I sometimes play music direct from the producer and sounds sampled at up to 24-bit/96kHz. Viewers will experience those sounds when they watch the stream.Ģ.) Streamers play music and other high quality/complex sounds for viewers. For example the sound files that ship with video games can be very high quality and game audio engines are surprisingly dynamic and complex (surround with reverb and other effects). Here are my reasons for using 256kbps.ġ.) Games contain complex and high-quality sounds. However, many people have very high quality audio equipment (high-end headphones) and can tell the difference when the audio is complex. Here are the facts, most people can’t tell the difference between lower audio AAC like 160Kbps, and higher bitrates like 265kbps.
#How to stream with obs on twitch 2017 software
These audio capabilities are superior to many other software choices for streaming, and I really appreciate that about OBS Studio. I noticed that AAC encoding in OBS studio is constant bitrate (unlike OBS classic which is VBR audio). In my experience, streamers who have used main are very unhappy with the quality of their stream, and as a viewer I do not enjoy watching “main” encoded streams.Īudio Bitrate: 192kbps-256Kbps is typically what I use for my output to twitch.
#How to stream with obs on twitch 2017 Pc
Note that “main” profile produces much less quality, but it is better on CPU. Main should only be used if you are using an older and/or slower PC (non-gaming PC) for streaming, or if you have very little to no movement in your scene. It is significantly higher quality, and produces better, sharper, images compared to “main”. Profile: Profile should nearly always be “high”. For my PC I could go medium, but I mostly use “fast” for my 720p60 streams because it looks great! There are diminishing returns with slower presets, so set it as fast as possible while maintaining the quality you expect. Recent Intel i7 CPUs should run 720p60 at faster or fast. You can actually choke-out your CPU and lose frames by setting this incorrectly.
The default is “veryfast”, anything slower (fast,medium,slow, etc) results in better quality, lower bitrate, and HIGHER cpu usage. Keyframe Interval: Keyframe Interval should be 2 for max compatibility with Twitch, and 2 is actually a great keyframe interval for x264 overall.ĬPU Preset: The preset can vary depending on the power of your computer. Lower numbers also look great for low moving scenes. For example, lower numbers push x264 to encode at a higher quality and bitrate, so you get less variable bitrates between high and low moving scenes. Interestingly, I find that this setting can be used to stabilize the variation in bitrate. It is compatible with Twitch and YouTube (it has been for years), and works great with custom RTMP systems such as the Psynaps Super Stream System.ĬRF:The CRF (Constant Rate Factor) is the best single-pass encoding method and tries to get a certain quality level. CBR is OK if you feel most comfortable using it, but VBR is optimized to give us more control over quality. Many guides suggest CBR for stability, but CBR is simply not required for stability in most cases, and VBR actually solves many common problems that Twitch streamers face. Rate Control: Rate Control should be VBR (Variable Bit Rate) for best quality, encoding method, and bitrate. I find x264 encoding is more stable overall with lower buffer sizes, and this keeps the bitrate from spiking above the set bitrate. 4200 Kbps is a reasonable compromise, it looks great, and most people can play this bitrate in their browser!īuffer Size: The buffer size has multiple functions, here I use it to keep the bitrate stable. Remember that 720p60 is mathematically optimal at 5500Kbps (0.1 BBP see calculation here), so anything less is a compromise (mathematically). You can use the “standard” suggested 3500, it looks OK. Dual PC Settings (best used with Psynaps Super Stream System)īitrate: Here I use 4200 Kbps (Bitrate).
Overview of this Post Psynaps’s current OBS Settings 2017: I also explain why I use the settings, and suggest which types of streams/gameplay works the best with each. These settings are a balance between quality and bitrate, and are designed to be viewable on source quality for majority of viewers on both desktop and mobile.īelow are screenshots of my OBS settings for each resolution. These settings are also the same for YouTube or any other platform, because they use the core x264 settings for quality. I often get requests to see my OBS settings for Twitch.
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