Luis Vigil, Blog Author | XSplit

Luis Vigil

Louis Vigil has been working on live stream productions for a variety of gaming events for over 10 years! When not broadcasting an event somewhere in the world, Louis also produces educational content for people looking to get into broadcasting on his Offcast YouTube channel.64 articles

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Five Common Ways to Fix Your Gaming Stream

We’ve been working in the streaming industry for over ten years now here at XSplit. Consequently, we’ve seen and helped solve a lot of problems over the years. Here, we run down common issues streamers run into and the solutions for them to help you fix your gaming stream! How to fix your gaming stream…

April 21, 20223 mins read

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How to Live Stream to TikTok from your PC

TikTok, the social media giant, is no doubt interested in live streaming. In fact, some accounts are able already able to go live but it’s still a limited feature. While the content is currently still mostly focused on the short form TikTok is known for you will find more and more live streams among it.…

April 13, 20222 mins read

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Top Tools for your Remote Staff

Some of us are slowly, perhaps begrudgingly, coming back from WFH. The remote work industry, however, has been growing for years and will continue to grow. In this age, if you’re a business owner, you may have to look towards being WFH first and therefore you need to offer the proper tools for your remote…

April 7, 20223 mins read

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Top Online Tools for Entrepreneurs

Being an entrepreneur isn’t an easy path, but nothing is better than setting your own schedule and being in charge of your own destiny. The best part about it is in today’s world you don’t even have to leave your bedroom! So today we’re going to talk about online tools for entrepreneurs. Meeting Management Tools…

March 31, 20223 mins read

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What is the Future of Live Streaming?

There used to be a time when live streaming was something of a science or dark art, you needed the right equipment and right kind of knowledge to live stream. Now anyone can live stream from pretty much anything. A phone, potato PC, and game consoles all let you stream. Content is also broader, you…

March 24, 20223 mins read

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How To Stream To Telegram From Your Desktop

Telegram is an encrypted, multi-platform messaging service that boasts enhanced security features. Recently, they have introduced live streaming which can not only be done from their mobile app but also from your desktop using programs like XSplit Broadcaster. Here, we’re going to discuss how to stream to Telegram easily from your desktop! Telegram Desktop Streaming…

March 22, 20222 mins read

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Five Things to Improve Virtual Talk Shows

So you’ve started your own virtual talk show, maybe it’s bringing video to a podcast or you’ve decided to interview people in your industry. Now the first show is done, but perhaps you had some technical issues, bad frame rates, low-quality audio, and missing cues. So what can you or your guests do to improve…

March 17, 20223 mins read

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Essential Tools and Tips for Virtual Job Interviews

With more and more work being remote or a hybrid of office and remote, job interviews are being held remotely. When it comes to a virtual job interview you’re going to want to look your best and be easily heard so we put together some of the best virtual job interview tools available today! Setting…

March 10, 20222 mins read

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How to Live Stream a DJ Set

On my daily browse of Twitch I stumbled across a DJ set that basically played all the dance hits from the 1990s through to the 2000s. It had special effects, background dancers, everything! Now, in the world of DMCA takedowns, streaming copyrighted music, something we have discussed before, isn’t really a good idea but if…

January 26, 20223 mins read

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The Ultimate Macros Guide: Live Streaming Automation!

Automation makes life easier, so why not make your streaming life easier as well with macros! Live stream automation with macros means you can do all sorts of things! From your camera zooming in when you scream playing a horror game to triggering a timed scene change. So let’s discuss how macros and automation can…

August 24, 20214 mins read

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How to Add Remote Guests to your Streams

If you’re producing a stream with guests, be that a podcast, running a tournament, or just putting on a show, doing this remotely has become the norm. This might seem simple on paper, load up Zoom or Discord and get streaming, working with remote talent actually brings in a unique set of challenges! So we’re…

October 21, 20213 mins read

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Is Multistreaming Worth It? Why You Should Multistream Your Content!

The definition of multistreaming has become a little bit elastic over the last couple of years. Traditionally, restreaming was a synonym for multistreaming to different platforms simultaneously but it has also come to mean a variation on rebroadcasting. Here, we will discuss the different types of restreaming, how to do it, and why you should…

September 30, 20213 mins read