Question / Help How to upscale?

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poonslayerpao

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Hey guys so this is my stream https://www.twitch.tv/poonslayerpao/v/64032549 its a vod to show example quality.i stream at 720p@45fps and it looks like that,kinda looks pixleated.I play at 1024x768 in game,stretched for stream. i want to know how a streamer like summit1g can play on the same res but have so much better quality.Here are my obs settings
https://gyazo.com/e8b4ad501978bf13d930e15d7e0827fd
https://gyazo.com/897f005f16fb1578e8f0cda15f7292f0
https://gyazo.com/a79e33fbb42491bfdb2859cc3c66ef67
Also if i were to use a capture card in a 1 pc setup would it do the encoding instead of my processor?
 
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FerretBomb

FerretBomb

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Post a logfile from a live streaming session at least 5 minutes in length, not settings screenshots. The log contains all of your settings, as well as important back-end information we need.

Summit1g is a partnered caster, and likely has a standalone encoding machine running on a low preset, and is partnered so can use a lot more bitrate. Nonpartners are advised to keep it at or under 2000kbps.

No, a capture card will NOT offload ANY CPU or GPU load. This is misinformation/marketing spread by AverMedia, who sell capture cards. You only need a cap card in a 2PC setup, or if you plan to stream console games.
 
Mroczny_Gustaw

Mroczny_Gustaw

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Ferret, looking at obs settings manual at twitch your info about 2k bitrate looks very inaccurate at least. 3,5k is fine to use for anyone.
 
Harold

Harold

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No it's not fine to use for anyone. Because of how twitch routes its viewers, using 3500 causes buffering to viewers where 2000 doesn't.
 
Mroczny_Gustaw

Mroczny_Gustaw

Member
@Harold could you pass more information on this? I've never seen buffering on my side when watching 3,5k stream, no matter it was partnered caster or not. Or is it simply about viewer's download speed and reencoding for partners?
 
FerretBomb

FerretBomb

Active Member
Most people cannot smoothly watch a 3500kbps stream. Even if you can, recommending that others use that rate is VERY bad advice. It will result in an extremely small potential viewer pool. Make no mistake, most people will buffer on a 3500kbps stream repeatedly, and then immediately leave for a stream that doesn't. Usually without saying a word about it.

Partners can get away with higher bitrates due to having transcodes immediately available. If someone buffers, they can use a lower quality level and still watch.

Twitch released viewer metrics a while back, which showed that the big break-point is just slightly above 2000kbps. Even going to 2500kbps resulted in significantly more viewer buffering events.
 
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