YouTube and OBS just rolled out beta support for AV1 live streaming on YouTube. Let's have a look at why we should start using AV1 for our live streams right now. We will have a quick comparison between the Nvenc H264 and the new Nvenc AV1 Encoder at 6Mbps. At the end I'll show you, how to get the latest OBS 29.1 Beta to use the AV1 encoder for live streaming on YouTube.
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All gameplay footage was recorded while playing on 1440p.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:44 NVENC H264 6Mbps
01:55 NVENC AV1 6Mpbs
02:30 H264 vs. AV1 Side-By-Side Comparison
04:18 OBS 29.1 Beta Download
05:50 OBS AV1 Setup
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Downloads / Links:
GitHub OBS Studio: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio
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Music / Credits:
StreamBeats by Harris Heller
https://www.senpai.tv/streambeats/
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