How-to guides

Step-by-step instructions for everything you do in the evmux studio, from going live to adding a lower third. 91 articles.

How to Access the evmux Player - Add the evmux Player as a destination and place its embed code or link on your own website so visitors can watch your live stream.
How to Add an App or Widget - Add apps and widgets like polls, chat box, countdowns and tickers to any evmux scene from the App Market, on the Dynamic Scene or in a Pro Scene.
How to Add Background Music - Play background music in your evmux stream from the Music tab: add tracks from your library, play, loop or run them as a playlist, and set the music volume.
How to Add a Banner - Create a banner in evmux for a name, title or announcement, show it on your stream with one click, and hide, edit or reorder it from the Banners tab.
Add a Camera Layer - Put a participant’s camera into a Pro Scene in evmux: Add New Layer, choose Speaker, pick the person from the chooser, then position and resize the layer.
How to Add a Streaming Destination (YouTube, Facebook, etc.) - Connect YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, LinkedIn, TikTok, Kick, custom RTMP and more as streaming destinations in evmux, and learn how to edit or remove them.
How to Add a Dynamic Grid Layer - This guide shows you how to add a Dynamic Grid layer to a Pro Scene, enabling auto-arranging participant functionality within a custom scene.
How to Add a Frame Around Your Camera - Add a decorative or animated frame around your camera, screen share, or media layers, either for all layers at once or one at a time.
How to Add a Frame/Border to a Layer - This guide shows you how to add decorative frames around camera and share layers.
How to Add an Intro Video to Play at Livestream Start - You can set up an intro video that plays automatically when your livestream starts, then switches to your main content when the video ends.
How to Add a Logo to Your Broadcast - Put your logo on the Dynamic Scene in evmux: open the Logo section in the Layers tab, pick or upload an image, click it to show it, and set its size.
How to Add a Lower Third (Name Banner) - Show a speaker’s name and title as an animated lower third in evmux: turn it on in the Brand tab, pick a preset or customize colors, size, timing and position.
How to Add a Speaker from the Dashboard (Pre-Register Participants) - Pre-register recurring guests as Speakers from the Dashboard so they join with a personal link and never retype their name or details.
How to Add a Stinger Transition - This guide shows you how to add custom video-based stinger transitions between scenes for professional, branded scene switches.
How to Add a Text Overlay - Add a text layer to a Pro Scene in evmux, type your text, style it from the layer toolbar, and place it where you want it on the scene.
How to Add a Video Layer - This guide shows you how to add pre-recorded videos to your broadcast for intros, outros, B-roll, or any media playback.
How to Add a Web Source - This guide shows you how to add web pages, widgets, and browser-based content as layers in your broadcast.
How to Adjust Audio Levels - Find where to set the volume of your own microphone, each participant, screen share, and media source in evmux, and how to check levels.
How to Mute Offstage Participants (Listen Offstage Feeds) - Use the Listen Offstage Feeds toggle to mute every participant who is not on the live scene, so you can monitor your show without distraction.
How to Show Comments Automatically on Stream (Chat Box Widget + Auto-Hide) - Compare the two ways to display viewer comments on your stream, from an automatic chat feed to hand-picked highlights with auto-hide.
How to Block, Ban, or Kick a Troll / Disruptive User - Deal with a disruptive viewer or guest by blocking their comments, removing them from the session, and keeping them from coming back.
How to Change the Color of Banners and Lower Thirds - Change the primary color in the Brand tab to update the look of all your banners, lower thirds, and social comments at once.
How to Change Font in Banners and Comments - You can change the font used in banners, social comments, and lower thirds through the Branding settings.
How to Change Your Name in the Lower Third - The lower third is the name display that appears at the bottom of your camera feed during broadcasts. Here’s how to change it.
How to Change Your Virtual Background - Blur or replace your background in evmux from Settings > Virtual Background: pick a blur strength, an image, an AI-generated one, or use a green screen.
How to Configure Hotkeys - This guide shows you how to customize keyboard shortcuts for faster control during broadcasts.
Connect your own AI to the studio (MCP) - Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP-capable AI client to your evmux studio so you can control scenes and layers from the tool you already use.
How to Control a Slideshow - This guide shows you how to navigate and control slideshow layers during your broadcast.
Create a New Scene - Create a Pro Scene in evmux from a blank canvas or a ready-made template: click Add Scene, name it, pick a template and hit Create.
Broadcast a Past Recording as a Pre-Recorded Livestream - Re-broadcast a finished evmux recording as a scheduled live event with destinations, chat and a countdown, so viewers experience it as if it were live.
How to Crop a Layer - This guide shows you how to crop layers to show only part of the content, useful for framing participants, removing unwanted areas, or creative effects.
How to Delete a Layer - This guide shows you how to remove layers you no longer need from your scene.
How to Download a Recording - This guide shows you how to download recorded videos from cloud storage to your computer.
How to Duplicate a Layer - This guide shows you how to duplicate (copy) existing layers to quickly create similar elements.
How to Add Animated Captions (Lower Thirds) - This guide shows you how to add animated captions - beautiful animated titles and lower thirds to enhance your scenes.
Enable Dual Streaming (Landscape + Portrait at Once) - Set up Dual Streaming so one evmux session broadcasts a landscape feed and a portrait feed at the same time, each to the destinations you choose.
Fix Facebook Stream Privacy (Friends Only Issue) - Change the privacy setting in your Facebook account so your evmux stream goes out as Public instead of Friends Only every time.
How to Filter and Show Only Paid Comments / Super Chat - This guide shows you how to see only paid comments like Super Chat donations, memberships, and tips in the Comments tab.
How to Fix Echo When You Join a Studio or Call - Find which participant audio setting is causing echo in your studio or call and clear it up with a few quick checks as the host.
Studio Stuck Loading (Blue Loading Bar Frozen / Studio Won’t Load) - Get the studio loading again when the blue progress bar freezes partway, with the network and device fixes that usually solve it.
How to Generate AI Images - This guide shows you how to use AI to generate custom images directly in evmux for use in your broadcast.
Going Live — starting and ending a broadcast - How to start and end a broadcast in evmux: what the Go Live panel controls, why the button sometimes says Record, and how to pick the starting scene.
Invite a Guest to Your Broadcast - Invite remote guests to your evmux stream with a link: open Invite Guest, copy or email the link, then add the guest to the scene when they arrive.
How to Let a Guest Stream Your Livestream to Their Own Social Networks - Let a guest or co-host broadcast your live show to their own YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, or other channels at the same time as yours.
How to Mute or Unmute a Participant - Learn where to mute or unmute any participant in the studio, how muting affects viewers, and how to turn someone down instead of off.
How to Play Sound Effects - Trigger sound effects in evmux from the six Sound FX pads in the Music tab, by click or with Ctrl+Shift+1 to 6, and manage which sound each pad plays.
A Video File Misbehaves — Re-encode It With the evmux Video Converter - Fix an uploaded video that will not play, stutters, or loses sync by converting it with the built-in evmux video converter.
Destination Says It Needs Reconnecting - Understand why a destination shows a lost connection warning, how to reconnect it in a few clicks, and who is allowed to do so.
How to Resize and Move Layers - Layers are arranged on the scene inside a Pro scene. The Dynamic Scene positions everything by itself and has nothing to drag.
Running a webinar with evmux - Understand what evmux does and does not handle when you run a webinar, so you can plan registration, invites, and payments elsewhere.
Run a Long Broadcast (24+ hours) - Learn why a single evmux broadcast is capped by your plan and how to chain broadcasts so a 24-hour stream keeps running with minimal gaps.
How to Schedule a Live Broadcast on X - Schedule a live broadcast on X in advance from evmux, with an announcement post and thumbnail your followers see before you go live.
Share a Recording to Social Media - Publish a finished evmux recording straight to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, or TikTok from the Recordings page without downloading and re-uploading it.
How to Share/Export a Scene to Another Studio - Learn how to export a Pro Scene as a share code, send it to someone else, and import a scene code into another studio as an independent copy.
How to Share Your Screen - Share your screen, a window or a browser tab in your evmux stream from the toolbar button, choose what to share in the browser dialog, and stop or position it.
How to Show or Hide a Layer - This guide shows you how to toggle layer visibility to show or hide content during your broadcast.
How to Record a Session - Recording is switched on before you start, in the same panel you go live from. There is no separate record button elsewhere in the studio.
How to Stream to Instagram - Connect Instagram as a destination and go live from evmux, including the final step inside Instagram that makes your stream visible.
How to Stream to a Scheduled YouTube Event - Send your evmux broadcast straight into a live stream you already scheduled on YouTube, without copying any stream keys by hand.
How to Stream Vertically (Portrait / 9:16) - Learn how to switch the studio to portrait mode so you can broadcast a tall 9:16 stream to TikTok, Reels, Stories, and YouTube Shorts.
How to Stream Zoom into Evmux and Redistribute to Social Platforms - Bring a Zoom meeting into your evmux studio by screen sharing or a direct video feed, then stream it out to your social platforms.
How to Switch Between Scenes - Switch scenes in evmux by clicking a scene tile or pressing a number key, and set a per-scene transition or video stinger from the scene’s right-click menu.
Test Internet Stability — checking your connection - Find the built-in connection test and use it to check whether your internet is stable enough before a show or during a choppy stream.
Test Your Microphone Before Going Live - Check your microphone inside evmux before going live: hear yourself live or record five seconds and play it back, from Settings > Audio > Test audio.
How to Trim a Video - This guide shows you how to trim video and audio layers to play only a specific portion of the media.
I upgraded but the studio still acts like my old plan - Find out why the studio may still behave like your old plan after you upgrade, and the two quick checks that almost always fix it.
How to Use the AI Production Assistant - Ask the built-in AI assistant how anything in the evmux studio works, get walked to the right control with Show me, and learn what it does not do.
How to Use the Audio Visualizer Widget - Add the Audio Visualizer widget to show spectrum effects that react to your music, microphone, or scene audio, with many preset looks.
How to Use Auto-Switch for Videos - Set a video or audio layer to jump to another scene automatically when it finishes, ideal for intros, countdowns, and timed content.
How to Display Live Comments on Stream with the Chat Box Widget - Add the Chat Box widget to show viewer comments from every connected platform on your stream automatically, and style how they appear.
How to Use Chat - This guide shows you how to communicate with participants using the built-in chat system.
How to Use Chroma Key (Green Screen) - This guide shows you how to remove a background color from video layers using chroma key (green screen) technology.
How to Use the Countdown Timer Widget - The Countdown Timer displays a visual countdown on your stream. Use it for pre-show countdowns, segment timing, or counting down to a specific event.
How to Display Rolling Credits on Stream - The Movie Credits widget creates cinematic rolling credits for your stream. Choose between a classic movie-style scroll or the iconic Star Wars crawl effect.
How to Enable Dark Mode in the Evmux Studio - Yes, Evmux has a dark mode. You can switch between light and dark themes with a single click.
How to Display a Clock on Your Stream - The Digital Clock widget shows the current time and/or date on your stream with customizable formatting and styling.
How to Use the Dynamic Scene - The Dynamic Scene arranges your participants automatically. Learn how to pick a layout, add people to it, and customize it with a logo, background and overlay.
How to Use Exclusive Talk - This guide shows you how to use Exclusive Talk mode to hear only one participant while muting all others.
How to Use the Fast Access Bar - This guide shows you how to use the Fast Access Bar to quickly manage participants, add/remove them from scenes, and access participant controls.
How to Run a Giveaway During Your Stream - Run a giveaway on stream with the GiveAway widget, letting viewers enter by typing a hashtag in chat before a random winner is picked.
How to Run a Live Poll with the Polls Widget - The Polls widget lets you create interactive polls during your livestream. Your audience can vote via a link or by typing hashtags in the comments.
How to Display a QR Code on Your Stream - Show a scannable QR code on your stream that sends viewers to any link you choose, complete with your logo and custom colors and styles.
How to Display an RSS Feed Ticker on Stream - The RSS Feed Ticker pulls content from any RSS feed and displays it as a scrolling ticker on your stream. Great for news, headlines, or any RSS-based content.
How to Bring an External Video Source into Evmux via RTMP Ingest - Bring live video from OBS, Zoom, or a hardware encoder into your evmux scene as a layer you can position like any other source.
How to Use Scheduling in Destinations - Schedule your livestream ahead of time so an announcement with a thumbnail and start time is posted to your connected platforms.
How to Use Spotlight - This guide shows you how to spotlight a participant to make them the sole focus in the Dynamic Scene layout.
How to Use Studio Mode (Preview Before Going Live) - Use Studio Mode to prepare and adjust your next scene in a preview view, then push it live only when it is ready for your audience.
How to Use the Teleprompter Widget - The Teleprompter app lets you read your scripts while on camera. Text scrolls at your chosen speed, and you can control playback with quick-access buttons.
How to Use Timers - This guide shows you how to add and use countdown timers, stopwatches, and time displays in your broadcast.
How to Show Viewer Count on Stream - The Viewers Count widget displays real-time viewer statistics from multiple streaming platforms simultaneously on your stream.
How to Use the Wheel Of Luck Widget - Set up the Wheel Of Luck widget to spin for prizes, decisions, or games on stream using a list of options you type in yourself.