Overlays with Cloud OBS — server-side, no setup

On IRL Pro+, FizzyPeak composites your overlays into the picture server-side — no browser widget, no app setup. When Cloud OBS is the way and when the scene link is enough.

Overlays with Cloud OBS — server-side, no setup

There are two ways to get your overlays into the picture. For most people the scene overlay link is enough — you drop it into OBS, Moblin or Larix yourself. The second way is Cloud OBS (from IRL Pro+): here FizzyPeak assembles your scene directly on the server before the stream goes out.

When do you need Cloud OBS?

• Your encoder can't do overlays. Some hardware encoders and cameras just push out the picture — with no browser widget there's nowhere for the link to go. Cloud OBS then composites server-side.
• You want to run it all centrally. Scene switches and overlays from the dashboard, instead of setting things up on the phone.
• Server-side effects: 9:16 conversion, multiple cameras, Twitch dual — things that have to happen on the server.

In short: if your encoder can do web overlays (OBS, Moblin, Larix), the scene overlay link is enough — from Creator. Cloud OBS is for the cases where the compositing can't or shouldn't happen on your device.

How it works with Cloud OBS

1. Cloud OBS is part of IRL Pro+ — enable it in the dashboard under IRL / Cloud Studio
2. Cloud OBS automatically takes over your scenes and overlays from the scene editor
3. You stream to FizzyPeak as usual — the finished mix with overlays goes to your platforms

No browser widget, no link to embed — the picture comes out fully composited.

And the normal way?

For everyone on OBS, Moblin or Larix, the scene overlay link is the faster route: one link you embed yourself, no Pro+. Both ways use the same scene editor — you design once, whichever way you go.

Still have questions? Open the dashboard or message us on Discord in #support.