Mutantpugs
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Here is my log file from a recent recording: https://obsproject.com/logs/XyZPGJZwWk1SgwLO
The videos in the playback viewer on obs and when I'm recording gameplay work just fine (cpu usage is like 10%, clean 60 fps, it's not laggy at all), but it's when I view the videos in my files that they look like they're 15 fps and the resolution has been scaled down a lot.
I am just trying to record some simple gameplay on my 2025 MacBook Pro M4 but every recording comes out choppy and laggy. I have tried every single cpu option available and found the Apple VT H264 Hardware Encoder is probably my best bet. For my encoder I've been using CRF at the quality of 80%, but again I've tried all the other options there too. My bit-rate is 18,000 when using CRB but that still doesn't work. My resolution is 1920x1080 and I'm even downscaling it to try and fix the lag but NOTHING IS WORKING.
I'm thinking it may have something to do with how my videos are being exported? They all look like they're in 15 fps when I play them back after I stop the recording for some reason, my computer doesn't lag at all and my cpu usage is very very low when I record so I don't know what could be causing it honestly. I don't know what setting I need to change on my Mac or OBS, I have tried everything it feels like. My output frame rate is 60 fps but I don't know what could be causing my exported recordings to be looking like that?
I'm actually losing my mind because I know Macs can record games just fine. I just don't know what I'm doing wrong, please help me!!
The videos in the playback viewer on obs and when I'm recording gameplay work just fine (cpu usage is like 10%, clean 60 fps, it's not laggy at all), but it's when I view the videos in my files that they look like they're 15 fps and the resolution has been scaled down a lot.
I am just trying to record some simple gameplay on my 2025 MacBook Pro M4 but every recording comes out choppy and laggy. I have tried every single cpu option available and found the Apple VT H264 Hardware Encoder is probably my best bet. For my encoder I've been using CRF at the quality of 80%, but again I've tried all the other options there too. My bit-rate is 18,000 when using CRB but that still doesn't work. My resolution is 1920x1080 and I'm even downscaling it to try and fix the lag but NOTHING IS WORKING.
I'm thinking it may have something to do with how my videos are being exported? They all look like they're in 15 fps when I play them back after I stop the recording for some reason, my computer doesn't lag at all and my cpu usage is very very low when I record so I don't know what could be causing it honestly. I don't know what setting I need to change on my Mac or OBS, I have tried everything it feels like. My output frame rate is 60 fps but I don't know what could be causing my exported recordings to be looking like that?
I'm actually losing my mind because I know Macs can record games just fine. I just don't know what I'm doing wrong, please help me!!