Easy and simple to use! Twitch is very resource intensive, and some of us can't run Source for things like Korean streamers with ridiculously high quality streams simply because Twitch takes up so much CPU. I didn't even know BaseTradeTV was 60fps on Source until I did this!
Install both of those, then go to Command Prompt (Press Start+R, type cmd, then hit Enter), and type "livestreamer twitch.tv/usernamehere qualityhere" without quotes, usernamehere being the name of the Twitch streamer's channel, and qualityhere being one of the quality selections (worst/mobile, low, medium, high, best/source).
There you go! And I recommend that you open their stream in your browser and pause the video so they get your view because using Livestreamer won't recognize you as a viewer.
I tried this out for fun because why not. I can't say it is /that/ much more beneficial than just using twitch, especially considering you have to open their stream in the background if you want to "directly" support them, and you also would need popoutchat or something if you want to interact.
That said, I compared a single chrome window with a stream vs your way, and while CPU is more or less the same it does appear to save quite a bit, probably for the above reasons, on memory:
ps: things do look much more smooth on VLC, though.
oh and edit: do not close cmd before vlc or it will freak out a bit... >.>
In case you use 64bit MPC-HC you will have mpc-hc64.exe, I think. I am on 32bit system at work right now so I cannot show you this case
At work I use VLC but at home MPC, since I find the picture nicer. Maybe some advanced settings, I spent a lot of time setting the MPC to the way I like it
Edit> From Windows Vista(I think) you can use "TAB" key to complete the folder name(in case it will select wrong one use the tab key again until you find what you want :D), so you can write c:\pro TAB resulting in "c:\program files" then you can add "c:\program files"\medi TAB resulting in "c:\program files\media player classic" and so on
It gets updated in time and will eventually get even better. Latest feature is that it even supports a list of your Favorites on twitch, directly from your twitch account.
It's pretty neat, press continue to browse and open more than one stream at once. Press Chat to open a standard twitch chat window in your browser. This thing by they way still shows you as a viewer on each stream you are playing, so they don't lose view counts from it. Oh and you can of course change stream quality from the gui too.
In vlc press ALT+H for minimal interface. All video options in vlc work on live stream. You can crop it if there are black bars, you can zoom, you can sharpen the image and other cool stuff.
P.S. I would prefer to just use Twitch in a browser but it is indeed damn heavy on the PC, and I would like to use the spare power to run other heavier applications simultaneously with Twitch, so yeah.
On November 25 2014 18:30 figq wrote: ... P.S. I would prefer to just use Twitch in a browser but it is indeed damn heavy on the PC, and I would like to use the spare power to run other heavier applications simultaneously with Twitch, so yeah.
Well, twitch.tv is lagging on medium, livestreamer runs fluently on high. My choice is clear. Also a separate window is easier to hide at work(the lowest possible quality, if GSL could provide a radio stream it would be sufficient for me )
On November 25 2014 18:59 graNite wrote: If you view like this, are you counted as a viewer?
From the OP:
And I recommend that you open their stream in your browser and pause the video so they get your view because using Livestreamer won't recognize you as a viewer.
Thanks OP for this Seems improve the stability of twitch stream for me a lot Oh and potplayer could be used as well but setting it up everytime with -p command is a little annoying Edit: I just installed VLC and it seems run better in VLC anyway. Thanks again : )
Twitch changed their API in the past few weeks and I can only get low,medium,high settings. Source is the HD setting but can't seem to get it to work and the person who made this VLC embed script said he doesn't watch twitch anymore so has no time to update it.
I asked the Livestreamer dev in an email on how to get source but he told me to "“allow_audio_only=true”. I tried adding this part into several part of the script but can't get it to work. Any advice is deeply appreciated. VLC embed uses 40% CPU for me and flash is too cpu intensive. Livestreamer is cool but it can be annoying having to do this for every stream I open up. Thanks
Here is the simplest of scripts I made quickly so that I save on typing when I am tired and want to just load a stream quickly: http://pastebin.com/rufQnK8P
Tip: you can also configure VLC though the GUI settings to always start in fullscreen. Then it becomes even handier !
I dont know but I feel like 90% of all are using chrome. chrome is using own flash player which is a garbage player. do following: type chrome://plugins At Adobe Flash Player you must have 2 files. deactivate pepperflash (PPAPI) and activate the macromed (NPAPI). Restart chrome. All other browser (firefox, opera etc) are using the macromed thing.
Sorry to graverob but i was looking for this and thought maybe i can help someone. Ive made a .bat file that lets you type in stream + quality. Its nothing fancy but it works. I couldnt get the script someone else in here posted to.
@echo
set /p stream=stream? (twitch.tv/xx) echo %stream% set /p quality=quality? echo %quality% livestreamer http://twitch.tv/%stream% %quality%
I have no clue which Livestreamer I should install? I have no clue about Computer stuff and I use Win64 now. There is a lot different installer (Linux, debian etc) but I cant find one for win7?
On April 05 2015 07:04 Dingodile wrote: I have no clue which Livestreamer I should install? I have no clue about Computer stuff and I use Win64 now. There is a lot different installer (Linux, debian etc) but I cant find one for win7?
edit: I think I am blind.
Stick with it, we believe in you!
It's under other, binaries, windows installer, zip archive.
Guys, You don't need anything else but CHerryPlayer if you want to watch Twitch.tv without lags. Twitch is integrated there on the api level and it uses hardware acceleration, so no lags, no slow downs, no high CPU usage, just relax and enjoy
If you are using the great livestreamer and boring to handle the Command Line or write bat files, download X-StreamLoader which act as Graphical Interface for livestreamer.
Here you can watch a Video how easy it works. Also a Download Link is there
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