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    Mind Blowing How much does the HD encoder on SM matter?

    I have a pretty crappy laptop with an i3 processor. It doesn't support the HD encoder at all. I'm thinking about upgrading this week to a new laptop with an i7 that can support the HD encoder. Would it be worth it? Have you noticed a difference once you started using the HD encoder?

    My laptop has had some other serious issues (like the fact that the wireless driver is complete crap and will turn off my connection whenever it feels like it) so I think upgrading just to take care of those issues would be worth it in itself.

    What do you ladies think? How much has using the HD encoder impacted your sales on SM?

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    Default Re: How much does the HD encoder on SM matter?

    I believe the encoder is a definite necessity in your earnings with SM. I have an i5 at the moment but it works great for me. I believe I was splitting with another site once and decided not to use it and my traffic wasn't bad, and I did get shows but then I noticed I started to drop placement fast. Please upgrade so you can make the most of your earnings.




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    Default Re: How much does the HD encoder on SM matter?

    I've been told that it matters like (almost) nothing else...I've always used it, so I wouldn't know the difference.
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    Default Re: How much does the HD encoder on SM matter?

    Look at it this way- No encoder- Placement page 20... with encoder-page 3 or maybe even 2 or 1... That's how much it matters...

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    Default Re: How much does the HD encoder on SM matter?

    An i3 can absolutely support the encoder (mine does, easily), you just might have to play with the settings. And it's recommended to use an Ethernet cable anyway. Not trying to discourage you from upgrading--yay, new toys!--just pointing out that it may not be necessary.

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    I saw a 20% increase in sales immediately once I bought my i7.

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    Default Re: How much does the HD encoder on SM matter?

    Encoder does help your placement, therefore you earnings.
    Also upgrading to an i7 processor did increase as well.


    You can use the lower settings or play around with the settings to see what works for you.





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    Default Re: How much does the HD encoder on SM matter?

    My husband is pretty tech savy and played with the settings. My computer can't support it at all. I can get it to work but my screen will constantly freeze. My laptop in general has problems with the internet connection (note to people who buy an Acer laptop in the future, some models have major wireless issues). It has only affected sessions a couple times, but it's super unpredictable.
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    An i3 can absolutely support the encoder (mine does, easily), you just might have to play with the settings. And it's recommended to use an Ethernet cable anyway. Not trying to discourage you from upgrading--yay, new toys!--just pointing out that it may not be necessary.

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    Haha, right after I sent that post my computer froze... again. It's not like I have an ancient computer though. I bought it about 8 months ago. Our internet connection in general at our home is very solid. I'll be struggling to connect, yet my husbands computer and my sons tablet are running 100% smoothly.

    I've tried looking at where my placement is at on SM. I can't even find myself (with geo blocking turned off). So it's nice to hear that it has made a difference for some of you ladies!

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    I have an i3 and the encoder works fine for me.
    God help me if I want to split cam though. o.o
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    Default Re: How much does the HD encoder on SM matter?

    I am using a Toshiba Satellite 650 model. I believe it an Intel Core Proccessor, it does support Adobe Encorder. runs a little when it does but yes my earnings is completely based on using it.

    I am able to split cam on it sometimes, but now cams won't show my video feed as smooth when I use their regular broadcast on there so now I have to push it to the limit and use encorder twice to broadcast both sites.

    I know when I am ready to buy a new system I have to really think of how good the proccessor is and how it can handle being on for long periods of time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by smaddy View Post
    Haha, right after I sent that post my computer froze... again. It's not like I have an ancient computer though. I bought it about 8 months ago. Our internet connection in general at our home is very solid. I'll be struggling to connect, yet my husbands computer and my sons tablet are running 100% smoothly.

    I've tried looking at where my placement is at on SM. I can't even find myself (with geo blocking turned off). So it's nice to hear that it has made a difference for some of you ladies!
    Are they using your connection while you are all wireless ? If so that is not helping at all , get a 55 foot Ethernet cord and hard wire it directly to the modem. See if you can upgrade your internet speed and use a hot spot shield and I had a I3 a bit before I got this I5 and I had no issues cramming .

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    Default Re: How much does the HD encoder on SM matter?

    I've been using the HD encoder since it became available. The hubby has always had me on a fast computer (currently using an i5).

    I've always used the settings recommended by SM. Can you change the settings to a higher resolution or framerate or anything? I've always been reluctant to change them.

    Thanks.

    (Hope I'm not hijacking the thread with this question)

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    Quote Originally Posted by ladyjalyn View Post
    Look at it this way- No encoder- Placement page 20... with encoder-page 3 or maybe even 2 or 1... That's how much it matters...
    I suppose one of the great things about this forum is to get various opinions, so here's mine....

    I get to the front page without using the encoder. I was even given Gold Show and TV broadcasting status without using the encoder. The encoder is an ancient piece of crap that is difficult to use when you're splitting with other sites. Having to keep copy 'n pasting the codes into it is just plain ridiculous. Maybe they do this to make it difficult to split cam because it's a resource hog.

    Until they get a decent stand alone, easy to use encoder I refuse to use it - and I'm doing just fine without it. Something like they use on AW would be great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Noelle_Noir View Post
    Are they using your connection while you are all wireless ? If so that is not helping at all , get a 55 foot Ethernet cord and hard wire it directly to the modem. See if you can upgrade your internet speed and use a hot spot shield and I had a I3 a bit before I got this I5 and I had no issues cramming .
    This is just a myth perpetuated by customer support. It doesn't make a scrap of difference using wireless or LAN cable. I have both options as I use 2 connections (one wireless and one LAN cable) together with Connectify Dispatch, load balancing software. Most everything is done wireless these days and LAN cables are old technology. There's more chance of having a fault in a long LAN cable than with a wireless signal. Apple laptops don't even have LAN sockets.

    As long as you're showing 4 or 5 bars on your wireless connection you'll be just fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smaddy View Post
    My husband is pretty tech savy and played with the settings. My computer can't support it at all. I can get it to work but my screen will constantly freeze. My laptop in general has problems with the internet connection (note to people who buy an Acer laptop in the future, some models have major wireless issues). It has only affected sessions a couple times, but it's super unpredictable.
    I use an Acer Aspire laptop, and the wireless receiver is just fine. I get my signal from a floor below (through a concrete slab) and there's no issues whatsoever, but tell your tech savy husband to get with the times and get a USB wireless receiver if your in built receiver is not up to scratch. I have 2 that I can use...a D-Link and Asus. Less than 20 bucks each and they are even more efficient than the built in receivers on my laptops.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tropo View Post
    This is just a myth perpetuated by customer support. It doesn't make a scrap of difference using wireless or LAN cable. I have both options as I use 2 connections (one wireless and one LAN cable) together with Connectify Dispatch, load balancing software. Most everything is done wireless these days and LAN cables are old technology. There's more chance of having a fault in a long LAN cable than with a wireless signal. Apple laptops don't even have LAN sockets.

    As long as you're showing 4 or 5 bars on your wireless connection you'll be just fine.
    I have tried without being hardwired and I got sick of being kicked in the middle of a long exclusive , it only happened maybe in all of my time camming 4 times but still it made me aggravated enough to try to prevent it. Our customers have zero time for technical difficulty on our or their end and nor do we, the Encoder does make a difference for me , and others. The day I got my I5 desktop my placement shot up a little more and the kicking has stopped all together.

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    Default Re: How much does the HD encoder on SM matter?

    I think the encoder idea is a bunch of bs.
    If everyone says their traffic increases, does that also mean sales increase as well? (Not counting porn actresses).

    I see a lot of models I personally know on here that use it, yet complain how bad camming is on SM.
    I use to cam from a crappy built-in webcam (not even hd), with shitty internet that was always disconnecting me, and I was always in prvts. most of the time. I even was on page 10!

    Now that I have all the bells and whistles, with the best quad core comp you can have, with a large screen, etc, and have HD, I never get disconnected even using wireless, because I like to move my laptop to other areas of my place, I see no difference, other than the quality of the Hd camera versus my old laptop. I still don't use an external webcam. Never have.

    Just for giggles, and not to exhaust my newer computer, I will, on occasion, switch to my old non-hd computer, and I'm still getting more prvts., than when I use my main comp.
    What I have noticed, that pisses me off, is that fo the past year, cuties who are using their tablets, and ipads are always getting disconnected from my room, and from prvts., which affects my bottom line income.


    I do gold shows constantly, and as soon as I start a countdown, my room fills up, so I know how SM will raise placement just on that alone.
    I also think that the longer I stay on during a shift, the more likely my placement will rise.
    Also, I offer phone, and have 5 star ratings, and my % in paid is usually around 65% or higher, so I think that has something to do with it, as well.
    Just my 2cents.
    If You feel like using the encoder brings in more money, than its a no brainer whether to use it or not.

    I remember watching another model about a year ago, when I was on my break, just flat out ask sm to send her some people, because she was tired of sitting in free chat, and she believed they were sending custies to studios, porn actresse, etc.
    it worked, and they did.
    I do that quite a bit, lately, because I know they are pulling people out of my room, to go to another models room who is charging more.
    (I know this because it happens to me all the time when I'm in my custie acct.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Noelle_Noir View Post
    I have tried without being hardwired and I got sick of being kicked in the middle of a long exclusive , it only happened maybe in all of my time camming 4 times but still it made me aggravated enough to try to prevent it. Our customers have zero time for technical difficulty on our or their end and nor do we, the Encoder does make a difference for me , and others. The day I got my I5 desktop my placement shot up a little more and the kicking has stopped all together.
    Over the years, on various sites, I've been disconnected from privates hundreds of times (could not count), but it's invariably caused by a disconnections from server due to internet connectivity problems rather than wireless problems. If you're receiving a good signal from a good router and have a good receiver, you're not going to have wireless problems. I stream to 4 or 5 sites at the same time using wireless. If I'm dc'd it's never caused by a wireless problem. I'm not saying that it cannot happen, but it would be rare and an indication that your wireless router is faulty rather than a problem with the technology.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Glamourmilf View Post
    I think the encoder idea is a bunch of bs.
    If everyone says their traffic increases, does that also mean sales increase as well? (Not counting porn actresses).

    I see a lot of models I personally know on here that use it, yet complain how bad camming is on SM.
    I use to cam from a crappy built-in webcam (not even hd), with shitty internet that was always disconnecting me, and I was always in prvts. most of the time. I even was on page 10!

    Now that I have all the bells and whistles, with the best quad core comp you can have, with a large screen, etc, and have HD, I never get disconnected even using wireless, because I like to move my laptop to other areas of my place, I see no difference, other than the quality of the Hd camera versus my old laptop. I still don't use an external webcam. Never have.

    Just for giggles, and not to exhaust my newer computer, I will, on occasion, switch to my old non-hd computer, and I'm still getting more prvts., than when I use my main comp.
    What I have noticed, that pisses me off, is that fo the past year, cuties who are using their tablets, and ipads are always getting disconnected from my room, and from prvts., which affects my bottom line income.


    I do gold shows constantly, and as soon as I start a countdown, my room fills up, so I know how SM will raise placement just on that alone.
    I also think that the longer I stay on during a shift, the more likely my placement will rise.
    Also, I offer phone, and have 5 star ratings, and my % in paid is usually around 65% or higher, so I think that has something to do with it, as well.
    Just my 2cents.
    If You feel like using the encoder brings in more money, than its a no brainer whether to use it or not.

    I remember watching another model about a year ago, when I was on my break, just flat out ask sm to send her some people, because she was tired of sitting in free chat, and she believed they were sending custies to studios, porn actresse, etc.
    it worked, and they did.
    I do that quite a bit, lately, because I know they are pulling people out of my room, to go to another models room who is charging more.
    (I know this because it happens to me all the time when I'm in my custie acct.)
    So they just take you out of a models room right into another without you clicking out of the room?

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    I'm curious about this too! That is not okay.
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    So they just take you out of a models room right into another without you clicking out of the room?

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    If you don't mind sharing, what are the hours 'controllers' not on? If you don't want to share I understand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by audritwo View Post
    Encoder does help your placement, therefore you earnings.
    Also upgrading to an i7 processor did increase as well.


    You can use the lower settings or play around with the settings to see what works for you.
    Just in case anyone is interested, an i5 or even an i3 desktop PC will out perform an i7 notebook. My 4 year old i5 desktop PC is faster than my i7 Acer Aspire which I purchased last month. If you're looking for top performance at a good price, a desktop PC is a good alternative unless you need to move around.

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    Desktop isn't an option for at least a few months until we move. I tried the encoder last night and it just kept freezing over and over again. I do have a warranty on my laptop so at least if I upgrade I will get to put what I paid for this laptop on a new one. I kind of want to try split caming with another site. Is an i7 necessary? I found a few i5's at pretty good prices.
    Quote Originally Posted by tropo View Post
    Just in case anyone is interested, an i5 or even an i3 desktop PC will out perform an i7 notebook. My 4 year old i5 desktop PC is faster than my i7 Acer Aspire which I purchased last month. If you're looking for top performance at a good price, a desktop PC is a good alternative unless you need to move around.

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