r/streaming - 🔧│tech-support-archive

yo guys is anyone here to help me with an issue

what it do

my shit just done fucked it today

10:48 PM

switched from terraria about an hour into my 1 viewer stream to valorant and my bitrate was switching from 6k~ to 100

10:48 PM

not only was my bitrate fucked but my game was just constantly stuttering

10:48 PM

even though yesterday my stream and game was perfectly fine for the 3 hours i played besides some minor hiccups

10:49 PM

explain to me o great one what went wrong

Stupid question but have you had any internet issues/restarted your modem and router?

10:49 PM

And in what way was your game stuttering?

not had any internet issues at all

lagging? high cpu or ram use?

and my game would freeze for a few seconds at a time

10:50 PM

i thought at first it was my server selection cus earlier in the day my game wasnt affected

10:50 PM

but after i jumped into a comp game everything went wrong

was your ping spiking or was it fine?

my gpu and cpu frame times have gone up drastically since yesterday

10:51 PM

my ping was constant so nothing on that end

10:51 PM

i have an ethernet connection so i didnt expect that to be the problem

Well if your internet is crapping the bed, the connection won't change that

10:51 PM

Ya know?

10:52 PM

As for your game was your cpu throttling?

10:52 PM

Have you checked task manager to see if there was any spikes in that?

i checked and was staying around 80-85%

10:52 PM

i have an i5-7500 and a gtx 1050ti

Is that normal for you?

yeah 80 to 100 is normal in most recent games

10:53 PM

so cod or valorant seem to do that to my setup

huh alright

10:54 PM

Drivers and updates all good and recent?

yeah checked drivers after game and they were up to date

When was the last time you updated drivers?

my last update would of been when the recent geforce drivers came out

10:55 PM

so 4/15/2020

alright just making sure that isn't a cause

10:56 PM

was your RAM being maxed out while streaming and playing?

i have 16gb at i think 3200 so with valorant theres no way it would use that much

what are you stream settings at out of curiosity

that might be where the problem is tbh

10:57 PM

lemme get em up

10:58 PM

what do you need to know specificaly

It may assist with a lot of offloading stress on your pc

10:58 PM

do you do streamlabs or normal obs?

streamlabs

output and video settings

10:59 PM

just set your output to 720p just to have an easier to scale output and your bitrate doesn't need to be that high

11:00 PM

you can change it to 4500 at most

done

Up until recently it looks like you were streaming at 1080p but you don't need it that high at all

11:01 PM

hopefully the encoding will take some stress off of the cpu

yeah yesterday 1080p worked fine all stream so i was confused when it just shit the bed today

That also may be in part to internet, as far as the streaming aspect of it goes, if you were having internet issues and the stuttering was only seen on stream, that means you would be losing frames

11:02 PM

I am not seeing much frame loss in your vods though so that isn't likely for Valorant

i did stream pretty late last night

11:03 PM

around until 2:30 am so wasnt much in the way of stress on internet

11:03 PM

but theres only really one other person who uses the internet at my house

yeah but dependent on isp they can throttle speeds whenever, but doesn't seem the case here

11:04 PM

Have you messed around with the video settings for valorant?

so the issue seems to have been hardware wise yes?

By all means your computer should be able to play it, but stuttering on your side would be indicative of hardware

the stuttering only occured when i was streaming and in game

11:05 PM

so idrk

So normally the game is perfect?

game played a solid 144fps when stream was turned off

11:05 PM

yeah

11:05 PM

in menu average 600fps

11:05 PM

in game upwards of 150

there could be a link between game capture conflicting with the game software, but i don't see how it would isolate your pc from how other streamers have it set up

its really weird cus game capture worked fine with other games

11:07 PM

could be vanguard thats causing issues idk

Could be

11:08 PM

If the small changes that we did don't affect it, I would restart your computer and try again. Worst case scenario, I would try normal OBS. A reddit thread said that SLOBS didn't perform as well with the game as OBS did

11:08 PM

Food for thought (edited)

ok will do

11:08 PM

ill see how it goes next stream and if the same happens again after trying normal obs ill come back

11:08 PM

thanks for the help due

11:08 PM

dude

No problem

Hope there is some improvement, if not a solution

Anyone use/have experience with the Streamlabs Deck app? If it runs well, I’d consider swapping from straight OBS to SLOBS.

Yes a lot of people in this discord use streamlabs obs

Anyone recommend any webcams with good quality picture/frames and mic especially

5:22 AM

my Logitech has a trashy mic imo

5:22 AM

Perhaps a different thread for this question..

I would honestly invest separately in a microphone, webcams don't normally have good mics

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Separate mic and camera?

Yeah

Any recommendations for a mic? Not looking for top shelf since I’m just a casual streamer

6:07 AM

But something good quality

Legit can just rock a blue yeti, it's good quality but I recommend getting a mic stand with a shock mount as well

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6:08 AM

i think they sell bundles

6:08 AM

but if you don't have a shockmount you might hear the vibrations if you have it on your desk

Okay I need some help. I have a rebel t6 and am using it as a webcam and today was my first stream and the battery on the camera only lasted two fucking hours. How could I get longer battery life.

12:59 AM

Is this impossible?

Honestly you are going to want to keep a camera like that plugged in while using it as a webcam

Okay it was plugged in the whole time, but it died anyway.

1:56 AM

@GrimmmReapa

1:58 AM

I guess i may have to plut it in with the mini hdmi and with the usb

1:58 AM

is that a thing?

How is it set up right now?

2:10 AM

Should have it with the mini HDMI plugged in and the charger plugged in while it's running

I only plug in the usb. Oh okay so ill have to grab a mini hdmi so I can charge it and have it running at the same time

The mini HDMI is for video, not charging

Yeah I gotcha I have the cable that can charge it and will have to grab the other ord

Dope sounds good

2:15 AM

That should work

Hi guys, i'm looking for your expert insight. I am running Streamlabs OBS and want to be able to stop/play an audio clip by pressing a key on my keyboard. Any ideas on how to do this? I've tried hotkeys but don't see the option to run or play media when I add the audio media file. Thanks for your assist!

Hi does anybody know streamlabs well? I’m trying to create a couple commmands and every video I find is an outdated version of SLOBS

Hey everyone! If I were to post my specs, could someone recommend the best OBS settings to reduce pixelated streams? I have tried so many different settings, but can't seem to find the one to have a decent stream output

@Migz one of your best bets is a programmable soundboard for that kind of thing, I'm sure there are tons of affordable options

3:50 AM

@winstoniantv what kind of commands?

3:50 AM

@Gin what's your system specs looking like?

Fortnite is my most intensive game I am trying to stream, but I would love to stream Warzone if able. Im in streamlabs. Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz, 2592 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s) Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M Upload Speed 12mbps Using Twitch and Facebook Live

@GrimmmReapa Thank you. I was hoping there was functionality within Streamlabs obs to do this because I have their app so I can use my iPad as a remote or deck. Do you recommend any broadcast software besides obs or Streamlabs obs that has this functionality and may be better?

@GrimmmReapa Also, I have an Xbox one I can use to stream to save CPU for obs, but only 1 ethernet option so not sure if i should ethernet xbox or pc to maximize stream quality

@Migz honestly in terms of ease of use and compatibility, OBS is gonna be the best. Whether it's streamlabs or regular

5:57 PM

@Gin Ethernet to PC. But as far as the pixelization, it's called artifacting. The only downside is, despite what your computer is capable of it can also be affected by what is happening in the game too. Even a really good streaming set up and good settings can still have it happen

5:57 PM

But you can minimize it by tweaking your obs settings

How are my specs for streaming? Can I get a decent stream output?

7:28 PM

How do I get a facecam like that?

7:29 PM

(btw I don't like Alinity)

Don't need to like her, it's all good. You just crop the image and enlarge it

5:27 AM

@Gin sorry man, works been rough this week. Just got off. You can get decent streaming output it just needs to be within the realm of reason for your specs and your internet. It seems very viable, but you just gotta tweak the settings to get it right

5:28 AM

But like I said, a lot of streams experience artifacting, especially if you're not a partner. Quality issues are always going to be around, just gotta get something that works fine with fast motion

Hey guys, what are my options for streaming My main PC is i7 8700k, 16gb RAM, RTX 2080 Super, 2x 1tb SSDs I have a laptop, Dell G3, i7 processor, 16gb RAM, cant remember the GPU but its half decent Then I also have some old components laying around (i7 4770, 8gb RAM, SSD) and an Egato HD60 Pro Can I get a good thing going with my main PC and laptop? Would it be worth building the pc from spares to use the Elgato in it? Any advice much appreciated, thanks

you could stream totally fine on your main PC

7:36 AM

you can just stick that elgato in and start rocking

Oh, well thats good to know then haha. How would I do that (in the hardware sense), so ill put the elgato into the pci slot, then put hdmi out from my gpu, into the elgato, then a hdmi out of my elgato into my monitor?

You wouldn't need to do that if you are gaming and streaming on your main pc

7:40 AM

just game capture or display capture

Ah, so it would be going through the Elgato but like internally?

It wouldn't even need to go through the elgato

7:42 AM

it can all be done on obs

7:42 AM

the elgato in this case isn't necessary unless you had another desktop to stream from

7:42 AM

or you can use it for console gaming

Oh I get ya haha, thanks. And is obs the best software for streaming then?

Yep, usually the go to

Cool, thanks for the help, will give it all a try later

Sure thing man

does anyone happen to know the audio bitrate for the different streaming services?

5:21 PM

specifically twitch vs caffeine

Twitch should have a recommendations page for both video and audio quality, I can't find it for you right now my home internet is down :(

Still having an issue with my webcam. I am trying to use a cannon t6 as a webcam I was using the usb cable and that worked but it ran out of battery too fast now I am trying to use a mini hdmi and that is not working either any ideas?

So what do you do then, recharge the battery? Does it actually provide power/charge over usb at all? Does the device work with no battery in it?

4:33 PM

As in, can you turn it on while plugged in via USB with no battery inside?

I believe I think I have to go buy a cam link

Does anyone know if I could use a Logitech c270 and c920s at the same time on one pc ?

6:01 PM

Looking to have two video inputs

@Redemption are you using the USB directly into the computer to get your video?

7:33 PM

@Dpzook yeah but there are some things you gotta make sure of. Here's a link I found on it from Google https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/issue-using-multiple-usb-webcams-in-obs.99453/

Question / Help - Issue using multiple USB webcams in OBS

Hello, I am trying to use multiple cameras in OBS. Both simultaneously and non-simultaneosly. I use 2x2 different cameras: 2x Logitech Brio, 2x Logitech C922. The hardware is something like: Intel Xeon, 128 GB RAM, NVidia Quattro K6000, Windows 10. I use the most recent versi...

thanks @GrimmmReapa !

7:36 PM

i'll let you know if it works out

Sounds good man

@GrimmmReapa actually ended up being as easy as plugging it in and adding another video capture to SL-OBS

Figured it would be, just gave you something a little more open ended if your USB ports gave you trouble

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now I don't need to window capture a video chat for my second video input

Styling on em now

10:56 PM

Lmao

hey am i able to ask technical spec questions here??

2:50 AM

i'm talking like, i'm just getting started and literally don't even have a computer yet and i wanna see what will work lol

Like building a computer?

yes kinda

3:09 AM

well. yes

Sure you can ask all those questions here. Was jw if that's what you were shooting for

okay cool. first question: i know most people are like. PC or die people which is fair. but basically what i'm wondering is CAN I stream Sims 4 to Twitch using OBS from an iMac

Shouldn't have any reason that it won't work. I honestly wasn't aware they had a Sims 4 port for mac lol

I play Sims 4 and stream using OBS on my MacBook Air right now I just can't do it at the same time lol

Is there an issue with game slow down or losing frames?

i mean sims 4 is slow AF alone so I kinda have to close all other stuff on my computer. having OBS and a google chrome tab with twitch so i can manage my stream makes my computer sound the same way as when i play sims 4. so i think trying both would just be like asking my computer to spontaneously combust

probably a few factors, how much RAM you got

8GB i think

3:29 AM

here I can drop my "about this mac" thing one sec

3:29 AM

It's possible that it could just be the graphical settings are making it work extra hard. basic intel graphics from the processor can't handle games very well at all

3:30 AM

some iMacs come with better graphics built in these days

i think there's one that comes with a Radeon? or is that not a graphics card

Radeon would be

sorry I realize I sound like a total idiot right now hahaha

No worries

3:43 AM

Everyone starts somewhere

3:44 AM

like this is what im thinking rn

3:44 AM

and configure the memory up to like 16GB

2GB of GDDR5 is not impressive as far as graphics go

would 4GB be much better

3:46 AM

like I could just get a PC but i'm so attached to my apple products you know? so ya girl is struggling

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Oh I feel, you're used to the system. I'm just not gonna sugar coat what is going to be better and worse you know?

3:48 AM

Better to know what's best out there ya know

My camera doesn't hold a charge for more than two hours plugged into the computer

Redemption can you answer my last question to you? It should be further up and might explain a little more

Yeah I've heard that like, for a similar system, you're gonna spend 4x the amount on a Mac that you would a PC. I'm just thinking like, it's so easy for me to get an iMac for everyday stuff bc it would fit in with my phone/laptop/etc for school. getting a PC would literally just be so I could stream

Legit your call on what you spend your money on, but the PC would win in this case compared to that iMac

damn lol you right tho

I ain't here to lie to you Nicole, just giving it straight

hahaha fair enough. ok second question. is it possible to stream to twitch from ps4 using a ps4 camera? or do we have to get some sort of PC set up

You can do that

4:00 AM

PS4 stream option allows you to enable the PS Eye camera

4:00 AM

just know it's not the top tier echelon of quality

so like if you wanted to have a decent stream you'd need to get a gaming PC?

4:02 AM

and do it that way?

I'd say that's usually going to be one of your best options. Plus for the same cost, get more value

4:03 AM

Make your money work for you

okay fair enough. so it would make sense to get a PC that can stream sims 4 and also set it up to do PS4?

You can totally do that, just PS4 to PC/Mac requires a capture card

yes i've heard that. is that easy enough to set up?

Yeah it's pretty easy

ok bomb

4:26 AM

thanks so much! i appreciate all your help

Not a problem!

So what's a good budget roll up/pull down/whatever-ya-call-it green screen? Kinda wanna do something where I have a chroma keyed screen with the game and stuff. I'd prefer not to have to drop a hell of a lot on an elgato thing.

Hello there. I have such a problem - none can find my channel on twich. i'm unfindable in twich app aswell on browser. when i go online i even dissapear from my followers list like this. wrote to twich support week ago, but still no answer. tried to login with other account and that works just fine.

6:53 AM

this is just in a sec i go online i appear with my 2 viewers on left

6:54 AM

and after 1 minute i'm dissapeared

6:54 AM

check left side channels and i'm not there tho i'm streaming online

6:55 AM

can anyone try to find me? even if someone writes my nick directly there is no matches. only some of past recent broadcasts.

Not sure, I can navigate to your page only by clicking one of your videos and then on your profile

2:55 PM

Perhaps a privacy setting or because of copyright infringement? I did see a notification for that when clicking your video

Hey guys, my wife is trying to draw on her Ipad on stream. Does anyone have any experience with this? When we tried streaming through her mac, the frame rate was shitty and apparently quick time doesnt work on windows 10

@Dpzook thanks a lot, can umake a screenshot of that warning please?

It just said parts of the video were muted due to copyright infringement (music prob)

5:59 PM

@maaliktomtom What model of iPad?

Anyone familiar with using ndi to get a skype call into obs? Having some trouble getting it all to work

Yo anyone familiar with event lists or alerts for facebook gaming that could help me out?

i pad pro 9.7 @GrimmmReapa

@Dpzook ahh ok, i'm avare of that, thnak you

@maaliktomtom there are adapters to change lightning to hdmi

I need to get rid of that english tag(ingles) i have already switched the language of the transmition but its still there, anyone knows how to fix it?

is anyone around who can answer a question about streaming xbox through my pc

Yeah what's up

Anyone know how to lose the mic static in streamlabs? I can hear myself clearly but the static is very bothersome when viewing. Thanks.

3:52 PM

There are VODs on my channel twitch.tv/jer98d if you want to hear for yourself

please help

please help I need to stream an event in a few hours

please

5:01 PM

at least tell me where to ask please this is urgent

static? Is it just your mic? Gain turned up too high?

5:04 PM

I’m not savvy with this stuff, can’t help much sorry

5:04 PM

Can’t listen to the example rn either but maybe RTX voice could help

hiya, im new to streaming and i got a couple questions is thats okay? i dont really have a good set up for streaming so ive been doing it off my xbox and will be doing off my laptop but my main will be the xbox. when using twitch through xbox to stream is it possible to have it look like it does for when someone uses it from pc, by this i mean the visuals so if i gain a follower i notice it doesnt come up and alert like it would on other streams i watch and like the additional visuals that are on there?

5:09 PM

These are my sound levels and the green bar is the static happening

Not sure man, that seems pretty high. My only guess could be interference from nearby electronics or some issue with your mic or pc

5:22 PM

Maybe try updating drivers

Maybe because I am using the g230 mic?

@Baked hey my dude, as far as visuals go, unfortunately consoles don't rock a feature like that. Most people achieve that through the use of OBS with plug ins

6:54 PM

And @Deleted User are you using a Logitech headset mic?

Yes I am using the logitech g230

7:01 PM

@GrimmmReapa

That shouldn't have anything to do with it. However if your audio is peaking, like if you're yelling or getting loud, it might cut out

7:02 PM

Otherwise static could indicate a bit of a shoddy wireless connection like if it's being blocked

7:03 PM

I'll try to find some other possible solution just gonna shower rq

Looked into your headset and found out it was a wired one. A lot of people report on the jacks that plug in being a possible cause if the ports are dirty and all. Some recommend getting a usb sound card to act as a buffy

7:34 PM

buffer* sorry

7:36 PM

https://tinyurl.com/y7z6e9km

7:36 PM

Something like this possibly

What if, so you know on laptops you can get the xbox companion app which allows you to stream your xbox onto your laptop. What if i stream my xbox onto my laptop and then streamed the stream if that makes sense?

got some request, new to streaming, just trying to figure out what direction I should look into / google, to setup my stream properly. what I would like to do is to stream via my Xiaomi Yi 4K action cam, but that one doesn't have audio input, and good audio is essential. I have a Zoom H1 and H4. How would I stream the footage from my action cam and audio from Zoom while out in the field, via 4G?

Can anyone help me out with uploading my overlay to Streamlabs OBS?

8:11 PM

I'm having some difficulty and need help, preferrably over call so I can screen share

@Baked It might just have some delay is all, but it could possibly work

9:39 PM

@PixlPvnk Not familiar with that, but I googled this and found a youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZawZic65ggk

Gael LEVEL

How to Import / Export Overlay Packs in Streamlabs OBS

9:41 PM

@Tomei Your set up is kind of difficult, because action cameras would either have a streaming option or not. Plus since you have a zoom h4 it can plug into a dslr for sure, but to set it up with all the equipment you have would be either a really elaborate set up or not be very compatible. I'll look a little more

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@GrimmmReapa Got it figured out, thank you though!!

right on

Any mic recommendations??

Desk or headset?

Desk

Blue Yeti's are a pretty solid choice for their price, otherwise samson makes good ones as well

I will look into that. Thanks

No prob fam

What do we think of the FiFine T669?

3:38 PM

https://www.amazon.com/FIFINE-Microphone-Adjustable-Instruments-Streaming-T669/dp/B07Y1C6GDS/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=fifine+set&qid=1591025402&sr=8-2

3:38 PM

This full set is only $75

Hey all! Trying to figure out what’s up with my SLOBs. Streaming is good for about 2 minutes then gets REALLY laggy and sometimes won’t even show the monitor just my cursor.

8:08 PM

PC: i9 9900k RTX 2070super 32gb RAM @ 3200 400mbps download 100mbps upload Streaming at 1080 60fps with 5000kbps throughput.

https://clips.twitch.tv/SpotlessCheerfulArugulaPogChamp

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Clip of larrondo19 Playing DRAGON BALL FighterZ - Clipped by iconicjokester22

10:19 PM

So its in spanish so you wont understand what im saying probably

10:20 PM

But could you tell me if the game sound and my voice are alright here in your opinion?

10:20 PM

Can my voice be heard clearly?

@Pretzel try making the program priority higher and what are you trying to capture?

Hey guys, new streamer here. I have pretty crappy wifi but I'm still usually able to stream at 720p 30fps. However, sometimes my bitrate will drop down from a steady 2500 to fluxuating from 0-1000. When that happens, it stays that way the rest of the night, and I can't stream. It's awful. I know that if I buy an ethernet cable, my internet speeds will be WAY faster, but in my situation, would an ethernet cable help if its the internet itself that drops out? Any help would be much appreciated (edited)

It is dependent if it is your ISP throttling or losing speed at a certain time of day or if you have other people using the internet more at the same time in your house

10:30 AM

Aside from that, ethernet will be better normally

Not sure if anyone can help me but been having audio issues when streaming. 4 of us stream together and my audio is fine, but when the other 3 guys talk then it just crackles. Any advice? We stream through the twitch xbox app

ok, i have a shitty webcam and it doesnt have any software, im trying to find a software that will auto focus for me for free on pc, any recommendations?

@GrimmmReapa When I stream, its late at night and no one is using the internet at my house. Sometimes it just seems like it drops after I stream for a couple hours

Between a certain time? @VillaJack

4:31 AM

@Reilly have a video for example?

4:32 AM

@Dragon what webcam?

9:01 AM

@GrimmmReapa there you go mate

@Reilly https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/comments/d0y7mk/fixworkaround_for_crackling_party_audio_for_xbox/

r/Twitch - Fix/workaround for crackling party audio for xbox twitch...

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9:19 AM

try some of these options while you are streaming or before stream and see if there is any issue still

9:19 AM

also, just reset your internet too

Will have a look into it, appreciate that mate

sure thing man

10:17 AM

a lot of what they are saying about the xbox app for streaming is it's just outdated and kinda busted, but hope that can change something

@GrimmmReapa https://www.newegg.com/anivia-w8/p/1EF-00J5-00001?Item=9SIABRY8X66411

Hey, I am looking for a program that can record a webcam in its full quality while also still using that webcam as a source for other streaming programs, specifically zoom and the web browser. Is there such a program? thanks in advance

@Dragon I do not believe your webcam is capable of auto focus, that's usually a built in feature

4:39 AM

@TacoSpag I googled it and it seems like splitcam will be a good choice to try

Thank you very much!

sure thing

ok

might just need a different camera, sorry

hey if you want to stream from a mac is it necessary to have a program like soundflower installed? someone is telling me they can stream from a mac on OBS without any third party software but I am unable to replicate it on my mac - and everywhere I look I am told I need ishowu audio/soundflower to capture desktop audio

question, how would i stream on two pcs without a capture card

@Novolone Something like this? https://streamsentials.com/2-pc-streaming-setup-without-capture-card/

Streamsentials

2 PC Streaming Setup Without Capture Card - Streamsentials

Find out how to setup a dual PC stream without using a capture card. Utilizing the NDI plugin for OBS Studio. Works with laptops too!

4:56 AM

@MountainDew420 Most of what I am finding online is saying to use ishowu

thanks man, tinkering with my original pc to try to get it to stop dying, ill look into the link as well

Hello guys, I have an issue trying to streaming Battlefront 2. Can I link here my reddit post ¿?

@JetJuanita what's the issue?

@JetJuanita link it pls

https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/gxi8c7/problems_trying_to_record_or_streaming_this_game/

r/StarWarsBattlefront - Problems trying to record or streaming this...

1 vote and 0 comments so far on Reddit

6:28 AM

that is it guys, check it out pls

did you try right clicking on the source and setting it to fit to screen

Yep the source is perfectlky fitted on screen, check it lot of times because of that

6:44 AM

but nothing

what resolution are you playing the game at?

2k

what resolution do you stream at?

depends the game

6:51 AM

1080p at max depending of the game

6:51 AM

this one I try at 900p

have you tried force scaling when you use game capture to lower it or are you using monitor capture?

I never used force scaling before

6:53 AM

On any games

well try it on this game and see how the preview works

Ok I will do later on and I come back and tell you

6:54 AM

Thx Grimmm

No problem

What the heck... @GrimmmReapa I recorded a sample and it seems to work, how is it possible?

Magic, I'd be willing to guess

Its weird to me xd

lmao

First game I needed to active that option

Sometimes, things can be oddly specific

Well anyway really appreciate Grimmm, love u a lot

Happy to help fam

Later on Im going to stream, lets see how it goes

7:26 AM

^^

Best of luck!

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hi i'm sure this may be one of the dumbest questions in the world.. but how do i get music to play on my stream

2:14 AM

i know this is google-able but all i can find is like copyright-safe music apps which is fine, but like, i need to know how to connect the music player to twitch through OBS if that makes sense

If your desktop is playing the sound it should be going through automatically

2:38 AM

Unless you want it to only go through the stream and not your desktop audio

but like usually i'll have my headphones in cause i use those as my mic

2:41 AM

so then any sound coming through my laptop would be coming through my headphones

2:42 AM

so would i need to have like a separate mic/headphone setup in order to do that?

2:46 AM

oooh wait i could play my music on an external bluetooth speaker

2:46 AM

lol sometimes to figure things out u just need to ask questions and the answers will come. thank you for answering

So I’m have cpu issues while trying to use ableton (music making software) and running OBS at the same time on my MacBook Pro. Does anyone have any experience with running a couture card from one Mac to another? Seeing a lot of forums about console to Mac etc but nothing really about Mac 2 Mac streaming

3:14 AM

Capture card*

3:15 AM

Figured I could have my production laptop just handling ableton and all the cpu intensive work on that end. And then use another MacBook for streaming

As long as the other mac is capable of using the capture card you have, there are no problem with that

Hi everyone, is there a way to stream a game to a single person while also being able to talk to each other? I tried to use Discord with OBS and it works but It only shares the OBS video and not the sound of the game, do you guys have any tips?

You should be able to just capture the game on your pc and it will let the audio from your desktop through

@GrimmmReapa I tried but I can't see their webcam this way, I'm trying to find to something that will let us do all these things

For some reason my overlay doesnt appear on cellphones or clips. Im on ps4 and use an extension called overlay expert. Does anyone know why does this happen?

So I checked your VODS as well and don't see it on any there

12:16 AM

What is it supposed to look like?

It should have 3 bars on the bottom. One for recent followers and other 2 with my twitter and twitch

12:23 AM

Maybe i did something wrong

My guess is the extension was downloaded, but not activated

12:27 AM

I don't see that on any vod, but I know what you mean

anybody know why a stream might suddenly end and restart over and over

11:58 PM

i have a 1 hr stream chopped up into 6 ten minute vods

Sometimes it's the server or your internet

I'm looking for a good way to connect a light panel to the top of a monitor. Or does everyone just use a tripod behind the monitor?

Personally use a clip for my desk, but a tripod works perfectly

1:31 AM

I would prefer that because you can angle the light to your liking

Hello

2:00 PM

I have a little question

2:00 PM

Will the capture card that works for the ps4 work for the ps5?

Can I stream PlayStation Now on my PC to twitch ? I can only find info on the matter for console gameplay

@everyone ._.

@KURO Sorry for the late reply to your question, I know it can be frustrating, but please refrain from using that @ to get peoples attention. But to answer, yes it should be possible to do so with a window or game capture

4:58 AM

@larrondo19 The capture card will work the same, resolution and refresh rate capabilities will still depend on the card itself though

ahh sorry

No worries!

5:00 AM

It's just so people aren't pinged and such. Otherwise if I wasn't working I would have answered quicker lol

@everyone is anyone else having issues with persona 4 golden not capturing in obs?

nevermind, did a weird workaround that worked

nice

1:44 AM

for me if a program isn't capturing i go in order of game capture -> window capture -> fuck it, screen capture

I'm still seeing some blurring/pixelating when recording gameplay, does anyone know what causes this?

3:32 AM

I don't think it's from the GPU

3:32 AM

can send a video to show what i mean

@Dpzook you can send the video to clarify. But it could be that your settings for recording aren't optimized

seems like upping bitrate helped (was at 5000 already), but that'll make it too high for streaming with my upload rate I think..?

4:28 AM

test

Your bitrate for streaming to twitch and recording offline can be vastly different

right

4:29 AM

I'm looking to stream though, recordings just to test

4:29 AM

have streamed, it's not too bad but that's how I noticed the blurring

Ah now I understand

in SLOBS the recording bitrate is set to the streaming bitrate atm

4:30 AM

thanks again for helping out btw

np

4:31 AM

It just looks like minor artifacting, it's completely normal to have that on stream, especially when broadcasting to different websites

4:31 AM

blur or pixelation when streaming is pretty common

ah, even though that's from local recording? is it just a product of the bitrate?

4:33 AM

and is there any other settings that might reduce it?

WIth recording it will be affected by the bitrate a lot more, mostly because you can do much higher bitrates

4:34 AM

You can adjust some settings, but it won't make it look exactly crystal clear like a lot of us hope

gotcha, thanks man

no problem

any idea how to fix static on the mic?

Do you have any unsteady or half unplugged connections?

i actually think it might've been my laptop fans spinning up like jet engines

4:17 AM

which is unfortunate because this old pos overheats easily

It happens to the best of them

i dont know if this is the place for it but.... I bought a 1440p 144hz monitor just now. are there any settings i need to change in windows to make sure im getting the best use out of it?? I already changed the display resoultion

8:17 PM

resolution

Hello, I am trying to figure out the best way to do a multicamera set up to stream sports. I have used two web cams in the past but I would like to utilize my dslrs and potentially buy some camcorders. What is the best way to get the feed from a camera to OBS?

Hello, I am a smaller streamer with a not so great PC and a slower internet speed. My specs will be below and my current streamlabs stuff is set to be a 480p stream at 30fps with a 1800 bitrate. I keep getting the error of Dropped Frames no matter what I change. [EDIT: I have been able to stream before but I changed some things and idk what to set anything too now] -MY PC SPECS- GPU - Radeon RX 560 CPU - AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor RAM - 16 GB Corsair Vengeance HDD - WD Blue 1TB Windows Version - Windows 10 (64 bit) (edited)

@Dnl. What's your gpu?

4:28 AM

@mtwisterr The thing you want, is what I want, to utilize dslr and camcorders. But what resolution are you capable of doing with your DSLR if you have any?

4:29 AM

@Axqer Have you also tried resetting your internet to see if that can alleviate some loss in frames?

I think I need a new router soon because the one I currently have is sometimes tuning on and off but, I have tried this in the past and it doesn't seem to change anything.

Can you send a screen shot of your actual encoding settings? And does your CPU usage spike up an insane amount while streaming?

It is almost always around 80% when streaming and playing a game, depending on bitrate it can go up EDIT: I'll send the screenshots in a second (edited)

Hi Does anyone use cloudbot?

I have used it, what's up

my record/streaming seems like its stuttering

10:21 PM

i have a 3700x, 2080 super, 16gb 3600mhz, win10, streamlabs, nvme 500gb

Do you have any videos for reference?

Anyone here that dual pc streams and has a triple monitor set up (one monitor dedicated to stream pc) that could help me set up my monitors for display. I could use some help!!!!

quick question, im trying to setup a music production stream

8:21 PM

and make it so my mic ducks to 0db whenever i play audio out of my computer

8:21 PM

so that the sound doenst bleed into the mic

8:21 PM

any thoughts?

are you not using headphones?

not gonna use headphones

8:34 PM

i think theres a plugin for it i might ask r/ableton idk

8:35 PM

i posted to r/streaming

i kinda figured it out, ty though guys <33

Hello

11:08 PM

Today while i was streaming on my ps4 i had for the first time since I started a delay between audio and video. Is there something i need to change or was it just a conection issue?

Ps4 normally doesnt have options to do something about that, I would assume it's a connection issue

@GrimmmReapa this clip

https://streamable.com/q7s8jp

What are you settings on the streaming program you use?

1:40 AM

it's the output page

streaming pc or xbox?

pc

The reason I ask is since you are running Nvenc instead of h.264, but with your gpu it shouldn't effect it too much

1:45 AM

Does obs say you are losing frames or cpu is spiking?

yes

1:45 AM

it said I was loosing some fps

1:45 AM

should I change to software x264?

You gpu is more powerful than mine and I can rock wz with nvenc as well so I doubt that's it. Generally a loss of frames can be the encoding device or internet issues

but im recording

1:47 AM

not streaming

So for recording it might be a little more strenuous, I would try going to h.264 at high bitrate to see if the issue persists

1:48 AM

Because the setting for high quality medium file size is your gpu actively recording and compressing while you are playing a game

so what would you recomend?

Switch the encoder, raise the bitrate up quite a bit and do some recording tests

1:49 AM

make sure you adjust the bitrate in the recording section, you might need to switch settings from simple to advanced

will do

1:51 AM

will give you feedback in a few minutes

gotcha

@GrimmmReapa it's working perfectly

2:25 AM

only need a few touch to perfect quality

Awesome man, happy to hear that

Hello! Is anyone around who can help me with an issue?

whats good boss

i'm having problems streaming league of legends

6:29 AM

I can stream any other game that I own, including poorly optimized games

6:29 AM

at 720p with a consistent 3k bitrate

6:29 AM

but league of legends streams like 15fps 100 bitrate

6:30 AM

and i can't figure it out

first did you try restarting your internet?

yeah, i've also tried restarting my pc

what are your streaming settings

I’m trying to start streaming but I’m clueless when it comes to equipment, and software any advice or tips?

@Deleted User there is quite a lot of content in #🔧│tech-support-archive

Hey all. So I’m currently using xfinity for my internet. As far as my research has yielded, upgrading my plan would not give any better upload speed than the basic plan. Is this accurate? Would it be better to switch to Verizon?

Honestly, if you have the option to do verizon's gigabit, I would just go for that over all. However, different ISP's have things different in their marketing, so it would depend on what the plan upgrade says that will change your download and upload speed

Apparently te audio problem is only with warzone or its because my wify is worse at this hour

8:19 PM

Id assume its the latter

That's fair

@Sumaru Honestly as long as you have a broadcasting software. Like OBS or SLOBS and some energy you can make anything work. I have friends who hit affiliate on the PS4 stream platform as well. They beat essential to stream is just saying you want too. The little details fall away as you get into a grove

11:42 PM

Groove

@Shanecus Oh i'm already an affiliate. But I want to make this my actual job! So i'm looking for any advice and friends along the way

Ah, so what are you struggling with then when you asked for essentials?

Anything that I might need to garner more people. Look a bit better. And show my personality more

Well using every avenue you can helps. Like when I go live I get about four to five people just from my Facebook post. One or two from twitter and more for all over. But just saying “I’m going live” on twitter and everywhere doesn’t help either. So show the people that you have fresh content I’m each direction. I use a new meme I make on Facebook for when going live since memes trend well on Facebook. I link a video with my Twitter and so forth.

Hey guys, new here but I have a quick question. Is it possible for me to record on streamlabs at 1080p while simultaneously streaming 720p?

2:54 AM

Want to make sure it's easy for my friends to keep me tabbed but keep the best recording quality for youtube videos later.

Anyone know their way around an ATEM mini pretty well? Just got mine and am having trouble going from my audio mixer into the mic in. Im using a dual-xlr>3.5mm cable and am getting a bunch of distorted noise. Manual isnt giving much info on how the mic input is configured

not quite technical support but am I allowed to drink on stream if I'm underage?

3:37 PM

The answer to that is categorially no, you are not allowed, due to being underage. But the real question is "Will anything bad happen to me if I drink on stream underage?"