Then go up to the previous one that didn't have that issue. Keep noting the quality difference until you notice that your CPU encoding is overloading or that there's lagging in game/on stream. Drop the CPU Usage Preset to 'Superfast' and do the same thing.

However, you'll notice your picture might look a bit pixelated and lower quality. Start with your encoding speed (Preferences > Output > Output Mode: Advanced > CPU Usage Preset) at Ultrafast, and try to stream and play a game. This is one of the hardest ones to configure.

You'll want a lower resolution higher fps stream for games like FPS's or cinematic games with a lot of movement.Įncoding Speed. You want a higher resolution lower fps stream for games like Hearthstone or WoW that are largely static.

1080p 30fps or 720p 60fps is most likely your ideal resolution. I would set it at 6500 kbps for now since you are new at this. Twitch has removed the 6500kbps cap for streamers to stream with, but also has hinted that going too much higher than that wont yield quality improvement results. So first, there is no such thing as 'best possible stream settings.' However, here are the parameters you should toy around with:īitrate.

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