Xfire.com, or how to stream your games!

Adeny

Norway1233 Posts

March 17 2009 21:27 GMT

So after a couple of people showed some interest in the subject when Nony was streaming his games, I decided to try the service for myself, and it's really easy!

First of all you're gonna need xfire, here: http://www.xfire.com/download/now/
Then, Install it and register an account. Now go to option-tools-broadcasting, and click enable. Open up your game through xfire's list of your games, and hit scroll lock+B. That's it, your stream will now appear at www.xfire.com/live_video/username/ !

Feel free to share your xfire account names if you plan to stream!

Edit: Small update, If your graphics card supports DX10 streaming won't work for you.

lokiM

United States3407 Posts

March 17 2009 21:39 GMT

I use to do this with different games but for some reason it doesn't work for starcraft =\ at least for me it doesnt

NonY

8751 Posts

March 17 2009 21:39 GMT

yeah it was really easy

www.xfire.com/live_video/uglytoss/ for me

nony was taken

IzzyCraft

United States4487 Posts

March 17 2009 21:40 GMT

So uglytoss was your natural second choice? no one wants to see a nub nubbify himself in public

Manbear

Canada306 Posts

March 17 2009 21:41 GMT

it also has a record feature that is incredibly easy to use the only real downside is that the quality is far less than a program like camtasia

ahswtini

Northern Ireland22212 Posts

March 17 2009 21:43 GMT

What kind of performance drop will you suffer? I've never used this feature...

Manbear

Canada306 Posts

March 17 2009 21:44 GMT

i know with just recording it has little to no (i haven't noticed any) effect on your performance at least on starcraft cant say about the streaming part

floor exercise

Canada5847 Posts

March 17 2009 22:06 GMT

theres a big black box covering the top half of my screen and black lines going all over when I try to play starcraft with the broadcaster thing on

Manbear

Canada306 Posts

March 17 2009 22:08 GMT

On March 18 2009 07:06 floor exercise wrote:
theres a big black box covering the top half of my screen and black lines going all over when I try to play starcraft with the broadcaster thing on

I have a friend who gets that whenever he logs into starcraft with xfire simply on so it might just be that bug that your getting

Folca

2235 Posts

March 17 2009 22:12 GMT

#10

does it take away any FPS when you're recordinG?

floor exercise

Canada5847 Posts

March 17 2009 22:13 GMT

#11

On March 18 2009 07:08 Manbear wrote:

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I have a friend who gets that whenever he logs into starcraft with xfire simply on so it might just be that bug that your getting

ya it is the same thing your friend has

Manbear

Canada306 Posts

March 17 2009 22:15 GMT

#12

On March 18 2009 07:12 Folca wrote:
does it take away any FPS when you're recordinG?

when i record i don't notice any difference the only thing i have noticed is that it fucks up my mic when i try to talk on vent whilst recording

Clasic

Bosnia-Herzegovina1437 Posts

March 17 2009 22:35 GMT

#13

Ill share mine in a bit, but I suck at sc sooo, haha

PlutoNZ

New Zealand410 Posts

March 17 2009 22:56 GMT

#14

I prefer Xfire to Fraps. Xfire effects FPS a lot less.

TaP.Nuada

United States428 Posts

March 17 2009 23:41 GMT

#15

I can't get this to work, the red dot doesn't even show up to signify that I'm broadcasting.

aaronl3e7

11 Posts

March 18 2009 00:13 GMT

#16

Awesome!! now everyone can see how much i suck at SC

PeterDLai

United States924 Posts

March 18 2009 05:53 GMT

#17

Yeah, anybody know how to get this to work?

I can't get it to work in Windows 7.

GHOSTCLAW

United States17042 Posts

March 18 2009 05:57 GMT

#18

On March 18 2009 14:53 PeterDLai wrote:
Yeah, anybody know how to get this to work?

I can't get it to work in Windows 7.

wait until windows 7 gets out of beta?

taohiker

34 Posts

March 18 2009 06:35 GMT

#19

All the scroll+b does is enter me in some chat room..can't get it to work either ;;

Adeny

Norway1233 Posts

March 18 2009 15:22 GMT

#20

Taohiker check if your keybindings are set correctly under tools-options-broadcast. Today for some reason I'm getting black lines all over my screen when I load up starcraft with xfire. Sigh, anyone know how to solve this?

Edit: 'kay so I found the cause of this, if you have a DX10 graphics card and leave xfire running while playing, you'll get some sort of screen-tears. Currently no solution, except switching graphics cars ._.

Edit2: Quote from Xfire, this will allow you to play the game with Xfire on but not stream.

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* When I play Starcraft with Xfire In-Game enabled I get black bars on my screen. How can I fix it?
You are likely running on a DirectX 10 supported graphics card. This is currently a known issue with Xfire In-Game's DDRAW rendering mode and dx10 supported cards.

Unfortunately, the only workaround is to turn off Xfire In-Game messaging.

To disable In Game messaging for individual games:

* Make sure you exit any games that are running.
* In Xfire, go to the Tools | Options | Games tab.
* Under Installed Games, highlight the title of the game you wish to disable In-Game messaging for.
* Click the Advanced Options button.
* Check "Disable Xfire In-game."

No Exit or log off is required for this change.

The next time you launch that game, XIG should be disabled.

MeriaDoKk

Chile1726 Posts

March 18 2009 15:24 GMT

#21

Crap my upload speed is too low =[

Oystein

Norway1602 Posts

March 19 2009 15:53 GMT

#22

How do I get this to work with iccup launcher? The only option I can find is running the regular BW...

Adeny

Norway1233 Posts

March 19 2009 18:03 GMT

#23

Just open BW through icc launcher I guess, xfire should recognize it, can't check right now though.

TT1

Canada10032 Posts

March 20 2009 01:28 GMT

#24

what do we do for a afreeca stream?

lgd-haze

Sweden547 Posts

March 20 2009 01:56 GMT

#25

Is it any delay on this stream?
I tried hosting one and watch at the same time with tabbing out and it was about 10 sec delay or so. Was that only because it somehow bugged up since I watched myself?

floor exercise

Canada5847 Posts

March 20 2009 02:02 GMT

#26

The delay is always there, it's just the nature of the way its broadcast

404.Nintu

Canada1723 Posts

March 20 2009 02:04 GMT

#27

Everytime I run xfire with SC it lags significantly. This is really frustrating, I'd love to stream.

Not network lag, heavy FPS lag. Impossible to play

lgd-haze

Sweden547 Posts

March 20 2009 02:32 GMT

#28

Ah thanks for pointing out. I never knew about the delay and streams.

This could actually get intresting if someone refined the OP with a collection of everybodys stream URLs. And possibly a detailed description with race and iccup skill level. Also maybe at what time its most likely for your stream to be active.

Kentor

United States5784 Posts

March 23 2009 00:24 GMT

#29

this is working out but only if i launch sc through xfire

im on a laptop and there isn't lag when i broadcast
intel core 2 duo L7500 1.6ghz
intel X3100 gma965
windows 7 32 bit

im using high or medium settings in the broadcasting options

so yeah it's either launch through xfire without anti hack or launch iccup and not be able to broadcast :s

Racenilatr

United States2756 Posts

March 23 2009 01:10 GMT

#30

Is there any noticeable drop/lag in your connection if you don't have a fast enough con?

TurboMaN

Germany925 Posts

April 30 2009 21:46 GMT

#31

is there any way to get rid of this black areas while streaming?

Adeny

Norway1233 Posts

May 01 2009 00:05 GMT

#32

If you have a DX10-compatible graphics card, xfire streaming won't work for you. Try rage's mogulus guide!

TurboMaN

Germany925 Posts

May 01 2009 00:15 GMT

#33

Mogulus wont work either, its always dark when i stream bw. I think this is because i use a 22" WS TFT.

Clbull

United Kingdom1439 Posts

May 20 2011 19:02 GMT

#34

Is there any way to get Xfire streaming to record VODs of your stream at all?

tnud

Sweden2233 Posts

May 20 2011 19:04 GMT

#35

Woa.. 2 year bump ftw.
I suggest using ustream/justin etc instead. Xfire isn't really relevant atm. At least not in the sc2 community.

nathangonmad

United Kingdom317 Posts

May 20 2011 19:08 GMT

#36

Xfire is pretty outdated. The quality just doesn't compare to Ustream/Justin

Schmieds

United States312 Posts

May 20 2011 19:10 GMT

#37

Nice bump!

Clbull, I think you can stream and record video at the same time, it's just that their two different functions and it will probably severely reduce your game performance.

As for the service, I'd say it's really easy to use and setup, but the generally poor stream quality and poor functionality really hinder it. And for some reason, Xfire videos are huge files.

CyberPitz

United States428 Posts

May 20 2011 19:36 GMT

#38

I've tried streaming with Ustream / Justin.tv and haven't been able to figure it out....ended up downloading some free 'webcam' program thing, but I could never get the quality set right. I guess I'll have to do some more digging to see exactly what programs people use...

*EDIT* Aha, youtube always saves the day.

Clbull

United Kingdom1439 Posts

May 20 2011 19:45 GMT

#39

On May 21 2011 04:36 CyberPitz wrote:
I've tried streaming with Ustream / Justin.tv and haven't been able to figure it out....ended up downloading some free 'webcam' program thing, but I could never get the quality set right. I guess I'll have to do some more digging to see exactly what programs people use...

*EDIT* Aha, youtube always saves the day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrV_iLd_FGU

Well I agree with what people are now saying about Xfire. It feels kinda crap.

Otherwise, I did a bit of looking around and found out that apparently people use Xsplit or Flash Media Live Encoder to stream with a Ustream or Jusin.tv account.

Destiny has a good tutorial showing how he streams (using FMLE)

CyberPitz

United States428 Posts

May 20 2011 20:06 GMT

#40

Ya, that's what Diggity is saying in the video I linked. I guess it's pretty decent.

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