{"id":6534,"date":"2023-06-02T21:44:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T16:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/?p=6534"},"modified":"2023-06-02T21:44:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T16:14:22","slug":"how-to-enable-vods-on-twitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/resources\/how-to-enable-vods-on-twitch\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable VODs on Twitch? Here's a Detailed Breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You'll have to go to your Creator Dashboard to enable the Video On Demand (VOD) feature. There should be a tab under Stream Settings to get it done. But keep in mind that your Twitch streams won't last forever. They'll last for either 7- 60 days, depending on if you are a regular Twitch user, Affiliate, Partner, Twitch Prime, or Turbo user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I've been using VOD for as long as I can remember. I think it's a neat feature to have enabled, as it lets viewers come back and watch old streams when they want. So, I can imagine that you might want to know how to use it too. More recently, I taught my little cousin how to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you're like him, and also want a run down, I've got you covered. I've even discussed some additional information on the topic that you might like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-661569f349209\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-661569f349209\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/resources\/how-to-enable-vods-on-twitch\/#How_to_Enable_VODs_on_Twitch\" title=\"How to Enable VODs on Twitch?\">How to Enable VODs on Twitch?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/resources\/how-to-enable-vods-on-twitch\/#How_Do_You_Upload_a_Past_Broadcast_to_YouTube\" title=\"How Do You Upload a Past Broadcast to YouTube?\">How Do You Upload a Past Broadcast to YouTube?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/resources\/how-to-enable-vods-on-twitch\/#Why_Should_You_Enable_VOD_For_Your_Twitch_Channel\" title=\"Why Should You Enable VOD For Your Twitch Channel?\">Why Should You Enable VOD For Your Twitch Channel?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/resources\/how-to-enable-vods-on-twitch\/#Why_Cant_I_View_Twitch_VODs\" title=\"Why Can&#039;t I View Twitch VODs?\">Why Can't I View Twitch VODs?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/resources\/how-to-enable-vods-on-twitch\/#How_to_Make_Highlights_on_Twitch\" title=\"How to Make Highlights on Twitch?\">How to Make Highlights on Twitch?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/resources\/how-to-enable-vods-on-twitch\/#Final_Thoughts\" title=\"Final Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Enable_VODs_on_Twitch\"><\/span>How to Enable VODs on Twitch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You have to head to your account's Creator Dashboard to turn VODs on. Once there, you should see a Stream Settings tab, with the option to enable Video on Demand. As I said, Twitch VODs <a href=\"https:\/\/help.twitch.tv\/s\/article\/video-on-demand?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">don't last forever<\/a>. If you're a regular user, your past streams will only last for 7 days, while Affiliates have them for 14 days, and Twitch Partners and Turbo users have them for around 60 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To avoid losing them, you can save past streams from your VOD to other sites, like YouTube, which will theoretically let them last forever. I upload my streams to my YouTube channel all the time. (more on how in a bit).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Man-Using-Laptop-for-Watching-Movie-on-VOD-Service-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Man Using Laptop for Watching Movie on VOD Service\" class=\"wp-image-6544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Man-Using-Laptop-for-Watching-Movie-on-VOD-Service.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Man-Using-Laptop-for-Watching-Movie-on-VOD-Service-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Man-Using-Laptop-for-Watching-Movie-on-VOD-Service-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here's how you enable VODs on Twitch on your PC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Launch your Twitch account, and then click on your Profile icon that is on the top right corner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on Creator Dashboard settings from the drop-down menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the Settings option<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click Stream from the left side of the screen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the VOD Settings section<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toggle the Store Past Broadcasts button on<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You should see a purple checkmark next to the VOD settings if you successfully turned the feature on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here's what you do on mobiles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Launch the Twitch app, and then click on your Profile Picture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to your account Dashboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the Stream Key &amp; Preferences menu from the Streams tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toggle on the Store Past Broadcasts button<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_You_Upload_a_Past_Broadcast_to_YouTube\"><\/span>How Do You Upload a Past Broadcast to YouTube?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you've turned on the Video On Demand feature, you can upload your past streams directly to YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here's how you do this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Click on your Twitch Profile icon, and then click on Settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the Connections tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down, and then click on YouTube<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on Connect, and then connect your YouTube account details<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to your Twitch Video Producer tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You should see a list of all of your past streams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the three-dot menu next to the video that you want to export<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap on the Export button from the drop-down menu that appears<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can change the clip title or description if you want - hit the Start Export button to confirm, and then wait for your clip to be uploaded to YouTube<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Should_You_Enable_VOD_For_Your_Twitch_Channel\"><\/span>Why Should You Enable VOD For Your Twitch Channel?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Enabling Twitch's VOD feature for your channel is always a good idea. You'll let your viewers watch your streams whenever they want, as long as they haven't expired. Also, you can adjust your Video on Demand settings so that only users who are subscribed to you can see your past broadcasts. Doing this would push channel members to subscribe to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Cant_I_View_Twitch_VODs\"><\/span>Why Can't I View Twitch VODs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can't see any channel VODs, you probably are dealing with some kind of server issue. You can check online to see if other users are facing this too. Also, you can check Twitch's <a href=\"https:\/\/status.twitch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">server status page<\/a>. There should be information on it if their servers are in fact down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you're sure the platform's servers are not down, you might be dealing with some kind of glitch. You can try restarting your phone or computer and take care of it. But if even that didn't work, you can go ahead and force restart. On Androids, you just long hold the Power Button. But on iPhones, it gets more complicated - <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-gb\/HT201559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">check this guide<\/a> out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, you can try refreshing the page too. Now, if you are using a mobile phone, you're probably trying to access VODs on the Twitch app. So, you'll have to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/playrix.helpshift.com\/hc\/en\/5-gardenscapes\/faq\/8030-how-do-i-force-quit-the-application-android-ios\/\">close and then reopen<\/a> the app instead.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Desktop-Computer-Showing-Video-on-Demand-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Desktop Computer Showing Video on Demand\" class=\"wp-image-6543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Desktop-Computer-Showing-Video-on-Demand.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Desktop-Computer-Showing-Video-on-Demand-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Desktop-Computer-Showing-Video-on-Demand-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Make_Highlights_on_Twitch\"><\/span>How to Make Highlights on Twitch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights are crucial to Twitch channels, as they give new viewers a good idea of what your channel has to offer. At the end of the day, users who are casually scrolling through Twitch aren't going to watch a full stream of yours to see if they like your content. Also, highlights are forever unlike VODs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you make stream highlights, they'll be on your channel page, under a special tab. Here's how you can create them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Launch Twitch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to your account's dashboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the Videos tab from the left side of the screen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the Video Producer button from the drop-down menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You should see a list of your past broadcasts on the screen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the past stream that you want to highlight, and then click on the Highlight button that is next to it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will be taken to a window where you can cut the part of the stream that you want (you also have the option to cut multiple parts out)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the Create Highlights button on the bottom to confirm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span>Final Thoughts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It's easy to enable the VOD feature, as all you have to do is go to your creator dashboard and then go to VOD settings from Stream (in your Settings drop-down menu). Once you turn VOD on, you'll be able to store past broadcasts, which can be used as an incentive to get your Twitch community members to subscribe to you - you can tweak your VOD settings to only allow subscribers to access past Twitch streams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, remember that your VODs do expire. This timeframe really depends on if you are a Twitch affiliate, partner, or Turbo user. For regular users, the time limit is 7 days, while Twitch affiliates get 14 days. Prime, Twitch Turbo, and platform Partners will have their content up for up to 60 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully, you found all of the points that were run through useful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You'll have to go to your Creator Dashboard to enable the Video On Demand (VOD) feature. There should be a tab under Stream Settings to get it done. But keep in mind that your Twitch streams won't last forever. 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