Question / Help Best Settings for my computer?

ColdNCursed · Oct 17, 2013

Hey guys! I'm interested in starting streaming LoL and I've been messing around with my stream a bit and can't find a sweet spot... Maybe some one would be so kind as to help me? =)

My computer specs:
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3820 CPU @ 3.60GHZ(8cpu)
Ram: 16GB
Graphics Card: Geforce GTX 680 (4gb)

Basically the stream jumps every now and then, like, misses complete frames. I don't know what is causing it, and it happens during team fights in League of Legends.

Also, if I look at the video afterwards (Stop stream, check previous videos) there are no jumps in the team fight, it's completely smooth.

And the OBS Log:

Code:

16:03:30: Open Broadcaster Software v0.553b - 64bit (　^ω^)
16:03:30: -------------------------------
16:03:30: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3820 CPU @ 3.60GHz
16:03:30: CPU Speed: 3602MHz
16:03:30: Physical Memory:  16361MB Total, 12964MB Free
16:03:30: stepping id: 7, model 13, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 8, total cores 4
16:03:30: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1360, 768}
16:03:30: Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7601 S
16:03:30: Aero is Disabled
16:03:30: -------------------------------
16:03:30: OBS Modules:
16:03:30: Base Address     Module
16:03:30: 000000003F520000 OBS.exe
16:03:30: 00000000EA010000 OBSApi.dll
16:03:30: 00000000EBC20000 DShowPlugin.dll
16:03:30: 00000000F7350000 GraphicsCapture.dll
16:03:30: 00000000F0490000 NoiseGate.dll
16:03:30: 00000000EBC00000 PSVPlugin.dll
16:03:30: ------------------------------------------
16:03:30: Adapter 1
16:03:30:   Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
16:03:30:   Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 2091581440
16:03:30:   Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 2147807232
16:03:30: =====Stream Start: 2013-10-17, 16:03:30===============================================
16:03:30:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
16:03:30:   Base resolution: 1360x768
16:03:30:   Output resolution: 1360x768
16:03:30: ------------------------------------------
16:03:30: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680...
16:03:30: C:/Users/Alex/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawTexture.pShader.blob
16:03:30: C:/Users/Alex/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawSolid.pShader.blob
16:03:30: C:/Users/Alex/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawYUVTexture.pShader.blob
16:03:30: Playback device Default
16:03:30: ------------------------------------------
16:03:30: Using desktop audio input: Högtalare (Realtek High Definition Audio)
16:03:30: ------------------------------------------
16:03:30: Using auxilary audio input: Mikrofon (Realtek High Definition Audio)
16:03:30: ------------------------------------------
16:03:30: Audio Encoding: AAC
16:03:30:     bitrate: 128
16:03:30: ------------------------------------------
16:03:30:     device: Microsoft® LifeCam HD-3000,
16:03:30:     device id \\?\usb#vid_045e&pid_0779&mi_00#7&17e5d967&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global,
16:03:30:     chosen type: YUY2, usingFourCC: false, res: 1280x720 - 1280x720, frameIntervals: 1000000-1333333, fourCC: 'YUY2'
16:03:30:     audio device: Disable,
16:03:30:     audio device id Disabled,
16:03:30: 
16:03:30: C:/Users/Alex/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/plugins/DShowPlugin/shaders/YUXVToRGB.pShader.blob
16:03:31: Using directshow input
16:03:31: C:/Users/Alex/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/ColorKey_RGB.pShader.blob
16:03:31: C:/Users/Alex/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/AlphaIgnore.pShader.blob
16:03:31: Using Monitor Capture
16:03:31: C:/Users/Alex/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawTexture_ColorAdjust.pShader.blob
16:03:31: ------------------------------------------
16:03:31: Video Encoding: x264
16:03:31:     fps: 40
16:03:31:     width: 1360, height: 768
16:03:31:     preset: medium
16:03:31:     CBR: yes
16:03:31:     CFR: no
16:03:31:     max bitrate: 2500
16:03:31:     buffer size: 2500
16:03:31: ------------------------------------------
16:03:31: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Högtalare (Realtek High Definition Audio)' is 1536000, samples per sec is 192000
16:03:31: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Mikrofon (Realtek High Definition Audio)' is 384000, samples per sec is 48000
16:03:33: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
16:03:33:   Server selection: rtmp://live-lhr.justin.tv/app
16:03:33:   Interface: Intel(R) 82579V Gigabit Network Connection (ethernet, 100 mbps)
16:03:35: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
16:03:35: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
18:06:21: Total frames rendered: 294714, number of late frames: 148 (0.05%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
18:06:21: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
18:06:21: Number of times waited to send: 2, Waited for a total of 8194 bytes
18:06:21: Number of b-frames dropped: 34 (0.012%), Number of p-frames dropped: 36 (0.012%), Total 70 (0.024%)
18:06:22: 
18:06:22: Profiler results:
18:06:22: 
18:06:22: ==============================================================
18:06:22: frame - [100%] [avg time: 4.989 ms (cpu time: avg 2.674 ms, total 788273 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 99.9%] [unaccounted: 0.1%]
18:06:22: | frame preprocessing and rendering - [73.4%] [avg time: 3.663 ms (cpu time: avg 1.45 ms, total 427349 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 70.8%] [unaccounted: 2.65%]
18:06:22: | | scene->Preprocess - [70.8%] [avg time: 3.531 ms (cpu time: avg 1.319 ms, total 388973 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:06:22: | video encoding and uploading - [26.5%] [avg time: 1.321 ms (cpu time: avg 1.221 ms, total 360128 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 26.2%] [unaccounted: 0.261%]
18:06:22: | | flush - [2.51%] [avg time: 0.125 ms (cpu time: avg 0.095 ms, total 28095.8 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:06:22: | | CopyResource - [0.281%] [avg time: 0.014 ms (cpu time: avg 0.015 ms, total 4461.63 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
18:06:22: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.341%] [avg time: 0.017 ms (cpu time: avg 0.004 ms, total 1341.62 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
18:06:22: | | call to encoder - [22.7%] [avg time: 1.131 ms (cpu time: avg 1.086 ms, total 320114 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
18:06:22: | | sending stuff out - [0.421%] [avg time: 0.021 ms (cpu time: avg 0.013 ms, total 3962.44 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
18:06:22: | Convert444Threads - [1e+003%] [avg time: 50.007 ms (cpu time: avg 0.975 ms, total 287401 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:06:22: ==============================================================
18:06:22: 
18:06:22: =====Stream End: 2013-10-17, 18:06:22=================================================
18:28:32: =====Stream Start: 2013-10-17, 18:28:32===============================================
18:28:32:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
18:28:32:   Base resolution: 1360x768
18:28:32:   Output resolution: 1360x768
18:28:32: ------------------------------------------
18:28:32: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680...
18:28:32: C:/Users/Alex/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawTexture.pShader.blob
18:28:33: C:/Users/Alex/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawSolid.pShader.blob
18:28:33: C:/Users/Alex/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawYUVTexture.pShader.blob
18:28:33: Playback device Default
18:28:33: ------------------------------------------
18:28:33: Using desktop audio input: Högtalare (Realtek High Definition Audio)
18:28:33: ------------------------------------------
18:28:33: Using auxilary audio input: Mikrofon (Realtek High Definition Audio)
18:28:33: ------------------------------------------
18:28:33: Audio Encoding: AAC
18:28:33:     bitrate: 128
18:28:33: ------------------------------------------
18:28:33:     device: Microsoft® LifeCam HD-3000,
18:28:33:     device id \\?\usb#vid_045e&pid_0779&mi_00#7&17e5d967&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global,
18:28:33:     chosen type: YUY2, usingFourCC: false, res: 1280x720 - 1280x720, frameIntervals: 1000000-1333333, fourCC: 'YUY2'
18:28:33:     audio device: Disable,
18:28:33:     audio device id Disabled,
18:28:33: 
18:28:33: C:/Users/Alex/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/plugins/DShowPlugin/shaders/YUXVToRGB.pShader.blob
18:28:33: Using directshow input
18:28:33: C:/Users/Alex/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/ColorKey_RGB.pShader.blob
18:28:33: C:/Users/Alex/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/AlphaIgnore.pShader.blob
18:28:33: Using Monitor Capture
18:28:33: C:/Users/Alex/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawTexture_ColorAdjust.pShader.blob
18:28:33: ------------------------------------------
18:28:33: Video Encoding: x264
18:28:33:     fps: 40
18:28:33:     width: 1360, height: 768
18:28:33:     preset: medium
18:28:33:     CBR: yes
18:28:33:     CFR: no
18:28:33:     max bitrate: 2500
18:28:33:     buffer size: 2500
18:28:33: ------------------------------------------
18:28:33: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Högtalare (Realtek High Definition Audio)' is 1536000, samples per sec is 192000
18:28:33: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Mikrofon (Realtek High Definition Audio)' is 384000, samples per sec is 48000
18:28:35: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
18:28:35:   Server selection: rtmp://live-lhr.justin.tv/app
18:28:35:   Interface: Intel(R) 82579V Gigabit Network Connection (ethernet, 100 mbps)
18:28:37: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
18:28:37: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
19:47:31: Total frames rendered: 189453, number of late frames: 92 (0.05%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
19:47:31: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
19:47:31: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
19:47:31: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
19:47:31: 
19:47:31: Profiler results:
19:47:31: 
19:47:31: ==============================================================
19:47:31: frame - [100%] [avg time: 5.104 ms (cpu time: avg 2.799 ms, total 530372 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 99.9%] [unaccounted: 0.0588%]
19:47:31: | frame preprocessing and rendering - [73.7%] [avg time: 3.762 ms (cpu time: avg 1.564 ms, total 296308 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 69.1%] [unaccounted: 4.6%]
19:47:31: | | scene->Preprocess - [69.1%] [avg time: 3.527 ms (cpu time: avg 1.338 ms, total 253548 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
19:47:31: | video encoding and uploading - [26.2%] [avg time: 1.339 ms (cpu time: avg 1.233 ms, total 233752 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 26%] [unaccounted: 0.255%]
19:47:31: | | flush - [2.08%] [avg time: 0.106 ms (cpu time: avg 0.087 ms, total 16536.1 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
19:47:31: | | CopyResource - [0.294%] [avg time: 0.015 ms (cpu time: avg 0.014 ms, total 2667.63 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
19:47:31: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.372%] [avg time: 0.019 ms (cpu time: avg 0.004 ms, total 826.806 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
19:47:31: | | call to encoder - [22.9%] [avg time: 1.168 ms (cpu time: avg 1.105 ms, total 209478 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
19:47:31: | | sending stuff out - [0.353%] [avg time: 0.018 ms (cpu time: avg 0.014 ms, total 2761.22 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
19:47:31: | Convert444Threads - [980%] [avg time: 50.005 ms (cpu time: avg 1.017 ms, total 192817 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
19:47:31: ==============================================================
19:47:31: 
19:47:31: =====Stream End: 2013-10-17, 19:47:31=================================================
20:02:37: Settings::Video: Enabling Aero
20:05:28: Settings::Video: Enabling Aero
20:07:20: Settings::Video: Enabling Aero

Sapiens · Oct 17, 2013

ColdNCursed said:
Also, if I look at the video afterwards (Stop stream, check previous videos) there are no jumps in the team fight, it's completely smooth.

Then it was just a playback issue on your end, not a streaming issue. Twitch probably couldn't deliver the data to you fast enough or Flash player had a hiccup.

ColdNCursed · Oct 17, 2013

But it happens all the time D: And viewers are complaining about it as well...

FerretBomb · Oct 17, 2013

First, manually update OBS. v0.553b was the revision where the auto-updater was accidentally broken. We're on 0.58b now, with quite a few patches in between.

Second, Twitch recommends not exceeding 2000kbps for non-partnered streamers to help avoid stuttering issues. You're at 2500. Drop it by 500, and consider lowering your framerate to 30 if the quality/fidelity hit is too much.

Third, STOP using Monitor Capture! It's terribly bad and slow under windows 7, and should be regarded as an absolute LAST-RESORT ONLY. It can actually cause in-game performance issues, it's so bad. STOP.
Enable Aero, use a Window Capture for the PVP.net client (out-of-game menus), and a Game Capture for the in-game executable. You'll get *much* better performance.

I'd also be a bit curious about your base resolution; is that matching your monitor, or a custom downscale? If the latter, consider using your actual resolution and the downscale multiplier; you'll get better results overall than the not-quite-16:9 AR you're using now.

ColdNCursed · Oct 18, 2013

Thank you so much for your reply Ferret! I will try it out immediately and let you know how it's improved my streaming quality.

I'd also be a bit curious about your base resolution; is that matching your monitor, or a custom downscale? If the latter, consider using your actual resolution and the downscale multiplier; you'll get better results overall than the not-quite-16:9 AR you're using now.

Yeah, it's my monitors resolution.

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