How to Stream/Record your rounds for upload to Twitch as required by Tour Guidelines

[JohnMeyer]

In accordance with Optishot Tour Guidelines it is highly recommended that you record and upload all tournament rounds so they can be verified for the correct use of clubset settings and other guidelines

The simplest and easiest way to do this is to stream your rounds live to Twitch. This has the added benefit of letting other players watch your rounds live, as well as providing a backup recording of your round that can be watched later by anyone wishing to verify your round

Step 1

Setup a Twitch Account at http://www.twitch.tv/

Twitch Account Settings

1. Once you have created your account navigate to the Twitch Homepage of not already there by clicking the Twitch logo in the top left of the screen
2. On the Homepage in the top right of the page you should see your username with a down arrow next to it. Click the down arrow and select settings
3. Select the Channel and Videos Tab and check mark the box next to Automatically Archive my Broadcasts
4. This will ensure that when you stream your rounds they are automatically saved to your Twitch channel for review if no one watches your round live.
5. Remeber how to get to your settings page as you will need it later in this guide to retreive your Stream Key


Step 2

Download and install the OBS streaming software from obsproject.com/download

Step 3

OBS Basic Settings -

OBS MUST BE RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY

1. Start the OBS software by using Right Click, then Run as Admnistrator. (Alternatively edit the shortcut properties to do this every time)
2. Start the Optishot Software
3. Once the Optishot Software is at the Main Menu press ALT - TAB to minimize Optishot and return to the OBS Software





4. Once you're at this screen you are ready to setup your profile

5. Right Click on the Source box, select Add, and Select Game Capture

6. The Enter Name Box will appear, enter the name Optishot and Click OK

7. The Game Capture Window will appear. Use the drop down box to select your Optishot and Click OK

8. You will now return to the main menu screen and see Optishot is in your Sources Box. Put a check mark in the box next to Optishot to select it as your source.

Step 4

Stream/Recording settings - Upload speed higher than 1.2Mb/s

The following settings are for players who have an upload speed of greater than 1.2MB/s. To check you speed please use a service such as www.speedtest.net in order to verify it. If lower than 1.2MB/s please skip this Step and go to Step 5

1. Click on the Settings Button on the Main Menu and make the following changes to each of the sections. If any setting is not covered please leave it as the default setting and do not change it.

General

In the Setting Profile Tab enter the Name Optishot Twitch and click Add

Encoding

Video Encoding - Ensure Max Bitrate is set to 1000

Audio Encoding - Set Bitrate to 80, Format to 44.1khz

Broadcast setting - VERY IMPORTANT

Mode - Live Stream=

Streaming Service - Twitch

Server - Pick the server that is closest in location to you

Play Path/Stream Key - To get this log in to your Twitch Account, and then after logging in return to the Twitch Home page by clicking the Twitch logo in the top right. In the top left of the home page you will see your username and a down arrow next to it. Click on the down arrow and select Dashboard. Click on Streaming Key, then Show Key. Copy and paste this Key into the Play Path/Stream Key box on the OBS software

Auto reconnect- Check mark for yes

Auto reconnect timeout - 10

Video

Base Resolution - Should be the same as the resolution the Optishot programme is running at

Resolution Downscale - This will depend on your PC specs, start at 2.5x and try a different setting later if you are unhappy with the quality/file size of your videos

Advanced

Keyframe Interval - 2


Click on Apply and then OK

You are now ready to Stream to Twitch and as we already setup at step 1, any stream will also automatically be saved to your channel so it can be viewed any time



Step 5

Stream/Recording settings - Upload speed lower than 1.2Mb/s

The following settings are for players who have an upload speed of less than 1.2MB/s. The settings are very similar to those at Step 4 but will result in a reduction of quality and file size to make streaming/uploading possible at lower speeds. During testing a successful upload was completed at and upload speed of 0.2Mb/s, with no frames lost

1. Click on the Settings Button on the Main Menu and make the following changes to each of the sections. If any setting is not covered please leave it as the default setting and do not change it.

General

In the Setting Profile Tab enter the Name Optishot Twitch and click Add

Encoding

Use CBR - Remove the check mark from this box

Quality Balance - Set to 5

Video Encoding - Ensure Max Bitrate is set to 700

Audio Encoding - Set Channel to Mono, Set Bitrate to 32, Format to 44.1khz

Broadcast setting - VERY IMPORTANT

Mode - Live Stream=

Streaming Service - Twitch

Server - Pick the server that is closest in location to you

Play Path/Stream Key - To get this log in to your Twitch Account, and then after logging in return to the Twitch Home page by clicking the Twitch logo in the top right. In the top left of the home page you will see your username and a down arrow next to it. Click on the down arrow and select Dashboard. Click on Streaming Key, then Show Key. Copy and paste this Key into the Play Path/Stream Key box on the OBS software

Auto reconnect- Check mark for yes

Auto reconnect timeout - 10

Minimize Network Disruption - Place a checkmark in this box

Video

Base Resolution - Should be the same as the resolution the Optishot programme is running at

Resolution Downscale - This will depend on your PC Specs and your Base Resolution, in testin Optishot was running at its native resolution of 1024 x 768 and Downscaling set to 2.5 to give a rendered video at 408 x 306. This resolution streamed succesfully at 0.2Mb/s Upload speeds, with a quality more than adequate for verification on Twitch. It also resulted in files sizes equivalent to 1MB/minute of recorded video

Advanced

Keyframe Interval - 2



Step 6

1.If after trying all the above setting you are still unable to upload/stream directly to twitch, then using whichever Video Settings you find give the best performance, instead of Streaming you can just record to your own PC and upload at a later date to Youtube.

2. The settings at Step 5 give a file size of 1Mb/ minute, so with a usual round last between 45 mins and a hour it shouldnt take too long to upload. This MUST be done within 24 hours of completing your round.


Click on Apply and then OK

You are now ready to Stream to Twitch and as we already setup at step 1, any stream will also automatically be saved to your channel so it can be viewed any time


Video Stream Procedure- This MUST be done for EVERY Tournament Round

Every time you play a Tournament Round you must stream it to your Twitch Channel. To do this

1. Open Optishot, Login to Optishot Live, and Join you Tournament Game

2. ONLY once the game has loaded and you are on the 1st Tee - ALT TAB and open OBS Software

3. Click Start Streaming in the OBS Main Menu (Start Recording if you are unable to Stream)

4 ALT - TAB back into Optishot. IF you have OBS open on a separate screen to your Optishot Game you will be able to see a preview of your stream and also your upload rate in the bottom right hand corner.

5. BEFORE TAKING YOUR FIRST TEE SHOT YOU MUST SHOW YOUR BALL SETTING, AND ALL CLUBSET SETTINGS so they can be verified. THIS IS ESSENTIAL

6. Once you have completed your round and ALT - TAB back out of Optishot and click Stop Streaming in the OBS Main Menu

7. You should now have an uploaded video of your complete round, also showing ball and Clubset settings saved in your Twitch Channel, which can be verified at any time by the Board and other players as required by Optishot Tour Guidelines

8. If you Recorded your round as unable to Stream you MUST UPLOAD your video to Youtube etc within 24 hours

9. Once you have confirmed your video is uploaded please post a link to your Round in the relevant Tournament thread on these Forums, allowing other players and The Board to verify your Round.

[Maxxx]

Hey John , My internet speed is fine but my computer is about 8 years old .I only have 4 gigs of ram. I tried doing google hangouts with Catman and my game was so choppy it wasn't worth playing ! I also tried streaming with obs and twitch and it was enen worse. I use my smart phone to record off my monitor and making sure i have enough memory and battery power is a struggle. If someone calls or texts me it stops recording.

Cheers

[Vincent_Vega]

Yeah. I will continue to record and post. OBS uses up more CPU and RAM resources when streaming relative to just recording. Streaming lowered the frame rates to the point the game was unplayable. My upload speeds are 5 mbps. It's just a matter of not having enough RAM (I have 4 gb) or my graphics card just isn't good enough. Obviously streaming would be ideal, but I will continue recording and posting in the video thread. It only takes me around 10-15 min to upload a round.

[JohnMeyer]

As you say it may well be graphics cards that are the issue as despite my low upload speed my pc is pretty decent.

Be good test if you 2 who normally struggle could try the low end settings at step 5 and see if they work, more out of interest than anything else. I'll edit the guide to include the instructtions for recording only tinge uploaded on you tube later on as you both my a valid point, but if you could try the step 5 settings be good to find out their limits

[Vincent_Vega]

As you say it may well be graphics cards that are the issue as despite my low upload speed my pc is pretty decent.

Be good test if you 2 who normally struggle could try the low end settings at step 5 and see if they work, more out of interest than anything else. I'll edit the guide to include the instructtions for recording only tinge uploaded on you tube later on as you both my a valid point, but if you could try the step 5 settings be good to find out their limits

Yeah. When starting out, I watered mine down as much as possible but still couldn't do it. I have your run of the mill office pc which is about 6 years old. I think your computer hardware matters more than anything.

Great instructions by the way. Very helpful. Thanks to Zmax as well for his original how to tips.

[braycobb]

This is good stuff. However, the Thread title is misleading. There is not currently a requirement to stream or record and upload video. It is still in discussion and under consideration.

[JohnMeyer]

This is good stuff. However, the Thread title is misleading. There is not currently a requirement to stream or record and upload video. It is still in discussion and under consideration.

Good point. should have put Proposed Tour Guidelines.

[JohnMeyer]

Hey John , My internet speed is fine but my computer is about 8 years old .I only have 4 gigs of ram. I tried doing google hangouts with Catman and my game was so choppy it wasn't worth playing ! I also tried streaming with obs and twitch and it was enen worse. I use my smart phone to record off my monitor and making sure i have enough memory and battery power is a struggle. If someone calls or texts me it stops recording.

Cheers

Maxxx, It suprises me on the Step 5 settings, maybe even downscaing to 3.00 that you cant record locally and upload later (as Vega does) as cant imagine this would be very resource hungry at all.

Anyhow, you find a way which is the main thing. Just trying to make things as easy as possible.

Cheers pal

[JohnMeyer]

Alternatively could treat yaself to one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Elgato-Gam...item4605c7025f

Works as direct source to OBS software, standalone unit so Im guessing uses little or no PC resources, captures direct from HDMI out and will then just stream on OBS not using your PC for any processing. Bit pricey maybe but good bit of kit it would appear.

[braycobb]

Just for reference......Prior to buying a new "Optishot" computer last October, I was unable to record locally or stream. No matter what settings I used the computer (from 2005) just couldn't handle it. It ran Optishot fine. Try to run anything else and it became a slug.

[Maxxx]

Hey guys I tried to stream and it seems like it worked but about 1/4 of the right side ofnthe screen was missing ? Any ideas ?

Cheers

[JohnMeyer]

Its to do with video resolution setting on OBS mate. Do you run different resolution on you laptop compared to your resolution on you projector

Do you run projection screen as an extension of your laptop desktop or as a copy?

I run projector on 1024x768 (native) but my laptop is 1600 x 900, and have it set so projector is extension of laptop desktop. I have to set resolution on obs to my desktop resolution for some reason in order to pick up the whole of the optishot game window.

I think its because its setup as a game capture and assumes that it would be resolution of laptop, i dunno

have a tinker with the video resolution setting on OBS, making it bit bigger and then click preview stream to see what it looks like. You may end up with black borders, like i do, especially if laptop is 16:9 and projector is 4;3 like mine.

Remember though if you increase resolution quite a lot to capture whole optishot screen may need to adjust the downscale value a bit to reduce your streaming resolution if you get lag/dropped frames

[Maxxx]

Thanks John, When I get a chance, I will fiddle with it. Play well teamate :-)

[Maxxx]

Hey John,I tried what you said and voila , I can stream but the screen is very small but not missing anything. So my next project my webcam . I have added as another source ( video capture) . And chose my lifecam3000 . It shows on my stream as a red block. Any ideas ?

[Mike80]

Hey Maxxx, for your WebCam, make sure you "Right Click" on it and set the order "UP" to be before OptiShot screen.
To change size of WebCam window: Click on WebCam. Then click on the "Edit Scene" button. Now the WebCam should have Red Border. You can click your mouse on the corners of the window and make it smaller and move the window and position it where you want.

TIP: I had issues when I 1st setup OBS and tried streaming.
- I have to "Right Click" on OBS icon and select "Run as Administrator" to open OBS. Doing this allows OBS to see OptiShot game capture otherwise it would never pick up the screen capture.

- I also had heavy encoding warnings and lag issues. I had to turn off "CRB" and lower bit rate to 800 and then lower "Downsizing to 1.5 or 2.