streaming setup for super metroid relay race

first, the information: you'll not be streaming to your normal twitch channel, you'll be streaming to an rtmp server that will then be streamed to the twitch.tv/speedgaming channel

if you have any questions at all about the following steps, PLEASE contact an admin as soon as possible to resolve these issues BEFORE the start of the relay

this is all assuming you're using OBS studio, if you're using xsplit I can find someone else to help you out. if you're using obs classic... switch.

pictures: http://imgur.com/a/1uqtl

step 1: create a new profile, lets call it "relay"

step 2: in settings, under "stream," select stream type "Custom Streaming Server."

step 3: the URL will be " rtmp://stream.speedga.me/in/ "

step 4: stream key setup: the following list will name you and then your stream key, please be sure to put it in correctly

team 1  			category		stream key

azder				low sm			1
screevo				ad alttp		11
jro					any sm			111
erior				nmg alttp		1111
fsg					low alttp		11111
whitemagebecky		100 sm			111111

Team 2

ponk				low sm			2
apathyduck			ad alttp		22
qty					any sm			222
lui					nmg alttp		2222
chexhuman			low alttp		22222
jack				100 sm			222222

team 3

kipp				low sm			3
christos			ad alttp		33
freyas				any sm			333
lanxion				nmg alttp		3333
fricker				low alttp		33333
canadianowl			100 sm			333333

team 4

andrew				low sm			4
gerdo				ad alttp		44
keku				any sm			444
oase28				nmg alttp		4444
daotmb				low alttp		44444
sweetnumb			100 sm			444444


step 5: under video settings, your base (canvas) resolution will be 640x480, and the output (scaled) resolution will be the exact same

step 6: also under video settings, set your FPS to 60

step 7: under output, please limit your bitrate to no more than 1500, and audio bitrate to no more than 160

step 8: create a brand new scene, lets call it "relayscene"

step 9: add your gamefeed source, whether its your capture card or emulator window capture. please add no other sources, including but not limited to, streamlabs alerts, timers, webcams, or chat overlays.

step 10: mute EVERYTHING but your game audio, if you are using desktop audio, please be sure to try to have nothing else potentially play over your desktop audio besides game audio

step 11: crop your gamefeed to the exact, or more or less exact, pixels of the game feed, removing all black border from capture cards, and window/menus from emulators.  right click your gamefeed source, and select "filters."  Under "Effect filters," add a crop filter, and just use the arrow keys to crop until you remove the black borders. I recommend not using super metroid as your testing source for cropping black bars, either use 240p testing suite, SMW, or ALTTP, as those all have much clearer border lines.

step 12: Same as above, but add a scaling filter and set the resolution to 640x480.

step 13: Thank you for doing all this to ensure we have a great relay with watchable game feeds.