Academy Set up a stream people can watch

Set up a stream people can watch

The technical half: sound, scenes, bitrate and the handful of settings that decide whether people stay.

5 chapters · 29 min read

  1. 1What to fix firstA short, ordered list of the things that actually cost you viewers, and the much longer list that does not.5 min
  2. 2Sound matters more than pictureMic placement, gain, the three filters worth using, and how to stop your game drowning you out.6 min
  3. 3Scenes that do the work for youA four-scene layout that covers a whole stream, and how to build it once so you never rebuild it per game.6 min
  4. 4Bitrate, encoders, and why your stream looks softResolution, frame rate and bitrate are one decision, not three. How to make it once and stop fiddling.7 min
  5. 5Overlays and alerts without the clutterWhat belongs on screen permanently, what should only appear when something happens, and what belongs nowhere.5 min