Best settings for game recording

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tionyals

New Member
Hi,

I have been trying to record Fortnite with OBS on my laptop (Acer Aspire E5-576G) but can't find the right settings for the best performance to looks.

Here are my specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz 1.80 GHz
RAM: 16.0 GB DDR3 1600MHz (8gb*2)
High-performance GPU: NVIDIA GeForce MX150
Intel GPU: Intel UHD 620

Internet specs (Ethernet):
Delay: 73ms
Download: 135.46 Mbps
Upload: 49.69 Mbps

This is from the network speed test app

Log File:
OBS 26.0.2 (64-bit, windows) log file uploaded at 2020-10-26, 11:01:24

11:01:06.680: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz
11:01:06.680: CPU Speed: 1800MHz
11:01:06.680: Physical Cores: 4, Logical Cores: 8
11:01:06.680: Physical Memory: 16261MB Total, 9534MB Free
11:01:06.680: Windows Version: 10.0 Build 19041 (release: 2004; revision: 572; 64-bit)
11:01:06.680: Running as administrator: false
11:01:06.680: Aero is Enabled (Aero is always on for windows 8 and above)
11:01:06.680: Windows 10 Gaming Features:
11:01:06.680: Game Bar: On
11:01:06.680: Game DVR: On
11:01:06.680: Game DVR Background Recording: Off
11:01:06.682: Sec. Software Status:
11:01:06.684: Norton Security: disabled (AV)
11:01:06.684: Microsoft Defender Antivirus: enabled (AV)
11:01:06.684: Norton Security: disabled (FW)
11:01:06.684: Windows Firewall: enabled (FW)
11:01:06.685: Current Date/Time: 2020-10-26, 11:01:06
11:01:06.685: Browser Hardware Acceleration: true
11:01:06.685: Portable mode: false
11:01:06.972: OBS 26.0.2 (64-bit, windows)
11:01:06.972: ---------------------------------
11:01:06.994: ---------------------------------
11:01:06.995: audio settings reset:
11:01:06.995: samples per sec: 48000
11:01:06.995: speakers: 2
11:01:06.995: ---------------------------------
11:01:06.995: Initializing D3D11...
11:01:06.995: Available Video Adapters:
11:01:06.998: Adapter 0: NVIDIA GeForce MX150
11:01:06.998: Dedicated VRAM: 2080038912
11:01:06.998: Shared VRAM: 4230596608
11:01:06.998: PCI ID: 10de:1d10
11:01:06.998: Driver Version: 27.21.14.5671
11:01:06.998: output 0: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true, refresh=60, name=LM156LF1L03
11:01:06.998: Adapter 1: Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620
11:01:06.998: Dedicated VRAM: 134217728
11:01:06.998: Shared VRAM: 4230596608
11:01:06.998: PCI ID: 8086:5917
11:01:06.999: Driver Version: 23.20.16.5038
11:01:07.002: Loading up D3D11 on adapter NVIDIA GeForce MX150 (0)
11:01:07.079: D3D11 loaded successfully, feature level used: b000
11:01:07.079: DXGI increase maximum frame latency success printereasy.com routermanuals.net techtipseasy.com
11:01:07.079: D3D11 GPU priority setup failed (not admin?)
11:01:07.550: ---------------------------------
11:01:07.550: video settings reset:
11:01:07.550: base resolution: 1920x1080
11:01:07.550: output resolution: 1920x1080
11:01:07.550: downscale filter: Bicubic
11:01:07.550: fps: 60/1
11:01:07.550: format: NV12
11:01:07.550: YUV mode: 709/Partial
11:01:07.550: NV12 texture support enabled
11:01:07.552: Audio monitoring device:
11:01:07.552: name: Default
11:01:07.552: id: default
11:01:07.552: ---------------------------------
11:01:07.559: [CoreAudio encoder]: CoreAudio AAC encoder not installed on the system or couldn't be loaded
11:01:07.560: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'decklink-ouput-ui.dll'
11:01:07.597: [AMF] Unable to load 'amfrt64.dll', error code 126.
11:01:07.599: [AMF] AMF Test failed due to one or more errors.
11:01:07.599: Failed to initialize module 'enc-amf.dll'
11:01:07.621: [obs-browser]: Version 2.8.7
11:01:07.647: Couldn't find VLC installation, VLC video source disabled
11:01:07.654: A DeckLink iterator could not be created. The DeckLink drivers may not be installed
11:01:07.655: No blackmagic support
11:01:07.661: ---------------------------------
11:01:07.661: Loaded Modules:
11:01:07.661: win-wasapi.dll
11:01:07.661: win-mf.dll
11:01:07.661: win-dshow.dll
11:01:07.661: win-decklink.dll
11:01:07.661: win-capture.dll
11:01:07.661: vlc-video.dll
11:01:07.661: text-freetype2.dll
11:01:07.661: rtmp-services.dll
11:01:07.661: obs-x264.dll
11:01:07.661: obs-vst.dll
11:01:07.661: obs-transitions.dll
11:01:07.662: obs-text.dll
11:01:07.662: obs-qsv11.dll
11:01:07.662: obs-outputs.dll
11:01:07.662: obs-filters.dll
11:01:07.662: obs-ffmpeg.dll
11:01:07.662: obs-browser.dll
11:01:07.662: image-source.dll
11:01:07.662: frontend-tools.dll
11:01:07.662: enc-amf.dll
11:01:07.662: decklink-ouput-ui.dll
11:01:07.662: coreaudio-encoder.dll
11:01:07.662: ---------------------------------
11:01:07.662: ==== Startup complete ===============================================
11:01:07.670: All scene data cleared
11:01:07.670: ------------------------------------------------
11:01:07.774: WASAPI: Device 'Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)' [48000 Hz] initialized
11:01:07.774: [Loaded global audio device]: 'Desktop Audio'
11:01:07.841: WASAPI: Device 'Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)' [48000 Hz] initialized
11:01:07.842: [Loaded global audio device]: 'Mic/Aux'
11:01:07.842: - filter: 'Gain' (gain_filter)
11:01:07.844: [duplicator-monitor-capture: 'Whole screen'] update settings:
11:01:07.844: display: 1 (1920x1080)
11:01:07.844: cursor: true
11:01:07.844: [window-capture: 'Window Capture'] update settings:
11:01:07.844: executable: CareCenter.exe
11:01:07.844: method selected: Automatic
11:01:07.844: method chosen: BitBlt
11:01:07.844:
11:01:07.874: adding 42 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 42 milliseconds (source: Mic/Aux)
11:01:07.874:
11:01:07.964: ---------------------------------
11:01:07.964: [DShow Device: 'Webcam'] settings updated:
11:01:07.964: video device: HD WebCam
11:01:07.964: video path: \\?\usb#vid_0408&pid_a030&mi_00#6&840877a&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global
11:01:07.964: resolution: 1280x720
11:01:07.964: flip: 0
11:01:07.964: fps: 30.00 (interval: 333333)
11:01:07.964: format: MJPEG
11:01:08.421: Switched to scene 'Fortnite'
11:01:08.425: ------------------------------------------------
11:01:08.425: Loaded scenes:
11:01:08.425: - scene 'Window without webcam':
11:01:08.425: - source: 'Mic/Aux' (wasapi_input_capture)
11:01:08.425: - filter: 'Gain' (gain_filter)
11:01:08.425: - source: 'Desktop Audio' (wasapi_output_capture)
11:01:08.425: - source: 'Window Capture' (window_capture)
11:01:08.425: - scene 'Window with webcam':
11:01:08.425: - source: 'Webcam' (dshow_input)
11:01:08.425: - source: 'Desktop Audio' (wasapi_output_capture)
11:01:08.425: - source: 'Mic/Aux' (wasapi_input_capture)
11:01:08.425: - filter: 'Gain' (gain_filter)
11:01:08.425: - source: 'Window Capture' (window_capture)
11:01:08.425: - scene 'Just webcam':
11:01:08.425: - source: 'Webcam' (dshow_input)
11:01:08.425: - scene 'Whole screen capture':
11:01:08.425: - source: 'Whole screen' (monitor_capture)
11:01:08.425: - scene 'Fortnite':
11:01:08.425: - source: 'Game Capture' (game_capture)
11:01:08.425: - source: 'Mic/Aux' (wasapi_input_capture)
11:01:08.425: - filter: 'Gain' (gain_filter)
11:01:08.425: - source: 'Desktop Audio' (wasapi_output_capture)
11:01:08.425: ------------------------------------------------

Thanks.
 
M

ModernManuh_

New Member
This laptop is not so powerful and probably isn't able to record gameplay properly, but if you are looking for a good 60fps recording, I recommend these settings:

Encoder x264

Use CFR and not bitrate and set it to a value from 20 (balanced from quality and disk usage) to 1 (WARNING: at 1 files get A LOT BIGGER than usual, don't do it unless your disk have enough space and is fast enough!)

The CPU will surely go higher than usual but it will be better than recording with bitrate or using the GPU in your case.

Also, don't try these settings for streaming!

P.S. Use game capture feature and not window capture/screen capture, it makes a HUGE difference
 
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