OBS Settings guide for non partners on Twitch.tv - http://twitch.tv/wasteduser

OK this is pretty much what my settings are after many test streams and viewer feedback, tends to offer minimal buffer to the majority of viewers.

I run a i7 4770k so I have a bit of CPU spare, this guide also assumes you have good enough upload speed e.g. 5mb Min upload (speedtest.net to check)

OBS software used 32bit on Win7 64bit (obsproject.com)

This guide is just for the x264 software encoder (x264>QuickSync>NVENC based on bitrate used)

This is not to give advice on how to set up scenes or stuff like that, check YouTube for many tutorials or OBS/Twitch help sections.

Always run OBS as Admin user (right click run as administrator) this will ensure it can capture the games correctly using game capture.


These settings assume everything else is at default or no setting ticked/set

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Settings/Encoding

Enable CBR ticked
Enable CBR padding ticked
Set your bit rate to 2200 <-- After lots of testing this bitrate gave good quality and least buffering for viewers
Audio encoding
Codec AAC
Bitrate 128
Format 48kHz
Channel Stereo

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Settings/Broadcast settings

Pick your closest geographical ingest server (FMS URL)
You can also use JTVping (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/tech-support/326034-jtvping-find-your-best-twitchtv-server)
This will show how your connection is to all the ingest servers, but usually closest is best

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Settings/Video (based on 1080p game screen)

Custom base resolution 1920x1080
Resolution downscale 1.5 (1280x720) <-- this is 720p the max you really want to use as a non partner
Filter Lanczos (best detail, 36 samples)
FPS 30

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Settings/Advanced

x264 Preset Very Fast <-- default and fine for most, more quality can be had by slowing it to Faster at the expense of CPU!
(The slower you take the option the more time OBS will spend rendering the frame using lots more CPU)
Encoding Profile Main
Keyframe Interval 2 seconds
Use CFR ticked

Hopefully these settings should help make your stream look and work better for more viewers

(PC i7 4770k CPU, GTX770, 16gb 2400 ram, OS SSD, Game SSD, Storage HDD, No swap file with 10mb on the upload)

Any feedback on these settings, send me a twitch message

Wasted