OBS Studio - BEST Streaming Settings for YouTube 2023!

This tutorial will guide you through the best live streaming settings for OBS Studio, and how to stream high quality video to YouTube! This guide was created using the new beta OBS version 29.1 which allows for AV1 encoding, so be sure to use that version and above if you'd like to have those benefits!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro
00:34 - OBS version
01:43 - Streaming to YouTube
03:05 - Resolution
05:09 - Stream settings
07:21 - Bitrate
12:28 - Audio
13:35 - Final thoughts

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[Chiselchip]

Comment below if you'd like to see more videos on OBS Studio! Also share if you've found other settings that work well for different hardware :)

[Cnlne]

WOW i was trying to setup my stresm for a week and your video did the change Finally its Perfect! Thank you this one was very Helpful.

[abbeykgaming]

I just did a simple search on how to stream and yours was among the top. Like bumping into a friend on the street haha! This was a great video. I have MANY obs questions. You should definitely make more of these

[johnny]

not even finished watching and this is so helpful🙌

[GoldSrc_]

You shouldn't use the main profile, it should always be the high one.
The main profile is for very old devices, just about any device that can be used to watch streams is able to handle the high profile.
Also, do not use full color range, most devices expect a limited range video signal. Messing with that setting can make your stream look washed out or with the contrast way too high.

[JonesCrimson]

Another Rule of thumb for 1080p 60fps is for every Mbps Upload speed your max goes up 1, 000 kbs bitrate. So for 10 Mbps your max is 10, 000 and you should aim for 8k or 9k and limit your network usage.

[EkTheGr]

FINALLY! i could not find clear strait to the point videos for starting my streaming setup WITH top of the line hardware! perfect videos-both this and recording one! thanks

[outbreak_monkey]

Every streamer has different settings. It all depends on your setup. Their setup might not be the same as yours. I have AMD Ryzen 7 5800x with RTX 4070 12 GB. None of these setting I do give me a clear 1440p stream. Someone said use AV1, most say to use H.264. I still haven't figured it out. My upload is 22mbps, so I set my kbps to 20, 000. Some of these streamers are running 50, 000 kbps.

[grocal]

Thanks a lot for this vid! I've been streaming on YT lately and was dissatisfied with an overall quality I got. But it turns out I should have switched from 1080p/60 with HEVC and 15Mbit to 1440p/60 AV1 and 15Mbit to get better final quality!

[amazingkris]

This was insanely helpful. Thank you, kind sir. Happy new year!

[ahsoka_polo]

Thank you! I stream dead space on Saturday n it was blurry. You just earned an extra sub from me 💯

[xkindnessencex]

i haven't got to test out the settings yet (planning to soon). however, regardless, i just wanted to say thank you for the guide and clear instructions! even after 3 years, this stuff still overwhelms me at times yet i felt like i was able to grasp what was being said! :)

[minxey]

Hello - I hope you can help me. I am new to OBS, and I've been streaming all day today to YT, and my internet had a few issues (unstable connection). It never disconnected, but what happened is that when it came back, all of the feed from earlier today is gone. I was streaming for about 3 hrs and when I'm looking at the stream on YT, it thinks that I've only been streaming for 30 minutes, or since my internet came back online. And yes, I have the setting checked that reconnects if the connection is unstable. Do you have any ideas why I lost my entire morning of streaming? Thanks. or if anyone can help me, I'd appreciate it. And I also have "enable DVR" turned on.

[MrSoulthereaper]

thank you so much, this is super helpful

[GFXSatyamshorts]

Kindly make a dedicated video on davinci resolve export with obs settings which u have made in this video .. ❤ I am from india

[ManUpAlan]

Great video.. I’ve a 4070 is av1 more taxing on the pc than nvidia nvenc? I’m thinking of using av1 for streaming/recording at the same time

[EriKantGame]

Super helpful, thanks Chiselchip! OBS can be so daunting to navigate when you're starting out and just trying to hit a comfortable baseline 😔

[Cheetsah]

Can you please make a vid on recording settings I need to know which are the best settings to have the best and smoothest quality video, while all at the same time not having to large of a storage size and not affecting my fps.

[Big_pancake]

With av1 you can do 1080p fine with 5k bit rate and Hevc...I run av1 on my 7k AMD GPU and run it at 10k on 1440p and its great..I run my other pc which has a 3080 and do 10k with HEVC and it looks great....again both at 1440p stream...I see no need for 4k right now...just me saying that and it is a each his own type of thing..I do a lot of streaming and love how the tech is going....good deal man..

[tuhinfrags]

Very well done video. Gonna try those settings with my new 4070ti