Question / Help Certain Games Giving A Black Screen

KrigRaseri · Sep 25, 2013

Hello when I attempt recording The Witch's House which is a 12-bit RPG Maker game I get a black screen if I use capture game, or a black screen but I can see my cursor if using window capture. However, other games such as Boson X that I try recording work fine. I have tried to fix it myself by reading posts and watching videos but no luck :( I do have a reallllly poo computer if that might be it. Here lies thy holy scriptures of thy logs

Code:

22:50:40: Settings::Video: Enabling Aero
23:14:20: Settings::Video: Enabling Aero
23:17:51: Open Broadcaster Software v0.554b - 32bit (´・ω・｀)
23:17:51: -------------------------------
23:17:51: CPU Name: Genuine Intel(R) CPU            2140  @ 1.60GHz
23:17:51: CPU Speed: 1596MHz
23:17:51: Physical Memory:  1532MB Total, 388MB Free
23:17:51: stepping id: 2, model 15, family 6, type 0, extmodel 0, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 2, total cores 2
23:17:51: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1024, 768}
23:17:51: Windows Version: 6.0 Build 6002 S
23:17:51: Aero is Enabled
23:17:51: -------------------------------
23:17:51: OBS Modules:
23:17:51: Base Address     Module
23:17:51: 009E0000         OBS.exe
23:17:51: 5B3D0000         OBSApi.dll
23:17:51: 69880000         DShowPlugin.dll
23:17:51: 715C0000         GraphicsCapture.dll
23:17:51: 71360000         NoiseGate.dll
23:17:51: 6CA90000         PSVPlugin.dll
23:17:51: ------------------------------------------
23:17:51: Adapter 1
23:17:51:   Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
23:17:51:   Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 255393792
23:17:51:   Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 535435264
23:17:51: =====Stream Start: 2013-09-24, 23:17:51===============================================
23:17:51:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
23:17:51:   Base resolution: 1600x900
23:17:51:   Output resolution: 1280x720
23:17:51: ------------------------------------------
23:17:51: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS...
23:17:52: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawTexture.pShader.blob
23:17:52: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawSolid.pShader.blob
23:17:52: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DownscaleBilinear1YUV.pShader.blob
23:17:52: Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{57bf8cf1-1af2-4d67-80a7-97ddb5942ae9}
23:17:52: ------------------------------------------
23:17:52: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Turtle Beach PX22)
23:17:52: ------------------------------------------
23:17:52: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Turtle Beach PX22)
23:17:53: ------------------------------------------
23:17:53: Audio Encoding: AAC
23:17:53:     bitrate: 160
23:17:53: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/ColorKey_RGB.pShader.blob
23:17:53: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/AlphaIgnore.pShader.blob
23:17:53: Using Window Capture
23:17:54: ------------------------------------------
23:17:54: Video Encoding: x264
23:17:54:     fps: 30
23:17:54:     width: 1280, height: 720
23:17:54:     preset: veryfast
23:17:54:     CBR: yes
23:17:54:     CFR: no
23:17:54:     max bitrate: 1000
23:17:54:     buffer size: 1000
23:17:54: ------------------------------------------
23:17:54: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (Turtle Beach PX22)' is 384000, samples per sec is 48000
23:17:54: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Microphone (Turtle Beach PX22)' is 384000, samples per sec is 48000
23:18:26: Settings::Video: Enabling Aero
23:18:38: Settings::Video: Enabling Aero
23:19:00: Using graphics capture
23:19:00: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawTexture_ColorAdjust.pShader.blob
23:19:16: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawTexture_ColorAdjust.pShader.blob
23:20:47: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/ColorKey_RGB.pShader.blob
23:20:47: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/AlphaIgnore.pShader.blob
23:20:47: Using Monitor Capture
23:21:23: Total frames rendered: 5161, number of late frames: 1924 (37.28%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
23:21:23: 
23:21:23: Profiler results:
23:21:23: 
23:21:23: ==============================================================
23:21:23: frame - [100%] [avg time: 32.472 ms (cpu time: avg 15.527 ms, total 80137.7 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 99.9%] [unaccounted: 0.0554%]
23:21:23: | frame preprocessing and rendering - [21.2%] [avg time: 6.868 ms (cpu time: avg 2.472 ms, total 12760.9 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 14.1%] [unaccounted: 7.03%]
23:21:23: | | scene->Preprocess - [14.1%] [avg time: 4.585 ms (cpu time: avg 1.674 ms, total 8642.46 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:21:23: | video encoding and uploading - [78.8%] [avg time: 25.586 ms (cpu time: avg 13.051 ms, total 67361.2 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 77.9%] [unaccounted: 0.933%]
23:21:23: | | flush - [1.28%] [avg time: 0.415 ms (cpu time: avg 0.247 ms, total 1279.21 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:21:23: | | CopyResource - [51.7%] [avg time: 16.773 ms (cpu time: avg 7.574 ms, total 39093.8 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:21:23: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [1.29%] [avg time: 0.418 ms (cpu time: avg 0.015 ms, total 78.001 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:21:23: | | call to encoder - [23.6%] [avg time: 7.669 ms (cpu time: avg 5.168 ms, total 26676.2 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:21:23: | | sending stuff out - [0.0246%] [avg time: 0.008 ms (cpu time: avg 0.003 ms, total 15.6 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:21:23: | Convert444Threads - [124%] [avg time: 40.342 ms (cpu time: avg 3.657 ms, total 18876.1 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:21:23: ==============================================================
23:21:23: 
23:21:23: =====Stream End: 2013-09-24, 23:21:23=================================================
23:22:41: =====Stream Start: 2013-09-24, 23:22:41===============================================
23:22:41:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
23:22:41:   Base resolution: 1600x900
23:22:41:   Output resolution: 1280x720
23:22:41: ------------------------------------------
23:22:41: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS...
23:22:42: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawTexture.pShader.blob
23:22:42: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawSolid.pShader.blob
23:22:42: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DownscaleBilinear1YUV.pShader.blob
23:22:42: Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{57bf8cf1-1af2-4d67-80a7-97ddb5942ae9}
23:22:42: ------------------------------------------
23:22:42: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Turtle Beach PX22)
23:22:42: ------------------------------------------
23:22:42: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Turtle Beach PX22)
23:22:42: ------------------------------------------
23:22:42: Audio Encoding: AAC
23:22:42:     bitrate: 160
23:22:42: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/ColorKey_RGB.pShader.blob
23:22:42: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/AlphaIgnore.pShader.blob
23:22:42: Using Window Capture
23:22:42: ------------------------------------------
23:22:42: Video Encoding: x264
23:22:42:     fps: 30
23:22:42:     width: 1280, height: 720
23:22:42:     preset: veryfast
23:22:42:     CBR: yes
23:22:42:     CFR: no
23:22:42:     max bitrate: 2500
23:22:42:     buffer size: 2500
23:22:42: ------------------------------------------
23:22:42: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (Turtle Beach PX22)' is 384000, samples per sec is 48000
23:22:42: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Microphone (Turtle Beach PX22)' is 384000, samples per sec is 48000
23:22:49: Total frames rendered: 155, number of late frames: 64 (41.29%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
23:22:49: 
23:22:49: Profiler results:
23:22:49: 
23:22:49: ==============================================================
23:22:49: frame - [100%] [avg time: 32.368 ms (cpu time: avg 14.492 ms, total 2246.41 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 100%] [unaccounted: 0.0494%]
23:22:49: | frame preprocessing and rendering - [24%] [avg time: 7.773 ms (cpu time: avg 4.025 ms, total 624.005 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 16.7%] [unaccounted: 7.33%]
23:22:49: | | scene->Preprocess - [16.7%] [avg time: 5.399 ms (cpu time: avg 3.22 ms, total 499.205 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:22:49: | video encoding and uploading - [75.9%] [avg time: 24.579 ms (cpu time: avg 10.467 ms, total 1622.41 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 75.8%] [unaccounted: 0.114%]
23:22:49: | | flush - [0.902%] [avg time: 0.292 ms (cpu time: avg 0.301 ms, total 46.8 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:22:49: | | CopyResource - [44.7%] [avg time: 14.481 ms (cpu time: avg 5.334 ms, total 826.804 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:22:49: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.513%] [avg time: 0.166 ms (cpu time: avg 0.1 ms, total 15.6 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:22:49: | | call to encoder - [29.7%] [avg time: 9.6 ms (cpu time: avg 4.73 ms, total 733.205 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:22:49: | | sending stuff out - [0.00927%] [avg time: 0.003 ms (cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:22:49: | Convert444Threads - [112%] [avg time: 36.305 ms (cpu time: avg 2.415 ms, total 374.402 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:22:49: ==============================================================
23:22:49: 
23:22:49: =====Stream End: 2013-09-24, 23:22:49=================================================
23:22:50: =====Stream Start: 2013-09-24, 23:22:50===============================================
23:22:50:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
23:22:50:   Base resolution: 1600x900
23:22:50:   Output resolution: 1280x720
23:22:50: ------------------------------------------
23:22:50: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS...
23:22:50: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawTexture.pShader.blob
23:22:50: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawSolid.pShader.blob
23:22:50: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DownscaleBilinear1YUV.pShader.blob
23:22:50: Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{57bf8cf1-1af2-4d67-80a7-97ddb5942ae9}
23:22:50: ------------------------------------------
23:22:50: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Turtle Beach PX22)
23:22:50: ------------------------------------------
23:22:50: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Turtle Beach PX22)
23:22:50: ------------------------------------------
23:22:50: Audio Encoding: AAC
23:22:50:     bitrate: 160
23:22:50: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/ColorKey_RGB.pShader.blob
23:22:50: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/AlphaIgnore.pShader.blob
23:22:50: Using Window Capture
23:22:50: ------------------------------------------
23:22:50: Video Encoding: x264
23:22:50:     fps: 30
23:22:50:     width: 1280, height: 720
23:22:50:     preset: veryfast
23:22:50:     CBR: yes
23:22:50:     CFR: no
23:22:50:     max bitrate: 2500
23:22:50:     buffer size: 2500
23:22:50: ------------------------------------------
23:22:50: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (Turtle Beach PX22)' is 384000, samples per sec is 48000
23:22:50: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Microphone (Turtle Beach PX22)' is 384000, samples per sec is 48000
23:23:23: Total frames rendered: 772, number of late frames: 401 (51.94%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
23:23:24: 
23:23:24: Profiler results:
23:23:24: 
23:23:24: ==============================================================
23:23:24: frame - [100%] [avg time: 38.085 ms (cpu time: avg 16.206 ms, total 12511.3 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 100%] [unaccounted: 0.042%]
23:23:24: | frame preprocessing and rendering - [20%] [avg time: 7.624 ms (cpu time: avg 4.223 ms, total 3260.42 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 16.1%] [unaccounted: 3.89%]
23:23:24: | | scene->Preprocess - [16.1%] [avg time: 6.142 ms (cpu time: avg 3.596 ms, total 2776.82 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:23:24: | video encoding and uploading - [79.9%] [avg time: 30.445 ms (cpu time: avg 11.982 ms, total 9250.86 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 79.6%] [unaccounted: 0.328%]
23:23:24: | | flush - [1.22%] [avg time: 0.465 ms (cpu time: avg 0.242 ms, total 187.203 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:23:24: | | CopyResource - [49.4%] [avg time: 18.797 ms (cpu time: avg 7.072 ms, total 5460.03 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:23:24: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.572%] [avg time: 0.218 ms (cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:23:24: | | call to encoder - [26%] [avg time: 9.921 ms (cpu time: avg 4.566 ms, total 3525.63 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:23:24: | | sending stuff out - [2.41%] [avg time: 0.919 ms (cpu time: avg 0.02 ms, total 15.6 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:23:24: | Convert444Threads - [109%] [avg time: 41.365 ms (cpu time: avg 3.637 ms, total 2808.02 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:23:24: ==============================================================
23:23:24: 
23:23:24: =====Stream End: 2013-09-24, 23:23:24=================================================
23:25:19: =====Stream Start: 2013-09-24, 23:25:19===============================================
23:25:19:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
23:25:19:   Base resolution: 1600x900
23:25:19:   Output resolution: 1280x720
23:25:19: ------------------------------------------
23:25:19: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS...
23:25:19: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawTexture.pShader.blob
23:25:19: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawSolid.pShader.blob
23:25:19: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DownscaleBilinear1YUV.pShader.blob
23:25:19: Playback device Default
23:25:19: ------------------------------------------
23:25:19: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Turtle Beach PX22)
23:25:19: ------------------------------------------
23:25:19: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Turtle Beach PX22)
23:25:19: ------------------------------------------
23:25:19: Audio Encoding: AAC
23:25:19:     bitrate: 160
23:25:19: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/ColorKey_RGB.pShader.blob
23:25:19: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/AlphaIgnore.pShader.blob
23:25:19: Using Window Capture
23:25:19: ------------------------------------------
23:25:19: Video Encoding: x264
23:25:19:     fps: 30
23:25:19:     width: 1280, height: 720
23:25:19:     preset: veryfast
23:25:19:     CBR: yes
23:25:19:     CFR: no
23:25:19:     max bitrate: 2500
23:25:19:     buffer size: 2500
23:25:19: ------------------------------------------
23:25:19: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (Turtle Beach PX22)' is 384000, samples per sec is 48000
23:25:19: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Microphone (Turtle Beach PX22)' is 384000, samples per sec is 48000
23:28:39: Using graphics capture
23:28:39: C:/Users/Brandon/AppData/Roaming/OBS/shaderCache/shaders/DrawTexture_ColorAdjust.pShader.blob
23:29:33: Total frames rendered: 6844, number of late frames: 1917 (28.01%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
23:29:33: 
23:29:33: Profiler results:
23:29:33: 
23:29:33: ==============================================================
23:29:33: frame - [100%] [avg time: 29.784 ms (cpu time: avg 15.825 ms, total 108312 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 99.9%] [unaccounted: 0.0571%]
23:29:33: | frame preprocessing and rendering - [16%] [avg time: 4.77 ms (cpu time: avg 3.159 ms, total 21621.8 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 10.7%] [unaccounted: 5.29%]
23:29:33: | | scene->Preprocess - [10.7%] [avg time: 3.194 ms (cpu time: avg 2.379 ms, total 16286.5 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:29:33: | video encoding and uploading - [83.9%] [avg time: 24.997 ms (cpu time: avg 12.657 ms, total 86627.3 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 83.5%] [unaccounted: 0.47%]
23:29:33: | | flush - [1.37%] [avg time: 0.407 ms (cpu time: avg 0.278 ms, total 1903.21 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
23:29:33: | | CopyResource - [54.2%] [avg time: 16.154 ms (cpu time: avg 7.17 ms, total 49077.9 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:29:33: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [1%] [avg time: 0.298 ms (cpu time: avg 0.018 ms, total 124.8 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:29:33: | | call to encoder - [26.8%] [avg time: 7.989 ms (cpu time: avg 5.158 ms, total 35303 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:29:33: | | sending stuff out - [0.0302%] [avg time: 0.009 ms (cpu time: avg 0.006 ms, total 46.8 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:29:33: | Convert444Threads - [124%] [avg time: 36.986 ms (cpu time: avg 3.562 ms, total 24383 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
23:29:33: ==============================================================
23:29:33: 
23:29:33: =====Stream End: 2013-09-24, 23:29:33=================================================


Last game capture log:
2013-09-24, 23:19:16: we're booting up:

I do believe this to be the correct log. Thanks to all those that stop by to attempt helping. *Note this is for recording purposes not streaming*

Lain · Sep 25, 2013

I've actually been playing this game too, just by total coincidence. Game capture doesn't work with these sort of games currently, but window capture and monitor capture do, at least for me. I see you're on windows vista -- there may be some issues with windows vista, though I'm not entirely sure. Did you run windows update and get the vista platform update as well? Though I guess you did if you can run OBS. Hm.

Also wow, you have very little RAM available.

dodgepong · Sep 25, 2013

Yeah given the post you made over here viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7567 your PC isn't doing you any favors...

KrigRaseri · Sep 25, 2013

Yeah I know right! It was free though so I can't really complain too much, and it is viewable on monitor mode but it's all sorts of wonky. My computer hopped on the crap train chuga chuga chuga chuga chuga cough hack flat line.

Question / Help Certain Games Giving A Black Screen

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