Help to fix setup - very new to this

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GH75

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I very recently got OBS studio, and its the first screen recorder I've ever had. And I want to know what to fix with my setup. Because while streaming is perfect, recording looks like it was from a sketchy app on chrome extensions. Frame rate is 1 fps. I have intel core i5. I don't really know what does what, and would really appreciate it if you could help me.

I changed some things just messing around trying to figure out what did what, and don't know if that had anything to do with it. It has it on mp4 format because I was seeing if different formats would help the video at all. And I know that mp4 is not a good way to save it.
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lofihap

lofihap

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What encoder are you using? And do you have any rescaling of the output? Does the resolution and frame rates of the camera match obs settings for recording?
 
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Lawrence_SoCal

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that is a low-end, low power CPU, and real-time video encoding is VERY demanding
Start with 30, not 60, fps and even then you may struggle as do don't have an NVENC capable GPU to offload to
Research OBS settings for an under-powered PC, specifically settings around QuickSync (first check if your CPU even supports it, then if yes, look into settings optimization)
I suspect you'll need to lower your bitrate, and maybe some of these suggestions will help

https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/best-settings.140188/#post-514693 @FerretBomb comment #2
1) NEVER RECORD TO MP4 DIRECTLY, FOR ANY REASON. It is not a recording-safe format; if anything goes wrong during the recording, even for a split second, the ENTIRE recording will be corrupted and absolutely not recoverable by any means. Record to MKV, and remux to MP4 after the recording is complete from OBS' File menu, Remux Recordings.
2) Record using CQP or CRF, not CBR. CBR is only used for streaming, where the back-end infrastructure requires it. CQP/CRF are quality-target based encodes, and will use as much or as little bitrate as is needed to maintain a constant image quality. No wasting bitrate on simple/slow scenes, no choking on fast-moving or complex scenes. 22 is a good starting point. 16 will result in much larger files, but near-perfect video. 12 should only be used if you plan to edit and re-encode later, and will be VERY large. Anything lower than 12 shouldn't be used unless you know exactly why you need it, and what problems it can cause.
3) Use the Quality preset, not Max Quality. Likewise, turn off Psychovisual Tuning. Both of these options use CUDA cores, and tend to cause significant problems like encoding overload when it should otherwise not be happening.
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