How to Stream Mobile Games to PC

How to Stream Mobile Games to PC and Facebook

In this page, we will teach you the easiest way on how to stream mobile games to PC and Facebook with ease. We first need a streaming tool for this. You can get a free tool like OBS Studio, download it to your computer and install. The instructions below will guide you through the rest.

How to Stream Mobile to PC Set up using OBS

In order to stream games live on Facebook you need to select, download and utilize third party broadcast software. There are many to choose from including Open Broadcaster Software (OBS). OBS is free, open source broadcast software that is used by both amateur and professional streamers.

Steps in Setting Up OBS:

• Download and launch OBS.
• Configure OBS.

1. Click Settings in OBS.
2. Click Output .
3. Select Advanced in the Output Mode dropdown.
4. Select an H264 video encoder in the Encoder dropdown.
5. Determine your upload speed.
6. Subtract 20 percent from your upload speed and enter that number in Bitrate. The recommended bitrate is 6000 Kbps to 6500 Kbps (6 to 6.5 Mbps).
7. Make sure the Keyframe Interval is set to 2.
8. Click Settings.
9. Click Video.
10. Set your desired Resolution: the maximum supported resolution is 720p (1280 x 720) at 30 frames per second.

• Creating a scene.

1. Right-click the Scenes box in OBS.
2. Select Add.
3. Name your scene.
4. Click OK.
5. You can create multiple scenes and switch between them during your stream.

• Add a gaming source to your scene.

1. There are three different sources you can use to add your game to the scene in OBS: Game Capture, Window Capture and Display Capture.
2. To add a source to your scene, select the scene and right-click inside the Sources box or use the + and - buttons to add or subtract scenes.
3. Click Add and then choose the source you want to add.

Understanding game sources:

• Game Capture: This source broadcasts a single game and only recognizes games that are running in full-screen. Click to add Game Capture as a source, name it and click to choose the game you want to use for the broadcast. The game must be open for OBS to see it; if you don't see your game, make sure it's open and click the Refresh button. Game Capture only supports DirectX 8, 9, 10, 10.1, 11 and OpenGL games.

• Window Capture: This source pulls the feed from a single window, which could be a game running in windowed mode, a web browser or another app. Window Capture will not capture a game running in full screen mode.

• Display Capture: This source uses your entire monitor for the broadcast. Display Capture doesn't recognize games that are in full screen mode. To use this source, click to add Monitor capture as a source and name it. Choose the monitor you want to capture and choose whether you want mouse movement to be captured.

• Add a webcam (optional).

1. Right-click inside the Sources box in OBS.
2. Click Add Video Capture Device and type in a name for your source.
3. Select Video Capture Device.
4. Enter a name for your source.
5. Click Device Selection.
6. Choose your Device and modify how you want your webcam view to look.
7. You can open up your webcam's settings by clicking Configure.
8. For webcams that have built-in microphones, make sure the correct Audio Input Device is selected under the Audio tab.

You now have two sources in your scene: a Game Source (which broadcasts the game) and a Webcam Source (which broadcasts you playing the game).

That's it. The next steps are setting up your Facebook for going Live. You can follow the steps here