Stripchat is a large, interactivity-focused cam platform. Its external software mode hands you a token-based key — feed it into free SplitCam to broadcast with scenes, overlays and filters instead of a single flat camera.
SplitCam is free live-streaming software for Windows and macOS. Download it and run the installer — no signup, no card, no watermark, no time limit. It is the encoder that sends your video to Stripchat.
Add your webcam, overlays and filters in SplitCam. Set SplitCam's resolution to exactly match the one chosen on Stripchat, or the video pixelates.
On Stripchat, choose Switch to external software, then open Show external software settings for the stream. Copy the stream key — Stripchat shows it as a token. Keep it private.
Paste the token-based stream key into SplitCam's RTMP key field. Stay well above Stripchat's 2 Mbps minimum — aim for 3,500–6,000 Kbps at 1080p.
Press Go Live in SplitCam, then click Start Show on Stripchat — switching to external software alone doesn't make you public.
Stripchat's FAQ warns that the resolution in your software must exactly match the resolution set on the site, or the video pixelates. Set both the same.
Stripchat states 2 Mbps upload is the minimum — and is explicitly not enough for OBS-style streaming or simultaneous multi-platform streaming. Aim well above it.
Stripchat's stream key is a token — copy it exactly and never share it; reset it if it leaks.
Stripchat's 2 Mbps floor isn't enough for encoder streaming — a wired link plus real headroom above that minimum keeps the show smooth.
Yes — Stripchat's own FAQ advises using external broadcast software like OBS "to achieve better video and audio quality." SplitCam works the same way.
In the Broadcast Center choose Switch to External Broadcast Software (OBS), then open the external software settings to reveal the stream key (token).
Its RTMP ingest accepts up to ~6,000 Kbps with a 2-second keyframe interval. 3,500–6,000 at 1080p is ideal — but you need well above the 2 Mbps minimum, especially with OBS-style streaming.
Yes — no licence fee, watermark or time limit, so even long interactive Stripchat shows cost nothing on the encoder side.
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