How To Stream On Kick With OBS ⚙️ Best Settings For Streaming On Kick in HD

In this video we go over how to setup your Kick stream from beginning to end and get you live by the end of the video with no prior knowledge of OBS Studio. We go over linking your kick channel to OBS, creating scenes, adding sources, and then configure the best settings to use for your stream to be crystal clear and HD. By the end of this video you should be able to just click "Start Streaming" and go live.
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[@wonderwoman9451]

I moved to kick and I'm completely new to pc and obs. This helped me greatly so, thank you! I feel less confused now ❤

[@ArktechFilms]

Thanks for making a longer form video on this. Having an explanation for what each section actually does is useful for tuning settings, appreciate it

[@Klovar]

instant subscribe. thank you SO MUCH for not using "youtube voice" and just talking to us normally like an actual human being

[@shinigami1357]

quick, informal and to the point. You love to see it, instant subscription for sure

[@Wall_banger]

Thanks Hammer , Very well explained. I'm going to give it a try.

[@madferretstudios]

Just like the other comments thank you for this!!!! Hubs and i have no desire to stream on Twitch. I just signed up with Kick and livestreaming is a totally foreign but exciting new thing for us to try out. A lot of tutorials i found were overwhelming to noobs like us. But this really helped in understanding a good basic setup without doing a deep dive. We have done a bit of livestreaming to YT for practice. But OBS is a whole other ballpark. Looking forward to watching your other videos!

[@PunkMurdoc]

Thanks for the video! Covered everything I had questions on moving from Twitch! 😎👍

[@jerrigreene1773]

bro i love ur tutorials u make everything so clear

[@aaronyoung9890]

I was wanting try Kick out, this helped me out. Def following you on Kick! Hope to catch one of your streams

[@RedVizon]

Great video. Thank you for walking us thru it

[@gunnarlasko3520]

ty man this was the most well explained video i have ever watched

[@keithanderson3263]

I have always wanted to know how streamers get there videos clean and on point.. this step by step guide really helped me get on track.. i feel like a lot of streamers keep the new guys off track for what ever reason.. i liked this videos and shot you a sub thanks again!!

[@coreys9736]

thank you for the vid.. just made the switch myself!

[@GetGoodBrandi]

I plan on starting to stream on kick soon, so THANK YOOOOU!

[@bigunca100]

Appreciate the guide bro 💪🏾

[@_scizzorhandz]

One of the best tutorials I’ve watched, thank you

[@hammerdance]

Glad it was helpful!

[@iDexn]

Fantastic upload mate! This will help the community out so much!

[@hammerdance]

Glad you think so!

[@wildcatwoman]

Ty I’m going to try this 😊👍

[@MID._-]

this is the best video i've watch thank u for the advise bro

[@SlayingScientist]

Thanks for this video and the nice explanation. I did notice something: Is the Video Output (Scaled) Resolution really your stream resolution? Or is it the resolution in which OBS displays everything in your scenes? I though that the resolutions for Streaming and for Recording was under Settings -> Output -> Streaming/Recording tabs. So far I've set everything to 1440p (matching my monitor), so everything has been working fine!

[@tyriqmitchell9279]

bookmarking the video into sections would really help 💯

[@user-ir2wu5tr8t]

thank you ton of help your the best

[@derrylsanders]

thanks brother

[@Gatadax]

Thanks

[@Odrix984]

Love this OBS videos keep it up

[@hammerdance]

Glad you like them!

[@ChristopherCavener]

With my earphones maxed the talking was still very quiet. Turn up the gain n keep it up bro!

[@SenseiFELIX]

I do have one question. What camera do you use for your streams? The picture is so clear and smooth. I know for a fact mine is not like that at all.

[@ansegaminglv786]

tnx bruh

[@brandongold6180]

I know you linked all the stuff you use to stream below in the description. But what camera are you specifically using to film yourself in this video? I need a much better camera, and I love the quality of this video!

[@spartanrecon2599]

this man needs more subs! :)

[@xfireheart6935]

thank you

[@zlocko82]

Hello and thanks for sharing this setup.But inm Output section why disabled or uncheck option Lock-ahead.

[@AtomicYin]

I've actually just moved to Kick recently and this is exactly the video I need. Thank you

[@hammerdance]

You’re welcome! Tons more on special features and plugins to enhance your streams coming in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned!

[@AtomicYin]

@hammerdance How are you finding the platform? I've done two streams so far, and I have no new followers as of yet, but I feel like there's less pressure than on Twitch

[@TheTeflonDom]

You got any advice or plan on doing any content around multistreaming in OBS using plugins like the MultiRTMP or others? I know you can go pay for a service like Restream and others, but for those that dont want to fork over the additional $ I think it might be beneficial content. In my case, I have a dual PC setup that are both pretty beefy, so resource bandwidth isnt an issue, but I have ran into others that set up the plugin the wrong way, and end up with not 1 crappy quality stream, but mulit crappy quality streams 😂😂. Great content bro, keep it up!

[@grayrequiem6331]

Good fortune to you sir

[@G0rdyGee]

Thanks for the video bro, my stream quality is better now, however.. I'm running 936p (1664x936) for quality on stream for the streaming pc, my streaming pc is an Ryzen 5 3600 + GTX 1060 :)

[@aceboogiegames]

Random Question but who made your cam box?

[@MinGoLuck]

do you think you could make a video on obs disconecting and reconecting?

[@Quisspo]

7:54 actually I need to use x264 if I want to have good framerate when streaming. My cpu is so much better than my gpu and I dont even notice any performance drop when streaming on faster, while most games are unplayable when using gpu encoder. For reference: CPU: i7-12700KF GPU: RX 5600 XT

[@derekswitzer9624]

I think I saw something about needing to have a live cam on your stream as part of the monetization qualifications? is that the case, if you happen to know?

[@NickleNinja2]

great video

[@hammerdance]

Ty nickel!

[@Imtheguy33]

Do you think a laptop with have enough power for streaming ? Or do you prefer I should invest into a laptop?

[@ItzSneppy]

Do you have any advice with Encoder Overload? I have in game settings to the lowest possible have been capping FPS as well with RTSS. I have a Ryzen 7 5800x3D and an RTX 4070ti with 32 GB 3600mhz DDR4 Trident Z Ram

[@Eepi]

I noticed kick's own help page shows keyframe interval of 1s with nvenc, should i use 1 or 2?

[@Ravege]

you should make a video on how to setup a dual pc setup without goxlr i have a wave mic and wave link i feel like there should be a way to make auido with the wave link

[@chozen_ptp]

If you have a crazy upload speed can we put the bitrate higher than 8000 or will that not matter when streaming on kick?

[@osamaalsaad9580]

hello just wanted to point out that at 6:09 we can see the server that you chose to keep hidden, just to point it out for you to fix i don't know if you wanted to show that or not

[@1UpTay]

I set up OBS Studio just like this, but my kick streams are only coming out to 720p 60 instead of 1080p 60, my video settings has 1920x1080 in both drop downs, any idea why this might be?

[@Scorpius.1211]

which is better to use svt-av1 or aom av1?

[@yungpthegreat]

what if you dont got nvidia for the video encoder what should i use?

[@Toa_Malosi]

Any way to do a Queue bot or something like that on Kick?

[@Gooberskiii]

so i have a 1080p gaming monitor but I play "stretch res" which is 1680 x 1050, so should I change my base (canvas) resolution and Output (scale) resolution to 1680 x 1050 or keep it 1920 x 1080

[@reo5298]

will it help to increase bitrate if i have a 160 mpbs upload??

[@landoncloes]

Hey I’m new to Kick! And I streamed 4 days ago and now it won’t stop streaming. On streamlabs it shows I’m not live but on kKck it shows I’m live and when u click on my live, it’s nothing. Right now it’s says I’ve been live for 110 hours 😅 I gotta fix this. Any help is much appreciated 🙏🏼

[@sentientstreaming5554]

I just wanta say the reason people would add extra delay is if they're streaming a tournament or something like that. some tourney's require a delay to prevent viewers from stream sniping for other competitors

[@jerrigreene1773]

u should make a vid on one monitor chat

[@2828moises]

Mine doesn’t stream 1080p after these settings do you have to be affiliated! On kick

[@BakuPlayer]

8:06 so I don’t have that as an option, what’s a good alternative

[@SpiritualWarriorGaming]

you add stream delay to avoid stream sniping (when someone uses your stream against you when playing you)

[@N1CHOLS]

I only have 3 presets and 3 profile picks. no multipass mode and its on advance am I missing something?

[@GabrielVoxel]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@osmanqazi1]

Can we get a updated version ?

[@XavierMathis-ph6mp]

followed everything you did but when i start the stream it never pops up says im offline but when i look my streaming hours says i am but thers no video or anything

[@Official4realharrison]

I tried to stream, but my microphone is not picking up on Kick on the vod. How can I fix that?

[@ParlayGoats]

how do i get get comments or chat log to appear on screen so i can see while i game

[@lloomzy]

Basicly kick is now doing what twitch do.. Limit bitrate for new people downscale their stream to 720 and give it all to big streamers..

[@duhmizle]

Their rule to giving quality options is... you have to average a minimum of 3 viewers per stream.

[@OdysseyNomad]

what if you dont have wthe nvidia or amd options?

[@Firedrift]

i have 24 mbps i set my bitrate to 800 1080p 60fps but still getting blurry stream while i am playing gta or any game that is fast

[@Qbands8]

What if you’re tryna stream from kick but your screen is lagging? I have a MacBook/Xbox not a PC. Obs screen is clear but kick video is frozen

[@colbystone4574]

Recently I’ve been getting “ dropped frames” on my OBS. I’ve been streaming everyday for months and then last couple days it hit.

[@OFIRE844]

I did all the settings as it was set but I still get 720p and idk why one time it just magic gave me a stream one time on 1080p

[@ThatOneGuy_gaming]

Hey so when I go live on kick none of my audio is coming through not even my game audio does anyone have any ideas that could possibly help me out

[@nateryan1655]

i got 700mb upload think im okay right

[@RufioGamer]

Great vid ! Fallow on kick-sub here-like :) I need help. Started too stream on kick before few days, everything was great HD 1080p. Next day max stream resolution was 720p (others working too 480p, 360p and 160p). I didn't touch anything in OBS. Everything was same like last time. Then I google it. People say now if you are new on kick, max is 720p. Other people are new too but they have 1080p. I don't know what is true. There is so little info right now. But I have on kick now when I click on "stream key" there is new option/link "Creat Restream Account", and there is video on youtube, guy saying we need to make restream account. Any help would be great.

[@Michigame269]

So when i stream on kick my obs settings are exactly like the video, 1080p. My stream on line is perfect and crisp, but when im done streaming i go back and watch the video on kick and the video is really blurry and the video doesn't have a 1080p resolution option, only 720p. Is this happening to anyone else. What am i doing wrong. My setup-1440p monitor, cpu(5800x3D), 6800xt graphics card. Any help is appreciated.

[@tobitonko]

I have 90-90 download and upload, but my stream is so slow, please help!

[@bigstephy93]

I dont have amd option and have no idea how to get it can someone help?

[@yuperson]

PLEASE HOW DO I MAKE MY OBS PICK UP MY NVIDIA GAME FILTERS WHEN I STREAM

[@NecromorphicToad]

Giving Kick streaming a try and such. It definitely is a whole different thing in comparison to Twitch. Followed the steps exactly and it seems to have worked. However, when I visit my own Kick channel, I still appear as offline. The very brief time I've been attempting to stream on that platform does appear to be registering. Anybody else having this issue? Perhaps I missed a step or am erroring in another way?

[@stormtrooperdan1150]

I streamed on Twitch no problems, I tried before watching the video but used same steps to put in stream info. No live notification on app or stream and on browser showed no stream either.Edit, it might be as hadn't added the stream info in edit stream info as just doing a test, after that seems to work.

[@NecromorphicToad]

​@@stormtrooperdan1150 Edit: Restream indicates that it is broadcasting to Kick, but still the Kick creator dashboard shows offline. Bizzare. Turns out, I need to keep my Restream window open for the stream to properly go through to Kick via OBS. For reasons unknown to me, going directly to Kick via OBS just won't work. But hey, found a solution even with all this confusion.

[@syph4943]

anyone know how to fix stream being stuck in 720p even though settings are at 1080p?

[@DeadEyeDeezy]

I'm same but my mates new accounts can do 1080 it's annoying

[@syph4943]

@@DeadEyeDeezy yeah I think my first stream was 1080 but ever since then its been 7020

[@Zaytehs]

My resolution is stuck at 720 and when I go to put it higher it goes back down to 720p

[@mxft4982]

I have all this done but it dosent say I’m live on kick

[@brazzzabr]

im only streaming 720p on kick. my settings are 1080p

[@dequailsims5908]

I can’t find the game capture button

[@brodyfields7330]

I’m doing it but I’m still Not live on kick

[@lifeofseptic]

when i start streaming, my obs is just disconnecting and reconnecting all the time. Ive followed all ur steps but it doesnt work

[@Whyyousooserious]

Why doesn’t my viewers have a 1080p quality option when viewing? I watch my own stream just to read chat and it’s very blurry and only quality option I have is 720p with that being the highest

[@rikelhagley9841]

same, my stream is the exact same way and im not sure how to fix this

[@NovaMercks]

same problem can't find any fixes I have tried everything

[@sasquade]

@@rikelhagley9841 same problem

[@luisvoronov]

Same problem to me, any solution?

[@Michigame269]

I just commented on this same issue 720p highest option. My stream is clear and crisp though...I watch my own stream on my phone that's how I know it's clear...it counts toward your views.

[@Dr_dreadhead69]

What about slobs

[@irvgottiboss1453]

Sorry bother I just made my kick account how can I go live on it

[@JMiiahYT]

unfortunately im capped at 720p60 and it sucks - stream goes pixelated when moving around in game

[@DeadEyeDeezy]

Best thing is turn bitrate to 6000

[@Marioo_TV]

i can't stream in 1080p for some reason i tried everything

[@ronniepaulinc]

my stream is still going to kick in 720

[@hammerdance]

On kick your stream will only get bumped to 1080p if you’re LAST stream had 5+ viewers in it.

[@user-kj6jo5cg2x]

Is it just me or is kick streaming seem way more pixelated then say a 720 stream on twitch

[@unpinned]

same

[@XboxMurda]

@@unpinned Yes it is, i've noticed it too

[@unpinned]

@@XboxMurda apparently as of last month, kick limited the quality/bitrate for streamers with least viewers(0-1-2-3 im assuming) to prioritize the more popular streamers. so not really much u can really do about it.

[@bootyshooter8648]

bro i have 900mb upload speed lol

[@1RAUL1]

my obs videos are laggi

[@revan_247am6]

You messed up big time dude no way you put that much time into that

[@ysolando187]

Why bro blink so much

[@ilybipolar]

why u givin a dumb comment

[@user-vq2be8hi8v]

Waste of time man looks lost himself

[@TeachmeGin]

This video is completely garbage..he isn’t showing step by step, or what device you need or that only supports kick, just full of misinformation and not being clear

[@TheTeflonDom]

ummm the video title says OBS SETTINGS FOR STREAMING ON KICK. I feel like if it was for anything but kick, he would have titled it different, same goes for "device you need" whatever that means. Also, I am pretty sure hes going into decent detail on each setting he is explaining without getting to far in the weeds, which is about as beginner as your gonna get without drawing it in crayon. You dont have to be a dick to be critical, just saying.

[@jdetto4768]

seen 1 comment i subbed and already believe its gone help