DTube is easy to use for the average user. Vloggers can easily record themselves and upload said video at any given point, but the process can be very different for other video creators. In this tutorial, I will cover all the aspects, from nothing to a video on DTube ready to be watched and rewarded. You will learn everything from how to make and upload videos, but you will also see the entire process from a more in-depth point of view. Simply put, you will be able to follow each step a video creator takes before the video is ready.
For a streamer and someone who wants to upload any sort of highlight videos from their livestreams, it all starts with OBS or similar software. This software allows others to watch what you decide to share on Twitch, Vimm or any other platform you livestream on. You can also record your videos directly, without streaming your content, but I will talk from a streamers perspective. So, for me, everything starts with OBS. I need to change settings based on several factors, such as internet speed and the hardware in my PC. This is something most people will do once, until they upgrade hardware.
Note: You can often use higher/better settings if you decide to record instead of stream.
Whenever I want to make a highlight so I can share that specific moment from my stream with others, there are several steps involved. The first step is to go to my Twitch profile and go to my videos. These are called VODs and I can access them immediately after any stream session.
I go to the video manager/video studio where I can see all my previous VODs and highlights I have made. The easiest thing I can do, that requires the least effort, is to simply download an entire VOD and share it wherever I want. For instance on DTube, but I often stream for several hours, so the VOD would be literally impossible to upload anywhere due to the file size. People aren't interested in watching hours of content either, so the best thing is to create a highlight.
I choose the VOD I want to make a highlight from, I watch the VOD until I find the moment I want to share and I go to the highlight creator.
I enter the time from where I want to start and end the highlight/clip. You will see the entire approach of creating this specific clip, and this is the video I will share on Dtube with you all.
The next thing I do is to name the highlight/clip, and I do that before I publish it, as it makes it easier for myself to know which clip I just made. This is often important for users who creates multiple clips.
Twitch will now create the clip/highlight based on the information I entered.
If I go back to the video manager/studio again, I will see the clip/highlight I just created a few moments ago. I can now download the clip to my computer.
Now when I have the clip on my computer, I can share it with others if I upload it to DTube.
These steps are easy and straightforward. You basically just "fill in the blanks". Enter title, tags, information and upload a snap (the cover image you want for your video). Submit and your video will be uploaded to DTube for anyone to see. This is the approach for most average users, also known as Basic.
There are different softwares you can use when you are going the advanced route, but I will cover the steps when you use Vegas Pro. All of the above steps are still required for this.
You can do literally anything you want in this software, but I will describe how you can simply make a certain moment within the clip go faster than the rest of the video. I will speed up the playback by 4 for a few seconds and then back to the original speed again.
I open Vegas Pro and I take the clip/highlight I just downloaded, and insert it to Vegas Pro. (I open the file in Vegas Pro). watch the clip in Vegas Pro, decide where I want to add my effects, text, image or whatever else I have in mind and I highlight/mark that section of the clip. I right-click and choose "cut". This will instantly remove that entire part of the video.
The next step is to paste that section again, either by right-click>paste or ctrl+v. I also move that part, as shown in the image. This makes it easier for me to see where I have done or will do changes or add any type of effects.
I right-click on the newly created section, (the part of the video I want to add my effect), and I go to properties. This is where I will change the playback rate, which makes that moment to go faster than the rest of the video. I change from 1 to 4, which means that it will go 4x as fast as the rest of the video.
I have also added the text "4x Speed" during that part of the video, and you will be able to see it in the finalized video I have shared on DTube.
Even though we have already made a bunch of different things with this specific highlight, I want to do even more. I want to add some music to the video. One of the easiest ways to get music for this purpose is to type "NCS" on YouTube.
This will give me tons of different tracks I can use, and whenever I found something I like, I copy the url for that specific track/video.
The next thing I do is to go to youtube/mp3 downloader. This will turn the video I picked into an .mp3 file, which I will download.
My next step is to insert the .mp3 file into Vegas Pro. This will look like it does in the image, and I can now cut, change and alter the soundtrack in any way I want.
This is how my simple highlight from Twitch looks like in Vegas Pro right now, before I turn it into a video.
These next steps involves a bunch of changes in the settings. I won't cover these in this tutorial. However, when I have changed my settings, I need to render the whole project into a video.
Now when I have the video file saved on my computer, it's time to upload it to DTube. This tutorial, until this point, took me more than 3 hours to compile. It's easy to say that any form of video making takes time and effort.
