How to add subtitles to your stream via OBS vMIX or Prism Live

Adding subtitles to your church stream can feel a bit tedious, but it doesn’t have to be. This tutorial shows you step by step how to set up your lower-third subtitles in just a few minutes.

VerseCAST Stream subtitles

Preparation

In VerseCAST app go to Menu / Displays and tap on the “Stream monitor” URL of your choice.

  • Stream monitor - for vMIX or OBS

  • Stream monitor (chroma) - for use with a single output keying with hardware streamers such as ATEM

NOTE: If you have not done so yet - click here to set up a static display address. VerseCAST must be running in foreground when your streaming software starts.

Church Stream subtitles in vMIX

  • click "Add Input" > "Web Browser"

  • paste the stream URL

  • enable browser screen in you main window

  • make sure that the browser screen is on top

Church stream subitles from VerseCAST Bible presenter in vMIX

Church Stream subtitles in OBS

  • Go to "Sources" tap (+)

  • select "Browser"

  • fill source name and click OK

  • Fill stream URL to the URL field.

  • leave "Shutdown source" and "Refresh browser" NOT checked.

Church stream subtitles from VerseCAST Bible presentation software in OBS

Church Stream with subtitles from a phone

  • Install and open Prism Live Studio

  • Swipe to right until you se a “Widget” icon

  • Tap Widget / Web

  • Paste the URL to the URL field and Save

  • Under “My studio” select the newly created scene

  • Move and scale the browser widget and the press the lock button to lock the browser layer.

    Note: You need to update the slide content - e.g. send a Bible verse from VerseCAST for the subtitles to appear on the subtitle screen.

    A detailed tutorial on how to setup a church stream with subtitles from a phone can be found here.

Church stream subtitles from VerseCAST Bible presentation software in Prism Live Studio