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JustMilfnAround
02-08-2022, 01:46 PM
Hello people. May I ask how do you do your lightning?
I have 1 ring light in front of me which works well but you can see the darkness in the rest of the room.
Do you set up 2 ring lights? 3? what do you do? Any tips will be appreciated xx
I no joke have 7 but they are spread out and 2 of them are colored. Check out 3 point lighting - Google - There are a ton of videos and tutorials :) I'm missing the hair light, mainly because my only option right now would be to hang a softbox above me as my room doesn't have a ceiling light fixture..... (maybe a project for tomorrow?) - When I started really paying attention to lighting and angles my income substantially increased.
Ok, I emailed Liz and support with a description of the show that I believe must have triggered it. Hopefully it was ok. The guy started with liking D/s with the terms Miss and pet. I assumed that was fine because it isn’t bestiality and there are plenty of “kitten” models etc. He liked the idea of “pony play”, which I’ve done IRL and it isn’t about wanting to eff horses. It’s just like… a state of mind thing where you get brushed and cared for and dress up. The bridle and saddle being like a leash and collar for typical subs.
Then he was like WHAT ABOUT A REAL HORSE. Fuck. So, I blocked and reported. This was right after I was in here like “no more RP ever.” Then I violated my own rules. I don’t know why I didn’t think there would be an issue. I guess because being someone’s goodboy/girl, kitten, slut— that’s all common and fine.
so now you got your account back!?
i am going not anymore RP lol. more when sub they call you dog in some country...? france for example
laurielegs
02-08-2022, 02:10 PM
ive been selecting the logi as source. for some reason since i filmed some content using the logi software now my bit rate and everything is in red.
without the color balance i look like a witch babahahaha
so i kinda need it . ill play with it a bit and see if it changes.
I have found that logi software is a mess for streaming if I choose that for a source.
Instead I run my Verysoft splitter with no quality loss (if you get it ignore the studio version and just buy the $20 one). I can control color and white balance really well on there and I go to the menu and select 1080p output. I also open the logitech camera settings software to turn off the autofocus.
Miss_ShaSha
02-08-2022, 02:26 PM
Is Liz responding to your emails sent recently (Feb 3-7). I'm waiting for a response from an email sent Feb 3rd.
Responses usually show up within 48 business hrs. A little concerned.
Liz just responded.
anonamiss
02-08-2022, 03:26 PM
heads up, check your inboxes: two-day 30% bonus and week long/top 1000 contest starting this weekend
Vlodina
02-08-2022, 03:36 PM
I'm having serious tip vibe issues this evening. Lush, Ferri and Jive.
SuperPookie
02-08-2022, 04:00 PM
So, my account was just closed for “underage” and “bestiality” but I definitely have never done that before ever. Uhhhh i don’t even know how to begin arguing that. I do primarily femdom— because no way I was close to age play abs wtf at bestiality?! I reported/blocked a guy for requesting bestiality
I logged on to bitch about stream quality and now realize I have nothing to complain about in comparison. I am so sorry this happened to you and I hope Liz will straighten this out as that is beyond ridiculous.
JustMilfnAround
02-08-2022, 04:08 PM
i am using 2 softboxes as well recommened by our very own goldfish.
it helps a lot.
do you ladies have any tricks to hide cellulite?
i realized that how things appear on logi is not how clients actually see it.
and ummm well my body is in check but the back of my legs show every shadow.
any suggestions ladies?
I'm curious about the cellulite thing too - damn thighs are starting to look like someone shoved a bunch of cottage cheese into some pantyhose - LOL! Aging sucks haha! I use this stuff and it helps a bit on firming up the skin. I use it daily on my tummy, thighs and ass - it smells DIVINE! Sorry the pic is so big! OMG!
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roseforarose
02-08-2022, 05:00 PM
i have crazy fast fiber optic. its fiber for businesses in my area its thats strong
and even then right now its says "poor" stream quality.
everything is gone for me after 1 year of it being perfect.
1 question are you using logitec by chance? is that window open when you stream?
Yes I'm using the c920 and usually have the setting panel + webcam control open, or at least the control open. I'm using the super old software for it though as the new software annoys me to no end haha
I'm not sure if the old software causes issues too or just the new one
roseforarose
02-08-2022, 05:04 PM
Hello people. May I ask how do you do your lightning?
I have 1 ring light in front of me which works well but you can see the darkness in the rest of the room.
Do you set up 2 ring lights? 3? what do you do? Any tips will be appreciated xx
I use one big softbox, and overhead light, and either have candles or coloured LEDs in the background!
If you have space for it (and it won't make your room ridiculously hot) then 3 point light is meant to be a good method
MsJess
02-08-2022, 05:14 PM
heads up, check your inboxes: two-day 30% bonus and week long/top 1000 contest starting this weekend
I'm actually exited about this lol
anonamiss
02-08-2022, 05:45 PM
I'm actually exited about this lol
i'd be more excited if i wasn't so pessimistic about bonus days specifically. they are great in theory, but i often find myself working more hours and making less than my typical average even with the bonus included, so it never feels like a bonus which is disheartening.
but i've had a couple of solid weeks on SM and am generally feeling motivated, so maybe things will be different this time around.
emkato
02-08-2022, 06:06 PM
I'm actually exited about this lol
I used to get excited about bonuses but I've learned my lesson the hard way too many times. I will still put in the hours and make what I can but I no longer get excited over this kind of stuff. Wishing you and everyone the best of luck and good vibes🌸
Genoveve
02-08-2022, 06:28 PM
girlie you dont need to prove anything to anyone
I would like to mention that no she doesn't, and she volunteered to send me proof(which I accepted). BUT, I will definitely be a lot more hesitant to air my 'suspicions' from now on though because it really didn't occur to me that I might be putting people in a position where they feel like they have to reveal themselves to me against their will. I think I am such a hard-ass and so don't care about what other people think that I forget that everyone is not like that.
MiniBagel if you felt like you HAD to reveal yourself to me I completely apologize and I completely understand why you would feel like that.
just in my defense... i shared several recent january screenshots of my placement w/Genoveve, including two screenshots being in spot 1 row 1, and i have LOTS more screenshots where that came from. my good placement has been consistent since i took off geoblock off last summer.
i jumped on last night for the sole purpose of checking placement/taking brand new screenshots last night where i was in fact row 1 & 2. but then tonight... my placement was much worse, like bottom of the page worse. IDK if it's accurate or a glitch, was only online for a minute. anyone else notice anything or just me??? i remember FloridaSundoll saying she experienced something similar.
at any rate! no matter what placement she sees me in next time we are on together, it does NOT invalidate anything i said about glitches/deadness *or* the 100% TRUTH that my placement was top (as recently as last night w/ screenshot proof!) while experiencing any of the glitches/deadness i've mentioned in the STFO thread. my offline glitch is real. the end!
*i wish for speculation to end here as sufficient proof has been provided. there does not need to be some awkward public announcement about my future placement, it's irrelevant to my recent placement+glitch complaints.* ty & peace out
I know you don't want an awkward public announcement, but since you mentioned on here that you sent me screenshots I feel like it's not something you'd feel uncomfortable with me discussing on here, and I would like to say that I have seen them and I do believe MiniBagel is regularly a 1-2 row model. I am publicly eating crow for Minibagel. Ngl when she initially sent me the first screenshots I was like 'hmmmm'; because I can occasionally end up on row 1, so I still wanted to see for myself. But then she sent more and more screenshots(I never did see her online because it looks like her and I don't stream very often, no clue when I would catch her, and I have never seen her online ever that I can recall) so at this point she has convinced me. That would have been funny though if I did see you and it was during the glitch where you were at the bottom of the page, but I think I know enough to have been able to recognize that as a glitch.
Sometimes it is dead on a first row. But placement isn’t everything I see plenty of models mid pages or lower who have more people in free chat than girls on a first row. I think placement just an indication who earns more in a shorter period of time as customers have their own list and it’s also based on priorities /regions/languages ect
I do know that placement isn't everything and there's definitely times where my placement is higher and I don't do great and times where it's lower and I do great(I also don't like when I end up being on the top row because I do not make more money, I just get more annoying traffic). But I assumed that if you're regularly in the top row you're regularly making a LOT of money and I guess I am wrong. Minibagel does really well, but she's not online consistently--she sounds like she might even stream less than me--and when I say "a LOT of money" I'm thinking like the kind of money it takes to place really high during contests. Although I had a friend who was very regularly in the top row(she doesn't cam anymore) and she would have times where she would do really shitty, so I guess there is more to it than I was assuming.
bigbum
02-08-2022, 06:37 PM
I'm curious about the cellulite thing too - damn thighs are starting to look like someone shoved a bunch of cottage cheese into some pantyhose - LOL! Aging sucks haha! I use this stuff and it helps a bit on firming up the skin. I use it daily on my tummy, thighs and ass - it smells DIVINE! Sorry the pic is so big! OMG!
56609
thanks for sharing! lol mine look like someone shot me in the ass and back of my legs with a cellulite gun lol!!! ive had it since i was 13 years old. and the thinner i get the worst it gets ironically.
when i cam i hide it by never standing up and by never showing below my ass. for now.
i wish there was the right lighting or something i could use .
i realized that logi when you view it yourself is much different than how the clients view it for some reason
have you had any results with the cream? maybe ill give it a try, i know coffee apparently is good for it in a cream or rub form.
i asked my plastic surgeon today when i was there for my botox. he told me there is nothing he can do with regards to cellulite. lol
waogtrain
02-08-2022, 06:41 PM
Hello people. May I ask how do you do your lightning?
I have 1 ring light in front of me which works well but you can see the darkness in the rest of the room.
Do you set up 2 ring lights? 3? what do you do? Any tips will be appreciated xx
I have an iMac desktop that I keep on a metal utility cart on wheels. I use a big LED ring light directly behind my webcam, and two usb reading lamp style little ring lights that I clip onto the sides of the cart. Having these two side ring lights really helps to get rid of unflattering shadows on my face from my nose and under eye creases. I also have colorful floodlights in the background. I do have to adjust the color on my screen but I feel like its worth it to add mood and interest to the background.
Edit:I do think that having a 3 point frontal lighting system would also help get rid of the shadows that cause the appearance of cellulite. I only have a lil on the sides of my hips so it doesn't show up that much in my shows but I feel like my lighting set up would help with it on the back of the legs.
Dont_Care
02-08-2022, 06:43 PM
thanks for sharing! lol mine look like someone shot me in the ass and back of my legs with a cellulite gun lol!!! ive had it since i was 13 years old. and the thinner i get the worst it gets ironically.
when i cam i hide it by never standing up and by never showing below my ass. for now.
i wish there was the right lighting or something i could use .
i realized that logi when you view it yourself is much different than how the clients view it for some reason
have you had any results with the cream? maybe ill give it a try, i know coffee apparently is good for it in a cream or rub form.
i asked my plastic surgeon today when i was there for my botox. he told me there is nothing he can do with regards to cellulite. lol
ive tried way too many creams and wasted money on the window...the best way to get rid of cellulite its by going to gym at least 3 times a week, have a good healthy meal plan and plenty of water...we have a static job and makes us easy to get cellulite but gym and water makes magic!
JustMilfnAround
02-08-2022, 06:43 PM
thanks for sharing! lol mine look like someone shot me in the ass and back of my legs with a cellulite gun lol!!! ive had it since i was 13 years old. and the thinner i get the worst it gets ironically.
when i cam i hide it by never standing up and by never showing below my ass. for now.
i wish there was the right lighting or something i could use .
i realized that logi when you view it yourself is much different than how the clients view it for some reason
have you had any results with the cream? maybe ill give it a try, i know coffee apparently is good for it in a cream or rub form.
i asked my plastic surgeon today when i was there for my botox. he told me there is nothing he can do with regards to cellulite. lol
The cream is good at firming up the skin, it doesn't do a whole lot to the cellulite but with the skin slightly firmed up it minimizes the lumps a bit. I have crepey weird skin on my lower stomach and it does help with that a bit too :) Ever since my hysterectomy my body is just like "fuck off" now and everything is falling apart HAHA! Seriously though, it is a great cream especially for the price :)
bigbum
02-08-2022, 06:44 PM
I would like to mention that no she doesn't, and she volunteered to send me proof(which I accepted). BUT, I will definitely be a lot more hesitant to air my 'suspicions' from now on though because it really didn't occur to me that I might be putting people in a position where they feel like they have to reveal themselves to me against their will. I think I am such a hard-ass and so don't care about what other people think that I forget that everyone is not like that.
MiniBagel if you felt like you HAD to reveal yourself to me I completely apologize and I completely understand why you would feel like that.
I know you don't want an awkward public announcement, but since you mentioned on here that you sent me screenshots I feel like it's not something you'd feel uncomfortable with me discussing on here, and I would like to say that I have seen them and I do believe MiniBagel is regularly a 1-2 row model. I am publicly eating crow for Minibagel. Ngl when she initially sent me the first screenshots I was like 'hmmmm'; because I can occasionally end up on row 1, so I still wanted to see for myself. But then she sent more and more screenshots(I never did see her online because it looks like her and I don't stream very often, no clue when I would catch her, and I have never seen her online ever that I can recall) so at this point she has convinced me. That would have been funny though if I did see you and it was during the glitch where you were at the bottom of the page, but I think I know enough to have been able to recognize that as a glitch.
I do know that placement isn't everything and there's definitely times where my placement is higher and I don't do great and times where it's lower and I do great(I also don't like when I end up being on the top row because I do not make more money, I just get more annoying traffic). But I assumed that if you're regularly in the top row you're regularly making a LOT of money and I guess I am wrong. Minibagel does really well, but she's not online consistently--she sounds like she might even stream less than me--and when I say "a LOT of money" I'm thinking like the kind of money it takes to place really high during contests. Although I had a friend who was very regularly in the top row(she doesn't cam anymore) and she would have times where she would do really shitty, so I guess there is more to it than I was assuming.
mini makes so much friggin bank off line that she literally just cams on sm for extra coins.
she is a boss brat.
bigbum
02-08-2022, 06:45 PM
The cream is good at firming up the skin, it doesn't do a whole lot to the cellulite but with the skin slightly firmed up it minimizes the lumps a bit. I have crepey weird skin on my lower stomach and it does help with that a bit too :) Ever since my hysterectomy my body is just like "fuck off" now and everything is falling apart HAHA! Seriously though, it is a great cream especially for the price :)
ok i will give it a go . lol ill keep ya posted. thanks for the idea.
bigbum
02-08-2022, 06:49 PM
ive tried way too many creams and wasted money on the window...the best way to get rid of cellulite its by going to gym at least 3 times a week, have a good healthy meal plan and plenty of water...we have a static job and makes us easy to get cellulite but gym and water makes magic!
i might buy some rollerskates might help.
i eat sooo clean there isnt 1 piece of unhealthy food allowed in my house.
only organic. only non gmo, vegetarian. no oils, no trans fats ever. ect ect.
i think mine is for sure hormonal . it started during puberty.
i mean 13 years i had dimples, indents the works.
only thing i havent tried is working out.
bigbum
02-08-2022, 06:50 PM
I used to get excited about bonuses but I've learned my lesson the hard way too many times. I will still put in the hours and make what I can but I no longer get excited over this kind of stuff. Wishing you and everyone the best of luck and good vibes🌸
i was literally so excited a few minutes ago. until i realized the bonus is on superbowl sunday. ROFL
Dont_Care
02-08-2022, 06:57 PM
i might buy some rollerskates might help.
i eat sooo clean there isnt 1 piece of unhealthy food allowed in my house.
only organic. only non gmo, vegetarian. no oils, no trans fats ever. ect ect.
i think mine is for sure hormonal . it started during puberty.
i mean 13 years i had dimples, indents the works.
only thing i havent tried is working out.
Go ahead, try with simple exercises at first. If u cant handle it, hire a personal trainer for nutrition and exercises. Ull notice the difference pretty fast. Right now im during a fight with myself in drinking water and it seems i kinda fail but i've discovered a couple of water bottles with fruits sugar free and it seems its working. Good luck!
~Carmen~
02-08-2022, 07:03 PM
i was literally so excited a few minutes ago. until i realized the bonus is on superbowl sunday. ROFL
I'm wondering if I can reach the $25 minimum. haha
emkato
02-08-2022, 07:20 PM
i was literally so excited a few minutes ago. until i realized the bonus is on superbowl sunday. ROFL
Lol exactly. Thats SMs way of incentivizing models to get online for peanuts.
Lola4u
02-08-2022, 09:16 PM
thanks for sharing! lol mine look like someone shot me in the ass and back of my legs with a cellulite gun lol!!! ive had it since i was 13 years old. and the thinner i get the worst it gets ironically.
when i cam i hide it by never standing up and by never showing below my ass. for now.
i wish there was the right lighting or something i could use .
i realized that logi when you view it yourself is much different than how the clients view it for some reason
have you had any results with the cream? maybe ill give it a try, i know coffee apparently is good for it in a cream or rub form.
i asked my plastic surgeon today when i was there for my botox. he told me there is nothing he can do with regards to cellulite. lol
I recently lost some weights and my legs , especially the inner tights , the back of my legs and ass looks pathetic . They are full of cellulite and hang . I fix that wearing black stockings . Or any colour opaque stockings .
Cutie101
02-08-2022, 10:06 PM
For cellulite, I totally reccomend massage done by hand. Nothing works as good as that. My cellulite is terrible, since the pandemic started. I got cellulite everywhere: on arms, on legs, on belly, on ass. Can't wait to go to massage, nothing there works better than the magic hands of a massage technician. Oh, I didn't mention other benefits, such as: huge amounts of relaxation, improving skin texture and toning it, tightening it, preventing stretch marks, reducing back pain, better sleep, more energy. Beware!!
But the results aren't coming overnight. In the first 3 months it's reccomended to do it twice a week (45min - 1 hour sessions), till you see results and then, once a week for maintenance is enough.
If you're vaccinated and can afford to go, then go! It's the best thing EVER!
PS: Of course, it's reccomended to follow all of the advice above: work out, eat clean, drink water, reduce sugar and salt intage. I am trying my best to improve all of that too, ugh!
I also heard sauna is a big deal. I have no access to sauna around here, but would be cool to pair it with massage.
Strawberryblonde
02-08-2022, 11:13 PM
2 ring lights behind the camera, one I can switch to warm light depends on my colour scheme that day (warm or cool).
liquidsilk
02-09-2022, 03:23 AM
I know it can be controversial to be too positive or too negative about peoples experiences with contests and the traffic that they do or do not bring. BUT I think this is a really good example of a good time to run a bonus.
The superbowl is going to happen anyway, US traffic will be low at game time no matter what. 30% is better than 0%. Models can avoid the bonus days to cut the stress of a dead room but I'm sure lots of models can't afford that.
As someone who does not live in the US, there is also an entire world of traffic who wont even know about it being on.
For most of Europe it is happening overnight. It is also over and done with by valentines day which has always been a great night for me looking back on earnings.
I am tentatively confident that this bonus will not be a repeat of bonus gate and I hope it is a great start to the week for everyone.
Of course, it could still all go to shit so I will be careful of letting this positivity turn into just logging off when it doesn't go to plan...then I'll head over to STFO :)
Strawberryblonde
02-09-2022, 03:51 AM
I didn't understand what bonus days and competitions were 1 year ago, I was learning fast about the site and only just keeping up with the influx as a 'new' performer. The first bonus days I did were in summer, I did really well all my good regulars came in. I can't always hit the 20 hours mark, and less so now so it's bonus days which work for me. The bonus week in December was atrocious, but I did it. I am doing other things on the 14th personal (there's something else falls on 14th Feb every year, another celebration) so decided to take the time off particularly to spend with family.
I do like Sundays so will be on on 13th, if it works it works, if it doesn't well I am fine with that.
Luckygoldfish
02-09-2022, 05:06 AM
I would like to mention that no she doesn't, and she volunteered to send me proof(which I accepted). BUT, I will definitely be a lot more hesitant to air my 'suspicions' from now on though because it really didn't occur to me that I might be putting people in a position where they feel like they have to reveal themselves to me against their will. I think I am such a hard-ass and so don't care about what other people think that I forget that everyone is not like that.
MiniBagel if you felt like you HAD to reveal yourself to me I completely apologize and I completely understand why you would feel like that.
I know you don't want an awkward public announcement, but since you mentioned on here that you sent me screenshots I feel like it's not something you'd feel uncomfortable with me discussing on here, and I would like to say that I have seen them and I do believe MiniBagel is regularly a 1-2 row model. I am publicly eating crow for Minibagel. Ngl when she initially sent me the first screenshots I was like 'hmmmm'; because I can occasionally end up on row 1, so I still wanted to see for myself. But then she sent more and more screenshots(I never did see her online because it looks like her and I don't stream very often, no clue when I would catch her, and I have never seen her online ever that I can recall) so at this point she has convinced me. That would have been funny though if I did see you and it was during the glitch where you were at the bottom of the page, but I think I know enough to have been able to recognize that as a glitch.
I do know that placement isn't everything and there's definitely times where my placement is higher and I don't do great and times where it's lower and I do great(I also don't like when I end up being on the top row because I do not make more money, I just get more annoying traffic). But I assumed that if you're regularly in the top row you're regularly making a LOT of money and I guess I am wrong. Minibagel does really well, but she's not online consistently--she sounds like she might even stream less than me--and when I say "a LOT of money" I'm thinking like the kind of money it takes to place really high during contests. Although I had a friend who was very regularly in the top row(she doesn't cam anymore) and she would have times where she would do really shitty, so I guess there is more to it than I was assuming.
I see what you mean
Yes contests are the indication who works many hours (during contest)+ have a good $/hour . Sometimes girls from the top row don’t even qualify for top 20-50 despite working many hours and sometimes girls from mid and even lower pages at the top 10
I can only say for myself that if I stream regularly $\hour is also higher if I stream from time to time it’s ok but lower which make sense . Let’s see I will be away for a month even missing the contest.. when I come back will be mid page with 0 hours online for a month .
JustMilfnAround
02-09-2022, 08:24 AM
I recently lost some weights and my legs , especially the inner tights , the back of my legs and ass looks pathetic . They are full of cellulite and hang . I fix that wearing black stockings . Or any colour opaque stockings .
I definitely second the stockings - I wear the ones with the waistband but open crotch/garter style and pull the leg sections ALL the way up to my crotch if I can.
Strawberryblonde
02-09-2022, 09:26 AM
Still having issues starting stream, have sent info re computer plus broadband to Liz.
I have a top spec machine now, broadband isn't ultimate high speed but it's hard wired ie not wifi.
Initial attempt sends new machine crazy, have to close everything, wait til fans calm down then reopen browser then everything is ok. Any ideas? Doesn't happen for any other website or app.
roseforarose
02-09-2022, 10:13 AM
Still having issues starting stream, have sent info re computer plus broadband to Liz.
I have a top spec machine now, broadband isn't ultimate high speed but it's hard wired ie not wifi.
Initial attempt sends new machine crazy, have to close everything, wait til fans calm down then reopen browser then everything is ok. Any ideas? Doesn't happen for any other website or app.
What browser are you using? Chrome works alright for me with SM but firefox doesn't let the stream start. I do think SM are changing things at the moment though, it seems a lot of us are having technical issues rn.
kinkydirtybitch
02-09-2022, 10:14 AM
I'm wondering if I can reach the $25 minimum. haha
im wondering if I can make the top 1000.
Strawberryblonde
02-09-2022, 10:16 AM
What browser are you using? Chrome works alright for me with SM but firefox doesn't let the stream start. I do think SM are changing things at the moment though, it seems a lot of us are having technical issues rn.
Chrome I could never get FF to allocate my cameras (I use 2 cameras as per the technology thread).
roseforarose
02-09-2022, 10:16 AM
I'm going to focus more time on other sites for the next few days bc SM is still fucking with my bitrate. I've contacted support but am waiting to hear back. Today my bitrate is 12mbps slower than my actual internet speed :/. Hopefully they'll fix it soon because I want to make some damn money!!
(I know I sound like a crazy person who just has bad internet, but I don't! My internet is fine :'( I'm pissed bc I just want to stream without hassle lol)
Still having issues starting stream, have sent info re computer plus broadband to Liz.
I have a top spec machine now, broadband isn't ultimate high speed but it's hard wired ie not wifi.
Initial attempt sends new machine crazy, have to close everything, wait til fans calm down then reopen browser then everything is ok. Any ideas? Doesn't happen for any other website or app.
my bitrate is fluctuating a lot
my connection is top
184.10download
16.76upload
it is not my side the issue, hopefully till now not issue in streaming however i am worried,
Jordynxxx
02-09-2022, 10:39 AM
my bitrate is fluctuating a lot
my connection is top
184.10download
16.76upload
it is not my side the issue, hopefully till now not issue in streaming however i am worried,
mine is the same! So we’d test showed up normal but my nitrates are all over the place and customers have said I am pixelated.
JustMilfnAround
02-09-2022, 11:03 AM
Logged in and my resolution was at 576 or something like that.
(Windows, OBS, EOS Webcam Utility, Cannon Rebel T7).
I thought Windows was having issues with EOS Webcam Utility so I uninstalled and reinstalled it, set everything back up, made sure specs were good in OBS and had same issue - went to "Settings" in SM Connect and ALL of my specs in there were out of whack, wrong camera selected, wrong mic selected, etc. What fixed the resolution was going between OBS Camera and OBS Virtual Cam a few times and then my resolution went back to 1080. (Just in case anyone has a similar setup and is having a similar issue) This sliced an hour off of my morning shift.
As for the bitrate - OMG - it is ALL over the place! .08-3.5 in a matter of seconds. I did do a show with it acting up (20 minutes) and he said it looked fine so who knows. *shrug*
Strawberryblonde
02-09-2022, 11:06 AM
My broadband is only 40 & 4 so quite a lot slower BUT like you bitrate is from less than 1 to over 3.
I was always ok starting stream using old much slower laptop, did get significantly slower a few weeks ago.
SuperPookie
02-09-2022, 11:07 AM
1099 is here finally
roseforarose
02-09-2022, 12:38 PM
Support got back to me but weren't helpful. They just said it could be that my PC specs are no longer good enough to work with the updates done on the site, but has been fine until now? Other than that they didn't acknowledge the bitrate issue at all and made no mention of other models having the issue or anything being wrong with the site
Strawberryblonde
02-09-2022, 12:42 PM
Support got back to me but weren't helpful. They just said it could be that my PC specs are no longer good enough to work with the updates done on the site, but has been fine until now? Other than that they didn't acknowledge the bitrate issue at all and made no mention of other models having the issue or anything being wrong with the site
Yes that is what I got a few weeks ago when I experienced issues on the old laptop - of course they said the same 'cannot guarantee will work with underspec machine'.
Funny how it's the same with new, but I think they'll say it's my broadband speed now.
freyasnecklace
02-09-2022, 01:34 PM
Y'all...y'all...
My account is back up on SM but no one ever emailed me to say it was un-banned. What do I do?! hahaha I really hope I am BACK! I will never complain about SM again. Maybe.
Y'all...y'all...
My account is back up on SM but no one ever emailed me to say it was un-banned. What do I do?! hahaha I really hope I am BACK! I will never complain about SM again. Maybe.
happy for you! xxx
FloridaSunDoll
02-09-2022, 01:49 PM
Y'all...y'all...
My account is back up on SM but no one ever emailed me to say it was un-banned. What do I do?! hahaha I really hope I am BACK! I will never complain about SM again. Maybe.
yayyy! Hopefully a good sign! so glad..
minibagel
02-09-2022, 02:12 PM
I do know that placement isn't everything and there's definitely times where my placement is higher and I don't do great and times where it's lower and I do great(I also don't like when I end up being on the top row because I do not make more money, I just get more annoying traffic). But I assumed that if you're regularly in the top row you're regularly making a LOT of money and I guess I am wrong. Minibagel does really well, but she's not online consistently--she sounds like she might even stream less than me--and when I say "a LOT of money" I'm thinking like the kind of money it takes to place really high during contests. Although I had a friend who was very regularly in the top row(she doesn't cam anymore) and she would have times where she would do really shitty, so I guess there is more to it than I was assuming.
my guess is that placement is similar to MFC’s “cam score”. where it's just a measure of quickly you make $, the higher your score/the higher your site position. there are plenty of top earning MFC girls who have just average cam scores, all that means is they put in more time than a girl with a higher one. like if you look at the Miss MFC ranking, two girls can be right next to each other and have totally different camscores. all it means is the one w/the higher score makes money faster, despite them making the same amount. my camscore on MFC is pretty solid so if i were to log on at this *exact moment* i'd actually have top site placement, and i would be spot 1 row 1, cuz the current 1st spot girl online now has a lower camscore than me. if i were to hop online at nighttime, my site position would be lower cuz that's when many of the crazy high 30-40k camscore girls log on.
so.. i think SM must be the same way like Lucky said. i've seen high-ish ranking contest models who are always in row 3-4, i would guess that just means they have lower hourly. i could be wrong. also i think i read somewhere for SM that clicks/interest to our profiles helps boost it even more? if i log on again and my placement is in the dumps, so be it, i'll get it back up. but it doesn't change my truth for the past 8 months 8)
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Genoveve I will PM you back in a little bit
Let’s see I will be away for a month even missing the contest.. when I come back will be mid page with 0 hours online for a month
that is interesting because my placement has never fallen in 8 months, despite taking many breaks. i took off 3weeks over the holidays returning jan 6th and my placement was stellar. i avoid contests like the plague and i always thought that by avoiding them, i could maintain my internal 'score'
the one time i thought my placement tanked was sometime in nov/dec when placement was being wonky. but then it corrected itself. a few times last week my placement would start out low and i thought 'oh it finally tanked' but again it corrected itself. :shrug:
Erika_Xstacy
02-09-2022, 02:30 PM
Support got back to me but weren't helpful. They just said it could be that my PC specs are no longer good enough to work with the updates done on the site, but has been fine until now? Other than that they didn't acknowledge the bitrate issue at all and made no mention of other models having the issue or anything being wrong with the site
Im curious what are your specs?
roseforarose
02-09-2022, 02:51 PM
Im curious what are your specs?
Oh they're not that great, I'll paste them when I'm back on my laptop. My processor is an i5 and I have an Nvidia graphics card + a normal graphics card too. My laptop is a 2017 make so old but not super old, it runs premiere pro + after effects quite well so that's been my standard of whether or not it's okay up until now.
But my processor is below their recommended benchmark, I'd never checked until now
edit: my processor is 'Intel i5-6200U CPU @ 2.30GHz 2.40 GHz'