Question / Help Streaming from IP cameras to FB and YT

[thepeter]

Hello,
I am well aware of this guidance post and I've red it.
My question simply is, if might be source of missing frames (no dropped frames in obs itself mentioned) on both my destinations (FB and YT) that I am taking two FHD video streams from network (vlc source) and then broadcasting from OBS using the same network card (event if my local infrastructure is 1GiB setup). It is because I am considering switching video sources to hdmi input, but wanted to keep this project low cost, which it won't be possible if I am buying two hdmi input devices.

To fulfill rules, here is log from my last broadcast.

 

[Narcogen]

Since you're streaming to your local computer, OBS log should not show any dropped frames. You would need to check your RTMP server's logfiles to see if performance from it to sites you are streaming to is bad.

Using a local server like this will increase the required bandwdith, as each destination is streamed to separately.

You could test by using a service like Restream.io, as that would require only one stream from your local network.

 

[thepeter]

Well this is how does the stream metrics looks like on FB, might that be caused by network?
(Are these fluctuations normal? if not, will easing down the network by connecting cameras to hdmi help the situation?)

 

[Narcogen]

Those graphs have no scale so I can't interpret them at all.

If you see no drops in the OBS log and no significant fluctuations in FaceBook's metrics, I'm not sure what the question is.

Hardware capture is almost always better quality and lower latency than network ingest. Capture devices, unlike software methods, aren't free.

If VLC drops frames going to OBS, OBS won't know about it, and FaceBook won't know about it. You'd have to look at VLC's logs about its playback to see how it is performing.