Question / Help Help with optimization

etrnlwait

Member
Hey guys.

I'm new to streaming and I just installed this, but I cannot get a good configuration going on. :(

Either the quality is horrible, or my pings sky rocket to 300 on local servers.

My PC is a 2500k, a GTX 670, 8 GB ram and 2 ssds.

Below are my logs. Suggestions?

Thank you.

Btw, if you'd like to see the outcome:
http://www.twitch.tv/etrnlwait

Failed to load plugin plugins/scenesw.dll, 19
Open Broadcaster Software v0.472b - 32bit (´・ω・`)
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CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
CPU Speed: 3309MHz
Physical Memory: 4095MB Total, 4095MB Free
stepping id: 7, model 10, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 4, total cores 4
monitor 1: pos={-1920, 0}, size={1920, 1080}
monitor 2: pos={0, 0}, size={1680, 1050}
Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7601 S
Aero is Enabled
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Adapter 1
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 2091581440
Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 2147479552
=====Stream Start=====================================================================
Multithreaded optimizations: On
Base resolution: 1680x1050
Output resolution: 1120x700
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Loading up D3D10...
Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{d39f2d5d-e0f9-4706-9a01-3333c30bd772}
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Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Using 5.1 speaker setup
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Using auxilary audio input: Microphone FP (Creative SB X-Fi)
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Audio Encoding: MP3
bitrate: 96
Using graphics capture
Using Monitor Capture
x264: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.2 AVX
x264: profile High, level 3.1
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Video Encoding: x264
fps: 25
width: 1120, height: 700
preset: veryfast
CBR: no
CFR: yes
max bitrate: 500
buffer size: 500
quality: 5
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Warning -- SharedTexCapture::Init: Could not open file mapping: 2
SharedTexCapture hooked
Total frames rendered: 582, number of frames that lagged: 7 (1.20%) (it's okay for some frames to lag)
Total duplicated CFR frames: 30
x264: frame I:4 Avg QP:21.80 size: 29606
x264: frame P:157 Avg QP:20.51 size: 542
x264: frame B:417 Avg QP:22.25 size: 43
x264: consecutive B-frames: 3.3% 0.3% 2.1% 94.3%
x264: mb I I16..4: 73.8% 9.7% 16.6%
x264: mb P I16..4: 2.1% 0.8% 0.1% P16..4: 1.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% skip:95.3%
x264: mb B I16..4: 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% B16..8: 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% direct: 0.0% skip:99.8% L0:17.6% L1:72.0% BI:10.4%
x264: 8x8 transform intra:18.8% inter:61.6%
x264: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 21.3% 8.8% 3.4% inter: 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
x264: i16 v,h,dc,p: 67% 23% 8% 3%
x264: i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 11% 19% 49% 2% 5% 3% 4% 2% 5%
x264: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 25% 29% 19% 4% 4% 4% 6% 3% 6%
x264: i8c dc,h,v,p: 78% 15% 6% 0%
x264: Weighted P-Frames: Y:3.2% UV:2.5%
x264: kb/s:76.61
=====Stream End=======================================================================
=====Stream Start=====================================================================
Multithreaded optimizations: On
Base resolution: 1680x1050
Output resolution: 1120x700
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Loading up D3D10...
Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{d39f2d5d-e0f9-4706-9a01-3333c30bd772}
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Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Using 5.1 speaker setup
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Using auxilary audio input: Microphone FP (Creative SB X-Fi)
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Audio Encoding: MP3
bitrate: 96
Using graphics capture
Using Monitor Capture
x264: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.2 AVX
x264: profile High, level 3.1
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Video Encoding: x264
fps: 25
width: 1120, height: 700
preset: veryfast
CBR: no
CFR: yes
max bitrate: 500
buffer size: 500
quality: 5
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Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
Server selection: rtmp://live-mia.justin.tv/app
bufferTime: 2983, outputRateWindowTime: 1000, dropThreshold: 3483
SharedTexCapture hooked
SharedTexCapture hooked
SharedTexCapture hooked
SharedTexCapture hooked
SharedTexCapture hooked
SharedTexCapture hooked
SharedTexCapture hooked
SharedTexCapture hooked
Total frames rendered: 33312, number of frames that lagged: 59 (0.18%) (it's okay for some frames to lag)
Total duplicated CFR frames: 225
RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Aborting due to bStopping
Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
x264: frame I:194 Avg QP:33.31 size: 23422
x264: frame P:15048 Avg QP:36.12 size: 2777
x264: frame B:18236 Avg QP:33.80 size: 402
x264: consecutive B-frames: 17.6% 28.1% 3.9% 50.4%
x264: mb I I16..4: 35.1% 48.4% 16.5%
x264: mb P I16..4: 8.2% 7.7% 0.1% P16..4: 10.8% 2.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% skip:70.0%
x264: mb B I16..4: 0.5% 0.3% 0.0% B16..8: 3.5% 0.5% 0.0% direct: 0.3% skip:94.8% L0:43.2% L1:54.7% BI: 2.2%
x264: 8x8 transform intra:47.7% inter:36.6%
x264: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 19.4% 10.4% 1.5% inter: 1.1% 0.6% 0.0%
x264: i16 v,h,dc,p: 41% 34% 17% 8%
x264: i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 14% 21% 50% 2% 3% 2% 3% 2% 4%
x264: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 23% 25% 18% 5% 6% 5% 7% 4% 6%
x264: i8c dc,h,v,p: 90% 6% 4% 0%
x264: Weighted P-Frames: Y:4.7% UV:1.1%
x264: kb/s:320.59
=====Stream End=======================================================================
=====Stream Start=====================================================================
Multithreaded optimizations: On
Base resolution: 1680x1050
Output resolution: 1120x700
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Loading up D3D10...
Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{d39f2d5d-e0f9-4706-9a01-3333c30bd772}
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Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Using 5.1 speaker setup
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Using auxilary audio input: Microphone FP (Creative SB X-Fi)
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Audio Encoding: MP3
bitrate: 96
Using graphics capture
Using Monitor Capture
x264: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.2 AVX
x264: profile High, level 3.1
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Video Encoding: x264
fps: 30
width: 1120, height: 700
preset: veryfast
CBR: no
CFR: yes
max bitrate: 850
buffer size: 700
quality: 6
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Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
Server selection: rtmp://live-mia.justin.tv/app
bufferTime: 2340, outputRateWindowTime: 1000, dropThreshold: 2840
SharedTexCapture hooked
Total frames rendered: 3165, number of frames that lagged: 9 (0.28%) (it's okay for some frames to lag)
Total duplicated CFR frames: 33
RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Aborting due to bStopping
Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
x264: frame I:16 Avg QP:25.24 size: 32057
x264: frame P:1318 Avg QP:29.11 size: 3441
x264: frame B:1829 Avg QP:27.77 size: 509
x264: consecutive B-frames: 12.7% 28.9% 4.4% 54.0%
x264: mb I I16..4: 39.4% 37.8% 22.8%
x264: mb P I16..4: 6.8% 6.8% 0.2% P16..4: 12.7% 3.5% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% skip:69.0%
x264: mb B I16..4: 0.5% 0.4% 0.0% B16..8: 3.9% 0.8% 0.0% direct: 0.5% skip:93.9% L0:41.5% L1:55.1% BI: 3.4%
x264: 8x8 transform intra:47.9% inter:40.7%
x264: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 25.5% 10.8% 2.1% inter: 1.6% 0.9% 0.1%
x264: i16 v,h,dc,p: 43% 31% 18% 8%
x264: i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 16% 22% 44% 2% 4% 2% 4% 2% 4%
x264: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 23% 26% 18% 5% 6% 5% 7% 4% 6%
x264: i8c dc,h,v,p: 83% 9% 7% 0%
x264: Weighted P-Frames: Y:8.0% UV:1.4%
x264: kb/s:453.65
=====Stream End=======================================================================
=====Stream Start=====================================================================
Multithreaded optimizations: On
Base resolution: 1680x1050
Output resolution: 1120x700
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Loading up D3D10...
Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{d39f2d5d-e0f9-4706-9a01-3333c30bd772}
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Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Using 5.1 speaker setup
------------------------------------------
Using auxilary audio input: Microphone FP (Creative SB X-Fi)
------------------------------------------
Audio Encoding: MP3
bitrate: 96
Using graphics capture
Using Monitor Capture
x264: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.2 AVX
x264: profile High, level 3.1
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Video Encoding: x264
fps: 27
width: 1120, height: 700
preset: veryfast
CBR: no
CFR: yes
max bitrate: 800
buffer size: 650
quality: 6
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Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
Server selection: rtmp://live-mia.justin.tv/app
bufferTime: 2533, outputRateWindowTime: 1000, dropThreshold: 3033
SharedTexCapture hooked
SharedTexCapture hooked
SharedTexCapture hooked
SharedTexCapture hooked
SharedTexCapture hooked
Total frames rendered: 32605, number of frames that lagged: 29 (0.09%) (it's okay for some frames to lag)
Total duplicated CFR frames: 124
RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Aborting due to bStopping
Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
x264: frame I:182 Avg QP:31.43 size: 28429
x264: frame P:17490 Avg QP:34.51 size: 4254
x264: frame B:14992 Avg QP:33.47 size: 764
x264: consecutive B-frames: 26.5% 35.2% 4.8% 33.5%
x264: mb I I16..4: 28.5% 52.8% 18.7%
x264: mb P I16..4: 9.1% 9.7% 0.2% P16..4: 16.8% 4.8% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% skip:58.2%
x264: mb B I16..4: 0.8% 0.5% 0.0% B16..8: 6.5% 1.2% 0.0% direct: 0.6% skip:90.3% L0:41.2% L1:56.0% BI: 2.9%
x264: 8x8 transform intra:50.6% inter:40.0%
x264: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 24.2% 9.9% 1.5% inter: 2.3% 0.9% 0.1%
x264: i16 v,h,dc,p: 38% 33% 20% 9%
x264: i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 15% 21% 46% 2% 3% 2% 4% 2% 4%
x264: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 23% 25% 20% 5% 6% 5% 7% 4% 6%
x264: i8c dc,h,v,p: 87% 7% 6% 0%
x264: Weighted P-Frames: Y:3.3% UV:0.6%
x264: kb/s:602.04
=====Stream End=======================================================================

Profiler results:

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frame - [100%] [avg time: 3.274 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 77.8%] [unaccounted: 22.2%]
| scene->Preprocess - [0.122%] [avg time: 0.004 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
| video encoding and uploading - [77.7%] [avg time: 2.544 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 50.4%] [unaccounted: 27.3%]
| | CopyResource - [0.794%] [avg time: 0.026 ms] [avg calls per frame: 0]
| | conversion to 4:2:0 - [1.86%] [avg time: 0.061 ms] [avg calls per frame: 0]
| | call to encoder - [47.2%] [avg time: 1.546 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
| | sending stuff out - [0.519%] [avg time: 0.017 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
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hilalpro

Member
It's pretty hard to stream CS:GO with that bitrate.

what's your upload speed?

for optimal performance disable aero from settings>video (then restart obs) and move monitor capture to a separate scene.
 

etrnlwait

Member
I only have 1mb upload speed. :(

Would disabling aero actually improve the streaming itself, or only the FPS ingame for higher quality on the stream?
 

hilalpro

Member
It will improve the fps of monitor capture. here's some settings to try
do a 2.5 downscale and put the fps at 25
put the bitrate/bufsize at 750 quality 6
set the audio to aac 64
enable "minimize network impact" from broadcasting settings.
set the preset to "faster" from the advanced settings.
 
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