Streaming testing.

• Niuu wrote on 2013-08-01 05:25
  XSplit Im just giving arbitrary numbers because im tired and too lazy to go get the right names D:!
• Ashikoki wrote on 2013-08-01 05:28

  Quote from Niuu;1130208:

  XSplit Im just giving arbitrary numbers because im tired and too lazy to go get the right names D:!

  
  
  I strongly suggest switching to Open Broadcaster. Its free, offers a lot more control/options, and is less resource intensive.
• Herro wrote on 2013-08-01 05:34

  Quote from Ashikoki;1130209:

  I strongly suggest switching to Open Broadcaster. Its free, offers a lot more control/options, and is less resource intensive.

  
  
  ? Free, better, and doesn't kill my computer!? I'm interested in learning of this program myself.
• Niuu wrote on 2013-08-01 05:57
  i just downloaded it but ima look into it later. Time to get some sleep for the few hours remaining before work. See ya
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2013-08-01 06:39

  Quote from Herro;1130210:

  ? Free, better, and doesn't kill my computer!? I'm interested in learning of this program myself.

  
  Well I'm not a streamer (I do mess with video stuff a lot), but the last time I looked at it it had way more options. Options are basically everything when it comes to this stuff. Thing is, it might be a little difficult for someone to use if they don't really know what to do with video stuff. It's a lot easier to set the quality to 10 than to set the bitrate to a certain specific number and adjust the res/FPS/etc accordingly. If you know what to look for when the quality of the vid sucks then you can figure it out, but most people don't. You can always ask specific questions here of course.
  
  If you can get at least 480p in high quality then IMO it would be better to have 480p 60 FPS than 720p 30 FPS. Smoother video is far more apparent than even resolution. Of course this is totally subjective and it's up to you. If your game runs at less than about 60 FPS then this is pointless anyway.
  
  Posting a speedtest could also help.
  
  Actually, upon looking the program over again, it's not so bad. I must've gotten some parts of it confused with Dxtory, which does get slightly more confusing with all its codecs and strange design.
• Niuu wrote on 2013-08-01 11:00
  I figured out how to use Open Broadcaster a few minutes ago.. but it din't go any better than the other one. 1080p stil made my game very laggy so i'll stick to 720p for now. Thanks aniways though.
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2013-08-02 04:45
  It won't make magic happen... if your stream is laggy and your game isn't it's generally because of the bitrate being sent (which ties in with the other stuff) and means your internet just can't keep up with that bitrate. You do have more options though which might allow for a little bit better quality (but not a lot).
  
  When they say it runs better, they're talking about CPU usage. If your hardware didn't have any problems before then you might not notice a difference other than the game possibly running more smoothly.
  
  If you're streaming in high quality 720p then it really isn't that big of a difference. You'll still be able to easily read text, have very clear imagery, etc. But please... remember that not all videos are created equal at the same resolution ;__;
• Niuu wrote on 2013-08-03 02:52
  haha rebe! my bitarate was set to 1000 by default I increased to 5000 It run much better now. Not ultra high quality but my current cpu can't handle 1080p. I'll have to wait until I get my new pc.
  
  I'll probably be streaming alot of Darksoul , chivalry and other various games now that this is all set up. ^^
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2013-08-03 03:19
  Nice :P
  
  I'm watching it right now. It's a little blurry and the colors are a little washed out but that could be due to the game settings. What settings are you using on OBS? Looks way better than in Brynn's pic but might be able to bring it a bit further. If your CPU is having limitations then maybe not.
  
  By the way, here's a picture of the livestream for people who aren't on right now.
  
  

  [Image: https://i.minus.com/iqJ5XJ0MEFDQ.png]

  
  
  Drastically improved picture quality.
  
  This may actually be the limitation of doing live 5Kbps video actually. Videos typically have all sorts of filters and color correction on them which I suppose isn't an option here.
• Brynn wrote on 2013-08-03 06:08
  It doesn't look that bad, looks like normal streaming quality to me :P
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2013-08-03 07:44
  It's not really "bad", you can still read things and clearly tell what's going on, but it's very blurry sometimes. It could just be Dark Souls itself. The textures look pretty messy and nothing is terribly sharp. It's a lot easier to see when things are moving and it's focused on the character. I think the game might just be like that. I'd go take a look right now if my GPU wasn't dead. Need to stop putting off ordering a new one. It's almost like a codec thing even more than a bitrate thing because the colors seem a little off too.