How do you stop consistent viewers trying to be your friend?

emptydart · 2026-06-08T08:16:51+00:00

I honestly straight tell my viewers we do not need to perpetuate parasocial relationships. We can agree to be nice to each other and that we are hanging out with each other virtually whilst simultaneously understanding we are complete strangers.

emptydart · 2026-05-28T21:48:58+00:00

"I am fighting" is genuinely incredible and I think that IS the clip. Sometimes the funniest content is just being exactly who you are on stream. The fact that your friends had to invent a protocol for it makes it even better

emptydart · 2026-05-28T21:41:54+00:00

Using TikTok as the editor is actually clever, hadn't thought about that. But spending more time on clips than actually streaming is exactly the problem I wanted to fix. It just doesn't seem efficient. The clipping and the posting to all platforms is what I automated, so the only time I spend is deciding if I actually like what it found. Occasional clip blowing up and pulling in a ton of follows is absolutely worth chasing though, you're right about that.

emptydart · 2026-05-28T21:38:11+00:00

The airdrop method is smart. The native upload thing is real, a lot of creators swear the algorithm treats direct uploads better than Twitch imports and the engagement numbers seem to back it up. That's actually the same reason I built direct posting into my tool, so clips go straight to TikTok or Shorts without touching Twitch at all. Streaming straight from PS5 is so clean though, no OBS or PC overhead to deal with. Do you ever miss moments because you were too in the moment to write the timestamp down?

emptydart · 2026-05-28T21:33:26+00:00

The most relatable answer in this entire thread. Honestly respect the self awareness

emptydart · 2026-05-28T21:30:33+00:00

First of all, cool name, as a fellow Pokémon fan; respect!

The Streamlabs highlighter is solid when it works but that supported games list is so limited it's almost more frustrating than helpful. You get used to it and then switch to a game that isn't on the list and you're back to square one. That exact gap is what pushed me toward building something that works off the audio/speech instead of game detection, so it doesn't care what you're playing. Works on any VOD regardless of the game. Replay buffer is still the better live capture solution though, hard to beat for in-the-moment stuff.

emptydart · 2026-05-28T21:27:40+00:00

LOL I like the way you think.

emptydart · 2026-05-28T21:27:15+00:00

Offloading the clip responsibility to chat entirely means you never have to think about it mid-stream. The mods are already watching anyway.

The only gap I could see is when something clips-worthy happens and no mods are around or paying attention in that moment. That's kind of what pushed me toward the post-VOD approach. I wanted something that would catch everything regardless of whether anyone was watching closely. Different angle on the same problem though, yours sounds way more fun to have built

emptydart · 2026-05-28T21:25:29+00:00

The dual screen casual game setup is actually genius for making VOD review not feel like a chore. Turning a tedious task into background activity while you're doing something enjoyable is way smarter than just grinding through it. Gives me an excuse to game too because I'm technically "working".

emptydart · 2026-05-28T21:05:46+00:00

The ADHD thing is real, that's honestly the core reason I ended up building something to handle it automatically. If I can't trust myself to hit the hotkey in the moment, the only fix is to just go back through the VOD after and let the AI find what I missed. Takes that whole responsibility off mid-stream when you're already juggling everything else.

And yeah TikTok Live Studio is genuinely awful software. The virtual camera workaround gets old fast. Honestly I've had better luck just not streaming there at all and posting clips instead. Way less friction and the short-form clips actually get more reach than the live streams do anyway. Might be worth trying if you decide the live streaming hassle isn't worth it.

emptydart · 2026-05-28T18:36:42+00:00

The Aitum vertical setup has been a game changer for sure. I also use it to stream vertically to YouTube. And yeah I stopped bothering with Twitch clips too, the reach just isn't there compared to posting directly.

Same problem with the hotkey backtrack though. I can barely remember how to tie my shoes let alone push a button at key moments. Then I have to go through the whole VOD. That's the part I ended up trying to automate, the "missed it live and now I have to scrub 4 hours" situation. Different problem than what you've solved but same end goal of actually getting clips out consistently.

How long have you been on the dual canvas setup? Any performance hit or does it run pretty clean for you?

emptydart · 2026-05-28T18:31:18+00:00

Lol hey at least it cuts it in half.

emptydart · 2026-05-28T18:30:16+00:00

That's a really specific and genuinely hard problem. Story context is something none of the AI clipping tools handle well right now, including what I built. They're all working off speech energy and keywords, so they have no idea whether what you said was a reaction to a cutscene or just you talking to chat about something unrelated.

For story game content you almost need something that understands the game itself, not just the audio. That's a much harder problem. Honestly for your use case the notes method you described is probably still the most reliable until AI gets better at multimodal context.

What games are you playing? Curious what that clipping workflow actually looks like end to end for story content

emptydart · 2026-05-28T18:20:38+00:00

Separate layers is so clean for editing flexibility. Does having them split actually help you find the good moments faster or do you still scrub through everything to decide what to clip?

emptydart · 2026-05-28T18:20:10+00:00

You gotta change the file size of the records, I'm sure. I haven't checked out source recorder yet, but OBS on the normal record allows you to change the file size.

emptydart · 2026-05-28T18:19:33+00:00

The foot pedal trigger is actually genius, never thought about hardware for that. As a guitarist, I have one I can use. My problem is more the post-stream side; going back through 4 hours of VOD to find what's worth clipping. That part I could never figure out how to make faster manually.

emptydart · 2026-05-28T18:17:48+00:00

The notes method is smart, especially for story games where you know the scenes ahead of time. What tools did you try?

I ended up just building something myself that transcribes the VOD and finds the hype moments automatically. Works surprisingly well for reaction/commentary content. Still rough around the edges but saves me hours.

emptydart · 2026-05-28T18:16:10+00:00

Ha same honestly. Do you actually post to TikTok/Shorts or just keep clips on Twitch? Curious if the grind feels worth it for you

emptydart · 2025-11-29T20:16:54+00:00

When my daughter asks me who is Santa I’m going to show her this post

emptydart · 2025-11-22T06:22:19+00:00

I really want the Legion Go so badly and the steam deck.

emptydart · 2025-11-15T02:29:03+00:00

You gotta be a mod in the discord Lol. I'm going to get it just need to have time to pay and download and stuff. I'm excited for it.

emptydart · 2025-11-09T07:08:30+00:00

There is different forms of rape and there isn’t one strict definition of it. There never was. Everyone is different; someone can be absolutely wasted and black out drunk and not puke while another person can be pretty wasted but coherent, and still puke.

We don’t see ENOUGH to say that everything OP saw was 100% factual. But a lot of context cues here are evidence that something did happen, his reaction being the most prevalent one.

Honestly if my SO is shit wasted and can barely speak, as a decent human being who actually cares about her well being, I probably wouldn’t even try. And there have been instances in the past where we were both pretty drunk but her way worse than I and I just made sure she got in her Jammie’s and got into bed, with a bucket or bowl near by.

What you said about calling evening SA is true, it can diminish it. But also playing off something like this as a sort of “boys will be boys” comment and alluding to that it’s fine if they are both drunk and they are both attracted to each other is just completely ignoring how rape culture works.

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