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How to Crop Your Webcam in XSplit

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Do you need to crop out an area of your room? Does your webcam exceed the dimensions of your custom overlay? Sometimes you need to crop a webcam image in Xsplit before you cans stream on Twitch, Facebook Gaming, or YouTube Gaming. I'll show you how in this post.

To crop your webcam image in XSplit Broadcaster, follow these steps:

  1. Step 1

    Launch XSplit Broadcaster.

  2. Step 2

    Right-click on “Webcam” in the scene box (lower left-hand corner) to open the settings. Click the “Layout” tab. 

  3. Step 3

    before crop xsplit broadcaster

    Use the bar slider or click the “+” and “-” keys to crop out any unwanted areas.  

  4. Step 4

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    When you are satisfied, click anywhere on the screen to close the settings box.

How to Resize Webcam Overlay in XSplit

You may need to resize your webcam overlay as well. In that case, select the source for for your overlay. 

Xsplit crop overlay

Crop the overlay in the same way you did your webcam screen. 

Xsplit crop overlay

You may lose some of edges of your overlay when you crop it. Talk to your designer if you need it resized to keep the detail. 

Use a Green Screen to Clear Your Background

If you only want to showcase your face and allow you background to disappear, consider using a green screen. Read more in my guide, How to Set Up a Green Screen for Streaming

You can also follow my step-by-step instructions on how to set up a green screen in XSplit (both broadcaster and gamecaster). 

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Luci

Luci is a novelist, freelance writer, and active blogger. A journalist at heart, she loves nothing more than interviewing the outliers of the gaming community who are blazing a trail with entertaining original content. When she’s not penning an article, coffee in hand, she can be found gearing her shieldmaiden or playing with her son at the beach.

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