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SumDim

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The problem lies here:
[NVENC encoder: 'simple_h264_stream'] Failed to open NVENC codec: Generic error in an external library

Although OBS says you have NVENC support, that is not correct.
03:02:38.947: NVENC supported

The Nvidia 940MX GPU card you have does not support NVENC.
Adapter 2: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX

The 940MX is a GM108 Maxwell 1st Gen card. If you look at image with the architecture above the table, next to the Encode HW title, there's an an asterisk next to it. The asterisk means "except GM108"
https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-video-codec-sdk#NVENCFeatures

So you can't use the NVENC encoder and will have to switch to x264.
 
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zmanth

New Member
SumDim said:
The problem lies here:
[NVENC encoder: 'simple_h264_stream'] Failed to open NVENC codec: Generic error in an external library

Although OBS says you have NVENC support, that is not correct.
03:02:38.947: NVENC supported

The Nvidia 940MX GPU card you have does not support NVENC.
Adapter 2: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX

The 940MX is a GM108 Maxwell 1st Gen card. If you look at image with the architecture above the table, next to the Encode HW title, there's an an asterisk next to it. The asterisk means "except GM108"
https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-video-codec-sdk#NVENCFeatures

So you can't use the NVENC encoder and will have to switch to x264.
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Awesome! Do you have steps on how I would go about switching that possibly? That would be super helpful.
 
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zmanth

New Member
zmanth said:
When I go into Advanced Output Settings it says my encoder is already set to x264.
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It is now working. It looks like I had to open the advanced settings and then just apply the already configured settings for some reason. Thanks for the advice!!!
 
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