First of all, when I first got into doing streams, I didn’t know SHIT about SHIT. and i suspect i still don’t, considering i’m constantly learning new SHIT such as loopholes, correct calibrations, industry standards, a general awareness of the do’s and don’t’s. comparing my streams 2018 up to now is objectively a recorded progression of growth. i also know that i’m the type of bruh who, once he figures out something that he didn’t know about, naturally i’m going to test every limit of it and see how far i can push it till it breaks (limit tests, parameter combination factors, etc). I tend to over complicate things this way, to the point that my past-self habitually scatters and/or hides post-its all over my office/studio/desk with written reminders that say things like:
- “slow down”,
- “keep it simple”
- “just get it done”
- “is it good enough?”
- “how long have you been editing that?”
- “did you save a copy”
- “go outside”
and
Yes OBS can be a bitch, for streaming exclusively: lately it’s constant input dropouts (vid/aud) – i’m aware there are plugins available on GH to install that check input feeds and relaunch them automatically, in selected allotted time intervals. but still that is fucking annoying. most annoying part is i had to figure it out way later.
frankly though, I do love the versitility and depth of options from kybd shortcuts to MIDI options to scene building. kind of like other open source apps (such as GIMP) once you get in a flow and map out how everything works just slightly differently to the mainstream corporate subscription based “industry standard” (adobe) all which have their own issues, you can feel quite fluent with it. that’s if you give yourself time to get acquainted. as for GIMP, once I mastered it, it was sayonara Photoshop. haven’t looked back in like 15 years. took me awhile.
well as for OBS, i’m also realizing that my hardware is becoming obsolete. my apple M1 is still doing the work for me, but it’s her twilight years. it’s not necessarily OS. i’m not made of fucking money, so i don’t upgrade until i have to. that’s on me. until i do, i find the workarounds. that means spending time learning shit, researching what others did to bypass an issue solvable by upgrading… at 40 years old i’m discovering that the time spent developing these workarounds, function as metaphorical redneck ductape or coasting downhill on a low gear because you don’t trust your brakes, really you’re just staving the inevitable.
it’s late and i just smoked a bowl. i’m just ranting to shoot the shit. OBS is fine ftmp, but i’m definitely wanting to find something that works out of box on start-up and guarantees a reduced setup window.
i wouldn’t say it’s something that pisses me off the most, but it’s close.
