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Switching scenes automatically
Our server continuously measures the bitrate of your connection. If it falls below a threshold, the server switches the scene in your OBS and switches back as soon as the connection is stable again.
The three scenes
- LIVE: normal operation
- Your camera feed while the connection is stable.
- LOW: weak connection
- The picture is still transmitted, but at a low bitrate. A common choice here is the same camera view with a discreet notice, or a smaller picture with a wider border.
- BRB: connection lost
- Your break screen or a short clip. This is the most important of the three scenes: it determines what viewers see when you drive through a tunnel.
You enter the names in the customer portal. They must be written exactly as in OBS, including upper and lower case.
The thresholds
| Value | Meaning | Proven value |
|---|---|---|
| Niedrig (Low) | Below this bitrate, the scene switches | 400 kbit/s |
| Laufzeit (RTT) | From this round-trip time (RTT) upward, the scene also switches | 3500 ms |
| Abbruch (Offline) | Separate threshold for "connection completely lost" | usually unused |
These values come from ongoing operation. A high threshold, such as one third of your own bitrate, causes a switch with every normal fluctuation of the mobile connection. A low threshold works better: only at a very low bitrate is the break screen the better choice.
The "Abbruch" threshold is empty by default.
Switching back
As soon as the connection recovers, the scene switches back to LIVE. Whether this happens immediately or only after the connection has been stable for a while is set in the customer portal. We advise against switching back immediately. On trips with many short dead spots, the picture would otherwise jump back and forth every few seconds. The default setting therefore waits.
Also preset: the scene is only switched while OBS is actually streaming. This way, your scene stays untouched while you set things up.
Chat commands
You connect Twitch or Kick in the customer portal via "Chat verbinden" (Connect chat). After that, the relay reports every switch in the chat. You can query the status with !bitrate.