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    Default Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    Up until recently, I always thought I was streaming in HD. Until I had a friend come spy on me. I thought I was gonna be on the main page because I thought I was offering HD, Phone and Audio plus have 5 stars and I'm always in private. But my friend searched for me and told me I was on the 10th page and I didn't have the HD logo at the top of my page. I then realized that even though I selected 640x480 HD in the drop down menu doesn't necessarily mean I'm streaming in HD.

    I downloaded the Encoder and configured the appropriate settings. Then I selected External Encoding from the Drop down menu instead of 640x480 HD. I was unable to see myself but could see myself in the Flash Encoder Program (which looks kinda fuzzy). I know how to use that but my problem is I can't see myself in the box on the main page. I can't chat with people and read what they type while watching myself at the same time. If I can't see myself while chatting with these people, I'd rather not use HD. IS there a way I can use HD and set it up so I can see myself in the little box right above the "Start Session" button? It's just blank. I'm able to see myself in the encoder program but I look zoomed in and it's like there isn't enough room for my whole body. It's like there is no wide screen. You can't even see much of the background. Is there a way I can fix this? At least be able to see myself and see what people type at the same time? I don't cam in HD because of this.

    Also, for those of you who didn't start out using HD but then decided to use HD later, did you notice a difference with traffic? You think I'd be even busier if I cam in HD?

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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    I hate the encoder. It makes my video reallly shaky and jerky. I just use the HD option and the logo shows up for me. Maybe it's your web cam? Can it broadcast in HD?

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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    I finally got mine going well and have noticed a HUGE traffic increase. What I do is I set my view to 50% in the encoder and slide it as far as it will go into the top left corner of my screen. I even click and drag the corner in a bit. Then I make my streamate screen only the size it needs to be... into the opposite corner. This has been working well for me as I can see both screens on my 19 inch monitor. I imagine any less would be harder tho!

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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    i broughtthe best cam high speed ok computer speed ok and some guys still tell me i dont have the best cam. go figure. hd they say it pixel not my problem.

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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    If they have shitty download speed they'll see it shittily as well.

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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    Quote Originally Posted by amazingjane View Post
    If they have shitty download speed they'll see it shittily as well.
    ohh really i did not know this.

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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    I had some issues with the encoder too. I could see myself, but no one else could... Small issue, right. So I reverted back to the hd on the drop down menu, and have always gotten the HD icon.

    One thing you might want to check is the settings on your cam. I changed mine to the resolution required for the HD on the drop down or higher. If you have a good cam (sounds like you do) there are a lot of options for resolution settings on the cam.

    Beyond that try sm support. They can be a bit vague though. There is another thread on here about this same issue....

    As far as traffic goes, it probably a bit differant from me, because there aren't alot of guys with HD. SM may move to the top of the page the people that are using the encoder vs the HD drop down. I always thought it would be difficult to fit everything on one screen, so I hooked up my tv to be another monitor to watch myself and have chat open at the same time. Monitors are pretty cheap, so if your computer does have atleast a 19, then it might make sense to get another. And since I don't use the encoder, I can play around with another browser open my other screen....

    Hope it works out for you...

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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    I was told by SM staff that just because I use HD in the drop down menu doesn't mean I'll get the icon and better placement. They said I need the encoder. I have a Logitech 9000 which has HD and one of the more recommended cams. I'll try minimizing everything and dragging to see if it works.

    I also use my tv as a second monitor though. I hook it up with my hdmi cable but I can't figure out how to see one thing on one monitor and another thing on another. The laptop I use actually has a busted LCD screen though. SO I need to use my tv as the monitor. I'm angry though because I have an HP dv7 ENVY (like the one Dr. Dre advertises on tv) which cost about $1000 at Best Buy. Had it for 5 months, no problems. Until I gently opened up the top and while I was moving it, the lcd screen just busted. Then a week later the mouse stopped working. So I bought a wireless mouse. Then the keyboard stopped working. So I bought a wireless keyboard. Even after 2 months of owning this laptop, the battery doesn't last longer than 20 minutes. I need to keep it plugged in at all times. Unfortunately, Best Buy will fix anything for free EXCEPT LCD Screens and dead batteries. I just had a really defected laptop and it would cost me $900 to get everything fixed plus $200 for the battery. I bought a new laptop for only $600 and don't like it that much. I still use the broken laptop for camming because it's more powerful. As long as I can hook it up to the tv, I'm fine. I could probably set the second laptop up to watch myself as a guest though.

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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    I also use a logitech cam and the default settings are for the lowest resolution. So definatly look in your settings and change that if it's not high enough....

    As for the screen on the hp, I just had a friend go throught the same exact thing. she thought something got caught inbetween the the screen and the keyboard and that's how it broke. She didn't see anything though, so maybe it's a HP defect in the design. She did have it fixed, and I don't think it cost $900. I'll find out though.

    As far as hooking up monitors for the differant displays, go into control panel and under hardware and settings, there is a selection for connecting a projector. click on that, and it brings up four options. If your using your broken laptop on your tv then you may already be using this, as one of the options is for projector only, which is why you can use your tv as the monitor. The other options are for duplicate screens or extended screen. This is all windows7 stuff so if you have an older system it might not work the same. Beyond that, I have no clue.

    I am using duplicate screen right now, have sm and sw open on two differant screens... Fn tech stuff, gotta love it....

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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    Thanks but I might just stick to the HD on the drop down menu. I did drop the picture down to 50% and that's a lot better. I even use a very large hdtv as my monitor. But even if I try to minimize the window and drag it all the way over to the far right, it will maximize 100% every time. I don't know why but I just can't move SM to the far right side and move the encoder to the far left side. Both just maximize to full size every time I try and move it. I tried it for a couple minutes and I also noticed there was a really bad delay in the cam. I'd think about a 30 second delay or longer. So if I blow a kiss, my customers won't see that for 30 seconds. But they can see me and hear me well. It just kinda messed things up for me because I got a private and for about a minute into the private, the guy asked me if I knew I was in private because I'm still talking to everyone in free chat even though at that moment I was stripping down. I tried this for about a half hour and every private I got lasted less than 2 minutes. All my privates last at least 10 minutes usually because people always come and go. I'll just go back to regular HD chat. I don't know why they have to make that so complicated. Anyway, happy holiday's everyone. =)

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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    Kandi,

    When I streamed with the encoder I noticed that delay as well. Drove me CRAZY! And plus..they saw a lot more my room...I would usually only let people see me chest up unless I felt like adjusted the camera. I wish streamate could just fricken find a better way to merge encoder with their system so it can be just everything on one dashboard. Not two flippen screens!!!

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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    So far the only solution I came to seeing myself in the encoder is to check mark the "Input Video" (even though the SM website instructions tells you to unclick it) and reduce the size to something like 25%. If you position the encoder and SM page in such a way, you can see a thumbnail of what your doing.

    So far my only problem is that is seems to have a small lag.

    On another note, anyone know which audio setting I'm supposed to be using? Internal or Desktop for my LifeCam 3.0? I'm guessing Desktop?

    I hate the encoder too!

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    Yes the hd encoder slowed down my computer and cam tremendously. It sucked. I want to be on the front page.
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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    hd acctually is the best thing we thought of the encoder, and among other things keeps us in the top row of the whole site, i think if you dont have other pages up while your caming mixed with sound and etc, youll do really well, i not sure if it freezes i know we ight be 5 secs slow sometime but thats not bad atall

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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    I've never even tried the HD option in the drop-down menu. Honestly, I never noticed it until I saw this thread! I normally use the encoder and generally don't have problems. It will sometimes freeze for some guys, but it's on their end obviously because it's still broadcasting on my side and normally if it locks up, it will say so in the encoder box.

    I might try the HD dropdown sometime for 5 min or so just to see how traffic is. Traffic is always great with the encoder.

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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    i think i wrote wrong i meant the hd encorder is the best
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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    If yall are having so much problem with the "encoder" slowing up your computer you might want to check your internet connection and/or add more memory to your PC. I am doing this on friday AND changing A LOT of things about the way I cam. I'll report if I notice a difference.

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    Default Re: Is HD on SM really a pain in the ass? How can I fix this problem?

    Anyone know why when I run the HD encoder and search myself on SM the HD icon doesn't show up by my name?

    Should I email SM support?

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    ^ I figured out my problem. No thanks to SM support, they sent me back a generic email about how they've given me instructions to the HD encoder.

    I posted my solution here: http://forum.stripperweb.com/showthr...67#post2107067

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    Interesting . Glad you got it fixed hun.

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