Thanks so much. I haven't had one yet. I suspect for only 5 or 10% discount I won't get many takers. I've only enabled the 15 and 30 blocks at this stage.
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If you really want to try blocks out, maybe offer something in your block exclusives that you wouldn't normally. Make it really really clear it's ONLY for blocks, put it in your profile and talk about it when they ask what you do or what you like. Maybe outfit changes, domming, whatever your ~biggest deal~ but non-vanilla service is. Save a message detailing it & send it out every 15 mins or so.
ie., I like anal and have a realistic DP toy which I love so I'll talk it up often and even use it in BJ shows, but will only offer DP in block exclusives of 15 mins+. That way, it's something quite different to an ordinary exclusive, they're getting something a little bit special with time dedicated just for them.
And I get a guaranteed 15 min session doing something I truly enjoy (less the discount, of course).
Im new to camming and haven't signed up with any website yet. I was wondering on SM if you you are in free chat... once your gold show goal is achieved....can you kick out the free members and just do the show for the people who contributed gold??? Or do you have to do the show for everyone in the room...even those who didn't contribute gold?
For the girls who have been on Streamate for a while, how long did it take you to build up your clientele and make pretty good money (I realize this is relative, let's say $25+ an hour)/achieve your daily goals?
Edit: Also, I've been searching for a good split cam tutorial. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Something new just happened on sm tonite, i had a private chat request for a two way cam session with a guy i had before but this request was all new to me, i was thinking it's an exclusive but after the show i saw it was premium session, i did not see the word Premium or private, in fact i cant recall the exact wording lol, anyone can clarify pls?
It came up in a small window like for exclusive or block session request. I am wondering why the change, i can think of a few things but cant really voice them as i am not sure they valid or not.
im trying to mess with the encoder settings and make my stream more stable because my stream is messing up all the time turning off the auto adjust makes my stream choppy turning it on and setting it to drop frames is doing just that but its clearing out my room when it does and making my pvt shorter then they could be . before i started tonight i restarted my comp and un/re plugged in my modem and my router and it was still dropping frames so i try setting to degrade quality and this is a copy of my encoder log
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:03 : Selected video input device: Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:03 : Selected audio input device: Microphone (HD Pro Webcam C920)
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:29 : Primary - Connected to FMS/5,0,3,3029
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:29 : Primary - Stream[o/12978057/show_17713331] Status: Success
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:29 : Primary - Stream[o/12978057/show_17713331] Status: NetStream.Publish.Start
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:30 : Session Started
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:31 : Session Started
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:31 : Video Encoding Started
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:31 : Audio Encoding Started
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:31 : Audio Encoding Stopped
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:31 : Video Encoding Stopped
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:31 : Session Stopped
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:32 : Session Started
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:33 : Video Encoding Started
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:04:33 : Audio Encoding Started
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:23:19 : Auto Adjust : Video bitrate set to 713 Kbps
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:23:28 : Auto Adjust : Video bitrate set to 587 Kbps
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:23:39 : Auto Adjust : Video bitrate set to 550 Kbps
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:23:39 : AutoAdjust: Video Bitrate required for current available upstream bandwidth is less than Minimum Video Bitrate value.
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:23:39 : AutoAdjust: Switching to frame drop.
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:23:39 : Auto Adjust: Drop Frame Command sent for stream o/12978057/show_17713331 being published to server rtmp://fcs16-1.streamate.com/naiad/live5
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:25:39 : Auto Adjust: Stop Drop Frame Command sent for stream o/12978057/show_17713331 being published to server rtmp://fcs16-1.streamate.com/naiad/live5
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:25:54 : AutoAdjust: Video Bitrate required for current available upstream bandwidth is less than Minimum Video Bitrate value.
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:25:54 : AutoAdjust: Switching to frame drop.
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:25:54 : Auto Adjust: Drop Frame Command sent for stream o/12978057/show_17713331 being published to server rtmp://fcs16-1.streamate.com/naiad/live5
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:26:59 : Auto Adjust: Stop Drop Frame Command sent for stream o/12978057/show_17713331 being published to server rtmp://fcs16-1.streamate.com/naiad/live5
Thu Apr 17 2014 22:27:04 : Auto Adjust : Video bitrate set to 605 Kbps
why is it still dropping frames ?
Since u changed the settings to Degrade quality now u have the Bitrate value dropping so either way u set it to Drop frames or Degrade quality looks like ur connection is not reliable. How many frames per second u have for the picture & what resolution? Maybe lower that, let's say to 15 frames per second and 640xsomething that looks wide screen picture (i think 640x360?! - not sure). Set bitrate to 650 eventually instead of 800. See where u get a stable stream, good luck!
ETA: so yes as u see in the message log "AutoAdjust: Video Bitrate required for current available upstream bandwidth is less than Minimum Video Bitrate value."
Then it switches to frame drop ->
"AutoAdjust: Switching to frame drop." -> BAD connection, probably on ur side?!
I do have a lot of guys that faved me, though I feel that there isn't enough guys that after the 1st or 3rdpvt/exclu they got cheap on me, I had to block or kick out.. I went back on today and only made 12.88 in 2hours It is better today. I guess I have to stick it out and see what happens. I managed to get a free chat loader to come into guest chat and pay which gives me some hope. I can be really good at camming I have made 1,200 in a week a few months ago..though I can lose motivation sometimes
Question...since SM went to the wide screen ( think it's been close to a year now or so ), I have issues with my cam going blurry quite often. Anyone else have this happen and know why? Is there something that I can adjust in the encoder? I use a Logitech cam...can't remember which model and I'm on a Mac if this makes any difference. Thnks!!
I had some troubles with my cam a while after that, with my video degrading and choppy. Is this just your cam going blurry not your stream going choppy and degraded? Does your bitrate go down randomly but your connection says good? What are your computers stats? I was told I absolutely had to have an i7 or i8, lots of RAM and memory. I had a quad core but tech said it had to be Intel *shrug*. It was better after I did an expensive computer upgrade. I don't know about the requirements with Macs though.
I had problems with encoder last night too, my bitrate kept dropping. I just restarted the pc, and it seemed fixed...anyway is the only solution I know for technical issues LOL
I start today using encoder with all the settings good and HD seems like before i did everything bad....and wow my traffic up so much and my average hour for today is 40$ hour... but some mother fucker rate me with one star.... anyway im happing for start using encoder and hd,im lost many time before....without this
Another question for experienced models - do you find it's better to greet the guys who visit your room, or let them initiate conversation? I've been greeting them since I don't want to be a boring, "do nothing" camgirl, but I don't want to frighten guys away, either. What do you suggest?
Thanks so much for your help!
I too was having troubles with the encoder last night, I managed to get it steady without dropping frames/quality however I noticed that the encoder would randomly disconnect from the website. Everything looked fine on my end with the output video and my stream was still running, but the encoder would just randomly disconnect and people couldn't see me. Any ideas? It helps a lot with traffic - but if it keeps disconnecting/freezing in a private it's kind of counter productive haha. It seemed to happen regardless of using it on high/low settings, and all my equipment is brand new and generally runs very well.
I'm signed in to my member account and every model's button to join her show is cropped off at the bottom. I can still click it, but just barely. Anyone else having this issue or is Chrome just fucking with me?
i see you posted a hour ago but I see it them now using chrome,,, ==))))) a hour later
I'm having this problem with my stream where it keeps looking all pixelated, im using the encoder and its working smoothly except for the pixelation. idk what it is, does anyone have any idea?
not enough lights
I feel so stupid since i used HD,three days my average hour and my traffic is 100% more,today i make 115$ in 1 hour and 50 minutes,many months fucked thinking im streaming in hd AND im not...