Wonder what combination of screen size and bit rate will create the ultimate streaming video experience? Here are some recommendation to use for your next live streaming project. Settings are good for both live streams and recorded files.
Bitrate Limit
Streaming live video on Videolinq is limited to 8 MBps bitrate. Streams using a bitrate above 8 MBps will be disconnected.
Best Screen Size & Bitrate Combination
1080i Video Resolution: 1920x1080 Frames per second: 60 Video codec: H.264 Main Video bitrate: 4 - 8 Mbps Rate control: CBR Audio codec: AAC Audio bitrate: 128 Kbps Keyframe: every 2 seconds | 1080p Video Resolution: 1920x1080 Frames per second: 30 Video codec: H.264 Main Video bitrate: 3 - 6 Mbps Rate control: CBR Audio codec: AAC Audio bitrate: 128 Kbps Keyframe: every 2 seconds |
720p Video Resolution: 1280x720 Frames per second: 30-60 Video codec: H.264 Main Video bitrate: 2 - 4 Mbps Rate control: CBR Audio codec: AAC Audio bitrate: 128 Kbps Keyframe: every 2 seconds | 480p Video Resolution: 854x480 Frames per second: 30 Video codec: H.264 Baseline Video bitrate: 0.5 - 2 Mbps Rate control: CBR Audio codec: AAC Audio bitrate: 96 Kbps Keyframe: every 2 seconds |
360p Video Resolution: 640x360 Frames per second: 30 Video codec: H.264 Baseline Video bitrate: 0.5 - 1 Mbps Rate control: CBR Audio codec: AAC Audio bitrate: 64 Kbps Keyframe: every 2 seconds | 240p Video Resolution: 426x240 Frames per second: 30 Video codec: H.264 Baseline Video bitrate: 0.3 - 0.7 Mbps Rate control: CBR Audio codec: AAC Audio bitrate: 32 Kbps Keyframe: every 2 seconds |
Tips & Tricks
Minimum System Requirements
Encoding live video requires lot of computer power. When you encode close all unused programs to free system memory. To encode high quality HD video with an RTMP encoder like OBS, we recommend a Windows/Mac computer with Intel i7 CPU and 16 GB RAM. Using a less powerful CPU or memory will work, but the quality of the output stream may be affected. Streaming long videos of 30+ minutes? Laptops don't have cooling fans and will get hot quickly. For 30+ minutes live streams, we recommend using a desktop workstation.
Regional Entry Point
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Target Destinations
Before configuring a live stream, confirm what's the bitrate and resolution set by your target endpoints (example: YouTube accepts 4K video up to 50 Mbps*, but Facebook Live limits the stream to 1080p at a maximum of 4 Mbps). When streaming to social media sites, we recommend sending to Videolinq a minimum of 720p stream at 4 MBps H.264 video with 128 KBps AAC audio, and distributing the same stream to all destinations.