OBS STUDIO INTEGRATION
Upload videos to your VideoNest account. Then add a customized VideoNest player to OBS or turn your videos into a continuous VOD-to-live stream.
START WITH YOUR VIDEOS
For OBS video import from your hosted library, upload your files to VideoNest first. Add the player or feed URL to OBS without downloading each video to your production computer. For a local file, OBS has its own Media Source option.
OBS StudioYour scene. Your production.TWO DISTINCT WORKFLOWS
Bring a branded player into your scene, or build a continuous program from recorded videos.
Choose an uploaded video and shape its player with supported colors, controls, and playback settings. Add the player webpage to OBS.
For a branded player inside your scene.
The single-video setup below uses an ordinary player. No linear stream setup is required.
Select eligible videos or channels, arrange your lineup, and repeat the sequence. Add the generated HLS feed to OBS.
For continuous programming and repeating shows.
BETA VOD-to-live requires Linear Streams beta access and permission to manage feeds on your channel. Book a Demo to discuss access.
FROM YOUR LIBRARY TO YOUR SCENE
For video input into OBS, add a video on demand (VOD) player or a live HLS feed generated from your prerecorded lineup. Upload first, then follow the setup below. This guide covers hosted VOD playback and VOD-to-live, not external camera or RTMP feeds.
Open Media → Player in VideoNest. Select your player profile and the Single Video tab. Choose a public, non-hidden hosted video.
Set your supported player options and choose Copy Embed Code. Take only the webpage URL inside the iframe src, not the full iframe or script markup.
Under Sources, choose +, then Browser. Paste your player URL and set the width and height for your scene. Preview playback and audio; use Interact to play or unmute if needed.
Browser Source needs the player webpage URL, not an .m3u8 feed. Autoplay and audible playback may require interaction.
Open your channel’s Linear Streams area. Use Channels or Videos to choose your sources, then reorder the lineup. Keep Loop the lineup enabled for repeated playback.
Save your lineup, then choose Start stream. Copy the generated Media Source input URL from Use in OBS. The feed plays only while your stream is running.
Under Sources, choose +, then Media Source. Untick Local File and paste your generated URL into Input. Confirm playback and audio in your scene before broadcasting.
Choose public, published, non-hidden videos with unrestricted access and compatible hosted media. Uploading a file alone does not make it eligible for the feed.
Read the OBS Media Source guideExample screens for the continuous-stream route.
KEEP YOUR LINEUP PLAYING
For a hosted sequence, enable Loop the lineup in VideoNest’s VOD-to-live workflow. Your selected videos play in order, then repeat while the stream runs.
For example, an interview, a feature, and a recap can form one repeating program. Update your selection and apply changes when you want a different lineup. New uploads do not automatically join a running feed.
OBS can loop a local file directly with its Media Source Loop setting. Restart playback when source becomes active is a separate setting; it does not loop your VideoNest lineup.
BEFORE YOU START
From your first upload to your playback check.
OBS Browser Source referenceYes. Upload your videos to your VideoNest account first, then choose a customized player or VOD-to-live. Your videos must meet the access and media requirements for your chosen route.
The ordinary player presents your uploaded video in an OBS Browser Source. VOD-to-live turns a selected lineup into a continuous HLS feed for an OBS Media Source. VOD-to-live requires Linear Streams beta access and permission to manage feeds on your channel.
Yes. For a single-video player, configure supported colors, controls, and playback settings in your player profile. Copy the webpage URL from the generated iframe src for OBS. Available settings vary by player type.
Yes. In VOD-to-live, choose eligible videos, arrange your lineup, and keep Loop the lineup enabled. The sequence repeats while your stream runs. OBS also supports looping a local video file directly with its Media Source Loop setting.
No. A running VOD-to-live stream uses an applied lineup snapshot. Update your selection and apply the changes to include newly eligible videos. Follow any Stop and Start guidance shown for your stream.
Preview your scene and confirm both playback and audio in OBS. Start your VOD-to-live stream before expecting feed playback. A browser player can start muted or require interaction. Use OBS Interact to play or unmute it when needed.
Upload your videos to VideoNest first, then add a player webpage URL as an OBS Browser Source or your generated feed as a Media Source. OBS plays the hosted source without downloading each video to your production computer. A file already on your computer can use OBS Media Source directly.
Yes. Add a hosted video on demand through a customized player, or arrange eligible prerecorded videos into a live HLS feed with VOD-to-live. The live feed requires Linear Streams beta access and permission to manage feeds on your channel. These workflows cover uploaded videos, not external camera or RTMP feeds.
For VideoNest VOD-to-live, save and start your stream, then copy the Media Source input URL from Use in OBS. In OBS, add a Media Source, untick Local File, and paste the URL into Input. Keep the stream running and check playback and audio before broadcasting.
YOUR VIDEOS. YOUR PRODUCTION.
Upload your videos. Choose your player or continuous stream. Add it to your production.