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    Question / Help Ryzen 3 3200g w/ OBS

    Can Ryzen 3 3200g encode MP4 video? If not can it encode ANY video? I'm going to use the integrated Vega 8 graphics if I do buy this APU (for a ASRock Deskmini A300 build). I've looked all around the internet to see if it can, but only got results of people streaming with it. Please help..
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    Bug Report After 25.x update 15% Skipped Frames Due To Encoding Lag - FIXED

    Sharing a problem and solution for others who will be encountering the same. After updating from 24.0.3 to 25.0.8 (Windows 10/64, update 1909, Intel i5-4770k, GTX970, all SSD storage, 32gb mem) I began having severe problems with "Skipped frames due to encoding lag" ranging from 5% to 15%...
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    Question / Help Encoding Overload

    Every time I try to record the game I am playing I keep getting encoding overload issues. I'm very new to using OBS and have tried looking everywhere for info on how to fix it but nothing seems to fix it. When I recorded using shadowplay in the past I never had any issues. That leads me to...
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    Question / Help Dropping frames due to encoding lag - I've tried everything.

    Hey guys - trying to do some recording in OBS to capture my webcam and iRacing and I keep getting dropped frames every so often. I've tried every setting I can find from youtube videos - changing input and output resolutions, changing software and hardware encoding, rate control settings, game...
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    Question / Help AMD hardware encoder says 'Live' but 0kbps

    Hi team, Never had this problem until installing a new Radeon 5600 XT two days ago in which I can't stream using GPU anymore. Intel i5 Radeon 5600 XT (previously Radeon R7 265 which didn't have this problem) 16gb ram Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit - Software x264 works fine and streams with the...
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    Question / Help OBS Encoding overloaded help?

    Sorry if the pictures are too big or too small this is my first forum post on here. I don't like recording in 720P because it gives way less quality but the error stops when I record in 720p. I think that's the problem and I'm just stupid for making this post. Also sorry for the long post...
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    Question / Help Recording at 120 FPS and Rendering at 29 FPS

    I use obs to record my gameplay, and I record at 120 FPS, with my games running at 120 FPS. When I record, obs tells me I am recording at 120 FPS, however, When I view the video afterwards, It is very choppy, and it says it is recorded at 29 FPS. Attached is my latest attempt to get 120 FPS...
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    Question / Help Enconding overload

    Hello guys.My stream is lagy sometimes.Can you tell me what to do? https://obsproject.com/logs/4TNplNtL2To2MMyG
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    Question / Help Is Rescale Output applied after or before encoding?

    Hi! I would like to use OBS for recording and streaming. Under video tab I have setted up my full resolution (1080p) and then created presets under Output for streaming and recording. The question is: Is Rescale Outpout under Outpout > Streaming applied before or after encoding? I want to stream...
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    Question / Help i9900ks 5GHz or RTX 2080ti for encoding stream

    Hey Guys, my new setup will include a rxt 2080ti and a i9900ks with 5Ghz I heard with the new nvenc method on obs you can easily reach h.264 encoding medium quality my question now is, could I handle a cpu encoding on fast? or should I use the new nvenc because its way less stressful for my...
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    Question / Help How much power acutally takes it for a RTX 2080ti to use the new nvenc while running games?

    Hey Guys, im about to get my new setup in a few days and Im just wondering about this question in general: So for example: lets say I run PUBG on my new rtx 2080ti with 120 FPS how much performance I will lose in game now when I start to run streamlabs OBS and go live with the new nvenc...
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    Question / Help Skipping frames with local recording only?

    Just during recording, after a few minutes CPU usage jumps to about 50%, GPU hangs around 15%. I tried writing to an SSD instead of my HDD and playing around with some settings and I've cut the lost frames in half but its still too choppy. Why does it only get choppy after a few minutes and how...
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    Question / Help high encoding problem (please help)

    my OBS recently has had this weird problem when i try to record minecraft in 1080p with facecam. it says high encoding and makes my recordings laggy. i dont know why all of the sudden i cannot record in 1080p and its really annoying. sometimes I fix it by editing the source outputs and stuff but...
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    Question / Help Encoding overloaded while CPU and GPU are both below 60% usage

    G'day dear people, as you may have read, I've got a problem. OBS Studio is telling me the encoding is overloaded, although both CPU and GPU are below 60% usage. I'm using "NVIDIA NVENC H.264 (new)", CBR 17 kbit/s, "quality" and profile "high" atm, but it just doesn't look too good. 20 kbit/s are...
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    Question / Help Which is better for a low end system?

    Most of my footage is from CS:GO and sometimes i see the warning that the encoding is overloaded so I came up with a question. Is recording at a higher resolution less demanding than scaling to a lower resolution while recording? At the moment I set the Canvas to 1920x1080 but the Output...
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    Multi GPU Encoding?..

    So, we can use multiple cores/cpus.. but is it possible to use multiple gpus for encoding together? I have a machine learning build that i would like to try it out on
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    Question / Help [OBS] Enforce Streaming Service Encoder Settings

    Hey, I was wondering about the setting called 'Enforce Streaming Service Encoder Settings' When I use it, it will steam 6k bitrate video to twitch, but does the bitrate I have told OBS to stream at having any say in how it looks? Like, does it capture the game at (Let's say 10k Bitrate) and...
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    Question / Help Encoding Overload?

    Hi! Been running into this problem for the past few days after noticing it on my last video, and I'm really stumped. When I record, OBS tells me that its having an encoding overload, but it just doesn't seem to be the case... the CPU (when looking in task manager) doesn't go over 25% overall...
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    Question / Help Encoder overloaded while streaming and game primary window.

    Hello All, I've run into an odd issue that I've been smacking my head against for awhile now and can't seem to figure out. I built this PC for streaming in January and have had no problems streaming at 1080p60fps with Lanconz scaling and a 6000 bitrate until the past few weeks since version...
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    Question / Help Seeing frame drops. Recommended settings for my PC?

    I'm curious how I should set up my settings to stream at. I'll attach my pc specs. I'm using a 2560x1440 144hz monitor as the main monitor and the one I stream. I do however keep seeing frame loss for both rendering and encoding lag. Is the issue that my OBS is trying to stream at 2560 or...
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