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Lawrence_SoCal
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???
I livestream and record a regular house of worship service. I'm recording/saving to the local C:\ users directory, which happens to be a NVMe SSD. When I hit stop streaming/recording when I'm done, I have OBS settings configured to auto-remux from MKV to MP4 and that takes about 20 seconds to write a copy of the 10GB+ file (1080p 30fps 1hr plus) and then I have both the MKV and MP4 file. That extra 20 seconds isn't necessary as I originally started simply saving the MKV and that file is done/ready essentially immediately upon ending recording (faster than I can ALT-TAB to file directory and do anything with the file, so close enough)
so I'm not sure what your looking for?
The point of OBS is real-time video compositing (which entails encoding) and is VERY computationally demanding. The same is true for video editing, and any real-time encoding application. Modern phones, tablets, cameras etc have dedicated chips to do the encoding, with limited options/flexibility. OBS and similar have LOTS of flexibility and options. If someone doesn't know what they are doing, or aren't careful and understanding settings and their implications with OBS (or similar), a person can easily overwhelm even a $5->10K workstation PC
SO, I'm not sure what you are doing that is, by impression, taking an extra 2 hours? maybe you are remuxing but writing to a slow HDD which has something slowing it down, like security s/w or ??? or worse, writing the remux file to a slow USB external flash drive??
And Export has a specific technical meaning in an app like OBS, ex an export of settings, etc makes sense.
Exporting video does NOT make sense, as OBS is not a video Editor. When one finishes recording in OBS, the video is done and ready (or should be unless specific OBS setting to the contrary .. ex remuxing), or a computer (not OBS) has a problem
So maybe clarifying what you are asking for/about?
I livestream and record a regular house of worship service. I'm recording/saving to the local C:\ users directory, which happens to be a NVMe SSD. When I hit stop streaming/recording when I'm done, I have OBS settings configured to auto-remux from MKV to MP4 and that takes about 20 seconds to write a copy of the 10GB+ file (1080p 30fps 1hr plus) and then I have both the MKV and MP4 file. That extra 20 seconds isn't necessary as I originally started simply saving the MKV and that file is done/ready essentially immediately upon ending recording (faster than I can ALT-TAB to file directory and do anything with the file, so close enough)
so I'm not sure what your looking for?
The point of OBS is real-time video compositing (which entails encoding) and is VERY computationally demanding. The same is true for video editing, and any real-time encoding application. Modern phones, tablets, cameras etc have dedicated chips to do the encoding, with limited options/flexibility. OBS and similar have LOTS of flexibility and options. If someone doesn't know what they are doing, or aren't careful and understanding settings and their implications with OBS (or similar), a person can easily overwhelm even a $5->10K workstation PC
SO, I'm not sure what you are doing that is, by impression, taking an extra 2 hours? maybe you are remuxing but writing to a slow HDD which has something slowing it down, like security s/w or ??? or worse, writing the remux file to a slow USB external flash drive??
And Export has a specific technical meaning in an app like OBS, ex an export of settings, etc makes sense.
Exporting video does NOT make sense, as OBS is not a video Editor. When one finishes recording in OBS, the video is done and ready (or should be unless specific OBS setting to the contrary .. ex remuxing), or a computer (not OBS) has a problem
So maybe clarifying what you are asking for/about?
It is not a video editor but it could easily become one. You can import a video, modify the audio level, apply a filter such as the limiter and then modify video parameters such as brightness, contrast, color, ... At this point, only the export function is missing, and I don't think it's a big job to implement it. Unlike almost all video editors, OBS even allows you to use external VST audio plugins.
Lawrence_SoCal
Active Member
Just my $0.02
Yes, OBS could become an editor... but shouldn't.
Per other recent posts along the same lines... the short version being ... what you are talking about would involve a loss of image quality due to re-encoding.
On the other hand, someone mentioned ... I think it was Audacity or ??? that can edit the audio track without touching the video.
it is all about using the right tool for the job. There are lots of video editors on the market, including free ones which support audio plugins. I don't see a reason for OBS to pursue that realm, which is completely different from being a real-time video compositing tool
Yes, OBS could become an editor... but shouldn't.
Per other recent posts along the same lines... the short version being ... what you are talking about would involve a loss of image quality due to re-encoding.
On the other hand, someone mentioned ... I think it was Audacity or ??? that can edit the audio track without touching the video.
it is all about using the right tool for the job. There are lots of video editors on the market, including free ones which support audio plugins. I don't see a reason for OBS to pursue that realm, which is completely different from being a real-time video compositing tool