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My Minecraft runs perfectly smooth and the controls are heavenly. But when I tried to stream, it lagged big time (5 FPS) and the controls were screwed up. I can't fix this and I cant find anything on the internet that can help me. Anyone help?

Do you have a good internet connection and a good PC? Have you tried streaming with Xsplit or OBS (assuming you're using twitch integration)?

My internet is good and the fact that when I'm not streaming Minecraft and everything else runs perfectly that I think I have a good PC. What's Xsplit and OBS?

So you ARE streaming with twitch integration. Xsplit and OBS (Open Broadcast Software) are programs for streaming. I use Xsplit premium for streaming, but OBS is as good and free. Twitch integration tends to lag the game because java is handling the game AND the streaming, by using an external software java only plays the game and the Xsplit/OBS does the streaming.

But for confirmation, what are your connection results at http://www.speedtest.net/ and what are your PC specifications?

66 ms Ping
4.96 Mbps Download Speed
0.72 Upload Speed

64 bit Windows 7 CPU

your connection is good, and any processor with at least 2GhZ should be able to stream and play with minecraft with low demand video settings. 64 bit means you ahve at least 4gb ram. You should be fine to stream if you get Xsplit or OBS.

Good, can you send me a link to OBS? And what do I have to do to use it?

You can download it here: http://obsproject.com/
Since I don't use it, I only know the basics of its working, but there's this form twitch help: http://help.twitch.tv/customer/portal/articles/1262922-open-broadcaster-software#Getting Started and Setup
And this video tutorial:

If that's not enough I can try to guide you through it myself.

Now that I have it set up? do I just stream or do I hook it up somehow? I got the stream key in and everything. Is that all?

If you can see your game on stream preview and ahve your microphone set up properly, yes, you should be able to stream. Post your stream here if you want so I can go check it out.

The stream preview is black.

Open your minecraft. Right click on the sources square and select game capture, give it a name, then select [javaw] minecraft x.x.x, that should make it appear. I suggest playing with minecraft maximized if using obs, just make sure you have another way to see your chat, if not, just play windowed and mess around at edit scene.

I think I'll just give up on it. The preview keeps freezing, and it wont fix my original problem- it still lags horrifically. Thanks for the help. I appreciate it.