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Sunnylexie
09-10-2015, 06:22 AM
Bumping This ^^^ I'd love the old encoder settings too. I upgraded from a 10 years old 64-bit over heating mess of a computer to a super fast brand new i5 last week but somehow I'm doing worse?
Same here) Obviously SM is having us pass over pieces too big for their servers to chew lol.
pixiepower329
09-10-2015, 06:59 AM
I flipped my settings down a bit. My traffic is staying and chatting a bit longer.. so I do have to agree there is something to it. I dropped about 4-5 rows from doing it.. but I'm still on page 1 so I can't complain much.
webcamcutie
09-10-2015, 07:05 AM
I really didn't notice a drop in my placement from the 720HD settings vs the regular widescreen settings? Maybe a few models back but I figured thats because of my slowness earlier in the week due to all my connection issues. We shall see, even so, a row or two down vs higher up and no money and lower down and making money, I'll take the latter of the two.
pixiepower329
09-10-2015, 07:07 AM
I'm still relatively new on SM... so I haven't gotten higher than say.. midway on page 1 unless I'm on during a very slow time model wise. So that's probably why I took a harder hit to placement.
kiki399
09-10-2015, 11:09 AM
Why am I doing better on wifi, then hardwired? Better traffic, money and placement. This is a new one to me. I realized when I was running on wifi, it was better for me. Used the old codes today, and so far I am having better results this way......hmmmmm. Guess, nobody will ever know. Just thought that was a bit strange, and wanted to give my feedback on what I am trying today.
SoloDesire
09-10-2015, 11:18 AM
Why am I doing better on wifi, then hardwired? Better traffic, money and placement. This is a new one to me. I realized when I was running on wifi, it was better for me. Used the old codes today, and so far I am having better results this way......hmmmmm. Guess, nobody will ever know. Just thought that was a bit strange, and wanted to give my feedback on what I am trying today.
Maybe your Ethernet cable is faulty and causing issues and that's why wifi is working better. Try replacing your Ethernet cable.
EllieGold
09-10-2015, 11:21 AM
I get better placement with my Core i5 laptop that is 2 years old than I do with my new 6 months old AMD A10 desktop (Yes, crap..). I'm planning on upgrading to a powerhouse computer in 2 months! I learned the hard lesson that AMD A10's a just shit.. Like seriously dog crap. This thing is getting handed down to my kiddos for the living room when mama gets her upgrade.
kiki399
09-10-2015, 01:19 PM
Maybe your Ethernet cable is faulty and causing issues and that's why wifi is working better. Try replacing your Ethernet cable.
It's brand new, I never did hardwired until I read how everyone was using the CAT6 cable, I said oh duh, maybe that is why I had some glitches, I have upgraded internet. I have another ethernet I will try but I was curious and decided to test a little today and thought that, since I started doing hard wired, I have had shit traffic, placement went to crap. Who knows with SM these days. Ill let you guys know tomorrow when I try a few different things.
bbcakezxo
09-10-2015, 05:46 PM
Are exclusives misbehaving for anyone else? Just got two in a row that the i got the ding and the box. I accepted the guy disappeared. Tried the pause button trick didnt work.
This has actually happened to me several time in the past 6 months. One time, this was probably April, that happened and the guy couldn't get back in my room. All these SM glitches have been happening for a while, and they seem to be getting worse.
sovereignv
09-10-2015, 05:49 PM
Anyone else find their streamate stream looks very...... yellow..... compared to the image in the encoder? It's like I'm in a hospital full of indoors chainsmokers. Looks bad man
SamanthaSugar
09-10-2015, 10:06 PM
Fuck Me!! Is anyone else having problems with their bit rate going everywhere?? I'm busy but no one is able to take me to pvt!! So fn annoyed!!
I hate you SM!!
Sunnylexie
09-11-2015, 12:32 AM
Fuck Me!! Is anyone else having problems with their bit rate going everywhere?? I'm busy but no one is able to take me to pvt!! So fn annoyed!!
I hate you SM!!
Go offline, wait for an half an hour and get back online. You will most probably get a different streaming server to connect to. Bitrate drops occur almost everywhere, but some of the servers are particularly shitty.
Sunnylexie
09-11-2015, 12:37 AM
Anyone else find their streamate stream looks very...... yellow..... compared to the image in the encoder? It's like I'm in a hospital full of indoors chainsmokers. Looks bad man
Yеs, I have the same problem. I just get into my room and adjust the white balance/brightness looking at it rather than the encoder. The computer's color profiles must be the issue, actually, but I'm too lazy to check mine (also, I've been procrastinating on ordering color calibration cards).
SamanthaSugar
09-11-2015, 12:53 AM
^^ Thank you for for the advice but I switched back to the old settings and everything worked like a charm. Thank goodness, it's the last night I could work this week and made my goal. Now I can have a good weekend without stressing that I'm not working.
Tigrillo
09-11-2015, 06:49 AM
So I've been reading a little about the OBS, how many of you SW SM'ers actually uses it? Does it somewhat fix crashes?
I have this issue constantly where it's a cointoss if the encoder will work when I click 'Start'. The encoder image will blink, go black and then say it's streaming (black screen), and the webcam will blink on and off, or look like it's on but show a black screen. I seem to remember I investigated at the beginning and from this thread and others I derived that this was normal, but yesterday it was ridiculous, dudes. I spent more than FORTY MINUTES clicking 'start' and closing and restarting the crashed Adobe encoder, changing webcams, restarting my computer, changing webcam in the usb ports, logging in and out of Streamate, nothing was working. I'm thinking it can't be good for my laptop that I restart it four times in 10 minutes, or that the webcam goes on and off seventeen times --it's not sane. There is really no better way of going about this? Or should I just give up when I consistently can't get online? Will trying the OBS improve my chances at all?
I'll download it and work with it if it promises a significant improvement, but if it turns out that it just marginally improves my chances, I think I simply can't deal with that type of rejection. :'(
Is ur computer a powerful one? How about ur connection? U been able to use the encoder before or it never really worked? What settings do u use? Normally the adobe encoder should work with a decent equipment and connection but then again depends on what u have & what settings u use. To me it sounds like a malfunction related to ur system capabilities, u may want to give more details in here in order to get a helpful answer.
SweetMami
09-11-2015, 08:01 AM
Hey guys, quick question... On sm i get paid via payoneer, and i know that payments come in a week after when using payoneer. If I switch to a wire transfer will I start receiving weekly payments, instead of the delay?
webcamcutie
09-11-2015, 09:04 AM
So I've been reading a little about the OBS, how many of you SW SM'ers actually uses it? Does it somewhat fix crashes?
I have this issue constantly where it's a cointoss if the encoder will work when I click 'Start'. The encoder image will blink, go black and then say it's streaming (black screen), and the webcam will blink on and off, or look like it's on but show a black screen. I seem to remember I investigated at the beginning and from this thread and others I derived that this was normal, but yesterday it was ridiculous, dudes. I spent more than FORTY MINUTES clicking 'start' and closing and restarting the crashed Adobe encoder, changing webcams, restarting my computer, changing webcam in the usb ports, logging in and out of Streamate, nothing was working. I'm thinking it can't be good for my laptop that I restart it four times in 10 minutes, or that the webcam goes on and off seventeen times --it's not sane. There is really no better way of going about this? Or should I just give up when I consistently can't get online? Will trying the OBS improve my chances at all?
I'll download it and work with it if it promises a significant improvement, but if it turns out that it just marginally improves my chances, I think I simply can't deal with that type of rejection. :'(
Are you using fmle 3.1? Cause I have both 3.1 n 3.2 and 3.1 does the black image thing.
Tigrillo
09-11-2015, 11:20 AM
Is ur computer a powerful one? How about ur connection? U been able to use the encoder before or it never really worked? What settings do u use? Normally the adobe encoder should work with a decent equipment and connection but then again depends on what u have & what settings u use. To me it sounds like a malfunction related to ur system capabilities, u may want to give more details in here in order to get a helpful answer.
Thanks for replying. I don't have a super powerful computer but I don't think it's too shabby either, it's a i5-3210m procesor @2.5GHz. My connection is adequate and it's even better lately, it went from 20 dl 5 ul to 100 dl 20 upload in the last two weeks. The encoder has always 'eventually' worked after so many tries. I use it with the recommended HD settings, I have tried using the medium settings but they always crash the encoder, I actually always reload from the recommended settings file and I only change the microphone source (which sometimes prompts the encoder to crash as well) to the webcam. I've tried fiddling with the settings but it always seems most apt to work if I just keep the recommended settings (although I get a better image with a higher bitrate).
I am using the 3.1 version, which I have installed and uninstalled frequently with indefinite results. Should I try with the 3.2 version then? I also seem to remember reading that the 3.1 version was best for my Windows, but I might be mistaken.
Thank you for your comments, I will keep trying to optimize my computer, I see how it could be better but I cannot afford to upgrade right now. Gotta make the most of what I have right now.
Your i5 PC is just fine & ur connection is good too, i dont know what could be but installing the 3.2 version could help, give it a try and see how it works.
There are soo many variables that could cause ur situation, is pretty difficult for somebody who cant see ur system to troubleshoot and help; also dont know what u call 'recommended settings', can u be specific pls? Means picture size (resolution), bit rate, frames per second?
Sometimes is a matter of hardware or software conflicts (operating system, drivers, video card capability, memory, even bios settings), there could be a little problem like a setting causing these issues.
When i upgraded my video card recently i got a nice 1Giga Asus card that was not compatible with my system simply, luckily i bought it from a shop down stairs & been able to return it right away and replace it with another one. The guy was also baffled how come it's not working on my system, i also have an i5 HP desktop pc, when i got home with the 2nd capture card in my pc i realized something is off with my pc then i remembered the guy said he changed some settings in bios when trying the 1st card, i figured out he did not change them back so i set bios to default, luckily all was ok then but i had a lot of headache and sweating troubleshooting.
Try the 3.2 encoder version & see how it works, good luck.
IvyAdams
09-11-2015, 12:26 PM
Dear Streamate,
Fuck you.
kortneykay
09-11-2015, 12:31 PM
Hey guys, quick question... On sm i get paid via payoneer, and i know that payments come in a week after when using payoneer. If I switch to a wire transfer will I start receiving weekly payments, instead of the delay?
You'll most likely get the wire early on Fridays. As long as you make payout every single week($240+), they'll keep coming.
SoloDesire
09-11-2015, 12:46 PM
Fridays have become the worst day of the week to cam for me. I'm going to start grinding hours Sunday-Wednesday so I won't have to deal with stressing out at the end of the week all the time. Seems that every model gets on towards the end of the week to make up for the hours they didn't do at the beginning and then we all suffer.
xCamLovex
09-11-2015, 01:15 PM
fridays are the absolute worst.
kortneykay
09-11-2015, 01:20 PM
As long as I log in I'm usually good on money but I agree- it's best to hustle early in the week so when the weekend comes you have made the bulk of your money and can even afford a day off to yourself :)
Tigrillo
09-11-2015, 02:48 PM
What I meant with 'recommended settings' is simply the file you can download from Streamate with a profile. There is a HD version and a Medium version for slower computers. Strangely enough it's the Medium settings that crash the encoder in my computer.
I'll uninstall the Encoder tonight, do a PC cleanup and leave everything ready to try 3.2 tomorrow. Thanks again for your time and comments.
SuperPookie
09-11-2015, 03:14 PM
Dear Streamate,
Fuck you. That about covers it. I turned off geoblock to check my computer and I'm on frigging page 8! No wonder I'm not getting any traffic:(. I just want to frigging cry. Plus two of the categories that I should be in I'm not showing up in at all. I went all the way to the offline models and I wasn't there.
webcamcutie
09-11-2015, 03:48 PM
I am using the 3.1 version, which I have installed and uninstalled frequently with indefinite results. Should I try with the 3.2 version then? I also seem to remember reading that the 3.1 version was best for my Windows, but I might be mistaken.
Thank you for your comments, I will keep trying to optimize my computer, I see how it could be better but I cannot afford to upgrade right now. Gotta make the most of what I have right now.
I use a imac mid2011 2.7ghz i5 and the encoder only runs me around 54% with the 720hd settings and less with the 480 settings... So you're computer should be fine. Definitely try 3.2 I have tried to use 3.1 and my cam will not show up for the life of me but 3.2 works great! Good luck.
xoprincessremy
09-11-2015, 06:01 PM
That about covers it. I turned off geoblock to check my computer and I'm on frigging page 8! No wonder I'm not getting any traffic:(. I just want to frigging cry. Plus two of the categories that I should be in I'm not showing up in at all. I went all the way to the offline models and I wasn't there.
I'm on the first page. And there's no fucking traffic. It's not you. It's SM. Fuck you, SM!!!!!! Start buying traffic again!!!!
xoprincessremy
09-11-2015, 06:06 PM
Where's Vanessa? Can she convince SM to buy traffic again? August was bad with the glitches.
But now that there's no traffic, what's the point of even trying?
christylive
09-11-2015, 06:48 PM
The traffic I think is coming from the .99 store. It's why the quality in guys has dropped dramatically. These new guys are pencil dicks from the depths of hell who we are obligated to serve for free, because I mean none of us have bills to pay.
MissAdriana
09-11-2015, 07:12 PM
Fridays have become the worst day of the week to cam for me. I'm going to start grinding hours Sunday-Wednesday so I won't have to deal with stressing out at the end of the week all the time. Seems that every model gets on towards the end of the week to make up for the hours they didn't do at the beginning and then we all suffer.
Same here!!! fridays were my best day for years up until July. Now Friday is my lowest earning day & around 85% of the earnings on that day come from camming during early hours like 1st thing in the morning. Now saturday or sunday has become my best day depending on the month & the odd week where wednesday will be the best :/
xCamLovex
09-11-2015, 07:24 PM
The traffic I think is coming from the .99 store. It's why the quality in guys has dropped dramatically. These new guys are pencil dicks from the depths of hell who we are obligated to serve for free, because I mean none of us have bills to pay.
I cannot express how many times I was called a cunt whore or bitch bc I would not fulfill free requests in guest chat today. Someone even asked to see my toenails and when I nicely told him toes were a certain amount of gold, he told me i was a rip off and left.
Where is this rude cheap delusional traffic coming from? I hate the entitled DO IT FOR ME I'M SPECIAL AND YOU MUST BE SOME NYMPHO HERE TO MAKE ME CUM attitude.
Issabelle
09-11-2015, 08:16 PM
My placement randomly dropped from #5-10 overall model on page 1 to #30-45 out of no where and I noticed several girls I've never seen before are now ahead of me. My hourly is what it normally is and I've been working extra hours, so it's not like I'm hurting for cash/seeing an obvious explanation. It's just odd to see the random drop in placement out of nowhere. Everything in my settings is totally normal and I've been using HD720 settings for months already anyway. And then some dude comes in saying he's looking for new models. I'm like 'bro, no model on the first page is really 'new.' Just not possible with the way the placement algorithm works in general.' His response was that I'm NOT on page one and I'm listed as a new model. Um, lolwutnow?
SM, I do not appreciate this random nonsense.
SM_CamGirl
09-11-2015, 08:22 PM
I cannot express how many times I was called a cunt whore or bitch bc I would not fulfill free requests in guest chat today. Someone even asked to see my toenails and when I nicely told him toes were a certain amount of gold, he told me i was a rip off and left.
Where is this rude cheap delusional traffic coming from? I hate the entitled DO IT FOR ME I'M SPECIAL AND YOU MUST BE SOME NYMPHO HERE TO MAKE ME CUM attitude.
yes! now all time its happening to me too, everybody ask me for show something in guest chat no matter if i have a topic saying request for gold, i opt to say to that guys that they are in a pay site! if they wanna see, they have to pay!! and have to ban too many ppl because i dont have patience anymore...
sweetgapeach
09-11-2015, 08:46 PM
K so...made a few comments even started a thread about this....after trying to perform on AllBBWCams....my sm room would get a "play"triangle on the outside and i could not see my stream from the hovering position....thought I had something wrong bc it happened on two computers. AND THEN...logged onto sm tonight...had an auto message that CHrome was not working properly from sm itself...with step be step guide on how to fix it....pictures and everything...and a note that they were working to fix the error...
So maybe they are listening ha ha...now can we get traffic??
I now retract my statement and apologize for being a ditz.....
I use Chrome as a default browser and i never got such message on SM!? I am not native in english but ur post is a bit confusing for me, u got the message from Chrome browser or from SM telling something about chrome? Here all looks fine, been on for a few hrs now and nothing Chrome related came up...
EDIT: Regarding the settings, i lowered them & believe it or not i had a good shift here, people talked to me, i had nice privates and tips, i can tell for sure there is a difference, SM cant deal with the highest settings, not from too many models as it looks like, i believe it's too much for them and for most members, they not well prepared i feel. Going to use these high settings (but not the highest) until they fix site for the HD720.
sweetgapeach
09-11-2015, 09:15 PM
........
seicento
09-11-2015, 09:23 PM
K so...made a few comments even started a thread about this....after trying to perform on AllBBWCams....my sm room would get a "play"triangle on the outside and i could not see my stream from the hovering position....thought I had something wrong bc it happened on two computers. AND THEN...logged onto sm tonight...had an auto message that CHrome was not working properly from sm itself...with step be step guide on how to fix it....pictures and everything...and a note that they were working to fix the error...
So maybe they are listening ha ha...now can we get traffic??
I now retract my statement and apologize for being a ditz.....
I doubt that was a message from sm.Sounds like a browser issue to me.Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling your browser ?Also cleaning your computer with an antispyware would be good.
sweetgapeach
09-11-2015, 09:25 PM
what do i save it as to show a pic? jpeg?
seicento
09-11-2015, 09:33 PM
what do i save it as to show a pic? jpeg?
I think png and jpg work for sure.
fiatdc
09-11-2015, 09:39 PM
lower settings probably work better because they don't show imperfections
RaeRae
09-11-2015, 09:41 PM
I saw the same message on SM that sweetgapeach did when I logged in with my customer account earlier tonight in Chrome
christylive
09-11-2015, 09:45 PM
yes! now all time its happening to me too, everybody ask me for show something in guest chat no matter if i have a topic saying request for gold, i opt to say to that guys that they are in a pay site! if they wanna see, they have to pay!! and have to ban too many ppl because i dont have patience anymore...
I've been banning fools left and right. Where are these new sign ups coming from punkd. Com?? Shit is cray. All the paying customers have been replaced with toilet scum.
sweetgapeach
09-11-2015, 09:46 PM
I dont know how to get the stupid screenshot to post....but it says "A recent CHrome update blocks video preview functionality from auto-playing. We will soon have a solution for this issue. In the meantime you can either use a different browser or change your settings for Chrome." This is over the top of the screen like before the rooms load. IF you click change your setting for Chrome, it walks you through with pictures.
Is it ok to do? It made it work again....
christylive
09-11-2015, 09:51 PM
I cannot express how many times I was called a cunt whore or bitch bc I would not fulfill free requests in guest chat today. Someone even asked to see my toenails and when I nicely told him toes were a certain amount of gold, he told me i was a rip off and left.
I take great pleasure in trolling the trolls back... And of course half the trolls are other models/pimps. But either way I get a kick out of it. It really makes life worth living to know I can't get written up like at my last job. LOL.
Where is this rude cheap delusional traffic coming from? I hate the entitled DO IT FOR ME I'M SPECIAL AND YOU MUST BE SOME NYMPHO HERE TO MAKE ME CUM attitude.
As I said, we work for free. We are not here to make money. We are servants in their eyes. Soon as we don't flash a tit or pussy lip for free we become all the cunts and bitches in the world. LOL . seriously though, the quality in traffic and customers has went way down even ray Charles can see that.
seicento
09-11-2015, 10:00 PM
I dont know how to get the stupid screenshot to post....but it says "A recent CHrome update blocks video preview functionality from auto-playing. We will soon have a solution for this issue. In the meantime you can either use a different browser or change your settings for Chrome." This is over the top of the screen like before the rooms load. IF you click change your setting for Chrome, it walks you through with pictures.
Is it ok to do? It made it work again....
Now it sounds like a message from sm.I always used mozilla for camming on sm and chrome on android to browse sm so I didnt get a message like that.
sexkitten_666
09-12-2015, 08:43 AM
I've wanted to kill streamate and every customer who isn't a regular for the past 2 months. What the hell are you doing with the 65% Getting shit free traffic from dating sites? Come onnnnnnnn. Every new guy has been a freeloading, confused mess. Do we know where they're getting this "new" traffic from? It's been awful. if it wasn't for regulars and long time members, I'd be screwed.
xCamLovex
09-12-2015, 09:48 AM
I've wanted to kill streamate and every customer who isn't a regular for the past 2 months. What the hell are you doing with the 65% Getting shit free traffic from dating sites? Come onnnnnnnn. Every new guy has been a freeloading, confused mess. Do we know where they're getting this "new" traffic from? It's been awful. if it wasn't for regulars and long time members, I'd be screwed.
DATING SITES?!
wait...
so could this be the reason I had hundreds of guys asking for my phone number, location, and if we could meet up? and when I said no they said I was a rip off?! there was some level of entitlement and confusion going on yesterday that I couldn't place my finger on. I also encountered numerous guys professing their love for me upon meeting me yesterday like another model mentioned above.
Remember SM, not all traffic is good traffic. Who cares about lots of traffic when these guys are under the impression all of us models are just as horny and desperate AND willing to meet up in person as they are? It's dead end traffic leading to bullshit conversions and frustrating your models.
As far as I'm concerned, we should still be receiving that extra 20% on our daily earnings because I still lose 2 or 3 exclusives due to that limbo error. It happens every shift and I've grown used to it. That's not exactly cool though....2 or 3 exclusives for me is 100+ bucks of work. My shifts are longer to make up the difference. I have to fight of legions of abusive assholes in the process.
daisylive
09-12-2015, 10:04 AM
i feel like ive been blacklisted on SM. 90% of my room can't stay connected no matter what. Im the top girl in my category but yet i can't get anyone in my room anymore, i've been making less and my placement is a about to drop as this has been the 3rd week of bullshit. There's nothing i can do but hope sm can fix the server :( no difference using encoder 3.2 or 3.1, no difference using wifi or hardwired, good upload speed and no lagging issues on encoder. wtf can i do to keep guys connected? nothing. Guys keep coming in my room saying my room is the only room the are experiencing issues trying to come in :(