How to Create a Professional TV-Style Racing Broadcast
Master the art of unattended sim racing streaming. Automate your cameras, overlays, and session transitions for high-quality league production.
A professional broadcast relies on a dedicated spectator rig. This allows the primary server to run at peak performance while the secondary PC handles the visual presentation. By using specialized Assetto Corsa automation apps, you can produce a 24/7 stream that requires zero human supervision.
Auto Start System: Session Automation
The Auto Start System is the backbone of any unattended stream. It manages the user interface so the car never gets stuck on the starting grid or in the setup menu.
- Pits Management: Forces the spectator car back to the pits immediately after joining.
- Menu Clearing: Closes all setup and "Wait" screens automatically.
- Consistency: Ensures the stream continues through qualifying, practice, and race transitions.
- Quick Control: Use
CTRL + Tto enable or disable the system.
Auto Cam: The Virtual TV Director
Auto Cam acts as a virtual producer. It monitors the entire field and switches camera angles and focused drivers based on a randomization "weighting" system.
Camera Weight Configuration Format
[CameraID] ^ [Weight] ^ [DisplaySeconds]
cameraSwitching = 3^80^15 | 4^5^5 | 0^15^10
- Cam 3 (Track): High weight (80%) for 15s to keep the main action visible.
- Cam 4 (Heli): Low weight (5%) for quick 5s cinematic shots.
- Cam 0 (Cockpit): Medium weight (15%) for 10s of immersion.
Pro Tip: Use
switchDelay = 13in the INI file to define how many seconds the director stays on a specific driver before moving to the next position.
ACTV: Broadcast Quality Overlays
ACTV transforms your raw gameplay into a TV show. It provides the timing towers and telemetry cards used by major sim-racing leagues.
Technical Limitation: The speedtrap module within ACTV may show inaccurate data for other cars in multiplayer due to Kunos API restrictions.
- Dynamic Timing Tower
- Real-time intervals and live position tracking. Toggle modes with CTRL + D
- Delta Tracker
- Shows live gap updates and highlights invalidated laps in Red.
Ultimate Sim Racing Production Checklist
Use Auto Start to keep the stream car in the pits.
Setup Auto Cam with high weights on track cameras.
Enable ACTV timing tower for viewer statistics.
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