Santa Alert – Setup Guide

General Information

Thanks for checking out this setup guide. This guide will cover items downloaded from NerdOrDie.com and TwitchTemple.com and will take you through the setup process. If you have any questions that aren’t answered in this setup guide, please feel free to contact us.

Photoshop and other third party software is not required to use this product, however specific components can be edited in Photoshop and After Effects, as we provide some of the original files.

The alerts, overlays, and widgets have been designed for use with OBS Studio, Streamlabs OBS, OBS.Live, and Xsplit. Please make sure your streaming software is up to date before using this product. If you are not familiar with how to set up and use streaming software, we strongly suggest checking out the below tutorial before moving on:

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Before You Install

Fonts Used

If you’d like to match the style of the overlay and alerts, use the fonts listed below.

Colors Used

  • Green: #00AA24
  • Red: #E00000

Installation Guide - Set Window to 1920x1080

Streamlabs Alerts

In your downloaded files, open up the standard alert folder.

  1. Click the Alerts Quick Setup link to begin installing these alerts.
  2. If you’d like, choose “Create Widget Theme” and name it something appropriate such as package name. The import link will only override your alert package. This means you can combine these alerts with any other scene collection/widgets you’ve made in Streamlabs. If you want to save your old alerts, it’s highly recommended to do this in a new profile.
  3. Select “Use” for the profile you want to import into.
  4. Navigate to “Alert Box” and copy your unique URL.
  5. Paste this URL as a “Browser Source” in your streaming software.

Once you’ve added this into your streaming software test the alerts to make sure they’re working properly.

Width and Height of Source

We generally recommend setting the size to 1920 wide and 1080 tall (more height is recommended if using messages), however, depending on your stream adjust the size here may work better for you. If you need to scale down, you can do so directly inside of OBS Studio. If you’re using the Streamlabs OBS .overlay file, you may not need to complete this step if your alert box is already added in.

Delaying Text-to-Speech

If you’re planning on using text-to-speech you may need to delay them from being read, as there may be an intro animation and sounds (depends on the pack). To do this, you can change the Alert Text Delay in the Streamlabs base options. If you’re using alert variations (such as re-subs) you will need to  update in the variations as well.

Once you’ve added this into your streaming software, test the widget to make sure they’re working properly.

Streamlabs Alert TutorialAlert Customizations

Custom Alert Options

These options are found in the Custom Fields tab. Some alerts do not contain all of the options listed below.

  • Font Picker – The font family used in the alerts. The default is Montserrat.
  • Top Text – Text shown at the top. Default: {tag_here} (Dependent on the alert, tag will be name or amount)
  • Top Text Color – Color of the top font. Default #FFFFFF
  • Middle Text – Text shown in the middle of alert.
  • Middle Text Color – Color of the middle text: Default: #00AA24
  • Bottom Text Color – Color of the bottom text: Default: #E00000
  • Accent Text Color – Color of the Accent Text. Default: #00AA24
  • Drop Shadow Color – Color of the Drop Shadow. Default: #000000
  • Nice/Naughty List percentage – Chance of being on the nice list: Default: 50
  • Nice List Message – Message displayed during Nice List alert. Default: “is on the <span>NICE</span> list!”
  • Naughty List Message – Message displayed during Naughty List alert: Default: “has been <span>NAUGHTY</span> this year!”
  • Flip Santa – Sets Santa on the left or right side of the screen. Default: Left Side
  • Box Background Color – Color of the box background where the text is displayed. Default: #FFFDF2
  • Divider Color – Color of the divider in the background box. Default: #E4DBC8
  • Video Volume – Controls the volume of the Naughty/Nice videos. Default: 80
  • Video for Nice/Naught Santa – Video file of Santa for either Nice or Naughty Santa

StreamElements Widgets Installation (Chat Box, Event List, Goals)

In your downloaded files, open the folder to the widget you would like to install.

*(Alerts are a separate download. All other widgets can be found with the Overlays download)

In your downloaded files, open up the Streamelements Widget or Alert folder.

  1. Head over to Streamelements.com and ensure you’re logged in to the correct account.
  2. Double click the Streamelements Quick Setup link for the widget you want to import.
  3. This link will automatically open up the Streamelements website and begin the import.
  4. You should get a notification at the top of the Streamelements website stating the import was successful
  5. Head over to “My Overlays”
  6. You should now find the imported widget named after the pack they are from.
  7. Click on the “Launch Overlay” to get the URL for your alerts
  8. Paste this URL as a “Browser Source” in your streaming software.

*NOTE: The Streamelements links are specific to your platform. You can only use the Twitch link for Twitch, and YouTube for YouTube, and Facebook for Facebook.

Once you’ve added this into your streaming software, test the widget to make sure they’re working properly.

Custom Alert Options

These options are found in the Custom Fields tab. Some alerts do not contain all of the options listed below.

  • Font Picker – The font family used in the alerts. The default is Montserrat.
  • Top Text – Text shown at the top. Default: {tag_here} (Dependent on the alert, tag will be name or amount)
  • Top Text Color – Color of the top font. Default #FFFFFF
  • Middle Text – Text shown in the middle of alert.
  • Middle Text Color – Color of the middle text: Default: #00AA24
  • Bottom Text Color – Color of the bottom text: Default: #E00000
  • Accent Text Color – Color of the Accent Text. Default: #00AA24
  • Drop Shadow Color – Color of the Drop Shadow. Default: #000000
  • Nice/Naughty List percentage – Chance of being on the nice list: Default: 50
  • Nice List Message – Message displayed during Nice List alert. Default: “is on the <span>NICE</span> list!”
  • Naughty List Message – Message displayed during Naughty List alert: Default: “has been <span>NAUGHTY</span> this year!”
  • Flip Santa – Sets Santa on the left or right side of the screen. Default: Left Side
  • Box Background Color – Color of the box background where the text is displayed. Default: #FFFDF2
  • Divider Color – Color of the divider in the background box. Default: #E4DBC8
  • Video for Nice/Naught Santa – Video file of Santa for either Nice or Naughty Santa

Usage Terms

The user may use these alerts for personal and commercial use. It is intended for one (1) user and one (1) device only. These usage permissions do not expire. Re-distribution is strictly prohibited. The alert graphics and code remain the property of Twitch Temple and Nerd Or Die unless written permission is granted.

Please refer to our Terms and Conditions for more information.

Future Reiterations, Errors and Updates

This version of the alert is provided as is. If there are missing elements or you think something critical needs addressing, please contact us outlining the issue and provide the email used to purchase the product. You are allowed up to 5 downloads per product.

Please follow @NerdOrDieCom on Twitter for update information.

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