Answers.Body: <p>The answer is yes, video can be composited fast enough to be streamed live.  The tool that does this is called a switcher.  Typically a switcher introduces a single frame delay from input to composited output.  By connecting the output to a streaming encoder, you can stream out your live, composited video.</p>
  
  <p>For an example, see the Blackmagic Design <a href="https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/atem" rel="nofollow">ATEM System</a>.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: You can also do it with software, for example Wirecast.
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Body: <p>I was watching a Twitch.TV stream of a panel of announcers discussing eSports live, and while all of the graphics, sets, backgrounds, lighting looked great, I thought it would be nice if the raw video of the announcers was also processed with composite editing, for a surreal, polished film effect. But I'm not sure: Can a video be composited fast enough to be streamed live, and are there tools capable of doing this?</p>
  
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Title: Can video be composited for live streaming?
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ThreadText: # Can video be composited for live streaming?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-01-07)
  
  I was watching a Twitch.TV stream of a panel of announcers discussing eSports live, and while all of the graphics, sets, backgrounds, lighting looked great, I thought it would be nice if the raw video of the announcers was also processed with composite editing, for a surreal, polished film effect. But I'm not sure: Can a video be composited fast enough to be streamed live, and are there tools capable of doing this?
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-01-08. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  The answer is yes, video can be composited fast enough to be streamed live. The tool that does this is called a switcher. Typically a switcher introduces a single frame delay from input to composited output. By connecting the output to a streaming encoder, you can stream out your live, composited video.
  
  For an example, see the Blackmagic Design [ATEM System](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/atem).
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: You can also do it with software, for example Wirecast.  
  
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