Question / Help Cannot stream Overwatch, streaming ruins PC

[Evac]

I don't really know how to describe the issue i'm having but it only occurs with Overwatch and it only occurs with OBS/OBS studio.

Here's a video I made describing the issue since it's so misc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noxdAxOyzkg


Basically my mic stops working, mouse, keyboard and audio continue functioning. Webcam freezes.

I've replaced my motherboard, tried both versions of OBS, reinstalled OW, changed OW settings and the rest of the basics.

 

[Evac]

Here's my last log file.

https://gist.github.com/4b7dc2fcca1ff78bfc2eaaf2af3de4d2

 

[moriz1]

your video showed both the network latency icon, and the packet loss icon. sounds like your internet isn't up to the task of handling the game and stream at the same time.

 

[Evac]

Internet is non issue http://www.speedtest.net/result/5560946542.png

That just occurs when the crash happens, same as my webcam freezing.

That's why i replaced my motherboard, thought my ethernet port or USB ports were the issue.

 

[moriz1]

if it's not your internet, then it's still appears to be networking related. otherwise, overwatch won't have those indicators turned on continuously.

looking through your log, you have your encoder set to VBR while streaming, with a bitrate of 3000. you should use CBR for streaming. and maybe try a lower bitrate and see if that helps.

 

[Evac]

Those indicators only appear when the crash happens, it is not related to network.

I'm not sure how lowering my bitrate would help the issue, I generally stream at 3500 and it works great with any game. Even Overwatch when it was in beta.

What's the difference between VBR and CBR? I can make that change.

 

[moriz1]

VBR: variable bit rate. encoder will vary the bitrate used depending on the scene.
CBR: constant bit rate. kinda self explanatory.

you want to use CBR for streaming. in fact, Twitch specifically asks for it.

 

[Evac]

I appreciate that tip, I don't think it will resolve my issue because it's not a streaming issue per say. It's only happening when i'm playing overwatch.

 

[Simes]

Your log file isn't complete.

 

[Evac]

that's what generated from "upload last log file"

here's 2 more

http://pastebin.com/YGJSmcGH

http://pastebin.com/g0JhCTEw

 

[Evac]

Bumping this because issue still Persists

 

[RytoEX]

that's what generated from "upload last log file"

here's 2 more

http://pastebin.com/YGJSmcGH

http://pastebin.com/g0JhCTEw

Your second link states that that page has been removed.

VBR: variable bit rate. encoder will vary the bitrate used depending on the scene.
CBR: constant bit rate. kinda self explanatory.

you want to use CBR for streaming. in fact, Twitch specifically asks for it.

Again, Twitch specifically says to use CBR. The reason @moriz1 said to lower bitrate is because with VBR, the encoder might put out the specified bitrate, or it might be lower. With CBR, the encoder will only output the specified bitrate (to my knowledge).

Your OBS Studio is out of date. Please update to 0.15.4.

Your logs are incomplete. They do not show a complete streaming session (start to stop). Please post new complete logs that are from a session that shows the problem. To get clean and complete logs:

1. Open OBS Studio and whatever you're going to stream.
2. Start streaming. Click the button, hit your hotkeys - whatever gets a streaming session actively going.
3. Stream for a minute or two.
4. Stop the stream. I mean, actually have OBS Studio stop streaming. Wait for it to finish.
5. Upload the current log file, either from the built-in menu or manually uploading it. If you manually upload it, close OBS Studio first.

That said, Overwatch is a bit system intensive, but I use a less powerful rig and managed to play and stream it fine. Here are some things you might want to change:

• Try setting your OBS Studio FPS to 30 instead of 60.
• Uncheck "Rescale Output" (Settings > Output > Streaming > Rescale Oputput).
  Using Output Resolution (Settings > Video > Output (Scaled) Resolution) is preferable, unless you have a specific reason for setting it up this way.
• Make sure that you have "Multi-adapter Compatibility" disabled in your game capture source.
• Try enabling "Limit capture framerate" in your game capture source.

 

[Veetus]

I had many issues with Overwatch streaming as well, and the only thing that made it bearable was switching to 30fps from 60fps @ 720p.

 

[Evac]

Thank you for the reply RytoEx, i did everything you suggested. Here's also the log file.

The changes to FPS and and all that I did after i created the log file, let me know if you need another one

https://gist.github.com/383e4bc2b71729cbd203f60fd1db2495

 

[RytoEX]

Thank you for the reply RytoEx, i did everything you suggested. Here's also the log file.

The changes to FPS and and all that I did after i created the log file, let me know if you need another one

https://gist.github.com/383e4bc2b71729cbd203f60fd1db2495

Either you didn't actually do that, or you uploaded the wrong log file. Your log file still shows OBS Studio 0.14.2, even though the Gist file is labeled 0.15.4. Please verify that you were actually using 0.15.4 for both the creation and upload of that log file. Did you, by chance, hit "Upload Last Log File" instead of "Upload Current Log File"?

Your log file also does not show a streaming attempt. Please upload a complete log file, with all of the changes made, with an active streaming session to show all of the info that would be in a complete log file.

Your logs are incomplete. They do not show a complete streaming session (start to stop). Please post new complete logs that are from a session that shows the problem. To get clean and complete logs:

1. Open OBS Studio and whatever you're going to stream.
2. Start streaming. Click the button, hit your hotkeys - whatever gets a streaming session actively going.
3. Stream for a minute or two.
4. Stop the stream. I mean, actually have OBS Studio stop streaming. Wait for it to finish.
5. Upload the current log file, either from the built-in menu or manually uploading it. If you manually upload it, close OBS Studio first.

Yes, it's most helpful to have a log file that shows all of the changes that you made.

Also, did making those changes change anything for you in terms of FPS or performance?

 

[Evac]

for some reason if i have the stream playing in my dashboard and/or having OBS showing the video my FPS/performance is terrible. but when they're both minimized it's fine.

https://gist.github.com/28d3b071e2a334353fd04485eb4673e4

here is the current log file, should be latest version with the updating settings

thanks for your patience

 

[RytoEX]

for some reason if i have the stream playing in my dashboard and/or having OBS showing the video my FPS/performance is terrible. but when they're both minimized it's fine.

Yes, that makes sense. Flash video is heavier on resources than people think, so streaming your own stream on a single computer setup is going to affect resource usage. And, again, Overwatch uses a fair bit of CPU. If you want to check your own stream video, I suggest using something external to your computer, such as a console or mobile device with the Twitch app or another computer. If you just want to keep up with your chat, pause your video or hide your video preview.

Likewise, if you don't need to see your OBS video preview all the time and it's affecting performance, disable it. Perhaps a better alternative would be to minimize the window and bring it up when you need to check your scene composition.


I notice a few things in your latest log:

• You're running the 32-bit version of OBS Studio whereas before you were running the 64-bit version. You should probably use the 64-bit version since your system can handle it.
• You have some audio buffering.
• You do have some skipped/lagged frames.

I'm not sure about the audio buffering, or if it even matters. Perhaps someone else can chime in?

Regarding the skipped/lagged frames, since none of your previous logs included the part that lists the dropped/skipped/lagged frames section, I can't really compare it objectively. Did that session seem to perform better than previous sessions?