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#1

Dave

Dave

Okay thanks to Gas I now have a decent stream capability. I finally got it completely set up last night. I played PUBG and discovered I didn't know when someone was typing, so I fixed that.

So this thread will be my mirror to @GasBandit 's. Unlike Gas's, mine will start strong and then peter out as I lose interest in the backswing.

So, without further ado...my second ever game of PUBG.

[DOUBLEPOST=1514820820,1514820588][/DOUBLEPOST]At the end of that game I said I was getting of but needed to get an IRC overlay that allows me to know when someone typed in a message. So I did. And then I had to test it out & played for another hour and a half.



One question. Do I need to upgrade my stream quality? I read somewhere to tone it down for those who can't stream that high of resolution, but I think it looks like ass. Would it really stop that many people from watching any more?


#2

Dei

Dei

Dave said:
Okay thanks to Gas I now have a decent stream capability. I finally got it completely set up last night. I played PUBG and discovered I didn't know when someone was typing, so I fixed that.

So this thread will be my mirror to @GasBandit 's. Unlike Gas's, mine will start strong and then peter out as I lose interest in the backswing.

So, without further ado...my second ever game of PUBG.

[DOUBLEPOST=1514820820,1514820588][/DOUBLEPOST]At the end of that game I said I was getting of but needed to get an IRC overlay that allows me to know when someone typed in a message. So I did. And then I had to test it out & played for another hour and a half.



One question. Do I need to upgrade my stream quality? I read somewhere to tone it down for those who can't stream that high of resolution, but I think it looks like ass. Would it really stop that many people from watching any more?
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Well, it will be unwatchable for people without good internet, and there's a cap on bitrate for anyone who isn't an affiliate or higher anyways.


#3

Dave

Dave

So keep it low is what you are saying. Damn. It just looks like shit on my computer.


#4

Dei

Dei

Dave said:
So keep it low is what you are saying. Damn. It just looks like shit on my computer.
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Uh, are you throttling the quality from OBS or are you lowering your actual in game graphics? Because you really only *need* to do it on OBS.[DOUBLEPOST=1514824813,1514824648][/DOUBLEPOST]Also, seeing you using your camera, maybe I'll put my green screen back up and use mine tonight. :p


#5

Dave

Dave

Dei said:
Uh, are you throttling the quality from OBS or are you lowering your actual in game graphics? Because you really only *need* to do it on OBS.[DOUBLEPOST=1514824813,1514824648][/DOUBLEPOST]Also, seeing you using your camera, maybe I'll put my green screen back up and use mine tonight. :p
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I'm lowering in OBS only. Just when I watch the replays they look awful. And I do love my little PiP. I only wish the text overlay was working. It WAS working until I put on the PiP so I think they don't like each other.

And let me know what time you are playing. This will be fun!


#6

Dei

Dei

Dave said:
I'm lowering in OBS only. Just when I watch the replays they look awful. And I do love my little PiP. I only wish the text overlay was working. It WAS working until I put on the PiP so I think they don't like each other.

And let me know what time you are playing. This will be fun!
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Can you screen cap your main OBS page? Everything is a layer, so you probably stuck it under something.


#7

Dave

Dave

I had it under the screen cap in the loading area. So maybe when I moved it up that'll do the trick.

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#8

Dave

Dave

First game of the new year. Got my second kill.

[DOUBLEPOST=1514826680,1514826599][/DOUBLEPOST]And I nearly got my shit bombed.


#9

GasBandit

GasBandit

Dave said:
I had it under the screen cap in the loading area. So maybe when I moved it up that'll do the trick.

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Yeah, you needed to move it up. I'd put it all the way at the top.

Also, I'd use Game Capture instead of window capture, the performance is generally better.

As for your stream's quality, remember that unless you are a Partner, twitch limits your bandwidth to 3 megabit. That means you're really gonna be limited for quality. I've found the best balance of getting the most out of that low limit is to:
  1. Under settings/Output, set the video bitrate to 3500 (which is technically 500 over the limit, but I've been doing that all along and twitch hasn't busted me yet...), and make sure you're using an appropriate encoder (I use NVENC because I have an Nvidia graphics card)
  2. Under settings/Video, set base canvas resolution to your actual resolution (probably 1920x1080) but then set your output scaled resolution to 1280x720. This downsamples your stream to 720p, which will help squeeze the most quality into it, and you'll get less compression artifacts, which is what I think you were complaining about in your video. I use Bicubic filter, and I set the FPS to 60. I find that framerate trumps resolution in this situation, it makes everything look much more pleasant. If you really want to, though, you can set it to 30, which will let your encoder have twice the bandwidth to improve the individual frame quality, but I think 60 just looks better, even with a few more artifacts.
Also bear in mind that, because of the low bandwidth ceiling set by twitch for us plebes, it's never going to be as crystal clear as the big streamers have, and so the nature of heavy compression will always screw us in certain ways. Low-light areas are particularly prone to compression artifacting, and red lettering on black background will always look smudged to illegibility. That's just the way it is.


#10

Dave

Dave

Other than the game capture, I have everything set to those settings. After I get back from Walmart, I'll give it another try.


#11

PatrThom

PatrThom

Yes FPS trumps resolution. 720@60 is plenty, and you can easily fit 720p@60fps in 2500bps if you’re using H.264/MPEG-4 AVC.

—Patrick


#12

Dei

Dei

Plus, most people do their viewing on a mobile device anyways. :p


#13

Dave

Dave

I just streamed an hour and a half of an empty room while I went to Walmart. And then I ate lunch. And then was showing my daughter my last match when we saw it was STILL STREAMING! Yeah. That video has been deleted.


#14

PatrThom

PatrThom

Dave said:
I just streamed an hour and a half of an empty room while I went to Walmart. And then I ate lunch. And then was showing my daughter my last match when we saw it was STILL STREAMING! Yeah. That video has been deleted.
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You should at least make sure your coffeemaker is in the shot.

--Patrick


#15

Dave

Dave

Dave Plays PUBG. In this episode, Dave gets a kill in the first game and then TWO in the second. I was so overwhelmed I logged off just to watch the video.



#16

Dave

Dave

Next game: Another 2 kill outing. Then I got hung up on firing at vehicles and a dude popped me from behind. Oh, and I discovered that I had been playing on the ASIA server...



#17

GasBandit

GasBandit

In which I ambush and kill four people by cowering in bathrooms.



#18

PatrThom

PatrThom

Having a Brian Keith moment?

--Patrick


#19

Dave

Dave

Thought you guys might find this interesting:



But because this is the Dave Streams thread...here's me getting run over by a bang bus. (Jump to 28:30 and be sure to watch the kill cam afterwards.)



#20

Dei

Dei

Dave said:
Thought you guys might find this interesting:



But because this is the Dave Streams thread...here's me getting run over by a bang bus. (Jump to 28:30 and be sure to watch the kill cam afterwards.)

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You need to learn how to make highlights. :x The function is built into Twitch from your video manager.


#21

Dave

Dave

Dei said:
You need to learn how to make highlights. :x The function is built into Twitch from your video manager.
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Be right back.[DOUBLEPOST=1515003647,1515003471][/DOUBLEPOST]Like this? (I wasn't aware I could do this.)



#22

Dave

Dave

I drove a vehicle for the first time last night. A motorcycle. I got the hang of it pretty quickly once I learned I needed to keep the windshield in my field of vision. I then got my only kill of the night, failed to swap weapons (I didn't notice it didn't swap) and then died trying to loot someone else.



Highlights are cool!


#23

Dei

Dei

I have awakened a monster.


#24

Dave

Dave

Dei said:
I have awakened a monster.
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Fine. I'll post the whole hour and a half and say, "Find it yourself!"


#25

Dei

Dei

Dave said:
Fine. I'll post the whole hour and a half and say, "Find it yourself!"
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I mean, you could, but past broadcasts only last two weeks, highlights are forever.


#26

Dave

Dave

Dei said:
I mean, you could, but past broadcasts only last two weeks, highlights are forever.
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More stuff I didn't know. Thanks!


#27

Dei

Dei



#28

GasBandit

GasBandit

Now I don't feel so bad about shooting Shorts that other time.


#29

Dave

Dave

For those not in the know, ShortsBooter is my son, Zach.


#30

Dave

Dave

Last night I had a video shoot for a comedy class and when I came home I noticed another "Dave's not here" post. Huh. I KNOW I didn't start a stream. And just now I was sitting and reading an article online - NOT TOUCHING THE KEYBOARD - and I saw that my stream started up. I just happened to catch it out of the corner of my eye and watched it go from "Start Streaming" to "Stop Streaming".

Guess I can't leave my OBS up or it'll decide when I'm online.[DOUBLEPOST=1515104764,1515104177][/DOUBLEPOST]And it's my fault. I DID touch the keyboard. I have the on/off set at Home & End. Guess what I use to navigate within web pages & online articles? Yup. I do it so much I didn't even realize that I'd messed with the keyboard.

USER ERROR!!


#31

Null

Null

Do you wanna play some PUBG?
Come one let's go and slay
I never snipe you anymore
Come on out the door
It's like you're blown away
We used to be battle buddies
And now we're shot
I wish you would all just die!
Do you wanna play some PUBG?
It doesn't have to be some PUBG...

Do you wanna grab a shotgun
or ride a jeep across the hills
I think some company is overdue
I've started streaming to
the members of my forum
(Hang in there, Nick!)
It gets a little lonely
All these empty rooms
Just watching the bullets whizz by....


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