never giving twitch a cent because their streams are unreliable as shit
Seeing as it took a thread for people to realize a change that's occurred for a while, I imagine they'll keep on trucking
Just in time for the PS4/XB1 releases too.
hmmmmmmm
PS4 livestreams. XB1 doesn't.
So could someone explain to me how this effect streamers/viewers?
I do not really get it now, sorry if I sound stupid :O
So could someone explain to me how this effect streamers/viewers?
I do not really get it now, sorry if I sound stupid :O
back to own3d.tv
Wait what its for watching to? WTF twitch WTF :OWithout paying to subscribe, you can't watch anything over Medium (if this fucks up Giantbomb's streams I'm gonna be fucking pissed). Try going to Twitch and watching a stream, if you're not subbed to the specific stream, it won't let you watch High/source streams and a screen pops up telling you to pay
Without paying to subscribe, you can't watch anything over Medium (if this fucks up Giantbomb's streams I'm gonna be fucking pissed). Try going to Twitch and watching a stream, if you're not subbed to the specific stream, it won't let you watch High/source streams and a screen pops up telling you to pay
Wait what its for watching to? WTF twitch WTF :O
Even if you do not watch "big events" but some "normal" streamers you can now NEVER watch in 720p only if you pay.
Apparently Twitch needs to pay for their terabytes of outgoing bandwidth out of the goodness of their hearts.
Is it going to cost $8.95?
Wait what its for watching to? WTF twitch WTF :O
Even if you do not watch "big events" but some "normal" streamers you can now NEVER watch in 720p only if you pay.
My thoughts exactly. What dicks.Just in time for the PS4/XB1 releases too.
hmmmmmmm
This is not true for most streams.
I think its exactly the same as his has been for the major tournaments.
Also, this is not Twitch asking money for higher quality streams, its the streamers that implement this option.
Yes you can, but a lot of doomsayers will tell you otherwise though.
The Twitch TV android app allows you to watch 720p+ without a subscription.
I'm should ask @dansgaming I follow him and he is a "normal" but "pro" streamer aka streams video games for a living.That I'm not sure, I only use Twitch really to watch GB content and have no idea if they're affected. Don't really follow any "normal" streamers
THIS should be in the OP, that really helps and explains the story very well.Misleading title.
There are 2 types of subscriptions on Twitch.
Some streams (usually high-production tournament events) have required that you subscribe to their stream, to access 720p and up. In this scenario, the highest res you were able to get for free was 480p. Since there is now no longer a 480p transcode, the best you will be able to get is 360p. The vast majority of streams on Twitch on any given day are not these types of events with this subscription model.
The vast majority of streamer on Twitch are individuals. They often have subscriptions you can purchase too. However, from most cases I've seen, they dont lock HD resoultions behind the subscription paywall, instead they tend to offer things like the ability to chat, or custom chat icons etc. In this situation, your resolution options will remain unchanged (unless you specifically liked watching at 480p).
Misleading title.
There are 2 types of subscriptions on Twitch.
Some streams (usually high-production tournament events) have required that you subscribe to their stream, to access 720p and up. In this scenario, the highest res you were able to get for free was 480p. Since there is now no longer a 480p transcode, the best you will be able to get is 360p. The vast majority of streams on Twitch on any given day are not these types of events with this subscription model.
The vast majority of streamer on Twitch are individuals. They often have subscriptions you can purchase too. However, from most cases I've seen, they dont lock HD resoultions behind the subscription paywall, instead they tend to offer things like the ability to chat, or custom chat icons etc. In this situation, your resolution options will remain unchanged (unless you specifically liked watching at 480p).
Agreed.THIS should be in the OP, that really helps and explains the story very well.
Ok so as long as the streamer allows you to watch 720p you can still do that for free.
Well its not that they removed the option. They just wanted to simplify the entire quality thing.So, the big change is that they removed the 480p option? Strange decision but whatever.
Twitch said:Well soon be changing our transcode labels from 240p/360p/etc, to Low, Medium, and High. Live (the actual quality set in your broadcast software) will continue being an option on web as long as partners are sending us an excellent quality stream, and will be renamed to Source. This is for a number of reasons, primarily to unify the Twitch experience across all platforms. We also want to shift viewers away from the idea that broadcasting at a higher resolution (without considering bitrates, framerates, hardware resources, etc) automatically translates to higher quality, which is what the current labels tend to do. Traditionally lower-res broadcasters, such as those in the speedrunning and retro gaming communities, should find this change especially beneficial as theyll be receiving three transcodes regardless of their resolution.
Theres also the fact that we currently have two different transcode systems: one for web, and another for mobile. This means that, at the moment, were transcoding your streams twice, resulting in twice the work. By moving to this new system, and consolidating our transcodes, well be on a singular video network, and the capacity that was being spent on transcoding twice can then be freed up for other vital needs.
I'm watching AdmiralBulldog's stream on the highest quality for free right now.
Is this only for stuff like MLG and OGN that already required a subscription?