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    Why Does recorded game footage has fps drops and lags when using CQP?

    I record Resident Evil 4 remake in 1440p 60 fps, the game runs smoothly while recording and I believe OBS too. But in final recorded videos sometimes there are random segments with fps drops, lags and freezing for a second, especially in action scenes where a lot of stuff going on . I tried...
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    OBS Crashing on Startup (Fault address: kernelbase.dll)

    I was trying to reinstall OBS to start from scratch completely because of some issues with plugins, but even after uninstalling and deleting the files located the program files and appdata folder it would crash on start up with the logs claiming issues with kernelbase.dll. (Also I'm not sure...
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    When I download OBS, It instantly crashes

    Hello. I have recently been trying to down OBS to record, and mess around. But, every time I try to install it, I run OBS, and it crashes saying "Woops! OBS has crashed!" and it won't stop. I have tried every video, and tried reinstalling the application, but it has not been working at all...
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    Sudden Encoding Overload

    Today I stumbled upon a very interesting message during my stream: encoding overloaded. The thing is, I have been using the same settings for months now, and havent had a single encoding issue until today. I tried several changes that I found online, but nothing seems to solve the issue. When...
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    VLC Media Source breaks off too soon at the end

    I have a Problem with VLC Media Source in OBS, it breaks off too soon at the end with certain files. I have Windows 11 as Operating-System with 32GB RAM and AMD CPU Ryzen 9 3900X. If I downgrade the VLC-Installation-Version to a lower Version-Number, then i have the same bug. If I play the...
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    Stream Not Working Due To "Max Audio Buffering" Please Help

    For Days now I've been trying to find a solution as to why I keep finding this error in my log. The Error is named "Max Audio Buffering" under the critical tab once you analyze the log. The advice it gives is to check my CPU and close any background programs but those aren't the issues, and the...
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    OBS stops responding indefinitely when trying to access the properties of a new or existing video capture device

    Hi there, I'm at a loss with this, every time I try to add a new video capture device source or edit the properties of an existing one OBS freezes (not responding app) and I have to force close it with task manager. I'm running windows 10 21H2 and the latest version of OBS, this has persisted...
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    Missing Dialogue Audio

    Before I begin here is my current log https://obsproject.com/logs/Q01r-DbmHGmCZzX- I am trying to record footage of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix to make into a YouTube video. I plan on recording many other games with the various other consoles I have. Here's my problem. Since last week when I...
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    help, to configure my obs is the best way, without pixelation, constant bitrate, very HD and Very Fluid

    Hello, can someone please provide me with some obs settings for streaming, I have 2 pc I want the stream to be seen both HD, as well as the past broadcasts in case I want to download the live stream. I want some settings that are not pixelated and obviously that they go well with performance...
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    Absurdly large file size at 120 fps recordings

    I have my OBS set up to record at 120 fps (for post production reasons) and a 2 minute long video is over 2 GB and in some cases goes over 5GB too. Is there any way to make it smaller or is this a normal size for 120 fps recordings? I save it in mkv and then remux it to mp3, I also use CQP at...
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    OBS Won't Recogise Camera (SONY HANDYCAM HI-8)

    Hi all, Thank you so much for your support. I'm having some trouble getting my analog footage onto my Macbook. Some technical information first: I have a 2015 Macbook air and it is updated to the latest Big-Sur, so I have downloaded the appropriate eversion of OBS. The camera is a 90s Sony...
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    Stream crashes (twitch) but obs still shows I'm live?

    Hello i have been streaming for quite some time i used to use streamlabs and had the same issue with crashing but getting no lag or information notifying or warning me that a crash was coming. So i moved to OBS thinking it could be the program and it happens here also. i have pretty constant...
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    OBS preview windows not drawing anything (trasparent)

    Earlier today I installed some plugins for OBS and switched form the snap version to my native package manager's version (cuz plugins no run in snap duh). Installation worked fine but all the preview windows appear to be transparent eg. not drawing. Here is an image what this looks like. Here is...
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    audio is fine but recording is all in freeze frames and short areas of around 5 fps

    https://obsproject.com/logs/6IGUE0LJ9oAQigAT log file above. hello everyone! This is my first time on the OBS forums as there has never been a problem before hand. This time however, things have not gone so well. I first had OBS on my old laptop which was and intel/nvidea set up. Recently...
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    I have a 3840 x 2160 but it only give me the option to choose 2194x1234 and lower

    I've recently got a new PC and downloaded OBS the download went all well, I was doing all my settings to make sure to record at 4k as I got my new PC to record in 4k and found that I can't change my Resolution to 4k. I tried to uninstall it and reinstall it but that didn't help, this is very...
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    Using OBS makes looking around in minecraft look choppy as if im using a low polling rate mouse

    My problem is that when i have OBS open, looking around in minecraft looks like im using a 50 polling rate mouse. This is when i simply have OBS open NOT recording although its the same when recording, when OBS is closed the problem does not occur and looking around in the game is fine and looks...
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    I need help I'm confused

    so i can stream a game obs thats good but when i add a new scene and then a new game capture I cant see the screen and to give more info i can stream, i stream minecraft and it works perfectly fine but when i try again on another scene and source it docent work, I did try the display capture...
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    Audio and Game Capture Issues

    Audio lags and stutters from alerts. Gameplay is delayed by half a second. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/753103827 https://obsproject.com/logs/L8WNNcQMEm8x5EFk
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    Help with sound (OBS fresh install)

    So I installed obs but when i record the sound is distorted and has no "depth". Im pretty sure it has something to do with the ?audio mixer card? since i installed obs once and got it working but im not sure... A link to a guide or video would be much appreciated log files...
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    Question / Help Best settings for my setup?

    Here are my pc specs: And is my ping/download/upload Hope there is enough info included, all help is appreciated.
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