How To FIX Your Laggy Stream! - Fix Dropped Frames, Best Encoder, And Bitrate Settings!
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2024
- If you're struggling to fix your laggy stream, then the first step is to understand what type of lag or stuttering is happening to your stream!
This video talks about how to figure out what is causing your laggy stream, and also how to fix dropped frames, lagged frames, and skipped frames! While also understanding what the best bitrate settings and best encoder settings are for your stream.
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What Bitrate Should I Use For Streaming?
The easiest way to understand bitrate is by calling what it actually is, your upload speed to the Twitch servers.
Now you’ll need a higher bitrate depending on how high quality you want your stream to be, this means 1080p 60 frames per second will need a bitrate of 6000, which roughly equals 6megabits upload speed on your end being taken up
By lowering your resolution and framerate, you can make it a lot easier to stream, for example, if you set your base canvas size to 1920x1080, but change your output to 1280x720 otherwise known as 720p you drop down to only needing a bitrate of 4500 or 4.5megabits.
If you still want 1080, you can even just lower your framerate from 60fps to 30fps and then adjust to 4500bitrate.
For more information visit this Bitrate graph: stream.twitch.tv/
🕘Timestamps:
0:00 Video Start
00:30 Introduction
01:50 How Does Bitrate Work For Streaming?
02:20 What Bitrate Should I Use For Streaming?
03:35 How To Get Access To Twitch Quality Options
04:20 Why You SHOULDN'T Stream At 1080P
05:05 What Is The Best Encoder For Streaming?
06:00 FREE Animated Twitch Overlays For Download
06:25 How To Tell If You Have Dropped Frames, Skipped Frames, Or Lagged Frames In Streamlabs OBS
07:05 How To Tell If You Have Dropped Frames, Skipped Frames, Or Lagged Frames In OBS Studio
08:00 How To Fix Lagged Frames In OBS Studio and Streamlabs OBS!
09:25 How To Fix Skipped Frames In OBS Studio and Streamlabs OBS!
10:50 How To Fix Dropped Frames In OBS Studio and Streamlabs OBS!
What Is The BEST Encoder For Streamer?
The best encoder for streaming depends heavily on your computer's hardware, the two main options are x264 and Nvidia NVENC.
The major difference here is x264 uses your CPU and it can be very taxing, but Nvidia NVENC uses a special chip on your Graphics card, it is a different part of your graphics card and has nothing to do with your game performance so it won’t hurt your gameplay and vice versa, but not every graphics card is NVENC capable. Elgato has a great list and tool to help find if yours is capable
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**PLEASE READ**
I made a few mistakes or wasn't clear in this video, so I want to clarify and clear up some things!
1. You can stream 1080p 60fps and use a bitrate lower than 6000, but you will have lower quality than other 1080p60fps streams.
2. You can stream with a higher bitrate than Twitch's soft cap 6000, going up to 8000 as the hard cap but I didn't want to confuse people by explaining the tiny quality difference between 6000 and 8000. I still recommend for your own internet speeds to do 6000 if you are only wanting to do 1080p60, plus it gives room for your bitrate to fluctuate up above 6000 but not hit the hard cap.
3. I jumbled my words and called 6000 bitrate the equivalent to 6megabytes, I meant to say megabits but I think most people understood this. I also wasn't clear about Twitch quality options, I called them "encoding options" but the actual process is called Transcoding, but the information works the same!
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🕘Timestamps:
0:00 Video Start
00:30 Introduction
01:50 How Does Bitrate Work For Streaming?
02:20 What Bitrate Should I Use For Streaming?
03:35 How To Get Access To Twitch Quality Options
04:20 Why You SHOULDN'T Stream At 1080P
05:05 What Is The Best Encoder For Streaming?
06:00 FREE Animated Twitch Overlays For Download
06:25 How To Tell If You Have Dropped Frames, Skipped Frames, Or Lagged Frames In Streamlabs OBS
07:05 How To Tell If You Have Dropped Frames, Skipped Frames, Or Lagged Frames In OBS Studio
08:00 How To Fix Lagged Frames In OBS Studio and Streamlabs OBS!
09:25 How To Fix Skipped Frames In OBS Studio and Streamlabs OBS!
10:50 How To Fix Dropped Frames In OBS Studio and Streamlabs OBS!
what settings do we use if we use something in between 720 and 1080
which social media should i dm you on for i can send you a clip of how my stream lags hopefully you can help me identify the problem please help.
hi i have been have a lot of problems with my my fps droping and and my bitrate droping i have tried a lot of ways to fix it do you think you can help me,plz
So i tried to stream dying light 2 using my 3060ti, my game was running at about 55fps, my render lag during the stream was over 30% and my fps was 30fps'ish and very unwatchable. The stream i was at 1080/60, i had it at 6k bitrate and even went up to 12k and didnt help. I also tried cpu as encoder and render lag didnt go down but fps wen up about 20% to about 40ish.
THANK YOU so much!! I've been having trouble with lagged frames for months and couldn't figure it out. This video made everything so simple and combined several ideas I'd tried separately without success. I'm so happy I can start streaming more games!!
Your channel is the most helpful tutorial channel from all I've perused. I'm a beginner...you explain things so a beginner can understand. So many content creators forget what they didn't know...you seem to remember.
Watching this as a VTuber and this really helps to see my options because there is almost always a chance that a single game, on top of whatever tracking software I use and the streaming software, is gonna tank the stream, so I've been trying to find the balance and be sure of what I can do to fix it. I've hit a bit of a run around though by just messing with my tracking software or the game, so knowing there are stream options that can possibly alleviate this is wonderful to know about. Thank You so much!
every time I have an issue related to my stream whether that be creating ideas or technical issues I can always count on Eljay's content to help me solve it. just recently I had an issue related to frames dropping on stream and as soon as I went trhough with the recommendations made the stream cleared up in an instant. thank you so much for putting out this content.
my framerate is smooth but as soon as there is rapid motion compression kicks in and it gets visually choppier, any fix? its not bitrate
I swear Eljay keeps tabs on my streams and posts videos about what I'm going to need!!
...No.... Stop asking questions you don't need the answers to! #earlygang!
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Thanks so much for all your videos. Such a friendly approach, information is always clear and helpful.
You’re trully the best stream helper out there. Everybody acts like we all know what those terms means but I had no idea about most of them. Thank you so much! Now I can make my own settings for my own build! 💜
Thank you for such in depth info! Fixed all my issues streaming my switch!
This has been one of my biggest problems I've been having with streaming, it makes so much more sense now. Thank you so much!
So glad!
Hey man wanted to thank you for the information regarding resolution for affiliates. Been looking for that for months now and couldn’t find an answer to my questions. Quality video brudda. Keep up the great content.
Just went through all my settings and I really really hope it helps! I’ve been streaming for a little over a month and I wasn’t dealing with lag or dropped frames much until very recently. I hope everything I’ve done helps!
Ran into this exact problem and was bugging out on what to do for my stream tonight. Fantastic timing, ty!
Thanks for the twitch bitrate guide I had no idea and I can tell it will be a life saver
I've been trying to figure out for weeks why my stream is so laggy. I kept trying to stream 1080p60fps. My pc could handle it. Had good internet. Still laggy all the time in stream.
Of all the things Id read or watched, none talked about twitch forcing me down to 720p and causing lag when trying to stream 1080 as a new streamer. Dropped to 720p30 and 720p60 and no lag. Its all good. Thank you brother. That fixed my issue, and the rest of the video gave some great tips for setting up to get it even better. Much love, may the gods bless you.
I'm with everyone else, I've just started having these issues. Your videos are a life saver. Thanks man!
Glad to hear it! Hope it helps even if the guide is a bit basic! :)
Your videos have been so damn helpful man. Word for word. Decided to start streaming on PS5. And all the el gato settings and OBS settings were confusing as heck. You made it easy for me to understand. Thank you sir 🙌🏽
once again your videos may have helped me. I have been fighting this issue since I got my new graphics card which is nvidia, I always ran amd till now. couldn't figure it out and caused so much stress. I will test out the settings on that twitch page and see if things work correctly. Love your channel.
Always helpful, thanks again :)
Eljay you should know you are helpen people on a devine level.
it motivates me so much everytime I see one of these video's and it is helpen me trough these rough times with what all is going on in the world.
Respect to all you are doing for the community of streamers
I appreciate that mate, nothing special here though, just doing my best :)
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thank you so much!! this fixed all my problems. very informative video!! thank you thank you 😭😭
I honestly can't find a better youtuber that helps as much as you do. Your videos are so easy to understand and are very useful and worth watching. Will always drop a like on them too! Thank you 😎❤
Great video that cleared up alot, thank you!
Been here for a while subbed bro, just got my first pc thank you for the tips my boy I appreciate it!
You are so helpful in so many ways , truly appreciate it .
Hey eljay ive been planning on becoming a streamer for some time now and ive been watching your videos for a few days now and thanks to you i think im ready! I know itll be a lot of work but hopefully it works out 💪🏻 thanks alot :)
Very helpful, very understandable, and great presentation!
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Yo Eljay, have absolutely binged all your videos recently and I just hit affiliate after a week of streaming and got raided for 50 viewers last night so I heavily appreciate all your help. Was hoping you could make a comprehensive guide on how to keep growing past affiliate (emotes, badges, sub/tip/follow goals). Keep it up, and thanks again.
Want to say Thank you so much for the video, this fixed the problem I was having with a couple games skipping frames!
One time you talked about keeping a positive attitude during your stream and I was wondering if you could do a video on how to maintain a positive community/vibe because even that one little clip was really inspiring for me and actually helped the quality of my stream a lot :D
I needed that video the streams just made a massive upgrade!!
Thanks man 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is the exact stuff I need to know!!! I I finally have decent (ish) Internet - for Australia anyway... but still it’s not great and my current laptop isn’t that great but I wanna start somewhere and just give some entertainment to people and have a crack at it! So knowing more about all this and the why and how is amazing I’ve been watching so much of your stuff recently u are a legend and I will definitely be shouting you out in my twitch and UA-cam descriptions all the time
fixed my problem instantly thank u brotha
Really important topic, took me a lot of time to figure out how to stream properly (about 6-7 streams) and that answers most of it!
Hopefully it helps some beginners and anyone in need! :)
Great info content..thanks💪😉
very informative, it really helped!
Thank you, your videos have helped me tons :D
Great video as always, haven't had too much issues with majority of games I stream. Would love to take a look around the discord to see more tips and tricks!
dude, this is gold.. wow. thanks.
This was a very helpful video thank and way better than the other videos 😅
Very informative. Thank you
Thank you so much your channel is amazing
thank you for your help i hope this works for my streams wish me good luck
Really enjoying these tips, thank you Eljay! Hope to see ya in stream!
Also, can you make a vid on how to blur the background of a c922? I love the way that looks on streams and want it for my streams... but can’t find out how to do it.
FINALLY I needed this ^^
Thank you so much for this video!! It helped me out so much. When I went in to change my bitrate it was automatically set to 1000... Far less then what my computer and internet would allow. If it weren't for this video I would have been struggling to figure it out!
Hey Elijah, love your videos defiantly making my life easier in the streaming world! Quick question will yo ever do a video for console streamers?
Thank you so much!! Great information!
This made me open my eyes so much to certain things I didn't realize or know about. I'm an average of 3 viewers away from affiliate and CONSTANTLY get 1-3 people to join other Tham my friends watching and then within 60 seconds they're gone. And I figured it was because I'm not good enough or something, and it really could be, but I have my settings way to high for my internet. Though it works for my friends and myself. A lot of people may not be able to watch it. There's more you said too but thanks so much for this video
Thank you for this
Eljay you huge beauty, as always coming in clutch with another video that I desperately needed
Hope it helps! Just doing my best! #earlygang
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This was absolutely perfect thank you so so much!
Glad it helped! :)
Thx I was so helpful
Eljay! I just wanted to thank you for all the great content and advice. I started streaming April 3rd. I hit affiliate 6 days later on April 9th. I am not even kidding. I was very lucky with raids and supported by one of the greatest communities ever in my opinion, the geoguessr community, but I still thought hitting affiliate in less than a week was just absolutely insane. I still watch a ton of these videos and check back to see if I can implement any more pearls of wisdom you have to offer. Next step, Partner!!
Smashing it mate! Remember, don't aim straight for Partner, aim for stepping stones so you can check goals off and see progress on your way! :)
@@StreamScheme yes!! Haha thanks for the reminder. I have to set smart goals. You’re the best! Appreciate your channel, it is very nice of you to help out everyone getting started on their twitch journey
this video has been so helpful holy cow
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Glad I could help!
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Keep up the good work!
This is legit perfect timing. This week's the first time ever I've been dropping frames, so bad that I've had to cut my streams short.
Get out of my mind Eljay 😶
Hahahaha I'm not in your mind... I .... anyway, #earlygang
😳😳😳
Also also, nutty is awesome! Def some great tutes he's put out there
I was having big time stream relay issues with the video getting uber choppy early on. I configured A LOT of settings and watched a ton of videos on what settings are optimal based on your internet speed and the resolution of your video output. I haven't had many issues since, been pretty darn good actually. I decreased my scaled video output resolution, but kept my native resolution at 1080p. I also started using CBR for streaming (not recording).........that made a HUGE difference!
yeah thats a fix too, less load on the GPU to resize the stream, so changing resoloution eg to 1080 than stream 1080 is better for the gpu rather than 1440 > 1080, that can depend on the types of games your playing too, eg battle royal games will need all resources compared to a basic single player or low gfx games like fall guys
@@mynuggets_oz779 Man I haven't streamed in a minute lol.....doing it on this HP laptop has been killing me. So painful I just stopped for a while, looking to build my desktop soon!
you always make the best videos!
Just what I needed, when I needed it, tysm 🥺🥺💗
Good luck, hope it helps!
@@StreamScheme working on it rn, tysm! your content is easily my favorite to watch when i need help or just when i need something to watch ;P
imma try this tonight for skipped frames. i thought it was all my bitrate but i was wrong!! I appreciate the video cuz i rly needed it.
AWESOME INFORMATION
Loved the video as usual Eljay. Quick question have you done a video or even a section within a video about playing a new game on stream? I am streaming Terraria atm but want to start playing stardew valley in a few weeks so was just wondering the best way to go about that?
Thank you so much brother
THANK YOU SO MUCH YOUR VIDEOS ARE SO BEYOND HELPFUL
Glad you like them! Hope they can help! :)
quality content as always!
THANK YOU!!!!!!
The final tip on this video thread the hole in the needle for me. Thanks man.
THANK YOU! now I know what I’m doing when I go into my obs settings. My pc isn’t good rn but when I get a new one I won’t screw something up :D
Remember it is about testing and learning the settings, it all comes down to your hardware! :) #earlygang!
FINALLY thank you!!
This helped me out so much thank you
No frames dropped
No frames skipped
No frames missed
How do you keep making such incredibly USEFUL content??? Are you reading my mind ...or my search history? How did you know this is what im struggling with??
Great video thanks
Seriously how did you know I needed this? Literally this past weekend I noticed my stream has been blurry even know I have a beast of a pc. Hopefully this one helps!
If none of this helps then follow-up question, are you on Streamlabs OBS? Check your advanced settings > Turn off dynamic bitrate.
@@StreamScheme I haven't gone through changes yet I will later after work but yes I do use streamlabs and if thats that's option that says "dynamically change bitrate when dropping frames while streaming" then yes I do have that unchecked. To gives context I have a 3900x and 5700xt I use medium and I currently use 1080p by 60 fps at 6,000 for bitrate. Again I still have to watch your video. So I won't ask anymore questions until I do but thanks for the response!
@@StreamScheme okay I actually got time to watch and it seems like I have the right setup. Is there anything that I'm missing that would help the clarity? I don't have any issues lagging, should I use a higher bitrate like 8,000? I do want to note that I like 1080p just because I like to use the stream footage for youtube so I don't want to use 720p (if that makes sense). Thanks in advance! Could also be a great video idea if you haven't done it already.
Edit: Just heard you said Twitch caps it at 6,000 so nevermind for that. Also I'm running about 11 up and 91 down speeds
@@StreamScheme should I use the "optimized encoder settings" or uncheck that before streaming? Does this just negate all of my changes to the stream and set them automatically?
Technically if you want to get techy, 8000 is the hard cap but 6000 is the soft cap and all you need to get good quality 1080p.
Plus with your upload speed it’s better to add some headroom, so 6000 is fine :)
And no I believe that just adds a few caps and checks in place, I don’t believe it batters too much at your settings.
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Hey Eljay I just started on twitch last week and I’m at 22 followers. Thanks for all of your help so far.
Nothing to do with me, just your own hard work! #earlygang
thank you
I’ve always wanted to stream and I finally figured out how to set everything up and recently I noticed that my stream was dropping frames here and there nothing that makes it unwatchable just enough for me to notice so hopefully this video helps me fix it
It’s so FUCKING scary how the algorithm KNOWS what I need and when I need it. I didn’t even search for this tutorial. I opened my phone and it popped up 3rd video. I love you’re content man!
Hey man ,love the vide! Could drop one on how to properly setup an elgato card using streamlabs. More on the software and settings
thank you very much for help
Thanks Legend
thank u I hope this will help, my stream was lagging so hard today I. Also thx for making this content as a small streamer i appreciate it
STOP READING MY MIND. A viewer of mine was talking about the quality of the stream on Saturday, and you just made this video. Nice video btw
YOU FIXED MY PROBLEMS!!! Some games would work just fine while others were awful. I always wondered why but switching it to 720 was the trick. You glorious bastard you. THANK YOU!
Oh I am so glad!
Thank you so much! My viewers would complain and end up leaving because they could never get a steady stream from me! Hope this fixes it.
Good luck! Hope the video solved the issues! :)
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Glad I could help!
Thanks for all the information. I forget where I have the settings at in SLOBS - I'll have to double check if it aligns with your suggestions. Somehow there's often a lot of things that show under task manager that I get rid of, not sure what it all is. ^^ It definitely helps things run better, though.
Thanks man, this was really helpful!... I mean, i still need to run tests but thanks anyway!
Testing is the most important part! Hopefully as you test you'll be able to find the section of this that helps you! :) #earlygang
thanks for this!
my bitrate was on 10k!
Bro, you are a legend, your other video got my whack ass mic sounding like pro studio thing haha
Oh mate just happy to hear the videos helped!
@@StreamSchemeGods work bro haha! Tysm
This video has helped me so so much, I can't begin to express.
I could not work out why certain games of mine were dropping frames but you made it so easy to understand.
Thank you!!
I’m so glad! Heck yeah Shelma!