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Software Description
5.  Share Button - If you authorize your Facebook, Twitter, and/or Google+ accounts, 
you can quickly share your stream URL and status update within the overlay.
6.  Annotations - This feature of XSplit Gamecaster V2 allows you to draw directly 
onto your game play. You can activate annotation mode by clicking on the pencil 
button in the overlay.
Accounts Tab
 y Live Streaming - allows you to stream to a variety of live streaming services such as 
YouTube, Twitch, Ustream, Dailymotion, Niconico and also allows for custom RTMP 
streaming.
 y Video Sharing - allows you to directly upload recordings to YouTube from within the 
software.
 y Social Network - allows you to share your live stream or YouTube links to friends & 
followers on Google+, Facebook, and Twitter. To allow XSplit Gamecaster to post on 
your desired social network, click on the Authorize To Post On... button of your desired 
social network and enter your username and password to authorize.
Settings Tab
 y Stream Settings - The default setting is Automatic mode. In Automatic mode, your 
stream settings are automatically determined by XSplit Gamecaster based on your 
computer and internet resources (this includes resolution, bitrate, codec, but frame is 
always set to 30). You can change to a different resolution by clicking on the drop-down 
arrow.
 y Record Settings - The default setting for recording is Original Resolution. This 
refers to the resolution of the game that’s been set inside the game’s video/graphics 
settings.  You can change to a different resolution by clicking on the drop-down arrow.
 y Microphone Settings - In this region, you can select your desired microphone. What 
is shown in the list depends on what you have connected to your PC. If you don’t 
see your desired device in the list, please make sure that it is detected and it is not 
disabled in your recording devices list in the Windows
®
 Sound Menu (Start > Control 
Panel > Sound > Recording).