Question / Help new to streaming

[25143J]

so i'm new to this live streaming thing and i have no clue on what settings i need for twitch.
here's my specs:
Acer Aspire 5532
Windows 7 Home Premium
AMD Athlon(tm) Processor TF-20 1.60GHz
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics
3.00 GB of memory 2.75 useable
64-bit Operating System
what i'm getting at here is, i need to know exact settings so i don't get "Warning High Encoding" poping up all day.

 

[dping]

so i'm new to this live streaming thing and i have no clue on what settings i need for twitch.
here's my specs:
Acer Aspire 5532
Windows 7 Home Premium
AMD Athlon(tm) Processor TF-20 1.60GHz
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics
3.00 GB of memory 2.75 useable
64-bit Operating System
what i'm getting at here is, i need to know exact settings so i don't get "Warning High Encoding" poping up all day.

Yeah your CPU is highly to weak to stream AND play games. There really isn't a minimum spec you need to stream but you will have to downscale so far down it is probably not recommended to even try with that PC.

 

[Keltzon]

what kind of upload speeds are you looking at?

basic suggestions for OBS settings:

VIDEO

Set your base resolution to 1280x720. It is slightly less than the entire screen on your laptop, but it will put less stress on your CPU and allow it to perform other functions better. Also remember to set your games to this resolution as well. Then, downscale it 1.25 to 1024x576, or one more further at 1.5. Play around with these two options and determine if it's better to run 576 at higher "detail" (36 samples) or just bileaner, or if downscaling further to 480 and running high samples is better. Downscaling will make it much easier for your CPU to stream clearly. Showing a 576 or 480 resolution at higher sampling is going to look a lot cleaner than trying to force 720. If your computer can't handle it, or your internet can't, then your viewers are going to see a ton of latency, lag, and complete frame drops.

ENCODING

Audio bitrate should be at 128. The important thing to change here is the max bitrate (which should also change the buffer size. Keep the box marked "Use Custom Buffer size" unchecked) and this is mostly based on your internet speed. Think of it this way: if you have 3 mbps upload, then your absolute max for streaming is 3000 kbps. Twitch suggests a max of 3500. IMPORTANT: If you make this too high, viewers will not be able to watch you. This number is also the amount of download that viewers need to use to watch your stream without problems. If you are not a partner, they will not have the options to watch you at anything other than "source." I suggest putting this number at around 1600-1800. Never use more than 75% of your total upload speed for this number.

ADVANCED

Here are a few good things to apply in advanced that will help out the stream.
- Set your scene buffering to 2000. It will take a tiny bit longer for people to start viewing the stream, but will greatly help out the buffering process.
- Under Video, set the Encoding Profile to "main" instead of high.
- Set Keyframe Interval to 2.
- Make sure CFR is checked.

That should be it. If you have any issues, there are lots of sources on the forums for dealing with latency, skipped frames, black screens, etc. Good luck!

-K-

 

[dping]

what kind of upload speeds are you looking at?

basic suggestions for OBS settings:

VIDEO

Set your base resolution to 1280x720. It is slightly less than the entire screen on your laptop, but it will put less stress on your CPU and allow it to perform other functions better. Also remember to set your games to this resolution as well. Then, downscale it 1.25 to 1024x576, or one more further at 1.5. Play around with these two options and determine if it's better to run 576 at higher "detail" (36 samples) or just bileaner, or if downscaling further to 480 and running high samples is better. Downscaling will make it much easier for your CPU to stream clearly. Showing a 576 or 480 resolution at higher sampling is going to look a lot cleaner than trying to force 720. If your computer can't handle it, or your internet can't, then your viewers are going to see a ton of latency, lag, and complete frame drops.

ENCODING

Audio bitrate should be at 128. The important thing to change here is the max bitrate (which should also change the buffer size. Keep the box marked "Use Custom Buffer size" unchecked) and this is mostly based on your internet speed. Think of it this way: if you have 3 mbps upload, then your absolute max for streaming is 3000 kbps. Twitch suggests a max of 3500. IMPORTANT: If you make this too high, viewers will not be able to watch you. This number is also the amount of download that viewers need to use to watch your stream without problems. If you are not a partner, they will not have the options to watch you at anything other than "source." I suggest putting this number at around 1600-1800. Never use more than 75% of your total upload speed for this number.

ADVANCED

Here are a few good things to apply in advanced that will help out the stream.
- Set your scene buffering to 2000. It will take a tiny bit longer for people to start viewing the stream, but will greatly help out the buffering process.
- Under Video, set the Encoding Profile to "main" instead of high.
- Set Keyframe Interval to 2.
- Make sure CFR is checked.

That should be it. If you have any issues, there are lots of sources on the forums for dealing with latency, skipped frames, black screens, etc. Good luck!

-K-

The only reason to set scene buffering that high is for audio desync. I dont know why you'd blindly advise this.

youre recommended settings still seem to high for OP's CPU.

 

[Keltzon]

I figured he may need it. That's why I offered that number. And you're right, the settings might still be too high. But at the very least he has a base to stand on. With my short explanations, hopefully OP can understand why the settings are what they are and decrease them if he needs to, without having to post on the forums every single time he has frame issues.

At the end of the day, I don't think this computer will work for streaming, OP. But I've given you some settings to use. Lower them if you need to. Don't worry about touching anything else. :)

-K-

 

[25143J]

thanks guys, at least i have some chance, at this point i can't afford $600 on a good computer so this will have to do.

 

[FaHu]

For a good stream you need at least a hardware which cost +1000€

 

[dping]

For a good stream you need at least a hardware which cost +1000€

This is kind of a lie. there is no real price mark for how much a streaming PC costs. please don't interject when you don't have a factual answer

 

[FaHu]

I dont talk about a streaming pc. I talk about a good streaming pc