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skyride
Scotland103 Posts
So a few weeks ago I wrote an incredibly in-depth guide to streaming TF2 and it helped quite a few people. I've rewritten the guide from scratch so that's tailored specifcally to Dota 2. If anyone's thinking of streaming or already is, I'd suggest giving it a read. I promise you'll take something away from it. http://skyride.org/2012/11/the-complete-guide-to-streaming-dota-2-with-obs/ | ||
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Percutio
United States1672 Posts
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skyride
Scotland103 Posts
Here's a link to what that profile shown in the screenshot produces btw: http://www.twitch.tv/skyride/b/341442131 | ||
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Nub4ever
Canada1981 Posts
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CosmosXAM
United States121 Posts
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Firebolt145
Lalalaland34502 Posts
-windowed -noborder -w Why do you suggest this instead of just using the 'borderless window' mode in Dota 2 settings? | ||
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Dattish
Sweden6297 Posts
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skyride
Scotland103 Posts
On November 20 2012 08:09 Firebolt145 wrote: Why do you suggest this instead of just using the 'borderless window' mode in Dota 2 settings? Force of habit really. For years there was no way to set the game to borderless from the GUI, Dota 2 is one of the first source games to have it. The feature has been in the engine since HL2:EP1 but the only way to get at until recent was via this launch parameter. On top of that the Source engine is very touchy about changing resolution while running. You usually need to restart the game after changing the resolution. | ||
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Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
The only thing I would add is that you might want to clarify a bit more on the scene selection/editing section. It took me a while to figure out how to implement webcams and then a bit longer as to how to resize them. | ||
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innociv
United States346 Posts
I wouldn't do 60fps anyways since lots of peoples net can't even handle that downstream. Does it lower your FPS less? I go from capped out to 120 to going around 60fps wiith xsplit. I don't get why none of the streaming programs use the encoding built into the new intel CPUs. It's essentially be free, then. | ||
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Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
On November 24 2012 12:59 innociv wrote: Is there any advantage to this over xplit besides 60fps? I wouldn't do 60fps anyways since lots of peoples net can't even handle that downstream. Does it lower your FPS less? I go from capped out to 120 to going around 60fps wiith xsplit. I don't get why none of the streaming programs use the encoding built into the new intel CPUs. It's essentially be free, then. You can use AAC audio format instead of the one xsplit has you use, speex. It feels less intensive than xsplit but I think that's likely computer dependent (I'm on an AMD cpu) | ||
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skyride
Scotland103 Posts
On November 24 2012 12:59 innociv wrote: Is there any advantage to this over xplit besides 60fps? I wouldn't do 60fps anyways since lots of peoples net can't even handle that downstream. Does it lower your FPS less? I go from capped out to 120 to going around 60fps wiith xsplit. I don't get why none of the streaming programs use the encoding built into the new intel CPUs. It's essentially be free, then. Yes. This program drops your FPS much much less than XSplit or any of the other alternative software. Also, the stuff in intel CPU's you are talking about are hardware decoders. When you stream, you are encoding. It's sort of like asking why you can't use your download speed to upload quicker. | ||
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Yurie
12079 Posts
On December 01 2012 22:29 skyride wrote: Yes. This program drops your FPS much much less than XSplit or any of the other alternative software. Also, the stuff in intel CPU's you are talking about are hardware decoders. When you stream, you are encoding. It's sort of like asking why you can't use your download speed to upload quicker. Have you tried comparing it to FFsplit? I found that it didn't draw all that much, though I have no experience of OBS so I can't compare them. (I don't stream any longer, so just curious.) | ||
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skyride
Scotland103 Posts
On December 02 2012 04:07 Yurie wrote: Have you tried comparing it to FFsplit? I found that it didn't draw all that much, though I have no experience of OBS so I can't compare them. (I don't stream any longer, so just curious.) Yes. FFSplit is indeed an improvement over XSplit, but this is a much bigger improvement over both. What it comes down to is the way that OBS is capturing your game (especially now with Game Capture being added) is far less intensive, lag inducing and CPU draining than the way any other streaming software does it. Fun fact: If you're using vhrscrcap with FFSplit, you're using the same stuff as XSplit's Add Screen Region. Splitmedialabs actually bought the rights to VHToolKit so they could use it in Xsplit. | ||
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innociv
United States346 Posts
I was getting 5-20 FPS trying to stream planetside2. With this I get 30-70 which isn't much lower than not having it on. Does this use the built in encoding that's on Intel HD chips? | ||
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Locke-
499 Posts
Anyone know why? | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
I could barely stream a watchable stream in sc2 via 640x480 but since I hear obs is much better on my system I might try again. I've upgraded my graphics card since then but same cpu. Basically everything but my cpu is great for streaming. I get 5mb up so that's no problem. Thanks again for the guide! Edit: saw the aspect ratio chart, guess ill try those 16;9's | ||
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Genie1
Canada333 Posts
I guess I can't stream then with these results can I? Being Canadian does not have its perks when coming to the internet. | ||
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emythrel
United Kingdom2599 Posts
Make sure to use the "game capture" and run it in 32 bit mode, as you can't use game capture mode with sc2 or dota2 in 64bit mode! If you have been unable to use the game capture mode on a 64bit system, that is probably why. Just run the 32bit app and all is solved. | ||
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Contrary
104 Posts
On December 04 2012 02:27 Ack1027 wrote: Here's a retarded question, if my native res is 1080p, but I have a weak cpu [ e8400 duo core @3.9ghz ] is it worth streaming at a lower res than my native? Is this gonna fuck things up? Thanks. I could barely stream a watchable stream in sc2 via 640x480 but since I hear obs is much better on my system I might try again. I've upgraded my graphics card since then but same cpu. Basically everything but my cpu is great for streaming. I get 5mb up so that's no problem. Thanks again for the guide! Edit: saw the aspect ratio chart, guess ill try those 16;9's Streaming is heavy on the CPU, the others don't matter as much. | ||
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ruXxar
Norway5669 Posts
On December 04 2012 02:27 Ack1027 wrote: Here's a retarded question, if my native res is 1080p, but I have a weak cpu [ e8400 duo core @3.9ghz ] is it worth streaming at a lower res than my native? Is this gonna fuck things up? Thanks. I could barely stream a watchable stream in sc2 via 640x480 but since I hear obs is much better on my system I might try again. I've upgraded my graphics card since then but same cpu. Basically everything but my cpu is great for streaming. I get 5mb up so that's no problem. Thanks again for the guide! Edit: saw the aspect ratio chart, guess ill try those 16;9's Yes, it's worth it to stream at a lower resolution than your native resolution. In the resolution insert your screen resolution, and then select a resolution from the "Downscale" dropdown until you find one that doesn't lag for you. I do this with my native 1080p screen to stream in 720p@60fps | ||
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innociv
United States346 Posts
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skyride
Scotland103 Posts
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Aui_2000
Canada435 Posts
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Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
Not really a tutorial but it is a useful resource | ||
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skyride
Scotland103 Posts
On February 19 2013 11:40 Aui_2000 wrote: This is the guide I used to get my stream going so thanks skyride :D Glad to hear it helped you out man! :D | ||
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skyride
Scotland103 Posts
On February 19 2013 12:26 Nevuk wrote: Rich posted a really technical overview of the different settings. http://obsproject.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=642 Not really a tutorial but it is a useful resource To be honest, I've seen most of the guides the OBS devs have put out and i'm not a big fan of them. That one Rich wrote is good because it's bassically just a jargon buster. I get the impression that most guides around are written by people who've just tried a couple of settings and went "ye these are good for me, sound". I spent months going round various top level players in comp tf2 (a game where having less 240fps is completely unacceptable and registry hacks to change mouse settings are pretty standard) and found what worked best in terms of having a minimal impact on game performance. Warchamp's guide is a good example of this. The guy either has an insanely good computer and doesn't realise just how good it is, or has a really high tolerance for frame drops and stuttering. | ||
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wigge
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