Recast's live streaming is delivered using Mux Live Streaming software.
As explained by Mux, these streaming settings are provided to offer a very simple recommendation of where to start, but we do recommend playing with your settings to see what works best for your content.
RTMP or SRT
H.264 (Main Profile)
AAC
We support resolutions up to 1080p. We suggest streaming at one of these standard resolutions:
We support input frame rates up to 60fps.
As shown above, for most HD quality streams, we suggest between 3 and 6 Mbps for the video Bitrate. Here is some more detail:
CBR (Constant bitrate)
25% is generally a safe starting value
Set to the percentage of overhead you have available in your internet connection for bursts of retransmission. For example, if you have a 5Mbps internet connection, and you set your encoder's target bitrate to 4Mbps, a value of 25% would be appropriate, as it would allow the encoder to burst to 5Mbps for retransmission purposes.
We suggest using the main or high profile based on your output resolution and frame rate:
128 kbps
Stereo
We only support progressive scans on streams. You can stream using an interlaced feed, but we are unable to deinterlace a stream input, so artefacting will appear.
You can stream for up to 6 hours continuously. If you need to stream for a longer duration, please contact techsupport@recastpay.com, and we can discuss your requirements.
