How to get Livestreaming to work well in canada?

[Flatflyer]

Hey guys, I was thinking about doing some video game livestreams but when I was trying to set it up the connection it gave me was in the US somewhere and the quality of the stream was horrible and it had a huge delay.
do any of you guys know how I can Livestream from Canada without sucky quality?

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[Muzzles56]

The quality is determined from your broadcasting settings. What program are you using?
As for the delay, if you are using twitch, its a twitch thing. You cant reduce it, i dont think. I cant change mine anyway

[Mariofan1701]

I use OBS.

[Flatflyer]

The quality is determined from your broadcasting settings. What program are you using?

I'm Using Xsplit.

[Muzzles56]

I would get OBS. It's free and works the same way as Xsplit. You need to buy a license for Xsplit to use a lot of features that result in good quality video ouput

[Flatflyer]

Alright I got OBS but How do I get it to link with my Twitch?
I have no idea what I'm doing :|

[Mariofan1701]

Alright I got OBS but How do I get it to link with my Twitch?
I have no idea what I'm doing :|

do you know how to get your stream key
if not watch a OBS tut video

[Blockzillahead]

whats with the new hip trend of streaming games?

[otto-san]

if your internet speed is bad livestreaming isn't going to work anyway, that could be the real issue here

obv there's going to be like a 10s delay absolute best-case scenario regardless

whats with the new hip trend of streaming games?

it's the same hip trend as live television and sports events except it's video games on the internet

[Muzzles56]

Alright I got OBS but How do I get it to link with my Twitch?
I have no idea what I'm doing :|

Step 1: Get your stream key
Go here: http://www.twitch.tv/<Your channel name here>/dashboard/streamkey

Click "Show Key" and copy to your clipboard

Step 2: Set up OBS
Type in a name into Setting Profile, this could be something like "Twitch" so you know what site you are going to stream on if you have profiles set up for vaughnlive or other sites. Mine are set to the channels I want to stream on, as I have keys to multiple. This is optional, but keeps you organised


Step 2 i: Encoding
Set up your encoding settings, Keep bitrate at a good size. Too high and your viewers will lag as they have more to download. Too low and your quality will look like crap. I use 1500 kb/s video encoding and 320 audio bitrate


Step 2 ii: Broadcast Settings
Here is where you paste your Stream Key which will show up in password format (bullet points as characters). Make sure you select "Live Stream" mode, or you will just record a video file. You can change your delay here, but isnt a good idea, twitch already puts on a huge delay. My settings:

Set everything else up as you wish.

Step 2 iii: Video
Just choose your graphics card, base resolution and downscaling. Dont downscale too much, as your quality, again, will look terrible. Dont put it too high or your viewers will have more stuff to download. Do not do a 1080p, 60fps stream, unless you have a high internet. Otherwise, your viewers will have trouble buffering the video.


Step 2 iv: Audio
Just set up your microphone here. I use push to talk, but that is just me.


Step 2 v: Advanced
I just ignored this, I didnt need to use anything from it, but take a look and see if anything there could be useful to you.

Step 3: Stream
Just stream and see if the quality looks fine. Ask a few friends to check it out instead of making a post saying "Test my quality". Keep fiddling with things until stuff works out

Note: If you have a bad internet connection or a low bandwidth cap, do not livestream. You need a fast internet connection and livestreaming can eat up your bandwidth quite quickly based on your settings.

I hope this helps. If you have any questions, just shoot me a PM and I will try to answer.
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[Ipquarx]

320kb/s AAC audio??? loving stuff dude you dont need more than 128kb/s for it to sound literally flawless

[Muzzles56]

320kb/s AAC audio??? loving stuff dude you dont need more than 128kb/s for it to sound literally flawless

When I had it at 128 people told me the audio was crap, so I increased it and people didn't say anything afterwards