Mixer Mania: Mixer Streaming for Beginners
By Corey Hardin
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About this ebook
Microsoft's Mixer, formerly called Beam, is a relatively new and better way to do live broadcast streaming. With a few clicks, you can go live and broadcast your gameplay or other content using your PC, XBox, or phone with minimal latency.
Officially launched in early 2016, the free-to-use service focuses on providing live broadcasts related mainly to video games. Mixer is not the only platform of its kind in the industry. (Competitors include Amazon's Twitch.tv, and Smashcast.)
Though Mixer is not your only option for live broadcasting, it does have a few features that give it an edge when compared to its competitors.
This book, "Mixer Mania: Mixer Streaming for Beginners" is your overview to the service. This book gives a good overview of the history of Mixer, how to get started, setup, and manage a channel on Mixer, as well as how to gain a following and make money on Mixer.
Corey Hardin
Corey Hardin is an avid gamer. His favorite game series include Fallout (of course) Halo, Resident Evil and Bioshock. He had a problem with video game addiction, but he realized he needed to overcome his addiction to be a better person. Now that he is no longer addicted, he reads, writes and plays video games without being under compulsion.
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Mixer Mania - Corey Hardin
Mixer Mania
Mixer Streaming
for Beginners
By Corey Hardin
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Copyright © 2019 Corey Hardin
First Edition, 2019
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Contents
Introduction
About Mixer
The Mixer Story and Timeline
Mixer’s Platform
Getting Started
Creating a Mixer Account
How to Change Account Settings?
Linking Microsoft Account to Mixer Account
Managing the Channel Settings
Broadcasting Game with Mixer on Windows 10
Setting Up Microphone and Camera
Livestreaming
Choosing the Ideal Resolution
Choosing the Ideal FPS Setting
Choosing the Ideal Bitrate Setting
Choosing the Ideal Keyframe Setting
FTL Streaming Protocol
Mobile
The Mixer Create App
Streaming with Mixer Create Mobile App
Making Money with Mixer
What It Means to Be a Mixer Partner
Partnership Application Process
Minimum Requirements for Mixer Partner Application
Qualities That Helps Land an Interview for Partnership
Tips for Preparing for a Partnership
Reasons Mixer Declines a Partnership Application
Streaming Tips for Partners
Frequently Asked Questions
Setup FAQs
Streaming FAQs
Mixer Partner FAQs
Conclusion
About The Author
Introduction
Mixer, formerly called Beam, is now a Microsoft-owned free-of-charge live streaming video service that officially launched in early 2016. It focuses on providing live broadcasts related mainly to video games.
Mixer is not the only platform of its kind in the industry. It does have a unique approach to gaining an upper hand over most platforms though. It takes a few steps to properly address the basics and fundamentals of the service in order to provide users a more straightforward experience.
Mixer features a new way of streaming on PCs and Xbox, giving a true meaning to the term live
in live streaming. It doesn’t suffer from the 10 to 20 seconds of latency that is present in most live streaming platforms. This trait is by far the highlight feature of Mixer; everything happens in real time. It is a huge factor in providing an excellent streaming experience. A live stream without delay means that everything happening feels a lot more natural.
Besides that, Mixer's interactive nature provides a great experience for every user. Users no longer have to