Question / Help 17.0.2 OBS Studio Quality Trouble

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Eiji Nakamura

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hey guys, name's Eiji.
First and foremost, i wanna thank OBS for being a free open source live stream/recording joint, one for the community.

So, let's get started.
I just built my new PC, Strix 1080 with i7 7700k kabylake, meaning cpu usage or anything like that is no problem.
I'm trying to record DOOM at the highest settings possible, I'm trying to finesse it on youtube.

My problem is configuration.
I downloaded OBS Studio, version 17.0.2, im running on Windows 10 64bit.
Is there a difference between obs studio and the classic obs when it comes to quality recording?
I don't know much about codec or configurations, was just doodling around.

My audio bitrate is maxed out. (320) would it make a difference against 160? should i keep it 160?
VBR i was playing around from 2500 up to 6000, will making it higher increase the quality? and what's the max cap?
I'm using the x264 encoder, should i stick to it or use the NVENC (hardware)?
Recording Quality is at Lossless. (as high as possible)
These are basically my simple settings.

In advanced, what rate control should i use?

When i say high quality, i'm talking quality equal to what you see in game, 110% if you may.

here are a few examples of vids i see on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgiYEa6DdzE&t=550s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsbJXzqtdb0&t=335s

Really hoping someone can help, thank you guys for your time!
 

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xxAssassin349

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Ditch VBR and use CRF for your rate control. For CRF, use a value of 15 - 20 (18 works great for me). This will allow the encoder to adjust the bitrate to achieve the quality (CRF) specified. If you need higher quality, lower the CRF. Don't use 0 because it uses High 444 mode, which most media players and editors can't handle.

For audio bitrate, there is a pretty big difference between 160 and 320. You can just stick with 320 because there's really no excuse not to use 320 (and it just sounds better).
 
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Eiji Nakamura

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xxAssassin349 said:
Ditch VBR and use CRF for your rate control. For CRF, use a value of 15 - 20 (18 works great for me). This will allow the encoder to adjust the bitrate to achieve the quality (CRF) specified. If you need higher quality, lower the CRF. Don't use 0 because it uses High 444 mode, which most media players and editors can't handle.

For audio bitrate, there is a pretty big difference between 160 and 320. You can just stick with 320 because there's really no excuse not to use 320 (and it just sounds better).
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thank you, ill give it a shot, and ill log it
 
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Eiji Nakamura

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xxAssassin349 said:
Ditch VBR and use CRF for your rate control. For CRF, use a value of 15 - 20 (18 works great for me). This will allow the encoder to adjust the bitrate to achieve the quality (CRF) specified. If you need higher quality, lower the CRF. Don't use 0 because it uses High 444 mode, which most media players and editors can't handle.

For audio bitrate, there is a pretty big difference between 160 and 320. You can just stick with 320 because there's really no excuse not to use 320 (and it just sounds better).
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https://gist.github.com/anonymous/4a3e13620befc506de979b2501105996

CRF on 15 .. for some reason all i get is a black screen when i record?
 
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