Question / Help Can't Capture RTW

Taicho91

New Member
Hey guys,

I got inspired to stream Rome Total War (not 2 but the original game) and it refuses to capture the game. So far every new setup worked fine with game capture for almost every game and in the worst case scenario I would stream it with monitor capture in windowed mode.

Rome however shows up as a game capture option but never actually shows (everything is black). Window capture does not seem to get the option and the game does not seem to support windowed playing so monitor capture does not work either because this only captures my background when I am in game.

Any suggestions?
 

Taicho91

New Member
No other "overlay programs" run such as fraps or similar ones. I am sorry for not adding the log initially because I was expecting it was something related to the game perhaps but this is a log from a short preview session where I tried both game capture and monitor.

edit: Running as admin did not change anything unfortunately.

23:29:41: Open Broadcaster Software v0.613b - 64bit ( ^ω^)
23:29:41: -------------------------------
23:29:41: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz
23:29:41: CPU Speed: 3400MHz
23:29:41: Physical Memory: 16266MB Total, 13499MB Free
23:29:41: stepping id: 9, model 58, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 4, total cores 4
23:29:41: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1680, 1050}
23:29:41: monitor 2: pos={-1024, 113}, size={1024, 768}
23:29:41: monitor 3: pos={1680, 0}, size={1280, 1024}
23:29:41: Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7600
23:29:41: Aero is Enabled
23:29:41: -------------------------------
23:29:41: OBS Modules:
23:29:41: Base Address Module
23:29:41: 000000003FBF0000 OBS.exe
23:29:41: 00000000ECE40000 OBSApi.dll
23:29:41: 00000000ED370000 DShowPlugin.dll
23:29:41: 00000000ED340000 GraphicsCapture.dll
23:29:41: 00000000ED290000 NoiseGate.dll
23:29:41: 00000000ED270000 PSVPlugin.dll
23:29:41: ------------------------------------------
23:29:41: Adapter 1
23:29:41: Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
23:29:41: Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 4223336448
23:29:41: Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 3964760064
23:29:41: Video Adapter Output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1680, 1050}, attached=true
23:29:41: Video Adapter Output 2: pos={-1024, 113}, size={1024, 768}, attached=true
23:29:41: ------------------------------------------
23:29:41: Adapter 2
23:29:41: Video Adapter: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
23:29:41: Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 67108864
23:29:41: Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 1711276032
23:29:41: Video Adapter Output 1: pos={1680, 0}, size={1280, 1024}, attached=true
23:29:41: =====Stream Start: 2014-03-15, 23:29:41===============================================
23:29:41: Multithreaded optimizations: On
23:29:41: Base resolution: 1680x1018
23:29:41: Output resolution: 1680x1018
23:29:41: ------------------------------------------
23:29:41: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (Adapter 1)...
23:29:41: ------------------------------------------
23:29:41: Audio Format: 48000 Hz
23:29:41: ------------------------------------------
23:29:41: Audio Channels: 2 Ch
23:29:41: Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{763788cc-865a-492c-92fa-3aab17ac2f0a}
23:29:41: ------------------------------------------
23:29:41: Using desktop audio input: Luidsprekers (Creative HS-1200 Headset)
23:29:41: ------------------------------------------
23:29:41: Using auxilary audio input: Microfoon (Creative HS-1200 Headset)
23:29:41: ------------------------------------------
23:29:41: Audio Encoding: AAC
23:29:41: bitrate: 128
23:29:41: Using text output
23:29:41: Using text output
23:29:41: Using text output
23:29:41: ------------------------------------------
23:29:41: device: Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920,
23:29:41: device id \\?\usb#vid_046d&pid_082d&mi_00#7&2181d528&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\{bbefb6c7-2fc4-4139-bb8b-a58bba724083},
23:29:41: chosen type: I420, usingFourCC: false, res: 1600x896 - 1600x896, frameIntervals: 333333-2000000
23:29:41: use buffering: false - 0, fourCC: 'I420'
23:29:41: audio device: Disable,
23:29:41: audio device id Disabled,
23:29:41:
23:29:42: Using directshow input
23:29:42: Using Monitor Capture
23:29:42: Scene buffering time set to 400
23:29:42: Found QSV hardware support
23:29:43: ------------------------------------------
23:29:43: QSV version 1.4 using MFX_IMPL_HARDWARE_ANY | MFX_IMPL_VIA_D3D9 (actual: MFX_IMPL_HARDWARE3 | MFX_IMPL_VIA_D3D9)
23:29:43: Using 13 bitstreams and 16 frame buffers
23:29:43: ------------------------------------------
23:29:43: Video Encoding: QSV
23:29:43: fps: 30
23:29:43: width: 1680, height: 1018
23:29:43: target-usage: MFX_TARGETUSAGE_1_BEST_QUALITY
23:29:43: profile: MFX_PROFILE_AVC_MAIN
23:29:43: CBR: yes
23:29:43: CFR: yes
23:29:43: max bitrate: 2500
23:29:43: ------------------------------------------
23:29:44: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
23:29:44: New Scene
23:29:44: ------------------------------------------
23:29:44: device: Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920,
23:29:44: device id \\?\usb#vid_046d&pid_082d&mi_00#7&2181d528&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\{bbefb6c7-2fc4-4139-bb8b-a58bba724083},
23:29:44: chosen type: I420, usingFourCC: false, res: 1600x896 - 1600x896, frameIntervals: 333333-2000000
23:29:44: use buffering: false - 0, fourCC: 'I420'
23:29:44: audio device: Disable,
23:29:44: audio device id Disabled,
23:29:44:
23:29:44: Using directshow input
23:29:56: Using graphics capture
23:30:50: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
23:30:50: New Scene
23:30:50: Using text output
23:30:50: Using text output
23:30:50: Using text output
23:30:50: ------------------------------------------
23:30:50: device: Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920,
23:30:50: device id \\?\usb#vid_046d&pid_082d&mi_00#7&2181d528&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\{bbefb6c7-2fc4-4139-bb8b-a58bba724083},
23:30:50: chosen type: I420, usingFourCC: false, res: 1600x896 - 1600x896, frameIntervals: 333333-2000000
23:30:50: use buffering: false - 0, fourCC: 'I420'
23:30:50: audio device: Disable,
23:30:50: audio device id Disabled,
23:30:50:
23:30:51: Using directshow input
23:30:51: Using Monitor Capture
23:30:51: PERFORMANCE WARNING: Scene change took 522 ms, maybe some sources should be global sources?
23:31:00: Total frames encoded: 2295, total frames duplicated: 103 (4.49%)
23:31:00: Total frames rendered: 2219, number of late frames: 12 (0.54%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
23:31:00:
23:31:00: Profiler time results:
23:31:00:
23:31:00: ==============================================================
23:31:00: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 5.879 ms] [children: 70.4%] [unaccounted: 29.6%]
23:31:00: | scene->Preprocess - [68.1%] [avg time: 4.002 ms]
23:31:00: | GPU download and conversion - [2.36%] [avg time: 0.139 ms] [children: 1.5%] [unaccounted: 0.867%]
23:31:00: | | flush - [0.97%] [avg time: 0.057 ms]
23:31:00: | | CopyResource - [0.425%] [avg time: 0.025 ms]
23:31:00: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.102%] [avg time: 0.006 ms]
23:31:00: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 1.102 ms] [children: 99.5%] [unaccounted: 0.454%]
23:31:00: | Convert444toNV12 - [99.5%] [avg time: 1.097 ms]
23:31:00: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.063 ms] [children: 69.8%] [unaccounted: 30.2%]
23:31:00: | QueueEncodeTask - [17.5%] [avg time: 0.011 ms]
23:31:00: | ProcessEncodedFrame - [50.8%] [avg time: 0.032 ms]
23:31:00: | sending stuff out - [1.59%] [avg time: 0.001 ms]
23:31:00: ==============================================================
23:31:00:
23:31:00:
23:31:00: Profiler CPU results:
23:31:00:
23:31:00: ==============================================================
23:31:00: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 1.145 ms, total 2542.82 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:31:00: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0.724 ms, total 1606.81 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:31:00: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.042 ms, total 93.601 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:31:00: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.028 ms, total 62.4 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:31:00: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0.007 ms, total 15.601 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:31:00: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:31:00: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 1.103 ms, total 4867.23 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
23:31:00: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 1.103 ms, total 4867.23 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
23:31:00: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.006 ms, total 15.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:31:00: | QueueEncodeTask - [cpu time: avg 0.006 ms, total 15.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:31:00: | ProcessEncodedFrame - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:31:00: | sending stuff out - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:31:00: ==============================================================
23:31:00:
23:31:00: =====Stream End: 2014-03-15, 23:31:00=================================================


Last game capture log:
2014-03-15, 23:29:56: we're booting up:
23:29:56: CaptureThread: attached to process RomeTW.exe
23:29:56: D3D9 Present
23:29:56: (half life scientist) everything.. seems to be in order
 

Lain

Forum Admin
Lain
Forum Moderator
Developer
It seems at the very least that it tried to capture the game, though for some reason it wasn't able to hook d3d9, which is odd. Not entirely sure what's going on in this particular case.
 

dodgepong

Administrator
Community Helper
Have you tried using a hotkey to capture the game, rather than selecting it from the dropdown list?
 

Taicho91

New Member
Unfortunately I tend to always do this, If it happened to not be the case in the log posted that is very rare but either way it did not help ;(
 

Krazy

Town drunk
Are you playing through Steam or something? In some rare cases the Steam overlay can prevent Game Capture from working.
 
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