Twitch Clips and VODs are a great way for viewers to share their favorite moments from a stream. But they also offer streamers a chance to keep their followers engaged with old content, and even help them discover new people to follow. In this article, we’ll go over how to enable VODs for your channel, what benefits they bring, and how to use them to grow your audience.
How long do VODs stay on Twitch?
Unless you highlight them, or re-upload them to another platform such as YouTube, any VODs that you create or edit on your Twitch channel will be automatically deleted after 14 days. This is due to a technical limitation that Twitch faces when storing live streams on their servers. If you want to save your VODs longer than this, you can either manually download them or use an external tool such as Powder PC to automatically save and trim highlights for you.
If you are a streamer, you can enable VODs for your stream by toggling the “Store past broadcasts” setting in the Stream Key & Preferences section of the Creator Dashboard. Once enabled, your VODs will be saved as a part of your past broadcasts on your channel for up to 60 days.
You can also delete your VODs by visiting the Publish page on the Creator Dashboard and selecting a video that you want to delete. However, deleting an entire VOD can take a while to complete and can leave you with a significant amount of free space on your hard drive.
If your Twitch videos feature copyright music, you’ll need to ensure that you are either using licensed music or have the permission from the owner of the song. Otherwise, you risk having your videos taken down or muted by Twitch’s automated content moderation system. Luckily, it’s pretty easy to make sure that you’re using legally-available music on your Twitch channels by following these simple guidelines.
How to create a Twitch clip from the mobile app
While watching a Stream, VOD or Highlight in the Twitch mobile app, tap on the screen to reveal the player menu and then click the clip icon, which looks like a film production slate. A clip creation page will open and you can select the video segment that you would like to create a clip from, add a title and then press Publish.
Creating a Twitch clip is an excellent way to encourage your viewers to share their favourite moments from your stream, and it’s even easier if you use Powder PC. This incredibly powerful AI software will automatically clip all the big moments in your gaming sessions so that you don’t have to lift a finger. You can then share these clips on the chat, or DM them to your friends and followers directly. You can also use them as a part of your channel trailer and other marketing materials.
