Hello, I just started streaming and my stream just pauses and starts to buffer for the viewers after about 8-10 seconds after I start the stream. I'm not exactly sure what's causing this, if it's a problem with my settings, or a bad computer, or what. If someone could help me, that would be great.
Question / Help Stream pauses after 8-10 seconds of streaming
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Jack0r
The Helping Squad
In the last weeks, quite a few people reported such problems with Twitch. Most of the time if they then try to stream to a different service, for example hitbox.tv, everything is just fine. You did not have dropped frames, so all packets you sent out, reached the twitch servers. From there on its on twitch to deliver it to your viewers without buffering.
What you can do is test a wired connection (wireless is not really recommended for streaming) and you could fix your late/duplicate frames by probably lowering your streaming settings a tad bit. For example downscaling the resolution slightly. And as mentioned, you can test streaming to hitbox and see if it buffers there as well.
Also, twitch can change every 5 minutes and when a LoL tournament starts, so another day and the results can be different.
What you can do is test a wired connection (wireless is not really recommended for streaming) and you could fix your late/duplicate frames by probably lowering your streaming settings a tad bit. For example downscaling the resolution slightly. And as mentioned, you can test streaming to hitbox and see if it buffers there as well.
Also, twitch can change every 5 minutes and when a LoL tournament starts, so another day and the results can be different.
Jack0r
The Helping Squad
I noticed, the later tests you made in the log you posted, had quite some duplicated and late frames. So, seeing that its apparently not twitch and neither a dropped frames problem, I would suggest to lower your output resolution in OBS. For example use a downscaling of 1.5 or 1.75
Your processor is not the best for streaming and the problem could be caused by the late/duplicate frames. Do you get a message like, frames taking too long to encode in the lower left of the OBS window sometimes?
Your processor is not the best for streaming and the problem could be caused by the late/duplicate frames. Do you get a message like, frames taking too long to encode in the lower left of the OBS window sometimes?
downscaling reduces resolution at which the video is encoded, thus inflicting less strain on the system resources. Go to Settings -> Video -> Resolution Downscale to adjust it.
One thing to keep in mind that AMD A series processors are like a family of camels mixed with turtles - not the fastest ones out there. You might have to downscale quite a lot to make things work, and even then I'd probably use those for nothing other than a cup holder. Hope you make things work for you though. Good luck!
One thing to keep in mind that AMD A series processors are like a family of camels mixed with turtles - not the fastest ones out there. You might have to downscale quite a lot to make things work, and even then I'd probably use those for nothing other than a cup holder. Hope you make things work for you though. Good luck!