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Check Your Settings to See If You Can Stream in HD

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Before you can broadcast in HD with high quality audio and video, check that your equipment meets the following requirements.

Requirement 1: Processor Speed

You will need a Mac or PC with an i5, i7 or equivalent (AMD, etc.) processor. To check your processor speed.

For Windows users

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  1. Click the Start button.
  2. Right click “My Computer” or “Computer.”
  3. Click “Properties.”

For Mac users

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  1. Click the Apple icon (top left).
  2. Click “About This Mac.”

Requirement 1: Camera Resolution

Your cam will need to be able to stream at a resolution of at least 640×360 (for widescreen cameras), or 640×480 (for cameras with no widescreen option).

For best results, a camera that can stream in a high quality widescreen (16:9) is preferred. If you don’t have a widescreen camera, no problem – the external encoder will adjust the video to be in widescreen format.

Requirement 1: Internet Speed

You’ll need an internet connection with sufficient bandwidth. Go to http://www.speedtest.net for a quick, free check of your internet speed. Once complete, verify that your upload speed is at least 0.6 Mb/s.

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