When setting up your capture settings in ProPresenter, it's important to make sure your live stream settings result in high quality and reliability based on your internet connection. This article includes the recommended video bitrate settings when streaming to an RTMP server from ProPresenter. For more information on this capture feature, please visit the article here.
Requirements for Facebook Live video streaming:
| Resolution | Video Bitrate Recommendation |
| 1080p at 60fps | 4-9 Mbps |
| 1080p at 30fps | 3-6 Mbps |
| 720p at 60fps | 2-6 Mbps |
| 720p at 30fps | 2-4 Mbps |
| 480p at 30fps | 1-2 Mbps |
Key Frame Size: 2 seconds (recommended) to 4 seconds (do not exceed)
Video Codec: H.264, H.265 (HEVC)
Requirements for YouTube video streaming:
| Resolution | Video Bitrate Recommendation |
| 4K/2160p at 60fps | 10-40 Mbps |
| 4K at 30fps | 8-35 Mbps |
| 1440p at 60fps | 6-30 Mbps |
| 1440p at 30fps | 5-25 Mbps |
| 1080p at 60fps | 4-12 Mbps |
| 1080p at 30fps | 3-10 Mbps |
| 720p at 60fps | 3-8 Mbps |
| 720p | 3-8 Mbps |
Key Frame Size: 2 seconds (recommended) to 4 seconds (do not exceed)
Video Codec: H.264, H.265 (HEVC), AV1
You can set or adjust your encoding setting through the Live Capture menu in ProPresenter. To do this, go to the top menu and select Screens > Capture Settings or click on the Live icon in the top right corner of the Toolbar and select Capture Settings. Click the Encoding drop down menu to set the resolution and frame rate of your video stream.
When setting the Encoding, you also have the option to select Custom Encoding. This will prompt a window that allows you to set custom Resolution, Frame Rate, Video Bitrate, and Audio Bitrate settings for your live stream. For Audio Bitrate, we recommend 128 Kbps, when streaming to YouTube and Facebook. After selecting the custom information, press OK.