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[Xaymar]

care to share those cqp settings for 720p60 xaymar?

This does look promising!

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I'm open to suggestions! And I'll be looking into what Xaymar is doing, for sure.

Keyframe Interval: 2
Quality Preset: Balanced
Profile: Main (for Twitch compatibility)
Profile Level: 4.1
Rate Control Method: CQP
Minimum QP: 36
Maximum QP: 51
I-/P-/B-Frame QP: 31/38/43
Use Custom Buffer Size: No
B-Picture Pattern: 3
B-Picture Reference: Enabled
B-Picture Delta QP: 2
Reference B-Picture Delta QP: 1
Deblocking Filter: Enabled
Enforce HRD Compatibility: Enabled

If your GPU does not support B-Pictures/B-Frames, you'll have to figure out how to get similar quality with just I and P frames. It's gonna be around 10% I-Frames to 90% P-Frames, so you'll have to adjust to that - with B-Frames it's 10% I-Frames, 30% P-Frames and 60% B-Frames.

@Xaymar, two last releases is terrible, very terrible. When tried save video, I see ETERNAL "saving video..." and videofile is broken in most case!
Version 1.3.0pre5 - is outstanding stable and running smooth!

There is almost no difference between 1.3.0pre5 and 1.3.0pre7 when it comes to encoding - all I did was fix bugs related to crashing, updating language files and fix shared strings. If you encounter issues now that didn't happen before, start with a clean install of OBS Studio and the Plugin!

your's video have same my video issue when enabled AdobeFlash in "chrome://plugins/" and Hardware Acceleration ON, but without color artifacts (with Flash-Off and HardwareAcceleration ON - everything works fine)
video have 10-25 fps and non-stop increasing number of "Skipped Frames"

UPD: I dont know what happend (updated chrome or amd drivers, i do this last days, or twitch updates), i look my old sample video on twitch and color artifacts not apper, but video have issue as described above

UPD2: Old sample video on twitch streamed via media foundation have same issue
UPD3: Actually now all the videos on twitch have varying degrees of lag when enabled Flash, x264 not much noticeable lag, OBS VCE or OBS Studio AMD Media Foundation & AMF have terible lagging

Please just let Flash Player die and use the HTML5 Player - you can sign in for the beta and on many channels it's actually the default now. If you are partnered, you should contact them about making that the default player for your channel. I can't fix what Adobe broke 5 years ago. Flash Player needs to die.

Edit: Additionally, @everyth1ng figured out why it happened for him/her. It's something to do with Deblocking Filter

 

[leporel]

Edit: Additionally, @everyth1ng figured out why it happened for him/her. It's something to do with Deblocking Filter

not in my case, anyway i hate flash player and hope soon it will die

Unpleasant feature with CS:GO and R9 280X, when setup above 30FPS (48 or 60), then mouse micro-lagging in game (fps in game 90-130, as record at 30 fps), uncomfortable for csgo

 

[RytoEX]

Please just let Flash Player die and use the HTML5 Player - you can sign in for the beta and on many channels it's actually the default now. If you are partnered, you should contact them about making that the default player for your channel. I can't fix what Adobe broke 5 years ago. Flash Player needs to die.

As far as I know, you can't just sign up for the HTML5 player beta. Twitch's FAQ on the matter doesn't mention signing up for it, and their blog posts indicate that, unless you're a Turbo user, the only way currently to get the official beta HTML5 player is to be randomly selected. Things may be different for Twitch partners, but they haven't publicly posted anything about it that I've seen.

Though, I agree that the departure of Flash is long overdue and is going more slowly than I'd like.

 

[Xaymar]

As far as I know, you can't just sign up for the HTML5 player beta. Twitch's FAQ on the matter doesn't mention signing up for it, and their blog posts indicate that, unless you're a Turbo user, the only way currently to get the official beta HTML5 player is to be randomly selected. Things may be different for Twitch partners, but they haven't publicly posted anything about it that I've seen.

chrome://plugins/ and disable Flash Player and you'll be "automatically" selected for the player. That's how I got in.

 

[everyth1ng]

Edit: Additionally, @everyth1ng figured out why it happened for him/her. It's something to do with Deblocking Filter

@Xaymar It looks like I spoke too soon about resolving the issue. I've been able to reproduce it again, despite having the Deblocking Filter enabled. Enabling it had a positive effect, but the issue is still occurring, as you can see in the second video below:

540p: https://www.twitch.tv/everyth1ngtv/v/87646684
720p: https://www.twitch.tv/everyth1ngtv/v/87650354

Settings:

Key Frame Interval: 2
Quality Preset: Quality
Profile: Main
Profile Level: 5.1
Rate Control Method: CBR
Bitrate: 3200
QP Minimum: 18
QP Maximum: 51
Filler Data: Enabled
Frame Skipping: Enabled
Deblocking Filter: Enabled
Base Resolution: 1920x1080
Output Resolution: 960x540 for the first video, 1280x720 for the second video.
Downscale Filter: Lanczos
FPS: 60

 

[Nexus992]

Been using this for a little bit now and can't seem to figure out the settings for recording, any tips?

This is my card AMD R9 380

 

[locodicegr]

Been using this for a little bit now and can't seem to figure out the settings for recording, any tips?

This is my card AMD R9 380

Reinstall OBS Studio (64 bit) + Pre7 choose advanced & AMF Simple Encoder
leave it all default (its ready anyway) and start recording to test it...then start mess with settings
if you know what they do...lol :p

we have the same card so i need your feedback on this...try the simple / default settings and tell me
if it worked.

thanks.

 

[Xaymar]

@Xaymar It looks like I spoke too soon about resolving the issue. I've been able to reproduce it again, despite having the Deblocking Filter enabled. Enabling it had a positive effect, but the issue is still occurring, as you can see in the second video below:

540p: https://www.twitch.tv/everyth1ngtv/v/87646684
720p: https://www.twitch.tv/everyth1ngtv/v/87650354

Settings:

Key Frame Interval: 2
Quality Preset: Quality
Profile: Main
Profile Level: 5.1
Rate Control Method: CBR
Bitrate: 3200
QP Minimum: 18
QP Maximum: 51
Filler Data: Enabled
Frame Skipping: Enabled
Deblocking Filter: Enabled
Base Resolution: 1920x1080
Output Resolution: 960x540 for the first video, 1280x720 for the second video.
Downscale Filter: Lanczos
FPS: 60

Profile Level: 4.1
Quality Preset: Balanced or Speed
Frame Skipping: Disabled

Try those.

Been using this for a little bit now and can't seem to figure out the settings for recording, any tips?

This is my card AMD R9 380

Use the Simple Interface (with the Advanced Output) and then under Preset select "Recording". It'll select the best possible configuration available for your GPU.

 

[Xaymar]

There is currently a known issue with 1.3.0pre6 and pre7 that causes OBS to go into madman mode and somehow duplicate P-Frames. I'll include a temporary fix in pre8 until OBS actually supports what I need to do for proper decoding.
If you can't wait a few days, use 1.3.0pre5 in the mean time.

Edit: See https://obsproject.com/mantis/view.php?id=614

 

[Xaymar]

Xaymar updated AMD Advanced Media Framework Encoder Plugin for OBS Studio with a new update entry:

1.3.0pre8 - The AMF SDK Path

• Fixed: Fixed some values not being applied in 32-Bit.
• Fixed: "Enforce streaming service encoder settings" is now properly used, thanks to Jim.
• Fixed: Simple Interface will now correctly update when a setting is modified.
• Fixed: Decode and Presentation Timestamps are now correct, thanks to Jim.
• Changed: Reduced log output length for readability.
• Changed: Threads are now forcefully terminating if they are stuck instead of freezing OBS.
• Added: Fail-Safe so that Stop Streaming/Recording still works even when GetOutput fails.
• Added: Experimental capability logging for future HEVC implementation.

Read the rest of this update entry...

 

[Nexus992]

I discovered increasing bitrate fixed the boxes and blurriness, everything is working really well thanks. :D

 

[everyth1ng]

Profile Level: 4.1
Quality Preset: Balanced or Speed
Frame Skipping: Disabled

Try those.

Just tested these settings. I've discovered that, at the very beginning of a stream, image quality becomes severely pixelated and distorted no matter what settings I use. After a couple of minutes, however, image quality stabilizes. I'm not sure what this is about.

Also, I'm having trouble installing 1.3.0pre8. The installer doesn't seem to be working.

 

[Xaymar]

Just tested these settings. I've discovered that, at the very beginning of a stream, image quality becomes severely pixelated and distorted no matter what settings I use. After a couple of minutes, however, image quality stabilizes. I'm not sure what this is about.

Also, I'm having trouble installing 1.3.0pre8. The installer doesn't seem to be working.

The installer should work fine, or at least it does here. Redownload if you have issues with it.

As for the quality stabilizing over a few seconds, that's normal because at the beginning there's no reference frames to use and it slowly gathers them. I could force them but that would force them permanently - not the ideal case.

 

[everyth1ng]

The installer should work fine, or at least it does here. Redownload if you have issues with it.

Yep, I downloaded it again and it installed properly. Thanks!

Edit: I'm getting out of sync audio with 1.3.0pre8.

 

[vapeahoy]

Edit: I'm getting out of sync audio with 1.3.0pre8.

I tried several times too, it first seemed to go out of sync to the point of no audio at all. Was very confusing, thought it was because of something else, wasted quite a few hours on it :\ Reverted back to **.7

 

[Xaymar]

Yep, I downloaded it again and it installed properly. Thanks!

Edit: I'm getting out of sync audio with 1.3.0pre8.

I tried several times too, it first seemed to go out of sync to the point of no audio at all. Was very confusing, thought it was because of something else, wasted quite a few hours on it :\ Reverted back to **.7

Try this version and report back: http://cdn.xaymar.com/private/2016/...5E939768BB13_OBS-AMD-AMF-Plugin-Installer.exe

 

[vapeahoy]

can try that one tomorrow maybe. if not everyth1ng can try it.

 

[everyth1ng]

Try this version and report back: http://cdn.xaymar.com/private/2016/...5E939768BB13_OBS-AMD-AMF-Plugin-Installer.exe

The audio appears to be back in sync, but image quality has taken a severe hit. I'm using the exact same settings as before, and this is the result: https://www.twitch.tv/everyth1ngtv The pause at the 4 minute mark is me tabbing out of the game for a few seconds.

I'll keep that video up for a day so that you can see it. It's just me spectating a match of CSGO.

 

[vapeahoy]

I also tested recording and did a streaming test watching some videos. Audio was in sync from both pc's, picture quality was above excellent. Thanks Xaymar!

 

[Xaymar]

The audio appears to be back in sync, but image quality has taken a severe hit. I'm using the exact same settings as before, and this is the result: https://www.twitch.tv/everyth1ngtv/v/88206710 The pause at the 4 minute mark is me tabbing out of the game for a few seconds.

I'll keep that video up for a day so that you can see it. It's just me spectating a match of CSGO.

That occasionally happens with a GOP Size too low or when OBS was started earlier than the game.

I also tested recording and did a streaming test watching some videos. Audio was in sync from both pc's, picture quality was above excellent. Thanks Xaymar!

Sweet.