It’s tempting to set this at 1080p (1920×1080) but you might lose viewers. If you’re a new streamer or Affiliate streamer, set this to 720p (1280×720). Twitch will always downgrade you to 160 so it’s pointless to go higher.īase (Canvas) Resolution: 1920×1080 for Partners, 1280×720 if you’re not Partner

Software is your only choice unfortunately. Avoid using the CPU (Software) if you can. This sets whether or not you use a graphics card (Hardware) or the CPU (Software) to render the video. You probably won’t see much of a difference to be honest.Įncoder: Hardware (if you have it), Software (if that’s your only option) Start in the middle at 3000 and go up or down. The trade-off is, the higher you go the more bandwidth you will use. If you’re using a green screen and have lots of visuals go higher. But for a DJ, you can set it lower because you’re likely the only thing moving around.

For a game, this is important to set high. Without getting into the details, the video bitrate affects how blurry things will get when lots of detailed things move around on the screen. Video Bitrate: Video Bitrate between 2000-4000 Kbps Here are my personal OBS setting recommendations for DJs and why.

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