#FIRSTChampLIVE Announcement

[Chris_Ely]

Originally Posted by Francis-134

Hey everyone! Thank you for watching the broadcast this evening! We have some changes we are making to get the occasional stuttering to go away.

Can't wait to see everyone for the start of FRC matches tomorrow!

I am still getting some stuttering, although it seems less than last night. It might just be me, as every stream does it at the same time (watching on TBA Gameday).
I really like the show format so far!

EDIT: It is probably just having 9 streams running at the same time, carry on.

[Conor Ryan]

I just watched on high quality for about 20 minutes and did not have any streaming issues.

Video Resolution: 1280 x 720
Display Resolution: 620 x 378
FPS: 30
Skipped Frames: 1685
Buffer Size: 6.93 sec.
Latency to Broadcaster: 15.66 sec.
Latency to Encoder: 8.66 sec.
Playback Rate: 1302.23 Kbp

[Francis-134]

FYI all we're going to have an interview with Good Guy Frank Merrick at 5 PM CT! Don't want to miss it!

[microbuns]

Thanks for this stream guys! It's working great for me, and has saved me a lot of time by covering almost every match I want to be watching!

[evanatch]

The stream is currently on the front page of Twitch! That's a big deal in terms of exposure to a mainstream audience. I'd really like to see regional streams on Twitch next year that are centralized to single channel like this - it would do wonders for the visibility of FRC.

[pmangels17]

This stream is incredible. Everything is so high quality. I would love to see all events have this quality/consistency of streaming, including a constant, full-field view mixed with other focused views. The GA voiceover with slight background music/crowd sound is actually really well done too. Bravo, Game Sense.

[ReaperGoat]

Thank you! I think that's something that we'd like to see as well, and #FIRSTChampLIVE feels like a step in the right direction. This whole experience is wikid crimp!

Keep watching, and remember to #makeitloud on social media - maybe tweet or post a picture of you watching the streams?

[MikLast]

This is awesome to see.

[Kevin Leonard]

Every single stream has been smooth as butter all day. The quality of the content is solid, and the matches have been exciting.

This is a big win for FIRST.

[joelg236]

Really appreciate the stream this year. By FAR the best it's ever been.

[bdaroz]

Echoing the kudos... stream and production quality have been excellent. My only one "room for improvement" item, which should not in any way be taken as a dig:

When throwing from one field to another quickly, take a 2-3 extra seconds to fade the audio down on the departing field before starting the intro/voiceover, speak it clearly, and then start the fade up on the incoming field. Some of the switches were very fast and hard to hear w/ background sounds from the fields.

[pmangels17]

Originally Posted by ReaperGoat

Thank you! I think that's something that we'd like to see as well, and #FIRSTChampLIVE feels like a step in the right direction. This whole experience is wikid crimp!

Keep watching, and remember to #makeitloud on social media - maybe tweet or post a picture of you watching the streams?

I definitely will! I was going to wait until Einstein's because if there are any matches to share with people it is definitely the final finals. Thank you for making content that I think will really engage people outside of the FIRST bubble. The commentary and explanations make it easier for family and friends to understand what's happening and what really makes a great match great.

[Navid Shafa]

What a weekend...

Nearly 6K viewers on Twitch at Peak today. I look forward to reviewing our stats in the days to come, but for now I want to thank all the people who helped moderate the chat, and provide us with real time Alliance selection data. Huge thanks to Brian Smist, for all his help.

Thanks to FIRST, Twitch, TBA, the FIRSTChampLive crew, and all of you for tuning in!

[Landonh12]

Any chance of the #FIRSTChampLive stream being archived?

[Chris_Ely]

I have to say that these were the best FRC webcasts that I have ever watched. There were very few technical issues, the camera angles were great, and the video was good quality. The #FIRSTChampLive stream was an amazing way to watch Championship. Great commentary, interviews, and matches. Job well done.

THANK YOU Gamesense, FIRST, and Twitch!