XSplit Broadcaster is a tool of my favorite kind - neat, fast and useful. It's a program for audio and video mixing for online streaming, and what makes it particularly appealing is the utilitarian approach to functionality. After installing the application and launching it, you gain access to a simple well-built interface, if only a bit dark in color, that lets you do pretty much anything a broadcasting session needs done. XSplit Broadcaster can set up and adjust the video parameters, notifications send-outs, change the settings of Twitch, which is the broadcasting platform XSplit Broadcaster works with. It's refreshingly nice to be able to access options without having to open the web page and visit the site. Every broadcasting parameter is basically available in one window, which makes the program extremely comfortable to use.
Unfortunately, the interface lacks a proper chat window, but this is not that big of a deal to me. However, there is a feature that makes up for any flaw: you can launch the program in an optimized mode, accelerating broadcasting speed by about 10%. Combined with the fact that XSplit Broadcaster doesn't particularly freeze or slow down, this is almost to good to be true. But not perfect, of course. The abundance of options and extensive potential for setting up a perfect broadcast is also the cause of automated setup being pretty bad. You will have to go about adjusting settings, whether you want it or not.
Overall, despite some minor flaws, XSplit Broadcaster is still the go-to instrument if you want quality broadcasting. It's easy to use, complex and fast.
v2.9.1701.1640 [Dec 2, 2016]
Features and improvements
CPPCORE-824 - Support DX12 capture - Windows 10.0.14393.0+ (anniversary update or later only)
CPPCORE-1014 - Game source support for Windows store applications
CPPCORE-1096 - WASAPI audio render option (experimental)
CPPCORE-1124 - Support for AVerMedia LGP2
CPPCORE-1144 - Add snapping grid for mixer
CPPCORE-1148 - Support alpha for OpenGL capture
CPPCORE-1167 - Support playback of MOV with PNG
XBC-3285 - Label multiple projectors according to scene
XBC-3351/5665 - Enable drag out or drop into VOD manager (only allow MP4)
XBC-4820 - Hide custom action window during installation (and allow to minimize)
XBC-4964 - Allow to create new Projector windows
XBC-5377/5478/5515/5521/5548/5660/5683/5755 - Plugin store improvements
XBC-5461 - Show rendered/actual mixer FPS / GPU and CPU usage
XBC-5480 - Rating update in feedback form to be consistent with ratings in Plugin Store
XBC-5497/5518/5650/5757/5855 - Support login with and posting to Player.me
XBC-5508 - Allow to disable projector output selection border (Use projectorhighlight exe parameter; For example: projectorhighlight:0 - off, projectorhighlight:1 - hover (default), projectorhighlight:2 - hover+shift)
XBC-5531 - Separate link for Extend and Upgrade License in About Box
XBC-5579 - Align Tobii settings according to Tobii specifications
XBC-5592 - Update NVENC parameters (requires latest Nvidia driver)
XBC-5632 - Add option for Tridef SmartBlur
XBC-5637 - Add view details link in failed share status message
XBC-5646 - Add back Upgrade button to XBC Free Notice Dialogs
XBC-5703 - Add option for "Browser source special optimization" in Advanced Settings
XBC-5831 - Update Output menu icons
XBC-5854 - Remove keying section of Color tab for Personify ChromeCam and allow to configure input
XBC-5867 - Include version information on My Plugins of Plugin Store
XBC-5883 - Improvements to global sources
XBC-5967 - Option to use raw frames or mpeg-ts for Elgato
XBCPLUGINS-455 - Add Validate button and Dependencies Warning message in Presentation Packager
XBCPLUGINS-477 - Improvements to WebM Converter / Stinger Creator
XBCPLUGINS-531/658/700 - Update to Facebook Live plugin integration
XVE-339 - Use resizable Open/Save File Dialog windows
Fixes
CPPCORE-916 - HTML source doesn't scale accordingly to zoom level
CPPCORE-1042 - Masking guide is left visible when source is hidden
CPPCORE-1099 - Webm files less than 250ms can't be loaded
CPPCORE-1160 - Global web sources in two different scenes flicker when changing scenes
XBC-1457 - Recordings window becomes slow/unstable when reading multiple files
XBC-4972 - Adding a custom transition speed can allow duplicate entries for video stingers
XBC-5034 - File used as mask on Skype source becomes cropped while on an active call
XBC-5039 - Animated GIF playback stops if used as file mask for kept loaded source if it completes a loop while out of the scene containing it
XBC-5079 - Handle custom error message for users with recurring license
XBC-5092 - Application may be sent to the back of some foreground window after it's launched when scene buttons are hovered
XBC-5123 - FPS indicator from the preview editor does not update with the main view
XBC-5288 - Plugin store goes back to previous screen after installing/uninstalling a plugin
XBC-5258 - Some check-boxes appear misaligned on Source Properties window
XBC-5294 - Scale factor is not retained during update or retained after certain conditions
XBC-5355 - Logitech camera resolution and radio button settings do not match when switching to a Logitech camera from another camera source
XBC-5439 - Facebook Graph API compatibility update
XBC-5507 - Replacement file for missing source file does not render the new source until scene switch
XBC-5511 - Mixer does not scale to 100% on lower mixer resolutions and certain display settings
XBC-5528 - The dialog that confirms the conversion of FLV to MP4 appears without text contents
XBC-5553 - Changing the language from the Tools menu does not update some labels
XBC-5554 - Continuous high CPU usage after Twitch IRC chat viewer connects
XBC-5589 - Uploading a video to YouTube may not proceed after an internet interruption
XBC-5603 - Saved presentations with video files on "Force deinterlace" doesn't load the video content, only audio when "hardware acceleration" is enabled
XBC-5614 - Authenticating to YouTube via the Recordings window is declined without warning if account has not accepted the terms yet
XBC-5618 - Plugin Store: Clicking OK on the Close confirmation overlay does not cancel an on-going update or installation
XBC-5631 - Newtek NDI Output can occasionally freeze on start of stream
XBC-5641/5644/5653/5668/5678/5715/5716/XBCPLUGINS-583 - Plugin store fixes
