r/streaming

Looking to start streaming, just wondering what setup y’all are running? And any webcam recommendations? Also if any tips or other gear I should look into? Looking to do this professionally.
Current specs:
Rtx 5080
i9 14900kf
64gb DDR5-6000
3tb ssd

I recently switched from streaming only on Twitch to streaming on both Twitch and YouTube, with horizontal and vertical streams on each. The problem is that my PC can barely handle it. I'm using Streamlabs Ultra, and the lag is still horrible. Sometimes I can't even load anything, and my stream will completely freeze for several seconds. What's the most efficient way to stream to Twitch and YouTube in both formats without killing my PC?

I recently switched from streaming only on Twitch to streaming on both Twitch and YouTube, with horizontal and vertical streams on each. The problem is that my PC can barely handle it. I'm using Streamlabs Ultra, and the lag is still horrible. Sometimes I can't even load anything, and my stream will completely freeze for several seconds. What's the most efficient way to stream to Twitch and YouTube in both formats without killing my PC?

Moin, ich hab gerade mit Streaming angefangen und wollte mir deswegen auch ein Stream Deck zu legen Ich hab schon ein bisschen geschaut und wollte mal eigentlich eins von Elgato holen. Jetzt habe ich Geburtstag und habe von meiner Mutter den Streonor Steam Controller S15 bekommen. Da ich mich bisher nur über das Algarve informiert hab, kannte ich diese Marke auch nicht und habe jetzt bei meiner Recherche auch Nix dazu gefunden. Kennt jemand dieses Stream Deck und ist das gut?

The sheer amount of effort one has to go through to do this frustrated me enough. All I wanted was to use my phone as a camera and microphone on my computer. Every app I tried wanted an account, a subscription, or sent my video through someone else's servers. So I built my own.

Plug your Android phone into your PC, double-click one file, press 1. Your phone's camera and mic now work in OBS, Discord, Zoom, Teams, anywhere. You can also record straight to a video file.

No accounts. No internet needed. Nothing leaves your computer. It's free.

I am streaming to twitch from a Xbox Series X. Most games apart from any GTA streams with audio. I turn off the radio and it still doesn't work. Any fixes that dint involve buying a pc set up.

Hey friends! Just putting this out there for unbiased advice and opinions as a new streamer looking for help with the direction of my "brand".

I'm struggling with face vs. avatar (currently PNG moving into 3D model). I've received feedback from people close to me that don't usually watch streams that they think I should move back to a face cam. I've been working to develop a PSX themed stream complete with my crusader avatar and a voice filter (still WIP). He's not as expressive yet, so it's not a direct comparison.

It comes down to this. What are your thoughts on if I should stick with my face on stream, and make the stream theme work with it, or continue to develop my VTUBER thing? I'm not sure what comparisons can be made with what would be more successful. Please give me your thoughts, and thanks for your time! Video examples attached below:

VTUBER Avatar| Face

Now, I've always wanted to post on yt, I already do post there. But it's all short form. I've streamed every once in a while on yt, but views have been awful recently. Should I just switch to Twitch, stream there, and just post video on YT? Or is it harder to get viewers on Twitch?