Calculate optimal bitrate settings for YouTube, Twitch, Facebook Live, and other streaming platforms. Determine bandwidth requirements and video quality settings.
Bitrate measures how much data is processed per second. Higher bitrate means better quality but requires more bandwidth.
Higher resolutions (4K, 1080p) require significantly more bitrate than lower resolutions (720p, 480p).
60 FPS requires about 2x the bitrate of 30 FPS for the same visual quality due to twice as many frames.
Modern codecs like H.265 and AV1 can deliver the same quality at 50% lower bitrate compared to H.264.
Your upload speed must be 1.5-2x higher than your streaming bitrate to account for network fluctuations.
Higher bitrates mean larger file sizes. Plan storage accordingly for recordings and VODs.