If you’re not intent on live streaming, but wish to capture a live switching session, you would likely record at full resolution using the Record button (rather than Stream). The high quality captured files can then be used later in a DDR, or perhaps be transferred to another computer (even on a different platform) for external processing or editing.

You can always convert these files to a streaming file format if you later decide you’d like to supply them for on demand Internet viewing. This lets you retain best quality right through to final output. When you eventually encode for streaming, you can choose settings that best suit the intended audience and streaming environment. At the very least, if (perhaps to save conversion time) you capture video for web distribution, it’s best to capture it at least at the size that you intend for final output. This helps ensure satisfactory video quality for your viewers. When video is compressed (as it invariably is for web viewing) you can lose important detail; compressing a full-screen video down to a quarter or a sixteenth of its size is a lesson in humility!