will new computer help quality?

[romanholiday]

my internet is quite good, it has 37.5 download speed and 6.61 upload speed. However, today i cammed for like an hour and had only like 8 viewers. I search myself up through my phone and my stream was SUPER SLOW. I was moving so lagged and slow, cb did say my frames were low but i didnt know it would look THAT BAD. I have a macbook air, do you think the computer is the problem? i was thinking of getting an acer predator helios 300 computer but im scared the quality will be as bad after paying for it. Will the quality improve with that computer? Thanks!

 

[Nigerian Prince]

What are your OBS output/video settings? They could be the reason you are getting lag. What are the specs of your laptop, and also does it run hot when you are streaming?

 

[romanholiday]

What are your OBS output/video settings? They could be the reason you are getting lag. What are the specs of your laptop, and also does it run hot when you are streaming?

ok! ill tell you through private message

 

[AmberCutie]

ok! ill tell you through private message

why does that need to be private? posting it here might help others with your situation.

 

[romanholiday]

why does that need to be private? posting it here might help others with your situation.

ooh since i dont know much about tech i was scared this info was considered personal info
so here it is:

my obs output is: video bitrate=1650kbps, my base canvas resolution is 1920x1080, my output resolution is 640x360, my common FPS values is 30.
my laptop specs are: processor= 1,6 GHz inter core i5 of double nucleus, memory= 8GB 2133 MHz, graphics= inter UHD graphics 617 1536 MB, storage= 28,94GB available

 

[mike_aussie]

Output resolution and bitrate are super low. I don't even watch cams that are lower than 720p because they look too blurry to me. My OBS is set to 1080p/30fps/6000kbps but I have a good PC and a C922 webcam.

Your laptop could be better but all you need is one with a decent processor and webcam.

How do I set up OBS?

Open Broadcasting Software (OBS) is an open source streaming software which provides broadcasters control to configure stream settings and customizable plugins so they can enhance viewer experience...

support.chaturbate.com

You could also try generating a new streaming key on the CB broadcast page and updating that in OBS, as well as switching to the Global Backup Server.

 

[romanholiday]

Output resolution and bitrate are super low. I don't even watch cams that are lower than 720p because they look too blurry to me. My OBS is set to 1080p/30fps/6000kbps but I have a good PC and a C922 webcam.

Your laptop could be better but all you need is one with a decent processor and webcam.

How do I set up OBS?

Open Broadcasting Software (OBS) is an open source streaming software which provides broadcasters control to configure stream settings and customizable plugins so they can enhance viewer experience...

support.chaturbate.com

You could also try generating a new streaming key on the CB broadcast page and updating that in OBS, as well as switching to the Global Backup Server.

i changed my video output to 6000kbps, my output resolution to 1920x1080 and my common fps value to 60. I did a streaming test and my bitrate kept oscillating all the way from 5000kbps to 1620 and in between. my frame rate also went from 63fps and then dropped to 0 quickly and then back up again. Anyone knows whats wrong?

 

[mike_aussie]

i changed my video output to 6000kbps, my output resolution to 1920x1080 and my common fps value to 60. I did a streaming test and my bitrate kept oscillating all the way from 5000kbps to 1620 and in between. my frame rate also went from 63fps and then dropped to 0 quickly and then back up again. Anyone knows whats wrong?

I think your upload speed to is too low. Try 720p/30fps/4000-5000kbps.

 

[romanholiday]

I think your upload speed to is too low. Try 720p/30fps/4000-5000kbps.

ok i changed it how you said only that my video output at 5000kbps. It worked better than before, although it did oscillate again. my bitrate kept passing the low threshold and my fps too. do you think it has to do with my internet speed? what would be the ideal upload speed? i did buy a ethernet cable hope that works better!

 

[mike_aussie]

I have 20mbps upload so that gives me a lot of leeway with my settings. 4000-5000kbps should be enough but I set it a bit higher to allow for dips.

You can experiment with the encoder, rate control, downscale filter, quality preset etc to balance visuals vs performance. I have buffering disabled because it creates lag between what you do and what the user sees but it could help. Disable Look-Ahead and Psycho Visual Tuning. Set the Keyframe Interval and Max B-frames to 2

 

[romanholiday]

I have 20mbps upload so that gives me a lot of leeway with my settings. 5000kbps is enough but I set it a bit higher to allow for dips.

You can experiment with the encoder, rate control, downscale filter, quality preset etc to balance visuals vs performance. I have buffering disabled because it creates lag between what you do and what the user sees but it could help. Disable Look-Ahead and Psycho Visual Tuning. Set the Keyframe Interval and Max B-frames to 2

are you refering to OBS? cause my obs doesnt have that many stuff, where do i find all that?

 

[mike_aussie]

Version 26 of OBS. These are settings for almost maximum visual quality... but you can start there and work your way backwards until performance is good.

 

[romanholiday]

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Version 26 of OBS

oh wow, i dont have that in mine, maybe bc mine is ios. Also, i changed the encoder and now my stream quality is amazing!! thank u so much! Also, the stream is really behind, do you know how to fix that?

 

[mike_aussie]

Disable stream delay if it isn't already. Mine is about 5-6 seconds behind which is normal. Any more than 10 seconds can be annoying.

 

[mike_aussie]

View attachment 86032
which one is it?

On the Advanced page

 

[AmberCutie]

I think your upload speed to is too low. Try 720p/30fps/4000-5000kbps.

I would do this at 3000kbps.

 

[romanholiday]

On the Advanced page

how do i access it?

 

[melezouriou]

As to the original question hardware question, the Acer Predator Helios 300 would certainly increase stability but your upload speed is rather low and you'll be bottlenecked because of it, you won't have much increase in quality and for just stability it's a bit overkill. Before making such a substantial hardware investment i'd advice to look into improving internet, if that proves impossible a more sensible and less expensive laptop might be better match.

 

[AmberCutie]

how do i access it?

He showed it on his screenshots, left side menu.

 

[romanholiday]

He showed it on his screenshots, left side menu.

On the Advanced page

ok i did it! thanks!

 

[pleasurecamsnl]

my internet is quite good, it has 37.5 download speed and 6.61 upload speed. However, today i cammed for like an hour and had only like 8 viewers. I search myself up through my phone and my stream was SUPER SLOW. I was moving so lagged and slow, cb did say my frames were low but i didnt know it would look THAT BAD. I have a macbook air, do you think the computer is the problem? i was thinking of getting an acer predator helios 300 computer but im scared the quality will be as bad after paying for it. Will the quality improve with that computer? Thanks!

Macbooks aint the best option for camming.
It takes some tweaking to get OBS running stable.
Helped a friend with her macbook a while back and it took me a few hours to get everything running smooth.
Depending on which GPU you have it can help to install some encoder extensions

 

[Walkergrogan]

i was thinking of getting an acer predator helios 300 computer

i bought it and its so freaking good, I highly recommend