Clips not being detected? Check these three things first before reading further:

• Stream is tagged as Grand Theft Auto V — not just “Gaming”
• Stream visibility is set to Public
• No overlays are covering the minimap or wanted level HUD

Configure your stream correctly so Eklipse AI detects highlight moments automatically. Proper configuration allows the platform to read your game state and generate clips in real time. You can view our full list of supported titles on the Eklipse Games List.

STEP 1: TAG YOUR STREAM AS GRAND THEFT AUTO V #

Eklipse detects highlights based on your stream category. It must be set to Grand Theft Auto V specifically — not just “Gaming” or another game title.

• Twitch: Creator Dashboard → Stream Manager → Edit Stream Info → set Category to Grand Theft Auto V
• YouTube: YouTube Studio → Go Live → Edit → Category: Gaming → Game title: Grand Theft Auto V
• Facebook Gaming: Start Live Stream → under Gaming → select Grand Theft Auto V

STEP 2: SET STREAM VISIBILITY TO PUBLIC #

Eklipse cannot process private or unlisted streams. Set visibility to Public before going live — not after.

STEP 3: KEEP CRITICAL HUD ELEMENTS VISIBLE #

HUD stands for Heads-Up Display — the layer of information your game shows on screen during gameplay. This includes health bars, kill counters, score displays, ability icons, objective markers, and anything else that tells you the current state of the game.

Eklipse AI reads your HUD in real time to detect highlight moments. It does not watch gameplay the way a human does — it identifies clips by detecting specific on-screen signals. If those signals are covered by stream overlays such as your facecam, alert notifications, or chat box, Eklipse cannot detect the event and the clip will not be generated.

(To learn more about how HUDs work across different games, read our general guide: What is a HUD in Streaming?)

HUD category	What it includes	Why Eklipse needs it
Kill and event feed	Elimination notifications, assist confirmations, match events	Main trigger for highlight clips
Score and match status	Kill count, match score, round timer, point totals	Identifies high-stakes moments worth clipping
Health and resource bars	HP bar, shield meter, mana, energy, or stamina	Survival context — low health clutch moments are prime clips
Ability and skill indicators	Cooldown icons, skill charges, ultimate charge meter	Ability activations are a key detection signal
Objective markers	Capture progress, mission trackers, zone control indicators	Needed for objective-based highlight detection

Safe to cover: Decorative or social elements that do not reflect gameplay state — in-game text chat panels (this is the chat panel inside Grand Theft Auto V itself, not your Twitch or YouTube stream chat overlay), cosmetic UI elements, or ambient flavor text. If you are not sure whether something is safe to cover, leave it visible.

• The general rule: If covering an element would make you worse at the game, do not cover it. Those are exactly the elements Eklipse is reading.
• Grand Theft Auto V HUD positions: In Grand Theft Auto V, the minimap, health, armor, and special ability bars sit together in the bottom-left corner of the screen. Your wanted level stars, current money, and ammo counters are displayed in the top-right corner. The weapon wheel appears in the center of the screen when switching weapons. Eklipse heavily relies on these specific regions to detect eliminations, police chases, and key gameplay moments.

STEP 4: PLACE STREAM OVERLAYS CORRECTLY #

Place overlays here:

• Top-left corner
• Bottom-right corner

Do not place overlays here:

• Bottom-left corner (Minimap, Health, Armor) — covering this prevents Eklipse from detecting low-health survival moments and navigation cues.
• Top-right corner (Wanted Stars, Money, Ammo) — covering this prevents detection of police chases, major cash acquisitions, and combat states.
• Center (Weapon Wheel) — covering this obscures weapon selection data.

STEP 5: USE ENGLISH AND DEFAULT HUD SETTINGS #

• Set in-game language to English. Eklipse AI reads on-screen text to identify highlight events — non-English characters reduce text recognition accuracy and will cause missed clips.
• Keep HUD at default style and colors. Custom UI skins, roleplay server overlays (like those used in FiveM), or interface mods that change how text and icons render will reduce detection reliability.