July 5, 2026 · OverlayCraft Atelier
How to Make a Starting Soon Screen (Step-by-Step)
A plain-language, step-by-step guide to build a Starting Soon screen - follow along and you'll be done in a few minutes.
The quick answer
To build a Starting Soon screen: Create a dedicated Starting Soon scene in OBS, then work through the steps below. The whole thing takes a few minutes and needs no design software - if you can drag a file into OBS, you can do this.
Step-by-step
- Create a dedicated Starting Soon scene in OBS.
- Add your animated Starting Soon file as a looping Media Source.
- Add a countdown timer and your socials on top.
- Switch to it a few minutes before you go live.
Make it match your brand
This screen is seen by your earliest, most loyal viewers - make it animated. A stream reads as professional when every piece agrees - the same fonts, the same palette, the same mood. If you're building your look from scratch, a complete animated overlay pack gives you matching screens, frames, alerts and panels in one download.
FAQ
No. This is a drag-and-drop process in OBS or your alert tool. Ready-made packs give you the art; you just place it.
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