# Recommended RTMP Live streaming settings

> Bitrate, resolution and other technical settings

Source: https://www.eventlive.pro/help/recommended-rtmp-live-streaming-settings  
Section: EventLive Help Center › EventLive for Business and Non-Profit › Professional Live Streaming  
Updated: 2026-06-30

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 1080p videos we transcode into 3 qualities for adaptive bitrate (ABR) delivery:

- 1080p @ 5500 Kbps, 30fps
- 720p @ 3300 Kbps, 30fps
- 432p @ 1200 Kbps, 30fps

For 720p videos we transcode into 2 qualities for adaptive bitrate (ABR) delivery:

- 720p @ 3500 Kbps, 30fps
- 432p @ 1200 Kbps, 30fps

We do not currently support 4K streaming.