1import{j as e}from"./index-CBWb6DsN.js";import{L as t}from"./LandingPage-X51fLDEt.js";import"./vendor-react-HoKaBaOX.js";import"./useSEO-wpcC7Rlo.js";const i=()=>e.jsx(t,{title:"OBS Clip Maker - Hotkey Your Replay Buffer Into Posted Clips | HypeCut",description:"HypeCut's OBS Companion app ties a hotkey to your OBS replay buffer, then auto-captions, formats, and posts the clip - no manual export or upload.",path:"/obs-clip-maker",h1:"An OBS clip maker that starts at your replay buffer",subhead:"The HypeCut OBS Companion app sits next to OBS, watches your replay buffer, and turns a single hotkey press into a captioned, formatted, posted clip.",intro:e.jsxs(e.Fragment,{children:[e.jsx("p",{children:"OBS's built-in Replay Buffer already saves the last N seconds of your stream to disk whenever you trigger it - most streamers already have this on. The gap has always been what happens to that saved file afterward: it sits in a folder until someone opens an editor and does something with it."}),e.jsx("p",{children:"The HypeCut OBS Companion app closes that gap. It connects to OBS over its WebSocket API, keeps your replay buffer sized correctly for your target clip length, and when you hit your hotkey, it saves the replay and hands it straight to HypeCut for captioning, vertical reformatting, and posting."})]}),workflow:{before:[{step:"Enable Replay Buffer in OBS manually"},{step:"Hit the save-replay hotkey"},{step:"Find the file in your recordings folder"},{step:"Open an editor, crop and caption it yourself"},{step:"Export and upload it to each platform"}],after:[{step:"Install the OBS Companion app once"},{step:"Hit the same hotkey while live"},{step:"HypeCut captions, crops, and brands it automatically"},{step:"The clip posts to your connected platforms"}]},sections:[{heading:"How the OBS Companion app works",body:e.jsxs(e.Fragment,{children:[e.jsx("p",{children:"The Companion app connects to OBS's WebSocket API (OBS 28 or newer) and syncs your replay buffer's length and memory allocation to match the clip length you've set in HypeCut, so a longer target clip length doesn't silently get truncated by OBS's own memory cap. It auto-starts the replay buffer when you go live or start recording, so you don't have to remember to turn it on each stream."}),e.jsx("p",{children:"A global hotkey (set once in the app) saves the current replay buffer and uploads it straight to HypeCut. From there it's the same automatic pipeline as any other clip source - vertical crop, captions, your branding, and posting to whichever platforms you've connected."})]})},{heading:"Works alongside a Stream Deck button too",body:e.jsxs("p",{children:["If you'd rather trigger a clip with a physical button instead of a keyboard hotkey, the ",e.jsx("a",{href:"/stream-deck-clipping",children:"Stream Deck integration"})," does the same job through OBS. Both are just different ways to trigger the same capture-and-post pipeline - use whichever fits your setup."]})}],features:[{title:"Direct OBS WebSocket connection",description:"No manual export step - the Companion app talks to OBS directly."},{title:"Auto-sized replay buffer",description:"Buffer length and memory allocation stay matched to your target clip length automatically."},{title:"Global hotkey trigger",description:"One hotkey saves the replay and starts the HypeCut pipeline."},{title:"Auto-starts with your stream",description:"Replay buffer turns on automatically when you go live or start recording."},{title:"Same automatic pipeline after capture",description:"Captioning, vertical crop, and branding happen automatically once OBS hands off the clip."}],faq:[{question:"What OBS version do I need?",answer:"OBS 28 or newer - the Companion app connects over OBS's built-in WebSocket API, which was introduced in that version."},{question:"Do I need Replay Buffer enabled in OBS already?",answer:"The Companion app can enable and start it for you automatically when you go live, so you don't need to configure it manually first."},{question:"Can I use a Stream Deck instead of a keyboard hotkey?",answer:"Yes - the Stream Deck integration triggers the same clip pipeline through a physical button instead of a keyboard shortcut."},{question:"How do I set up an OBS clip hotkey?",answer:"Install the HypeCut OBS Companion app, set a global hotkey once in the app itself (not OBS's own hotkey settings), and every press of that hotkey saves your replay buffer straight into HypeCut for captioning, cropping, and posting."}],related:[{to:"/stream-deck-clipping",label:"Stream Deck Clipping"},{to:"/automatic-stream-clips",label:"Automatic Stream Clips"},{to:"/for-streamers",label:"For Streamers"},{to:"/twitch-to-tiktok",label:"Twitch to TikTok"},{to:"/twitch-to-youtube-shorts",label:"Twitch to YouTube Shorts"}]});export{i as default};
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