r/streaming - 🔧│tech-support-archive

@TenderSausage is the VPN necessary here? Is it because NDI has a LAN limitation and doesn't work over WAN?

@davecore Wireguard is an easy-to-implement VPN, and the risks of having the stream hijacked because it's not over an encrypted tunnel make it unpalatable for me to not use a VPN. Also, remember that it's a customer feed. You really wanna risk angering your customer because some troll over the internet decided to target your feed?

From an SLA perspective, that's a huge deal. Great point, @Sachiru (edited)

You can easily setup a point-to-point WireGuard VPN with a dynamic DNS provider such as DynDNS and two OpenWRT devices with WireGuard built in, such as these: https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-ar150/

GL-AR150 / White

A simple portable smart router that is extremely travel-friendly and suitable for small business and family. Only 4 easy steps to access the Internet while traveling.

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(Not a retailer, nor a distributor)

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Back before my company downsized and I was restructured out of my position, we used to buy and configure those in bulk for our salespeople and engineers, then told them that if they wanted to get to the corporate network, they plug that into whatever LAN port their hotels had and connect to the wifi network that those devices emitted.

12:38 AM

Made it easier compared to having them log on to Pulse Secure.

I'm buying these for beach trips, @Sachiru

Thanks for all the tips, I really appreciate it. I think a service like streamyard might check all the boxes for me. It looks like I could invite my customer and then only show his stream. And I could be in charge of the videos, banners, etc.

That works too.

Is it blasphemy to mention these paying services here? :)

Nah

12:40 AM

At a certain point, you need to balance

I think it's generally assumed that we start with free and work our way up to paid services

What you don't pay for with money, you pay for with time. Even free services require some man-hours to configure, setup, operate and troubleshoot

12:41 AM

At a certain point, if your alternatives are a free service that eats up 3 hours a week to set up versus a paid service with a monthly $10 fee, if you earn $4 an hour, it makes more sense to get the paid service than to stick with the free.

12:42 AM

My boss had to hammer that into me for several months since when I was new at the company I was gung-ho about open source/free solutions, but he made a good point about a "free platform" can cost more in terms of man-hour salary compared to a paid, set-and-forget platform.

I'm in IT consulting and managed services. Your comments sound very familiar

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@The Kentrosaurus Try switching to the software encoder. It looks like your GPU is fully utilized, and you have some overhead left on the CPU.

@TenderSausage The software encoder didn't seem to help much: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/792530725. I switched back to the hardware encoder and it seemed better: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/792531153 I don't know why it's smooth for this clip and no frames dropped, is it because I had streamlabs minimized and not on my second monitor?

I'm in IT consulting and managed services. Your comments sound very familiar

@TenderSausage Oh nice, if you need someone to WFH who usually works with network operations, I'd like to give it a shot.

Hi! So I have a G933 Artemis that you plug in a USB, it's wireless. The mic quality is good. And I also have a comica mic that's plugged in via 3.5mm jack, it sounds good too. Is USB better? Also do I need to separate my mics? Like comica mic when talking to chat and headset mic when talking to people in game?

Hey @Rethirded. Depending on what you have the microphone plugged into, it might have a better pre-amp or something, but my guess is the Artemis is superior. Can I ask why the two mic setup?

@TenderSausage so about that camera I got before based on your recommendation, it doesn’t go widescreen as I was planning to. I can’t stretch it either right? Doesn’t look right

@TenderSausage my g933 sucks. Maybe I need to learn abt the settings tho lol

my windows is super fucking loud even when its at like 12 volume. as a result I can't play audio for my stream at higher than 12 for them cuz its so loud for me. like in monitor its so loud but when I listen to vods its so quiet

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anyone know what I can do?

installed an equalizer and fixed my windows audio but its still super quiet on stream

10:29 PM

anyone who knows whats up pls dm me

does anyone know if its possible to add a custom theme/overlay to SLOBS? Like i know you can customize the ones that are there, but can I add my own personal overlay to it? One that incorporates my logo and what not?

How can I stream in srt(secure reliable transport)and/or use a cdn(content delivery network)to minimize latency when streaming with youtube and obs studio? Also, what are some recommended cdns?

@Yuki Shinka Let me know when you have a few minutes and we can take a look at the settings.

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@Shingfling Which EQ did you choose?

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@xxTheArrow That's absolutely possible. What do you have ain mind?

Hey guys I got a question. Just got a Cam Link 4k and hooked up my Sony A6400, there is a really harsh flickering on me, coming off my 144hz monitor, how do I fix this? Im guessing shutter speed but there isnt a 144 option, currently on 1/60 since its recommended for streaming (edited)

Hello I stream on my Xbox one S using an elgato HD60s capture card is there anyway I can get party chat/game chat onto my streams with out the chat link cable or is this the only way for other peoples voices to appear on stream?

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I don’t want to use my headset mic as I already have a usb mic that I use for my voice

@JustGavinBennett Unfortunately, you're probably going to continue to have that issue. Is there any way you can avoid pointing the cam at the monitor? If you use any lighting, it's likely going to be running at 60Hz.

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@Kid A I wish I could help. I'm not well-versed in consoles. I'll get more up to speed when I get a console here in a month or so.

Hi guys, so, going into streamer mode on discord no logner sets my status to purple, and gives the link to my channel? It still enables streamer mode when I go live, and i have all features, but not the linky thing

@The LIC Check your privacy settings in Settings -> Streamer Mode

ok

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i have it all on

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atm

Can you take a screenshot of the issue you're seeing?

Im live right now

5:20 PM

streamer mode is on

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theres no purple icon, no "currently streaming - " with a link to my channel when you clic my profile

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Like im also not in live now, for example

Hi all! Assuming you have the space and wanted to add a green screen to your streams, are there any particular disadvantages to painting a wall with a chroma key paint as opposed to using chroma key cloth?

If you can get a good Pantone match, good coverage and a decent sheen, probably not.

Thanks

2:45 AM

Also, get overhead lights with diffusers to illuminate the wall and eliminate shadows that I cast, correct?

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still got my issue

Hello everyone, is there anybody who could look at a couple of photos that I did on my personal phone and see if they think it would be decent quality to use for streaming? I'm planning to try and use it when I finally build my computer if this doesn't work I was going to switch to an iPhone my little brother was going to give me so I was curious if someone give me a objective opinion

@eternalprimo sure. Send them in DM.

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@The LIC When you have a minute, we could troubleshoot it.

Heya there

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im around now

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@TenderSausage

@The LIC let me look (edited)

Like im live right now yeah

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streamer mode is on

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but i dont have the purple icon, its not linking my stream, doesnt say im streaming, im just "Online"

Ah

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We just need to set a game activity

not playing a game .w.

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streaming art

Settings - App Settings - Game Activity

cant see "app setting"

Are you on the Discord in the browser?

oh wait

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i found it im dumb

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i switched it on

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That's half of it

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Now, because you're not running a game, you'll need to just type in what you're doing

yeah it doesnt like

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let me

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i tried art

hmmmm

right ive set it to obs for now

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and puyt streamer mode on again

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but still no link

yeah i did that

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put obs in

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since "art" "magic the gathering" were not options

Sure

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Now we need to turn on Streaming Mode

streaming mode is on

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it auto turns on when I launch obs

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i also just turned it off and on

Hmnmm. OKay. Let me dig around and see why that's not working. It might take some time, I'm helping about 10 people simultaneously

No worries

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youre a good boy

@The LIC So there's one more thing to try: Unlink and relink your Discord and Twitch.

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Settings - User Settings - Connections

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Find the entry for Twitch and remove it, and then re-add it.

@TenderSausage it says "this account has been revoked" under it?

Your Twitch account?

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That can't be right, I'm watching it

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lol

lmao

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ikr

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but uh

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my personal server is linked to my twitch

Maybe it needs a minute

will it remove shit from that server

No

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This is just a simple connection

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It shouldn't affect any data

you sure?

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like

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my subs have a special linked role

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in my server

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and stuff

I'm pretty sure.

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You're linking you Twitch and Discord accounts

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Not your Twitch account to your Discord Server

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Not your Twitch account to your Discord Server

ey

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its working now

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thank fren

Boom, cheers!

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Anytime

Anyone have experience with using a second PC for the streaming portion of streaming? If so, can I pick your brain for a few moments. Thinking about setting something like this up but I have a few questions.

@JigglesExMachina(DonumExMachina) Yeah, what's up?

Well, I'm assuming the second machine doesn't need to be nearly as beefy, as it's just basically streaming a video, right? The input from a capture card? I can get my hands on a small form factor machine with an i3-6100 in it that I think would be useful, and am thinking about slapping a 1050 low profile in there for the NVENC. Outside of that, would my webcam/microphone need to be hooked up to my main gaming PC, or the streaming machine?

There's a number or ways you can do it. Personally, I have my Gaming PC do the game plus Discord. My stream PC handles everything else. As for specs, I'd avoid an i3 anything. My experience is that you need at least a quad-core for streaming, but others will likely argue with me on this. (edited)

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It doesn't need to be beefy at all. A Dual-core with HT like the 6100 might work.

I assumed that as well, but figured with the NVENC doing most of the video work the CPU wouldn't need to be m uch

a 1050 lopro is more than fine

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If you can get your hands on it for cheap/free, it's worth a shot.

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Do you plan to use a capture device or NDI?

Yeah, it's an old machine at work that's about to get tossed, and I'm the IT guy, so I can do what I want with it, haha.

Oh, cool. I'm in IT as well

Capture device, I got this nice (though cheap) USB capture device that has been working great with no input lag on both my PS4 and Switch for streaming

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so I figured that might work perfectly.

Cool deal.

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I would hook your microphone to your gaming PC and run Discord there

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Webcam on the stream PC

Well, I don't generally use Discord while streaming unless I'm doing something multiplayer, which doesn't happen all that often. I'm just wondering how I can get the filters I have applied in SLOBs to work through my normal PC without streaming through SLOBs on it.

Your settings should sync if you're using SLOBS

7:08 PM

If not, just to an export and then import them on the stream PC

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All the scenes and preferences will transfer

That's not what I mean though. If the mic is plugged in to my game PC, then it's just being transferred as 'desktop audio' through the capture card to SLOBs on the streaming PC.

True

Therefore the gain/gate/compression/etc. won't apply as there won't be an actual 'mic' on the streaming pc

You could use Voicemeeter

and I love this blue yeti, but it can definitely pick up stuff I don't want

7:10 PM

Maybe I can get that to work better without so many other things happening. It just tends to mess up all my audio at the moment.

I use Voicemeeter because I have a ton of control over each input source

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I can also put in a small plug for the Yeti X

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The G Hub software has new compression/gate controls with the X

Oh right! I forgot there's yeti software

Not for the standard Yeti

Oh, no? Darn

It's the only reason I bought the X, TBH

7:12 PM

I have them both

Maybe after I get a payout or two from twitch I'll look into upgrading my current equipment, lol

That's fair

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Well, just hmu if you have any questions

I'll be around lurking here

Thanks!

@TenderSausage its stopped again :c

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nevermind its working

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just

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when it auto turns on it doesnt work

Hey there, quick Twitch settings question. I use SLOBS to stream stuff. A few weeks ago I started a stream and before SLOBS would go live with it, it asked what game I was streaming. I just chose something random to get rid of the dialog box and get on with things. I later realized I could configure SLOBS to not ask that, and did so, but Twitch associates every new stream with that old choice (screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/O7vM07k.png). How do I get Twitch to stop associating new streams with that -- or any -- game category?

Go to your Twitch Dashboard and set it to something else prior to each stream.

@TenderSausage Thanks for that. So it looks like that's Stream Manager > Edit Stream Info, right? Is there a way to set it permanently?

Whatever the last setting you put in there should bind.

thanks so much for that

Dis

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@whereisthatlargeautomobile see dat

Looking for some help with frame drops on Streamlabs OBS when streaming PC games. I’m losing about 3-5% of frames per hour. It’s not significant, but I’d like to get it to zero. The weird part is my CPU usage is only at about 10-15% while streaming and my bitrate holds steady the whole time. Is it likely that my graphics card getting maxed out? I only have a GeForce 1060 3gb.

help

@Yuki Shinka Which app is this coming from?

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@ParaDyme Still having issues? We can troubleshoot a bit if you'd like.

@TenderSausage Thanks. I'm switching to standard OBS Studio instead of SLOBS and going to see if that helps just in case CPU usage is the issue. I still have to test (hopefully tonight), but I'll hit you up if it's still an issue!

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Hi, i have just come across a sound issue and im wondering if anyone has any advice/assistance they can offer. My setup is currently using a Streaming Laptop and Console. I have a pair of headphones that allow for dual input, therefore my headphones are connected to the laptop wirelessly (for discord) and into the console with a wired connection. As soon as I open OBS the sound from the laptop cuts out. I believe this is to do with something to do with bluetooth technology but its weird that it only occurs when I open OBS. Does anyone have a similar setup? Basically my end goal is to have both discord chat and game audio coming through the headphones

@whaley92 Is your Bluetooth device set as the default output device in Windows when this happens?

@TenderSausage yes it is

Hello , I need help regarding elgato HD60 Pro

@Pirate what are your questions?

Umm does it records / shares PS Party audio while streaming

8:28 PM

In Elgato HD60 S and S+ there’s an audio jack , and one could use party link by elgato to record the audio

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But there’s no audio jack in HD60 pro

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@whaley92

With the HD60 PRO, anything that is sent over the HDMI will come out on stream.

8:34 PM

So you'd need to configure your console in such a way where it sends chat audio to both your headset and the HDMI.

8:35 PM

I don't have a Playstation, so I can't comment if that's possible. I know one of the consoles allows this configuration.

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@whaley92 Does your bluetooth device disconnect require repairing, or does the audio just stop?

I have an xbox and I can set the party chat to come over the 'speakers' but when I have the 3.5mm plugged in with my headset that captures it.

8:36 PM

@TenderSausage the audio just stops literally as soon as I start streamlabs

How do you resolve the issue? Just close SLOBS?

Yeah, but then I cant stream

8:38 PM

This is the feedback I got from the OBS discord: If your audio is muting when you launch OBS, and you're using a Bluetooth headset, it's caused by the underlying design of Bluetooth. To fix this, you can either switch to a wired headset, don't use the Bluetooth headset's mic, or set your sound to go through the HFP device for your headset. Note: HFP offers lower sound quality.

Hmmm...

8:39 PM

I wonder if using Voicemeeter would prevent that

But the response doesnt make sense from the OBS discord, because it is ONLY when i load OBS.

8:40 PM

It works fine beforehand

I am still confused , you want me to put all audio output to my wired headphones connected to my controller to capture audio

No

8:41 PM

What we're suggesting is there may be a setting within your Playstation that will allow you to send the party chat audio to both your headset AND the HDMI.

8:41 PM

In order for your stream to hear party chat, it needs to come out of the Playstation (via HDMI) into the HD60 PRO (edited)

No there’s not a setting like that , like you can only choose one

Hmmm

So I mean HD60 pro is a no no ?

8:43 PM

Ugh, who thought streaming could be this hard

Can you run Discord on Playstation?

Nope

8:43 PM

Sadly

Can you run Party Chat on a PC?

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I wish I had a console so I could help with these issues better

you mean you dont know the answer to all these questions?!

Nope ,

My uplink to the mainframe is spotty.

@Pirate If you're already using a capture card to record on PC, why not record desktop audio and hop in a Discord call?

Hey y'all! Just wanted to ask a question regarding PC building! I'm currently building mine and tried turning on, the only thing that really showed me it was on was the CPU fan running but the GPU fans were not. I also tried hooking it up to an HDMI and there was no signal. What did I do wrong or what am I missing?

@kaaciel Please take a picture of the video card as you have it installed and post it here.

Is there a way to turn off a source, 30 seconds after it was turned on, but without using different schenes to do so?

@WetFish what kind of source is it?

@TenderSausage it's a webcam that I want to turn off after 30 seconds

Have you considered a board like a Stream Deck?

I'll look for some kind of automation that will help

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But in the mean time, that might work. Even a software-based board.

@TenderSausage I've got touch portal but what this is for, is because I have my viewers turn on my 'dog can' for 30 sec by using loyalty points. So once that is triggered I'd like for it to turn off by itself.

I see. I wonder if we can fconfigure IFTTT to do that.

@TenderSausage oh! i didn't know that ifttt worked with OBS and twitch!!! I need to check that out too! I'm currenty trying to see if i can figure out how this works https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/visibility-timer.638/

OBS Lua - Visibility Timer

This adds a visibility timer script with the following options: Source - select source Mode - Show source after specified time, Hide source after specified time, Repeat Delay after activated (ms) - delay timer until after specified time (useful...

I'll take a look too so we can collab.

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@TenderSausage seems like that LUA script only shows/hides a source, not affected by when i turn it on/off - its more like an on/off timer as i see it.

There has to be a way to webhook it.

@TenderSausage i have no idea how that works. I mean i already have the connection between viewers and letting them turn the cam on, but i simply just want the source to "hide" after a set period LOL. Sounds so simple

@WetFish You need to set up a webhook in Touch Portal that uses the webhook address associated with redeeming that item (edited)

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Then, you can configure the button to run Visibility timer

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The result would be a webhook-driven event, as well as a button in Touch Portal that you could push on-demand. (edited)

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That's essentially the same setup I have with my Elgato Stream Deck

@TenderSausage I see! I use Better Points to trigger events when viewers redeem their points but it only triggers actions in obs. Does not connect to touch portal or even stream labs at the moment

How do you configure the events in OBS? I don't use Better Points. (edited)

@TenderSausage The way better points works, is they have a website where i assign a series of actions to events. actions can be hide/show source, go to scene, show/hide filter, as well as pause for X time. So i can actually achieve what i want with better points, by creating an event that goes: Show source webcam > wait for 30000ms > Hide source webcam. The problem is, that while it is waiting, it can not run any other events, and is therefore locked for other viewers to trigger other events. If i could turn the source off automatically, i'd only need Better Points to turn the webcam on, and it would turn off after 30 sec by itself

@WetFish Can't you just change the source to the Visibility timer and not run the timer through Better Points? (edited)

@WetFish but the visibility timer just turns the source on/off based off a time interval set manually. So it just kind of slow blink, and not be triggered by the viewers.

Only if it's running in repeat mode.

@TenderSausage mine only seems to have repeat?

Right there, you're in Hide mode

Ok... I must be stupid... Lol sorry. If a viewer turns the cm on, what do I need to set this to, so that obs turns off the cam after 30 sec?

Set the duration to 30000 and you should be good to go.

Ok I need to test this again because last time it didn't work for me..

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@TenderSausage ok .. so this is partly working now... When webcam is turned on, it automatically goes away after set time, BUT, the source is still set to visible in the source list even though its not visible. This means than when a new viewer tries to turn it on, it already is on. Also it does not restart when i turn the source off and then back on again..

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Update: never mind.. i think it works LOL

Whats the best capture card to get for a reasonable price and do you need a memory card to go with it

Anyone here using Ryzen 7 3700x + RTX 3070(or similar 2080ti) - do you use NVENC new or x264 for streaming? Which is better? Considering you play and stream/record on same rig (edited)

@scotty I have several options depending on what you need for resolution and framerate on-stream.

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@Efraine In general, I use NVENC. However, there are some games that don't play nice with NVENC, so you have to switch to software just to get it to work. With a 3700x, you have enough horsepower to do that.

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I also use x264 for all my local video saves, because I record them in significantly higher bitrate than what I stream to Twitch at.

@TenderSausage honestly i was looking at them last night and don’t get it at all i just need one so i can stream madden when i get a gaming laptop

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And i don’t have a 4K tv so that was fucking witg me@

@scotty Perfect. I'd recommend this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08CVS9D95

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I just bought a second one, which is why my reply took so long.

5:50 PM

This looks cheap, but it handles 1080p60 without issue. I plan on recording a review of this capture card because of the price point. 1080p60 capture for under $40? Yep. (edited)

Ya man that’s one of the ones i was checking out

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I’d love to get one of these tho lol

5:51 PM

https://www.amazon.com/MYPIN-Recorder-Playback-Schedule-Recording/dp/B07VB65SDK

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https://www.amazon.com/DIGITNOW-Capture-Converter-Recorder-Camcorders/dp/B08K42FY72

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Hi tech haha

Can I ask why you want one of those devices?

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I've never used a dedicated recorder because I usually have ample recording space on my PC. Did you have a clever idea in mind?

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@TenderSausage Thanks! Then i'll play with settings in games

@Efraine The game that pops out in my mind that you have to set to software is Warzone.

By the way - what do you mean by "local video saves"? Recordings?

Yes, recordings. I always forget that word exists.

Ah i see

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Recording trough OBS?

Yep

Or NVIDIA shadowplay?

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Aight

I always go through OBS.

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Just one less application overhead to deal with

@TenderSausage honestly they look easy to use and i like how it’s laid out tbh

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And will i have to get a memory card too?

No, no need for a memory card. You'll use whatever software on your PC to save any local recordings while you stream. Saving local recordings isn't a requirement, but many people do it because you can save higher quality files to upload to YouTube later.

Ya I’m just gonna be on either Facebook gaming or twitch

6:00 PM

I’m still on the fence about what laptop i want

Then no memory card needed

Plus i can take clips of shit on my Xbox

Just make sure your laptop has USB 3.0 type A, at least two of them

Definitely or i could just get a port correct?

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and what’s a good gaming laptop you would recommend? I got my eye on customizing a Lenovo legion or a Lenovo idea pad gaming or hp omen lol there’s a lot i want

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That’s the one i want mostly^ i can customize it and shitn

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Do i need one of them to play Xbox games on the laptop?

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I’d be happy with pretty much any of them you know... i had an HP that was only 4gb ram and touch screen and someone robbed me it was my best friend of the last 10 years smh

Of those: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-i7-10750H-Dual-Channel-PH315-53-72XD/dp/B08842D7JS @scotty (edited)

6:27 PM

Re: that hard drive, that will expand the capacity of the console, allowing you to have more games downloaded and available to play.

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I suppose it would double as local storage for video clips and such.

Sorrry for spamming you the pics

@TenderSausage ya i have that one saved too

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This one low key looks nice not sure if it’s a gaming one

This one would be bad ass af

8:07 PM

Beast of a laptop

I switched my setup to off of my big TV, but for some reason I can't capture any sound. I tried hooking up my sound boxes to the capture itself, or to let the TV itself handle the sound, but for some reason, no sound is playing or is being captured. Does anyone know what might be the case?

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Can you make a diagram of how you have everything hooked up?

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Uhh.. Maybe, I can try?

Something simple. Boxes with lines and nametags.

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10:11 PM

Normally, I use my sound boxes in order to play sound when I'm using a regular monitor.

10:12 PM

This TV has its own, internal speakers, which I figured must be able to simply output sound and let it get captured by the card.

10:12 PM

That didn't seem to work, so I tried hooking up my sound boxes into my capture card so it could be captured and output audio for me myself to hear.

10:12 PM

But neither the TV nor the audio boxes seem to be playing any sound. Nor does the capture card record any sound.

10:13 PM

It's infuriating, as I figured this would be a simple plug and play kinda' deal, as it always is. Just the TV is bigger than my monitor

Which capture card?

LGPLite

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10:17 PM

If I can't figure this out in the next half hour, I need to start moving everything back. I'm doing a 24 hour stream and wanted to play on the big screen and have a comfortable spot to sit if I'm going for so long

So you have a 3.5mm jack going from the LGP Lite to your "sound box". what is that device?

10:25 PM

Like a receiver?

Logitech Z200

10:25 PM

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Okay, speakers.

The speakers usually pick up the audio automatically when I plug them into the Capture

So where are you not getting audio, and what audio are you not getting?

I'm getting audio nowhere. And the audio I should be getting is the audio from my Nintendo Switch

10:27 PM

It refuses to output audio over the TV's Speakers

10:27 PM

It refuses to output audio over the PC Speakers as well.

10:28 PM

And the capture card is not capturing audio either

Is the switch docked?

It is

redock it?

Tried it, didn't do the trick.

reboot the switch?

Tried it, didn't do it either.

10:29 PM

I tried turning off the TV;s internal speakers as well, thinking it might be messing with something

The issue seems to be at the LGP Lite for before

But to no avail

so console, dock, cable, and LGP Lite

10:29 PM

We need to test each of those

Thing is, when I had my Switch and my Capture hooked to a normal PC monitor, everything worked

10:29 PM

Already tried switching out HDMI cables as well

10:29 PM

But that didn't work

If you unplug the TV, what happens?

It'll most likely turn off.

10:30 PM

But do you get audio from the speakers or on your PC?

I'll try it out, one moment

10:31 PM

Yes, audio plays now from my speaker

10:32 PM

But, of course, I myself can't see the game if my TV is turned off

Interesting

What I'm thinking is

So, we have some data: In the "correct" configuration including the TV, you get no audio. Removing the TV, you get audio.

My TV usually automatically tries to play audio via internal speakers, so it might be contending with either my capture or my speakers and then it just never ends

I doubt it

10:33 PM

The TV shouldn't be communicating anything back to the LGP Lite

Do you think.. Can I maybe hook up my speakers to the TV?

10:34 PM

There's a plug for it (edited)

I'm curious if there isn't an issue with HDCP or something

It plays sound normally without the capture in there, my playstation, Youtube (smartTV) and such all work

10:34 PM

But the capture works fine with a regular monitor

Let me be very sure I understand, though...

10:35 PM

When you unplug the TV, you get everything back on the PC, and audio comes out of the speakers?

Yes

10:36 PM

And my desired outcome is: I use the TV as a monitor and to play sound. No speaker involved.

10:36 PM

I only involved the speakers because I did not get audio from the TV and wanted to see if the Speakers would work

It's as soon as you plug the TV in, do you lose only audio, or both audio and video?

I'll go checl

10:37 PM

The TV is plugged back in. The speakers stopped playing audio. I am still capturing video. I am no longer capturing audio.

10:38 PM

I might just have to throw in the towel for this one.

10:38 PM

There should be no reason for this to happen as far as I know

Try a different HDMI Port/input on the TV.

I tried all three of them

10:39 PM

No difference

10:41 PM

I'm going to start moving everything back. I can't wait much longer I don't think

10:42 PM

I'll figure this out another time. Maybe when I have a better capture card

Do you have anything plugged into the audio input port? (edited)

Nope, only output

10:43 PM

That always works with a regular monitor. It captures sound directly from my switch and then I also output it on my speakers

What happens if you plug in the TV and unplug the speakers?

No sound capture. No sound played

Can you tell me what TV you have?

10:45 PM

Is it an LG, by chance?

Philips

10:45 PM

Philips 50PUS6504

One sec

I'm already hauling everything back though

10:46 PM

It'd be nice to figure out eventually, but I need to get set up

I'll try to find an answer for next time

Thanks man

Next time, try turning off all of the HD enhancement features on your TV

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10:47 PM

apparently, there'sd an issue with the AverMedia cards and HDR settings (edited)

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10:47 PM

Like Ultra Resolution

10:48 PM

or Dolby Vision

1

10:48 PM

just try turning that stuff off.

10:48 PM

Apparently that fixed it for a number of people.

I'll check that out next time

10:50 PM

Screenshotting this

@TenderSausage i got a 65’ lg smart tv

Question If I game 1440p and want to make a gaming footage - should I record it as 1440p and then upload at same resolution? Or is there any other way to make good quality 1080p for YouTube? I wouldn’t like to lower my resolution in games and display

Most streaming apps have an option for recording that is separate than the stream. For example, I stream 1080p60 at 6000kbps to Twitch, but I record and save locally at 1080p60 at 16000kbps. I edit and upload those videos to YouTube because they are much higher quality. @Efraine (edited)

So, basically, you still play at 1440p, but recording down scales to 1080p

Yeah, that's a canvas setting in OBS/SLOBS.

Hey guys, I know this may not be the place but I had a question actually about a video clip that shows automatically above my channel. Is there any way to remove or change it from the one it has auto generated?

@Spikeflare I don't think so. Twitch describes that field as "A header above the video screen lets you watch the latest recorded VOD for the channel you are viewing." Looks like it's bound to the most recent VOD.

No, I think you can set a "featured clip" or highlight to that space. I remember seeing it but not how to do it.

Hello! I’m fairly noob with OBS, I’ve been trying to set up my stream but the stream turns out very choppy (edited)

8:36 PM

I have an i7 9700f, 32GB Ram and a 2070super

8:37 PM

My monitor is at 1440 but my output is set at 1080p, still the stream is very choppy:(, any help?

@jpe230 Sure. Can you take a screenshot of your Output tab in Settings and paste it here?

2:29 AM

Advanced mode, please

Here it goes

Perfect. Can you also post your Video tab?

Here it goes again

This is how it looks in stream and if I record it.

Hello everyone. Kinda have a hard time figuring where I put this post. But I was wondering if someone could check out my latest YouTube video and review it? I just need another pair of eyes and objective ones at that.

@eternalprimo I think you can post your own content for feedback in #i-made-this but I'm not sure. @GrimmmReapa or @Misio, any preferences? (edited)

Yeah, it's a catch all and would be a good fit for anything people made themselves

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@jpe230 Sorry to keep asking for screenshots, but can you also post a shot of the recording tab? Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, family stuff. (edited)

Hey all, im against a wall here with a problem so hoping to get some advice. I have 2 pc's wired on a network. Suddenly one of them is getting slow net speeds while the other still gets full speeds.

Are they plugged in to the same router/switch? @TheeBigBadWolf

what kind of my settings do you want to see @TenderSausage? referring to when i said i wanted to record but my webcam doesnt record widecreen

Send me a screenshot of the source properties please @Yuki Shinka

hey fellas! So I had voicemeeter banana working with my external elgato capture card, sending audio to my other computer. but suddenly it like.. doesn't work anymore? im unsure what exactly has changed but if anyone could tell me how to go about fixing this then id appreciate it :)

TenderSausage

Send me a screenshot of the source properties please @Yuki Shinka

where would i find that?

In your list of sources, right click on the camera source and click "Properties" @Yuki Shinka

oh hey again sausage!

Hey hey, @Queue!

you got any idea whats going on with my voicemeeter?

You're gonna have to remind me what was going on.

8:03 PM

Lol So many issues

ikr LOL

8:03 PM

pretty much it suddenly stopped transmitting my audio to my stream pc

8:03 PM

after a windows update

Hmmm...

8:04 PM

After a reboot, same thing?

yeah

Might just be a mapping issue

im thinking maybe some of the settings kind of reset? but idk

Yeah, we can check it out whenever you have a minute

im free atm if you are

8:04 PM

i can send some screenshots

Yeah, just a screenshot of the main VM screen, please

B2 is your stream, yeah?

8:06 PM

I think you have those labelled wrong

8:06 PM

B2 is a virtual out

8:06 PM

I believe your elgato is on A2

hm okay, i think ive tried that already but

8:06 PM

ill give it anotyher shot

I can't remember your stream setup

8:07 PM

Is it two PC

8:07 PM

I'll have to go back to our DMs...

yes its 2 pc's

8:07 PM

hm that didnt seem to work strangely enough

8:07 PM

maybe i need to reconnect my HDMI or something

8:07 PM

to my capture card

8:07 PM

cuz its getting the video but not the audio

Oh...

8:07 PM

Well that's easy

1s actually let me restart my stream computer too

8:08 PM

maybe thatll help idk

Is A1 assigned to your monitor?

yeah thats where my headphones are plugged in

How do you have your capture card hooked up?

i just have an hdmi running from my gaming pc tomy stream pc

8:12 PM

hm okay seems like restarting my computer and turning A2 on worked strangely enough

8:12 PM

lol

8:12 PM

so thanks haha

i did have another question though real quick

Shoot

how do i have the audio im listening to be louder than the audio the stream is listening to?

8:12 PM

or vice versa

Slide up A1 on the output (right) side (edited)

8:17 PM

A1 controls your volume, A2 controls stream (i believe, if I'm understanding your set correctly)

TenderSausage

In your list of sources, right click on the camera source and click "Properties" @Yuki Shinka

oohhh, i figured it out, i guess i can record in widescreen! ty! (edited)

I have no clue how to stream. I have ops and a twitch account but Idk how to set it up properly. I’ve just been hitting stream and hoping it works. Can anyone help me?

@Sterling Sure. Are you looking for some specific advice, or just general help setting up a stream?

General

2:32 PM

I need to know how to actually stream and use ops and see the chat and stuff

2:32 PM

And if you know good pc setups that can run cod, gta, minecraft, and among us really well that would help too (:

Yeah, I mean... It's a big can of worms, so it might be best to start with the basics. It sounds like the primary issue is getting up and running on stream using OBS, so we'll start there and save the PC build talk for another day.

Okay!

3:16 PM

Where do I start

Honestly, I'd start by watching this video. This will get you up and running pretty quickly at your own pace: https://youtu.be/EuSUPpoi0Vs

Alpha Gaming

OBS For Brand New Streamers (Creating Scenes, Adding Custom Widgets...

4:04 PM

It's a little over 20 minutes, and has all the basics for getting a stream up and running.

hi anyone knows how to fix fps lock at 30 when connecting mobile phone to hdmi?

It's possible it's a hardware limitation. Do you know if your device is capable of over 30FPS output via HDMI? @Ryuenjin

TenderSausage

It's possible it's a hardware limitation. Do you know if your device is capable of over 30FPS output via HDMI? @Ryuenjin

yeah. the weird thing is i have streamed wild rift at 60 fps twice. I bought a new usb c adapter with hdmi and charging and now the output is stuck at 24fps

Can you send me a link to the product you purchased?

https://shopee.ph/Vention-Type-C-to-HDMI-4K-Converter-USB-C-Adapter-Cellphone-TV-Cable-i.95237083.2114746731 this is the cable i was able to stream at 60fps https://shopee.ph/product/84646122/4214329797 this is the new one i bought for the charging feature when I used the old cable again, it didnt go back to 60fps.

4:23 PM

these came from china

Hmmm... Is there an FPS output preference in the device settings? I'm an iPhone user, so I may not be much help if it's a device-specific issue. I'll try my best, @Ryuenjin (edited)