Question / Help Question on Base Resolutin and Downscale

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iBloodTV

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Hello. I was wondering if your base resolution affects the quality at all if you are downscaling?

For example: right now I play my game in 1600x900 and downscale to 720p. Would my stream look any different/better if I played my game in 1920x1080 and downscale to 720p or will they both look the same?
 
FerretBomb

FerretBomb

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They will both look about the same.

For best quality, stream at the native resolution of the game you're playing, without resizing ANYTHING in the preview window. Downscaling always incurs a quality loss, but squashing/stretching in the preview uses a fast (and lower quality) method, and will deliver the worst quality. This includes art assets, webcam, and game captures.

Whole-frame downscale is better (in the settings) because it allows elements to alias into each other. It will still cause a visible quality hit.

Not too many want to game at 1280x720 though just so it'll look great on-stream at 720p. But it's the only way to get it to look REALLY good.
 
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