I know it's not a Super Mario Odyssey Tutorial, but I've had a lot of people asking me questions about this recently so I figured I would make a tutorial for it! Super Mario Odyssey stuff is still in the works!
Damn, Ant literally inspired me to start speedrunning and I wanted to find a tutorial on using the timer, and of COURSE Ant made the tutorial. Thanks Ant!
i was seeing how to make live split look better (not have a huge space between splits and timer and this giant bar across my screen) and low and behold I'm brought back to SmallAnt
Hi i have a question how do you make livesplit timer start directly when it's possible to move example, i'm trying to speedrun origins on bo3 and it's important to know exactly when you start the game and i can't time it right
4 years later and I'm finally getting into portal speedruns. Thank you so much Smant for this, I didn't even know that you did stuff like this. Thanks again m8!
i just want to say. I've been thinking of speedrunning games soon, and I've seen your videos/ streams, and i know you're normally all goofy and stuff... but this video is clear, concise, and professional! Thank you!!!
Hi i have a question how do you make livesplit timer start directly when it's possible to move example, i'm trying to speedrun origins on bo3 and it's important to know exactly when you start the game and i can't time it right
Just cuz I want 2. My time stamps. 0:00 Intro 0:23 Download Live Split 0:35 Open Live Split Folder 0:44 Setup Splits 1:31 Splits On 1:37 Hot Keys 2:22 Global Hot Keys 2:59 What The Colors Mean 3:44 Editing The Layout 5:02 Splits And Sub-Splits 6:08 Other Mods 7:18 Colors & Fonts 8:24 Splits Layout Settings 9:00 Other Stuff 13:12 The End
Thank you for this. I've been watching a bunch of your videos recently and they've inspired me to start speedrunning. I found this video on google and didn't even realize it was you until five minutes in.
Hi. Could you change the description to "timestamp - chapter name" format so RUclips can auto-generate chapters on the video? More specifically, 0:41 Splits 1:35 Hotkeys 2:52 What the numbers mean 3:40 Layout Settings (Modules) 5:08 Subsplits 6:58 Layout Settings (Customization) 9:49 Switching Comparisons 10:53 Transparent Background
Wow! This was an amazing tutorial. This was exactly what I needed, and I was able to get it done rather quickly. The one note I would throw in there is to pay close attention to your font sizes and formats when doing the chroma filter. Cheers, and I just subbed. Great video!
I really appreciate the way you presented all the content in the video! You made it into a positive experience by telling all the things in a way that they’re not that obvious and really made it to help others and not to brag about you knowing it better yourself in anyway! I wish others would make this high quality content as well! Disclaimer (my english isn’t too good so I hope I get the point right here:) ) Compliments all the way! + you explained it all in a very calm and welcoming way! Thank you
I like your voice, It's quite nice to listen to when you're doing commentary! Thank you for making this as well it really helped! Keep up the great work :)
Thank you for this, Smallant! Although I’m using Livesplit One, there were still a couple options that I was confused about. I definitely like this timer a lot more, now!
smallant how is it ive been watching you for ages and yet 2 years ago you were the hero i'd need now. thank you sir for being part of the inspiration for my platinum challenge run and helping me set up my stream. many thanks!
Smallant1, you inspired me to speedrun mario odyssey with all your tutorials and tips, and I’ve always wanted a timer like this for my speedruns, thanks so much!
I've found that on default black splits, a luma key would be better than a chroma key. Keep the range fairly tight on it, and you should be able to get a slight opacity behind the slightly grey splits. It targets the darkness, leaving your bright stuff in place since it targets brightness as opposed to hue.
If you want to have an image as a background of the live split window and still want it transparent you can add the filter "Color Correction" and set "Opacity" to whatever you want I recommend somewhere around 50
But since you have to press a button to end the split, you can't really take the timer precision seriously because there's gonna be some human variance. You're gonna have to go back and time the run after the fact for an accurate measurement, and even then you have to have an exact point of reference agreed upon for where a split ends if you're comparing to other people.
thats exactly what I thought too. I rarely watch speedruns but I always wondered if they connect their console to a computer, in order to track the time xD
You inspired me to try speedrunning this game! And then when I found out that you had 2 tutorial playlists, AND a video on streaming and timing, my only thought was: Damn! Thx, man! (My cap kingdom pb is 2:41 at the moment. The wr is 2:15!)
@@jansenncuber8009 Do you wanto to know what windowed mode is? Press F11 or Alt+Enter while your game is runed and you'll learn it. If id doesn't work look in settings. Change FULLSCREEN MODE to WINDOW MODE
Not sure if it will work but maybe you could try to put game in full screen windowed mode if that’s possible. Sometimes that helps when using outside programs.
Bro I followed all steps correctly but still when I open my game (getting over it with Bennett foddy), the timer automatically disappears I have enabled always on top option in layout settings can you (or anyone) please help me?
@@MuddyMuzzy i am trying to minecraft speed run and other minecraft speed runners go in full screen and when i go out of full screen my game is a little delayed
@@g0ldmch769 maybe the other speedrunners have a second screen, so they can play on fullscreen on the first one and have the timer and the recording program on the second one
I see people in streams set their Switch system time to something, which automatically puts their LiveSplit timer to a negative so they can time their Start button press. How is that done?
THANK YOU SO MUCH :)))) I'm just starting speedrunning, and I'm forefronting the community for the game I play, and this has helped me IMMENSELY!!! Also, I love the vids. :)
hey, SmallAnt. Why Wont livesplit open? it opened the first time, but now i have tried opening it but it just doesn't open, no matter what i do. please reply to this or help me someway.
Hey SmallAnt, been a fan for a while, always wanted to get into speed running. Your tutorials have helped me out and motivated me to start. Thanks man!
I'm so glad Hyrule Warriors has an in game timer (doing a specific level over and over because I really like the level and because no one's using Fi and she deserves justice since you don't get to use her until later into a Main Story new game speedrun.)
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I know it's not a Super Mario Odyssey Tutorial, but I've had a lot of people asking me questions about this recently so I figured I would make a tutorial for it! Super Mario Odyssey stuff is still in the works!
*daddy notice me*
Ok
Smallant1
Yay!
i always wanted to have live split small ant, thanks for this! =) plz notice meh
Ok
Damn, Ant literally inspired me to start speedrunning and I wanted to find a tutorial on using the timer, and of COURSE Ant made the tutorial. Thanks Ant!
What game?
i was seeing how to make live split look better (not have a huge space between splits and timer and this giant bar across my screen) and low and behold I'm brought back to SmallAnt
@@dogwithanaccount7419 Super Mario Odyssey
@@dogwithanaccount7419 Wait I didn't watch the video completely but I know that the game is Super Mario Odyssey
Hi i have a question how do you make livesplit timer start directly when it's possible to move example, i'm trying to speedrun origins on bo3 and it's important to know exactly when you start the game and i can't time it right
POV: You're spending more time setting up your speedruns than actually speedrunning.
HEY ....... ya ....
Speedrun: Speedrun configuration 100% run
I dont know if i spend 3 hours setting it up
oh yeah i can speedrun mc in 2 seconds and it takes me 49 hours to set it up
@@yuh_pluh it takes me 1 second to speedrun gta 5 but it takes 5 years to set it uo
I stumble upon smallant even when I don't want to. I literally have one of his videos opened in another tab
bruh same
Small ant is awesome
What a living legend. You are easily the most important member in the community right now, thank you so much!
4 years later and I'm finally getting into portal speedruns. Thank you so much Smant for this, I didn't even know that you did stuff like this. Thanks again m8!
omg me too, i also just got into Portal speedrunning
Thank you. Now I can finally start my American Dad Speedrun attempt
i hope you get it!
Umbrella Yes, missing the floor clip.
Good luck on your endeavor
Remember to set the WORDS to Spanish for the shorter dialog
slimy ko0f Nah the speedrunner A Herrero said that Japanese is faster
i just want to say. I've been thinking of speedrunning games soon, and I've seen your videos/ streams, and i know you're normally all goofy and stuff... but this video is clear, concise, and professional! Thank you!!!
Hi i have a question how do you make livesplit timer start directly when it's possible to move example, i'm trying to speedrun origins on bo3 and it's important to know exactly when you start the game and i can't time it right
Just cuz I want 2. My time stamps.
0:00 Intro
0:23 Download Live Split
0:35 Open Live Split Folder
0:44 Setup Splits
1:31 Splits On
1:37 Hot Keys
2:22 Global Hot Keys
2:59 What The Colors Mean
3:44 Editing The Layout
5:02 Splits And Sub-Splits
6:08 Other Mods
7:18 Colors & Fonts
8:24 Splits Layout Settings
9:00 Other Stuff
13:12 The End
he just livesplitted the video
@@yellows8013 BRUh\
malachite dude ahem, description!
thanks, will come in handy when speedrunning this video
I love you
I typed this tutorial on google, clicked the first link and didn't even realize it was you until you started speaking. Thanks, Ant!
(top left) "mininmum captures"
*gr8 setup man*
Thank you for this. I've been watching a bunch of your videos recently and they've inspired me to start speedrunning. I found this video on google and didn't even realize it was you until five minutes in.
Hi there, I'm smallant1, welcome to my deep, calming voice simulator.
Smallant who? Wheres the 1?
Wut
@@domino3861 he said at the start of the video smallant1
The Gunner i have no idea who that is
@@domino3861 you are joking right now aren't you? well luckly you won't get any whooooshes today sorry
Hi. Could you change the description to "timestamp - chapter name" format so RUclips can auto-generate chapters on the video?
More specifically,
0:41 Splits
1:35 Hotkeys
2:52 What the numbers mean
3:40 Layout Settings (Modules)
5:08 Subsplits
6:58 Layout Settings (Customization)
9:49 Switching Comparisons
10:53 Transparent Background
0:00 also need to be specified to work like:
0:00 start
... And so on
Finally a livesplit tutorial that goes super in depth on things like sub splits :) Time to remake my darker side splits, super useful :)
I can't believe that I looked for this tutorial, and it was by my favorite content creator. You truly are a legend.
i never knew i would hear the words split and subsplit so much
That is an amazingly well done tutorial. Been considering trying out Speedruns myself and this helps a ton. Thanks a bunch!
i just binged some of your older tutorials, now with this i think i'm pretty set
Thank you. I came from a video of yours and thought about what you use and what do you know, the first video that pops up is yours.
Wow! This was an amazing tutorial. This was exactly what I needed, and I was able to get it done rather quickly. The one note I would throw in there is to pay close attention to your font sizes and formats when doing the chroma filter. Cheers, and I just subbed. Great video!
This is going to be so useful to so many people! Thank you!
oh god ive never heard you talk softly like this and its so calming
Thanks! I'm getting into speed running myself and this was a great showcase on how to get started, Thank you!
Happy it helped!
NintenShibe Hey just wondering since I can’t find any videos, when doing the run how do you record your odyssey gameplay? Do I need a Elgatov
Ofc i find a livesplit tutorial from smallant 5 years ago hahaha, what a legend man.
I really appreciate the way you presented all the content in the video! You made it into a positive experience by telling all the things in a way that they’re not that obvious and really made it to help others and not to brag about you knowing it better yourself in anyway! I wish others would make this high quality content as well!
Disclaimer (my english isn’t too good so I hope I get the point right here:) )
Compliments all the way!
+ you explained it all in a very calm and welcoming way!
Thank you
I like your voice, It's quite nice to listen to when you're doing commentary! Thank you for making this as well it really helped! Keep up the great work :)
Thank you for this, Smallant! Although I’m using Livesplit One, there were still a couple options that I was confused about. I definitely like this timer a lot more, now!
smallant how is it ive been watching you for ages and yet 2 years ago you were the hero i'd need now. thank you sir for being part of the inspiration for my platinum challenge run and helping me set up my stream. many thanks!
Smallant1, you inspired me to speedrun mario odyssey with all your tutorials and tips, and I’ve always wanted a timer like this for my speedruns, thanks so much!
But here is the real question: LiveSplit-PC, Mario Odyssey-Nintendo Switch. How come they can show the LiveSplit timer on Nintendo Switch?
Rlly rlly late but he could use and elgato or something like that and obs
Great tutorial thank you, as a person who is thinking of getting into speedrunning this helped me understand the program alot easier.
I've found that on default black splits, a luma key would be better than a chroma key. Keep the range fairly tight on it, and you should be able to get a slight opacity behind the slightly grey splits. It targets the darkness, leaving your bright stuff in place since it targets brightness as opposed to hue.
couldn't ask for a better guide. thanks
If you want to have an image as a background of the live split window and still want it transparent you can add the filter "Color Correction" and set "Opacity" to whatever you want I recommend somewhere around 50
Thx Ant! Didn't think that you would have been the one to help me with minecraft speed running lol, you're a great youtuber and I love your videos!
dude thanks so much at 6:33 i had no idea you could put your video on there
That tutorial was really nice. Went from a complete noob to a noob who can make a basic but nice layout, thanks!
"Hi i'm SmallAnt1"
Ladies and gents... we got him
thank you for the global hotkeys tip...I was going insane having to click back and forth on the windows...you are a god!
You, sir, are a saint
But since you have to press a button to end the split, you can't really take the timer precision seriously because there's gonna be some human variance. You're gonna have to go back and time the run after the fact for an accurate measurement, and even then you have to have an exact point of reference agreed upon for where a split ends if you're comparing to other people.
well obviously thats why speedrunners wait for the approximate time before like actualy syaing there time
thats exactly what I thought too.
I rarely watch speedruns but I always wondered if they connect their console to a computer, in order to track the time xD
I didn't intend to try running my favorite childhood game, but I saw this in recommended and now I feel like I should try
Drinking Game: Take a shot everytime he says split.
I just realized dear god.....
YoU trInNa fUkiN kiLl mE m8
oh f***, im out in about a minute, and im meant to be a strong drinker
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NO WAY I CAME ACROSS YOU LOOKINGFOR A TUTORIAL
Thanks!👍
This vid & the beginners Guide were very helpful!
Now i've finally got a sub 15 time (I know that i am very bad in the game. But thx anyway.)
You inspired me to try speedrunning this game! And then when I found out that you had 2 tutorial playlists, AND a video on streaming and timing, my only thought was:
Damn! Thx, man!
(My cap kingdom pb is 2:41 at the moment. The wr is 2:15!)
how to put the LiveSplit app on a game so I could see my time
I'm looking for it right now. The only sollution i found is windowed mode
borderless minecraft .exe click on the first youtube vid and look in the description
@@jevvexe what?
@@xerlian1359 what's that and how do i do it
@@jansenncuber8009 Do you wanto to know what windowed mode is? Press F11 or Alt+Enter while your game is runed and you'll learn it. If id doesn't work look in settings. Change FULLSCREEN MODE to WINDOW MODE
Thanks I'm so excited to start Speedrunning smo
When I go into fullscreen on my game, it still puts lives split below my game even if I have always on top checked
Same
Not sure if it will work but maybe you could try to put game in full screen windowed mode if that’s possible. Sometimes that helps when using outside programs.
if you told me small ant made a live split tutorial i wouldn't believe you, yet here we are
How do i see the thing while playing the game, without having a big thing covering my game?
you can adust the size,but it will make it smaller while you record
@@beastshane6314 wdym
I've been looking for something like this for 2 weeks. Thank you.
POV: you are a speed runner and using livesplit stopwatch
Thank you so much! My sister plays mario odyssey and watches your content so when i needed a tutorial for this i knew where to find one
Bro I followed all steps correctly but still when I open my game (getting over it with Bennett foddy), the timer automatically disappears I have enabled always on top option in layout settings can you (or anyone) please help me?
turn off fullscreen that should fix it
@@MuddyMuzzy i am trying to minecraft speed run and other minecraft speed runners go in full screen and when i go out of full screen my game is a little delayed
@@g0ldmch769 idk thats how i fixed mine
@@MuddyMuzzy it does work it just is delayed
@@g0ldmch769 maybe the other speedrunners have a second screen, so they can play on fullscreen on the first one and have the timer and the recording program on the second one
Many thanks. Just what I needed, not too much fluff. perfect tutorial.
When I speedrun games, I can't split unless I click the timer first so it slows down the Speedrun.
How do I make it not do that?
you need to put global hotkeys on in settings
@@lytpapisten_officiel i already fixed it. The first dude answered it five months ago
okay now this is the start of y adventure to be a good speedunner in video games
I see people in streams set their Switch system time to something, which automatically puts their LiveSplit timer to a negative so they can time their Start button press. How is that done?
Literally adding the program was what I was wondering. X) Thank you for the help!
i can't use splits while running another program
You have to either click on livesplit itself or check the box in the settings that says "global hotkeys" or whatever.
Elims check the “global hotkeys” box
i fixed it a long time ago but thanks for the help
THANK YOU SO MUCH :)))) I'm just starting speedrunning, and I'm forefronting the community for the game I play, and this has helped me IMMENSELY!!! Also, I love the vids. :)
hey, SmallAnt. Why Wont livesplit open? it opened the first time, but now i have tried opening it but it just doesn't open, no matter what i do. please reply to this or help me someway.
did you redownload it
Thank you! This video is still helping people to this day:D
I think it would be better if I just speedrun my homework today
good thing smallant started with this.
whenever i run a game the timer doesnt show up, how can i fix this, im on pc btw
Frækk do you mean it doesn’t show up in obs/streamlabs?
@@clarityfishy no
I wanted to learn livesplit for a joke video, thanks for putting this golden info out here dude 🍻
THANK YOU
YOU'RE WELCOME
I actually only needed to see the subsplits and transparent background but I still watched the whole vid anyway because YOU'RE AMAZING
Papa bless! been thinking about full running the doom 2 games but never got into how to do splits
What happens if it thinks Livesplit is a virus?
If using windows then it should say more info and then a “run anyway” button will appear and it will work
@@charles.cordova I got it to work
@@charles.cordovaor turn of antivirus
Tysm bro i needed this tutorial
I wanna speedrun minecraft but the timer won't show up when i open minecraft. Can someone help me?
bro i need help too
thanks ant i was trying to find a way to speedrun undertale. and it turns out you help me with it. thank you
im just gonna beat the record for quickest mrkrab overdoses on ketamine
good luck
Gl record is 18.10
Thanks!
I didn't know how to show "LiveSplit" on OBS, so I was saved!
When I run it the black timer doesn't pop up
Very nice editing and clear instructions, thank you so much :)
ah yes, can finally do my mr krabs overdoses on ketamine speedrun
same
You're a champ, Ant! This tutorial was everything I needed and more.
can splits do... split automatically?
yeah go to speedrun.com and resources on the game you want it
It's not available for every game tho
Thank u small ant u helped me with my speedrunning and u inspired me top start youtube and speedrunning
I downloaded it extracted the file then started live spilt but it says this application could not be started someone please help
tysm for telling me about global hotkeys! this was what I was lookking for!
finally i can do my friday night funkin speedrun
bro I'm doing the same thing
@@kemma_ no damn way
I'm a huge Smallant fan but I was just searching for a livesplit tutorial and it's Smallant's video?!
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Second!
@@Smallant third, smallant
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Fifth
Thank you I can finally speed run now
Thank you so much. I had no idea how start a speedrun lol, you're the best!
new subscriber btw
Huge thanks for Helping me that i set up the timer in LiveSplit
Hey SmallAnt, been a fan for a while, always wanted to get into speed running. Your tutorials have helped me out and motivated me to start. Thanks man!
Great, mate! Chef's kiss quality level 👌🏼
Your voice is so fricking calm and smooth
really good explanation for live split, thank you man
i am planning on speedrunning a game from my childhood, and this is very helpfull thank you so much!
I'm so glad Hyrule Warriors has an in game timer (doing a specific level over and over because I really like the level and because no one's using Fi and she deserves justice since you don't get to use her until later into a Main Story new game speedrun.)
THIS WAS THEVIDEO I USED FOR LIVESPLIT BEFORE I EVER FOUND YOU ODYSSEY STUFF!
I was surprised to find a tutorial from you when researching, but I'm not upset
THANK YOU! I'd been looking for how to split without having to click out of my emulator.
thank you so much man good luck on your speedruns