XSplit frame drops while streaming

[BalloonZaptor]

This is from My friend. For some reason he doesn't want to post it himself

 

 

"Hello there

 

I’ve been having trouble with XSplit.

 

As you can probably gather, I want to livestream my gameplay. But, unfortunately, I am running into a rather substantial problem with the streaming program. I am getting severe frame drops that cause the stream to ‘freeze’ for 3-4 seconds.

 

My upload rate, according to XSplit, is (on average) 364kbps. It’s terrible, I know, but upgrading isn’t an option at the minute.

 

At the minute, I can only properly stream The Binding of Isaac, due to it’s minimal load and graphical fidelity. Any other game, Payday 2 for example, will make my stream experience these frame drops. I’ll assume that it’s my poor upload rate not being able to keep up.

 

Examples:

 

Binding of Isaac: http://www.twitch.tv/gickrimes/b/547362788

 

Any other game, Payday 2 in this case : http://www.twitch.tv/gickrimes/b/547365251

 

NOTE: MY FPS IN GAME DOES /NOT/ DROP.

 

 

What I am asking is, is there any way I can tweak the bitrate or any of the other settings in XSplit so I can stream games like Payday 2 similarly to BoI? I am willing to sacrifice some quality in order to allow this.

 

 

Video:

 

Video Encoding:

 

Bitrate: 525

CBR: Yes

Max Keyframe Interval: 3.0 secs

VBV: 600 

 

Audio:

96

44.1KHz Mono

 

 

I have;

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Processor @ 4x 3.40GHz

Graphics: NVIDIA Gtx 650Ti 2GB

RAM: 4GB

 

 

According to XSplit, with my hardware I can stream up to 720p.

 

Any help would be appreciated!"

[EChondo]

I would like to know what his down/upload speeds are. Tell him to go to speedtest.net or speakeasy.net and link us the results.

 

Otherwise, you can't do anything, you need more upload.

[BalloonZaptor]

I would like to know what his down/upload speeds are. Tell him to go to speedtest.net or speakeasy.net and link us the results.

 

Otherwise, you can't do anything, you need more upload.

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3627484399

[aidenrelkoff]

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3627484399

that would be why, to really stream, you need like 5mbs upload

[TheMail]

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3627484399

That would be why. You simply don't have the bandwidth to livestream.