Chat

The chat element in H2R Graphics is used to bring YouTube live chat messages into your production.

Chat page in H2R Graphics

YouTube URL or ID

Pasting a URL into the YouTube Live Video URL or ID box and pressing Connect will pull in any current live chat messages on your live stream.

The chat stream shows all of your live messages and will highlight certain ones.

By default, the application comes with some sample messages so that you can preview them before going live.

Final output

Sample live chat message on an output

Crowd

The crowd feature is a part of the YouTube live integration within H2R Graphics.

This allows you to show the profile icons of your audience right within your live stream.

Crowd images only show up for viewers that comment during a live stream - so be sure to encourage viewers to chat!

Crowd feature in action

Sponsored message

When a viewer sends a SuperChat or Super Sticker these appear differently on your output.

Auto show

You can enable the option that will automatically show any sponsored events. This is great for grabbing attention during a stream.

Border and balloons

H2R Graphics will show a highlighted border and balloons will rise up when a sponsored message is received.

SuperChat event with a border and balloons

YouTube API key

You will need to generate your own Google API key in order to use this feature.

Follow this guide in order to create an API key.

YouTube API key

Show/Hide

Clicking on any chat message on the chat page will bring it on air.

The Hide button at the top of the chat page will hide any comment that is currently on air.

Options

The chat element has user-definable options for position, look and feel, and more.

Author text colour - Text colour of the message's author.

Author background colour - Background colour of the message's author.

Message text colour - Text colour of the message text.

Message background colour -.Background colour of the message.

Auto-show sponsored message - When enabled, any sponsored message will automatically appear on your output.

Sponsored message highlight colour - Colour used in the border of a sponsored message (as mentioned above).

Vertical offset - Vertical position of the chat message on screen.

Duration (ms) - How long the chat message stays on screen.

Username - How detailed to be when showing an authors name on screen.

Profile image - If the authors profile image should be shown.

YouTube Channel name - Your channels username - Used to add certain messages to a filtered "Mentions" tab.

Google API Key - Needed for making API requests to Google's API.