Media, text & generated visuals

Solid

Create a flat color rectangle or background.

Before you start

Open the intended collection and layout. For capture or network inputs, have the device or sender available.

Where to find it

Sources > Add > Solid.

Use it

Open the scene that will contain the source.
Choose Add in Sources.
Select Solid in Create Source.
Enter a name and choose New.
Choose Color.
Set Opacity.
Set Width and Height.
Choose Save and Close (or OK where shown).
Check the source in Preview before taking it to Program.

Controls and additional tasks

Opacity edits the color transparency from 0 to 100%. Width and Height set the selected item size, 1–8192 pixels. Double-click a slider thumb to restore the value from when the dialog opened.

Control reference

Control	Use
Color	Choose the solid fill color. The opacity slider edits this color's alpha channel.
Opacity	Exact alpha percentage for the selected color.
Opacity	Adjust solid alpha from 0 to 100 percent. Double-click the thumb to reset to the value from when this dialog opened. Minimum: 0; Maximum: 100.
Width	Selected Solid Source transform width in pixels. Range: 1 to 8192.
Width	Adjust selected Solid Source transform width. Range: 1 to 8192 pixels. Double-click the thumb to reset to the value from when this dialog opened. Minimum: 1; Maximum: 8192.
Height	Selected Solid Source transform height in pixels. Range: 1 to 8192.
Height	Adjust selected Solid Source transform height. Range: 1 to 8192 pixels. Double-click the thumb to reset to the value from when this dialog opened. Minimum: 1; Maximum: 8192.
Save and Close	Save Solid Source settings. Shortcut: Ctrl+S.
Cancel	Close without saving changes.

Example

Create a semi-transparent black rectangle behind a title.

Stop or remove

Hide the source to stop showing its picture. Use its available playback/connection stop control when you need to stop the input itself. Remove the source item from the scene when it is no longer needed. Shared sources can still be used in other scenes.

Keys in this feature

Key	Action	Type
Ctrl+S	Save and close	Built-in shortcut

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