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  • (OP, temp user, forgot to disable the HN procrastination timer)

    For anyone trying to do this in the future, here's the command to stream from a modern Pi camera module / driver to twitch. IIRC I also had to install the full version of the libcamera tools to use the libav switches.

        libcamera-vid -v 0 -t 0 --codec libav --libav-format flv -o "rtmp://<twitch stream url>/<twitch stream key>" --rotation 180 --width 1920 --height 1080 --framerate 30 --bitrate 4000000 --autofocus-mode auto --autofocus-window 0.25,0.15,0.5,0.5

  • You need to increase the camera’s exposure time (integration time) and decrease the ISO. Could barely see the screen.

  • I send it and only partial parts showed, I think the camera recording the steam is on a different Hz than the screen, out of sync, could not see it properly.

  • your other game project 'grab n throw' looks hilarious, what made you think of that? its like a funny 3d version of pong (without stuff coming back)

  • Should I see in the video the text that I had sent?

    I see only the hand moving.

  • Ooh, a .au. Don't see them often in the wild.

    Down now, but sounded interesting!