Performance Tuning
Shader compilation and the rough first hour
The first session in a new area can hitch while the game builds shaders. Why it happens and what actually helps.
Performance Tuning
What upscaling modes are trying to do
These modes draw a smaller frame and rebuild a larger one. What you gain, what you smudge, and when to stop.
Performance Tuning
VSync, adaptive sync, and screen tearing
Tearing, stutter, and input lag are the trade a sync setting makes. A plain map of the usual options.
Streaming Setup
Green screen versus a real room on camera
A green screen is a tool with a lighting bill. A real room is a tool with a tidying bill. How to choose.
Streaming Setup
What to keep from a VOD, and what to drop
Recordings fill a drive faster than a highlight reel suggests. A practical way to decide what stays.
Streaming Setup
Chat moderation basics for a small stream
A small chat is still a room you host. Simple rules, a few tools, and what to do when someone tests them.
Streaming Setup
Software encoding versus a hardware encoder
The encoder is the part that squeezes your picture into a stream. Hardware and software do that job differently.
Streaming Setup
A go-live checklist for a small channel
The five minutes before you go live catch more bad streams than a new camera does. A short preflight list.
Streaming Setup
Keeping alerts from burying your voice
A loud alert every follow trains people to tune you out. How to keep notifications useful on a small channel.
Streaming Setup
Why stream delay makes chat feel a step late
Delay protects a broadcast and also puts you behind the room. What the offset is doing, and how to live with it.
Streaming Setup
When a capture card actually earns its place
A capture card is a bridge for a console or a second PC. Many first streams never need one. Here is the split.
Streaming Setup
What belongs on a small stream overlay
Alerts, a camera frame, and a chat box fight for the same pixels. A layout that keeps the game readable.