Bitrate doesn't help my blurry-ish video at all.

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ACanadianFry

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So, while recording some gameplay, i've noticed that the recordings are much worse than actual gameplay. I have my bitrate at 16k and 20k, and it hasn't seemed to improve it at all.

let me show some examples:

Actual Gameplay

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16k bitrate video screenshot

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20k bitrate screenshot
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screenshot of my settings

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My pc specs are:

1920x1080p 75hz monitor

GTX 1650 super

Intel i5 10400f

Memory: 12gb RAM

OS: Windows 10

Hard Drive: 500GB SSD (ik i should upgrade, dont have the money to do so rn though)

help it's been driving me crazy
 
Don't record using CBR. It is the WORST method, and is only used while livestreaming as the infrastructure requires it.

Use CRF/CQP when recording locally. 22 is a good starting point, 16 is visually lossless, 12 should only be used if you intend to edit and re-encode later to minimize re-encoding artifacts. Below 12 should not be used unless you know what you're doing.

Additionally, NEVER RECORD TO MP4 FOR ANY REASON. It is NOT a recording-safe format. If you need MP4s for editing, record to MKV or FLV, then remux them to MP4 AFTER the recording is done from OBS' File menu, Remux Recordings.

Additionally, it's STRONGLY advised to use the Quality preset (not Max Quality) and to DISABLE the Lookahead and Psychovisual Tuning options. They can cause rendering lag even on machines that should otherwise have no issues.
 
FerretBomb said:
Don't record using CBR. It is the WORST method, and is only used while livestreaming as the infrastructure requires it.

Use CRF/CQP when recording locally. 22 is a good starting point, 16 is visually lossless, 12 should only be used if you intend to edit and re-encode later to minimize re-encoding artifacts. Below 12 should not be used unless you know what you're doing.

Additionally, NEVER RECORD TO MP4 FOR ANY REASON. It is NOT a recording-safe format. If you need MP4s for editing, record to MKV or FLV, then remux them to MP4 AFTER the recording is done from OBS' File menu, Remux Recordings.

Additionally, it's STRONGLY advised to use the Quality preset (not Max Quality) and to DISABLE the Lookahead and Psychovisual Tuning options. They can cause rendering lag even on machines that should otherwise have no issues.
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ok

i appreciate it, im going to test it rn.
 
FerretBomb said:
Don't record using CBR. It is the WORST method, and is only used while livestreaming as the infrastructure requires it.

Use CRF/CQP when recording locally. 22 is a good starting point, 16 is visually lossless, 12 should only be used if you intend to edit and re-encode later to minimize re-encoding artifacts. Below 12 should not be used unless you know what you're doing.

Additionally, NEVER RECORD TO MP4 FOR ANY REASON. It is NOT a recording-safe format. If you need MP4s for editing, record to MKV or FLV, then remux them to MP4 AFTER the recording is done from OBS' File menu, Remux Recordings.

Additionally, it's STRONGLY advised to use the Quality preset (not Max Quality) and to DISABLE the Lookahead and Psychovisual Tuning options. They can cause rendering lag even on machines that should otherwise have no issues.
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i followed your advice and tested it, and it worked beautifully. Thanks so much!

look ahead and psycho visual tuning don't lag me at all, is it fine if i keep them on? or is there something else
 
If you like. It won't make any quality difference using CQP/CRF, just make the files slightly smaller, but if you start getting rendering lag, turn them off.
I leave them off for safety margin, as I don't want to risk a one-time-only recording getting hit with framerate problems.
 
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