In case you’re interested, here is the MediaInfo for a recent Fortnite stream – one for YouTube and one for Kick. TLDR: Kick is higher quality for both video and audio, but especially video.
Kick:
General
Complete name : D:\YouTube\DDayCobra 199\DDayCobra – 2024-01-30 – Fortnite – Zero Build – 199 Cobra Street, Dub City USA – Kick.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
File size : 9.54 GiB
Duration : 2 h 46 min
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 8 181 kb/s
Frame rate : 60.000 FPS
Writing application : Lavf60.3.100
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference : 4 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=120
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 2 h 46 min
Source duration : 2 h 46 min
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 8 003 kb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 60.000 FPS
Minimum frame rate : 58.824 FPS
Maximum frame rate : 62.500 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.064
Stream size : 9.33 GiB (98%)
Source stream size : 9.33 GiB (98%)
Color range : Full
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Codec configuration box : avcC
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 2 h 46 min
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 161 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 193 MiB (2%)
Default : Yes
Alternate group : 1
YouTube:
General
Complete name : D:\YouTube\DDayCobra 199\DDayCobra 199 – 2024-01-30 – Fortnite – Zero Build – 199 Cobra Street, Dub City USA – YouTube.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
File size : 6.73 GiB
Duration : 2 h 46 min
Overall bit rate : 5 777 kb/s
Frame rate : 60.000 FPS
Writing application : Lavf60.3.100
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings : CABAC / 3 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference : 3 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 2 h 46 min
Bit rate : 5 636 kb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 60.000 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.045
Stream size : 6.56 GiB (98%)
Title : ISO Media file produced by Google Inc.
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Codec configuration box : avcC
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 2 h 46 min
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Frame rate : 43.066 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 153 MiB (2%)
Title : ISO Media file produced by Google Inc.
Language : English
Default : Yes
Alternate group : 1
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