

[12:34] and you probably don't

[12:37] However, if something is moving

[12:39] you can toggle the strength

[12:43] If you have any manual parameters to add,

[12:47] and add the information here.

[12:49] The tracking input will be

[12:52] or any of the tracking inputs

[12:56] They will have a little label next

[12:59] plug in they're from,

[13:02] that controls the object on your model

[13:06] In most cases,

[13:09] because there are naming conventions

[13:12] You do have to repeat this process

[13:15] that you want to have tracked

[13:16] which is why automatic setup

[13:19] If you're using the Vtube studio mobile

[13:23] app, you will need to adjust

[13:26] Here, you can adjust the sensitivity

[13:29] messing

[13:31] If you change these settings

[13:32] in the Vtubestudio desktop app,

[13:37] So if you want to make these adjustments,

[13:40] If you're using your phone for tracking.

[13:42] Once all of your parameters are ready,

[13:46] We're going to do that by adjusting

[13:49] This is a bit convoluted,

[13:52] but just be nice to yourself

[13:55] because it can be kind of a weird process

[13:58] Rigging.

[13:58] Each parameter is rigged

[14:01] Most commonly,

[14:02] it will start at zero and go to a positive

[14:06] So things like your head movement

[14:10] and at the center being zero or the second

[14:15] is a parameter that goes from 0 to 1

[14:18] That's common for things like mouth open,

[14:22] open would be one.

[14:24] For most common parameters.

[14:25] These values are standardized,

[14:27] and I'll leave a resource below

[14:30] The standard range for that input

[14:35] And the output range should be

[14:38] unless your model was rigged

[14:42] your actual tracking value

[14:44] will be right here,

[14:47] in the symmetrical position

[14:49] To configure parameter to your needs,

[14:53] You need to have your tracking calibrated

[14:56] accurate on desktop with webcam

[15:00] You'll do it by tapping on this icon.

[15:02] In either case,

[15:03] after starting the calibration,

[15:06] looking straight and don't move

[15:10] Now that you're calibrated, most standard

[15:13] or hovering close to zero, aka

[15:16] The main concept for our adjustments

[15:20] should match up with our actual maximum

[15:25] For example,

[15:28] it should in theory land at 30.

[15:31] But if it's not, that means that the model

[15:35] of the full range of the parameter.

[15:36] At maximum, it's getting fed a value

[15:40] that I can actually reach.

[15:41] So we want to adjust our input

[15:44] And once we do that,

[15:47] so that you can actually reach

[15:49] without having to move your head farther

[15:53] to the model.

[15:54] This can also be applied to things

[15:56] A common example is that people will have

[16:00] not actually having their mouth open,

[16:03] and the tracking input might be picking up

[16:08] you can simply change your input value

[16:12] to be 0.008, and then it will change 0.008

[16:17] Hopefully

[16:20] You can and should go through

[16:23] and make sure that your input range

[16:27] This pretty much means

[16:29] making strange faces at yourself

[16:33] input value is,

[16:36] At the end of the day, it's just because

[16:39] So even if your rigger did

[16:41] trying to get the inputs to look really

[16:44] So going through and adjusting them

[16:48] and your personal movements

[16:49] the stiffness in your model

[16:52] Please remember that updating your model

[16:53] with exaggerated movements

[16:57] If you feel like

[16:58] any inputs are very jittery,

[17:01] And don't forget that you can toggle on

[17:05] If you have something like a PNG YouTuber

[17:08] for you and turn on auto

[17:10] before we move on to expressions

[17:15] The items menu is accessible.

[17:16] From here,

[17:19] If you have new items like a purchasable

[17:22] you can similarly do

[17:25] Just drag

[17:27] Then it should show up in your list.

[17:28] There are a few different kinds of items,

[17:32] real quick.

[17:32] First, we have regular items which are

[17:37] Then there are browser items

[17:39] and interact with a web page,

[17:41] support from local files as well,

[17:44] that's on your PC like an MP3,

[17:50] And finally, we have live 2D items

[17:54] and are technically a model in themselves

[17:59] Adding a PNG item is really easy.

[18:01] By default

[18:03] but you can choose to put it in front of

[18:06] You can also put it

[18:07] in between specific layers,

[18:10] For any item

[18:13] So scroll

[18:16] Plus scroll to resize

[18:18] Get the item into the general position

[18:21] to lock it in place.

[18:22] The item should now

[18:24] However, sometimes models have invisible

[18:27] and you'll need to configure the pinning

[18:30] If this becomes a problem on your model,

[18:34] pinning on them.

[18:35] You can go into the Customize Model menu

[18:39] Art mesh from item pinning.

[18:40] Within this menu, I would go ahead

[18:44] You can filter them out by typing in mask

[18:49] If you want to configure anything further.

[18:51] At this point, you can long press

[18:54] Here I can tell it specifically what art

[18:59] In my case, if I had this band aid

[19:03] I can look for the face color

[19:05] You can also see it is overlapping

[19:09] but thankfully due to a recent update,

[19:14] on our live 2D models now, so we can open

[19:17] And at the top

[19:20] and at the bottom

[19:23] So if you want it to be

[19:25] you'll have to look for a sweet spot

[19:29] in front of the face,

[19:33] it's right about here, so we can hit okay

[19:37] If you want to save this item

[19:40] you can click the triple star menu to open

[19:44] Once you save that, it'll be accessible

[19:47] The same setup applies

[19:50] some additional options

[19:53] Also, with the recent update,

[19:55] we now have the option to split the item

[19:58] If the rigger has configured it that way.

[19:59] This means you can tell the YouTube studio

[20:03] you want

[20:06] That means I could have the front

[20:09] or maybe behind my hair,

[20:13] but maybe in front of bug bot,

[20:15] Don't forget that live 2D items

[20:20] and some come with hotkeys.

[20:21] If you want to edit configurable settings

[20:26] you will have to take that item,

[20:29] as its own model,

[20:30] and then go through the hotkey process

[20:33] Once configured, you can

[20:34] then take the newly configured model

[20:38] And now all of the new hotkeys

[20:41] If the item tracks weird,

[20:43] you can also open up the item

[20:45] and adjust the settings here to better

[20:48] Finally, we have browser sources

[20:52] that loaded page to your model.

[20:53] The browser source is fully interactable

[20:57] meaning you can click and load whatever

[21:01] You can also turn on the local file

[21:05] So as long as you have access

[21:08] you should be able to load it in as a file

[21:11] files, PDFs, images, pretty much anything.

[21:14] You can also load

[21:18] Just obviously be careful

[21:20] It's off by default for a reason

[21:24] information

[21:25] To get rid of an item,

[21:29] and drag it to the invisible trashcan

[21:32] Or you can go to the main menu

[21:35] Now that you understand items,

[21:37] to Expression and Hotkey Setup,

[21:40] By the way,

[21:42] make sure to like, subscribe

[21:44] and drop a comment down below

[21:46] Just know that

[21:48] you can link them to Twitch Redeems

[21:52] feed, OBS studio plugin, or even through

[21:55] So just be aware that you don't have

[21:59] There are other options as well,

[22:02] Expression

[22:05] Then you can name the expression

[22:08] you want.

[22:09] Then save the expression file by hitting

[22:11] You can run through and make as many

[22:14] If you want them to have hotkeys,

[22:18] or if you want to generate them in bulk,

[22:21] for all unused expressions

[22:25] for every single new expression

[22:28] If you're doing this manually though,

[22:29] you can just name the hotkey,

[22:33] change to the expression you want to use,

[22:36] Now you can easily toggle it on and off.

[22:39] You can change the hotkey to activate

[22:42] but in most cases

[22:44] You do also have the option to turn it off

[22:47] and you can adjust the fade time here

[22:49] Hotkeys can also be used for animations.

[22:51] You can do things

[22:53] out for another idle animation,

[22:56] The switch

[22:59] where bug bot has a set of keys

[23:01] Or you can also run a one time animation

[23:06] once before.

[23:06] Stop it if you have an animation in mind

[23:10] One cool feature is that you can also

[23:14] so as long as you can act it out

[23:17] There are a lot of different options

[23:21] from toggling expressions, though, some of

[23:24] But the few that I want to discuss right

[23:28] changing art mesh colors or scene

[23:32] Moving your model is very easy to set up.

[23:34] Simply move it to the adjusted position

[23:37] I'd recommend having two main spots

[23:41] If you're fancy, you can use a bot like

[23:45] Depending on your obscene.

[23:46] To set up the lighting, let's first

[23:50] Here we can select which monitor

[23:53] There are some customization settings

[23:57] represent the left,

[24:00] that are being pulled from your screen.

[24:01] You can toggle them on and off

[24:03] Once toggled on, go to the model menu

[24:07] then select Customize Scene Lighting.

[24:09] Any art mesh that you toggle down

[24:12] from lighting, which makes it appear

[24:16] The most common setup is to

[24:19] components

[24:21] Once you're done with your setup,

[24:23] and then you can use this lighting

[24:30] Color setup is similar.

[24:32] You can also do this from the Customize

[24:36] Multiply Screen Color for Art mesh.

[24:37] Here I'm here

[24:38] toggle on the individual component

[24:42] Once you do one,

[24:45] so that the process goes

[24:47] When you're doing tons and tons of art

[24:51] to do this.

[24:52] Alternatively,

[24:54] you can use a plugin like Vtube Studio

[24:58] to change your colors as well as color.

[25:00] Tint is accessible through the API,

[25:03] you can finish up and choose

[25:13] Finally, we have VFX.

[25:15] VFX is under the webcam menu

[25:19] select Add Effects to configure.

[25:21] There is a list

[25:24] which you can fully adjust

[25:26] Just know that some of these do change

[25:29] method, and that using a ton of them

[25:34] If you want a full overview

[25:36] and the differences and capture methods,

[25:37] I also have a video on that too,

[25:41] Once configured,

[25:43] which is then accessible by a hotkey.

[25:53] The last thing that we have to cover

[25:56] Any of the hotkeys that we just made

[25:57] are usable via Twitch integration, though

[26:01] To set it up,

[26:02] go to the main settings menu and scroll

[26:05] From here, select Connect Account and give

[26:09] Then you should be able to log in

[26:12] that, you can open the configuration

[26:16] Here there's an email dropper

[26:17] and a Twitch message option,

[26:20] Just obviously be careful

[26:22] Of course for the hotkey triggers,

[26:26] Done.

[26:26] And now when you reopen your expressions

[26:30] and configure which options

[26:31] you would like to apply as conditions

[26:35] As long as you're

[26:36] you should be completely functional and

[26:40] And with that,

[26:40] I think that's a pretty decent

[26:43] you'll need to know about Vtube

[26:45] If there's anything you wish

[26:48] in the comments below, but happy vtubing