Question / Help Audio lag when streaming from a Wii

[Twisol]

OBS log: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/cfa02e902f99c9c9c829

The audio from my console is ~300ms behind my video signal. I'm using an AVerMedia Game Broadcaster HD II capture card, connected to my Wii with a component-to-DVI adapter. Since the adapter doesn't accept the two audio connectors, I have a separate cable joining those into my Line In port.

I don't have a cable splitter, so I'm using the stream preview video/audio to play. I could delay the video stream to sync it with the audio, but that kind of input lag makes it very hard to play.

The AVerMedia "ReCentral" software that comes with the card does not exhibit this audio lag, but I would much prefer to use OBS.

 

[Lain]

Avoid the use of 'ahead' and 'behind' for describing sync issues. Use 'before' and 'after'.

You most likely do not need to modify the buffering of the video. That's rarely needed. You can set both a positive or negative sync offset to the audio itself in just about any case, which is always the more ideal solution.

 

[Twisol]

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, setting a negative sync offset to the audio signal has no effect. For that matter, neither does a positive sync offset.

I came up with a workaround external to OBS: by configuring Windows to "listen" to the Line In device from the default playback device, I made Windows send the console audio to my speakers/headset regardless of whether OBS is running. OBS then just streams my desktop audio as usual.

I'd still like a solution internal to OBS, but this definitely works.

 

[Don]

I have a similar problem and was wondering how you exactly configured windows to "listen" to the line in device from the default playback device.

 

[Twisol]

I have a similar problem and was wondering how you exactly configured windows to "listen" to the line in device from the default playback device.

If you go to the Recording tab of the Sound configuration settings, and you have a device plugged into your Line In port, you should see the Line In device in the list. Open its properties and go to the Listen tab. Check the "Listen to this device" checkbox, and select the device to send its audio through (probably "Default playback device").

If the Line In device or the Listen tab doesn't appear, I'm not sure I can help you. :(