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Hey guys
With finally better internet i plan on streaming some gm sc2 zerg action but here is my problem. This is not a streaming problem but my bandwidth cap at 20gb per week. I know streaming takes alot of bandwidth so I'm wondering is there anyway to calculate how much bandwidth i will use per hour with my xsplit settings. If i go over 20gb i lose internet.
My comp specs
i5 2400
4gb g.skill ram
hd 5850
antec eco 450c
asrock h61m-vs
my xsplit settings
quality: 10
VBV max bitrate: 1mbps
VBV buffer: 2mbps
resolution: 1088x612(16 ) 16 : 9 my monitor resolution: 1600x900(16) 16 : 9
fps: 20
![[image loading]](http://www.speedtest.net/result/1480057132.png)
if there are any settings i can change for better quality with lower bandwidth please tell me. I want to figure out how much i can stream because i am required to do so
thanks
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This is what I currently use.
http://addgadget.com/network_meter/
It measures both upload and download bandwidth for EVERYTHING that you're doing and you can see your bandwidth consumption live. It should be a useful tool in figuring out how much bandwidth you're using.
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If my math is correct, streaming at 1mbps for 1 hour would use roughly 450 megabytes of bandwidth. Therefor 20 gigs should last just about 44 hours with no other internet use. It could be more depending on overhead or less if there is compression involved in xsplit streaming, you're best off using a bandwidth tool as Lmui mentioned.
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You could try using adobe FMLE and getting a lower quality (perhaps 400-500 kbps?) with h.264 codec.
Thou i would not recomend streaming with a 20 gb cap ( how is it you have such a great speed and a cap?!).
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On September 13 2011 18:30 iloveav wrote:
You could try using adobe FMLE and getting a lower quality (perhaps 400-500 kbps?) with h.264 codec.
Thou i would not recomend streaming with a 20 gb cap ( how is it you have such a great speed and a cap?!).
Looks like he's on school internet, they probably cap it to discourage torrenting/streaming.
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On September 13 2011 20:05 godulous wrote:Show nested quote +On September 13 2011 18:30 iloveav wrote:
You could try using adobe FMLE and getting a lower quality (perhaps 400-500 kbps?) with h.264 codec.
Thou i would not recomend streaming with a 20 gb cap ( how is it you have such a great speed and a cap?!). Looks like he's on school internet, they probably cap it to discourage torrenting/streaming.
He is in Canada.
I don't know about Toronto, but here in Qc, i'm capped at 35go per month and it cost me 10$ per go if i bust it... and it's directly with my ISP.
Internet is a scam here in Canada.
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There's no option to remove of increase the cap? Sounds horrible. I wouldn't last a week.
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On September 13 2011 20:26 nam nam wrote:
There's no option to remove of increase the cap? Sounds horrible. I wouldn't last a week.
Dont speak for all canadians. I live in Alberta and get great internet. I have a 400gig cap which I regularly exceed and never get charged for. I'm on a 50down 3up connection right now with shaw.
I've had access to 100down here in Calgary for about 2 years now. This 50/3 connection isnt even that expensive. 2 years ago it used to be 15/1 and they've slowly updated it with the rest of the world with only a 5$/month price increase on the transition between 15 to 50.. Currently have access to 250down.
http://www.shaw.ca/Internet/
A 50/3 connection costs $30 a month for 6 months, and it's quite a good price for TV/Internet/Phone here in Calgary. My bill comes to about $110 for all three (HD PVR + 2 extra activated cable boxes).
I think if you're getting plans like that, you need to put more pressure on your local government and telecommunication businesses... Looks like theres no competition so no reason to improve.
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On September 13 2011 20:27 Phayze wrote:Show nested quote +On September 13 2011 20:26 nam nam wrote:
There's no option to remove of increase the cap? Sounds horrible. I wouldn't last a week. Dont speak for all canadians. I live in Alberta and get great internet. I have a 400gig cap which I regularly exceed and never get charged for. I'm on a 50down 3up connection right now with shaw. I think if you're getting plans like that, you need to put more pressure on your local government and telecommunication businesses... Looks like theres no competition so no reason to improve.
Well, don't speak for all the Canadian either, then. Most of us have crappy internet plan. Every one from Qc is in the same boat as me, and I think it's pretty much the same in the Ontario and in the Manitoba.
Alberta is the richest province in all the canada, by far. So... yeah... you are lucky. Doesn't mean that it is the norm.
But well, like you said when there's not much competition...
And it's not like we can do a thing about it. The gouvernement don't care at all about "download cap" 
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Some of Quebec actually has just as good internet as those out in the west and east since there's FTTH and unlimited... and even if you don't, your caps are generally much higher than that of Ontario's.
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Well, the bitrate sets the number of bits per second that your video stream transfers. Setting that to max 1 Mbps means you have a maximum of 3600 Mbph, or 3600/8=440MB/h. That is dismissing the html overhead, which is negligible compared to this.
Just adding this to the poster above's reply to give a verification of his math.
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You cannot calculate it precisely. The streams bitrate is variable depending on what happens on the screen, so the ie. 1 Mbit/s cannot simply be multiplied into hours - sometimes the output will be 0.4 Mbit/s, some times 1.4 Mbit/s. There is no fundamental average, since it depends on what happens on the screen (it's very individual at least). The only accurate and useful thing to do, is to use a bandwidth monitor such as the two suggested in this thread. I know DUMeter even allows for a warning when nearing a set limit. Install the app, monitor it for a week or two, then you'll know what to expect. 
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