ScreenCast connection test

Check that your computer can stream to the competition servers before the event.

1. Get a test auth string

2. Start streaming

With the ScreenCast tool

• Windows: download ScreenCast-windows.zip, unzip it, double-click ScreenCast.bat and paste the auth string.
• macOS or Linux (X11): install ffmpeg (brew install ffmpeg or sudo apt install ffmpeg), download screencast.sh, run bash screencast.sh and paste the auth string.

Or with OBS

• Download OBS from obsproject.com.
• Sources: add a Display Capture of your main display.
• Controls > Settings > Stream: Service Custom, Stream Key empty, Server:
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• Controls > Settings > Output: Output Mode Advanced, then on Streaming set Keyframe Interval to 2 s and B-frames to 0 (for x264, put bframes=0 in x264 Options).
• Controls > Start Streaming.

3. Check your stream

Get a test auth string, then start streaming.