Recommended RTMP Live streaming settings

EventLive supports HEVC (H265) and H264 (standard) over RTMP. Use H265 if your encoder supports it, as it provides ~2x quality for the same bitrate.

Recommended settings for RTMP streaming (720p)

• Resolution: 720p
• Bitrate: 2000 - 3000 Kbps
• Frame rate: 30fps (Other frame rates are supported but will be converted to 30fps. We recommend streaming in 30fps)
• Keyframe Interval: 2 seconds
• Audio Frequency: 48 kHz

Recommended settings for RTMP streaming (1080p)

Please use 1080p if you're confident your computer or encoder performance allows streaming in 1080p

• Resolution: 1080p
• Bitrate: 4000 - 6000 Kbps
• Frame rate: 30fps (Other frame rates are supported but will be converted to 30fps. We recommend streaming in 30fps)
• Keyframe Interval: 2 seconds
• Audio Frequency: 48 kHz

Constant Bitrate is recommended to avoid traffic spikes. However, if your video will have excessive pan motions constant bitrate can cause pixelation, and variable bitrate is recommended.

EventLive Transcoding Specs

For 1920×1080 streams we transcode into 3 qualities for adaptive bitrate (ABR) delivery:

• 1080p @ about 3500 Kbps
• 720p @ about 2500 Kbps
• 432p @ about 600 Kbps

For 720p streams (and any size other than 1920×1080) we transcode into 2 qualities:

• 720p @ about 3000 Kbps
• 432p @ about 600 Kbps

Streams play at 30 fps, or 25 fps for 24, 25 and 50 fps sources. We do not currently support 4K streaming. See Video Quality and Technical Specs for uploads, playback and downloads.