Frame Rate Showdown: 24 vs 30 vs 60 fps

[@MattDV]

24 and 30 looks best. Your 60 looked a little fuzzy. Thank you. Im working on improving my Livestream game, I normally shoot 24 unless I have a good WIFI connection, Thanks again.

[@NeilFarrimond]

You're welcome. Any help with streaming just let me know and good luck.

[@HomesickMac]

Very good presentation of various frame rates Neil! This proves my own point and after being advised by MrCamera Junkey that the best results when filming or livestreaming guitar playing - the higher is better, and I use 1080 50p. The movements are smoother and I can move fast. At 24fps the blurr is significant. Clarification, my cameras will only go to 1080 if I want 50 or 60 p, otherwise I'd be using 4K…

[@NeilFarrimond]

Many thanks!

[@TheDeliveryDoctor]

Thanks for this brief, informative explanation, Neil. What struck me is you comment about ones decision on frame rate and how it might be tied to one’s bandwidth. I have only rural hispeed (sort of) capped at 50/10, but it can also dip to 9/.7 at the most inopportune of times. I’ve given up hope of livestreaming anything as initial attempts offer less than max headroom results. Am I wrong in thinking that you might suggest I consider 24fps as a possible solution to my hispeed woes?

[@NeilFarrimond]

Hi, thank for you kind comments. Your frame rate and streaming resolution will impact what you can stream at, based on your available bandwidth. For your speeds I'd recommend trying 24/25FPS at 1080p (HD) and see how you go. You may have to change the resolution to 720P if your streamed video looks pixelated and stutters.

[@TheDeliveryDoctor]

@@NeilFarrimond 🤩 thanks for the quick reply - priceless! Will definitely give this a try this week - at various times of day, hoping to find a time when my internet might actually allow me to try livestreaming without angst! So, if I set my end to 24fps/720p, and if I’m doing a guest interview, using either EcammLive, SquadCast, or Sessions.us - would it be best if the guest also runs at those numbers? And would it make a difference if both our audio recordings were set to 44 or 48? Btw, between 4 am and 7 am I can usually hit 50+/10+ - but not all of my guests would buy into that 😂 It’s later in the day when the neighbourhood kids get home from school and begin ‘thieving’ my bandwidth from the local cel tower that numbers dip below sneakerware speeds. Kids, eh!

[@NeilFarrimond]

@TheDeliveryDoctor I would always test first with an unlisted stream with a guest and review the quality overall.

[@TheDeliveryDoctor]

@@NeilFarrimond Sage Advice! I ran through ECL this morning and was encouraged by the "Recommended speed" posted as I was changing some of the ECL settings. T he stock settings for livestream suggested I needed 5.9 Mbps which I don't always get, but by reducing to 720p and even 30fps it dipped to a required 1.4Mbps and subbing in 1080p/30fps gave 2.2. ** those settings also had High Quality Video turned off as at this point I want to ensure a higher quality audio over video if it comes down to it - Audio podcast as bottom line.

[@connorjosephh]

30 is the best imo!

[@NeilFarrimond]

I’m need. I like the look!