Quick summary
This tutorial shows you how to go live on YouTube Shorts using OBS Studio by configuring vertical resolution, stream settings, and scenes for a vertical broadcast. Follow each step to set up a 1080x1920 live stream optimized for the YouTube Shorts format.
Steps
- Open OBS Studio and run the Auto-Config Wizard, or create a new profile for your Shorts stream.
- Set your stream optimization to YouTube - RTMPS, enable hardware encoding, choose a bitrate between 6000–9000 for 1080p, and connect your YouTube account when prompted.
- Go to Settings > Video and set both Base and Output Resolution to 1080 x 1920 for vertical format, then click Apply.
- Create your scenes (e.g., Computer and Camera) and add sources like Display Capture and Video Capture Device.
- Center and adjust your sources for a proper vertical layout.
- Click Start Streaming in OBS and manage your broadcast in YouTube Studio to go live in vertical Shorts format.
