Question / Help general specs and settings?

[The_Squintz]

Just started using obs and ive just got a few questions on some recommended settings, i will post a log with my last rec. its the witcher 3 and ran good but had a little stutter at 1 or 2 points, doom is impossible but ive seen that as an issue on other threads as well. If anybody has any tips or tricks would greatly appreciate any help! Thanks!


[19:07:26.488: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz
19:07:26.488: CPU Speed: 3192MHz
19:07:26.488: Physical Cores: 4, Logical Cores: 4
19:07:26.488: Physical Memory: 8144MB Total, 3535MB Free
19:07:26.488: Windows Version: 10.0 Build 14393 (revision: 693; 64-bit)
19:07:26.488: Running as administrator: false
19:07:26.488: Aero is Enabled (Aero is always on for windows 8 and above)
19:07:26.488: Portable mode: false
19:07:26.500: OBS 17.0.2 (64bit, windows)
19:07:26.500: ---------------------------------
19:07:26.500: ---------------------------------
19:07:26.500: audio settings reset:
19:07:26.500: samples per sec: 48000
19:07:26.500: speakers: 2
19:07:26.503: ---------------------------------
19:07:26.503: Initializing D3D11..
19:07:26.503: Available Video Adapters:
19:07:26.505: Adapter 1: AMD Radeon (TM) R9 390 Series
19:07:26.505: Dedicated VRAM: 4271341568
19:07:26.505: Shared VRAM: 4270157824
19:07:26.505: output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true
19:07:26.507: Loading up D3D11 on adapter AMD Radeon (TM) R9 390 Series (0)
19:07:26.516: D3D11 loaded sucessfully, feature level used: 45056
19:07:26.981: ---------------------------------
19:07:26.981: video settings reset:
19:07:26.981: base resolution: 1920x1080
19:07:26.981: output resolution: 1920x1080
19:07:26.981: downscale filter: Lanczos
19:07:26.981: fps: 60/1
19:07:26.981: format: NV12
19:07:26.984: ---------------------------------
19:07:26.985: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/chrome_elf.dll' not found, loading of module failed
19:07:26.986: [CoreAudio encoder]: CoreAudio AAC encoder not installed on the system or couldn't be loaded
19:07:26.989: [AMF Encoder] Version 1.4.3.8 loaded (Compiled: 1.3.0.5, Runtime: 1.4.0.0, Library: 1;4;0;0;1.2;201701131129).
19:07:27.370: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/libcef.dll' not found, loading of module failed
19:07:27.371: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/libEGL.dll' not found, loading of module failed
19:07:27.371: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/libGLESv2.dll' not found, loading of module failed
19:07:27.372: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'obs-browser.dll'
19:07:27.372: [browser_source: 'Version: 1.28.0']
19:07:27.374: LoadLibrary failed for 'nvEncodeAPI64.dll': The specified module could not be found.
19:07:27.374: (126)
19:07:27.476: Couldn't find VLC installation, VLC video source disabled
19:07:27.483: No blackmagic support
19:07:27.560: ---------------------------------
19:07:27.561: Loaded Modules:
19:07:27.561: win-wasapi.dll
19:07:27.561: win-mf.dll
19:07:27.561: win-dshow.dll
19:07:27.561: win-decklink.dll
19:07:27.561: win-capture.dll
19:07:27.561: vlc-video.dll
19:07:27.561: text-freetype2.dll
19:07:27.561: rtmp-services.dll
19:07:27.561: obs-x264.dll
19:07:27.561: obs-transitions.dll
19:07:27.561: obs-text.dll
19:07:27.561: obs-qsv11.dll
19:07:27.561: obs-outputs.dll
19:07:27.561: obs-filters.dll
19:07:27.561: obs-ffmpeg.dll
19:07:27.561: obs-browser.dll
19:07:27.561: image-source.dll
19:07:27.561: frontend-tools.dll
19:07:27.561: enc-amf.dll
19:07:27.561: coreaudio-encoder.dll
19:07:27.561: ==== Startup complete ===============================================
19:07:27.562: Service '' not found
19:07:27.563: All scene data cleared
19:07:27.563: ------------------------------------------------
19:07:27.583: WASAPI: Device '1 - 2757 (AMD High Definition Audio Device)' initialized
19:07:27.685: adding 21 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 21 milliseconds
19:07:28.178: Switched to scene 'Screen recording'
19:07:28.181: ------------------------------------------------
19:07:28.181: Loaded scenes:
19:07:28.181: - scene 'Screen recording':
19:07:28.181: - source: 'Game Capture' (game_capture)
19:07:28.181: - source: 'Game Capture 1' (game_capture)
19:07:28.181: ------------------------------------------------
19:07:29.032: Update check: last known remote version is 17.0.2
19:08:30.764: User added source 'Game Capture 2' (game_capture) to scene 'Screen recording'
19:08:37.018: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] attempting to hook process: witcher3.exe
19:08:37.021: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] using helper (compatibility hook)
19:08:37.054: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] hook not loaded yet, retrying..
19:08:39.035: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] attempting to hook process: witcher3.exe
19:08:39.141: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] d3d11 shared texture capture successful
19:08:39.150: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] shared texture capture successful
19:08:41.781: adding 128 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 149 milliseconds
19:08:41.922: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] ----------------- d3d11 capture freed ----------------
19:08:42.231: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] d3d11 shared texture capture successful
19:08:42.234: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] shared texture capture successful
19:08:47.152: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] ----------------- d3d11 capture freed ----------------
19:08:47.322: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] d3d11 shared texture capture successful
19:08:47.338: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] shared texture capture successful
19:08:56.748: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] ----------------- d3d11 capture freed ----------------
19:08:56.952: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] d3d11 shared texture capture successful
19:08:56.989: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] shared texture capture successful
19:09:04.548: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] ----------------- d3d11 capture freed ----------------
19:09:04.679: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] d3d11 shared texture capture successful
19:09:04.687: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] shared texture capture successful
19:09:11.166: rtmp-common.c: [initialize_output] Could not find service ''
19:09:11.166: ---------------------------------
19:09:11.166: [x264 encoder: 'recording_h264'] preset: ultrafast
19:09:11.166: [x264 encoder: 'recording_h264'] profile: main
19:09:11.166: [x264 encoder: 'recording_h264'] settings:
19:09:11.166: rate_control: CBR
19:09:11.166: bitrate: 40000
19:09:11.166: buffer size: 40000
19:09:11.166: crf: 0
19:09:11.166: fps_num: 60
19:09:11.166: fps_den: 1
19:09:11.166: width: 1920
19:09:11.166: height: 1080
19:09:11.166: keyint: 250
19:09:11.166: vfr: off
19:09:11.166:
19:09:11.174: ---------------------------------
19:09:11.174: [FFmpeg aac encoder: 'Track1'] bitrate: 320, channels: 2
19:09:11.219: ==== Recording Start ===============================================
19:09:11.219: [ffmpeg muxer: 'adv_file_output'] Writing file 'D:/videos/2017-01-24 19-09-11.mp4'...
19:09:13.655: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] ----------------- d3d11 capture freed ----------------
19:09:13.893: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] d3d11 shared texture capture successful
19:09:13.901: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] shared texture capture successful
19:16:11.678: [ffmpeg muxer: 'adv_file_output'] Output of file 'D:/videos/2017-01-24 19-09-11.mp4' stopped
19:16:11.678: Output 'adv_file_output': stopping
19:16:11.678: Output 'adv_file_output': Total encoded frames: 25222
19:16:11.678: Output 'adv_file_output': Total drawn frames: 25227
19:16:11.678: Output 'adv_file_output': Number of skipped frames due to encoding lag: 20 (0.1%)
19:16:11.678: Output 'adv_file_output': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 12 (0.0%)
19:16:11.679: ==== Recording Stop ================================================
19:16:18.934: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] capture window no longer exists, terminating capture
19:16:18.934: [game-capture: 'Game Capture 2'] capture stopped
19:16:19.101: adding 21 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 170 milliseconds]

 

[EBrito]

19:16:11.678: Output 'adv_file_output': Number of skipped frames due to encoding lag: 20 (0.1%)
19:16:11.678: Output 'adv_file_output': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 12 (0.0%)

Record:

Simple settings
Recording Quality Indistinguishable
Encoder x264, x264 low cpu usage or AMD AMF , try and stick with the best for you
Format FLV

Taken from this guide
https://obsproject.com/forum/resour...lity-recording-and-multiple-audio-tracks.221/

 

[BornDownUnder]

@The_Squintz, you have a r9 390, which is quite capable of 1080p60fps...

If you have not already, the following link will take you to Xaymar's amazing plugin for the latest AMF codec for OBS Studio (it far exceeds the current AMD AMF adaptation provided by OBS Studio as default):
https://www.xaymar.com/portfolio/plugin-amf-encoder-for-obs-studio/
If you have any questions, comments or queries in regards to Xaymar's plugin, the following link will take you to the thread for it here in the OBS forums:
https://obsproject.com/forum/thread...ramework-encoder-plugin-for-obs-studio.52305/

Try the following settings in Output:

Output Mode: Advanced
Encoder: H264 (AMD AMF)
Preset: Balanced
Profile: High
Profile Level: 4.2
Rate Control Method: VBR_LAT
Minimum QP= 0
Maximum QP= 42
Target Bitrate= 50000
Peak Bitrate= 90000

This should give you smooth quality recordings, coupled with your i5 6500, @1080p60fps your fps in-game should also have be negligibly impacted whilst recording is being done.

If you don't have a SSD that you are recording to, then perhaps try lowering the target and peak bitrates a bit, if your recordings are stuttering during playback.

If you have fps issues in-game, then try lowering the Preset to Speed, if still an issue then reduce the profile to Main. This will reduce quality of your recording slightly (You will notice a little more pixelation in smoke, heavily shadowed areas when movement is occurring)

If you still have performance issues in-game or recording, then you will likely need to lower your in-game graphic options a tad to reduce strain on your CPU (Most likely) or your GPU (Least likely)

If you continue to have performance issues, upload a logfile & I will try to lend a hand further, as my CPU is an i5 2500 & my GPU is a r9 290x, pretty much just earlier models of your CPU & GPU.

If on the other hand you find that you have no performance issues at all after checking your log post-recording, try out the Quality Preset and a Profile level of 5.0 or 5.1 (Though I believe this is only 400 series capable, 4.2 is minimum for 1080p60fps) If you still have no issues after checking your log post-recording, you could even try for a Maximum QP of 36

Hope this helps you out!