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.
v3.9.1909.1601 [Sep 20, 2019]
Features and improvements:
- T10479 - Source Grouping.
- T10476 - Scene Presets - Allow to define presets within a scene.
- T10514 - Audio Mixer extension.
- T12385 - In-game HUD improvement.
- T12866 - Add Stream Events widget in In-Game HUD.
- T12624 - Game Source improvement with NVIDIA driver.
- T13178/T13489 - Game Source compatibility update with latest AMD driver.
- T13657 - Game Source compatibility update with some applications.
- T10671 - Improvements to Intel QuickSync encoding.
- T12044 - Add Time Remaining countdown to media file properties window.
- T10475 - BPres Zip file association.
- T12107 Presentation Packager: Change output from Zip to BPZip.
- T12444 - Create action for Projector on Macros.
- T12460 - Image Slideshow: Optimization for source with many images.
- T12546 - Improve memory reading in the status panel.
- T12040 - Adjustments for YouTube/Google authentication.
- T11393 - Improvements to the notification bar.
- T10172 - Add a limit to Transition Speed field.
- T11380 - Change the initial size of the scene source when added (previous: 100%; current: 25%).
- T11946 - Integrate with standalone XSplit Express Video Editor application.
- T9977 - Automatically set audio for Princeton HU670 / Sky Digital capture cards.
- T13312 - Remove sharing options for Facebook
Fixes:
- T9878 - Add Stinger Transition point (ms) spinner is far from the textbox.
- T9970/XBC-6893 - Some windows may quickly change in size upon load.
- T10010 - Issues when running in non-admin mode.
- T10459/XBC-6882 - YouTube Live: Crash may happen if the authentication window is dismissed.
- T10647 - Source configuration window does not show up for some external plugins.
- T10677 - Taskbar icon disappears when Notice Dialog is displayed.
- T10868 - Facebook Live: Unable to click the download links on the AMD VCE prerequisite prompt.
- T10936 - Possible deadlock when opening the Settings window.
- T12797/11112/T10461/T10097/CPPCORE-1570 - Miscellaneous fixes.
- T11269 - Luma transition animation for scenes is reversed.
- T11426/T11452 - Some sources may have display issues in the properties window.
- T11548 - Fixes to Scene as Source.
- T12768 - Disallowed scene source refreshes whenever you hover on a scene button.
- T11565 - Video Input properties window goes behind the app window after opening.
- T11789 - Error when starting stream might occur on certain conditions.
- T11834 - Source properties may not load on some instances (i.e. on startup; after install/update of a plugin).
- T11988 - Freeze when clicking "Broadcast" menu after uninstalling/installing/reinstalling a broadcast plugin.
- T12027 - Fix for Twitch Chat in In-Game HUD.
- T12083 - Pressing PrintScreen in Settings > Hotkeys will set to the previous hotkey input.
- T12128 - Desktop Capture: Black/white border appears within the cursor coordinates when Tobii Eye Tracker is installed.
- T12297 - Freeze on launch in some systems (doesn't get past the splash screen).
- T12381 - Graphical problems when the overlay is connected into Vainglory game.
- T12522/T13210 - YouTube Live pre-stream dialog error when pasting multiple tags.
- T12681 - My Recordings: Recordings added in current sessions are treated as "new" when switching folders.
- T12729 - Possible memory leak with Replay Source.
- T12740 - My Recordings only checks Location input on ENTER.
- T12816 - Switching window capture sources may not work.
- T12894 - Opening BPres and BScn files that have non-Latin characters in their name causes errors.
- T13128 - Welcome screen does not follow language setting.
- T13176 - Dialog about 'scene reordering' shows after loading presentation from Presentation Packager.
- T13236 - No Man's Sky is not detected.
- T13506 - Warning message shows when setting the hotkey for Local Recording.
