Every time I try to record a long video (over 30 minutes) with simple MKV files, I stop the recording and get the "Stopping recording..." prompt. Makes me think it's a glitch. Then I press it again and it stops. Afterwards, I check the recording to find my audio is fine, but the video is always damaged! I'm including the log from my latest recording (1080p60f). I'm running an i7-2600k with 16gb of DDR3, a GTX 1080, and running every game at 1080p. I don't see what I'm doing wrong, but am more than willing to be told exactly what I'm doing wrong.
Question / Help A frame every 10 minutes? (MKV recording issues)
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koala
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Your CPU isn't able to encode 1080p@60 fps with faster preset with the x264 encoder and run the game at the same time. According to the log, you're losing more than 80% of the frames because that.
Tune down the encoding settings: if you must use x264, use a lighter preset such as veryfast, and only 30 fps.
But you're recording and not streaming, so even better is you use nvenc instead of x264 and as rate control CQP with a value of 15-25 (higher value is more lossy) instead of CBR. Nvenc is able to encode 1080p with 60 fps.
Tune down the encoding settings: if you must use x264, use a lighter preset such as veryfast, and only 30 fps.
But you're recording and not streaming, so even better is you use nvenc instead of x264 and as rate control CQP with a value of 15-25 (higher value is more lossy) instead of CBR. Nvenc is able to encode 1080p with 60 fps.
Did exactly what you said. Now I have a fully working video in a super good frame rate like I hoped. Appreciate the help!