{"id":179688,"date":"2026-02-11T19:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onestream.live\/?p=179688"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:38:23","slug":"i-did-a-twitch-test-stream-step-by-step-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/i-did-a-twitch-test-stream-step-by-step-process\/","title":{"rendered":"I Did a Twitch Test Stream in 2026: Step-by-Step Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"179688\" class=\"elementor elementor-179688\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43dedfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43dedfc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6b237b\" data-id=\"d6b237b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7eeefa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7eeefa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-80eb26f\" data-id=\"80eb26f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43be9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e43be9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After years of watching my favorite streamer, I finally decided to do the same: stream what I play. But with this thought, my head filled with so many questions. What if my stream isn\u2019t as good as others? What if the quality is so bad that no one watches it? To be confident, I decided to do a Twitch test stream before actually going live in front of the public.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It turned out to be the best decision I made. As shown in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.twitch.tv\/s\/article\/guide-to-using-twitch-inspector\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twitch Inspector<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> diagnostics, it helped me identify weak points and fix them before they could push my viewers away.\u00a0 This is something that has become non-negotiable in 2026; you have Twitch streamers with perfect visuals and optimized streams that retain viewers for hours. So if you just hit the live button without caring, you\u2019re definitely having a hard time growing on the platform.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So let me walk you through how I did my Twitch live test to improve my stream quality and how you can too.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-475dfd2\" data-id=\"475dfd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4823c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"4823c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"55482\" class=\"elementor 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class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tIn this Article:\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__d1795fa\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bc7093 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bc7093\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7efecc0\" data-id=\"7efecc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbed77d elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"cbed77d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box69a8db7f042a6\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box  info_box69a8db7f042a6 info-box-style_1     \"  data-id=\"info_box69a8db7f042a6\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect \"><div class=\"info-box-bg-box  service-border-box \"><div class=\"service-media text-left  \"><div class=\"service-content \"><a  ><div class=\"service-title \"> Key Takeaways: <\/div><\/a><div class=\"service-desc\"> <ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #ffffff\">A Twitch Test Stream helps you identify technical issues before going live to a real audience.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #ffffff\">Twitch Inspector allows you to measure bitrate stability and test your connection safely.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #ffffff\">Always calculate a safe streaming bitrate (around 70% of your stable upload speed).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #ffffff\">Proper encoder, resolution, and FPS settings prevent dropped frames and CPU overload.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #ffffff\">Testing your stream regularly ensures consistent quality and better viewer retention.<\/span><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8214dba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8214dba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-805dbf4\" data-id=\"805dbf4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ea231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82ea231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What You Need for Twitch Test Stream Setup<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a7459a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a7459a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7382f5e\" data-id=\"7382f5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59308a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59308a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your computer and upload speed are the two most important things that decide the stream quality. A good GPU will help you stream higher quality, and a good upload speed will support a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.twitch.tv\/s\/article\/guide-to-using-twitch-inspector\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">high bitrate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to support those changing frames. Here\u2019s what I had while testing:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Computer:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Processor: At least an Intel i7 or AMD Ryzen 5 (I used Ryzen 5 7500F)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RAM: Minimum 8GB, but 16GB is recommended\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Graphics: A dedicated GPU, RTX 3080 or AMD 9070 XT, can support 1440p gaming (Reliable legacy hardware). For (modern standards), you can go with RTX 50-series\/RX 9000-series, which are best for 4k gaming in 2026.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cfa6f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cfa6f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b5134b\" data-id=\"3b5134b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f096e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f096e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Internet:<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.twitch.tv\/s\/article\/broadcasting-guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #c7133c\">Twitch\u2019s recommended<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> internet speed for different bitrates, here is what you need:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>For 720p streaming:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videomaker.com\/how-to\/shooting\/files-and-formats\/what-is-the-best-bitrate-for-a-twitch-stream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #c7133c\">3-4 Mbps<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> upload minimum\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>For 1080p streaming:<\/b> <span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videomaker.com\/how-to\/shooting\/files-and-formats\/what-is-the-best-bitrate-for-a-twitch-stream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6-8 Mbps<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> upload minimum\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><b>For 1080p 60fps:<\/b> <span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videomaker.com\/how-to\/shooting\/files-and-formats\/what-is-the-best-bitrate-for-a-twitch-stream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10+ Mbps<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> upload recommended<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9341339 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9341339\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5074c74\" data-id=\"5074c74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b16487f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b16487f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/best-streaming-setup-for-twitch-gamers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Also Read: Best Streaming Setup for Twitch Gamers<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eddf0ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eddf0ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-398aadb\" data-id=\"398aadb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f64356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f64356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Do a Test Stream Using Twitch Inspector and OBS <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fe49c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fe49c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cd0609\" data-id=\"2cd0609\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee6ae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bee6ae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: Setting Up Your Twitch Account<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07a230f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07a230f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46b287b\" data-id=\"46b287b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53d9a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b53d9a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019ve been watching other streamers on Twitch, you probably have an account already. Create one. Once you\u2019re done with the sign-up, you should check the Twitch server status to see if there are any outages. You might be troubleshooting your setup for hours while the real problem was the temporary server outage. Check these resources for server status:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"http:\/\/twitchstatus.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">twitchstatus.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Platform official)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twitch&#8217;s Twitter (@Twitch and @TwitchSupport)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">downdetector.com\/status\/twitch<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ffc23c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ffc23c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cfa226\" data-id=\"7cfa226\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30e872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c30e872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step \u2013 2 Connecting OBS for Test Stream with Twitch Inspector<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e993d62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e993d62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c51a0b\" data-id=\"1c51a0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0940d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a0940d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this test, I went with OBS because it\u2019s free and a reliable streaming software. Once you\u2019re done installing OBS, it\u2019s time to connect it with Twitch.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before we dive, you may be wondering what Twitch Inspector is. Twitch Inspector is a free web-based diagnostic tool launched by the platform to help streamers check the health, stability, and quality of their live streams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Steps to connect Twitch Inspector with OBS:<\/b><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You need to get your stream key from Twitch by clicking your \u201cprofile\u201d icon on the top right and going into \u201ccreator dashboard\u201d like this:<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c187091 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c187091\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31d4670\" data-id=\"31d4670\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120ea26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"120ea26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1425\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image1twt.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-179703\" alt=\"Twitch stream key location\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image1twt.webp 1425w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image1twt-300x160.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image1twt-1024x545.webp 1024w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image1twt-768x409.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1425px) 100vw, 1425px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a87b49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a87b49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c66b40\" data-id=\"1c66b40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c58cf8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c58cf8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Then, from the left menu bar, click on \u201csettings\u201d and then \u201cstream\u201d like this:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77242c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77242c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dd6e0c\" data-id=\"8dd6e0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b8597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7b8597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1345\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image3twt.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-179713\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image3twt.webp 1345w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image3twt-300x176.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image3twt-1024x602.webp 1024w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image3twt-768x452.webp 768w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image3twt-850x500.webp 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1345px) 100vw, 1345px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86773f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86773f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f174113\" data-id=\"f174113\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cf20e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62cf20e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Then grab the stream key from here:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a2a670 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a2a670\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26a0784\" data-id=\"26a0784\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383ab1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"383ab1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1228\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image2twt.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-179708\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image2twt.webp 1228w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image2twt-300x135.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image2twt-1024x460.webp 1024w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image2twt-768x345.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7169682 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7169682\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4662ee5\" data-id=\"4662ee5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f4fc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0f4fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4. Once you have the stream key, we need to combine the stream key with the Twitch Inspector URL parameter so it sends the stream to the test server, not the Twitch public server. Visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inspector.twitch.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #c7133c\">Twitch Inspector<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and sign in with your Twitch account.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once you\u2019re on the page, click \u201crun a stream test\u201d to get the URL parameter like this:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cb261b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cb261b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68bda64\" data-id=\"68bda64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a992d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0a992d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1088\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image5twt.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-179723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image5twt.webp 1088w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image5twt-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image5twt-1024x539.webp 1024w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image5twt-768x404.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1088px) 100vw, 1088px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68bb87b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68bb87b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a01425\" data-id=\"4a01425\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-426754c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"426754c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6. Copy the URL parameter from here:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbe6a4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbe6a4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29ef361\" data-id=\"29ef361\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3387f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e3387f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image4twt.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-179718\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image4twt.webp 400w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image4twt-300x272.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image4twt-396x360.webp 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7bafbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7bafbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6db5893\" data-id=\"6db5893\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e921e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5e921e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>7. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now you need to paste this URL parameter right next to your stream key, for example:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1af56f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1af56f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d78ae18\" data-id=\"d78ae18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0be5cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0be5cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If your stream key is:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201clive_1234567890_abcdEFGHijklMNOPqrstUVWXyz123456\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After you add the URL parameter, it should look like this:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201clive_1234567890_abcdEFGHijklMNOPqrstUVWXyz123456?bandwidthtest=true\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da0fb2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da0fb2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8207005\" data-id=\"8207005\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63602d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63602d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>8. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Copy this test stream key and paste it into OBS by going into Settings &gt; Stream, like this:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4f4d68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4f4d68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a331979\" data-id=\"a331979\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb9ee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bb9ee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"982\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image7twt.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-179733\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image7twt.webp 982w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image7twt-300x232.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image7twt-768x593.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b5ae60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b5ae60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1af437\" data-id=\"b1af437\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10603e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10603e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>9. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click \u201cApply,\u201d and you\u2019ve successfully connected OBS with Twitch Analyzer\/Inspector.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9890aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9890aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fa3085\" data-id=\"4fa3085\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76176ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76176ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step \u2013 3: Creating Your First Scene<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0015718 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0015718\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62f5d8a\" data-id=\"62f5d8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca0cb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ca0cb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, let\u2019s add the game or application in OBS that you want to test on Twitch. In my case, I tested the game \u201c<\/span><b>Battlefield 6,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d so I created a scene \u201c<\/span><b>Gaming<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d and added the game in the \u201c<\/span><b>Sources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d like this:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a0c79f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a0c79f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5320ce\" data-id=\"f5320ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3adc688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3adc688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1692\" height=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image6twt.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-179728\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image6twt.webp 1692w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image6twt-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image6twt-1024x585.webp 1024w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image6twt-768x439.webp 768w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image6twt-1536x878.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1692px) 100vw, 1692px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-151db69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"151db69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a3c472\" data-id=\"4a3c472\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6dd02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f6dd02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step \u2013 4: The Test Stream<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8df2e35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8df2e35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44a0692\" data-id=\"44a0692\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc1d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efc1d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once you have OBS ready, click start streaming, and it should send the stream to Twitch Inspector.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Running Twitch Bandwidth Test<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Twitch Inspector, you\u2019ll see bitrate, so let\u2019s understand what it is before diving further.<\/span><\/p><p><b>What is the bitrate on Twitch Inspector?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bitrate is the amount of data transmitted every second in a video, audio, or live stream.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is usually measured in:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>kbps (kilobits per second)<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Mbps (megabits per second)<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2378ec1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2378ec1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b79d275\" data-id=\"b79d275\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd5fbd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd5fbd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In streaming, bitrate determines video quality and smoothness; a higher bitrate means clearer video but requires faster internet.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now let\u2019s calculate your bitrate for streaming:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae01b22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae01b22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0315f7f\" data-id=\"0315f7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d87bae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d87bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open Twitch Inspector, and you should see it connected like this:<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ed99fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ed99fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e2b55b\" data-id=\"4e2b55b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e858af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e858af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image9twt.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-179743\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image9twt.webp 1010w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image9twt-300x131.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image9twt-768x335.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79cd83b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79cd83b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e4b01b\" data-id=\"2e4b01b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e07075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e07075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is basically a bitrate tester, which will help you adjust overall quality.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Click the \u201cstable,\u201d and you should see an advanced Twitch bitrate test like this:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-784f450 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"784f450\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-897ec1f\" data-id=\"897ec1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73b909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image8twt.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-179738\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image8twt.webp 1020w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image8twt-300x243.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image8twt-768x622.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38792cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38792cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84a6ba0\" data-id=\"84a6ba0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c343cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c343cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Let it run for at least 10 \u2013 15 minutes and pay attention to the Twitch speed graph and notice stable points:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6032be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6032be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e3b8df\" data-id=\"3e3b8df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31b821 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d31b821\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image10twt.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-179748\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image10twt.webp 1020w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image10twt-300x243.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image10twt-768x622.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7c084b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7c084b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd6ea8\" data-id=\"3fd6ea8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f5f501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f5f501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4. In my bitrate test for streaming, I noticed my speed staying between \u201c5,000 kbps to 6,000 kbps\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5. Once you get the stable numbers, you can then match the numbers with Twitch Recommended speed guidelines <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.twitch.tv\/s\/article\/broadcasting-guidelines\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6. As mine wasn\u2019t stable at 6,000 bitrate, I knew I couldn\u2019t stream at 1080p 60fps. This means my internet supports a 1080p 30fps stream, considering my max bitrate was 5,000 kbps.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23f6dca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23f6dca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-870a0fe\" data-id=\"870a0fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ba5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56ba5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\">Pro Tip:<\/span><\/strong> Always take the 70% of the speed as your actual speed and assume the 30% for other internet usage, specifically if you have family members using the same internet.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-844ca96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"844ca96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6ffac0\" data-id=\"d6ffac0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c887241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c887241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Twitch Optimization: How I Improved My Streams After Twitch Internet Speed Test<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fdf98e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fdf98e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d17d54c\" data-id=\"d17d54c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f154e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f154e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I noted the values I got from the Twitch upload speed test, and you should too. That\u2019s because we\u2019re going to adjust the settings in OBS according to the test we just ran.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3a92f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3a92f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68dee8b\" data-id=\"68dee8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8acc037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8acc037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: Setting the Right Bitrate in OBS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a4ded6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a4ded6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45ca45d\" data-id=\"45ca45d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b616fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b616fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Considering that I was getting a stable 5,500 kbps, I went with the 70% rule I mentioned earlier. This means my safe streaming bitrate should be around 3,500 kbps.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here&#8217;s how I adjusted it:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In OBS, go to <\/span><b>Settings &gt; Output<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make sure <\/span><b>Output Mode<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is set to &#8220;Advanced.&#8221;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under the <\/span><b>Streaming tab<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, find <\/span><b>Video Bitrate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and set it to 3,500 kbps<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set <\/span><b>Audio Bitrate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to 160 kbps (standard for Twitch)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af9f46c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af9f46c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af7f1ff\" data-id=\"af7f1ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9086c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9086c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2: Configuring Video Settings for 1080p 30fps<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d84d8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d84d8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de9c633\" data-id=\"de9c633\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f29befc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f29befc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since my bandwidth test confirmed I couldn&#8217;t reliably stream at 1080p 60fps, I optimized for 1080p 30fps instead:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go to <\/span><b>Settings &gt; Video<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in OBS<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set <\/span><b>Base (Canvas) Resolution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to 1920&#215;1080<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set <\/span><b>Output (Scaled) Resolution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to 1920&#215;1080<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set <\/span><b>Common FPS Values<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to 30<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a1d90c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a1d90c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b26ed3\" data-id=\"2b26ed3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf41c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbf41c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3: Choosing the Right Encoder<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cd1307 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cd1307\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b53f65d\" data-id=\"b53f65d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a24d1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a24d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The encoder is crucial for maintaining stream quality while managing CPU\/GPU usage. Here&#8217;s what I did:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In <\/span><b>Settings &gt; Output &gt; Streaming<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For <\/span><b>Encoder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, I selected <\/span><b>NVIDIA NVENC H.264<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (since I had an RTX 3080)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set <\/span><b>Rate Control<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to CBR (Constant Bitrate) for consistent quality<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set <\/span><b>Keyframe Interval<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to 2 seconds (Twitch&#8217;s recommendation)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set <\/span><b>Preset<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to &#8220;Quality&#8221; for better visual output<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set <\/span><b>Profile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to &#8220;high.&#8221;<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4054a88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4054a88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b30823\" data-id=\"9b30823\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c56860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c56860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\">Note:<\/span><\/strong> If you have an AMD GPU, use AMD VCE\/VCN. If you don&#8217;t have a dedicated GPU, use the x264 encoder. Also, if you are using a Ryzen 5, do NOT use x264 encoding. You must use hardware encoding (NVENC\/AV1).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60ba40b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60ba40b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb3c2d5\" data-id=\"fb3c2d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3badc05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3badc05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While all this took me more than an hour, it did save me from going live with a subpar setup that would have driven viewers away. I wanted to stream to Twitch and YouTube simultaneously. Doing this directly from OBS would require double the upload speed (which I don&#8217;t have). <strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OneStream Live<\/a><\/span><\/strong> takes my single OBS stream and multiplies it in the cloud. I send one stream and OneStream Live sends it everywhere. You adjust settings once in OBS, and then you stream with the same settings to 45+ platforms, stable streams everywhere.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4d0e3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4d0e3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-577a0f9\" data-id=\"577a0f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b8bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31b8bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/how-to-attract-viewers-to-your-twitch-channel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Also Read: Ways To Attract Audience To Your Twitch Channel<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2baae8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2baae8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-529d438\" data-id=\"529d438\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1922214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1922214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Problems I Ran Into (And How I Fixed Them)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c784776 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c784776\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16e1f58\" data-id=\"16e1f58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0362c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0362c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It&#8217;s not like your stream will have no issues at all; you might run into problems like:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e226975 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e226975\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e53b584\" data-id=\"e53b584\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c0961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35c0961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1142\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/i-did-a-twitch-test-stream-in-2026-step-by-.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-180533\" alt=\"How to Do a Twitch Test Stream in 2026 (Step-by-Step)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/i-did-a-twitch-test-stream-in-2026-step-by-.webp 1142w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/i-did-a-twitch-test-stream-in-2026-step-by--300x238.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/i-did-a-twitch-test-stream-in-2026-step-by--1024x811.webp 1024w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/i-did-a-twitch-test-stream-in-2026-step-by--768x609.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78914e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78914e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af7dbd5\" data-id=\"af7dbd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3622778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3622778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Problem 1: Dropped Frames<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-671f762 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"671f762\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-caac779\" data-id=\"caac779\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b55d1ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b55d1ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What I noticed:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Twitch Inspector showed red warnings, and my stream kept stuttering.<\/span><\/p><p><b>My solution:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lowered my bitrate from 6,000 kbps to 3,500 kbps in OBS Settings &gt; Output.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Changed my Twitch ingest server to one closer to my location (Settings &gt; Stream &gt; Server).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Closed bandwidth-heavy applications like downloads or browser tabs, streaming videos.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e614167 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e614167\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94288b6\" data-id=\"94288b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef2384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ef2384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Problem 2: Pixelation and Blurry Gameplay<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a45e58b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a45e58b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9115fe\" data-id=\"a9115fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e837c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e837c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What I noticed:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Fast movements in Battlefield 6 looked blocky and unclear.<\/span><\/p><p><b>My solution:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Switched from 1080p 30fps to 720p 60fps (Settings &gt; Video)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Increased bitrate to 4,500 kbps to support the higher frame rate<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Changed the encoder preset from &#8220;Performance&#8221; to &#8220;Quality.&#8221;<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f408de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f408de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21254af\" data-id=\"21254af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac710c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac710c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Problem 3: Audio Out of Sync<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfb8aa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfb8aa9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-933b6e5\" data-id=\"933b6e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e490c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36e490c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What I noticed:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> My voice commentary was delayed compared to the gameplay.<\/span><\/p><p><b>My solution:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right-clicked my microphone in OBS Sources<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Selected &#8220;Filters&#8221; and added &#8220;Video Delay (Async).&#8221;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Added a 200ms delay to match the audio with the video<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tested and adjusted until perfectly synced<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0362da0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0362da0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16bef7e\" data-id=\"16bef7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c9d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58c9d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Problem 4: High CPU Usage (80-95%)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f3b68e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f3b68e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe8b2eb\" data-id=\"fe8b2eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c6c138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c6c138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What I noticed:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> My game started lagging, and OBS showed &#8220;encoding overloaded&#8221; warnings.<\/span><\/p><p><b>My solution:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Switched encoder from x264 to NVIDIA NVENC H.264 (Settings &gt; Output)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lowered output resolution 1920\u00d71080 (1080p) to 1600\u00d7900 (900p)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reduced FPS from 60 to 30<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disabled &#8220;Rescale Output&#8221; to reduce processing load<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3404479 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3404479\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d2c7f8\" data-id=\"7d2c7f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5a018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa5a018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/how-much-do-twitch-streamers-make\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #c7133c\">Related: How Much Do Twitch Streamers Make in 2026?<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5534e10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5534e10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0520a4\" data-id=\"d0520a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed82c84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed82c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-622f055 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"622f055\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7dc1a4\" data-id=\"b7dc1a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96a45e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96a45e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twitch houses millions of streamers, and everyone is trying to deliver the best quality. Ignoring the quality of your stream simply means letting your competitors take away your audience. The Twitch test ingest is there specifically for this purpose: to help you improve your stream quality. Run the test, note down your max limits, adjust your settings in your broadcast software, and now you\u2019re getting smooth visuals just like everyone else.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #c7133c\">OneStream Live<\/span><\/a><\/strong> further simplifies your streaming. Once your configurations in the broadcasting software are done, you can connect to OneStream Live via the RTMP method. That\u2019s it, now you\u2019re pushing the same high-quality optimized stream to various platforms.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6a5b7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6a5b7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49f58ed\" data-id=\"49f58ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40c671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"d40c671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div style=\"text-align: center\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/app.onestream.live\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=midbutton&amp;utm_campaign=content_mkt\">\n    <div>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.onestream.live\/blogs\/BlogAd\/BlogBtn-SignUpforFree.png\" alt=\"SignUp for Free\" style=\"width: 200px !important\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f468695 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f468695\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20cc45b\" data-id=\"20cc45b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a189b0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a189b0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14bfe90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14bfe90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-026c0cd\" data-id=\"026c0cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e6571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"f0e6571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2521\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2521\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">1. What is a Twitch test stream, and why should I do one?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2521\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2521\"><p data-start=\"18298\" data-end=\"18691\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0A Twitch test stream lets you check audio, video, bitrate, and alerts without notifying or distracting your real audience.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2522\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2522\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2. How to test twitch stream without going live?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2522\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2522\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you just want to test the speed of your internet, use Twitch Inspector. However, if you want to see the visually running stream, then you can try:<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Streaming to a separate account that:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Has no followers<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sends no notifications<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is purely for testing<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2523\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2523\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">3. What should I test during a Twitch test stream?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2523\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2523\"><p data-start=\"19141\" data-end=\"19581\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You should test microphone levels, game audio balance, camera framing, overlays, chat connectivity, and stream stability.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2524\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2524\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">4. How long should a Twitch test stream last?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2524\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2524\"><p data-start=\"19615\" data-end=\"20073\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0A 10\u201315 minute test is usually enough to identify audio drops, lag, or sync issues.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2525\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2525\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">5. 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