Guest Star came out of beta at the end of June, allowing anyone to run their own talk show. The interface is so simple, it took us about 10 minutes to figure out how it worked.
We tried a variety of ways to run our show: we recorded the show during our lunch breaks; we filmed the show ourselves and edited it in After Effects; and finally, we used software to stream the live feed from our Twitch account into Guest Star. When using software to stream from Twitch into Guest Star, you’ll need VLC Media Player.
When you’re in Guest Star, there’s a blue “chat” button that you can click on to start a chat. On the left-hand side of the Guest Star window you can see what Twitch users are saying about your show. To reply to them, click on this box and then press enter on your keyboard. You can also hit the “B” button to go back to the chat window and hit the “P” button to toggle the chat display on or off.
There are four main parts of Guest Star: “Show,” “Breaks,” “Scenes,” and “Inbox.” Clicking on each one will give you more information about what they do.
The “Show” part of Guest Star is basically your show dashboard. It shows all of the pieces you need to get your show started: a recording, an RSS feed, and your schedule. The Schedule part allows you to add when you would like to record and the RSS feed allows you to link the recording directly to any RSS reading software. (e.g., RSSOwl, Newsbin Pro, etc.)
We recorded our episode during lunch and uploaded it directly from Guest Star into our RSS reader (Newsbin Pro). You can also upload your recordings through the “Recordings” section or through the Record panel on the left.
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