Launched in June 2011, Twitch is a live video streaming and VOD service. Most of the content broadcast is from video games, shared and commented on by gamers around the world. Viewers can interact with streamers, through a live chat system. Find tips to help you use Twitch more effectively.
1. Appear offline
You can appear offline if you want. This will keep your status hidden from everyone, including your friends. You will not be visible in chats. To switch to offline mode, all you need to do is click on your profile icon at the top right, and choose the invisible option .
2. Activate the "do not disturb" mode
This mode allows you to block new whispers. It is especially useful when you receive a lot of messages and watch a live at the same time. To activate it, you just have to click on the gear, in the dialog box, and check the option do not disturb .
3. Detach the video
It is of course possible to switch the video to full-screen mode to take advantage of the full screen, but you can also “pop-out” the window, to view the content in a different window, while having access to the Twitch interface. . You can enable this option by clicking popout player in the video player gear icon.
4. Activate the "theater" mode
This feature is one of the most useful and yet it remains very unknown. The theater mode allows you to watch the live in full screen, while maintaining the chat, and the option bars available. So you can interact live without having to leave "theater" mode. Unused screen areas are covered with a smooth black background, to help you stay focused on the live.
5. Watch reruns
Twitch allows streamers to post live reruns on its channel. The spectators who missed the live can thus catch up with the part which they were not able to watch live. To see the videos archived by a streamer, you can go to their channel and click on videos .
6. Create and share a clip
There is a feature called clip , which allows you to isolate a short part of the live to share it on social networks, or just save it. To make a clip, all you have to do is click on the icon at the bottom right of the video player, or use the alt + X shortcut. Once the sequence is isolated, you can give it a title and share it on the platform. of your choice through a link.
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