recommended kbps for streaming Based on your available outbound bandwidth, choose the one highest quality from below that you can reliably stream. YouTube will automatically create all of the lower qualities. Remember to account for your backup stream.
Example: If you have 10M dedicated bandwidth for your encoder, you could safely choose to stream 720p quality. 4M for primary encoder, 4M for backup encoder, with room for overhead.
As per adobe.com here is the table
Recommended bit rates for live streaming
| Video size types | Video size | 4:3 aspect size | 16:9 aspect size | Total bit rate (Kbps) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCIF | 176×144 | 144×108 192×144 |
192×108 256×144 |
48 96 |
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| CIF | 352×288 | 288×216 320×240 |
384×216 384×216 |
300 500 |
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| D1 | 720×486 | 640×480 640×480 |
852×480 852×480 |
800 1200 |
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| HD | 1280×720 | – – |
1280×720 1280×720 |
1800 2400 |
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for youtube , please see the table below
| 240p | 360p | 480p | 720p | 1080p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution | 426 x 240 | 640 x 360 | 854×480 | 1280×720 | 1920×1080 |
| Video Bitrates | |||||
| Maximum | 700 Kbps | 1000 Kbps | 2000 Kbps | 4000 Kbps | 6000 Kbps |
| Recommended | 400 Kbps | 750 Kbps | 1000 Kbps | 2500 Kbps | 4500 Kbps |
| Minimum | 300 Kbps | 400 Kbps | 500 Kbps | 1500 Kbps | 3000 Kbps |