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doggy
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany306 Posts
October 06 2013 12:38 GMT
#1721
On October 06 2013 21:05 Cyro wrote:
^You could put something in another scene and switch to it. There's a scene-switcher app to do it automatically i believe when tabbing out of sc2 and maybe other games, not sure on details



Would be awesome if someone could link me the scene-switcher app
HomeWorld
Profile Joined December 2011
Romania903 Posts
October 06 2013 12:54 GMT
#1722
On October 06 2013 21:38 doggy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 06 2013 21:05 Cyro wrote:
^You could put something in another scene and switch to it. There's a scene-switcher app to do it automatically i believe when tabbing out of sc2 and maybe other games, not sure on details



Would be awesome if someone could link me the scene-switcher app


Simple scene switcher plugin http://obsproject.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1785
z0rz
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States350 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-07 03:31:19
October 07 2013 03:30 GMT
#1723
This is basically how you would want to setup the Scene Switcher for your needs: http://i.imgur.com/SUgh1OD.png

Whenever StarCraft II is the primary window, it will automatically switch to your "SC2" scene which should already have the game capture source setup for SC2. When it doesn't recognize any active window titles (i.e. when you minimize), it will switch to your "ETC" scene, which could be a picture or a Monitor Capture source for your desktop, etc.

If you want to add more games, just create a separate scene for each game (e.g. Dota2) and add a game capture source for that game. Then, just add the scene and appropriate window title in the plugin and it will automatically switch to the appropriate scene when you play any of your specified games.

(Note: just make sure you put the plugins in the right folders: 32-bit goes into Program Files\OBS\plugins, 64-bit goes into Program Files\OBS\64bit\plugins. It will be listed as "OBS Scene switcher" in your Plugins button in OBS.)
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ZeratuLsc2
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada426 Posts
October 08 2013 09:25 GMT
#1724
So I've been messing around with OBS, and have everything set up exactly as outlined in the OP, but when I do stream preview, and/or start streaming, all I get is a still image of my game screen. It doesn't matter if I use window capture, monitor capture, or game capture, it all does the same thing.
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22213 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-08 15:28:21
October 08 2013 14:24 GMT
#1725
I can't seem to stream Skype - using window capture gives me a black screen. Monitor capture does show it though. I'm running the 64-bit version. Running OBS as administrator.

Also, can someone summarise for me (because I'm noob), what effect bitrate has on the picture clarity, and cpu usage? I've got about 10mbit upload so I can go quite high on bitrate.
I'm running on an Intel i5 3210M @ 2.50Ghz. My base resolution is 1366*768 and I've downscaled it to 1092x614 with Lanczos filter and 30fps.

http://www.twitch.tv/ahswtini/b/468451040

The pause at ~10s was because I tabbed out.
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
z0rz
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States350 Posts
October 09 2013 04:02 GMT
#1726
Are you using a 2nd monitor with your laptop? Window Capture might not be able to capture a second window behind a fullscreen window (i.e. it won't capture Skype if you're playing fullscreen Hearthstone), but I'm not 100% positive on that. Maybe try running Hearthstone windowed and enable Aero*? (*Assuming you have Windows 7)

Bitrate affects picture quality (higher bitrate = higher quality) and has no effect on CPU usage. Twitch doesn't like when you go over 3500-4000kbps, so consider that a soft cap. If you're only playing games like Hearthstone (minimal motion/change in the scene), then there's really no need to use a high bitrate. If you use a high bitrate you may exceed some viewers' download speeds and they won't be able to watch your stream without lagging.

Also, you probably don't need to downscale the resolution for Hearthstone, but I'm not sure how much power a mobile i5 really has to offer. Text would be sharper if you didn't downscale (not that your stream looks bad, just small improvements :D). For other, more demanding games, you will most likely need to downscale.
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ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22213 Posts
October 09 2013 14:26 GMT
#1727
I don't have a second monitor. Hearthstone is already running in a window, still getting a black screen with Skype.

I'm going to stream a fair bit of Dota as well, and obviously don't want it to impact my game performance too much. However, current settings are fine. I'll up my bitrate from 1700 to 2300kbps. Thanks for the info1
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20345 Posts
October 09 2013 15:48 GMT
#1728
I think you need to be worried a bit for CPU usage on a weakish (laptop) dual core, so be a bit careful with dota if you are concerned for performance. You can lower CPU usage of dota by FPS capping i'd assume (if your FPS is really high, but it's probably not) and lower CPU usage from streaming by lowering resolution and FPS. Leave preset at Veryfast though. If game runs ok, and stream runs ok, you are probably good
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22213 Posts
October 09 2013 21:20 GMT
#1729
Game runs pretty good, played two full pretty intensive matches. I'll cap my FPS to 45, it used to be 60. I assume this shouldn't make a noticeable difference to me?
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20345 Posts
October 09 2013 21:31 GMT
#1730
I wouldn't bother with that, i just FPS cap games down to etc 90 if the FPS-cap implementation is good and they're running away to 600fps and using a bunch of CPU to do it like LoL does
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22213 Posts
October 09 2013 21:58 GMT
#1731
Hmm ok. Final question - does OBS record my mic input into Skype? I have the mic settings set to push to talk in OBS, but when I was streaming with a skype conversation open, I could hear my clicking and keyboard tapping and it was very loud. This was when I wasn't even holding the PTT button.
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13431 Posts
October 09 2013 23:16 GMT
#1732
On October 10 2013 06:58 ahswtini wrote:
Hmm ok. Final question - does OBS record my mic input into Skype? I have the mic settings set to push to talk in OBS, but when I was streaming with a skype conversation open, I could hear my clicking and keyboard tapping and it was very loud. This was when I wasn't even holding the PTT button.


PTT in OBS is probably just enabling the mic input, and since skype is activating the mic itself then OBS could be accepting the input? I don't know for sure but this is likely the case?
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Frigo
Profile Joined August 2009
Hungary1023 Posts
October 12 2013 16:04 GMT
#1733
Classic theme + UScreenCapture started slow rendering and tearing even outside SC in the past few days, anyone with the same problem?
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DusTerr
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
2520 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-12 18:59:01
October 12 2013 18:57 GMT
#1734
On October 10 2013 08:16 ZeromuS wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 10 2013 06:58 ahswtini wrote:
Hmm ok. Final question - does OBS record my mic input into Skype? I have the mic settings set to push to talk in OBS, but when I was streaming with a skype conversation open, I could hear my clicking and keyboard tapping and it was very loud. This was when I wasn't even holding the PTT button.


PTT in OBS is probably just enabling the mic input, and since skype is activating the mic itself then OBS could be accepting the input? I don't know for sure but this is likely the case?


I haven't used PTT, but if I have my mic muted on OBS it will not pick up my side of a skype call. I assume if PTT was used it would only pick up when activated. No chance the sounds were from your conversation (either whoever you were talking to was clicking or their mic picked up your output?)
WillyStrikeQc
Profile Joined October 2013
Canada1 Post
October 12 2013 19:43 GMT
#1735
I like open broadcaster software. I use to stream with OBS not with xsplit anymore since its free and its work very well for me, simple and good quality.

WillyStrikeQc
Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
October 12 2013 21:52 GMT
#1736
I have a question, I'm at 0.5 Mb/s upload speed

Does this mean I can't stream anything more than 480p?
maru lover forever
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20345 Posts
October 12 2013 22:49 GMT
#1737
You can stream pretty much anything (depending on cpu) more bitrate just makes it look better particularly in motion. If you tried to stream 1920x1080@48fps with 300kbit up, it would be unwatchable

Quite hard to stream with 0.5mbit up, you'd have to use like 300kbit video and 64-96kbit for audio, and probably a low resolution and FPS to make it look at all decent
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
October 13 2013 06:06 GMT
#1738
Yeah for my own attempts that's pretty much what happened. I couldn't stream anything that looked half good at 720p.
maru lover forever
ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13431 Posts
October 15 2013 16:08 GMT
#1739
Quick question, When I play games, there seems to be a black box surrounding all side of my broadcast. Curious as to why this is? I play games at 1600x900 because of my monitor, could that be why?

For example:
http://www.twitch.tv/zeromus_/b/470430828

Here I am playing Wolf Among Us and it has no windowed full screen option. I am using GameCap to stream this one.
StrategyRTS forever | @ZeromuS_plays | www.twitch.tv/Zeromus_
R1CH
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Netherlands10343 Posts
October 15 2013 16:10 GMT
#1740
Your aspect ratio is different to the Twitch player aspect ratio. This is a problem with the twitch player not expanding properly to fit the broadcast.
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