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Multi-Camera Streaming with Live Captions — Setup

Add real-time captions to multi-camera stream setups in OBS. Keep captions consistent across scenes, cameras, and transitions without additional configuration.

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Multi-Camera Streams and Caption Consistency

Multi-camera streaming setups introduce a specific caption challenge: keeping captions visible and synchronized across multiple OBS scenes. When you switch from a face-cam scene to a gameplay-only scene, you want captions to remain on screen without interruption. StreamTranslate handles this naturally because captions are driven by your continuous microphone input, not by which scene is active.

The recommended approach is to add StreamTranslate as a browser source in a dedicated "Captions" scene, then nest that scene into all your primary scenes. This way, whenever you switch between your face-cam, gameplay, BRB, and be-right-back scenes, captions follow automatically without needing to be configured separately in each.

Scene-Persistent Captions

Add captions once to a nested scene — they follow across all your multi-camera views automatically.

Audio Continuous

StreamTranslate captures your microphone continuously, unaffected by camera or scene switches.

Multi-Host Support

Route multiple host microphones through a single audio mix for captioning in co-streaming setups.

All Streaming Platforms

Works with Twitch, YouTube, Kick, and any platform you multi-camera stream on.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does StreamTranslate work with multi-camera streaming setups?

Yes. StreamTranslate captions your microphone input regardless of how many cameras you're using. Add it as a browser source that persists across all your scenes.

How do I keep captions consistent across multiple OBS scenes?

Add StreamTranslate as a browser source in a dedicated scene, then nest that scene into all your other scenes, or add the source directly to each scene you want captions on.

Can I have captions on some camera angles but not others?

Yes. By adding or removing the StreamTranslate browser source from individual scenes in OBS, you can control which camera views include captions.

Does StreamTranslate handle audio switching in multi-camera setups?

StreamTranslate captions whichever microphone input you have set as default. In multi-host setups, route all microphone audio through a single mix for captioning.

Will captions be in sync when I switch between cameras?

Yes. StreamTranslate captions your audio continuously regardless of which camera is active. Scene transitions don't affect caption timing or accuracy.