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Gazanimal said:
XSplit Stream Team member - Achievement Unlocked :D
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Oh you talking to Sllayt3r? I'm thinking of moving to Xsplit and joining too. Currently in Grinders. (also got another offer which considering)

Stream is going well, currently on week 11 with 23.4K views and 2.9K Followers. Still going strong 7 days week!

Hope everyone elses streams have been going well.
 
Gazanimal said:
Finally got my greenamgaming official partnership up and running.

Includes the snazzy 20% discount code. (all the details and link on my Twitch page) :D
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Gazanimal said:
XSplit Stream Team member - Achievement Unlocked :D
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valkia said:
Oh you talking to Sllayt3r? I'm thinking of moving to Xsplit and joining too. Currently in Grinders. (also got another offer which considering)

Stream is going well, currently on week 11 with 23.4K views and 2.9K Followers. Still going strong 7 days week!

Hope everyone elses streams have been going well.
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First of all well done to Gaz and Valkia. Sorry i havent really popped into anyone's streams for a while. By the time the kids are in bed and asleep I only really get online around 9pm ish and then i try and stream.

I have to say my streams are doing ok and Ive had a few new followers. Although i dont get that many viewers (usually 3-6 on average), im finding the same people are coming back to watch which i really really appreciate.

If i can somehow increase the amount of viewers i would be over the moon. I think i may struggle with this as i only stream for 2-2.5 hours at a time. Hopefully a few people will tune in this coming Saturday, im starting at around 8am and hoping to stream until about 8pm.

Im absolutely loving this streaming lark though and i love interacting with people. I need to up my game but unfortunately cant commit many hours. The other downside is i have to be fairly quiet and not too loud as the kids are asleep in the room above. Now being quiet is definately not me haha.
 
Cobra-UK said:
First of all well done to Gaz and Valkia. Sorry i havent really popped into anyone's streams for a while. By the time the kids are in bed and asleep I only really get online around 9pm ish and then i try and stream.

I have to say my streams are doing ok and Ive had a few new followers. Although i dont get that many viewers (usually 3-6 on average), im finding the same people are coming back to watch which i really really appreciate.

If i can somehow increase the amount of viewers i would be over the moon. I think i may struggle with this as i only stream for 2-2.5 hours at a time. Hopefully a few people will tune in this coming Saturday, im starting at around 8am and hoping to stream until about 8pm.

Im absolutely loving this streaming lark though and i love interacting with people. I need to up my game but unfortunately cant commit many hours. The other downside is i have to be fairly quiet and not too loud as the kids are asleep in the room above. Now being quiet is definately not me haha.
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Thanks Cobra, so long as you're having fun too it really is great. Consistency will grow your viewers and it really is nice having the same people coming back in the stream - I know the feeling. I've really gone through a lifestyle change to support streaming, I don't have many ties or girlfriend to stop me from this. Do what you can and you'll succeed if you want it enough! :)
 
valkia said:
Thanks Cobra, so long as you're having fun too it really is great. Consistency will grow your viewers and it really is nice having the same people coming back in the stream - I know the feeling. I've really gone through a lifestyle change to support streaming, I don't have many ties or girlfriend to stop me from this. Do what you can and you'll succeed if you want it enough! :)
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Yeah this is very true. I keep saying if only this was available when i was a bit younger. I had more time and was a bit of a beast at pc gaming back then lol.

I cant wait to get going on Saturday, It'll be the first time in ages i can stream and not worry about how much noise i may as the kids wont be there. I kind of feel im not being myself when i have to be careful how loud i am. Maybe i might have to sell the kids..............
 
Good morning all.

Going live in about 5 mins. Hoping to stream for around 9 hours ish. Starting off with some Killing floor 2 and then Arma 3. Possibly might get some DayZ or Wolfenstein as well.
 
Apologies for not replying sooner :)

valkia said:
Oh you talking to Sllayt3r? I'm thinking of moving to Xsplit and joining too. Currently in Grinders.
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Yes I did speak with Sllayt3r, he dropped into my stream and offered up a position on the team. Was well chuffed.

Cobra-UK said:
First of all well done to Gaz and Valkia. Sorry i havent really popped into anyone's streams for a while. By the time the kids are in bed and asleep I only really get online around 9pm ish and then i try and stream.

I have to say my streams are doing ok and Ive had a few new followers. Although i dont get that many viewers (usually 3-6 on average), im finding the same people are coming back to watch which i really really appreciate.

If i can somehow increase the amount of viewers i would be over the moon. I think i may struggle with this as i only stream for 2-2.5 hours at a time. Hopefully a few people will tune in this coming Saturday, im starting at around 8am and hoping to stream until about 8pm.

Im absolutely loving this streaming lark though and i love interacting with people. I need to up my game but unfortunately cant commit many hours. The other downside is i have to be fairly quiet and not too loud as the kids are asleep in the room above. Now being quiet is definately not me haha.
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Thanks Cobra, much appreciated.

Followers are still always hard to gain and making them return can be even harder. The connections you make in the streaming world help loads and even with the help from Xsplit & Greenmangaming I still struggle with viewers at times. I do get lots of lurkers though, which I hope to change to viewers and followers but it's still tough.

Keep plugging away and using the /host feature amongst us all might help
 
Alright I've been trying out streaming now with GTA, I have a problem though. All my streams have a slight stutter but in game on my PC it is completely smooth. Any ideas why this is happening?

Twitch name: Creomortis

Settings:
OBS
CBR 3300
60FPS
Very fast encoding
1920x1080 scaled down to 720p with lanczos
Audio AAC 120Kbps
 
It could be a few things, but I'd suspect it may be an issue with the Twitch server your connect too, or rather the route it takes to get to that server.

Also, the 3300kb/s bitrate & 60FPS will be problematic tbh, you might find a few people aren't able to watch your stream either.

Try a different codec perhaps and lower your bitrate?
 
I got a dll for obs which pings the twitch servers and the one I've chosen is London from which I get 8ms. I'll give 30FPS a go though.

When you say encoder do you mean x264, quicksync, nvenc? I only have x264 (which I'm using) and nvenc :(
 
Yep, the codec is x264 which is IMHO the best one for streaming.

60fps is overkill on Twitch tbh and you're encoding more frames than is really necessary so dropping to 30fps will help halve your CPU usage and may alleviate any issues.

The London server is normally the best for us UK folk but from time to time the servers can go a bit screwy so you have to switch to say The Netherlands etc, but try lowering your bitrate to 2500kb/s and 30fps first and retest.

Higher bit rates improve image quality but alienate some viewers as their download can't keep up so it causes them to lag or buffer.

Let us know how you get on.
 
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Well I finally got back to streaming on friday night, was abit quiet - ahppy to see my followers is still over 100 which was brill and I picked up a few more as well :)

Still need to egt back into it more, have to make arranmgements for that to happen. also hoping to do a few special stream's that you'd not always get to see - Mayeb some World of Tank's Clan Wars, Strongholds etc.

Not streamed World of Warships much, seem's the hype died off as its better to play then stream it seem's people still watch though.

Not been approached by anyone or anything but then again I'm a very very small channel by contrast to everyone else
 
Really enjoyed tonight. Played some Arma 3 KOTH with another small streamer. Average viewer count was around 6-7 which im well happy with. Cant wait to do it again tomorrow
 
Cobra-UK said:
Really enjoyed tonight. Played some Arma 3 KOTH with another small streamer. Average viewer count was around 6-7 which im well happy with. Cant wait to do it again tomorrow
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Would be rad to link on some Arma 3 streams with you mate. Just starting to get my spare time back and after having my internet finally upgraded to fibre im able to stream now!

Will be following everyone throughout this post when I get home tonight, already checked Geekbyte and Valkia - props :)

As soon as I get a spare 5 minutes i'll be sorting my channel graphics out :rolleyes:
 
Cheers Robbi.

You could say me and Valk are at different ends of the streaming spectrum, but I put that down to an age thing. He's more down with the kids, whereas I'm more down with the parents :P
 
I need to sort out my channel graphics - Anyone able to help me out?

I'm not very good at this sort of thing

I like Grumpy's simple images,with the chat in screen at the start etc :)

Just need to tweak things up make them more proffesinal ish :)

Hit the hights of 15 concurent viewers yesterday morning though for 2-4 hours I think I was on for.

Proved to myself that going Live does make me play better - was playing really well 3k wn8 and 80% WR which for a BH weekend on WoT is amazing - even being ill.

Though I did spend Saturday and Sunday on Warships not being streamed and went 60 games for 60 wins :)
 
robbi187 said:
Would be rad to link on some Arma 3 streams with you mate. Just starting to get my spare time back and after having my internet finally upgraded to fibre im able to stream now!
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Sorry dude, I have only just seen this. Yeah we can sort something out no problem. I see you have come into the stream a few times. I play Arma 3 KOTH Hardcore with another streamer, I think it'll be great to have another team member and another pair of eyes. I will warn you though, we dont sit around in bushes camping. Its mainly run and gun iif thats ok :D


tcfreer said:
I need to sort out my channel graphics - Anyone able to help me out?

I'm not very good at this sort of thing

I like Grumpy's simple images,with the chat in screen at the start etc :)
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A fellow streamer did mine for me, he said he is no professional but he did a nice job for me and its miles better than i could do. I bought him Killing Floor 2 because he spent a fair few hours on it.

And well done on the viewers dude, thats great news and hopefully you picked up a few new followers on the way.

As for me im nearly at 100 followers :D. I said to myself once i hit 100 followers i will start accepting donations. To be honest im a little bit edgy about excepting donations, mainly because anyone donating to my stream watching me must be insane hahaha.
 
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