@ mavrick816

I'm not so sure about "rule of thumb" guidelines other than going by the 'presets' listed by the encoder of choice.
I am inclined to match my Stream Rate to my Output size whenever possible based on available bandwidth such that the 'presets' will pretty much indicate how much headroom you'll need for a quality stream at that resolution. If your settings are at or below the 'preset' requirements then you are likely fine, but anytime you set-up a custom setting that exceeds the 'preset' configuration, you are potentially asking for trouble (i.e. trying to stream full HD @ 1080p at 300kbps). Just because the encoder can be configured manually to do that, doesn't mean it will produce good results for you, that's where testing your own parameters for what works best in your situation is always beneficial.
The bottom line is, the encoder doesn't automatically adjust itself, you have to configure it.



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