Twitch doesn't need an introduction. It has become one of the most popular video platforms thanks to its live broadcasts of video games, movies and series commented on by the streamers themselves, chats between friends and even the odd sporting event broadcast live. In short, the direct from Twitch are its reason for being. But that does not mean that you can watch clips or videos on demand if you have missed a live show.
All Twitch channels offer live streams. And some, in addition, add clips with short videos that were part of that live or, directly, offer a recording of the live broadcast for you to read and see whenever you want if you missed it at the time. A combination that is quite reminiscent of how we consume television today.
If you are a streamer and have your own Twitch channel, below we explain how you can download your Twitch streams, save them on Twitch and / or YouTube and thus give more visibility to your streams, available throughout the day even if you are not broadcasting.
Activate the saving and publication of direct
By default, when you do a live on Twitch, it disappears when you finish the broadcast. But if you want you can activate the option to store the broadcasts and thus show them to your visitors or followers outside the broadcast hours . You will find this option in Transmission settings , which is in your creator control panel or Creator Dashboard in English, in the tab Settings> Transmission (in English, Settings> Stream). In the VOD Settings section, or “VoD Settings”, you must activate the Store past broadcasts or “Save previous broadcasts” option.
As the Twitch menu itself indicates, those Twitch streams stored in your account will be available for 14 days . If you are a Twitch partner or an Amazon Prime member, the storage will be available for 60 days . And if you want your live broadcasts or broadcasts to remain forever, it is better that you upload or highlight them on your channel .
Once this option is activated, “Always publish VoD” will also be activated, that is, the live shows will be published automatically when the live ends.
Organize your videos on demand from Twitch
You may want to manage the videos published on your channel to highlight some, hide others, etc. To do this you will have to go to Content> Video studio within your Creator's Control Panel . Among other things, it is possible to hide the videos, delete them, highlight them, change their order of appearance, etc.
Another very practical option is to upload your own Twitch videos. To do this, you must click on the button Upload or Upload . In order to upload videos, you will have to be a Twitch partner or affiliate. Otherwise, you will not see the corresponding button.
Edit, export and download your Twitch streams
We continue in the Control Panel of the creator . More specifically in Content> Video studio . If you click on the drop-down menu of the videos you have published or videos on demand, you will see several options like the ones we mentioned before: highlight the video, watch it, hide it from view, delete it …
The ones that interest us are those of Edit, export and download . The first allows you to change the title, category description, tags, preview image … You have to dedicate time to these elements so that your videos are easier to find in the Twitch search engine . The download needs no explanation. Very useful for saving your live video on your computer or mobile device. So you can edit it with another application or upload it to YouTube , for example.
However, if you want to publish your Twitch streams on YouTube , the best option is Export . This way you can connect your Twitch and YouTube accounts. The publication of the videos will be done automatically when you choose this option in each video individually.
