- #HOW TO START STREAMING ON TWITCH USING OBS STUDIO INSTALL#
- #HOW TO START STREAMING ON TWITCH USING OBS STUDIO 64 BIT#
- #HOW TO START STREAMING ON TWITCH USING OBS STUDIO 32 BIT#
- #HOW TO START STREAMING ON TWITCH USING OBS STUDIO SOFTWARE#
- #HOW TO START STREAMING ON TWITCH USING OBS STUDIO CODE#
Start by navigating to the YouTube Live Dashboard. You're all set! Just click Start Streaming to initiate the stream: Then choose the closest Server (in this case, US East: New York, NY and then paste your Stream Key into the Stream key field: Please note: Make sure never to share your stream key with anyone or they will be able to stream to your Twitch channel.Ĭopy the key and navigate back to the Stream tab in OBS. There you'll see an option to show your Key which we'll plug into OBS: Start by navigating to the Twitch settings page. That's it! You are now ready to begin streaming. Click OK to add the Source:įinish composing the stream by grabbing the red outline and pulling it in to fit the black box (the Scene): In this demo, we'll be using Display Capture mode. Refer to OBS Studio's documentation for more info.
#HOW TO START STREAMING ON TWITCH USING OBS STUDIO SOFTWARE#
If you're using a Standard GPU machine ( Air, Standard, Advanced and Pro), you'll need to select the Software (x264) option which will use the CPU to encode the stream (slower).The Encoder is dependent on the type of machine you are running. The default bitrate of 2,500 is sufficient for most scenarios but can be increased/decreased depending on your preferences. Next, we'll hop over to the Output tab and select the Video Bitrate and Encoder. On the Video tab, choose the desired Base and Output resolutions: Click the settings icon on the lower right: We'll start by choosing the resolution of the stream. For more advanced customization in OBS, check out their guides or other online tutorials.
There are only a few things that you need to configure in OBS to get a basic stream started. If you want to launch the Wizard at a later date, it will be available under the Tools dropdown: When OBS launches, you can ignore the Auto-Configuration Wizard since we'll be configuring OBS manually.
#HOW TO START STREAMING ON TWITCH USING OBS STUDIO 64 BIT#
Click the Start menu and launch the 64 bit version instead:
#HOW TO START STREAMING ON TWITCH USING OBS STUDIO 32 BIT#
Why? By default, OBS launches in 32 bit mode which is not as fast as the 64 bit option. At the last step, uncheck "Run OBS studio" Run the installer with the default settings. Note: Both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions should be installed, even if you have a 64 bit version of Windows. Visual Studio 2013 Runtime - vcredist_x86.exe Visual Studio 2013 Runtime - vcredist_圆4.exe Please download and run both of the required Vistual Studio Runtimes in order to continue setup: The GPU+ is ideal for mid-range games and the P5000 and P6000 are designed for maximum performance.Ĭhoose your storage - you can increase your storage at any time in the future Game streaming (High Performance): If you are running graphic-intensive games like The Witcher, Overwatch etc., and want to deliver a high-bitrate stream to your viewers, a Dedicated GPU machine ( GPU+, P5000, and P6000) is required. If this sounds like your desired setup, the Advanced plan is the most popular. You cannot run any high-end games on this tier and will not achieve quite as high bitrates as you would with GPU encoding. In this case, you will use software encoding in OBS.
#HOW TO START STREAMING ON TWITCH USING OBS STUDIO CODE#
Select Monthly or Hourly depending on how often you streamĪudio and non-graphics intensive applications (Basic): If you are streaming non-intensive applications like a code editor, an online poker game, or an audio mix etc., the Standard GPU machines ( Air, Standard, Advanced and Pro) work great.