{"id":180603,"date":"2026-02-23T12:11:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onestream.live\/?p=180603"},"modified":"2026-02-23T14:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:12:38","slug":"hardware-vs-software-encoding-streamers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/hardware-vs-software-encoding-streamers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardware vs Software Encoding: Which Should Streamers Use?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"180603\" class=\"elementor elementor-180603\" 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-ba858a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba858a2\" 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-60c3afa\" data-id=\"60c3afa\" 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-604a341 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"604a341\" 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-011bc65\" data-id=\"011bc65\" 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-3a7a79e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a7a79e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">In hardware vs software encoding, most streamers should pick hardware. A modern\u00a0hardware video encoder\u00a0on your GPU or iGPU keeps\u00a0OBS Studio\u00a0responsive and cuts dropped frames when scenes get busy. Use a\u00a0software encoder\u00a0(x264) only when your CPU has room and you are chasing extra detail at low bitrates, including with OneStream Live.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">This guide is written for everyday streamers, but it\u2019s aimed squarely at\u00a0OneStream Live users who either (a) send a live RTMP feed from OBS or a hardware box into OneStream Live, or (b) upload and schedule pre-recorded streams and want exports that look good without turning every session into a stress test. OneStream Live supports scheduling and multistreaming to 45+ platforms, so the \u201cright encoder\u201d depends on your workflow.<\/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-26d688f\" data-id=\"26d688f\" 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-fec019e elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"fec019e\" 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 elementor-55482\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" 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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-ade13c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ade13c0\" 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-9bb88d3\" data-id=\"9bb88d3\" 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-47d3702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47d3702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important Definitions for the Discussion of Hardware vs Software Encoding<\/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-48c778e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48c778e\" 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-e127997\" data-id=\"e127997\" 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-dbde188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbde188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. Live streaming hardware<\/h3><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Your camera, mic, capture card, lighting, and network set the ceiling. Encoding decides how close you get to that ceiling under real constraints, like a 6 Mbps upload and a laptop that also has to run your show.<\/p><h3 class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">2. Hardware encoder<\/h3><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">It is a dedicated encoding engine (often inside a GPU or iGPU) that compresses video with minimal CPU involvement. Unlike a software encoder, <strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/obsproject.com\/kb\/hardware-encoding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">hardware encoding<\/a><\/span><\/strong> offloads work from your CPU so the system stays responsive while you stream.<\/p><h3 class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">3. Software encoder<\/h3><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">It is a CPU-based encoder implemented in software (example: x264). Unlike a hardware encoder, it can spend more CPU time to improve compression efficiency, which can mean better quality at a given bitrate if your CPU can keep up.<\/p><h3 class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">4. Encoder software<\/h3><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">This is the application that captures sources, mixes audio\/video, and sends output to a platform or server. If you\u2019re asking what is encoder software, it\u2019s the part of your setup that turns \u201ccamera + mic + scenes\u201d into one outbound stream. Unlike a standalone hardware device, encoder software shares resources with everything else running on your machine.<\/p><h3 class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">5. Video encoding hardware<\/h3><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">This is the physical silicon doing the compression work, either built into consumer chips or packaged as a dedicated device. Unlike pure software encoding, video encoding hardware is designed to do this one job efficiently, often with predictable latency.<\/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-7eb24fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eb24fa\" 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-e19ee2c\" data-id=\"e19ee2c\" 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-4c85696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c85696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Actually Changes When You Switch Encoders<\/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-ca1e727 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca1e727\" 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-12aea71\" data-id=\"12aea71\" 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-3aef0ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3aef0ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">OBS is unusually candid: hardware encoders are generally recommended because they move work off the CPU to specialized components, and modern hardware encoders can deliver good quality with minimal performance impact. It also warns that older hardware encoders can look worse at the same bitrate than x264 veryfast. That \u201colder\u201d part matters more than people admit.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">The visible differences usually show up in three places.<\/p><h3 class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">First,\u00a0<strong>stability under load<\/strong>.<\/h3><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">If you\u2019re gaming, running browser sources, adding noise suppression, and swapping scenes all at once, CPU headroom disappears fast. That\u2019s why many OBS support replies <span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/obsproject.com\/forum\/threads\/encoding-overload-despite-changing-settings.175182\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">point people back to hardware encoding and the Auto-Configuration Wizard<\/a><\/span> when they hit \u201cencoding overload\u201d symptoms.<\/p><h3 class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Second,\u00a0<strong>how much bitrate buys you<\/strong>.<\/h3><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Platforms publish guidance because they have to.\u00a0YouTube\u00a0recommends bitrate ranges by resolution and frame rate and calls out a 2-second keyframe interval (don\u2019t exceed 4), with CBR as the baseline.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">For a concrete example, YouTube\u2019s table lists\u00a01080p at 60 fps\u00a0at\u00a012 Mbps for H.264 ingestion. If you ignore those ranges, you end up blaming the encoder for a problem when really <span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2853702?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">your bitrate is wrong for your target<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><h3 class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Third,\u00a0<strong>where your bottleneck moves<\/strong>.<\/h3><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Hardware encoding rarely means \u201cno CPU.\u201d Your CPU still handles chunks of the pipeline: audio encoding, filters, some capture work, muxing.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Even <span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/handbrake.fr\/docs\/en\/latest\/technical\/video-nvenc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">documentation for NVENC inside HandBrake<\/a><\/span> notes that high CPU utilization can still be normal because other steps remain CPU-bound. So if you flip to hardware and your CPU fan still screams, that may be your scene and filter stack, not the encoder choice.<\/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-3e5082b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e5082b\" 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-20192ba\" data-id=\"20192ba\" 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-11f417a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11f417a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When Software Encoding Is the Smart Choice\n\n<\/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-5f1cc3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f1cc3f\" 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-3562624\" data-id=\"3562624\" 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-b389b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b389b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Let\u2019s answer the question people keep typing:\u00a0<strong>should I use software or hardware encoding<\/strong>?<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Use a\u00a0software encoder\u00a0when your CPU can actually afford it and your content benefits from it.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">If your stream is a talk show, podcast video, training, or a webinar style broadcast, the CPU often has real headroom. In that situation, x264 can trade extra compute for fewer compression artifacts. <span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/obsproject.com\/blog\/streaming-with-x264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">OBS\u2019s own x264 guidance<\/a><\/span> exists because a lot of creators still use it, and the project treats x264 streaming as a first-class path.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Software encoding can also be a practical way to match platform baselines when you are troubleshooting. <strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/helpdesk.onestream.live\/en-us\/article\/recommended-external-rtmp-encoder-settings-1qd7bb5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OneStream Live\u2019s helpdesk baseline for External RTMP<\/a><\/span><\/strong> ingest is intentionally conservative: x264, CBR, 3000 kbps, 720p, 30 fps, keyframe interval 2, stereo audio.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">If your goal is \u201cstop the stream from breaking,\u201d that is a sane starting point. Change one variable at a time once you\u2019re stable.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">There\u2019s one more reason software encoding stays relevant for OneStream Live users: pre-recorded streaming. If you primarily upload and schedule content, you can encode offline, upload, then let OneStream Live play it out on a schedule.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">The product flow is built around upload, scheduling (including looping), and even 24\/7 playback for recorded content on YouTube. In that workflow, your export settings are the quality decision.<\/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-7ed27a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ed27a5\" 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-21c00ae\" data-id=\"21c00ae\" 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-9757721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9757721\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hardware-vs-software-encoding-infographic-scaled.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"hardware-vs-software-encoding-infographic\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjE4MDY5MyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9vbmVzdHJlYW0ubGl2ZVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDJcL2hhcmR3YXJlLXZzLXNvZnR3YXJlLWVuY29kaW5nLWluZm9ncmFwaGljLXNjYWxlZC53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1592\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hardware-vs-software-encoding-infographic-scaled.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-180693\" alt=\"hardware vs software encoding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hardware-vs-software-encoding-infographic-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hardware-vs-software-encoding-infographic-300x187.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hardware-vs-software-encoding-infographic-1024x637.webp 1024w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hardware-vs-software-encoding-infographic-768x478.webp 768w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hardware-vs-software-encoding-infographic-1536x955.webp 1536w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hardware-vs-software-encoding-infographic-2048x1274.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-8f7de11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f7de11\" 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-53de02f\" data-id=\"53de02f\" 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-54592cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54592cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When Hardware Encoding Wins<\/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-a5462f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5462f3\" 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-30e01a9\" data-id=\"30e01a9\" 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-4679359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4679359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Now the flip side:\u00a0what is a hardware encoder\u00a0in practice?<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">It\u2019s the reason your stream doesn\u2019t fall apart when your CPU gets busy. A\u00a0hardware encoder for streaming\u00a0is built for real-time compression with low CPU impact, which is exactly why OBS recommends modern hardware encoders for performance.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">OBS recommends modern hardware encoders because they take workload off the CPU and move it to specialized components.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.intel.com\/content\/www\/us\/en\/support\/articles\/000037112\/graphics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Intel\u00a0describes Quick Sync Video<\/a><\/span> as using dedicated media processing capabilities so the processor can complete other tasks and improve responsiveness.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">On consumer PCs, hardware encoding usually means one of three families.<\/p><h3 class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">1. NVIDIA GPU hardware encoding<\/h3><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">NVIDIA\u2019s own OBS guide positions <span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/geforce\/guides\/broadcasting-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NVENC as a dedicated encoder block<\/a><\/span> for capture and streaming with minimal CPU impact, and it explains codec efficiency (HEVC and AV1 can deliver higher quality at the same bitrate than H.264, depending on platform support). It also includes the blunt reminder that streaming platforms may not support all codecs.<\/p><h3 class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">2. AMD GPU hardware encoding via AMF<\/h3><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">AMD maintains the <span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/gpuopen.com\/advanced-media-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Advanced Media Framework SDK<\/a><\/span> for multimedia processing on AMD GPUs, and OBS supports AMF with explicit driver and compatibility guidance. Quality and settings can vary by GPU generation and drivers, so verify with a short test recording and a short private stream before you trust any preset.<\/p><h3 class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">3. Intel iGPU encoding (Quick Sync)<\/h3><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Quick Sync is everywhere on Intel CPUs with integrated graphics, and it is often the best \u201cfree\u201d hardware encoder on laptops that do not have a dedicated GPU.<\/p><p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Hardware also wins when you need multiple encodes. Twitch has been pushing <span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.streamingmedia.com\/Articles\/News\/Online-Video-News\/Twitchs-Dual-Layout-Streaming-Technical-Innovation-or-Industry-Revolution-170053.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Enhanced Broadcasting and multiple encode ladders<\/a><\/span>. Industry coverage has reported that Enhanced Broadcasting supports H.264 and HEVC ladders today while AV1 is not yet accepted for ingest, and that matters because multiple parallel CPU encodes are brutally expensive.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Finally, hardware is also the best choice when you want a dedicated solution with fewer failure points. If you\u2019re shopping for video streaming encoder hardware or an encoder for live streaming, you\u2019re looking at appliance encoders built around <span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/live-streaming-protocols-rtmp-hls-webrtc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">common streaming protocols<\/a><\/span> like RTMP\/RTMPS and common codecs like H.264\/H.265.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"><strong>Magewell<\/strong>\u00a0markets its Ultra Encode family with H.264\/H.265 support and protocols including RTMP and RTMPS.\u00a0<\/li><li class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"><strong>Blackmagic Design<\/strong> sells standalone streaming processors described as H.264 and H.265 hardware encoders for live streaming to major platforms.<\/li><li class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/rtmp-encoders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OneStream Live \u2019s own External RTMP Encoder<\/a><\/span><\/strong> also treats \u201cOBS or hardware encoders\u201d as valid sources for sending one stream into OneStream Live for multistreaming.<\/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-bca86e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bca86e4\" 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-49296ab\" data-id=\"49296ab\" 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-b226a71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b226a71\" 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\/top-5-rtmp-encoders-for-content-creators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check Out\u00a0 The Top 5 RTMP Encoders for Content Creators<\/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-d6ad7e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6ad7e7\" 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-e8f5e56\" data-id=\"e8f5e56\" 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-72ecc4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"72ecc4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=93z8vgHIgv4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2324df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2324df\" 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-90fb40a\" data-id=\"90fb40a\" 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-3959d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3959d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OBS Settings and the Prefer Hardware Encoding Checkbox\n\n<\/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-0b97feb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b97feb\" 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-7f4a724\" data-id=\"7f4a724\" 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-c67f750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c67f750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">The <strong>&#8220;Prefer Hardware Encoding&#8221;<\/strong> OBS checkbox appears in the Auto-Configuration Wizard and shows up in third-party setup guides. For instance, Cloudflare\u2019s OBS setup guide tells you to <span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/developers.cloudflare.com\/stream\/examples\/obs-from-scratch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">select \u201cPrefer hardware encoding\u201d (if available)<\/a><\/span> and run a bandwidth test. The goal is simple: bias the wizard toward a hardware encoder when your system supports it.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">A useful mental model: it\u2019s a preference signal, not an iron law.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/obsproject.com\/kb\/hardware-encoding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">OBS\u2019s own hardware encoding entry<\/a><\/span> makes it clear that the \u201cright\u201d hardware option depends on what\u2019s actually installed and your GPU generation. It even calls out recommended generations for better results on some encoder families.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Also, if you are chasing new codec options, stay skeptical. YouTube\u2019s help docs list H.264, H.265, and AV1 as ingestion codecs and provide bitrate guidance for each.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Google\u2019s developer docs for ingestion protocols, however, still describe <span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2853702?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">RTMP\/RTMPS as H.264 and tie HEVC support to HLS ingestion<\/a><\/span>. Meanwhile, coverage of OBS adding AV1\/HEVC RTMP streaming notes that service-side support can be beta. Translation: pick the codec your destination actually accepts, not the codec your GPU happens to offer.<\/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-e5cbf42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5cbf42\" 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-7ba070b\" data-id=\"7ba070b\" 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-fff2e30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fff2e30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the OneStream Live Decision Path<\/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-71ac859 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71ac859\" 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-36e4186\" data-id=\"36e4186\" 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-c789d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c789d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Most encoder arguments are treated like identity. They should be treated like plumbing.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Start with how you use OneStream Live. If you are using <strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/pre-recorded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pre-recorded streaming<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, your encoder choice is mostly about export and file handling.<\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">OneStream Live emphasizes uploading, scheduling (including looping and 24\/7 playback), and importing from cloud storage, with upload limits that differ by source, and they explicitly call out scheduling up to 60 days ahead for certain pre-recorded workflows. Encode for quality, keep file sizes reasonable, and let OneStream Live handle scheduling and distribution.\u00a0<\/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-435a59c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"435a59c\" 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-6d880a2\" data-id=\"6d880a2\" 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-669ef8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"669ef8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=GViK2vjzX4c&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-181e339 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"181e339\" 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-dbd1337\" data-id=\"dbd1337\" 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-69a6da0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69a6da0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are using <span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><strong><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OneStream Live Studio<\/a><\/strong> <\/span>in the browser, the encoder debate is mostly offstage. You\u2019re choosing a browser production workflow with guest invites, branding tools, layouts, scheduling, and recording. Your \u201cencoder\u201d work is more about choosing a stable network and a clean camera feed than micromanaging x264 presets.\u00a0<\/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-8bc347b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bc347b\" 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-b989c17\" data-id=\"b989c17\" 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-e288c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"e288c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/studio\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=midbutton&amp;utm_campaign=content_mkt\"><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.onestream.live\/blogs\/BlogAd\/BlogAd-8.png\" alt=\"OneStreamLive-Create streams with OneStream Live Studio\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n<\/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-33a6f6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33a6f6e\" 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-92df70c\" data-id=\"92df70c\" 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-ca769ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca769ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">If you are using <strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/rtmp-encoders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OneStream Live via an External RTMP Encoder<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, follow the platform baseline first, then improve quality stepwise. OneStream Live publishes recommended RTMP encoder settings as a baseline for interruption-free streaming.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/guide-to-stream-keys-stream-to-any-platform-with-onestream-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the Guide to RTMP Streaming: Stream to Any Platform with OneStream Live<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Start there, verify stability, then raise resolution, frame rate, and bitrate in that order. And if you are sending RTMP into OneStream Live, pick the nearest RTMP server region because proximity reduces network hops and can improve stream stability over persistent connections.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/reach-your-nearest-server-rtmp-streaming-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn How to Reach your Nearest RTMP Server<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">That\u2019s the entire\u00a0software vs hardware encoding decision in OneStream Live terms: pick the option that keeps your encoder stable for the workflow you are actually using.\u00a0<\/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-80100e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80100e6\" 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-bb7a659\" data-id=\"bb7a659\" 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-a79a2d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a79a2d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: So, Should You Use Hardware or Software Encoding?<\/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-51a92fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51a92fb\" 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-62d4eab\" data-id=\"62d4eab\" 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-48dd623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48dd623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">One last reminder, from an actual OneStream Live customer quote, because creators care about outcomes:<\/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-5c112ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c112ef\" 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-e09df85\" data-id=\"e09df85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-ha-element-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/onestream.live\\\/use-cases\\\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9COneStream%20Live%20is%20the%20easiest%20to%20use%2C%20plug%2Dand%2Dplay%20platform%20for%20live%20streaming.%20And%20the%20scalability%20is%20incredible.%E2%80%9D&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46123f elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"a46123f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cOneStream Live is the easiest to use, plug-and-play platform for live streaming. And the scalability is incredible.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/use-cases\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9COneStream%20Live%20is%20the%20easiest%20to%20use%2C%20plug%2Dand%2Dplay%20platform%20for%20live%20streaming.%20And%20the%20scalability%20is%20incredible.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jamie.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-58063\" alt=\"jamie matos review\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jamie.webp 1000w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jamie-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jamie-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jamie-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jamie-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jamie-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jamie-800x800.webp 800w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jamie-20x20.webp 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/use-cases\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9COneStream%20Live%20is%20the%20easiest%20to%20use%2C%20plug%2Dand%2Dplay%20platform%20for%20live%20streaming.%20And%20the%20scalability%20is%20incredible.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\">Jamie Matos<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/use-cases\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9COneStream%20Live%20is%20the%20easiest%20to%20use%2C%20plug%2Dand%2Dplay%20platform%20for%20live%20streaming.%20And%20the%20scalability%20is%20incredible.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\">Founder, Evolt<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dfde31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dfde31\" 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-935a9cd\" data-id=\"935a9cd\" 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-cbc4d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbc4d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\">Encoder choices are only valuable if they support that kind of reliability, consistency, and reach. So, the best live streaming encoder\u00a0is the one that keeps your show on the air while you focus on the part viewers can actually feel.<\/p><p data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"110\"><strong>The hardware vs software Encoding debate comes down to one thing: stability versus control.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"320\">Choose a software encoder if you have a strong CPU and want maximum tuning flexibility. Choose a hardware video encoder if you value lower CPU load, smoother performance, and long-session reliability.<\/p><p data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"562\">For OneStream Live users streaming via OBS, external RTMP, or dedicated video encoding hardware, hardware encoding often wins for consistency. But test both. Watch dropped frames. Monitor CPU usage. Decide based on data, not forum hype.<\/p><p data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"629\">Encoding handles your video.<br data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"595\" \/>OneStream Live handles your reach.<\/p><p data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"666\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Pick the setup that keeps you live.<\/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-398a51f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"398a51f\" 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-bf777d3\" data-id=\"bf777d3\" 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-fcb093d elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"fcb093d\" 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-cf694a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf694a7\" 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-b0568f9\" data-id=\"b0568f9\" 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-35d7817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"35d7817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b234456 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b234456\" 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-9f27fea\" data-id=\"9f27fea\" 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-eb8d1bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb8d1bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/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-435a396 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"435a396\" 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-871050a\" data-id=\"871050a\" 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-4bd2a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"4bd2a70\" 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-7951\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7951\" 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. Should I use hardware or software encoding in OBS for live streaming?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7951\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7951\"><p data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"359\">Use <strong data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"102\">hardware encoding<\/strong> in OBS when you game, run heavy overlays, or see dropped frames because the GPU or iGPU handles compression while the CPU keeps scenes stable. Use <strong data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"271\">software encoding<\/strong> (x264) only if your CPU has real headroom and you want better detail at tight bitrates.<\/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-7952\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7952\" 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. Why does OBS say \u201cencoding overloaded\u201d and how do I fix it?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7952\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7952\"><p data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"720\">\u201cEncoding overloaded\u201d usually means your CPU cannot encode plus render scenes at the same time. Switch to a hardware video encoder (NVENC, Quick Sync, AMF), reduce output resolution or FPS, and simplify filters like noise reduction. Then re-test before raising bitrate or quality presets.<\/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-7953\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7953\" 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. Is a hardware encoder for streaming worth it for long sessions or 24\/7 streams?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7953\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7953\"><p data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"1121\">Yes, for long sessions it is often worth it because video encoding hardware keeps performance predictable and lowers CPU spikes that cause stutters. This matters even more for <strong><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/24-7-live-streaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">24\/7 streams<\/a><\/span><\/strong> where stability beats perfection. Pair the encoder with consistent bitrate and keyframe settings for fewer disconnects.<\/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-7954\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7954\" 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. What settings matter more than the encoder type when streaming to OneStream Live?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7954\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7954\"><p data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1501\">Bitrate, keyframe interval, and resolution matter more than brand debates. For OneStream Live external RTMP workflows, stable CBR, a 2-second keyframe interval, and realistic output resolution for your upload speed prevent hiccups. Pick the encoder after your stream is stable, not before.<\/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-7955\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7955\" 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. Can I use a dedicated live streaming encoder hardware device with OneStream Live?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7955\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7955\"><div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-699bd888-3fdc-838f-9398-764e1984d577-4\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"401ed907-3f08-4793-8772-cb5537b25b92\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2-thinking\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1942\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Yes. OneStream Live supports External RTMP ingestion, so any encoder for live streaming that outputs RTMP can feed OneStream Live, which then handles multistream distribution. Common examples include hardware encoders from broadcast vendors and software encoders like OBS. The key is matching codec, bitrate, and keyframes to destination requirements.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9a12ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9a12ae\" 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-c614c46\" data-id=\"c614c46\" 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-98cddf2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"98cddf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6da7987 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6da7987\" 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-b75272b\" data-id=\"b75272b\" 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-e0fa7ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0fa7ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OneStream Live is a cloud-based live streaming solution to create, schedule, and multistream professional-looking live streams across 45+ social media platforms and the web simultaneously. For content-related queries and feedback, write to us at <\/span><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"mailto:content@onestream.live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">content@onestream.live<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. You\u2019re also welcome to <\/span><span style=\"color: #c7133c\"><a style=\"color: #c7133c\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/contribute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Write for Us<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">!<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hardware vs software encoding decides how clean your stream looks and how hard your PC works. 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