How to make a starting soon screen in OBS, step by step

Pick a simple background that matches your channel, a still image or a slow looping video, so it looks intentional rather than empty.

Keep it calm and low on movement, since this screen may sit on air for several minutes and busy visuals get tiring fast.

A countdown timer tells viewers exactly how long to wait, which keeps far more of them from leaving before you begin.

One short line, such as starting soon and your name, is enough. The screen should set the mood, not explain everything.

Add quiet, copyright-safe music so the wait does not feel like dead air, and keep the volume low under any talking.

Build this as its own OBS scene so you can switch to it in one click before every stream and switch away the moment you start.

Add your Donator alert as a Browser Source on the same scene, so a donation that arrives even before you go live still appears and gets a thank you.

It is a strong first impression: any card, Georgian or foreign including the diaspora, can support you, and Donator pays out in GEL to a Georgian bank through its official TBC and Bank of Georgia partnership, minus a small platform fee.

Many streamers search DonationAlerts or Streamlabs when they want setup or an alternative. For how to make a starting soon screen in Georgia, GEL payout is often the real friction.

On Donator the OBS alert shows right away, viewers pay with any card, and money goes to TBC or Bank of Georgia. You can keep the same alert habit and fix payouts locally.

Many streamers start with DonationAlerts or Streamlabs, because those are the names people type when they search for an OBS donation alert, a donation page, or an alternative to a foreign tool. StreamElements often shows up in the same shortlist.

In Georgia those products are often built for other markets: foreign wallets, awkward withdrawals, or fees that never land cleanly in GEL. Patreon and PayPal still fit some creator formats, but they do not always replace live stream donations with payout to a Georgian bank.

Donator is built so a viewer can pay with any card, Georgian or foreign, the alert can show in OBS right away, and the money settles in GEL to TBC or Bank of Georgia. If you already used DonationAlerts or Streamlabs, you can keep the same alert habit and fix payouts locally.