coming soon?
Dear Partners,
Tomorrow, May 14, we will be releasing an option to reduce the delay experienced during a broadcast by an average of 33%! You will find the reduced delay option in your Settings page.
If you regularly interact with your fans in chat, we encourage you to help us test this feature. With reduced delay, you’ll spend less time waiting for replies and more time engaging with your community. You can opt-in at any time, but reduced delay must be turned on prior to the beginning of a broadcast in order to take effect.
Please note that this feature is in beta while we measure its impact. It’s important to know that reduced delay does come at a small quality of service cost - particularly to viewers with poor internet connections. Some viewers may experience changes in playback, with shorter, more frequent buffering times. Because less video is queued on a viewer’s computer, they will be more susceptible to variations in download bandwidth, and may experience more interruptions in service while video buffers. Rather than require every channel to switch to the reduced delay option, we’re leaving it up to you to decide what is best for you and your community.
The Twitch Team
coming soon?
[quote]Dear Partners,
Tomorrow, May 14, we will be releasing an option to reduce the delay experienced during a broadcast by an average of 33%! You will find the reduced delay option in your Settings page.
If you regularly interact with your fans in chat, we encourage you to help us test this feature. With reduced delay, you’ll spend less time waiting for replies and more time engaging with your community. You can opt-in at any time, but reduced delay must be turned on prior to the beginning of a broadcast in order to take effect.
Please note that this feature is in beta while we measure its impact. It’s important to know that reduced delay does come at a small quality of service cost - particularly to viewers with poor internet connections. Some viewers may experience changes in playback, with shorter, more frequent buffering times. Because less video is queued on a viewer’s computer, they will be more susceptible to variations in download bandwidth, and may experience more interruptions in service while video buffers. Rather than require every channel to switch to the reduced delay option, we’re leaving it up to you to decide what is best for you and your community.
The Twitch Team[/quote]
This is very exciting. Just so people get an idea, the average delay I've seen on most streams is about 12 seconds. So this would mean going from about 12 to 8 (for most cases, not all)
Still significant, still great, and a step in the right direction. As a caster, I long for the days when I could see specifically what my cameraman was showing viewers.
This is very exciting. Just so people get an idea, the average delay I've seen on most streams is about 12 seconds. So this would mean going from about 12 to 8 (for most cases, not all)
Still significant, still great, and a step in the right direction. As a caster, I long for the days when I could see specifically what my cameraman was showing viewers.
The delay on my stream is more like 35 seconds, it's ridiculous. Great step forward from Twitch assuming it works and doesn't just make everyone's stream buffer all the time.
The delay on my stream is more like 35 seconds, it's ridiculous. Great step forward from Twitch assuming it works and doesn't just make everyone's stream buffer all the time.
Originally they were going to make it for only partners, but it appears they've changed their mind and decided to make it public to everyone.
According to Hassan's Twitter:
Just a correction to my previous tweet (https://twitter.com/BackwardsNinja/status/598597453659508737 …). This feature will go live for everyone tomorrow :). More to come tomorrow!
Originally they were going to make it for only partners, but it appears they've changed their mind and decided to make it public to everyone.
According to [url=https://twitter.com/BackwardsNinja/status/598614514276274176]Hassan's Twitter[/url]:
[quote] Just a correction to my previous tweet (https://twitter.com/BackwardsNinja/status/598597453659508737 …). This feature will go live for everyone tomorrow :). More to come tomorrow! [/quote]
Giant streams with flooded chat can still make their video (the primary reason for watching) the total priority, while small streams can have a better interaction experience. This is a great move!
Giant streams with flooded chat can still make their video (the primary reason for watching) the total priority, while small streams can have a better interaction experience. This is a great move!
SideshowThe delay on my stream is more like 35 seconds, it's ridiculous. Great step forward from Twitch assuming it works and doesn't just make everyone's stream buffer all the time.
That seems like an extreme outlier. Although I'll admit, I'm not sure if I've checked delays for people connecting to Euro servers. How often have you measured it?
EDIT: Just looked at 6 different streams in Euro countries and the highest delay I saw was 15 seconds. YOU GOT ISSUES MATE
[quote=Sideshow]The delay on my stream is more like 35 seconds, it's ridiculous. Great step forward from Twitch assuming it works and doesn't just make everyone's stream buffer all the time.[/quote]
That seems like an extreme outlier. Although I'll admit, I'm not sure if I've checked delays for people connecting to Euro servers. How often have you measured it?
EDIT: Just looked at 6 different streams in Euro countries and the highest delay I saw was 15 seconds. YOU GOT ISSUES MATE
This is dear partners, not dear streamers, sub button users only
This is dear partners, not dear streamers, sub button users only
flameThis is dear partners, not dear streamers, sub button users only
its for everyone https://twitter.com/BackwardsNinja/status/598614514276274176
[quote=flame]This is dear partners, not dear streamers, sub button users only[/quote]
its for everyone https://twitter.com/BackwardsNinja/status/598614514276274176
dashnerGetawhaleThis is very exciting. Just so people get an idea, the average delay I've seen on most streams is about 12 seconds. So this would mean going from about 12 to 8 (for most cases, not all)
Still significant, still great, and a step in the right direction. As a caster, I long for the days when I could see specifically what my cameraman was showing viewers.
"Because less video is queued on a viewer’s computer, they will be more susceptible to variations in download bandwidth, and may experience more interruptions in service while video buffers."
Not my decision, but I don't see it being worth it for TFTV to use this for casts depending on how bad the above issues are.
Would the quality options not fix that issue for tftv?
[quote=dashner][quote=Getawhale]This is very exciting. Just so people get an idea, the average delay I've seen on most streams is about 12 seconds. So this would mean going from about 12 to 8 (for most cases, not all)
Still significant, still great, and a step in the right direction. As a caster, I long for the days when I could see specifically what my cameraman was showing viewers.[/quote]
"Because less video is queued on a viewer’s computer, they will be more susceptible to variations in download bandwidth, and may experience more interruptions in service while video buffers."
Not my decision, but I don't see it being worth it for TFTV to use this for casts depending on how bad the above issues are.[/quote]
Would the quality options not fix that issue for tftv?
i should start reading the posts in the thread before i comment
CHRISTMAS IS SAVED
i should start reading the posts in the thread before i comment
CHRISTMAS IS SAVED
dashner"Because less video is queued on a viewer’s computer, they will be more susceptible to variations in download bandwidth, and may experience more interruptions in service while video buffers."
Not my decision, but I don't see it being worth it for TFTV to use this for casts depending on how bad the above issues are.
I realize it's not back to the way it was yet. I just long for those days. Hopefully they keep going.
[quote=dashner]"Because less video is queued on a viewer’s computer, they will be more susceptible to variations in download bandwidth, and may experience more interruptions in service while video buffers."
Not my decision, but I don't see it being worth it for TFTV to use this for casts depending on how bad the above issues are.[/quote]
I realize it's not back to the way it was yet. I just long for those days. Hopefully they keep going.
it's going to be for partners only initially
they are testing it on partners first as a beta test, and then they are releasing it for everyone else
it's going to be for partners only initially
they are testing it on partners first as a beta test, and then they are releasing it for everyone else
Foxit's going to be for partners only initially
they are testing it on partners first as a beta test, and then they are releasing it for everyone else
See post #4
[quote=Fox]it's going to be for partners only initially
they are testing it on partners first as a beta test, and then they are releasing it for everyone else[/quote]
See post #4
GetawhaleFoxit's going to be for partners only initially
they are testing it on partners first as a beta test, and then they are releasing it for everyone else
See post #4
oh i completely missed that @_@
[quote=Getawhale][quote=Fox]it's going to be for partners only initially
they are testing it on partners first as a beta test, and then they are releasing it for everyone else[/quote]
See post #4[/quote]
oh i completely missed that @_@
The setting is live; you can enable it in your settings:
http://www.twitch.tv/settings/channel
It's right underneath "archive broadcasts".
The setting is live; you can enable it in your settings:
http://www.twitch.tv/settings/channel
It's right underneath "archive broadcasts".