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  1. R

    Question / Help OBS Stutters always even though my computer is a beast...

    Why with these settings does my computer record unsmooth/stuttery videos? I have tested shadowplay and it works fine but i need OBS for the ability to split 3 different audio channels... Can someone provide me options? im at a loss here. Also i have tried NVENC/NVENC NEW and nothing helps or...
  2. B

    Bug Report NVENC: Segmentation fault

    Hello, I am currently trying to get OBS-Studio to use the NVENC encoder instead of x264 on Gentoo Linux. OBS simply crashes without a proper error code or anything when trying to start the stream. I linked both the log from OBS and the obs --verbose terminal output. The stream works when using...
  3. R

    Question / Help ffmpeg is ok, OBS still don't show nvenc as a encoder

    Hi guys! I'm having a little problem with OBS in Linux. My ffmpeg already have nvenc working, but still, OBS can't use it as a encoder for streaming/recording. I'm on Ubuntu 19.04, Nvidia Proprietary Drivers installed, CUDA, everything is working fine. I've already tried the official...
  4. A

    Question / Help Cannot record with NVENC

    For some reason, the last topic I created minutes ago got deleted (perhaps because I tried to edit it?) Hello, been using OBS classic to record game sessions for a while. At some point, it stopped working. When I try to record with NVENC (preferred), the output file has no time and no frames...
  5. El Matador

    Question / Help Bad quality on x264 medium preset?

    Hello, i checked many forums and topics about this and i am still a little bit confused, so i will try my luck to ask a question here about my stream quality. I am currently using double pc streaming setup with Elgato HD60 Pro and i am not very satisfied with the output video quality on my...
  6. Xaymar

    FFmpeg Encoders for OBS Studio

    Xaymar submitted a new resource: FFmpeg Encoders for OBS Studio - Get all the power of FFmpeg without using a custom output! Read more about this resource...
  7. Xaymar

    FFmpeg Encoders for OBS Studio 0.4.0

    FFmpeg Encoders has been merged into StreamFX! All the encoders are now available by simply installing the latest version of StreamFX and removing the currently installed FFmpeg Encoders plugin. Ever wanted the power of the FFmpeg encoders, but without the bothersome UI of the Custom recording...
  8. M

    Question / Help Can't use NVENC encoder. Starting the output failed.

    I've used OBS Studio many many many times. But suddenly, when I am trying to record I get the notification with the famous "Starting the output failed. Please check the log for details. Note: If you are using the NVENC or AMD encoders, make sure your video drivers are up to date." message...
  9. N

    Question / Help OBS Drops Frames on NVENC Encoder, Shadowplay Does Not

    Hi! I know there's been questions about this before but I can't for the life of me find a fix. NVIDIA Shadowplay is great, and records my games (Star Wars Battlefront 2015 is being used as a baseline for these tests) at 1080p around 60FPS. Of course, the supported games list isn't too long and...
  10. Carto

    Bitrates and You...Turing NVENC vs X264 Medium. 4500/6000/8000 Bitrates Tested @ 1080P60

    Hey peeps, Been at it again and wanted to share another video I posted a bit ago. I wanted to figure out, depending on the bitrate you're able to use, which encoder deals better and offers the better quality. I put the new NVENC encoder up against X264 Medium and set all settings to maximum...
  11. N

    Question / Help NVENC encoder: 'streaming_h264'.

    Please help, everything worked. When broadcasting multiple channels, an error occurs. Two threads are OK, the third thread throws an error. User is now running a secondary instance of OBS! CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3330 CPU @ 3.00GHz CPU Speed: 2993MHz Physical Cores: 4, Logical Cores: 4...
  12. N

    Question / Help Good settings?

    Hello, I try to stream on twitch using OBS (1080p 60fps or 1080p 30fps). But somehow it drops many frames (about 10-20%) and the stream looks extremely laggy. My setup: GTX 1060 OC 6GB i7 4770 16GB DDR3-RAM 12,0 mbps upload speed Can you recommend me some good settings for NVENC? Thank you...
  13. S

    Question / Help Nvenc encoder

    Right now my cpu usage goes to 50% or more and drops frames when on 60fps would using the NVENC encoder help use less cpu and make it so I can record at 60 FPS using the nvidia gt 710?
  14. surodas

    Question / Help Insane file sizes using NVENC - Windows 10

    I've been doing some testing with different settings of NVENC recently and noticed how insane my file sizes are. A friend and I both recorded ~20s of footage on the main menu of the same game using the "High Quality, Medium File Size" simple mode preset. Both at 1080p, here are our results: ME -...
  15. Carto

    OBS NVENC (Turing) vs X264 Medium Side by Side Comparison Using the FF XIV Benchmark

    I know there are quite a few of these out there, but the more info the merrier. I'll be doing more with additional benchmarks as well as various bitrates spanning from 3500 to 8000 for reference. Let me know if there's anything you guys would like to see, I've got the hardware and I'm always...
  16. Farmagud

    Question / Help Nvidia GTX 1650 NVENC Quality Question

    So I'm on the market for a new GPU to put in an OEM Dell PC, meaning I'm limited to cards under 75 watts. The 1650 just released, and I was wondering if that card would see the same quality enhancements that the other Turing GPUs received from the new NVENC APIs and the OBS 23.0 update...
  17. FearDEZ

    Question / Help x264 for some reason is worse than New Nvenc for me

    for some reason my x264 at 720p, 6000 bit-rate, fast, 60fps (ryzen 5 2nd gen) looks worse than my NEW NVENC at 720p, 6000 bit-rate, max quality 60fps (gt 730) like isn't that supposed to be the other way around, pls help. I've tried everything including (flashing the bios, driver updates...
  18. patomack

    Question / Help OBS NVENC Issues

    Hello all, I have been through quite a few threads on this issue and decided to reach out for some help. Problem: When trying to use nvenc in obs to record local video, I get the following error: Starting the output failed. Please check the log for details. Note: If you are using the NVENC...
  19. Z

    Bug Report Failed to open NVENC codec: Generic error in an external library

    During a gaming session, I can record correctly my first video, and then it won't record correctly again until I reboot the game (Quake Champions). The logs show the next error: https://pastebin.com/raw/0uN6csCQ Any idea about what can be causing this issue? Thank you. EDIT: Some times I can...
  20. A

    Question / Help No GPU utilization when using nvenc. High cpu usage

    I (successfully) installed NvEnc and ffmpeg from source using this guide: https://askubuntu.com/questions/778100/how-to-install-compile-nvenc-in-ubuntu However I am unable to use ffmpeg vaapi with NvEnc enabled and can only use the default NvEnc setting of obs. Cpu utilization is 165% (400% =...
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