Stinger

What is it?

A stinger is a short branded animation that covers a transition: a half-second to two-second motion graphic — the channel's logo swooshing, an energy burst in the show's colors — that sweeps over the screen while the scene switches underneath it. It's the wipe's modern, designed descendant and the signature transition of professional streams and esports.

Practical example

An esports broadcast moves from the casters' desk to the game: the tournament's emblem slams across the screen in a burst of light, and when it clears — the game is there. The switch itself happened behind the animation. A creator's version: a quick swoosh of their logo whenever they jump from camera to screen-share. Each occurrence lasts under a second, but across a two-hour show those flashes of consistent branding are a large part of why the production feels like a network rather than a webcam.

Key things to know (non-technical)

• Anatomy: the animation must fully cover the frame at its midpoint — that covered instant is when the underlying switch occurs, invisibly.
• It's a brand asset, made once: a designer (or template) produces it; the creator uses it for years. One good stinger upgrades every transition forever after.
• Restraint rules still apply: stingers between segments, plain cuts within conversation — a stinger on every switch becomes exhausting fast.
• It pairs naturally with sound: a signature whoosh or hit makes the brand audible as well as visible.

In Tupic Live

Stinger support — upload a short animation to the brand kit, or generate one from a template in the creator's colors — is among the highest leverage-per-effort features Tupic Live can ship: a single asset that makes every show on the platform look like it has a motion-graphics department.