ShadowPlay from Geforce Experience: Record game moments - how it works

With Shadowplay from Geforce Experience, you can record your gaming sessions with ease. You can then share these records with friends, family, or the Internet. You can find out how to proceed with the admission in our article.

Shadowplay from Geforce Experience: how to start the first recording

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First, update your drivers so that Shadowplay can record properly.

Enable in-game shadowplay overlay. You can do this using the shortcut [Alt] + [Z].

If you want to start recording before you are in the game, click on the icon next to the gear. This opens the overlay and you can make settings.

In the settings you define the quality of the recording and your audio preferences.

The shadowplay function can only be used if you are using an Nvidia graphics card from the GTX series. If you have installed Geforce Experience, it keeps your Nvidia drivers up to date and offers the possibility to optimize your existing games.

1. First check the drivers using the corresponding menu item in the software.
2. Also make sure that the game internal overlay is turned on. To do this, click on the gear next to your name to access the Geforce Experience settings and activate the option there.
3. The overlay can also be opened outside of a game. To do this, click on the green icon to the left of the gear. This is helpful if you want to start recording before gaming.
4. In the middle you will find the function Record. If you click this, you have the option of either starting the recording or making settings for the recording quality.
5. With the key combination Alt + F9 you start your recording without first switching to the in-game overlay. The location for the videos is set in the settings in Geforce Experience.

Shadowplay from Geforce Experience: How to stream on Twitch

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With the settings under "Broadcast LIVE" you can not only select the quality of your stream, but also which account you want to share it with.

Click on "Start" and connect to your respective account.

Shadowplay is not only able to create video recordings, but also stream directly on Twitch, YouTube and Facebook.

1. As with normal video recordings, you should make sure that the in-game overlay is enabled.
2. Open the overlay and click "Broadcast LIVE".
3. First navigate in the settings and check whether the configuration already selected meets your requirements. If you change something, do not forget to save. Then click "back".
4. Use the "Start button" to select which channel you want to stream on. Once you have made a choice, log in to your corresponding account.
5. Before the start of the stream, you have the option of specifying who the stream should be visible to and what your broadcast is called.
6. A successful stream is often characterized by good communication with the viewers. In order for this to work, you should make sure that your microphone and webcam are up to date.

If you want to do more with streaming, we recommend the open source software OBS. Here you can integrate overlays that you have created yourself for Twitch and activate a large number of sources, such as sound effects, an alert box or scene changes.