Free Google Drive Overlays

Getting graphics into your IRL streaming can be a problem, especially when all the services out there want to give you much more than what you need.

I just want a simple start, standby, scroboard and end overlay.

Something I can drop into my live stream without all the hassles of subscriptions, popups and all the other stuff.

Well, you can use a Google Drawing in your free Google Drive!

Create a new "Google Drawings" in Google Drive, make sure you set the page setup (File->Page Setup) to "Widescreen 16:9".

Also set the background to transparent

Now build your screen adding what you need.

Bonus Tip: You can hide additional asset just off the screen which means you do not have to keep loading them, just move them when you need them...

When done, share the drawing to "Anyone with the link" and make sure the permission is "Viewer".

Now the Google Drawing can be opened anywhere which would include our streaming software web overlay function.

Now copy that link and change the last part "/edit?usp=sharing"

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/ThisIsNotArealUIDtoArealDrawing/edit?usp=sharing

to "/preview"

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/ThisIsNotArealUIDtoArealDrawing/preview