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Uncultured
United States1340 Posts
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bjwithbraces
United States549 Posts
I found a fix for me, it requires you running streams through VLC, but so far no lag. Credit goes to this video I stumbled across: Download livestreamer-1.5.2-win32-setup.exe from https://github.com/chrippa/livestreamer/releases. Run it and it will install, it won't create a directory. Now download VLC if you don't have it already. Now go into your command prompt and type without quotes "livestreamer" it will bring up all the commands and examples. I'll use Day9 as an tutorial. Command Prompt: (add a space or it won't recognize the command)> livestreamer now you type what you want to watch > livestreamer http://www.twitch.tv/day9tv now it will ask you which quality you want to choose and list them for you. Once you decide you type it in like this: > livestreamer http://www.twitch.tv/day9tv mobile_high or > livestreamer http://www.twitch.tv/day9tv source then it will take a second and launch the stream in VLC. Prior to the twitch change I could watch streams like Merlini(1200p+) and multiple 1080p streams at a time with no lag. Since the change everything is laggy. I tried this using mobile_high setting(you can use source as well if you want to go higher, I just tried mobile_high to see if it'd work to begin with) and it's been running as I've typed this message flawlessly for the last 10 minutes. The livestreamer has the source code available if you need to check it out, but this is definitely a fix, granted a bit of an inconvenience. However, since twitch hasn't changed whatever they screwed up so far despite reading several threads on Reddit and this one, I'd imagine we're somehow in the minority of people having problems. Anyways, check it out and enjoy. Note: you have to leave the command prompt open or it'll shut down the stream. | ||
GwSC
United States1997 Posts
On September 08 2013 11:35 bjwithbraces wrote:+ Show Spoiler + I have this problem too. Hilarious, I'm watching a stream with 26 people and I lag every 4 seconds for 2-3 seconds. However, when I'm up past midnight, I can watch low populated streams no problem. 99% sure this problem is on twitch's end after running glasnost tests to see if my ISP is limiting my bandwidth, and it turns out they aren't. I found a fix for me, it requires you running streams through VLC, but so far no lag. Credit goes to this video I stumbled across: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbWWRcMOFN0 Download livestreamer-1.5.2-win32-setup.exe from https://github.com/chrippa/livestreamer/releases. Run it and it will install, it won't create a directory. Now download VLC if you don't have it already. Now go into your command prompt and type without quotes "livestreamer" it will bring up all the commands and examples. I'll use Day9 as an tutorial. Command Prompt: (add a space or it won't recognize the command)> livestreamer now you type what you want to watch > livestreamer http://www.twitch.tv/day9tv now it will ask you which quality you want to choose and list them for you. Once you decide you type it in like this: > livestreamer http://www.twitch.tv/day9tv mobile_high or > livestreamer http://www.twitch.tv/day9tv source then it will take a second and launch the stream in VLC. Prior to the twitch change I could watch streams like Merlini(1200p+) and multiple 1080p streams at a time with no lag. Since the change everything is laggy. I tried this using mobile_high setting(you can use source as well if you want to go higher, I just tried mobile_high to see if it'd work to begin with) and it's been running as I've typed this message flawlessly for the last 10 minutes. The livestreamer has the source code available if you need to check it out, but this is definitely a fix, granted a bit of an inconvenience. However, since twitch hasn't changed whatever they screwed up so far despite reading several threads on Reddit and this one, I'd imagine we're somehow in the minority of people having problems. Anyways, check it out and enjoy. Note: you have to leave the command prompt open or it'll shut down the stream. OMG thank you so much for posting that. Regular options still lagging for some reason but setting it to mobile works perfectly. Hope twitch gets this fixed soon. | ||
BreAKerTV
Taiwan1656 Posts
The saddest part is my connection speed is 70up/70down (MB both ways, actually) and I still have video choke. | ||
GwSC
United States1997 Posts
On September 08 2013 17:11 Enders116 wrote: Does the above fix block ads or no? Because I honestly want to support streamers. The saddest part is my connection speed is 70up/70down (MB both ways, actually) and I still have video choke. You could always just leave the regular stream on low and mute it in the background. I was watching a streamer that usually doesn't run ads so I'm not sure. It probably does block them though. | ||
bjwithbraces
United States549 Posts
On September 08 2013 15:20 GwSC wrote: OMG thank you so much for posting that. Regular options still lagging for some reason but setting it to mobile works perfectly. Hope twitch gets this fixed soon. No problem I'm glad I could help someone else in the same situation. Also to the other poster, I do just leave the stream open and muted in the background because I like to use the chat occasionally as well as show support. | ||
MostGroce
United States104 Posts
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KharadBanar
Austria463 Posts
You get just as much lag with it using the Low/Medium/High options, but you can also use it to watch transcodes for mobile, which are much more stable for me. As far as I know, mobile_high is a high-bitrate 720p stream and I hardly ever get lag from it. | ||
Justikhar
United States56 Posts
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Vidar
United States35 Posts
On September 08 2013 11:35 bjwithbraces wrote: I have this problem too. Hilarious, I'm watching a stream with 26 people and I lag every 4 seconds for 2-3 seconds. However, when I'm up past midnight, I can watch low populated streams no problem. 99% sure this problem is on twitch's end after running glasnost tests to see if my ISP is limiting my bandwidth, and it turns out they aren't. I found a fix for me, it requires you running streams through VLC, but so far no lag. Credit goes to this video I stumbled across: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbWWRcMOFN0 Download livestreamer-1.5.2-win32-setup.exe from https://github.com/chrippa/livestreamer/releases. Run it and it will install, it won't create a directory. Now download VLC if you don't have it already. Now go into your command prompt and type without quotes "livestreamer" it will bring up all the commands and examples. I'll use Day9 as an tutorial. Command Prompt: (add a space or it won't recognize the command)> livestreamer now you type what you want to watch > livestreamer http://www.twitch.tv/day9tv now it will ask you which quality you want to choose and list them for you. Once you decide you type it in like this: > livestreamer http://www.twitch.tv/day9tv mobile_high or > livestreamer http://www.twitch.tv/day9tv source then it will take a second and launch the stream in VLC. Prior to the twitch change I could watch streams like Merlini(1200p+) and multiple 1080p streams at a time with no lag. Since the change everything is laggy. I tried this using mobile_high setting(you can use source as well if you want to go higher, I just tried mobile_high to see if it'd work to begin with) and it's been running as I've typed this message flawlessly for the last 10 minutes. The livestreamer has the source code available if you need to check it out, but this is definitely a fix, granted a bit of an inconvenience. However, since twitch hasn't changed whatever they screwed up so far despite reading several threads on Reddit and this one, I'd imagine we're somehow in the minority of people having problems. Anyways, check it out and enjoy. Note: you have to leave the command prompt open or it'll shut down the stream. This actually works. Adds a few steps to stream viewing, but it's nice to know that I actually can watch streams. Thanks! Edit: No ads with it, though. Sucks that we can't support the streamers we like, but this is so far the only option I've seen that makes the streams watchable. | ||
Incursus
United States415 Posts
This sucks a lot, and yeah I'm on Century Link as well. | ||
TheHardSix
4 Posts
I've been following posts on this problem for about two weeks now as I have also been suffering from lag with the exact symptoms described in other posts (such as horribly lagging only during certain hours of the day and no positive effect from lowering the quality as of recently). No suggested solutions that I've found have worked for me so far, including those posted in this thread. I have however found out that by opening a second stream, the lag on both streams instantly disappears for me, even on source. If the second streamer goes offline or I leave the stream, terrible lag instantly returns to the first stream, so I leave a second stream muted in the background now. I have no idea why this works for me, but perhaps anyone else has any luck with this solution? No harm trying if you haven't. Good luck. | ||
GwSC
United States1997 Posts
Siiiiigh. | ||
Sartan4455
United States1 Post
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KharadBanar
Austria463 Posts
On September 09 2013 10:32 GwSC wrote: ^That didn't do anything for me. The livestreamer method that was posted above isn't working either anymore Siiiiigh. I just checked and Livestreamer still works for me. Did you call Livestreamer with 360p/480p/720p as the resolution option? Because those don't exist anymore, and it will just crap out when it doesn't find the stream; you'll need to give it one of Low, Medium, High or best (capitalisation is important, high or Best will not work!) I hope your error was that simple, because then that fixes it | ||
Vidar
United States35 Posts
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GwSC
United States1997 Posts
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Klonopin
95 Posts
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Kotreb
Croatia1392 Posts
edit:tried using the vlc method described earlier, but it says that livestreamer doesn't recognize that vlc is installed. Anyone had this problem before? | ||
alone
Poland410 Posts
On September 16 2013 01:02 Kotreb wrote: Same here. Everything used to work fine 1080p, no problem. Now i get problems on high almost constantly and the rest is just kinda unwatchable. Same thing happened to a friend in germany so i kinda doubt it's up to my end :/ edit:tried using the vlc method described earlier, but it says that livestreamer doesn't recognize that vlc is installed. Anyone had this problem before? Install VLC in default folder if you didnt and try again. | ||
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