Do I need a capture card for DSLR?

Capture cards play an important function in multi-PC streaming setups and while the OBS NDI plug-in can make using a capture card in a two PC setup unnecessary, there is no way around needing one when it comes to using a DSLR as a webcam. Many brands and types of capture cards exist.

Do you need a capture card to stream with 2 pcs?

It’s surprisingly easy to set up dual PC streaming with no capture card by using OBS NDI. The performance is great and it requires no extra purchase. OBS NDI will use your network to send your gaming PC content to your streaming PC.

Does streaming affect FPS?

The FPS you stream at is also a factor in how much resources you’re using, streamers often wonder what to use between 60 or 30 FPS, 30 FPS would be a safer bet than 60 FPS with a less powerful computer. Selecting a lower FPS will use less CPU usage not having to capture 60 frames every second but instead half of that.

What is a good fps for streaming?

Ideally, you should try to stream at a higher frame rate (30 fps). If you want a cinematic look, you can go for the 24 fps which is the frame rate many movies are shot at. Higher resolution will require a higher bitrate and the higher frame rate takes more from your hardware.

How many FPS does Streaming take?

So, for example, if we display an image at 50fps, the resulting image seems smoother and sharper to the human eye, as it is receiving twice as much information. There are several commonly used values for video recording. For streaming, we use values between 25 and 120 fps (namely 25, 30, 50, 60, and 120 fps).