I had to go back to the old settings. My internet just can't do what Streamate is asking me and there is shit fuck all I can do about it.
If you need me, I will be kicking things in the corner.
I had to go back to the old settings. My internet just can't do what Streamate is asking me and there is shit fuck all I can do about it.
If you need me, I will be kicking things in the corner.




That's not fair =( A lot of girls are going t be left behind with this stupid upgrade that otherwise have great camming shows. They are asking us to have ridiculous internet speeds and equipment. What happened to camming because it made life easier? I am going to end up having the same internet and computer as my hacker friend just to cam lol. Kinda insane.
OMG ,I wanted to break my computer a few times today.All i kept getting was complaint about me being laggy.AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a pissed webcam model that want to go strangle Streamates neck for this new update bullshit they got us going through.




I agree. Last night some guys saw me great while other kept getting kicked out of exclusive an private. And I know they weren't dicking me around because it happened to multiple guys. Sigh......



Are you guys using the 3.2 or newer encoder? I am still on the 3.1 encoder since they advised us a few months ago to switch back ( for what reason, I cannot remember ) and I changed the settings and no one has said I am lagging? I also do NOT have an i7 computer, heck, I think this one is just a dual core with 6gb of ram. It's also not an Intel, it is an Athlon processor. Now, I do have great upload, close to 7, so I am ok there. Guess I have to start saving pennies for an i7 if I get lost in the shuffle when they change over. I am usually on the front page, but in the middle or near the bottom.


Hi all! Been awhile since I've posted, because I thought I should focus more on working than talking about it, but this thread has me baffled.
The new settings are working fine for me on my i3 machine with 6G of RAM, and my 2M upload speed.
I can tell the framerate upgrade is working by looking at my ass when I slap it, or my hand when I, ahem, move it quickly.
Still though, I know that lots of times I don't load right for people because I see them log on and off really quick, and that pisses me off more than anything because I don't even have an opportunity to reel them in.
@MsStepford on Twitter!





Can someone who has a computer that is working well with the new changes screenshot there settings? Thank you, bb!




I am starting to have the issue again where I stream yet I am not visible to anyone. I dont how up on any page and the only way to find me is if I am favorited or you know my link. Even with the old settings this issue has been plaguing me an now my placemen is suffering because I have an empty room most of the time. My upload speeds today were between 4-6mbps so I don't think its my internet and both my laptops are less than a year old.
I just worked for an hour with the new settings and everything seemed to work fine, except my stream still looks shitty and washed out. I have no idea why. BUT no one complained and it was busier than usual for me, so uh... yay? I guess? I dunno, this whole thing is super confusing to me.

So far touch wood I've had no problems however my friends cam is now slightly fuzzy with the new settings
The new encoder setting dont work at all for me, my cam freezes and goes insanely slow. Switched back to the old settings..I don't know what to do I guess upgrade internet/computer when I can afford it? I love SM but this encoder BS is making me go crazy!




They work beautifully for me now. I found out that if I adjust my audio settings to MP3, 22050, 32 it sounds good too. Apple girls-do not adjust audio to AAC like streamate suggests.
Although I really wish SM would quit using Adobe encoder and instead go with wirecast or procaster.



I do not mind the new upgraded settings if it's about my pc and my internet. My internet is great, and thinking about it, I already wanted to upgrade my pc, I just delayed it, but now I can enjoy my game on bestest best settings sooner, cause work purpose is more motivating.
From my point of view the only problem I see, is the guys' end. I understand that some of these guys probably watch us on huge flat screen TVs and use high-end reciever for the sound, but hell what about the rest? Probably the majority? The average dudes, the ones who are not tech-experts.. I already had guys complaining about me being choppy, or huge delay and stuff while the rest of my room was fine, and i saw myself on my cammodels link and there was no problem. It was on their end with the old settings already. The new ones are just crazy, how will they recieve it? Will it weed out the average guys from my chat, and keep the ones with big money and great equipment AND (and probably more of these) the basment-dweller gaming idiots without a dollard to spend? Or these settings only require US to have great pc's, they can recieve everything fine with average/out-dated ones?

been horrible, worse than before, called liz directly she told me we need to have an i7 processor to be able to support the new settings. if we cannot support the new settings we will not be on the front page. it will go into full effect in about 3 weeks. i looked up the chip for the i7 processor and it runs 400 bucks....new laptops with them range from 1500-2500....oy vay!




And in most cases it's not just as simple as swapping the chip, rather replacing the motherboard and power source. And at that point you may as well buy a whole new computer!Originally Posted by trinabanks
I am certainly glad now that I bought this new computer 2 weeks ago.



They come cheaper too, start of march I bought this one, it works fine with the new settings
http://www.bol.com/nl/p/hp-pavilion-...0000012001877/





I wish the almighty Liz or Shawn would come over here and explain wtf is going on.
Here is the thing- one of these days someone is going to create a better site with better traffic than sm...and everyone is going to jump ship bc sm treated us like a bunch of 3rd rate citizens.
Fuck SM
So now the rat race is who can spend the most money?
Who has the best internet. The fastest computer. Can be at the top? It doesn't matter that I religiously logged on for months to get from page 3 to page 1?
Blahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Ok I will go cry in my cheerios now!
EDIT: My dumb self had a setting wrong so I'm back to where I should be for now. I guess if I "NEED" a i7 once the new settings are set in stone I'll need to get another laptop. Sighhhh.
Last edited by HaydenBlue; 06-09-2012 at 12:56 AM.



I don't know what changed, but I was able to stream yesterday on the lappy without it blue screening.
Those of you who think your stream is fine and the guys are still complaining, it's likely on their end. Most of the average patrons just dont have the right computers to stream HD video.
SM's response on twitter was something along the lines of
It's not the exact wording, but that's the way they said it. I call bull shit."Sports fans will dish out for HD receivers and HD TVs so that they can watch sports in HD. Our customers will do the same."
(Also, it's a NIGHTMARE to sort through all the senseless retweets on SM's twitter feed. A NIGHTMARE!)
I changed over on the day I recieved my email, everything seemed to be ok, didn't notice any real difference in placement or traffic so just got on with it. However the last couple of days we have been losing out internet connection, 5-6 times an hour, every hour. We thought it was a prob with our cable, ripped up the carpet, tested all our sockets etc etc, all to no avail and were on the verge of buying some brand new cable just in case, then I started reading through this thread and oh dear, checked my email again for the date I changed and it now seems a heck of a coincidence that my probs started at appx the same time. So today I used the suggestions offered in the 2nd email and guess what? Virtually back to normal, although we did lose connection briefly, once in the 4 hours I was camming. So it looks like the new settings are out of reach for me as I am in the UK and I do split with 3 sites.
I have to say that if BritishBecky is right in regards to splitting, then I find that extremely arrogant of SM. I assume they think that anyone no longer able to split will drop the other sites in their favour! Well I for one would be dropping SM like a hot brick in favour of my other sites, so SM will lose out on my money. If SM were still bringing in the decent PAYING traffic they used to before fucking around with it, maybe, just maybe I would change my mind, but for now I will do as I dam well please and to hell with the new settings!
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@Decalyn I call bullshit too.
They are out of their mind.
The two things are totally different. It's like Channel1 offers programs that are unwatchable on the old TV. Channel2 meanwhile offers the same type of entertainment, plus you can enjoy it on your old tv. Will you buy a new tv? Or will you switch channels?
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Seeing as how I plan of quitting camming by the end of the year, if SM makes it impossible for my laptop to stream I'll just leave. I'm not shelling out cash for a site that treats us like shit.
lol wut?

i feel like this is a ploy to get who THEY want to be on the front page...pornstars and their personally owned studios......theyre the only ones that have the extra 2K floating around...its BS...meanwhile all of us who log on religiously get the shaft!
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