Question / Help Setting up stream for LoL.

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Toorovsky

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Hi! So I am absolutely new to streaming and I decided to choose OBS. I want to stream League of Legends games and I have no clue how to setup OBS, I already downloaded it and Launched but I've got no idea how to set it up and if I am even able to stream on my PC.

Here's my speedtest:


Here's my PC:
AMD Athlon(tm) II X3 455 Processor 3.30 GHz
RAM 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
Windows 7 Ultimate.
Tell me if I should even bother streaming or is my pc too bad. /Excuse my poor English.
 
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Kharay

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First of all, run an upload test here instead. Making sure to pick a server close to you, one near a server you would stream to as well. Typically, for someone from Poland that would be Frankfurt. Although I can recommend trying Amsterdam instead. Twitch.TV Frankfurt has had some issues and Amsterdam sits on top of the Amsterdam Internet Exchange.

Testmy.net is more accurate for purposes of streaming.

Secondly, I think your PC should be able to handle streaming LoL just fine. If you set it up properly.

LoL is kind of weird and annoying to stream, since it uses a 2-window model. What you'd do is the following:

-- Get OBS (obviously).
-- Get this plugin.
-- Set up 2 scenes:
  • Game (or Window) capture of its main window.
  • Game Capture of its game window (the actual match)
That way you can have the plugin switch automatically between the 2 scenes. Making the use of Monitor Capture (which a lot of people streaming LoL try at first) completely unnecessary. Monitor Capture typically gives the weakest performance.

Edit: Added information/suggestion regarding Twitch.TV server to stream to.
 
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Toorovsky

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Okay, I'll do the Scene Switcher thingy, but what about setting up OBS?
I've got completely no idea how to set it up.
 
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Kharay

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Re-read my post, added some information.

Anyhow, we'd need to know first what your real world upload to Amsterdam (or Frankfurt) is like. Can't give you specifics otherwise.
 
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Toorovsky

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There was no Frankfurt so I had to use the Amsterdam one. Btw. Sorry for the delay was busy doing something else.
Upload :: 9.2 Mbps 1.2 MB/s
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Toorovsky

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1920x1800 - about 100-130 FPS, I will be satisfied in streaming with just 1280x720 which is 720p.

#Edit: I think it's less than 130, about 80-100 it is. But I've got everything on very high and 1080p.

#Edit: That's exactly what I meant 1920x1080*, simple missclick.
 
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Kharay

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1920x1800? I'm going to assume you meant 1920x1080. Anyhow, enable VSync (to avoid page/screen tearing) and you should not have any issue whatsoever streaming in 720p @ 60 FPS. You can just use the downscale filter (Lanczos) to scale it down to 720p while playing it at 1080.

So, go into Settings -> Encoding -> Enable CBR -> Max Bitrate: 2500 (3500 is the unofficial maximum accepted by the Twitch.tv staff but is not really required for a MOBA.

Settings -> Video -> Resolution: 1920x1080 (still assuming that is what you meant) -> Downscale -> 1.50 (720p), set the filter to Lanczos (32 samples). Framerate: 60.

Settings -> Broadcast Settings -> Fill out as needed/required. You can find your stream key in your Twitch.TV dashboard (under Streaming Apps).

Then all you need to do is set up the scenes properly. Have a go, make an example broadcast and show us what it's like. So we can finetune it.
 
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Toorovsky

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Should I use only CBR or CBR Padding also?
Should I use Frankfurt or Amsterdam as server? Amsterdam is further than Frankfurt.
 
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Kharay

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Well, grabbing the scene switched would make it easier for you, since it would do it automatically.

And I would recommend Amsterdam either way, since it sits on top of the Amsterdam Internet Exchange and consequently is likely to have a better connection across the ocean.

CBR Padding is enabled by default, just leave it there.
 
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Kharay

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You were on the right track in the video, lowering the settings but I would push it further. Just keep resolution and textures high. Keep everything else off/low. Shadows, Physics, Particle Effects all don't come across too well on-stream anyhow and it's not why people watch LoL anyway.
 
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