Background media

Background media

Any image or video in the Studio media Library can be set as the background layer of your live stream.

Set a new background

  1. Open the Studio media library
  2. Choose the media you would like to set as the background layer
  3. Click the dropdown menu for that media
  4. Select 'Set as background'



Backgrounds can be replaced by any other media but cannot be removed.
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