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Storage · bandwidth · latency · egress — for live retail streaming
Source
Resolution
480p SD
720p HD
1080p Full HD
1440p QHD
4K UHD
Frame rate
24 fps
25 fps
30 fps
50 fps
60 fps
Codec
H.264 AVC
H.265 HEVC
AV1
VP9
Encoder
Software CPU
NVIDIA NVENC
Intel Arc QSV
Apple VideoToolbox
Bitrate mode
Auto (recommended)
Manual
Target bitrate
Mbps
Session
Duration
hours
Simulcast targets
1 (primary only)
2 (primary + TikTok)
3 (+ YouTube)
4 (+ Facebook)
Archive recording
Same as stream
Higher bitrate (2×)
Lossless ProRes
Sessions / month
shows
Delivery protocol
SRT (studio → server)
RTMP (legacy)
WebRTC (viewers)
LL-HLS (viewers)
Pipeline Estimates
Upload bitrate
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per stream
Storage per session
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Monthly storage
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Est. end-to-end latency
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Upload bandwidth needed
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Monthly egress (CDN)
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per 100 avg viewers
Bitrate ladder: auto-calculated from resolution × codec efficiency.