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    Default Some annoying streamate/splitcam questions

    Hi! So I am an AW gal usually but decided to finally get myself in gear and try SM.

    I just have a few questions, I hope they aren't too annoying, I did try to search for them.

    1. As I am on AW and do okay there, I want to splitcam. I use manycam as it seems to work well (splitcam doesn't work for some reason - it makes my cam blue??) However I also use the SM HD encoder. It says on the instructions to make sure my CPU was below 80%. That is fine when I am JUST using the encoder. However when I try to stream with justcamit as well (AW) my CPU flickers between 77% and sometimes 90%.
    I'm not sure what to do about this. I only have a small amount of time for camming daily, so I can't afford to miss out on privates from AW if SM starts off slow. My internet connection is good... like 4.06 upload speed or something. The guys didn't complain, one of them said my feed was good when I asked.

    2. I am in the UK! Should I flaunt this? I know its mostly a US site, should I put that I am in the US or in UK? Its obvious from my accent, but I could put that I was in the US to encourage American dudes to come in my room and just say I'm living over there. Any other Uk girls do this? I just don't want to limit my traffic to JUST the english guys, and I know men are more likely to gravitate towards women who they think live closer to them usually.

    3. TIMES TO GO LIVE - obviously I know this is something that everyone has to work out for themselves, however I only have a specific time slot available as I work and I'm also a student so I was wondering if you could tell me if generally these times are supposed to be SPECIFICALLY bad like theres no point me even trying....

    I am generally going to be able to go online between 5am-9am GMT which works out as
    9pm-1am PST

    11pm-3am CST

    12am-4 EST

    and and 4pm- 6.30 pm GMT which works out as:

    8am -10.30 PST

    10am-12pm CST

    11am-1.30pm EST

    4. In streamate how many people is good to have in your room? I went on today and had about 5/6 but sometimes only 1 or 2. Although I had a day off so I was streaming at like 11pm GMT which in PST is like 5am or something so I guess it would make sense for the traffic to be low?

    5. How long does your newbie status stay apparent? I made my account 2 weeks ago and tried logging in for a few seconds to see if the encoder works, then I got sick and couldnt work for a few weeks. I'm hoping my newbie status isn't finished and it will be harder to get traffic now?

    6. HOW THE HELL do you girls cope with the encoder...its so massive and annoying. I like being able to see what I'm doing when I give shows, and its such a pain to keep clicking between windows to see what they're saying and see what you're doing!

    Hrm! If anyone can help out that'd be great! I guess I'm just nervous really. New camsite and all.
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    Default Re: Some annoying streamate/splitcam questions

    Oh and one more!!!!
    7.How can i have the icon of me that people see on the front page as my profile PHOTO NOT just a screencap of my live chat??
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    Default Re: Some annoying streamate/splitcam questions

    Hey, about that last one: you can email them and ask for the live captures to be turned off. They did this right away for me pretty quickly. Number 6, I always use the encoder and what I do is resize the encoder window and the chat window so they're side by side (with Chatzy on the bottom, usually ). It's hard to explain but if you click the little arrow next to 'encoding options' the encoder becomes much smaller. I hate it too, but I'm paranoid about my placement and might as well put the new computer to use, lol.




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    Default Re: Some annoying streamate/splitcam questions

    1. Not sure, hopefully someone else can help you with this.

    2. It's up to you but personally I'd probably put that I was in the UK in that situation. If somebody is looking specifically for an American girl, they're not looking for someone with an English accent. Plus, they may not believe you. I think being English could potentially help you "stand out" and be a part of your niche. It sets you apart and I think that's important.

    3. I think pretty much everyone is going to tell you that you have to just try it out for yourself and see. I haven't come across any particularly bad times, there are certain hours where traffic is slower but if you find that is the case, shift your schedule. The times you listed look fine to me.

    4. I guess that sounds average for someone who is new. Just because there's a higher number of people in someones room doesn't automatically mean they will get more privates, because there are a lot of freeloaders. So if you sit there with your top off, naturally more guys will stay in your room, but a lot of these guys are just looking for free boobs. I like to treat every person in my room as a potential customer or regular and it's easier for me to do that when there's not 20 guys talking to me at once. But generally speaking, there prob is a correlation between the amount of traffic you get and the number of privates. If you average 30-40 guys in your room, it means you're probably pretty popular, have regulars and are at the top of the page (or you're doing a gold show, or getting naked in free chat).

    5. I was told that it's a couple weeks, maybe 2-3 weeks? So your newbie status is most likely over. Maybe you should try camming for a couple weeks, see how it goes, and start a new account if you feel that you need to? I'm not really sure on that one; I do think the newbie status is helpful in the beginning if you can take advantage of it. So you can only judge by how much you're making. It should even out in the end.

    6. Put the encoder on one side of the screen and the browser on the other side overlapping the empty spot on the encoder. You may need to cut off part of the browser so you just see the chat box. You will also need to minimize the input information in the encoder so it's just your video.

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    Default Re: Some annoying streamate/splitcam questions

    Golden! Thank you so, so much for taking the time to answer Amberose and Maryjaynexo!

    That sucks that my newbie status will have gone without me taking advantage of it. I kind of assumed it was just based on the amount of hours youve worked not the time from when you first logged in.

    Oh well! I'll splitcam with AW and try and put the hours in and see if I can build up a following anyway, and if its not happening I will open a new account.

    Might try emailing support and asking them really nicely if they'd give me newbie status since its obvious I've only worked for about 30 mins on the account so far. They obviously won't, but its worth a shot.
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    Default Re: Some annoying streamate/splitcam questions

    ^Actually I noticed that you said you made the account 2 weeks ago then "couldn't use it for a few weeks" but if it was just 2 weeks ago then your newbie status might still be there. Not for much longer though. May as well ask them about it.

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    If you're anything like me you won't get a single US guy buying shows from you anyway, they're all bloody UK guys LOL! Also, i know some uk girls who do well on there, but for myself nowadays it's abysmal. And forget splitting with aw.. with our upload speeds in UK it's just not possible as your feed will be laggy or may not show up at all.

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    Default Re: Some annoying streamate/splitcam questions

    Quote Originally Posted by Dreamofluxie View Post
    Hi! So I am an AW gal usually but decided to finally get myself in gear and try SM.

    I just have a few questions, I hope they aren't too annoying, I did try to search for them.


    6. HOW THE HELL do you girls cope with the encoder...its so massive and annoying. I like being able to see what I'm doing when I give shows, and its such a pain to keep clicking between windows to see what they're saying and see what you're doing!

    Hrm! If anyone can help out that'd be great! I guess I'm just nervous really. New camsite and all.
    Another possibility is to connect your pc to your tv, make tv the 2nd screen and put the encoder there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MissKatie View Post
    If you're anything like me you won't get a single US guy buying shows from you anyway, they're all bloody UK guys LOL! Also, i know some uk girls who do well on there, but for myself nowadays it's abysmal. And forget splitting with aw.. with our upload speeds in UK it's just not possible as your feed will be laggy or may not show up at all.
    Really?? So I can't splitcam at all? I asked the guys in both my chatroom on SM and AW if my feed was okay and they both said good. However even though they said that I only got 2 privates on AW in one hour...and I'm like...on page 3 on streamate!!! Hardly any traffic.

    Thats a massive annoyance. I hate just getting UK guys.
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    Default Re: Some annoying streamate/splitcam questions

    No you can still split, just not very well. I tried SM after aw and found i could do ok there so planned to split the two sites. But on AW i repeatedly get guys telling me the cam has frozen, and on sm they say the feed is a little delayed. What upload speed do you have? Mine is 0.44 and just not capable of handling a site like SM along with another.

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    MY upload speed is somewhee between 3.50 and 4.something! so maybe it will be okay for me? hmm. x
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    That's still low for a site like SM, but way more than me. What ISP are you with and is that business connection? wow

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    Default Re: Some annoying streamate/splitcam questions

    the first one is just that your computer needs more RAM.
    i'm actually going out and getting more RAM installed in my laptop on monday.
    with adding more RAM to your machine, your CPU won't go as high, because it can handle more.
    i'm switching from 3GB of RAM to 8GB, and its not even too expensive.

    what can also ease up your hard-working CPU is turning off browser extensions and hunting through task manager to kill off processes for applications that i'm not using/don't need in order to cam.

    treat your computer with love, and it will love you back.

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