Hi there. I've been having a problem with freezing(?) while streaming and/or recording for the last few months. I'll describe exactly what happens.
1. Playing game, with OBS Studio, LiveSplit, and Project 64(N64 emulation software) open.
2. Whole PC freezes for ~3 seconds, and when it unfreezes, I get an error in the bottom left corner of my OBS that tells me I'm having an encoding overload. Occasionally, I'll get an error box that says "An encoding error occurred while recording/streaming", and after I close that, I won't be able to record or stream again until I close and re-open OBS. But typically, it just freezes for a few seconds.
It happens multiple times a stream, at seemingly random times. I've tried Bitrates from 2500-6000, and it happens on all of them. At first, I figured it might be my internet spiking, but it also happens with offline recording, so it's clearly not that. Plus, my internet is more than strong enough to support a bitrate of 6000.
For clarity: This exact same error has happened to me while:
HUGE NOTE: I only ever get this error on Project 64. I've also streamed League of Legends and Super Mario Maker 2(Using an Elgato Capture Card) and this has never been a problem with those games.
PC Specs
CPU - Threadripper 2950X 3.5 GHz (Hexadeca Core)
GPU - Dual Geforce GTX 1080 8GB with High Bandwidth Bridge
RAM - 64GB (8x8GB) DDR4
Motherboard - Asus Prime X399-A
OS - Windows 10 Home Version 1903
Most Recent Log(Recording ended with error box reading: "An encoding error occurred while recording/streaming", but also had normal encoding overload errors at points): https://obsproject.com/logs/PZyHjhGc7wsjmzns
I'm still super new at streaming, and I'm not exactly sure what's causing this. Any help would be greatly appreciated, this is really screwing things up for me.
I'm happy to provide any more info about my setup if needed.
Thanks!
1. Playing game, with OBS Studio, LiveSplit, and Project 64(N64 emulation software) open.
2. Whole PC freezes for ~3 seconds, and when it unfreezes, I get an error in the bottom left corner of my OBS that tells me I'm having an encoding overload. Occasionally, I'll get an error box that says "An encoding error occurred while recording/streaming", and after I close that, I won't be able to record or stream again until I close and re-open OBS. But typically, it just freezes for a few seconds.
It happens multiple times a stream, at seemingly random times. I've tried Bitrates from 2500-6000, and it happens on all of them. At first, I figured it might be my internet spiking, but it also happens with offline recording, so it's clearly not that. Plus, my internet is more than strong enough to support a bitrate of 6000.
For clarity: This exact same error has happened to me while:
- Streaming AND recording at the same time
- Recording, but not streaming.
HUGE NOTE: I only ever get this error on Project 64. I've also streamed League of Legends and Super Mario Maker 2(Using an Elgato Capture Card) and this has never been a problem with those games.
PC Specs
CPU - Threadripper 2950X 3.5 GHz (Hexadeca Core)
GPU - Dual Geforce GTX 1080 8GB with High Bandwidth Bridge
RAM - 64GB (8x8GB) DDR4
Motherboard - Asus Prime X399-A
OS - Windows 10 Home Version 1903
Most Recent Log(Recording ended with error box reading: "An encoding error occurred while recording/streaming", but also had normal encoding overload errors at points): https://obsproject.com/logs/PZyHjhGc7wsjmzns
I'm still super new at streaming, and I'm not exactly sure what's causing this. Any help would be greatly appreciated, this is really screwing things up for me.
I'm happy to provide any more info about my setup if needed.
Thanks!