Tag: Reflux
OBS vs a Custom Solution: Why I Built Reflux
Why an existing, mature tool like OBS wasn't the right fit for a specific streaming need, and the reasoning behind building Reflux instead.
Aug 3, 20263 min readReflux
Optimizing a Video Stream for a Weak Internet Connection
Practical techniques for keeping a video stream usable over a slow or unstable internet connection, without just accepting poor quality as the only trade-off.
Aug 3, 20263 min readRefluxHardware
Streaming to a Friend with Minimal Latency, Without OBS/Twitch
Why the standard OBS-to-Twitch streaming path adds latency that doesn't matter for broadcasting but matters a lot for real-time interaction, and what a lower-latency alternative looks like.
Aug 3, 20263 min readRefluxHardware
The Technical Fundamentals of Low-Latency Streaming
How low-latency video streaming actually works technically — codecs, buffering, and protocol choices, and how they trade off against each other.
Aug 3, 20263 min readRefluxHardware