Fake connect a Monitor
In some cases you might not be able to physically setup a second Monitor, or you simply do not have the money to spend for one. No matter whats the reason, there is a...
View ArticleUse two or more Instances of OBS
While Jim is re-writing OBS to probably sooner or later simplify the whole process, we can already use OBS(1) to stream to two locations or stream and record at the same time. In contrast...
View ArticleFFSplit – Guide for Starters
You want to start streaming? Have not used a software similar to FFSplit before? Are not sure where to start? Then you have come to the right place. I will try to explain, step by...
View ArticleHow to use QuickSync?
In this Guide I will quickly explain how to activate and setup everything to use QuickSync. OBS will be used as the example streaming software, but the Guide can also be applied to other...
View ArticleHow to use Auto-Duck in Real Time: A new audio “ducking” software
First of all, what is audio ducking you might say? If you prefer the wikipedia description click here but in short it means that the audio volume of one source is lowered as soon as...
View ArticleHow to use your 120/144Hz Monitor successfully (1 or 2 PC setup)
Getting Windows to use your Monitor on its full refresh rate can sometimes be quite a pain. There are different utilities available to create your own Monitor drivers for example. Nvidia and ATI/AMD...
View ArticleMy stream lags/buffers/loads constantly for my viewers, but why?
To answer this question we first have to ask another one: Are “we” dropping frames? In OBS we can fortunately see this right away in the bottom bar: But most other streaming programs of course...
View ArticleWhy should I record in flv format?
Most streaming and recording applications currently allow you to record in MP4, FLV and sometimes also in raw formats or MKV/QuickTime Video. But simple flv files have a benefit that is often overseen....
View ArticleHow to use the Replay Buffer?
The latest update of Open Broadcaster Software, for Windows, added a new feature called the “Replay Buffer”. This neat little option allows you to save the last X seconds of Video and Audio to...
View ArticleTweak your Windows Network Settings for NGINX
If you already used nginx for your rtmp streams, you might have also encountered problems with network stability or framedrops. Chance is, if you use Windows in your setup, you can tweak your network...
View Articlevideo.js – A free alternative
In the Tutorial “Setup a simple Video on Demand Server with nginx-rtmp” I used jwplayer as an example Video Player to be used on your Website. There are of course more alternatives like Flowplayer...
View ArticleVB-Cable – The free alternative to VAC
In most of my audio guides and tutorials so far I used or mentioned VAC (Virtual Audio Cable) from time to time. The software is unfortunately not free but in many cases very useful....
View ArticleOBS-MP: High quality recording and multiple Audio Tracks
In OBS-Multiplatform you can very easily configure everything for some High Quality recordings. We simply need to go into our Output settings. If you dont plan on streaming and do not want to record...
View ArticleOBS-MP: Filters for Sources/Scenes/Devices
In OBS-MP we now have the ability to add filters to our Sources, Scenes and even our Audio Devices. The following filters are available as of writing this guide: Scenes/Sources Image Mask/Blend Crop...
View ArticleMonaServer – Setup and configuration
MonaServer is a pretty lightweight Streaming Server that supports RTMFP, RTMP, RTMPE, HTTP (with JSON-RPC and XML-RPC) and Websocket. Thanks to the RTMP support you can use with software like OBS,...
View ArticleElgato – Game Capture HD60 Pro – Review and Test
I want to thank Elgato for sending me a device to test early and only wanting feedback in exchange. All expressed opinions below are my own. Review The Elgato HD60 Pro is an internal...
View ArticleHow to easily manage your Audio Inputs and Outputs in Windows?
On Windows we often have different Input and Output Audio devices we want to manage. Unfortunately Windows makes it quite complicated for example to just record the Sound of a single program or to send...
View ArticleElgato – Game Capture HD60 S – Review and Test
I want to thank Elgato for sending me a device to test early and only wanting feedback in exchange. All expressed opinions below are my own. Review The Elgato HD60 S is an external capture card to grab...
View ArticleHow to Stream to Facebook Live
Currently a pretty new feature, Facebook added Live Streams to Facebook Pages. So if you own a page you can from now on start streaming on Facebook. There are a few limitations though (see here):...
View ArticleHow to exclude Audio (Voice-Com, Music, etc.) from your Stream/Recording?
Its fortunately quite easy to exclude an Audio source from your stream or recording. But there are a few things we cannot do. So let us take a look at the different sources we may have available: Good...
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