Hi,
First off let me say how greatful I am for having downloaded this software of yours. I was messing around with so many different Streaming applications and in the end I was close to giving up. Also I had just installed Ubuntu as my very first Linux ever 2 days prior to that. So all of the stuff I tried, none of it seemed to really cut it, most of the apps wouldn't stream in Fullscreen or if they did, there would be artefacts. Then someone recommended me OBS, I hinted that I was now a Linux guy and he couldn't help me.
However, I found an official download in the forums here and from there on it was just really, really simple. Out of the box, install a few dependencies through a tutorial and I was ready to start. Though I had to play around with the settings a little I gotta say I now have Excellent Streamquality, not only is this the first time I'm streaming but also I'm sitting on an E8400 Dualcore (Intel) and only 4 gigs of RAM. My mainboard is an ASUS P5k. No matter what I tried back on Windows, I could never run streams without receiving huge framerate drops despite the settings.
However that changed with OBS on Ubuntu. I now play everything in 1920x1080, downscaling the stream to 1280x720 with constant 60 fps in every game (Heroes of Newerth, SC2..) Considering that SC2 for example is running through Wine already this is an huge asset! OBS is ressource friendly and super easy to set up. After a few minor adjustments the quality of the stream is PERFECT.
I used a website and and after inserting some Upload/Download-information there (bandwidth related), I could use those settings I received as an output in general, however I tweaked them a little bit. Sadly, I've lost the link. What it basically does is that you insert your info and it recommends you settings. Maybe someone else has it and can give it to the other newbs. After having a general idea, you can tweak the hell out of your OBS.
Oh btw I've bought a Webcam and I am using Image Overlays aswell. 60 fps @1080p. No problem. I can only downscale to 720p though else my very old PC is at it's limits aka less then 40 fps~.
There is just no downsides though it would be cool to add some more advanced settings into the GUI so the command line doesn't have to be used although for experienced UNIX users that shouldn't be much of a problem I suppose.
Apart from that I'm really happy and I will gladly pay whatever price OBS might cost in the future if it doesn't stay free. I will also donate a bit once I have enough money to spend. I've definitely saved a lot as I was already playing with the thought of getting a new system with an quad i7 etc, it would have costed so much. And that only because I couldn't stream on Windows!
Thank you!
Lona
First off let me say how greatful I am for having downloaded this software of yours. I was messing around with so many different Streaming applications and in the end I was close to giving up. Also I had just installed Ubuntu as my very first Linux ever 2 days prior to that. So all of the stuff I tried, none of it seemed to really cut it, most of the apps wouldn't stream in Fullscreen or if they did, there would be artefacts. Then someone recommended me OBS, I hinted that I was now a Linux guy and he couldn't help me.
However, I found an official download in the forums here and from there on it was just really, really simple. Out of the box, install a few dependencies through a tutorial and I was ready to start. Though I had to play around with the settings a little I gotta say I now have Excellent Streamquality, not only is this the first time I'm streaming but also I'm sitting on an E8400 Dualcore (Intel) and only 4 gigs of RAM. My mainboard is an ASUS P5k. No matter what I tried back on Windows, I could never run streams without receiving huge framerate drops despite the settings.
However that changed with OBS on Ubuntu. I now play everything in 1920x1080, downscaling the stream to 1280x720 with constant 60 fps in every game (Heroes of Newerth, SC2..) Considering that SC2 for example is running through Wine already this is an huge asset! OBS is ressource friendly and super easy to set up. After a few minor adjustments the quality of the stream is PERFECT.
I used a website and and after inserting some Upload/Download-information there (bandwidth related), I could use those settings I received as an output in general, however I tweaked them a little bit. Sadly, I've lost the link. What it basically does is that you insert your info and it recommends you settings. Maybe someone else has it and can give it to the other newbs. After having a general idea, you can tweak the hell out of your OBS.
Oh btw I've bought a Webcam and I am using Image Overlays aswell. 60 fps @1080p. No problem. I can only downscale to 720p though else my very old PC is at it's limits aka less then 40 fps~.
There is just no downsides though it would be cool to add some more advanced settings into the GUI so the command line doesn't have to be used although for experienced UNIX users that shouldn't be much of a problem I suppose.
Apart from that I'm really happy and I will gladly pay whatever price OBS might cost in the future if it doesn't stay free. I will also donate a bit once I have enough money to spend. I've definitely saved a lot as I was already playing with the thought of getting a new system with an quad i7 etc, it would have costed so much. And that only because I couldn't stream on Windows!
Thank you!
Lona
