WHAT’S next?

Q: My stream is working, but it’s choppy – how can I make it better? A: The likelihood is that you’ve got your video quality settings too high, and either your internet connection or your cpu is struggling to cope. You might also want to try lowering your bit rate, framerate or output resolution.

You can also change your encoding speed – faster speeds are less cpu-intensive, but give lower output quality. Q: Are there any compatibility problems I should be wary of?

A: indeed. We picked up an older usb box supporting composite, s-video and component, and it didn’t play nice with low-res 240p signals. if you’re also planning on streaming newer consoles, some use Hdcp to protect the Hdmi signal (the Ps3 does this). capture cards typically won’t accept Hdcpprotected signals, so you’ll need to disable that if you can.