When using a single slow and spotty Wi-Fi internet connection, Speedify improves the average bitrate by 12%.

Even when using Speedify with a single fast connection (fibre), there’s an increase in performance of about 3%.

Mobile internet: two 3G connections - 10 Mbps download / 5 Mbps upload.

Fibre optic 120 Mbps download / 60 Mbps upload.

Testing scenarios: we tested with and without Speedify using one or more of these Internet connections:

Streamlabs OBS settings were left to their default, using optimized encoder settings, with the stream optimizer active. Data is according to the Twitch Inspector tool.Īll tests were conducted via Streamlabs OBS Studio on a PC with the following configuration: Operating system: Windows 10 19H2 So we ran multiple tests for 2-4 hours periods, which is essential for how long Twitch streams last, on average. Test setup: our goal is to evaluate Twitch streaming improvements with Streamlabs OBS when using Speedify vs. Especially now, when we have the brand new Speedify protocol in place. But we wanted to test it ourselves and see exactly how much it does that. There are many online reviews and discussions where streamers agree that Speedify helps their live streaming. Here at Speedify we get that - our service does everything to help live streaming - from optimizing live streams to making sure you never get offline during a stream. That’s why Internet connectivity is very important. īroadcasting with Streamlabs OBS requires a steady and fast Internet connection so your stream’s video quality doesn’t drop or disconnect.

Solutions: contact your ISP, choose another streaming server, restart your network equipment - more in this comprehensive troubleshooting guide.

Network issues - causing dropped frames and disconnects.Solutions: lowering the quality, limiting FPS, use multiple of 30/60 FPS for your game settings, use hardware encoding instead of software encoding. High CPU / GPU usage - which causes lagged and skipped frames, which can affect the stream quality.As per this article from Streamlabs OBS, dropped frames, low stream quality and disconnects can have 2 main causes: These are just a few of the questions that often come up in the live streaming community.

Why is your stream experiencing issues? Why does Streamlabs OBS keep disconnecting? How can you avoid dropped frames?

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