Question / Help Advice for Low Latency Streaming

RPV

New Member
Hi,

I'm currently looking to use OBS in a rather unconventional way. Basically, what I want to do is use a capture card (from computer A) and stream the contents from a coaxial cable directly to another computer (computer B) at a remote location. I would like to not use any service such as twitch, etc. I'm trying to keep the "delay" (i.e. twitch is always many seconds behind) as low as possible because part of the project calls for announcing what is happening on-screen in real time and sending it back to computer A. The video will just be SD.

How should I go about setting this up? Do I need to run a server to catch the stream? How can I keep latency and the delay low? What if I wanted to set it up to capture multiple streams from different sources? I hope I'm being clear enough without bogging down the thread with the specifics of the project that I'm trying to do.

Thanks
 

FerretBomb

Active Member
Yes, you would need to set up an RTMP server (such as the nginx-rtmp branch), and some way to pull the video feed from it. I believe JPlayer is one of the more commonly used.

OBS really is not meant for peer-to-peer or real-time video relay though. There will always be about 3-6 seconds of delay, minimum.
 
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