After switching over from Xsplit I have to say I'm very impressed with how smooth/fluid streaming feels when compared. It feels a lot like OBS is more compatible with my system's hardware, unfortunately it also feels like xsplit is more compatible with my internet.
The problem starts when something intense happens in-game or usually 5-10 minutes into streaming where my latency will shoot up and things will start taking 2-3 seconds to happen, in this case casting spells in WoW.
Say I put my bitrate/buffer to 2,500: It will stream perfectly fine, no lag, no increase in latency while the program is reading ~2500-2600 bitrate as a green bar, then all of the sudden 1500-2000 becomes yellow and anything above that is red and my latency is spiking. This more times than not corrects itself for a few seconds and sometimes an entire minute if I minimize to a web browser so the bitrate lowers itself since nothing is happening, then back into game and 2500 becomes green again for the duration of the time listed above. I'm sure it isn't my internet coincidentally acting up since I've done tests spanning a few days and the same bitrate produces no problems with xsplit.
I've tried changing the settings, lowered bitrate, lowered quality balance, lower resolution. It seems that no matter what the same problem arises.
Computer specs: fx 8150, 8gigs of ram, ati 7970
Internet: 25 down 3.5 - 3.8 up
Does anybody have any idea what it could be? Does this program require specific ports to be manually opened? I appreciate your help.
The problem starts when something intense happens in-game or usually 5-10 minutes into streaming where my latency will shoot up and things will start taking 2-3 seconds to happen, in this case casting spells in WoW.
Say I put my bitrate/buffer to 2,500: It will stream perfectly fine, no lag, no increase in latency while the program is reading ~2500-2600 bitrate as a green bar, then all of the sudden 1500-2000 becomes yellow and anything above that is red and my latency is spiking. This more times than not corrects itself for a few seconds and sometimes an entire minute if I minimize to a web browser so the bitrate lowers itself since nothing is happening, then back into game and 2500 becomes green again for the duration of the time listed above. I'm sure it isn't my internet coincidentally acting up since I've done tests spanning a few days and the same bitrate produces no problems with xsplit.
I've tried changing the settings, lowered bitrate, lowered quality balance, lower resolution. It seems that no matter what the same problem arises.
Computer specs: fx 8150, 8gigs of ram, ati 7970
Internet: 25 down 3.5 - 3.8 up
Does anybody have any idea what it could be? Does this program require specific ports to be manually opened? I appreciate your help.