Setting up a stream

A stream template is your saved studio setup. It is the show: the scenes, the layouts, the banners, the logo, the colours, the destinations you send to. You build one once, then walk into the studio whenever you want to go live and everything is exactly where you left it.

You can have as many as you need. One for a weekly Q&A, one for live performances, one for short clip-style streams. Each gets its own studio.

Creating a stream template

1. Open Live Stream then Studio in the dashboard sidebar.
2. Click New Template.
3. Give it a Title. This is just for you, so name it after the show ("Friday Live Set", "Listening Party").
4. Click Create Template.

TribeNest drops you straight into the studio for the new setup. It arrives with one scene called Scene 1, a sample banner, and a sample ticker, so you have something to play with right away.

Renaming or deleting

From the list:

1. Click the three-dot menu on the row.
2. Choose Edit to change the title, or Delete to remove the setup entirely.

Deleting removes the studio setup. Past broadcasts that came from it stay in your Broadcasts list.

Working with scenes

A scene is a single arrangement on screen: a camera, a video file, or a countdown timer, plus all the layout and design that goes with it. Switching scenes mid-stream swaps what your audience sees instantly. You'll spend most of your studio time switching, renaming, and decorating scenes.

The scene list runs down the left edge of the studio. The active scene has a highlighted border, and that is what your audience is watching.

Adding a scene

1. In the studio, click Add Scene at the top of the left rail.
2. Pick a Scene Type:
   • Camera: a regular live camera scene, and the most common choice.
   • Media: plays back a video file you've uploaded. Great for intro stings, recorded clips, or pre-roll content.
   • Countdown: a full-screen countdown timer, perfect for "starting soon" screens.

The scene joins the list with a default title like Scene 2.

Switching scenes

Click any scene in the left rail. Your audience sees the change immediately, and the design panels on the right now apply to that scene.

Renaming a scene

1. Click the three-dot menu on the scene.
2. Choose Rename.
3. Type the new title and click Rename.

Use names that read fast (Intro, Main, Q&A, BRB) so you can find the right one mid-show.

Duplicating a scene

Use the three-dot menu and choose Duplicate to copy a scene with all its design intact. Handy when you want a variant of an existing setup without rebuilding the layout, banner, and background from scratch.

Deleting a scene

Use the three-dot menu and choose Delete. You can't delete the scene that's currently on air, so switch to a different one first.

Choosing a layout

Each scene has a layout, which is how the camera tiles are arranged. The layout thumbnails sit above the controls bar at the bottom of the studio.

• Solo: a single camera fills the frame. Use it when only one person should be on screen at a time.
• Grid: everyone on stage shares the screen in a grid that adjusts as people are added or removed.
• Picture in picture: one main camera fills the screen with a smaller second camera tucked into the corner.

Click any thumbnail to apply it to the current scene.

Editing the broadcast title and thumbnail

The header of the studio shows the title that will be used for the broadcast. To change it:

1. Click the pencil icon next to the title.
2. Edit the Title and the optional Description.
3. Optionally upload a Thumbnail, used as the cover image when fans see the broadcast on your own site.
4. Click Update Broadcast.

Before you go live, this updates the saved setup. Once you're live, it updates the broadcast in flight.

What is saved automatically

Every change you make in the studio is saved as you work: adding a scene, swapping a banner, picking a colour, choosing a layout. There's no separate save button. Walk away, come back tomorrow, and everything is ready exactly the way you left it.

Cleaning up stuck broadcasts

If you have broadcasts in your account that look stuck (started but never ended), the list page has a wrench icon next to New Template. Open it and choose Cleanup Broadcasts. This only clears out the stranded ones and never touches your completed broadcasts.

Where to go next

• Hook up external destinations so you can send the show to more than one place.
• Decorate your scenes with overlays, banners, and backgrounds.
• When you're ready to broadcast, head to going live.