Upload Speed, Bitrate, and Streaming - StreamerSquare

In conclusion, in order to stream you ideally want to have an upload speed of 5Mbps, at the very least have 3Mbps. These speeds will allow you ...  / CanYouStream? / UploadSpeed,Bitrate,andStreaming “Howfastdoesmyinternetneedtobetostream?”isone ofthemostfrequentlyaskedquestionsbythoseinterestedinstartingtostream.Understandingyourinternetspeedandhowitrelatestoyourstreamcanbealittlebitconfusingatfirst.But,onceyouunderstandtherequirementstostream,particularlyyouruploadspeed,andhowitrelatestothebitrateofyourstream,itreallyisn’tthatcomplicated. UploadSpeed Thefirstthingyouneedtounderstandisthatstreaming meansyouareuploadingyourcaptured videototheinternet,soyouruploadspeed,notyourdownloadspeed,istheimportantnumbertolookat.Youruploadspeedistherateatwhichyoucantransmitbitsovertheinternet.Bitsarepacketsofinformation,inthecaseofstreamingitsthestreamitself. So,therecommendedupload speedis5Mbps(5000kbps).Thisspeedallowsyoutostreamatalmostanyqualityyouwishto,whetherthatbe720pat30fpsor1080pat60fps.Theminimumuploadspeedis 3Mbps(3000kbps),whichwillallowyoutostreamcomfortablyat720pat30fps.Anythinglessandyourstreamwillpixelate. HowdoIfindoutmyuploadspeed? Therearenoshortageoftoolsandwebsitesouttherethatwillhelpyoufindthisout,howevertheoneIrecommendistestmy.net/upload.Ifinditmorereliableandaccuratethantheothersites.Onceyouhavecompletedyourtest,clickonthe“ResultDetails”tabandthetoplineoftheresultsiswhatyouareinterestedin. Betterthansimplyjusttestingyourspeed,ifyouareinterestedinstreamingonTwitchIrecommendtheTwitchBandwidthTestapp.ThisappnotonlytestsyouruploadspeedtoeachofTwitch’sservers,butalsotestsyourRTT totheserversandthe potentialqualityofyourstream.TheRTTisthetimeittakestogetaresponsefromtheserver.Thequalitytakesintoconsiderationbandwidththrottling,congestion,andpacketlosstogiveyouanumberonascaleof1-100foryourstreamontheserver.Anythingabove80isgoodenoughforstreaming. RelatingthistoBitrate Whensettingupyourstreamyouneedtosetabitrate,thisistheamountofbits you transmitpersecondinkbps.Thegreateryouruploadspeedthehigheryoucansetyourbitrate,andthehigherqualityyoucanstream.So,intheoryifyouruploadis3400kbps,thenshouldyousetyourbitrateto3400kbps?No,yourbitrateshouldneverbemorethan80%ofyourthe uploadspeedyougotin theearliertest.Inrealityyouruploadspeedwillnotalwaysbeatthatspeed,sowhenyourspeeddropsbelowthattheviewerwillexperiencedroppedframes. ChoosingaSuitableBitrate Asastreameryouwanttomakeyourstreamasaccessibletoasmanypeopleasyoupossiblycan.Currentlytheglobalaveragedownloadspeedissomewherearound5Mbps.Bystreamingatabitrategreaterthan5000kbps,oreven3500kbps,youaregreatlylimitingtheamountofpeoplewhocanwatchyourstream.Evenifyouhavethecapabilityofstreamingatahigherquality,doingsoisnotnecessarilythebestoption. SiteslikeYoutubeGamingandBeam.pro offertranscoding,orqualityoptions,topartneredandnon-partneredstreams.Thismeansthateveniftheycan’twatchonsource,theycandecreasethestreamqualitytoaresolutiontheycan.However,siteslikeTwitchandHitboxonlyoffertranscodingoptionstopartneredchannelsandalimitednumberofnon-partners.Asanewstreameroranon-partneredchannel,choosingtostreamatlowerbitratewouldbeawisechoice. Fornewstreamers,720p30(1280×720resolution,30FPS)iswidelyregardedastheoptimalstreamquality,allowing youtoproduceahighqualityproductwhilstmakingitasaccessibletoasmanypeopleaspossible.Asyouprogressthroughyourstreamingcareerand,hopefully,gettingpartnered,youcanconsiderincreasingthestreamquality.Asidefromyouruploadspeedandthedownloadspeedofyourviewers,youalsoneedtoconsiderthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer.UnlessyouhaveadedicatedstreamingmachineoranextremelyhighendPC, youmayrunintoproblemsplayingandstreamingonthesamemachine.StreamingatahigherqualityputsmoreofastrainonyourPC,especiallytheCPU. Thefollowingarewhatwerecommendforaselectionofqualityoptions: 1080p60–4500kbpsto6000kbps 1080p30–3000kbpsto3500kbps 720p60–3000kbpsto3500kbps 720p30–1800kbpsto2500kbps 480p30–900kbpsto1200kbps MaximumBitrate Itcostsstreamingsiteslotmoneytoruntheserversforstreaming,assuchtheywilloftenimplementamaximumbitrate. Exceedingthesemaximumvaluesmaynot stopyoufromgoinglive,butitcanflagtrackingsystems.Youmayjustbeaskedbystaff todecreaseyourbitrateorinsomecases,yourchannelcouldbeautomaticallyshutdown. Twitch–6000kbps YoutubeGaming–9000kbpsmaxrecommended,noenforcedlimit Mixer–10000kbps Hitbox–Nolimit Inconclusion,inordertostreamyouideallywanttohaveanuploadspeedof5Mbps,attheveryleasthave3Mbps.Thesespeedswillallowyoutotransmitavisuallypleasingstream,withoutdroppingframes.Whenselectingyourbitrate,youshouldalwaysremembertoneverhaveithigherthan80%ofyouruploadspeed.Dowhatyoucantomakesureasmanypeopleaspossiblecanwatchyourstream,whilstnotsacrificingtoomuchquality. FollowUs Twitter YouTube Search Search CategoriesCategories SelectCategory Business,Legal,&Financial    Business    Finances&Taxes    Legal    Marketing    Security CommunityEngagement    Charity    Events    Growth    Moderation       ModeratorTools GeneralNews GettingStarted    CanYouStream?    ChoosingYourPlatform    CreatingYourChannel    GoingLive    StreamingSoftware    Testing/Troubleshooting    What’sNext? 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