Setting up Stream Deck

Livegrade integrates with Elgato’s Stream Deck devices. There are pre-configured profiles for

Stream Deck Classic
Stream Deck XL
Stream Deck +

devices.

Installation of your Stream Deck device(s)#

To get started with your Stream Deck device(s),

download and install the latest Stream Deck configurations app from Elgato’s website,
attach all Stream Deck device(s) you want to use with your computer and
open Livegrade and click Livegrade > Install Stream Deck Plugin…

Livegrade will then install

Actions for Stream Deck devices
Default Livegrade profiles with recommended configurations for all currently attached Stream Deck devices

Note: If there are Stream Deck profiles with actions of previous Livegrade versions, those actions need to be remapped to the profile via the Stream Deck configurator app after installing the Stream Deck plugin.

Add another Stream Deck device#

If you already installed a Stream Deck device on your computer and want to use another one, attach it via USB to your computer and click Livegrade > Install Stream Deck Plugin… to add default Livegrade profiles for your attached Stream Deck device.

Configure and manage profiles#

After you install the Livegrade plugin to Stream Deck, open the configuration app and start to configure the profiles to your personal needs. There you can map, move, or delete actions to the buttons and dials of your Stream Deck device.

Backup your Stream Deck profiles#

As soon as you configured one or more profiles that fit your needs, we recommend you to backup those by

Open the Stream Deck configuration app
Click on your profile and selectEdit Profiles…
Right click on your profile and select Export…
Save the file to a place on your computer

Adjust Step Sizes for your Stream Deck device#

To change the sensitivity for your Stream Deck device open the Livegrade settings and go to the Grading tab.

There you find the Grading Control Step Sizes area where you can adjust the sensitivity to your individual needs.

Grade Control Step SIzes

Update Stream Deck plugin with new Livegrade versions#

On updating to a new Livegrade version which contains changes in the Stream Deck plugin, for example, when new actions were added or old actions were updated, an update mechanism ensures that actions on your Stream Deck align with the Livegrade version you are using. Please follow the instructions given by the app to

Install the new Stream Deck plugin
Remap actions that have been updated
Optional: Download and import latest default Stream Deck profiles

Please check the changelog for Stream Deck actions for more detailed information about new and updated actions and for downloading the latest default Stream Deck profiles.

Note: After updating the Stream Deck plugin, actions that have been updated have to be mapped again to your profile.

Important note when updating from Livegrade 7.0 to Livegrade 7.1

In Livegrade 7.1, it was necessary to revise some Stream Deck actions because they led to an invalid state of the actions when there was no connection between Livegrade 7.0 and the Stream Deck device. The following actions are affected and must be remapped to the Stream Deck profile when updating to Livegrade 7.1:

Create Still For Slot
Switch to Input Slot
Switch to Library Slot
Switch to Temporary Slot
Switch to Composite Slot
Switch to Output
Video Routing Configuration
Select Video Routing Input
Select Video Routing Output
Select Preset
Apply Preset
Set Audio Source to Input Slot
Set Audio Source to Library Slot
Toggle Single Recording in Composite Slot
Toggle Arming in Slot
Toggle Recording in Slot
Link (Relative) to Input Slot A-F
Link (Relative) to Library Slot 1-4
Link (Relative) to Temporary Slot 1-25
Link (Overwrite) to Input Slot A-F
Link (Overwrite) to Library Slot 1-4
Link (Overwrite) to Temporary Slot 1-25