Question / Help Do I have too high expectations for recording?

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InfernoTK

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Hey all. I am having a really, really difficult time getting any recordings that don't look like garbage, and by garbage i mean struggling to get 30 FPS at 1080p. I got my current machine with the intention of doing lots of recording and streaming, and I have not been able to produce quality content for either. Are my expectations too high? Should I have just got a second computer instead for what I paid for this one? Here are some specs about my system:

Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 10586) (10586.th2_release_sec.160422-1850)
System Model: MS-7883
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz (12 CPUs), ~3.5GHz
Memory: 32768MB RAM

And I have 2x NVIDIA Titan Z's in SLI.

https://gist.github.com/f519e15a026fad666089687e45c01cfe <-- Log File

This is a link to the log of my most recent failed attempts. All I get is a blank recording that has sound.
 
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InfernoTK

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I'm shooting for 1080p@60 which is well within the realm of reasonable I feel like for my machine. If I change the custom resolution in the Video tab to 1920x1080, it only records the top left like, 65% of the game. If I leave it where it naturally goes to it is 1440p. I run the game in 1080p and I am using game capture. When I follow this guide the same problem happens, with the video getting cut off. But with the default video settings there are black bars around the video.

https://gist.github.com/anonymous/09d6c4dc61bf3342f16332a0e8235872 <-- New log file.

Screenshot for reference on the not capturing whole screen at 1080 thing: http://screencast.com/t/urxaN6Jd6l
 
Dojii

Dojii

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You should have no problem rendering HQ video with your system. Don't know what could be wrong though. it's probably just a few simple setting here or there. Good luck.

I've only used OBS to stream. I used fraps to capture (but that makes mega huge files.) I recently ordered the Elgato HD60 Pro which does capture @1080p 60FPS. But I haven't tried it yet. It's in the mail.
 
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alpinlol

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NVENC should also be able to handle 1440p60 without even clinching.

19:24:10: Total frames encoded: 923, total frames duplicated: 893 (96.75%)
19:24:10: Number of frames skipped due to encoder lag: 882 (95.56%)

Thats quite blatant. It might be an SLI Issue.
 
FerretBomb

FerretBomb

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You should be fine if you follow the HQ local recordings guide.
In short, x264 with the Ultrafast preset, uncheck CBR, VBR quality all the way up, and set a custom buffer size of 0 to unlock the bitrate into 'use whatever is needed' mode.

It'll result in sizable files that can be re-encoded later with Handbrake, ffmpeg or another re-compressor to bring down the filesize, but you should be able to record 1440@60 no problem on that system. Minimal impact at best.
Would NOT recommend bothering with NVENC.

A note, you can tweak it until you find a lower encoder preset that still works without swamping things, but if you're locally recording there's really no need. You have time to recompress in non-realtime later, and diskspace is cheap.
 
PrinceVinc

PrinceVinc

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What I can't understand is why on earth would you use Nvenc if you have a 12 Core CPU? xD
x264 is superior Quality xD

So yeah, with that said: Did you try to click on your source, right click Transform and Fit to screen/Stretch to Screen?
Your recording settings should look like this:
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Edit: Aaaand I just realised I am in the wrong OBS section :P Sry. But my suggestion would be switch to Studio though.
I refrained from it for too long and now I am happier than before.

There is some time needed to get used to it though!
 
Boildown

Boildown

Active Member
OBS Classic doesn't work right with SLI active. Deactivate it or switch to OBS Studio.

A GTX Titan Z uses only a Kepler-based chipset, which means that as far as NVEnc goes, its slower than a measly GTX 750. Chances are it can't do 1440p video, and it can't even do 1080p video on HQ preset. Change your preset to HP and downscale to 1080p and maybe it'll work.

Finally,
20:12:09: preset: hq
20:12:09: profile: main
20:12:09: keyint: 120
Click to expand...

If you're recording to your hard drive, you can use High profile and auto keyint... or set your keyint to a longer time, like 5 seconds. The main reason for having the profile set to Main and keyint set to 2 seconds is for Twitch streaming, which you're not doing, and it lessens the efficiency of your recording.
 
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