On September 07 2012 12:33 wussleeQ wrote:
Does anyone know a program that can help me adjust the sound of my stream? Using FFsplit and I'm really quiet compared the sounds on my computer

Make sure your microphone is turned up in the Windows sound settings.

wussleeQ

United States3130 Posts

September 07 2012 04:05 GMT

#362

It is turned up fairly high, I dont' want to turn it up any higher because then I'd be too loud in skype which I use while i stream. and the sounds that my pc gets is too loud in comparison to me

WTFZerg

United States704 Posts

September 07 2012 04:26 GMT

#363

On September 07 2012 13:05 wussleeQ wrote:
It is turned up fairly high, I dont' want to turn it up any higher because then I'd be too loud in skype which I use while i stream. and the sounds that my pc gets is too loud in comparison to me

You could try turning down stereo mix so that the computer sounds are not as loud in comparison to your microphone.

Aside from that I'm not too sure.

edit: after playing with it my self, I see what you mean. At 100% microphone I am dramatically quieter than I was before the newest update.

I'll see what's up.

edit 2: scratch what I said before, audio volume is consistent from previous versions to the most recent version. incorrect settings on my end resulted in anomalous testing results. my apologies.

StanzA

Canada478 Posts

September 07 2012 19:01 GMT

#364

I've been using FFSplit for awhile now and it's been great, but I've recently switched ISP's and I'm having a bit of trouble finding my optimal settings. What do you guys think would be best for this setup? I stream in 720p.

i5 2500k (not OC'd)
HD 6850
4GB RAM

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RiSkysc2

696 Posts

September 07 2012 19:05 GMT

#365

do 4000 bitrate, 256 stereo, and you can try streaming in 1080p

Steelo_Rivers

United States1968 Posts

September 07 2012 19:16 GMT

#366

On September 08 2012 04:01 StanzA wrote:
I've been using FFSplit for awhile now and it's been great, but I've recently switched ISP's and I'm having a bit of trouble finding my optimal settings. What do you guys think would be best for this setup? I stream in 720p.

i5 2500k (not OC'd)
HD 6850
4GB RAM

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I mean, I personally wouldnt recommend streaming 1080p unless you're a twitch partner (or whatever site you may stream on) as some people aren't able to watch 1080p streams. You also have a stock clocked 2500k which isnt bad but, I wouldnt recommend doing 1080p on it unless you plan on playing on low. Try 720p 60fps. set your bitrate to 1500.

StanzA

Canada478 Posts

September 07 2012 19:22 GMT

#367

I've been using around 2500kb/s, 30fps, 192 stereo and it's been reasonably ok. I guess the default preset is ok?

Boblhead

United States2577 Posts

September 07 2012 19:26 GMT

#368

On September 08 2012 04:22 StanzA wrote:
I've been using around 2500kb/s, 30fps, 192 stereo and it's been reasonably ok. I guess the default preset is ok?

default is ok for streaming, if you want to clear up pixelation or anything just use a slower preset. So maybe fast would be a good place to start.

Wailord

United States11 Posts

September 07 2012 19:59 GMT

#369

I've been using FFsplit for a few weeks and I've been noticing an extreme performance hit when I start streaming. Aero's off, and I'm streaming at 1080p/30fps on veryfast with 2200kbps. I could (well, should) do better, but I wanted to test with my friend who uses an OC'd 2500k. On low settings, I pull in around 420 fps. Pretty solid. However, when I start streaming, I plummet to 90ish, and that's at the start of the game so it likely drops more when there's more than 12 workers on the field. Plus, I prefer playing on medium, where I get 40-60 at the beginning of the game.

I have a 3930k overclocked to 4.7GHz with a 1GB GTX460 and 8GB of RAM. Surely I should be seeing better numbers? It seems like people like Destiny (pre-capture card) have some ungodly preset (there's never pixelation) with decent fps. Are there common things that people screw up, or incompatibilities that can cause a drop in fps? I don't usually go above 60% cpu usage while playing/streaming, either, and it's definitely running @ 4.7. Am I just expecting too much? Keep in mind I'm simply looking at in-game fps, as I can't handle streaming flawlessly with the internet I have.

Edit - forgot to mention that I use the FFSplit overlay with a webcam and the screen capture set to high quality.

Aelfric

Turkey1496 Posts

September 07 2012 20:05 GMT

#370

If i stream with ffsplit and use dxtory to capture the screen can i still add overlays to my stream ?

WTFZerg

United States704 Posts

September 08 2012 03:13 GMT

#371

On September 08 2012 04:59 Wailord wrote:
I've been using FFsplit for a few weeks and I've been noticing an extreme performance hit when I start streaming. Aero's off, and I'm streaming at 1080p/30fps on veryfast with 2200kbps. I could (well, should) do better, but I wanted to test with my friend who uses an OC'd 2500k. On low settings, I pull in around 420 fps. Pretty solid. However, when I start streaming, I plummet to 90ish, and that's at the start of the game so it likely drops more when there's more than 12 workers on the field. Plus, I prefer playing on medium, where I get 40-60 at the beginning of the game.

I have a 3930k overclocked to 4.7GHz with a 1GB GTX460 and 8GB of RAM. Surely I should be seeing better numbers? It seems like people like Destiny (pre-capture card) have some ungodly preset (there's never pixelation) with decent fps. Are there common things that people screw up, or incompatibilities that can cause a drop in fps? I don't usually go above 60% cpu usage while playing/streaming, either, and it's definitely running @ 4.7. Am I just expecting too much? Keep in mind I'm simply looking at in-game fps, as I can't handle streaming flawlessly with the internet I have.

Edit - forgot to mention that I use the FFSplit overlay with a webcam and the screen capture set to high quality.

Try a preset like Default. Veryfast is extremely hard on your CPU.

Even with a processor running at 4.7ghz, video encoding at 1080p is going to devour your CPU. It's doable, obviously, but no matter how fast your processor is, you're going to experience a drop in performance when streaming.

jetpower

Poland85 Posts

September 08 2012 05:16 GMT

#372

jetpower

Poland85 Posts

September 08 2012 05:21 GMT

#373

On September 08 2012 12:13 WTFZerg wrote:

Try a preset like Default. Veryfast is extremely hard on your CPU.

It isn't because it is second fastest preset in x264. Only ultrafast is even lighter on CPU.
If someones has problems with streaming fps I'd suggest lower video resolution.

Wailord

United States11 Posts

September 08 2012 07:38 GMT

#374

On September 08 2012 14:21 jetpower wrote:

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It isn't because it is second fastest preset in x264. Only ultrafast is even lighter on CPU.
If someones has problems with streaming fps I'd suggest lower video resolution.

I guess I'm more curious as to why this is. I just like to play around with settings before I move and get better internet, and I'm trying to figure out how some people can get these outrageously good-looking streams. Surely 20 fps while streaming is unheard of with a 3930k? I got the cpu from a friend for something like $200, so it's not a big deal if I can never get it working as well as others, but I just don't know what makes others' set-up better than my own. Thanks for the suggestion, though!

WTFZerg

United States704 Posts

September 09 2012 03:36 GMT

#375

On September 08 2012 14:21 jetpower wrote:

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It isn't because it is second fastest preset in x264. Only ultrafast is even lighter on CPU.
If someones has problems with streaming fps I'd suggest lower video resolution.

Technically superfast is also lighter on your CPU, no?

Anyways, I might have been over exaggerating the cpu demands of veryfast.

Just to test I opened sc2 and set everything to medium and started recording at 1080p/30fps/default preset and was getting just over 100 FPS at the start of a game. This is on an AMD 1090T running at 4.0ghz, which is a dramatically inferior chip to your I7.

So I'm not too sure, actually. Seems like there could be something going on on your end.

Aelfric

Turkey1496 Posts

September 11 2012 00:30 GMT

#376

How can i use overlays when i am streaming with dxtory ? Is there any chance for it ?

jetpower

Poland85 Posts

September 15 2012 12:13 GMT

#377

On September 09 2012 12:36 WTFZerg wrote:

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Technically superfast is also lighter on your CPU, no?

Yes, of course. i forgot that one. They are in order from speediest to slowest (dunno what 'default' means). From my experience ultrafast is crappy looking as it turns everything off in encoding. So anything but that one. If cpu still stuggles with superfast then I'd lower resolution.

inphinity_

United States28 Posts

September 15 2012 16:08 GMT

#378

Hi, I'm trying to get into streaming, but my internet/computer isn't too good.

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Could anyone help me out? I want to stream in the highest quality possible. If anyone needs any more info, just ask. I'm pretty new to the whole streaming thing. If it matters, I'll be streaming Dota 2 on 1280x720 resolution.

Steelo_Rivers

United States1968 Posts

September 15 2012 16:20 GMT

#379

On September 16 2012 01:08 inphinity_ wrote:
Hi, I'm trying to get into streaming, but my internet/computer isn't too good.

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your cpu is way too slow. even with it being a i7 quad core, its clock speed is just too low for 720p. It may be too slow for streaming in general.