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How to make a starting soon screen in OBS

The starting soon screen holds the air while you get ready and your viewers arrive. It is a scene of its own, used only before the stream.

01
Create a dedicated scene
In the Scenes panel, click the plus and name it “Starting soon”. Keep it separate from your game scenes.
02
Set the background
For a looping video, add a Media source (“Media Source” before OBS 32.2), tick “Local File”, pick your video and tick “Loop”. Also tick “Restart playback when source becomes active”. For an animated page, add a Browser source with its address instead, at 1920 by 1080.
03
Add the countdown
Create a browser source with the countdown address and lay it over the background. The guide “A “stream starting” countdown for OBS” explains how to get it.
04
Add your title
Add a Text source or your logo: channel name, today's game, your socials. Keep it readable from a distance.
05
Add music
Add a Media source with a track on loop and lower its volume in the mixer so your voice comes through. Pick music you have the rights to, or your replays may run into trouble.
06
Switch to the game
Start the stream on this scene, and at the announced time move to your game scene with a transition or a stinger.