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# XSplit Broadcaster User Reviews

## Reviews summary

- Overall rating: 4.1/5
- Total reviews: 57

### Secondary ratings

- Ease of use: 4.1/5
- Customer support: 3.8/5
- Value for money: 3.8/5
- Functionality: 4.0/5

### Rating distribution

- 5 stars: 27 reviews (47%)
- 4 stars: 16 reviews (28%)
- 3 stars: 11 reviews (19%)
- 2 stars: 1 reviews (2%)
- 1 star: 2 reviews (4%)

### Most mentioned pros

- The support team helps you in minutes via chat
- The cost is somewhat high, but it is worth it if you are serious about streaming.
- Real Time Broadcasting - With no delays, it allows any audience to interact with the broadcaster much more effectively.

### Most mentioned cons

- The software does have some drawbacks, such as its relatively high cost and some features that are not as intuitive as others.
- The license price for commercial use is really expensive, and the free version doesn't offer the complete package, is really limited.
- Though it beats its competitors it lacks some functionalities like streaming directly in 4k resolution.

## XSplit Broadcaster customer reviews

Showing reviews 1-25 of 57 (page 1).

### Broadcasting Power House!

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Jose R.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Broadcast Media
- Company size: Self-Employed
- Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: December 2018
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

I bought the lifetime licensing and won't use another service to stream!

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

I love how easy to use it is, and that it can easily detect all my devices quickly! I love the detail in scene editing it allows me. The preview editor is clutch to make changes on the fly. Also their liecesing deals are very affordable.

#### Cons

The only con I can think of is that more gear should be made to work with xsplit over any other braodcasting service.

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### Good and Easy to Use Software, But Not Without Competition

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Verified Reviewer
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months
- Reviewed: March 2019
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Xsplit is a good and functional piece of software. If there are features that Xsplit has that other competitors lack, then it will make up for its price-tag through those features.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 3/5
- Customer support: 4/5
- Functionality: 4/5

#### Pros

Xsplit is an easy to use, professional-grade streaming program. Being a paid piece of software, it benefits from professional support and documentation, better stability and compatibility compared to free solutions, and more features. Some hardware, like my Elgato Game Capture HD, functioned better in XSplit compared to another program, OBS. In OBS, the Game Capture HD refused to sync the video and audio signals, with no way to properly correct the desync. XSplit has never had a problem with any of my hardware, while OBS is often less agreeable, but workable. Xsplit easily integrates with streaming platforms, such as YouTube Live and Twitch. This allows you to log in through XSplit to your account to create a direct link between the two instead of needing to work with stream keys and stream URLs. It also features integrated media and editing controls. Media can easily be added to XSplit without adding another source. Clips in XSplit can also be edited together in-program.

#### Cons

XSplit is a paid piece of software, compared to free solutions such as GeForce Experience (with an NVIDIA Card), OBS Studio, and Streamlabs OBS. While XSplit, especially early in the streaming rush, was more capable than original OBS, other solutions are catching up in terms of feature sets, especially for those who exclusively stream.

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### Not enough for streaming or recording

- Overall rating: 3/5
- Reviewer: Ibrahim S.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Graphic Design
- Company size: Self-Employed
- Product usage: Used daily for free trial
- Reviewed: June 2022
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 4/5
- Functionality: 4/5

#### Pros

I was able to do streaming and recording pretty well but its too expensive when there are better and free softwares like obs.

#### Cons

It costs too much, and causes performance difficulties on some games.

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### Xsplit Tool for brodcasters

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Brian B.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: 10000+ employees
- Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: September 2019
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

I enjoyed using it cause it was simple even the free part was good but i had to get the lifetime

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

Xsplit software is pretty plug and play automatically picks up the capture Card and sets the right fps and sound settings for it. also has a built in background remover that i enjoy very much.

#### Cons

Having to pay monthly to use the software was annoying so i decided to buy the lifetime pass.

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### The best live-streaming encoder available.

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Alexander P.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Media Production
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months
- Reviewed: September 2020
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

I own an independent online news website and decided to commence broadcasting a 30 minute program each day. I therefore needed an encoder (at the time I had no idea what I was looking at) and settled on XSplit after trialling several other alternatives including Wirecast 14. XSplit is not only considerably cheaper, but infinitely better.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Functionality: 4/5

#### Pros

XSplit makes professional live-streaming easy and simple. I found the software very simple to set up and connect with my RMTP server and have the option to also broadcast to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook etc. The software is lightweight and stable - absolutely necessary for professional streaming. The learning curve takes all of 5 minutes and basic functionality is built in.

#### Cons

I wish there was more functionality or templates available - but this could also be a disadvantage as it would remove the simplicity of the software.

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### Good buddy to stream on a good/medium bandwidth.

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: German Liber L.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Arts and Crafts
- Company size: Self-Employed
- Product usage: Used monthly for less than 12 months
- Reviewed: December 2020
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 4/5
- Value for money: 4/5
- Functionality: 4/5

#### Pros

I used Xsplit for one of film series projects online, i had one open to public last year but since COVID-19 the times really changed and i had to broadcast the films via streaming. The good thing about Xsplit is the plugin market (it only has a few, but they are really functional). In comparison to another streaming softwares, the Xsplit learning curve is really short and fast. You can watch a few tutorials on the Internet and start streaming without any problems. It has a (limited) but free version, and you can stream at least at 30fps, and that's a good thing. Capture devices and webcam can be delayed and works great on a good/medium bandwidth.

#### Cons

The cons on Xsplit are related to the price and the resources that the software take. I don't have a really powerful PC and the software lately started to lag and take up some important amount of CPU. The license price for commercial use is really expensive, and the free version doesn't offer the complete package, is really limited.

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### Not good enough to make me switch over honestly.

- Overall rating: 4/5
- Reviewer: Verified Reviewer
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months
- Reviewed: February 2018
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 4/5
- Value for money: 4/5
- Customer support: 4/5
- Functionality: 3/5

#### Pros

I've been using the GeForce experience to stream for some time now, and the massive feature set of XSplit seemed like a good next step. There's so much you can do with scenes and transitions even on a free level that is appealing.

#### Cons

Ultimately, XSplit caused too much slowdown on my machine over GeForce for me to switch. This is a big issue for me, and people who watch streams, that I think it's unfortunate. You can rightfully say my PC isn't quite up to snuff, but the current program I use performs just fine, I would expect XSplit to be on par? Maybe the additional features would be worth it one day, but for now not quite.

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### Simple but effective

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Verified Reviewer
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Religious Institutions
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used other for less than 2 years
- Reviewed: July 2021
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

The software worked great for the two years we used it.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 4/5
- Value for money: 3/5
- Customer support: 3/5
- Functionality: 3/5

#### Pros

This software was simple to get up and running. We were able to use it quickly without a lot of time spent adjusting settings.

#### Cons

We felt that the features of this software were not as advanced as they could be for the investment.

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### Awesome to record and stream content

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Silvia C.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Translation and Localization
- Company size: 5001-10000 employees
- Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months
- Reviewed: December 2019
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

I have been using it for a while now in order to broadcast video game content to my personal facebook without any problems. The software is super intuitive and guides you through everything.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 4/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

- You can create transitions for your recordings or broadcasts. - Lets you either broadcast or record the content that YOU want. - You can broadcast to a lot of different platforms. - Useful to show gameplay, how to use a software, explanations, etc.

#### Cons

- You need to be a bit tech savvy, but the software really guides you during the whole process. - It can be overwhelming if you just want to do something quick and simple.

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### Broadcasting Made Easy

- Overall rating: 4/5
- Reviewer: Michael G.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad
- Company size: 1001-5000 employees
- Product usage: Used other for unspecified
- Reviewed: March 2018
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 4/5
- Value for money: 3/5
- Customer support: 4/5
- Functionality: 4/5

#### Pros

A very competent piece of streaming software. Easy to Use Relatively Cheap Decent Customer Service Support Streaming made simple!

#### Cons

So with so many awesome points, what could be negative about it? Well, although the program is cheap - there is simply better options out there. More specifically OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) - OBS is open-source, meaning FREE, and is so robust and easy to use that it's hard to justify spending money on another broadcasting software. OBS does take a little more tinkering around.

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### XSplit vous permet de faire du streaming facilement

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: christine M.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Libraries
- Company size: Self-Employed
- Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: May 2023
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

XSplit permet de communiquer via le streaming sans avoir à être trop technique, une fois que l'on a créer les cène tout va très vite et on peut faire des présentations audio-visuels très pro rapidement

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 4/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 4/5

#### Pros

Sans aucune formation préalable XSplit est simple et rapide à installer, on démarre et on comprend tout très rapidement

#### Cons

Il n'y a pas vraiment d'inconvénients si ce n'est que plus on cherche à exploiter ce logiciel en profondeur plus il faut passer un peu de temps pour installer les Add-Ons et plugins pour élargir ses fonctionnalités

#### Reasons for choosing XSplit Broadcaster

Parce qu'il est léger et rapide, il ne demande pas une configuration trop musclé en terme d'ordinateur, simple, léger et rapide et surtout facile d'utilisation

#### Reasons for switching to XSplit Broadcaster

Parce que XSplit offre plus de flexibilité et de simplicité dans sa mise en œuvre

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### Easy to use but unstable

- Overall rating: 3/5
- Reviewer: Martin B.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Animation
- Company size: Self-Employed
- Product usage: Used daily for free trial
- Reviewed: August 2021
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

Overall I like the product but I can't use it because it crashes frequently.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 4/5
- Functionality: 4/5

#### Pros

The program is pretty easy to set up and use and the ability to use a shortcut to bring up the usability window is wonderful.

#### Cons

The product is unstable and crashes frequently. I lost entire recordings on three occasions and decided I could not use the software for anything important.

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### Well built but expensive.

- Overall rating: 3/5
- Reviewer: Dion D.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: 51-200 employees
- Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years
- Reviewed: December 2021
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 4/5
- Functionality: 3/5

#### Pros

XSplit has been a gold standard for me since my earlier days of livestreaming. It always worked as intended and has really nice grafhical buttons and layouts.

#### Cons

Xsplit compared to other programs uses quite a lot of CPU usage. Which is fine for running it alone but multitasking with multiple programs can slow down your PC dramatically. Not saying it's bad but I feel like it needs a little bit more of optimising. Also compared to competition it's pricey. OBS is free and offers the same if not more features.

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### Works for some things that I need

- Overall rating: 3/5
- Reviewer: Matthew B.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used monthly for less than 12 months
- Reviewed: August 2019
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

None of these type of products have worked universally, but XSplit is a good option that works often

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 4/5
- Value for money: 4/5
- Functionality: 4/5

#### Pros

I like the ability to record/save/capture computer video and audio

#### Cons

Capturing and broadcasting didn't seem to work when some specific software was active on the desktop. I imagine part of this is due to the software restrictions (not XSplit) itself, but I've used other video capture software that works on different products.

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### Another broadcasting software but with more camera features

- Overall rating: 4/5
- Reviewer: Rakesh T.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 201-500 employees
- Product usage: Used other for less than 12 months
- Reviewed: July 2021
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Functionality: 4/5

#### Pros

Pros of XSplit Broadcaster: - Easy to setup - Streaming can be started within minutes of setup - Camera backgrounds can be changed with this application.

#### Cons

Cons of XSplit Broadcaster: - Can be a little expensive in comparison to other similar software. - Watermark and streaming quality is lower in free and basic plans.

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### the program left much to be desired

- Overall rating: 3/5
- Reviewer: Jireh G.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Newspapers
- Company size: 11-50 employees
- Product usage: Used other for less than 6 months
- Reviewed: July 2018
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 2/5
- Value for money: 2/5
- Customer support: 4/5
- Functionality: 3/5

#### Pros

I like the fact that the product was endorsed by a reputable third party. Hence the reason I decided to try it out.

#### Cons

the program left much to be desired in terms of learning how to use the various windows. setting up scenes and other basic steps. It did connect easilty to facebook, however, that was as much as i had patience for.

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### XSplit

- Overall rating: 4/5
- Reviewer: Rayjan K.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: Self-Employed
- Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years
- Reviewed: September 2020
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Screen records without problems more than 95% of the time.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 4/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 3/5
- Functionality: 3/5

#### Pros

Works with older computers as well... The version i am using is still compatible with Windows 7, and that has been a huge plus since i cannot afford to upgrade my computer.

#### Cons

There was some difficulties over time with this program, but i am pretty sure it was my computer (Windows 7 laptop).

#### Reasons for choosing XSplit Broadcaster

Streamlabs is awesome on my phone, but not compatible with my computer hardware. Unfortunately i do not have the money to upgrade at this time.

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### Worth the money

- Overall rating: 3/5
- Reviewer: Verified Reviewer
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months
- Reviewed: January 2018
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

Features are what is making xsplit a very good broadcasting software, you have everything you need to stream games or anything else.

#### Cons

When I was using xsplit I had a lot of crashes even if my computer is able to handle the game while broadcasting.

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### Not worth it, save your money

- Overall rating: 1/5
- Reviewer: John "ColderICE" L.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Apparel & Fashion
- Company size: 51-200 employees
- Product usage: Used other for less than 6 months
- Reviewed: September 2019
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

Customer support is non existent

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 2/5
- Value for money: 1/5
- Customer support: 1/5
- Functionality: 1/5

#### Pros

The promise was large, delivery was not existent

#### Cons

It does not work, save your money and get something that actually does as described, this unfortunately does not.

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### My Experience with XSplit Broadcaster

- Overall rating: 4/5
- Reviewer: Karel M.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: Self-Employed
- Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years
- Reviewed: June 2022
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

A great piece of software that I would recommend particularly to livestreamers.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 3/5
- Value for money: 3/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

Real Time Broadcasting - With no delays, it allows any audience to interact with the broadcaster much more effectively. Social Media Streaming

#### Cons

I would argue that Xsplit Broadcaster requires a powerful PC to be able to handle a lot of its features. It tends to use a lot of CPU which for those with less powerful PCs will have a difficult time to run this program. It is not the most inexpensive piece of software for live streaming. Other software such as OBS and Streamelements will have a better time attracting new users because of it being free whereas Xsplit has a lot of paywalls. The missing features that users have to pay for may discourage newcomers.

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### Easy as pressing a button

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Hugo V.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Computer Games
- Company size: Self-Employed
- Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: October 2020
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

I was having a problem with another livestream program, as it was not able to use all the power of my processor, so I decided to buy the xsplit which besides taking good advantage of my processor surprised me by being lighter than the old one that I used which helped a lot in the gain of fps in games that I do streaming.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 4/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

XSplit Broadcaster was one of the few livestream programs that was really easy and intuitive to set up, without requiring any knowledge anyone who wants to do livestream will be able to use it, even having a computer with basic settings.

#### Cons

The only thing missing for him to be perfect and have more addons in the app store.

#### Reasons for switching to XSplit Broadcaster

Because the OBS couldn't use my processor well when it was released at the time, and still can't.

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### A Comprehensive and Powerful Streaming Tool: XSplit Broadcaster

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Chanice I.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: 11-50 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months
- Reviewed: February 2023
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

Overall, XSplit Broadcaster is an excellent streaming tool for those who want to get started streaming quickly. It is easy to use, feature-rich, and offers great stability. It has a lot of features to make streaming content easier and can be used with a variety of platforms. The cost is somewhat high, but it is worth it if you are serious about streaming.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

XSplit Broadcaster is a powerful streaming tool that offers an array of features to make streaming content easier. The user interface is intuitive and easy to use and the software is extremely stable. It supports a wide range of media formats and has a number of features for customizing and optimizing your streaming experience.

#### Cons

The software does have some drawbacks, such as its relatively high cost and some features that are not as intuitive as others. Additionally, it does not have a dedicated mobile app, although it can be used with a web browser.

#### Reasons for switching to XSplit Broadcaster

XSplit Broadcaster provides a powerful suite of features and tools that make it a great option for streamers. It has a range of tools for customizing and optimizing your streaming experience, and its user interface is intuitive and easy to use. It is also more stable than many of its competitors, making it a great choice for serious streamers. Additionally, its wide range of media formates makes it great for broadcasting a variety of content.

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### A program to transmit without limits

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Sebastián A.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Hospitality
- Company size: 51-200 employees
- Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months
- Reviewed: August 2021
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

In general, the program has fulfilled what I expected, it cost me a bit at first due to ram capacity issues, but by making the necessary adjustments I could solve it and now I occupy it a lot

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 4/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 4/5
- Functionality: 4/5

#### Pros

What I like the most is the possibility it has of transmitting through various social networks at the same time. It also has good scene transition functions that give your videos a nice design touch.

#### Cons

What I like the least is that it is easily desconfigured, so you have to constantly review the functions so that it does not affect your transmission. In my case it happens to me often with the videos that I put in a loop, there comes a moment where it stops even when there is the option to play infinitely

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### XSplit is OK for streaming, but where it really shines is video recording for trailer production

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Verified Reviewer
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Computer Games
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used other for less than 2 years
- Reviewed: December 2019
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

I've been looking for a reliable video capture software to capture footage of video games that I am developing, to edit into trailers. Video resolution, fixed frame rate capture, file size and quality were my main concerns.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

XSplit runs smooth and quietly when used for high res, high framerate video capture. It can handle 2k and 4k recordings without hiccups and with a small file size. Video quality is fantastic.

#### Cons

The streaming features and overlay features are lacking customisation options, though I don't really use the software for that.

#### Reasons for choosing XSplit Broadcaster

Other tools like fraps don't work well with high res footage capture, and the files are insanely large when it comes to editing. OBS is a great free tool for flexible streaming features, though the recorded video quality isn't up to scratch, and the files are too large.

#### Reasons for switching to XSplit Broadcaster

Fraps is poorly optimised for capturing high res (2k and 4k) footage. The program often crashes or provides a black screen output, and the file sizes generated are enormous.

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### Xsplit : the OBS for the rich ones

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Thomas T.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: 51-200 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: October 2019
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

xSplit is the one and only software for broadcasting use when you are a small webTV but you have to pay this expansive subscription in order to use it...

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 3/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

You can do pretty much everything with xSplit, it’s most likely OBS but better, with more options and a more pro look

#### Cons

You have to pay a subscription to use the software! It’s expansive and not that profitable when you know that a cheap and free version is available like OBS or SL-OBS

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