The easiest way to use Telestripe with your stream or production is with OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) - a free, open-source, and cross-platform streaming app.
Getting started is a simple process:
Send your video feed from OBS to Telestripe to act as your background video.
Send your telestrations back to OBS to overlay on top of your production video.
1. Installation
Please read the at the bottom of this page before continuing.
Windows
OBS Studio
Download OBS Studio from and click on the 'Download Installer' option.
Run the OBS Studio installer (e.g., OBS-Studio-XX.X.X-Windows-Installer.exe).
Follow the instructions in the installation wizard to complete the installation.
Distro AV (NDI Plugin for OBS)
Visit for the latest release of DistroAV.
In the latest release, under the 'Assets' section, select distroav-X.X.X-windows-x64-Installer.exe to download the installer.
Run the Distro AV installer
You may encounter a Microsoft Defender Smartscreen popup. If you would like to proceed, select 'More info' and click 'Run anyway'
Follow the instructions in the installation wizard to complete the installation.
NDI Runtime
The NDI runtime is available if you use NDI Tools or the NDI SDK. If you have these installed, skip the NDI Runtime installation steps.
NDI Tools:
NDI SDK:
Download the NDI Runtime from
Run the installer: NDI 6 Runtime.exe and follow the instructions in the installation wizard to complete the installation.
macOS
OBS Studio
Download OBS Studio from and click on the 'Download Installer' option corresponding to your CPU type (Intel or Apple Silicon).
Double click the OBS Studio Disk Image (e.g., obs-studio-XX.X.X-macos-apple.dmg).
Drag the OBS Studio application into your applications folder.
Distro AV (NDI Plugin for OBS)
Visit for the latest release of DistroAV
In the latest release, under the 'Assets' section, select distroav-X.X.X-macos-universal.pkgto download the package.
Run the Distro AV package.
You may encounter a warning from macOS that the package is not signed or trusted. If you would like to proceed, open System Settings -> Privacy & Security, and allow the package to be installed.
NDI Runtime
Download the NDI Runtime from
Run the libNDI_for_Mac.pkg
You may encounter a warning from macOS that the package is not signed or trusted. If you would like to proceed, open System Settings -> Privacy & Security, and allow the package to be installed.
Linux
Follow the instructions at
Installation instrucitons and methods may depend on your distribution.
You should now be able to open OBS Studio with NDI enabled.
2. Output Video from OBS
In order to send your clean production video without telestration feedback, you will need to create a dedicated NDI scene.
a. Create a new scene called “Dedicated NDI Output” (for example). This will to send the original feed into the Telestripe app.
b. Open the Scenes’s Filters by either right-clicking the scene or clicking the Filter icon at the bottom.
In the Filters popup window, (1) create a New Filter by clicking the plus (+) icon, (2) then select “Dedicated NDI Output“. (3) Apply changes
In your new Dedicated scene, you will add your existing video source (the same that is in your Main Scene), or any video source you would like to see as your drawing background in Telestripe.
3. Select Input source in Telestripe
In the Telestripe App, open the Settings menu (hamburger menu in the top left), then click the Video tab. Under the 'INPUT' panel, you should see your OBS Dedicated NDI Output. Click your OBS source to select it. (Note: It will turn yellow once selected)
Make sure your NDI input is enabled by cicking the toggle in the top right of the 'INPUT' panel.
If you don’t see your OBS output, you can try refreshing the sources with the 'refresh' button in the top right.
4. Output Telestrations from Telestripe
From the same Video tab in Settings, click the toggle on the header of the 'OUTPUT' panel (see image below). This will enable the output and create an NDI source of your telestrations on your network.
By default, a random number is generated for your NDI output name, but you can change it in the input box in this panel. You can also change the resolution and FPS as well.
5. Input Telestrations into OBS
In OBS, in your Main Scene, click the plus (+) button at the bottom of the Sources section. Select NDI™ Source. A popup should open.
Under Source Name, select the drop down, then select the NDI name you chose when setting up your NDI Output in the Telestripe app. Click OK.
Make sure your NDI input is above your main video source.
Disclaimer
Stripe Studios Inc. is not responsible for any third party software recommended in this documentation. OBS Studio, Distro AV, and NDI software are subject to their respective licences.
Please verify software before installing, and ensure their licences are respected.
