TikTok LIVE Studio settings

What TikTok LIVE Studio offers

Bitrate: LIVE Studio sets it; TikTok recommends keeping the default and publishes no figure.

TikTok's page lists the 480p option as 582*480, which is not a standard 480p size. We print it as TikTok does and mark it; LIVE Studio shows the size it will use when you pick the option.

TikTok publishes no bitrate figure

TikTok recommends keeping LIVE Studio’s default video and audio bitrate, which the app sets from a network and hardware test. It prints no number to copy, so this site gives none for TikTok either. Run the test again in LIVE Studio after changing your connection or computer.

720p suits most TikTok LIVEs

TikTok recommends 1280 × 720 for most scenarios because most viewers watch on phones, and 30 fps for most content. It suggests 1080p only when you need extra clarity and have a high-performance computer, and 45 or 60 fps for gaming and fast action.

Phone screens and orientation

TikTok LIVE Studio can show one layout in portrait and landscape at the same time with its dual layout. Frame your camera and overlays for a phone screen first.

Check your own setup

• How to go LIVE on TikTok from a computer for the first time: LIVE access, LIVE Studio, scenes for phone viewers and a check before you start.
• Bitrate calculator: the video bitrate to type into OBS for your resolution, frame rate and kind of content.
• Upload calculator: whether your measured upload carries the stream, with a backup stream and household traffic.
• OBS output settings: where each of these values goes in OBS.

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