Streaming Resources

Here you will find some links and guides to things that just don't fit neatly into the other categories.

Streaming

Streaming adds a social aspect to the speedrunning process

Requirements

• Video Capture Device - To stream live gameplay you must have a video capture device because the video footage needs to be immediately available to your streaming software.
• Stable broadband internet connection - Video games run at 30-60 frames per second. In order for the video feed to look smooth you'll be sending a lot of high resolution images rapidly. That takes a decent internet connection.
• Streaming software - There are a lot of options available. Right now OBS and XSplit are the two most popular choices

Streaming Software

• OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) - Free and powerful, OBS streaming software is rapidly growing in popularity
• XSplit -A popular streaming software. The beta period for it has ended and it now costs $40/year or you can use it for free with a watermark

Streaming Services

Once you've got everything set you're going to need a streaming service. A streaming service will let you broadcast your capture over the internet. Once you've created an account you'll have a dedicated channel where people can watch you play live. Twitchis currently the most popular and widely used streaming service. We currently recommend that you use Twitch to stream. A major reason to use Twitch is that as you become more established in the speedrunning community you can be added to the SpeedDemosArchive or SpeedRunsLive team streaming pages. Previously, a lot of speedrunners broadcasted on Ustream.