Question / Help Fixed or variable rate stream key in You Tube?
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Narcogen
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Just to clarify:
720 (as in 720p) is a resolution, not a frame rate-- but a frame size.
Stream key is the string of digits you use to tell OBS how to broadcast to your channel if you aren't using one of the new service integration features where OBS sets this up for you. It doesn't have anything to do with resolution, frame rate, bitrate, or keyframes.
There's no such thing as a "stream key rate" so it may be difficult for people to respond using this term.
Usually you would set the resolution (or frame size) of your stream to be the same as your Output resolution in OBS.
YouTube does seem to have a feature where you don't have to tell them in advance what resolution you will be streaming at, so you could theoretically change resolution in OBS from 720 to 1080 and back again between sessions without informing YouTube and presumably they would adjust on the fly to the appropriate resolution. That description is in the YouTube help page that Bayarola linked above:
720 (as in 720p) is a resolution, not a frame rate-- but a frame size.
Stream key is the string of digits you use to tell OBS how to broadcast to your channel if you aren't using one of the new service integration features where OBS sets this up for you. It doesn't have anything to do with resolution, frame rate, bitrate, or keyframes.
There's no such thing as a "stream key rate" so it may be difficult for people to respond using this term.
Usually you would set the resolution (or frame size) of your stream to be the same as your Output resolution in OBS.
YouTube does seem to have a feature where you don't have to tell them in advance what resolution you will be streaming at, so you could theoretically change resolution in OBS from 720 to 1080 and back again between sessions without informing YouTube and presumably they would adjust on the fly to the appropriate resolution. That description is in the YouTube help page that Bayarola linked above:
Narcogen
Active Member
I know, that's why I'm just trying to provide clarification so people reading this know what the correct terms are and don't keep using the wrong ones, because it makes it hard for people to help, and sometimes ends up spreading wrong information, that's all.
Studio100
Member
Absolutely right, totally confused.com! This forum is so helpful.
Apologies for resurrecting an old thread but it pretty much asks the same question.
When creating stream keys, is there any advantage to specifying the stream key or would it be easier just to always keep it on Variable?
I am streaming 1080p 30fps, I am not short of upload speed but I tend to stream at about 6000kbps.
Is there any reason to actually specify 1080 or should I just stick them all on variable, and is there any reason not to do this?
When creating stream keys, is there any advantage to specifying the stream key or would it be easier just to always keep it on Variable?
I am streaming 1080p 30fps, I am not short of upload speed but I tend to stream at about 6000kbps.
Is there any reason to actually specify 1080 or should I just stick them all on variable, and is there any reason not to do this?