How to Reduce Stream Delay
Lower the delay between you and your viewers when you need live chat, and know when a little delay is worth it.
The short answer
Live now sends your picture with the least delay, best for talking with chat. Record first adds delay on purpose, so a mistake can be cut and a stall skips nothing. Choose the mode for the show.
How to do it in Streamdzy
- Open Connections and the Health check. They show what your PC and network can carry before you go live.
- Choose a picture quality that the check and the upload test agree on. A steady stream beats a sharp one that stalls.
- Turn on Record first so your recording is never missing a moment, and viewers see a smooth stream behind it.
- Keep the Lifeline on. When the connection weakens, the stream steps down to a smaller picture instead of freezing.
What to know first
Results depend on your PC and your connection. Streamdzy’s safety systems cover the most common failures, but no app can fix a connection that is down. Run the upload speed test to see your line first.
Questions
Why is my stream delayed?
Platforms add their own delay, and record first adds the delay you choose. Turn record first off for the least delay.
Want all of this in one app?
Streamdzy is a free streaming and recording app for Windows: several cameras, your phone as a camera, going live to many places at once, and recording first so a bad connection never costs you the show.