Instant Replay is one of the YoloBox Extreme‘s most requested features for sports streaming, and PhotoJoseph produced the definitive tutorial on it as of YoloBox OS version 2.0. He deliberately ran the demo at 1080p 29.97 because, according to YoloLiv, that is what most sports streamers use and the box can handle more replay sources at 1080p than at 4K (4K replay is still possible). The video goes setting by setting, builds a custom stinger from scratch, demonstrates multicam replay, and ends with a skateboarder landing tricks in slow motion. This article captures each step.
Where Replay Lives
Replay settings sit in one panel: a Replay on/off toggle, the Replay Settings submenu, Replay Video Speed, and a Replay List with tag filters that fills as replays are recorded. Most settings can be changed while replay is active, which PhotoJoseph called “great” for live use.
Selected Replay Source
Choose which HDMI inputs record for replay. You can select as many as the device supports; at 1080p he suggested testing how far you can push it. Each selected source is numbered in the order you enable it, and toggling one off and on moves it to the end.
Replay Button Display
The Replay button can always display or appear only when replay is enabled. His advice: choose “display when enabled,” because tapping the always-visible button while replay is off produces a warning at the bottom of the screen that your hand hides.
Replay Video Duration and In/Out Marks
The default replay length is 10 seconds, adjustable from 1 to 60 seconds in one-second steps, even mid-show. For precise capture, enable the In and Out mark buttons: tap In as action starts (with about a one-second buffer) and Out when it ends, and only that span is saved. He demonstrated both with an on-screen clock as the source.
Play Last, Tags and Filters
A “Play Last” button replays the previous replay instantly, useful for “let’s watch that again” moments. Tags (he created “pass” and “goal”) label each replay, and the Replay List can filter by tag so you can play all the goals at halftime. Unused buttons can be hidden to keep the interface clean.
Replay Audio
Replay audio can be muted, played at a reduced level (he used roughly -25 dB so crowd sound remains under commentary), or isolated by muting all other audio sources during replay.
Encoding Settings and the Slow-Motion Trick
Replay encoding follows the recording settings, which cannot be changed while recording. His key tip for “butter smooth” slow motion: feed every camera at 1080p60 and set recording to 59.94 fps while streaming at 29.97. The live stream simply drops every other frame, but replays contain all 60 frames, giving true half-speed slow motion on a 30p timeline.
Replay Mode Preferences
When you capture a replay, the box can always play it immediately, always queue it for later, or ask each time. Queuing lets you capture several moments and play them at the next break.
Replay Logo
A badge can appear on program during replays. Several built-in designs are available, scalable and draggable anywhere on screen, or you can create your own.
Intro/Outro Stingers: What Works and What Doesn’t Yet
Replay intros and outros are green-screen video clips keyed with adjustable similarity and smoothness, with custom backgrounds possible. PhotoJoseph was candid that, as of version 2.0, the animation plays fully and then cuts to the replay rather than revealing the replay mid-wipe like a true stinger, and YoloLiv is aware. His workaround: build a stinger that only animates in and ends, with no reveal.
He then built one without animation software. In Affinity Photo (Photoshop works too), he drew colored stripes on green and exported a PNG for each growth step. On a Mac he used QuickTime Player’s “Open Image Sequence” at 29.97 fps, exported H.264 (HEVC also works; ProRes does not), copied the file to a USB drive, imported it on the Extreme via the plus menu, and enabled chroma key in the clip’s edit settings. The result was a clean transition into the replay.
Multicam Replay in Practice
With HDMI 5, 6 and 7 selected, in/out marks enabled, play-later mode and audio muted, he captured a sequence across three cameras. In the Replay List, each replay offers “Play Selected” or “Play All”: he deselected the clock camera and played the remaining two angles back to back automatically. Tag filtering goes further: tagging two replays as “goal,” filtering, and selecting a different camera angle for each produced a single sequence of multiple events from chosen angles with one tap.
Live Test: Skateboard Tricks in Slow Motion
Chris, a skateboarder and bar owner from Maribor, performed heel flips and kick flips while PhotoJoseph triggered replays. The slow-motion playback of each landed trick demonstrated the 60-to-30 frame-rate approach in action.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long can a YoloBox Extreme replay be?
From 1 to 60 seconds, or any custom span using In and Out marks.
Can the YoloBox Extreme replay multiple camera angles?
Yes. Select multiple HDMI sources and play selected angles back to back, or combine tagged replays into one sequence.
How do I get smooth slow motion replay?
Feed cameras at 60 fps, record at 59.94, stream at 29.97; replays retain all frames for half-speed playback.
Can I add a custom replay transition?
Yes, via a green-screen video clip with chroma key. PhotoJoseph recommends an animate-in-only design given the current behavior.
Do other YoloBox models have replay?
Yes, to a limited degree depending on the model; PhotoJoseph lists the differences in his video description.
This article is based on an independent tutorial published by PhotoJoseph. Watch the full video for the complete settings walkthrough and live demo.
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Sharon, a member of YoloLiv, has a great interest in the live streaming industry and is learning to write articles related to live streaming.
