Question / Help Someone with free time to help me ?

[alzakiel]

Hello again!

I finally think everything is alright .. I do not seem to get any more problem when i Analyze my logs ... Now i would need someone with a little free time to help me test if everything is good while i am streaming... So what i would like to know !

-Is the Stream Lagging? Or is it slow ?
-Is the quality good ?
-Is my micro sound too loud?
-Is there any other problem i might not know but you do see ?

Stream : http://www.twitch.tv/alzakielz

Just leave me a message on Twitch if you can help ^^! Thanks in advance ! i'll launch the stream when someone will want to help.

 

[FerretBomb]

As far as the first, if you paste your log here we'll be able to look that over and tell you if it's lagging or has other issues.

The others, can probably just ask your viewers' opinion, or enable stream recording from your Twitch settings and check your VOD (video-on-demand) after a test-cast to try it out. They'll be in the 'past broadcasts' section of your profile, or from the Recordings tab on your streamer dashboard.
Most casters have a secondary 'testing only' account for trying out new settings and reviewing VODs to make sure everything is working properly, levels are good, etc. if they don't have a friend who can watch for a bit to get real-time feedback.

 

[alzakiel]

17:50:40: Open Broadcaster Software v0.571b - 64bit (　^ω^)
17:50:40: -------------------------------
17:50:40: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2320 CPU @ 3.00GHz
17:50:40: CPU Speed: 2993MHz
17:50:40: Physical Memory:  16354MB Total, 11966MB Free
17:50:40: stepping id: 7, model 10, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 4, total cores 4
17:50:40: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}
17:50:40: Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7601 S
17:50:40: Aero is Enabled
17:50:40: -------------------------------
17:50:40: OBS Modules:
17:50:40: Base Address     Module
17:50:40: 000000003FB10000 OBS.exe
17:50:40: 00000000F7CE0000 OBSApi.dll
17:50:40: 00000000FB830000 DShowPlugin.dll
17:50:40: 00000000FB7A0000 GraphicsCapture.dll
17:50:40: 00000000FB810000 NoiseGate.dll
17:50:40: 00000000FB730000 PSVPlugin.dll
17:50:40: ------------------------------------------
17:50:40: Adapter 1
17:50:40:   Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
17:50:40:   Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 2087387136
17:50:40:   Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 2147807232
17:50:40: =====Stream Start: 2013-10-09, 17:50:40===============================================
17:50:40:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
17:50:40:   Base resolution: 1920x1080
17:50:40:   Output resolution: 1920x1080
17:50:40: ------------------------------------------
17:50:40: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760...
17:50:40: ------------------------------------------
17:50:40: Audio Format: 48000hz
17:50:40: Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{69da3337-eff1-4e65-b809-b93052514629}
17:50:40: ------------------------------------------
17:50:40: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (2- Razer Megalodon)
17:50:40: Using 7.1 surround speaker setup
17:50:40: ------------------------------------------
17:50:40: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (2- Razer Megalodon)
17:50:40: ------------------------------------------
17:50:40: Audio Encoding: AAC
17:50:40:     bitrate: 80
17:50:40: Using graphics capture
17:50:40: ------------------------------------------
17:50:40: Video Encoding: x264
17:50:40:     fps: 30
17:50:40:     width: 1920, height: 1080
17:50:40:     preset: veryfast
17:50:40:     profile: high
17:50:40:     keyint: 60
17:50:40:     CBR: yes
17:50:40:     CFR: yes
17:50:40:     max bitrate: 3500
17:50:40:     buffer size: 3500
17:50:40: ------------------------------------------
17:50:40: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (2- Razer Megalodon)' is 1536000, samples per sec is 48000
17:50:40: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Microphone (2- Razer Megalodon)' is 192000, samples per sec is 48000
17:50:40: SharedTexCapture hooked
17:50:42: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
17:50:42:   Server selection: rtmp://live-iad-backup.justin.tv/app
17:50:43:   Interface: Intel(R) 82579V Gigabit Network Connection (ethernet, 1000 mbps)
17:50:43: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-iad-backup.justin.tv/app in 195 ms.
17:50:44: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
17:50:44: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
17:53:05: Total frames encoded: 4340, total frames duplicated: 93 (2.14%)
17:53:05: Number of frames skipped due to encoder lag: 3 (0.07%)
17:53:05: Total frames rendered: 4340, number of late frames: 9 (0.21%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
17:53:05: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
17:53:06: Average send payload: 9901 bytes, average send interval: 21 ms
17:53:06: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
17:53:06: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
17:53:06: Number of bytes sent: 63172977
17:53:06: 
17:53:06: Profiler time results:
17:53:06: 
17:53:06: ==============================================================
17:53:06: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 1.213 ms] [children: 0.66%] [unaccounted: 99.3%]
17:53:06: | scene->Preprocess - [0.66%] [avg time: 0.008 ms]
17:53:06: GPU download and conversion - [100%] [avg time: 0.31 ms] [children: 81%] [unaccounted: 19%]
17:53:06: | flush - [55.5%] [avg time: 0.172 ms]
17:53:06: | CopyResource - [24.2%] [avg time: 0.075 ms]
17:53:06: | conversion to 4:2:0 - [1.29%] [avg time: 0.004 ms]
17:53:06: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 1.023 ms] [children: 99.1%] [unaccounted: 0.88%]
17:53:06: | Convert444toNV12 - [99.1%] [avg time: 1.014 ms]
17:53:06: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 2.808 ms]
17:53:06: ==============================================================
17:53:06: 
17:53:06: 
17:53:06: Profiler CPU results:
17:53:06: 
17:53:06: ==============================================================
17:53:06: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.24 ms, total 1045.21 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
17:53:06: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
17:53:06: GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.039 ms, total 171.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
17:53:06: | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.014 ms, total 62.4 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
17:53:06: | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0.007 ms, total 31.2 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
17:53:06: | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
17:53:06: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.89 ms, total 7690.85 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
17:53:06: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.889 ms, total 7675.25 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
17:53:06: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 1.491 ms, total 6442.84 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
17:53:06: ==============================================================
17:53:06: 
17:53:06: =====Stream End: 2013-10-09, 17:53:06=================================================

Here you go ! I launched my stream somes minutes did some shit in-games and stopped to Copy/Paste this ^^

 

[FerretBomb]

Looks good from a logfile perspective. No dropped frames, acceptable late/lagged frames.

I'd only have to advise lowering your bitrate unless you're a partnered streamer though... 3500 is the max that Twitch ingests can accept without issues (usually), but at that bitrate you're going to likely have a LOT of viewers complaining about stuttering and jerking... because they don't have the dedicated DOWNstream to keep up, or the infrastructure between your ingest server and their local buffering/output server may not be the best.

Normally a good Twitch maximum-recommended is 2000kbps, which will get you a very clear 720@30 stream, or a potentially blurry 720@60 under heavy motion. I run 2700 for 720@60 or 1080@30, but that's because I have the downscale transcoding options available. Before I did, most of my EU-based viewers were getting a slideshow at those rates, and 3500 will be even worse.