Gamers have a reason to rejoice now that Apple is getting on board with the VR and AR bandwagon via their eGPU development kit. No longer are desktop GPUs the realm of PC enthusiasts and old cheese grater style Mac Pros. With full fledged GPU power on Mac, you can now also develop and game on those same Macs too.

With Apple's new push towards VR and AR development, the GPU hardware is better up to the task of not only gaming on Macs, but streaming those games to other Macs and PCs in your own home. For example, let's say you have a brand new 5K iMac with a Thunderbolt 3 connection to an eGPU with an AMD RX 580 sitting in your home office. That iMac might be a pretty decent machine to game on but perhaps it doesn't have the best seating or perhaps the view from your home office leaves something to be desired. Wouldn't it be great if you could use the power of that iMac to play games but have the mobility of a laptop so that you can sit and play anywhere in your home? You can do just that using Valve's In-Home Streaming on Steam. Here's how you get started!

Install Steam

The beauty of Steam is that it runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. Although not all games will run natively on all platforms, you CAN stream a game to ANY platform regardless of the OS (so long and the computer streaming the game can run it natively). We need to first install Steam on all of the computers you want to stream from and to play on.

1. Go to https://store.steampowered.com/.
2. Click on Install Steam.

3. Click on Install Steam Now. This will start to download the installer file that will be placed in downloads on your Mac.

4. Navigate to your downloads and double-click steam.dmg.
5. Agree to the terms of service.

6. Drag Steam to the Applications folder.

7. Start Steam and allow it to update.
8. Log in to your account or create a new Steam account. (If you are new to Steam, check out the store and get some awesome games. Many are even free!)
9. Repeat the installation on all other participating computers you want to use.

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Set up your streaming server

Ideally, you'll want to have your most powerful computer running as the streaming server. In my case I'm using a 2014 5K iMac with an AMD RADEON m295x 4Gb GPU. Not bad for my needs and much more powerful than my MacBook Air from 2011! Secondly, you'll want to have the fastest network accessibility that you have available so you should also make certain that your streaming server is connected via ethernet cable to your router. Once that's set up, you can configure the In-Home Streaming service.

1. Start Steam.
2. Select In-Home Streaming from the sidebar.
3. Make certain that Enable Streaming is checked.
4. Click ADVANCED HOST OPTIONS.
5. If you have an NVIDIA GPU, check Use NVFBC on NVIDIA GPU.
6. Check Prioritize network traffic if you have a modern router that supports traffic shaping.

We're not quite done but we need to initiate a game via streaming from a client computer.

1. On the client computer, select a downloaded and installed game from the sidebar.
2. Click STREAM next to the game you plan to play.

3. You'll be prompted that you're about to stream a game. Click OK.

4. You'll be prompted that you need to complete some additional driver installation on your server. Click OK.

There's still more to do on the streaming server again.

1. Now go back to your streaming server. You'll be prompted install a Gamepad Driver Update. Click Install.
2. Click Continue.

3. Click Install.

4. Enter your password.
5. You'll then be prompted to install Ambrosia Audio Support. Click Continue.
6. Click Install.
7. Enter your password.
8. Click Restart.

If your installation fails, it will be likely due to macOS Security and Privacy settings. If this happens do the following.

1. Go into System Preferences.
2. Select Security & Privacy.
3. Select the General tab.
4. Towards the bottom, you'll see System software from developer 'Valve Corporation' was blocked from loading. Click **Allow.

Get ready to play on your client!

Finally, all of our setup is ready to be enjoyed!

1. Make certain your streaming server computer is on and Steam is running on it.
2. On the computer you want to play on, start Steam as well.
3. Select the game you want to play from the sidebar.
4. Click Stream.
5. Start playing!

I've found that if my stream server computer is connected to my router with an ethernet cable, then I can get a high fidelity gameplay even with a laptop that is only WiFi connected. If you run into slow streams, you can change some parameters on the client side or simple connect your client streaming computer to your router also with an ethernet cable.

Final thoughts.

Depending on the type of games you play, streaming may be a deal breaker for you. Although the response time (latency) and visual quality is very good, some fast twitch first person shooter games may affect your gameplay. Other than that, I love that I need only one beefy machine to play my games from and still be able to enjoy my lounger while I do so. What about you? Is streaming something that interests you? Let us know in the comments!

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You can easily find so many live streaming software tools over internet but the sad part is that most of these are not compatible with Mac platform. If you are also a Mac user and are searching for a useful solution to enjoy live streaming process then it is good to go ahead with the article below. It contains details about all popular live streaming tools that are compatible with Mac platforms.

Best Live Video Broadcaster Software for Mac:

OBS Studio:

OBS or Open Broadcaster Studio is well known open source broadcasting tool that works on window, Mac as well as on Linux platform. It offers so many incredible features that make streaming process much interesting for beginners as well as professionals. But one needs to make huge efforts on its basic setup as it is quite complicated. Once your tool gets installed on your device with assistance of some professionals then you can start streaming with ease.

Key Features:

• It can record live streams with impressive video quality.
• OBS supports unlimited numbers of videos, audios and file sources.
• For videos, it supports MP4 and FLV format whereas for audios you can access MP3 and AAC.
• Users can access so many interactive transitions that make videos more eye catching.
• There are so many filters for special video effects; you will love to use the colour correction tool and chroma key adjustments.
• Here you can access a built in type audio mixed tool that ensure rich quality of audio information with automatic noise suppression.

Wirecast (Studio and Pro):

Wirecast is utilized by most of live streamers and game broadcasters due to its intuitive platform that assists in faster setup with impressive live stream content quality. There are so many tools for advanced customization on both platforms but the pro version is especially designed to serve business grounds with more effective tool set.

Key Features of Studio:

• Unlimited resources can be added including capture cards, IP cameras, webcams, microphones etc.
• It offers an interesting audio and video sync tool.
• The twitter integration makes streaming process much easier.
• You will love to use its chroma key support with classic editing tools like picture in picture, resize, crop and filter etc.

Key Features of Wirecast Pro::

• One can easily access other IP streams like MMS, HTTP, RTMP and RTSP as a source for Wirecast.
• It enables instant replay feature.
• Users love the advanced ISO recording capability of Wirecast pro as it ensures rich content quality for each connected camera.
• You will be able to access Virtual sets on this platform and further a built in type scoreboard generator is included.

CamRwistStudio:

CamTwist is a popular free video app for Mac platforms that provides easy access to so many special and original effects. However, this tool demands more efforts for initial setup but once completed then it immediately starts working with most of the useful video chat services like Yahoo! Messenger, Skype etc. The studio section of CamTwist allows users to perform classic mixing with addition of overlays and other creative slideshow elements. The latest update is coupled with approximately 50 new effects and they can assist beginners to develop professional like content even without spending much time on workspace.

Key Features:

• This application allows users to directly stay connected with live streaming channels.
• It supports 720p resolution for output and in vase if have an input card then it can function with 1080i level. One can easily scale the results up to 1080p.
• CamTwist allow easy switching between HDMI and Composites or Component HD.
• It offers 50 plus interesting built in effects, they care overlays, titles and bullet holes etc.
• The best thing to know is that users can also develop their own customized effect.

Mimolive:

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Mimolive can be used for connecting multiple cameras to Mac devices via HDMI and SDI adapters. There are lots of tools available inside Mimolive interface and it allows easy editing with operations such as keying, cropping, frame rate adaption, rotating and scaling etc. Users can stay connected to popular social media sites using this platform; the most commonly used networks are twitch chat and Twitter. For live streaming needs, you can directly transfer your content over Wowza, Twitch.tv, Facebook Live and YouTube Live etc. The additional feature is its ability to record content to discs for future needs. Users can directly send data to Final cut pro for execution of post processing functions and one can also save content directly as video file using all popular file formats.

Key Features:

• You need not to spend time on post production tool as it provides perfectly tailored data.
• Affordable solution for your routine live streaming needs.
• It is much easier to learn.

Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder:

Flash Media Live Recorder supports audio as well as video streaming with impressive content quality that suits for business applications. Users must go through the two major benefits of using Adobe live encoder: first of all it supports high quality videos and secondly its deployment task is much easier. This tool works with On2 VP6 encoding and users need not to follow any third party solution to boost quality of streams. It is a custom coded platform with fully featured encoding and acquisition solutions.

Key Features:

• It is most suitable for recording and broadcasting of live events like political speakers, educational, business, sporting events and other performers.
• One can easily connect microphones and cameras to this software tool for availing high quality audio video content capture ability.
• Onsite encoding function is quite interesting.
• It targets large number of viewers easily due to huge popularity.
• This tool can be easily configured even by beginners as the flexible deployment environment creates user friendly experience.
• The best part is that this software tool can be used on Mac, Window as well as Linux platform.

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