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JaneBurgess
11-23-2016, 10:32 AM
Ladies, is 85% CPU usage too much for my PC here? I tested it with SM HD and ImLive using Verysoft splitcam software, not sure if it's good to have it running this high? Dont wanna blow up my PC but cant upgrade for the time being. Ty! xx
Edited to add: yes, it is too much here cause it's going even higher than 85%, ImLive pulls a lot of horsepower out of my pc, i cant set any streaming parameters there, they automatically pull the best out of my machine and could see my stream on SM was a bit jumpy so not worth the trouble just now. Plus a guy on SM said he could not see me while i was splitcamming with FMLE, once i quit splitting and started my session with SMB he saw me just fine, said the quality is excellent.
Thinking what else i can do as i really only want to cam on cam sites not indy.
Yes, SM said a high CPU effects the feed and ranking. I think its supposed to be under 40. Its listed on their site somewhere.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
11-23-2016, 10:41 AM
Ladies, is 85% CPU usage too much for my PC here? I tested it with SM HD and ImLive using Verysoft splitcam software, not sure if it's good to have it running this high? Dont wanna blow up my PC but cant upgrade for the time being. Ty! xx
Edited to add: yes, it is too much here cause it's going even higher than 85%, ImLive pulls a lot of horsepower out of my pc, i cant set any streaming parameters there, they automatically pull the best out of my machine and could see my stream on SM was a bit jumpy so not worth the trouble just now. Plus a guy on SM said he could not see me while i was splitcamming with FMLE, once i quit splitting and started my session with SMB he saw me just fine, said the quality is excellent.
Thinking what else i can do as i really only want to cam on cam sites not indy.
Use two cameras. Truthfully Imlive isn't that picky when it comes to the quality I've noticed. So if you don't want to spend on a C920 get a less expensive one to splitcam with.
Selenasecret
11-23-2016, 10:52 AM
Hun take a look at what % each bit is using might just be a windows service causing a rise click the cpu column to order it in the level it is being used. Fair few people have had issues with the windows update utility eating up spare resources
EllieGold
11-23-2016, 11:00 AM
When one day you can earn 100 for nearly nothing and the next day you're gagging dildos just to pay the bills, you know it's time to plan an exit route on SM. I will still be there as long as my regulars are there, but damn, I need to figure out Indy eventually where it brings consistent income.
85% is high however whats the useage of you use flme and the imlive? Smb just sucks the life out of anything
Also what other process are running when you look at the taskmanager? Windows might be trying to update as that tool can suck the life out of a cpu
Hi Selena, the 85%+ CPU usage is when i run Imlive and SM (with FMLE of course cause u cant split if u run SMB), i run nothing else but these, not even skype, just the Verysoft splitcam software, the FMLE for SM and the Chrome browsers.
Even u say i have a good PC my machine cant even run 2 cam sites in HD at a time, not SM with Imlive at least, I tried SM + Ifriends but Ifriends is damn dead for me, no business there.
SM is still my main site & dont wanna give up on it or lower streaming settings. Windows update is turned off.
Yes, SM said a high CPU effects the feed and ranking. I thin its supposed to be under 40. Its listed on their site somewhere.
Ty Jane, i never really got to read that piece of info, i'll look things up, if they say CPU should run UNDER 40% then i am at a loss here cause only SM with SMB uses between 40 and 70% CPU on my i5 desktop PC, it's not steady usage but going up and down always for some damn reason i cant figure out. Nothing suspicious on my machine from what i can see, looks clean to me, i scan my computer time to time.
Use two cameras. Truthfully Imlive isn't that picky when it comes to the quality I've noticed. So if you don't want to spend on a C920 get a less expensive one to splitcam with.
Ty PGD! I have one C920 & a Creative camera but the quality is lowish for this one, older model, cant be compared to C920.
What i really want to do is splitcam w.o spending on new equipment now, mama needs the money for bills & food ;)
I run Windows 7 64 bit edition, what i dont understand with this PC is, after the tech guy installed the win 7 64 bit on my machine i always saw the CPU going up to +- 25% usage w.o me running nothing on it, i took print screens for you to see ladies, is this normal when having just the SW open to have CPU at 24%? Windows update is OFF.
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ETA: now i really wish to understand why is jumping like this?
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Pls help this not soo tech savvy camgirl understand what the heck is going on with my PC?
Ty lovelies!
Hun take a look at what % each bit is using might just be a windows service causing a rise click the cpu column to order it in the level it is being used. Fair few people have had issues with the windows update utility eating up spare resources
Here i have the 2 pics for all running services, is a long list, i highlighted in yellow the last entry for page one and the position of this ProfSvc service on page two, i had to scroll down as they were too many, then down in the list are the Stopped services.
What do u reckon here pls? Ty!
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Selenasecret
11-23-2016, 12:21 PM
Hi hunny can you post the processes tab the one to the left of services. Run flme and imlive I am looking for the load %
Its a quadcore i5. ho it shouldnt really take up 85% unless your pc is having a thermal event in which case it clocks doen to protect the cpu
I'll do that tmrw selena when i work again, on the phone now, i am in bed with a headache, hope we'll know more tmrw, ty for input & help xx
Selenasecret
11-23-2016, 01:13 PM
No probs. But if it is the cpu down clocking due to temps its a cheap fix. Just clean the heat sink out and clean the old thermal paste off. Pop some new paste on and bingo.
hyori
11-23-2016, 05:24 PM
Right now, ALL of the model livestreams are choppy af. The rooms are unwatchable. Not going on SM tonight.
MistressX
11-23-2016, 05:33 PM
Everyones fine on my end?
Chellyinparadise
11-23-2016, 05:57 PM
Yea usually when i get glitches i will log out and back in, sometimes takes a few tries but it only lasts for few seconds then back to normal for a bit. Thats what seems to help me.
christylive
11-23-2016, 07:52 PM
Right now, ALL of the model livestreams are choppy af. The rooms are unwatchable. Not going on SM tonight.
9/10 guys can NOT stay connected so who TF knows. The ones who can stay connected are the rats who stare or beg.
No probs. But if it is the cpu down clocking due to temps its a cheap fix. Just clean the heat sink out and clean the old thermal paste off. Pop some new paste on and bingo.
Hi again! Let's see, i tested PC here with SM HD plus ImLive HD and Verysoft, here are the pictures u asked for Selena
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Now, pls dont believe i am able to do what u just said above cause i am not going to touch that thing myself, once i tried to do something similar and i connected a wire to the wrong socket & when i turned the pc on the wire melted instantly & my room was full of smoke in a few secs till i realized what is happening and unplugged the pc right away from the socket directly, my room smelled of burned plastic for days!
Luckily my PC did not blow up from that, it was a thin wire sound related, not sure.
These things have to be done by professionals not clueless camgirls like me lol.
Not touching that thing, if u think is related to that paste issue i take the PC downstairs directly to the tech guy in the shop but i prefer not to cause i cant really carry it cause of my damaged back.
I spoke with the tech guy from the shop today, i invented a story about my son playing online games and streaming himself live on camera using FMLE lol, the guy said it's very possible that the CPU going this high could be cause that's what the CPU can handle simply, he said even i7 processors can reach that level of CPU usage, the guy also talked with a colleague over skype about my issues and that other guys said the same thing, they asked for processor number but i did not have that model number, dont know where to look up lol... so i dont know really.......
Maybe u'll have more answers after u see the pics here, i post in here publicly cause these information might be useful for other people as well otherwise i would send u a PM but i dont really want to disturb u or ask for special attention, only when u can and are available.
Thank you a lot in advance xxx
Selenasecret
11-24-2016, 05:35 AM
Flme is using 30% I assume imlive is chrome based and its using 18% so 48% is all its using for streaming unless the cpu is thermal throttle. Or a memory leak is eating resources. however the numbers dont add up to 84% so windows 7 isnt showing something that is using the cpu. I will phone hubbie
He really doesnt mind. He is just not allowed to fix the issue by investigation of the cpus behaviour
Sunnylexie
11-24-2016, 06:10 AM
9/10 guys can NOT stay connected so who TF knows. The ones who can stay connected are the rats who stare or beg.
To me, most feeds (including mine) look good, but lots of people are complaning about my video or c2c not working, or shows not letting them in, or them getting randomly kicked out. Also, ghost exclusives galore; until now, I maybe had one in two or three weeks.
Sally Says
11-24-2016, 08:36 AM
First time I've been disconnected repeatedly in free, until now it was just in GS or excl
Selenasecret
11-24-2016, 10:58 AM
Kat if you want to find out exactly which cpu i5 you have try this
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
It tells you which batch. Cores threads etc.
MissMoore
11-24-2016, 07:46 PM
Hi ladies!!! Happy Thanksgiving!
Is anybody else not seeing the pay adjustment link on their earnings page from this weeks contest? I'm a tad bit concerned.... but maybe it will show up after the contest ends?
Kat if you want to find out exactly which cpu i5 you have try this
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
It tells you which batch. Cores threads etc.
Sorry for my late answer, i simply slept in cause i felt terribly weak & tired cause of my heavy period again, 7 heavy flow days that drained me, today i go to see the doc!
I'll have to PM u cause it's getting complicated by now LOL xx & ty!
EDITED to add: just calculated the numbers on the forth picture where i took a print screen so u can see all processes (SYSTEM included), i ticked the box 'Show processes from all users', numbers add up to 81% CPU.
Seen that too?
I am uploading the pic here again :)
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And yes, imlive has the streamer incorporated into the browser.
Selenasecret
11-25-2016, 12:02 AM
Sorry its getting complex hunny.
These are just the checks that would have been carried out in real time with the free service hubbie was doing but cant anymore as it was causing upset that pcs were actually being fixed.
Will pass him the information so he can try and work out whats it doing. Svhost doesnt normally run that high and its taking a bigger chunk of cpu than imlive so see what he comes up with for you
Bobo12345
11-25-2016, 01:13 AM
Hi ladies!!! Happy Thanksgiving!
Is anybody else not seeing the pay adjustment link on their earnings page from this weeks contest? I'm a tad bit concerned.... but maybe it will show up after the contest ends?
In the message with the announcement of contest they say that the adjustment will be added next week
MissMoore
11-25-2016, 02:59 AM
In the message with the announcement of contest they say that the adjustment will be added next week
Thanks for heads up! :)
I don't care for SM adding the bonus a week later.... especially when we worked a major Holiday. I prefer the bonus to be added on the same weeks check. I will still log on regardless if there is a contest or not but if there going to do it like that... I won't push as hard.
Sunnylexie
11-25-2016, 03:00 AM
Hmm I'm looking at other models and some are black-screened, while others are fine. Seems absolutely random =/
Selenasecret
11-25-2016, 05:52 AM
Build a computer that is so powerful it may just run on Streamate
http://news.sky.com/story/japans-163139m-computer-will-be-fastest-in-world-making-130-quadrillion-calculations-a-second-10671180
Bet they will still suffer glitches
Sorry its getting complex hunny.
These are just the checks that would have been carried out in real time with the free service hubbie was doing but cant anymore as it was causing upset that pcs were actually being fixed.
Will pass him the information so he can try and work out whats it doing. Svhost doesnt normally run that high and its taking a bigger chunk of cpu than imlive so see what he comes up with for you
I am soo happy here now, u provided me with two links to check on my CPU specs and troubleshoot the high CPU usage, also to scan PC with another virus scanner, the culprit was 5 viruses i had on my PC (games related and some firefox script) and then Windows Update eating up resources when trying to update even it was turned off for update, once i turned it off for good the CPU went directly from 24% while doing nothing on the PC to 1% usage!
Tested all and SMB is running at 30-35% ONLY compared to approx 70% before and SM+IMLive+Verysoft uses less than 70% CPU YAY!!!
I only needed the tool/info to troubleshoot the issue, it took my PC a while with the scan and then i looked things up and changed the settings and voila!
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Soo happy happy, ty again Selena xxx
Selenasecret
11-25-2016, 09:03 AM
Glad it didnt cost anything to get you back up and running hunny. The i5-2400 4 core is faster than a i7-950 6 core. Loads of life left in that cpu left. However dedusting the heatsink ( can of compressed air) will also help make it last longer.
Most wouldnt believe me you can cam on a $10 cpu but you really can if you know which one. Cam on Linux with a 1.8ghz duocore cpu well yeah.
Camming doesnt need alienware or gamer specs as we dont need graphical power. Knowing which cpu based pc to buy knocks $100's off the price. Rather than throwing money about. Would hate to spend $2000 on a laptop thats got the same cpu as a $500 laptop
iamlegend
11-25-2016, 08:26 PM
camming fine for about 2 hrs today. Now all of a sudden my stream rewinds and fast forwards and freezes. Not even watchable. Speed tests are fine. Im showing my bit rate is fine..im at a loss. Brand new high end PC. getting 31 FPS on 720. Bit rate is always excellent. Sounds like some hop between me and streammate is acting up. I read somewhere about a secondary streammate server you can stream to? Any idea on the link for that? using the external encoder.
Selenasecret
11-25-2016, 09:30 PM
Bring up cmd prompt. Type nslookup Streamatemodels.com
You will see 2 ip address
Ending 215 and 216
You need to direct access the ip
So http://192.168.1.1 as an example. You will get a warning from chrome click advanced and continue
Thats how your select which server.
However. Run a ping on both ip first to see which one has the fastest ping.
What your describing is lag......
So give the router a reboot as extra traffic on holiday season.
xxtinamariexx
11-26-2016, 09:32 AM
Bring up cmd prompt. Type nslookup Streamatemodels.com
You will see 2 ip address
Ending 215 and 216
You need to direct access the ip
So http://192.168.1.1 as an example. You will get a warning from chrome click advanced and continue
Thats how your select which server.
However. Run a ping on both ip first to see which one has the fastest ping.
What your describing is lag......
So give the router a reboot as extra traffic on holiday season.
I have actually never been able to log into the 2nd ip address just keeps taking you back to the log in page
Selenasecret
11-26-2016, 10:01 AM
Its the same page. Just a different server.
So if one server fills up it switches as part of a load balancing
The page its self looks the same just its a different server thats the whole point. The doman sits above a load balanced entry point
iamlegend
11-26-2016, 02:41 PM
Per hubby it ended up being a network issue somewhere between me and streamate. Ugh...Lost like 6 hrs of work.
Selenasecret
11-26-2016, 03:33 PM
Sucks. Which node on the tracert was it. I always get slowdown when it hits middle mainland USA.
Teddy_Bear
11-26-2016, 06:23 PM
Streaming on the SMB and audio issues galore so switched to encoder and plain sailing for my whole shift. Why do I even bother with that stupid broadcaster?! It's amazing when the technology works that the guys spend money and I meet my goals.
So SMB is acting up?! I been on with SMB yesterday & my room was very quiet then i started to split and i got more people coming by while using the FMLE but i logged off cause no business simply, was still holiday in the US plus saturdays are not working for me anyway on SM, feels like traffic gate is locked here so i logged off & enjoyed the eve at TV then had a good sleep.
Imlive is a dead horse, only freeloaders there, not worth the time & resources, the account is way too old to be revived simply, i dont have the patience for that, that site & few others had their years of glory but they dead for me now.
Consistency on a site is the key, at least on SM i am consistent for +6 years now, i just wish that site to work! cause for ME personally is the only site now where i get business for some reason, i guess is the clientele & site culture, i still get the guys who love what i have to offer :)
iamlegend
11-26-2016, 11:15 PM
Yeah he said it was mid west soon as it hit comcast network. Went from mid 50 ms to over 250ms for about 4 hops then back to 50 for the last hope. losing about 5-8% packets at each spot (his words not mine)
Selenasecret
11-27-2016, 02:28 AM
Yeah he said it was mid west soon as it hit comcast network. Went from mid 50 ms to over 250ms for about 4 hops then back to 50 for the last hope. losing about 5-8% packets at each spot (his words not mine)
Lol I hound mine for info as well hunny
Erika_Xstacy
11-27-2016, 03:32 PM
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what is causing this annoyance? lol
audreymadison
11-27-2016, 03:33 PM
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what is causing this annoyance? lol
Happened to me to this friday :/ glitches I assume. When I would stop broadcasting and then restart my show, the fps and size went back to normal
Erika_Xstacy
11-27-2016, 03:37 PM
Happened to me to this friday :/ glitches I assume. When I would stop broadcasting and then restart my show, the fps and size went back to normal
Its really bad today. Im use to one or two during free chat so its not annoying but this is happening every few minutes today :(
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
11-27-2016, 03:44 PM
Its really bad today. Im use to one or two during free chat so its not annoying but this is happening every few minutes today :(
160x90? I never even heard of that
Erika_Xstacy
11-27-2016, 04:00 PM
I have calibrated so I ll see if that helps
CreativeName
11-28-2016, 02:02 AM
SM is just killing me. Can't seem to make $ on there for shit lmfao.
EllieGold
11-28-2016, 03:57 AM
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what is causing this annoyance? lol
Yes, i can't seem to figure this one myself either. Tonight was non stop. I restarted everything and nothing fixed it.
DeepThoughts
11-28-2016, 05:45 AM
^^ Regarding this issue I had the same thing for two weeks. I had to contact support in order to get it fixed. In my case it always happened after 6pm GMT+1 which is about 12pm EST. I sent them an email and when they sent back the "general response" email then reply to that one. They will want screen shots of the incident, like you posted here, your speedtest from speakeasy.net (choose Seattle), your computer stats, the "about" tab on your SMB settings and let them know that you have re calibrated.
In the meantime, clear your cache and try using a different version of the SMB. If your using version 16 go back to 14 or vise versa. Also try manually setting your input quality to less then 1280x720.
ericarouge
11-28-2016, 10:29 AM
Hi guys. I haven't been camming for a few months now. The reason i stopped was mainly because of the lags and glitching on streamate a few months ago. It was terrible, slow and terrible traffic on the site :/
Please, tell me if there's any change at all? Is it worth it to get back on? Thank you ❤️❤️
Erika_Xstacy
11-28-2016, 12:33 PM
^^ Regarding this issue I had the same thing for two weeks. I had to contact support in order to get it fixed. In my case it always happened after 6pm GMT+1 which is about 12pm EST. I sent them an email and when they sent back the "general response" email then reply to that one. They will want screen shots of the incident, like you posted here, your speedtest from (choose Seattle), your computer stats, the "about" tab on your SMB settings and let them know that you have re calibrated.
In the meantime, clear your cache and try using a different version of the SMB. If your using version 16 go back to 14 or vise versa. Also try manually setting your input quality to less then 1280x720.
I re calibrated and logged on last night. I am confused which is the best setting, when I calibrated it set to "very high" .
I also moved all my lights around, noticed it took away shadows.
I did a zero gold show last night to see if it was the amount of ppl in my room.... higher traffic usually gets me disconnected. For the record, I never hold zero shows. Surprising it sold out my goal and we went in the show so I was certain it was going to crash, I stayed connected for 2 hours until I logged off.
Ty for the speakeasy link :) SM has speedtest listed in our handbook but of course they always ask for speakeasy :)
anonymous camgirl
11-29-2016, 01:54 PM
Are they having issues with mobile viewers again? because I haven't had a private all day on there again!.. like last week
Horny
11-30-2016, 06:49 AM
Is there a problem today? Only 6% in paid in two hours it's dead completely after a much better couple of days?
harleyrey
11-30-2016, 10:01 AM
I'm getting zero hits anymore =( my connection sucks even though I'm also hardwired, and I feel like only a handful of people even stop by (and then only for a few sec) I just don't understand how I can get more people in-I'm already up moving around, dancing, talking etc. I'm about to quit camming honestly and focus on indy stuff. I've made 5 times the money vs camming. Is this normal? Do I just have to tough it out for a few months of nothing and then i'll finally make some money? I just can't help feeling that I'm wasting my time. I even tried a new site last night and had all of 2 people view me in an hour.