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Restream has very loose guidelines on incoming streaming settings, as we don't display your streams to an audience. Instead, we send it off to your end platforms such as Twitch, YouTube, and more. With that in mind, following the guidelines set by each platform you intend to stream to with Restream is important.
In this article, we will cover:
⚙️ Restream Common Guidelines
While we have no set limitations, we find these settings are what most Restreamers use.
Video Guidelines
Resolution: Up to 3840 × 2160
FPS: 30 or 60
Codec: H.264 (x264)
Mode: Strict CBR
Keyframe Interval: 2 Seconds
Max Bitrate: 15,000 Kbps
Min Bitrate: 500 Kbps
Audio Guidelines:
Codec: AAC-LC, Stereo or Mono
Max Bitrate: 160 Kbps (AAC)
Sampling Frequency: 44.1 (AAC)
⚙️ Facebook
If you stream to Facebook at the same time as well as to other platforms, you want to make sure that your stream matches restrictions that Facebook has. If your stream has higher parameters than suggested, you may have trouble streaming to Facebook.
Video Guidelines
Resolution: Up to 1920 × 1080
FPS: max 60
Codec: H.264 (x264)
Mode: Strict CBR
Keyframe Interval: 2 seconds (recommended), max 4
Max Bitrate: 9,000 Kbps
Audio Guidelines:
Codec: AAC-LC, Stereo or Mono
Max Bitrate: 128 Kbps (AAC), max 256 Kbps
Sampling Frequency: 44.1 (AAC)
⚙️ Twitter
Please follow the stream specifications recommendations below for the best experience. You can find detailed information here.
Video Guidelines
Resolution: 1280 x 720 (recommended) and 1920 x 1080 (maximum)
FPS: max 60
Codec: H.264 (x264)
Mode: Strict CBR
Keyframe Interval: 3 seconds
Max Bitrate: 9,000 Kbps (recommended) and 12,000 Kbps (maximum)
Audio Guidelines:
Codec: AAC-LC, Stereo or Mono
Max Bitrate: 128 kbps (AAC)
Sampling Frequency: 44.1 (AAC)
⚙️ Twitch
If you stream to Twitch, the main limiting factor is a maximal bitrate of 6000 Kbps. If you exceed that Twitch bitrate limitation, you will get an error, and your viewers will not be able to watch your stream.
Video Guidelines
Resolution: 1920 × 1080
FPS: max 60
Codec: H.264 (x264)
Mode: Strict CBR
Keyframe Interval: 2 Seconds
Max Bitrate: 6,000 Kbps
Audio Guidelines:
Codec: AAC-LC, Stereo or Mono
Max Bitrate: 160 kbps (AAC)
Sampling Frequency: 48.0 (AAC)
⚙️ LinkedIn
If your stream exceeds any of these requirements, especially the FPS, LinkedIn will not allow the stream to connect to its platform.
Duration: max 4 hours
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Resolution: max 1080p
Frame Rate: max 30 fps
Key Frame: every 2 seconds (60 frames)
Bitrate: max 6,000 Kbps video; max 128 kbps audio, 48 kHz sample rate
Encoding: H264 video, AAC audio
Protocol: RTMP/RTMPS (preferred)
⚙️ YouTube
YouTube has fewer limitations than other platforms. Make sure that you choose a quality that will result in a reliable stream based on your Internet connection. Here are the best settings for YouTube.
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