General

Usage

To access a LAN's EZ Deck from any device, navigate to http://halo.streamez.net/#stream, replacing "stream" with the LAN's specific identifier. You will also need to know either the master or guest PIN.

The Stream EZ and OBS Static Overlays are restricted to 1 user and 1 computer. Once you load your Stream EZ files in obs onto a computer, that will be the computer your subscription is locked to. If for any reason you need to transfer your overlay to another computer, make sure to do it before your subscription starts. If your subscription has started and you need to transfer computers, don’t hesitate to reach out to support and we will approve the transfer. See our Terms and Conditions for more information on this.

All Overlays are 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels high (1920x1080, Full HD)

Basic vs Pro Features

Basic

Single Xbox Overlay Choose between a Red or Blue color theme.
Real-time control with EZ Deck Update your stream's appearance from your smart phone.
Up to 8 LAN Attendees Add up to 8 unique players to show on your scoreboard.
Two Customizable Tickers Broadcast extra information at the bottom of your stream.
Date/Time Clock Watch recaps and see who's still handing out headshots at 4 in the morning.
Changeable Background Choose from our library of 18 gorgeous background images.
StreamEZ Logos/Branding Subtle and unobtrusive.

Pro

Single & Dual Xbox Overlays Two capture cards? This is for you.
Real-time control with EZ Deck Change your overlay from your phone, plus much more.
Up to 128 LAN Attendees More slots, less housekeeping!
Four Customizable Tickers Up to 128 characters in each.
Multi-format Date/Time Clock (12hr or 24hr)
Customizable Background Choose from our library, or upload your own background images.
Removeable StreamEZ Branding Don't want to help us grow? You don't have to :(
Timestamp Saver Log the player, screen, time, and date of memorable moments, to help find clips later
Plus, Get automatic access to future Pro features!

Stream EZ Overlay

Getting started

When purchasing a subscription, you’ll enter a unique gamertag, hashtag, start date, email address and optional twitch channel URL. As a LAN host, you will get 2 PINs (which can be changed after logging in): A Master PIN to control the EZ Overlay, and a Guest PIN for your attendees. The gamertag you typed into the purchase form will be added to your EZ Deck the first time you connect.

You may manually add guests to the attendees list, or distribute the Guest PIN and your attendees can add their own gamertags. Guests will be asked to choose or add their gamertag to their device upon first opening EZ Deck. This will streamline the timestamp feature (available with Pro subscriptions.)

You’ll see this message once you’ve added yourself to the LAN:

If you need to update the spelling of your gamertag, there is a button in the settings menu to contact support.

Part I: EZ Deck

[ LAN Title ]

Limited to: 32 characters

In EZ Deck:

In Stream Overlay:

[ Attendees ]

Before your LAN begins you will be able to use the EZ Deck and prepare your attendee list. The attendees you see in that list will be only the ones for that LAN’s EZ Deck url (ex: #beachlan). Below your LAN’s attendee list, you will have our gamertag database of players “elsewhere” to choose from or auto-fill the text field as you type.

Limited to: 16 characters

You will only be able to choose from the list of attendees that have been added to the LAN.

Hosts can remove attendees by simply choosing who you want to remove and pressing the X to the right of the list.

[ Casters / Commentators ]

There is a limit of 2 commentators on all overlays.

Casters will have a microphone icon next to their gamertag in your attendee list

Commentators will look like this on the overlay, above the game capture area:

[ Host Box Toggle ]

This shows which xbox is the host on the stream overlay. Specifying NHE as the network mode disables the Host Box Toggle and shows NHE greyed out.

This will show up above the game capture if the xbox on the stream is set to HOST. (for single game capture overlays)

This will show up above the game capture if the other xbox not on the stream is set to HOST. (for single game capture overlays)

Dual overlay join / host labels

[ Screen Layout ]

1, 2, 3, and 4 Player Screen Layouts are available. You must use an identical layout for Box 1 and Box 2 (ex: you cannot do [box 1: 3-player layout] and [box 2: 4-player layout]

[ TS - FFA Toggle ]

TS teams will be red/blue

FFA color will be all purple (Box 1, 2 and scores)

[ Color Swap Toggle ]

This button will switch the overlay colors to the opposite side (scores and player names will not move). Useful when Blue is hosting on Box 1. Disabled when FFA is selected.

[ NHE - On/Off toggle ]

NHE will disable the host box slider. It will also allow you to have a live scoreboard in the logo area, given you have a capture card for the host box’s video signal.

On/Off will enable the host box slider and allow you to specify the host and join boxes.

[ Restart Series ]

This button sets the series scores to zero, keeping the players where they are.

[ Switch Sides ]

This button switches the player names and series scores to the opposite xbox.

[ Clear Series ]

This button removes all player names and sets the series scores to zero.

[ Save Timestamp ] *Pro Feature Only

This button logs the Date & Time, your gamertag (“Founder” in the timestamp list), and the screen, team color (or FFA), and “Player”, storing it in the Menu > Timestamps page. If you are logged into EZ Deck and you are on stream, pressing the Save Timestamp button will automatically subtract 5 seconds and select you as the “Player.” Otherwise, you will be prompted to specify a screen and how long ago the action happened.

You can sort the timestamps list by: - FOUNDER: ‘Just Mine’ or ‘Everyone’ who clicked the timestamp button

- PLAYER: ‘Just Me’ or ‘Everyone’ who did the timestamp-worthy play in the game capture

You can also format the timestamps list with:

- 24h or 12h time formatting

- Hourly / Daily - line separators will appear between hour or day intervals in the list

- Recent / All - from the most recent LAN / all

[ Background Images ]

There is a transparent section around the overlay design that will show any background image behind it. Basic Subscribers have access to 18 stock background images with completely different styles and color schemes. Red and Blue sides can each have their own background image so it changes when you hit the color swap toggle, otherwise set them both to the same image.

Pro users can upload their own background images to the EZ Deck. Keep in mind that when you upload an image, the top left needs to have contrast with the white LAN title.

To upload your own background image in your Pro subscription, select this button at the
top of the background image list:

Recommended image size: 1920x1080

Accepted file types: jpg, png

Max file size: 5MB

Max length of filename: 100 characters

[ Settings Menu ]

Additional information on the settings menu items:

( Timestamps ) Pro subscription only

( Game Stencil ) See Part II of this section for instructions

( StreamEZ logos ) The logos appear between the series score and low opacity in the chat area. Pro subscription has the option to turn this off.

( Player Names ) description self-explanatory

( Host/Join Labels ) shows a label above the game capture that says if the xbox on stream is the host box or off-host. Alternatively, it can show the game score when you play NHE [ex: blue leads red 49-48]

When you’re playing NHE ([ NHE - On/Off toggle ] set to NHE)

The Host/Join Labels setting changes into NHE Scoreboards / Stencils

( NHE Scoreboards ) Allows you to add the game capture of the host box scoreboard.

( NHE Stencils ) This is to align the NHE scoreboard source with its section in the stream overlay.

Part II: Stream EZ Overlay and OBS

1. LAN title
2. Game capture
3. Game capture gamertag labels
4. Logo area 1 (NHE / Halofinder Logos)
5. Logo area 2 (QR Code [streamez.net] / Halo1hub logo)
6. Series scoreboard
7. Webcam
8. Twitch chat
9. Scrolling text ticker
10. Time and date

Setting up your Stream EZ file in OBS

Import your .json to OBS

Scene Collection > Import > Select your .json

Add your devices to the sources (Game Capture card, Webcam)

Recommended hardware: Avermedia C027 PCI-E capture card, Logitech webcams

Align your game capture correctly

- Enable “Game Stencil” in the EZ Deck settings

- Right click your Game Capture Source and go to Transform > Edit Transform

- Use the Crop Left, Right, Top, Bottom arrows to align your game capture to the stencil

Setting up the Chat

Got to https://streamlabs.com/ and log in to your twitch account

- Go to All Widgets > Chat Box

- Set Font Size to 24px

- Set Hide Message After 200s

- Save Settings

- Copy the Widget URL and Paste it into the Chat OBS Source Properties URL field

Make sure the audio is working with all your devices

- Go to Settings > Audio > Enable your Global Audio Devices

- Use the blue volume bar slider to make sure the audio isn’t going past the red in the decibel bar

- Make sure your webcam is audible through the game capture sound by balancing the volume bar sliders

- Use a separate device to test and listen to your stream’s audio

Add your Twitch key to OBS

- Settings > Service (Twitch) > Use Stream Key
- Log into Twitch and go to your Creator Dashboard

- Go to Preferences > Channel

- Copy your Primary Stream key and paste it in the OBS Stream Key field and apply the changes.

In Twitch go to Stream Manager > Edit Stream Info

- Change the title and category to the correct ones

Click Start Streaming in OBS

For Pro Subscribers, to use the dual capture card design, simply select the Dual Capture Overlay Scene in OBS:

For hosts with more than 1 capture card, use the Single Capture Overlay Box 1 / Box 2 Scenes available in both Basic and Pro subscriptions and switch between them.

Dual game capture overlay design

TIPS

It’s possible that once you have your capture card source in OBS, you need to go to:
Properties > Configure Crossbar and set it to the correct video input

You may have to Deactivate / Activate your devices to make them work

Here is the x,y and width,height of each OBS source:

(Right Click > Transform > Edit Transform)

Single Capture

Game Capture:

x:0 y:84

w:1280px h:960px

Webcam:

x:1314 y:416

w:575px h:323px

Dual Capture

Game Capture - Left:

x:4 y:84

w:952px h:714px

Game Capture - Right:

x:964 y:84

w:952px h:714px

Webcam - Left:

x:4 y:806

w:415px h:233px

Webcam - Right:

x:1500 y:806

w:415px h:233px

Creating the NHE live scoreboard

*Coming Soon

OBS Static Overlay

This overlay does not have an EZ Deck companion app to use with it. Place your own OBS text elements and sources to complete your stream overlay.

Changing colors on stream

To change between red/blue colors for the Single Overlay, cycle between the scenes

Background Images

This overlay has a transparent section for any background image you choose to be the bottom layer of your OBS sources.

See: Setting up your Stream EZ file in OBS for general information on stream setup

Custom Designs

The possibilities are really endless. Please contact streamez100@gmail.com to start the conversation about your custom design and EZ Deck.

The Future

We have new features planned for the future. All these features will be immediately available to Pro subscribers upon completion. We will send a courtesy email to all subscribers outlining new features we’ve rolled out. Get hyped.