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1. AV1 Encoding Support

   AV1 encoding support should be a priority add to the website. AV1 encoding is a big improvement in visual quality to streams over CPU and GPU encoding options. Discord already added it, and I believe YouTube has it as well, it's very surprising to me that Twitch hasn't added this and there isn't even an ETA on it being added yet.

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2. Use IPv6 for both your homepage and the stream

   At the moment, both the Twitch homepage and the actual streaming servers are only reachable over the old IPv4. As there already are providers which only connect their users with DualStack-Lite (this means, IPv6 native and IPv4 over a relatively slow tunnel protocol), it would be good for bandwith-expensive websites like twitch to be reachable over IPv6 - for both the homepage and the streaming servers.

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3. Implement AV1 video codec and Opus audio codec

   We all know that AVC has issues with efficiency an HEVC is basically dead.
   A more modern codec would not only be great for streamers and high definition content, it would also potentially reduce the load on the servers.

   Benefits with AV1:
   - It's open source so no license costs like HEVC
   - It's much more efficient than AVC and even HEVC

   Benefits of Opus:
   - Basically the same as AV1

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4. Ability to "pin" video stats, esp. Latency to Broadcaster

   During a live stream, could a viewer please choose any of the video statistics under Settings > Advanced > Video Stats, and have only that statistic pinned somewhere on the screen? In my mind it would show up like a running FPS counter in a video game, without having to keep the entire blocky chunk of Video Stats cutting off a huge section of the stream's video (and sometimes the streamer's webcam). For example I find myself constantly checking the "Latency to broadcaster" statistic whenever I watch any stream. I always want to know the delay between what I see instantly in chat and when the streamer will have a reaction to the chat message.

   In my experience, many viewers are not aware of the Latency to Broadcaster statistic being available, and often find themselves accruing a huge delay and getting behind on things happening without knowing it. Any number of things can cause these micro delays to accumulate: issues with viewer's internet connection, or the streamer's, or with Twitch's servers too. When I see a delay more than 5 seconds, I want to fix that.

   Many people think refreshing the page is the only way to reset the Latency to try and make it smaller, but a quick pause/play of the video or a quick toggle on and off of the Low Latency mode also does the trick. Having the latency to broadcaster pinned somewhere over the video would help me know when I need to do these tricks to reset the latency and have a more interactive experience.

   Thanks for your time!

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   Ettin

   During a live stream, could a viewer please choose any of the video statistics under Settings > Advanced > Video Stats, and have only that statistic pinned somewhere on the screen? In my mind it would show up like a running FPS counter in a video game, without having to keep the entire blocky chunk of Video Stats cutting off a huge section of the stream's video (and sometimes the streamer's webcam). For example I find myself constantly checking the "Latency to broadcaster" statistic whenever I watch any stream. I always want to know the delay between what I see… more

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5. Audio Only

   Disable video and only listen like mobile works

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6. Aspect ratio settings update and support

   As much as every other platform not just Twitch the lack of information for those who stream at other aspect ratios rather than 16:9 is lacking to non-existing.

   It would be nice to have more support for those content creators who do not follow the standard.

   The best example would be in my case is when streaming at 1080p my stream width is 2560 and not 1920.
   This effect the stream in ways that sometimes it shows and sometimes it's just a black screen (Reported by viewers)

   Better support for other aspect ratios rather than 16:9
   Better docs to support a variety of aspect ratios (At least the most common ones 4:3 | 16:9 | 21:9 | 32:9) Which will include the required bit rate and stream settings. For example, for the best setting for ultrawide 21:9, I found that 2560x1080 resolution is problematic altho better performance can be found when streaming at 2292x960.

   Twitch step up :)

   As much as every other platform not just Twitch the lack of information for those who stream at other aspect ratios rather than 16:9 is lacking to non-existing.

   It would be nice to have more support for those content creators who do not follow the standard.

   The best example would be in my case is when streaming at 1080p my stream width is 2560 and not 1920.
   This effect the stream in ways that sometimes it shows and sometimes it's just a black screen (Reported by viewers)

   Better support for other aspect ratios rather than 16:9
   Better docs to support… more

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7. Behebung der anhaltenden Probleme mit Vodafone Deutschland

   Hallo,
   Ich wurde hierher verwiesen vom Twitch Support...
   Es geht darum, dass es eine Vielzahl von Vodafone DE Kunden gibt, die mit Twitch extreme Probleme haben: Schwankende Bitrate, kaum Bitrate... Ich bin ebenso betroffen. Ich hab 40 Mbit/s im Upload und kann original nicht streamen weil die Bitrate extrem schwankt. Da es früher mit VPNs gut funktioniert hat und immer noch mit "restream.io" teilweise funktioniert, ist offenbar die Peering-Schnittstelle mit Vodafone DE (AS3209) überlastet. Dadurch kommt auch, dass Streams immer wieder buffern müssen.

   Ich wäre Ihnen sehr verbunden, wenn Sie endlich was gegen die Probleme mit Vodafone DE machen würden. Vodafone DE weist jede Schuld von sich.

   Hallo,
   Ich wurde hierher verwiesen vom Twitch Support...
   Es geht darum, dass es eine Vielzahl von Vodafone DE Kunden gibt, die mit Twitch extreme Probleme haben: Schwankende Bitrate, kaum Bitrate... Ich bin ebenso betroffen. Ich hab 40 Mbit/s im Upload und kann original nicht streamen weil die Bitrate extrem schwankt. Da es früher mit VPNs gut funktioniert hat und immer noch mit "restream.io" teilweise funktioniert, ist offenbar die Peering-Schnittstelle mit Vodafone DE (AS3209) überlastet. Dadurch kommt auch, dass Streams immer wieder buffern müssen.

   Ich wäre Ihnen sehr verbunden, wenn Sie endlich was gegen die Probleme mit Vodafone DE machen würden.… more

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8. 4 channel audio

   This is music stream focused
   So RTMP can comfortably handle 4 channels of audio @256. Allow creators to send 4 channels with the content on 1&2 and VO on 3&4. Have 2x mute buttons and use an automix to dip 1&2 while creator is talking. Obviously creators would have to opt in but it would increase their passive listeners and help your platform

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9. High Frame Rate Streaming to Viewers

   As high frame rate monitors become the norm in the gaming space, it seems reasonable to assume that viewers would be excited to watch their favorite creators at smoother frame rates that reflect the intensity of actual footage. In addition, the release of more powerful, yet affordable, hardware has made this accessible to more creators as well. Higher resolution is already a standard to video streaming in pre-recorded formats (capped at lower frame rates), while the norm for most of gamers remains 1080p. This is a debatable topic but the priority in many popular titles is that smoother, high FPS experience in lieu of high resolution. Having that option to both game and consume live content at higher than 60 FPS would be a huge feather in the cap to not only the platform, but the individual creators bold enough to push the envelope in their content.

   The biggest limitation it seems would be bandwidth, but again, this is becoming less of an issue as high speed internet spreads across the world, and twitch already has baked in means to correct this with its quality settings.

   OBS Studio already supports the capture of high frame rate and/or high resolution content as do many of the hardware manufacturers producing capture devices. The tools are there. We just have to pick them up and make it happen.

   As high frame rate monitors become the norm in the gaming space, it seems reasonable to assume that viewers would be excited to watch their favorite creators at smoother frame rates that reflect the intensity of actual footage. In addition, the release of more powerful, yet affordable, hardware has made this accessible to more creators as well. Higher resolution is already a standard to video streaming in pre-recorded formats (capped at lower frame rates), while the norm for most of gamers remains 1080p. This is a debatable topic but the priority in many popular titles is that smoother, high FPS… more

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10. An errorless twitch using private relay on safari

    Twitch is not optimised for macOS safari. Errors include #2000, #3000, and rarely #4000. These bugs do not occur on Google chrome, with #3000 being an exception. Cookies have been cleared, history wiped, pc restarted, account logged out/in, the codes still persist. No ad blockers, content blockers, or VPNs other than apples private relay that’s included in their service subscription; iCloud+

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11. I have found a solution to lagging that occurs for many twitch streamers

    I have found a concrete solution to the lag that causes many streamers the issue of the stream lagging when a stream is occurring and have written a small solution paper to address the solution.

    Twitch Stream Lagging Solution

    If you a gamer many people are engaged in streaming on one of the platforms
    for gaming such as twitch. The focus of this article is to hopefully provide an

    insight into an issue which many people find after they’ve been streaming for
    a bit. Consider this, you finally got your status as paid in twitch and you’re

    starting to get money in your account and than it starts to happen. Your

    stream begins to lag every time that your on it.

     You become really concerned, begin to do all your research on it.  What 
    

    really bites is that your dad perhaps or even you just got that new pc installed

    and your thinking to yourself, how could this be? So you begin to make all

    normal troubleshooting moves with twitch. Your using Streamlabs Obs, most
    likely, or twitch studio, you check all the settings for streaming, changing the

    recommended settings you find on every article on streaming and lagging

    that you find on the internet.

     Here is the issue, the solution lies in the connectivity, windows 10 has 
    

    different upgrades since windows 7 & windows 8. One of those upgrades is

    Windows has built into it a set of algorithms that automatically choose

    which connection is best for your use on the network. For example, if your

    used to using ethernet cable, you might be surprised to find out when your

    gaming and you begin to lag. To cut to the chase, I was researching this for

    my son’s issue and here is where the rabbit hole took me.

    On my home system which is with Cox network 1 gb connection because

    we’re both into gaming and streaming, I checked the router logs and found

    that the IPv6 which is the wi-fi was getting wan-attacks on the firewall logs.

    Wan stands for “wide area network”, and the numbers were significant, at

    least between 1500-7058, on a daily basis. When there was “black ice” on

    windows side, and also Linux ubuntu, there was a few programs that would

    identify the ip address from where the attack originated. I found out that a

    a lot of them originated from China and the orient.

    I m going to weave this to relevance now, what has been happening is that

    windows will switch your connection from the ethernet to the wif-fi network

    connection and so what happens is that your busy streaming and it begins to

    lag, and you want to quit. It can be quite , maddening and to say the least

    frustrating, because you thought that you had a solid connection, at least

    thats what your paying for right ?

     So we go back to the windows command shell, cmd at the search field in 
    

    windows and type the command “ipconfig” and it shows that our ethernet is

    disconnected, but the wifi does show a connection. Heres the thing, your

    connections to your network shifted to the wifi instead of the ethernet

    connection you have directly via ethernet cable to the router. You can thanks

    windows metric algorithms for changing your connection automatically.

       The reason for the lag is that most folks in the US are being attacked on 
    

    wifi networks on a daily basis at some point in the day you can look at the

    router logs and see the attacks on the network. Yes the firewall will block

    them however, it will still have the effects of causing lags when your playing

    your favorite games, and Streaming to your favorite platform, like Twitch.

     The solution to this dilemma is to in the windows 10 search field on the 
    

    task bar, type in wifi. It will take you to the settings tab when you click on it

    where you can simply turn off the wifi connection manually and it will stay

    off, so that you can just use your static internet connection you created in

    your network adapter, instead of your wifi connection. So at this point ,

    your lagging issue will go bye bye, happiness will return as well as the

    money for streaming and all will be well.

     The attacks will probably continue as Korea and China are still training 
    

    their army of hackers , so the rule of thumb here is to sidestep your troubles

    and stick to using your ethernet cable connection to your router, and use a

    static IP address for your gaming connection or for that fact any other type of

    work I as a business that connects to the internet .

     Else-wise, one will find themselves vulnerable to the continuing attacks.
    

    On a side note, if the wifi doesn’t show up in windows 10 you have to go

    through a few additional steps, such as opening device manager, finding the

    wifi driver listed, right click and choose, update driver, and choose search on

    your machine. Once that is done choose the driver it finds on your machine

    most likely it will show intel and also Microsoft. I choose Microsoft,

    because the driver on wifi was showing intel, and the wifi on my son’s pc

    was not showing up in the network connections. After this then , hit

    “scan hardware for changes” on the little icon in the menu area ..After this

    open the task manager up and highlight windows explorer and restart it.

     After doing this you will notice in the taskbar that the wifi does now in
    

    fact show up and you can manually click on it to turn it off so that your

    connection to the internet will be thru your ethernet cable to your router.

     I wrote this because my son asked me to write him a text so he could 
    

    check it before he starts his computer for gaming , lol. I hope this has been

    helpful and of course check your streaming settings if you’re feeling that

    could be the cause, and by all means check to see which connection your

    gaming is actually using !

                                                      By Joyingaming
    

    I have found a concrete solution to the lag that causes many streamers the issue of the stream lagging when a stream is occurring and have written a small solution paper to address the solution.

    Twitch Stream Lagging Solution

    If you a gamer many people are engaged in streaming on one of the platforms
    for gaming such as twitch. The focus of this article is to hopefully provide an

    insight into an issue which many people find after they’ve been streaming for
    a bit. Consider this, you finally got your status as paid in twitch and you’re

    starting to get… more

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12. Passed stream stopped playing at the red zone

    I was watching a passed stream and as soon as it got to the red zone, it paused the stream. I presume it’s for copyright reasons which is make sense but the fact that it’s bothering me now.

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13. sheetz menu

    The Sheetz Menu is designed to satisfy every craving with its wide selection of freshly prepared foods. From hot and crispy appetizers to handcrafted sandwiches, the Sheetz Menu offers both traditional and modern flavors that appeal to all ages. https://sheetzmenus.com/

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14. Bring back video quality selection for all streams.

    Everyone knows Twitch is now limiting quality selection to 1080p or Auto, as the only two selectable options for lower-view streams. This equates to the overwhelming super-majority of your platform. This is clearly detrimental to the health of the platform in the long term. I would highly suggesting reverting these changes, or offering full quality-selection to subscribers, which would incentivize purchase. It's scummy, but it's no different than your competitors. At least be equal. Not worse. Thank you.

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15. Sorting and Filter Options for the Twitch TV App

    Hi Twitch Team,

    It would be incredibly helpful if the Twitch TV app included a language filter, similar to what’s available on the Android and iOS apps. Currently, it's quite frustrating to open multiple streams only to realize they’re in a language I don't understand — or to always have to cast from my phone to the TV just to find suitable content.

    Being able to filter streams by language directly on the TV app would make the viewing experience much more enjoyable. If possible, it would also be great to include additional filters to narrow down streams (e.g. from many to fewer, more relevant ones), just like on the mobile platforms.

    This would be a very valuable addition. Thank you for considering it!

    Best regards,
    [Avemoods]

    Hi Twitch Team,

    It would be incredibly helpful if the Twitch TV app included a language filter, similar to what’s available on the Android and iOS apps. Currently, it's quite frustrating to open multiple streams only to realize they’re in a language I don't understand — or to always have to cast from my phone to the TV just to find suitable content.

    Being able to filter streams by language directly on the TV app would make the viewing experience much more enjoyable. If possible, it would also be great to include additional filters to narrow down streams (e.g. from… more

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16. amd

    heres the thing i know you only want nvidia cards to stream cause your cheap to make amd gpus work with streaming the software you got for amd users is 100% trash and outdated people been asking you guys for years to fix this issue get off your lazy butt and FIX THIS i can stream on youtube in 4k 60fps with my 7900xt with no issues and game at the same time in 4k ultra settings. WHAT DOES THIS TELL YOU HMMMM????? YOUR ENCODER SOFTWARE IS TRASH AND NEEDS AN UPDATE TO YOUR ONE SIDED BS

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17. vertical stream

    9:16 for mobile game and live cam

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18. Allow Users to disable auto-HDR site viewing conversion

    There are many users like myself that have multiple monitors. My primary monitor utilizes HDR while my secondary monitors both do not. Twitch will auto-enable HDR site viewing even though I open the page on a monitor without the HDR ability simply because my primary monitor does have HDR enabled. This makes the site unviewable on either of my satellite monitors and after hours of testing, is found to be limited to Twitch itself. Other websites are able to switch between this without issue but due to various issues with the twitch website itself this feature doesn't seem to exist anymore. Therefore, either fix this issue or allow users to enable/disable this site display option on their own.

    There are many users like myself that have multiple monitors. My primary monitor utilizes HDR while my secondary monitors both do not. Twitch will auto-enable HDR site viewing even though I open the page on a monitor without the HDR ability simply because my primary monitor does have HDR enabled. This makes the site unviewable on either of my satellite monitors and after hours of testing, is found to be limited to Twitch itself. Other websites are able to switch between this without issue but due to various issues with the twitch website itself this feature doesn't seem to exist… more

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19. 2k on all devices

    I would love if i was able to watch 2k on all my devices as i am on devices that are able to watch 4k on other platforms but i am unable to watch 2k on twitch as it is greyed out and i have done everything that it says on the website as well as what the chatbot has told me to do as well as what customer support has said.

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20. Potential misuse of browser cache, affecting user hardware, mainly SSDs

    While observing browser behaviour during the watching of a Twitch stream, I noticed that the video player (or some interaction between the video player and the browser; Firefox on Linux) was causing video blobs (parts of the stream sent to my computer) to be placed into the browser's disk cache, filling it somewhat quickly.

    This does not happen with YouTube's player on the same browser and OS, which would appear to operate entirely in memory.

    As a result of this cache usage, there are thousands of SSD writes which may be shortening the lifespan of Twitch viewers' hardware.

    There are ways to turn off cacheing in Firefox or otherwise trick the OS into putting cache into memory (at the cost of losing cache every reboot), but not all users have the capability to set this up, nor would these workarounds necessarily be to everyone's taste even where they have the ability to implement them.

    Thus the issue would be best resolved by having Twitch's video player not use cache in this way.

    While observing browser behaviour during the watching of a Twitch stream, I noticed that the video player (or some interaction between the video player and the browser; Firefox on Linux) was causing video blobs (parts of the stream sent to my computer) to be placed into the browser's disk cache, filling it somewhat quickly.

    This does not happen with YouTube's player on the same browser and OS, which would appear to operate entirely in memory.

    As a result of this cache usage, there are thousands of SSD writes which may be shortening the lifespan of Twitch viewers' hardware.

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