Help! My stream disconnects without me knowing it on YouTube. And recording just won't stop
- Thread starter LGS Media
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Lawrence_SoCal
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9 generation old CPU doing computationally demanding real-time video encoding, combine with a couple of color adjusting (CPU intensive filters and effects) as well as Audio filters. And 60 fps... did this EVER work? I wouldn't think it would have on that old/slow of a CPU (for real-time video encoding)
For HoW, you aren't doing any slow-motion, right? assuming you aren't, drop to 30 fps
Turn off color correction on PC until you master real-time full system hardware resource utilization monitoring, and ensuring no bottlenecks. That CPU at 44% in your screen capture is the OBS Studio process only. Other processes could easily be driving system to CPU overload. And systems that old often had HDD vs SSD, which would create Disk I/O bottlenecks.
And there are lots of errors on the BlackMagic video input... not sure if you need to fix that, or if that is a symptom of an overloaded PC
Normally, I'd suggest a NVENC capable GPU to do encoding offload, but on such an old system, not really worth it (unless you can get an appropriate GPU for free/super-cheap). Basically, with such an old PC, you are going to need to master Operating System and OBS Studio optimizations for an under-powered system (beware confident sounding YouTube tutorials on the OS side made by people who have NO idea about what they are suggesting, or do, and fail to disclose caveats, implications, etc)
I tried initially streaming at start of lockdown on a 2 generation newer gaming laptop with a dedicated GPU with encoding offload, and couldn't get it stable (decently optimized OS layer, SSD) ok OBS settings ... Now, I probably could (maybe?), but it wasn't worth it at the time (needed reliable platform .. right now!) so we got a dedicated PC for streaming. That enabled me to focus on presentation rather than technical nuances and fine-tuning
For HoW, you aren't doing any slow-motion, right? assuming you aren't, drop to 30 fps
Turn off color correction on PC until you master real-time full system hardware resource utilization monitoring, and ensuring no bottlenecks. That CPU at 44% in your screen capture is the OBS Studio process only. Other processes could easily be driving system to CPU overload. And systems that old often had HDD vs SSD, which would create Disk I/O bottlenecks.
And there are lots of errors on the BlackMagic video input... not sure if you need to fix that, or if that is a symptom of an overloaded PC
Normally, I'd suggest a NVENC capable GPU to do encoding offload, but on such an old system, not really worth it (unless you can get an appropriate GPU for free/super-cheap). Basically, with such an old PC, you are going to need to master Operating System and OBS Studio optimizations for an under-powered system (beware confident sounding YouTube tutorials on the OS side made by people who have NO idea about what they are suggesting, or do, and fail to disclose caveats, implications, etc)
I tried initially streaming at start of lockdown on a 2 generation newer gaming laptop with a dedicated GPU with encoding offload, and couldn't get it stable (decently optimized OS layer, SSD) ok OBS settings ... Now, I probably could (maybe?), but it wasn't worth it at the time (needed reliable platform .. right now!) so we got a dedicated PC for streaming. That enabled me to focus on presentation rather than technical nuances and fine-tuning
LGS Media
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Thank you! I will look into making the necessary changes. Hopefully it will make this computer work until we can afford a better computer.
Lawrence_SoCal
Active Member
If you have a HDD vs SSD, SATA SSDs are fairly cheap at the moment, and would make a significant difference in overall performance (make sure you have someone who knowns how to clone a disk or is not intimidated by doing a fresh OS install)
- if someone in the congregation has an older 256GB SATA SSD, that could work great as an OS drive (presuming folks know to pay attention to C:\ and not running out of space)
- though Turning based nVidia GPU (GTX 1650Super or higher) is recommended, in your case the prior generation card may suffice. See if someone in congregation (a gamer most likley) upgraded and has an older spare card laying around they'll donate to you. Transitioning the video encoding to the GPU will enable the CPU to do other required stuff, and possibly postpone needing a replacement system
again, only if a desktop PC, and you can get the parts for free (or close to it) and someone techie enough to handle the install {for cheap/free, because as soon as you start paying for any of this, you are likely to be better off buying something newer and much more powerful}
Good luck
- if someone in the congregation has an older 256GB SATA SSD, that could work great as an OS drive (presuming folks know to pay attention to C:\ and not running out of space)
- though Turning based nVidia GPU (GTX 1650Super or higher) is recommended, in your case the prior generation card may suffice. See if someone in congregation (a gamer most likley) upgraded and has an older spare card laying around they'll donate to you. Transitioning the video encoding to the GPU will enable the CPU to do other required stuff, and possibly postpone needing a replacement system
again, only if a desktop PC, and you can get the parts for free (or close to it) and someone techie enough to handle the install {for cheap/free, because as soon as you start paying for any of this, you are likely to be better off buying something newer and much more powerful}
Good luck
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LGS Media
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Hows it look now
Logs
file:///C:/Users/lgsme/AppData/Roaming/obs-studio/logs/2023-04-02%2010-14-16.txt
Logs
file:///C:/Users/lgsme/AppData/Roaming/obs-studio/logs/2023-04-02%2010-14-16.txt
