Question / Help Help with stream quality for CSGO

dothole · Feb 8, 2014

Hello I'm trying to get my stream quality as crystal clear as summ1t or any other high-end quality CSGO streamer. I really need help with my settings because no matter what i do it looks like very low FPS / Bitrate even though i pretty much got it at the maximum...

I recently bought a new high-end PC/Internet speed to be able to stream in high-quality aswell so this is beyond frustrating when i have no clue how to setup my OBS to maximize my quality :/...

I'll begin with my computer specs, internet, current obs settings, etcetc

Computer Specs:

+ MotherBoard: MSI Z87-S07
+ CPU: Intel i7 4770K Hashwell
+ GPU: GeForce GTX 780
+ RAM: 16GB
+ SSD: 1x Samsung 840 EVO 250GB, 1x Intel 335 180GB

Equipment(irrelevent i know but i want you to know what kind of setup i got):

+ KEYBOARD: Razer Blackwidow
+ MOUSE: Razer Naga
+ HEADSET: Razer Kraken
+ IN-EAR: Sennheiser cx300 II
+ MIC: Samson Meteor
+ CAM: Logitech C920
+ SCREENS: BenQ XL2411T 144 HZ

CSGO Ingame Resolution & Settings:

+ 16:9 - 1600x900
+ fps_max 144 (to match my monitors refresh rate)
+ Vertical Sync: OFF
+ Multithreading: ON
+ Fullscreen

Internet connection:

Current OBS Settings:

Encoding-

Use CBR: ON [x]
Enable CBR Padding: ON [x]
Quality Balance: 10
Max Bitrate: 3500

Encoding Audio :

Codec: AAC
Bitrate: 128
Format: 48khz stereo¨

Broadcast Settings:

Mode: Live Stream
Streaming Service: Twitch.tv
Server: Amsterdam (NL)
Auto-Reconnect: ON [x]
Auto-Reconnect Timeout: 10
Delay: 0

Video:

Video Adapter: Nvidia GTX 780
Base Resolution: 1920x1080
Downscale Resolution: 1280x720
Filter: Lanczos/Bilinear (tried both gives same result)
FPS: 60/45/47 (tried them all with same results)

Advanced:

Use Multithreaded Optimization: ON [x]
Process Priority: Normal
Scene Buffering time: 400
x264 CPU Preset: veryfast/faster (tried both gives same result)
x264 encoding profile: Main
Keyframe Interval: 2
Use CFR: ON [x]

Streaming with...

Game Capture: csgo.exe

Stretch Imagine to screen
Capture mouse cursor

If somebody out there can find a the best high-quality crystal clear image for my stream i'll be very happy since i spend so much money on my streaming setup i really want the high-end result aswell.

To show you how it looks like right now:

http://www.twitch.tv/dothole/c/3685553

To show you how i want it to look (or better):

http://www.twitch.tv/alpinlol/c/3256377

If you compare these 2 VOD's u'll see a HUGE difference in quality... And i have no idea why because my stream is supposed to be 60 fps but it looks more like 30 to me for some reason aswell as very blurry on longer distance...

Please help!!

alpinlol · Feb 8, 2014

thanks for using my vod :D .... but honestly no idea its was on of a few vods where it actually looked like 60fps

would be helpful to post a log http://obsproject.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=97

i'm not sure anymore but when i did this streaming session i used process priority "high"

dothole · Feb 8, 2014

By any chance you remember exactly what settings you used for each TAB for this VOD?

I highly doubt you do but worth asking.

Code:

11:39:24: CUDA loaded successfully
11:39:24: 1 CUDA capable devices found
11:39:24: [ GPU #0 - < GeForce GTX 780 > has Compute SM 3.5, NVENC Available ]
11:39:34: Open Broadcaster Software v0.60b - 32bit (´・ω・｀)
11:39:34: -------------------------------
11:39:34: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
11:39:34: CPU Speed: 3500MHz
11:39:34: Physical Memory:  4095MB Total, 4095MB Free
11:39:34: stepping id: 3, model 60, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 8, total cores 4
11:39:34: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}
11:39:34: Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7601 S
11:39:34: Aero is Enabled
11:39:34: -------------------------------
11:39:34: OBS Modules:
11:39:34: Base Address     Module
11:39:34: 00D20000         OBS.exe
11:39:34: 69F60000         OBSApi.dll
11:39:34: 6E730000         DShowPlugin.dll
11:39:34: 72630000         GraphicsCapture.dll
11:39:34: 709B0000         NoiseGate.dll
11:39:34: 6E710000         PSVPlugin.dll
11:39:34: 6E6F0000         scenesw.dll
11:39:34: ------------------------------------------
11:39:34: Adapter 1
11:39:34:   Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
11:39:34:   Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 3140157440
11:39:34:   Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 1154744320
11:39:34:   Video Adapter Output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true
11:39:34: =====Stream Start: 2014-02-08, 11:39:34===============================================
11:39:34:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
11:39:34:   Base resolution: 1920x1080
11:39:34:   Output resolution: 1280x720
11:39:34: ------------------------------------------
11:39:34: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (Adapter 1)...
11:39:34: ------------------------------------------
11:39:34: Audio Format: 48000hz
11:39:34: Playback device Default
11:39:34: ------------------------------------------
11:39:34: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
11:39:34: ------------------------------------------
11:39:34: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Samson Meteor Mic)
11:39:34: ------------------------------------------
11:39:34: Audio Encoding: AAC
11:39:34:     bitrate: 128
11:39:34: ------------------------------------------
11:39:34:     device: Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920,
11:39:34:     device id \\?\usb#vid_046d&pid_082d&mi_00#7&1d6fe40&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\{bbefb6c7-2fc4-4139-bb8b-a58bba724083},
11:39:34:     chosen type: I420, usingFourCC: false, res: 1920x1080 - 1920x1080, frameIntervals: 333333-2000000
11:39:34:     use buffering: false - 0, fourCC: 'I420'
11:39:34:     audio device: Disable,
11:39:34:     audio device id Disabled,
11:39:34: 
11:39:34: Using directshow input
11:39:34: Using bitmap image
11:39:34: Using graphics capture
11:39:34: Scene buffering time set to 400
11:39:34: ------------------------------------------
11:39:34: Video Encoding: x264
11:39:34:     fps: 60
11:39:34:     width: 1280, height: 720
11:39:34:     preset: veryfast
11:39:34:     profile: main
11:39:34:     keyint: 120
11:39:34:     CBR: yes
11:39:34:     CFR: yes
11:39:34:     max bitrate: 3500
11:39:34:     buffer size: 3500
11:39:34: ------------------------------------------
11:39:36: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
11:39:36:   Server selection: rtmp://live-ams.justin.tv/app
11:39:36:   Interface: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (ethernet, 1000 mbps)
11:39:36: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-ams.justin.tv/app in 409 ms.
11:39:37: Total frames encoded: 118, total frames duplicated: 4 (3.39%)
11:39:37: Total frames rendered: 125, number of late frames: 0 (0.00%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
11:39:37: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
11:39:37: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
11:39:38: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
11:39:38: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
11:39:38: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
11:39:38: Number of bytes sent: 0
11:39:38: 
11:39:38: Profiler time results:
11:39:38: 
11:39:38: ==============================================================
11:39:38: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 1.979 ms] [children: 46.6%] [unaccounted: 53.4%]
11:39:38: | scene->Preprocess - [32.9%] [avg time: 0.651 ms]
11:39:38: | GPU download and conversion - [13.7%] [avg time: 0.272 ms] [children: 11.9%] [unaccounted: 1.82%]
11:39:38: | | flush - [9.95%] [avg time: 0.197 ms]
11:39:38: | | CopyResource - [1.82%] [avg time: 0.036 ms]
11:39:38: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.152%] [avg time: 0.003 ms]
11:39:38: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.826 ms] [children: 99.4%] [unaccounted: 0.605%]
11:39:38: | Convert444toNV12 - [99.4%] [avg time: 0.821 ms]
11:39:38: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 1.001 ms]
11:39:38: ==============================================================
11:39:38: 
11:39:38: 
11:39:38: Profiler CPU results:
11:39:38: 
11:39:38: ==============================================================
11:39:38: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 1.372 ms, total 171.601 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:39:38: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0.624 ms, total 78 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:39:38: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:39:38: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:39:38: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:39:38: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:39:38: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.574 ms, total 109.2 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
11:39:38: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.574 ms, total 109.2 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
11:39:38: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.165 ms, total 15.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:39:38: ==============================================================
11:39:38: 
11:39:38: =====Stream End: 2014-02-08, 11:39:38=================================================
11:39:41: =====Stream Start: 2014-02-08, 11:39:41===============================================
11:39:41:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
11:39:41:   Base resolution: 1920x1080
11:39:41:   Output resolution: 1280x720
11:39:41: ------------------------------------------
11:39:41: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (Adapter 1)...
11:39:41: ------------------------------------------
11:39:41: Audio Format: 48000hz
11:39:41: Playback device Default
11:39:41: ------------------------------------------
11:39:41: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
11:39:41: ------------------------------------------
11:39:41: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Samson Meteor Mic)
11:39:41: ------------------------------------------
11:39:41: Audio Encoding: AAC
11:39:41:     bitrate: 128
11:39:41: Using graphics capture
11:39:41: Scene buffering time set to 400
11:39:41: ------------------------------------------
11:39:41: Video Encoding: x264
11:39:41:     fps: 60
11:39:41:     width: 1280, height: 720
11:39:41:     preset: veryfast
11:39:41:     profile: main
11:39:41:     keyint: 120
11:39:41:     CBR: yes
11:39:41:     CFR: yes
11:39:41:     max bitrate: 3500
11:39:41:     buffer size: 3500
11:39:41: ------------------------------------------
11:39:42: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
11:39:42:   Server selection: rtmp://live-ams.justin.tv/app
11:39:42:   Interface: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (ethernet, 1000 mbps)
11:39:43: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-ams.justin.tv/app in 405 ms.
11:39:44: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
11:39:44: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
11:39:48: Total frames encoded: 381, total frames duplicated: 4 (1.05%)
11:39:48: Total frames rendered: 389, number of late frames: 1 (0.26%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
11:39:48: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
11:39:48: Average send payload: 7937 bytes, average send interval: 17 ms
11:39:48: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
11:39:48: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
11:39:48: Number of bytes sent: 1563748
11:39:48: 
11:39:48: Profiler time results:
11:39:48: 
11:39:48: ==============================================================
11:39:48: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.626 ms] [children: 14.9%] [unaccounted: 85.1%]
11:39:48: | scene->Preprocess - [0.319%] [avg time: 0.002 ms]
11:39:48: | GPU download and conversion - [14.5%] [avg time: 0.091 ms] [children: 12.6%] [unaccounted: 1.92%]
11:39:48: | | flush - [9.74%] [avg time: 0.061 ms]
11:39:48: | | CopyResource - [2.56%] [avg time: 0.016 ms]
11:39:48: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.319%] [avg time: 0.002 ms]
11:39:48: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.638 ms] [children: 99.2%] [unaccounted: 0.784%]
11:39:48: | Convert444toNV12 - [99.2%] [avg time: 0.633 ms]
11:39:48: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.814 ms]
11:39:48: ==============================================================
11:39:48: 
11:39:48: 
11:39:48: Profiler CPU results:
11:39:48: 
11:39:48: ==============================================================
11:39:48: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.36 ms, total 140.4 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:39:48: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:39:48: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:39:48: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:39:48: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:39:48: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:39:48: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.392 ms, total 280.8 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
11:39:48: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.37 ms, total 265.2 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
11:39:48: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.131 ms, total 46.8 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:39:48: ==============================================================
11:39:48: 
11:39:48: =====Stream End: 2014-02-08, 11:39:48=================================================
11:39:49: =====Stream Start: 2014-02-08, 11:39:49===============================================
11:39:49:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
11:39:49:   Base resolution: 1920x1080
11:39:49:   Output resolution: 1280x720
11:39:49: ------------------------------------------
11:39:49: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (Adapter 1)...
11:39:49: ------------------------------------------
11:39:49: Audio Format: 48000hz
11:39:49: Playback device Default
11:39:49: ------------------------------------------
11:39:49: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
11:39:49: ------------------------------------------
11:39:49: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Samson Meteor Mic)
11:39:49: ------------------------------------------
11:39:49: Audio Encoding: AAC
11:39:49:     bitrate: 128
11:39:49: Using graphics capture
11:39:49: Scene buffering time set to 400
11:39:49: ------------------------------------------
11:39:49: Video Encoding: x264
11:39:49:     fps: 60
11:39:49:     width: 1280, height: 720
11:39:49:     preset: veryfast
11:39:49:     profile: main
11:39:49:     keyint: 120
11:39:49:     CBR: yes
11:39:49:     CFR: yes
11:39:49:     max bitrate: 3500
11:39:49:     buffer size: 3500
11:39:49: ------------------------------------------
11:39:49: Audio timestamp for device 'Microphone (Samson Meteor Mic)' was behind target timestamp by 43338485
11:39:50: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
11:39:50:   Server selection: rtmp://live-ams.justin.tv/app
11:39:50:   Interface: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (ethernet, 1000 mbps)
11:39:51: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-ams.justin.tv/app in 431 ms.
Warning -- D3D10Texture::CreateFromSharedHandle: Failed to open shared handle, result = 0x80070057
Warning -- SharedTexCapture::Init: Could not create shared texture
11:39:51: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
11:39:51: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
11:39:54: SharedTexCapture hooked
11:41:15: Total frames encoded: 5489, total frames duplicated: 401 (7.31%)
11:41:15: Number of frames skipped due to encoder lag: 358 (6.52%)
11:41:15: Total frames rendered: 5108, number of late frames: 12 (0.23%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
11:41:15: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
11:41:16: Average send payload: 8108 bytes, average send interval: 17 ms
11:41:16: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
11:41:16: Number of b-frames dropped: 54 (1%), Number of p-frames dropped: 53 (1%), Total 107 (2%)
11:41:16: Number of bytes sent: 39495575
11:41:16: 
11:41:16: Profiler time results:
11:41:16: 
11:41:16: ==============================================================
11:41:16: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.389 ms] [children: 39.6%] [unaccounted: 60.4%]
11:41:16: | scene->Preprocess - [0.514%] [avg time: 0.002 ms]
11:41:16: | GPU download and conversion - [39.1%] [avg time: 0.152 ms] [children: 25.4%] [unaccounted: 13.6%]
11:41:16: | | flush - [21.9%] [avg time: 0.085 ms]
11:41:16: | | CopyResource - [3.08%] [avg time: 0.012 ms]
11:41:16: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.514%] [avg time: 0.002 ms]
11:41:16: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.499 ms] [children: 99%] [unaccounted: 1%]
11:41:16: | Convert444toNV12 - [99%] [avg time: 0.494 ms]
11:41:16: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.969 ms]
11:41:16: ==============================================================
11:41:16: 
11:41:16: 
11:41:16: Profiler CPU results:
11:41:16: 
11:41:16: ==============================================================
11:41:16: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.027 ms, total 140.401 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:41:16: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:41:16: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:41:16: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:41:16: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:41:16: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:41:16: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.086 ms, total 873.605 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
11:41:16: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.086 ms, total 873.605 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
11:41:16: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.199 ms, total 1092.01 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:41:16: ==============================================================
11:41:16: 
11:41:16: =====Stream End: 2014-02-08, 11:41:16=================================================
11:42:32: Settings::Video: Enabling Aero
11:43:29: =====Stream Start: 2014-02-08, 11:43:29===============================================
11:43:29:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
11:43:29:   Base resolution: 1920x1080
11:43:29:   Output resolution: 1280x720
11:43:29: ------------------------------------------
11:43:29: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (Adapter 1)...
11:43:29: ------------------------------------------
11:43:29: Audio Format: 48000hz
11:43:29: Playback device Default
11:43:29: ------------------------------------------
11:43:29: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
11:43:29: ------------------------------------------
11:43:29: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Samson Meteor Mic)
11:43:29: ------------------------------------------
11:43:29: Audio Encoding: AAC
11:43:29:     bitrate: 128
11:43:29: Using graphics capture
11:43:29: Scene buffering time set to 400
11:43:29: ------------------------------------------
11:43:29: Video Encoding: x264
11:43:29:     fps: 60
11:43:29:     width: 1280, height: 720
11:43:29:     preset: veryfast
11:43:29:     profile: main
11:43:29:     keyint: 120
11:43:29:     CBR: yes
11:43:29:     CFR: yes
11:43:29:     max bitrate: 3500
11:43:29:     buffer size: 3500
11:43:29: ------------------------------------------
11:43:31: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
11:43:31:   Server selection: rtmp://live-ams.justin.tv/app
11:43:31:   Interface: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (ethernet, 1000 mbps)
11:43:31: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-ams.justin.tv/app in 407 ms.
11:43:32: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
11:43:32: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
Warning -- D3D10Texture::CreateFromSharedHandle: Failed to open shared handle, result = 0x88760873
Warning -- SharedTexCapture::Init: Could not create shared texture
11:43:35: SharedTexCapture hooked
11:44:47: Total frames encoded: 4946, total frames duplicated: 400 (8.09%)
11:44:47: Number of frames skipped due to encoder lag: 353 (7.14%)
11:44:47: Total frames rendered: 4572, number of late frames: 10 (0.22%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
11:44:47: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
11:44:48: Average send payload: 9323 bytes, average send interval: 19 ms
11:44:48: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
11:44:48: Number of b-frames dropped: 28 (0.59%), Number of p-frames dropped: 28 (0.59%), Total 56 (1.2%)
11:44:48: Number of bytes sent: 35773144
11:44:48: 
11:44:48: Profiler time results:
11:44:48: 
11:44:48: ==============================================================
11:44:48: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.742 ms] [children: 29%] [unaccounted: 71%]
11:44:48: | scene->Preprocess - [0.135%] [avg time: 0.001 ms]
11:44:48: | GPU download and conversion - [28.8%] [avg time: 0.214 ms] [children: 25.9%] [unaccounted: 2.96%]
11:44:48: | | flush - [21.2%] [avg time: 0.157 ms]
11:44:48: | | CopyResource - [4.45%] [avg time: 0.033 ms]
11:44:48: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.27%] [avg time: 0.002 ms]
11:44:48: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.496 ms] [children: 99.2%] [unaccounted: 0.806%]
11:44:48: | Convert444toNV12 - [99.2%] [avg time: 0.492 ms]
11:44:48: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.97 ms]
11:44:48: ==============================================================
11:44:48: 
11:44:48: 
11:44:48: Profiler CPU results:
11:44:48: 
11:44:48: ==============================================================
11:44:48: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.044 ms, total 202.801 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:44:48: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:44:48: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.006 ms, total 31.2 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:44:48: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.006 ms, total 31.2 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:44:48: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:44:48: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:44:48: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.35 ms, total 3182.42 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
11:44:48: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.345 ms, total 3135.62 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
11:44:48: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.186 ms, total 920.405 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:44:48: ==============================================================
11:44:48: 
11:44:48: =====Stream End: 2014-02-08, 11:44:48=================================================
11:46:08: =====Stream Start: 2014-02-08, 11:46:08===============================================
11:46:08:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
11:46:08:   Base resolution: 1920x1080
11:46:08:   Output resolution: 1280x720
11:46:08: ------------------------------------------
11:46:08: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (Adapter 1)...
11:46:08: ------------------------------------------
11:46:08: Audio Format: 48000hz
11:46:08: Playback device Default
11:46:08: ------------------------------------------
11:46:08: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
11:46:08: ------------------------------------------
11:46:08: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Samson Meteor Mic)
11:46:08: ------------------------------------------
11:46:08: Audio Encoding: AAC
11:46:08:     bitrate: 128
11:46:08: Using graphics capture
11:46:08: Scene buffering time set to 400
11:46:08: ------------------------------------------
11:46:08: Video Encoding: x264
11:46:08:     fps: 60
11:46:08:     width: 1280, height: 720
11:46:08:     preset: veryfast
11:46:08:     profile: main
11:46:08:     keyint: 120
11:46:08:     CBR: yes
11:46:08:     CFR: yes
11:46:08:     max bitrate: 3500
11:46:08:     buffer size: 3500
11:46:08: ------------------------------------------
11:46:09: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
11:46:09:   Server selection: rtmp://live-ams.justin.tv/app
11:46:09:   Interface: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (ethernet, 1000 mbps)
11:46:10: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-ams.justin.tv/app in 428 ms.
11:46:11: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
11:46:11: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
Warning -- SharedTexCapture::Init: Could not open file mapping: 2
11:46:14: SharedTexCapture hooked
11:48:02: GraphicsCaptureSource::NewCapture:  eliminating old capture
11:48:02: SharedTexCapture hooked
11:48:36: Total frames encoded: 9203, total frames duplicated: 424 (4.61%)
11:48:36: Number of frames skipped due to encoder lag: 357 (3.88%)
11:48:36: Total frames rendered: 8828, number of late frames: 13 (0.15%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
11:48:36: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
11:48:38: Average send payload: 8180 bytes, average send interval: 17 ms
11:48:38: Number of times waited to send: 2, Waited for a total of 8200 bytes
11:48:38: Number of b-frames dropped: 56 (0.62%), Number of p-frames dropped: 54 (0.6%), Total 110 (1.2%)
11:48:38: Number of bytes sent: 67655441
11:48:38: 
11:48:38: Profiler time results:
11:48:38: 
11:48:38: ==============================================================
11:48:38: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.662 ms] [children: 25.8%] [unaccounted: 74.2%]
11:48:38: | scene->Preprocess - [0.151%] [avg time: 0.001 ms]
11:48:38: | GPU download and conversion - [25.7%] [avg time: 0.17 ms] [children: 21.6%] [unaccounted: 4.08%]
11:48:38: | | flush - [14.7%] [avg time: 0.097 ms]
11:48:38: | | CopyResource - [6.65%] [avg time: 0.044 ms]
11:48:38: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.302%] [avg time: 0.002 ms]
11:48:38: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.478 ms] [children: 99.2%] [unaccounted: 0.837%]
11:48:38: | Convert444toNV12 - [99.2%] [avg time: 0.474 ms]
11:48:38: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.922 ms]
11:48:38: ==============================================================
11:48:38: 
11:48:38: 
11:48:38: Profiler CPU results:
11:48:38: 
11:48:38: ==============================================================
11:48:38: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.051 ms, total 452.402 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:48:38: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:48:38: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.007 ms, total 62.4 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:48:38: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.003 ms, total 31.2 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:48:38: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:48:38: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:48:38: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.29 ms, total 5116.83 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
11:48:38: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.289 ms, total 5085.63 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
11:48:38: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.137 ms, total 1263.61 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:48:38: ==============================================================
11:48:38: 
11:48:38: =====Stream End: 2014-02-08, 11:48:38=================================================
11:48:39: =====Stream Start: 2014-02-08, 11:48:39===============================================
11:48:39:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
11:48:39:   Base resolution: 1920x1080
11:48:39:   Output resolution: 1280x720
11:48:39: ------------------------------------------
11:48:39: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (Adapter 1)...
11:48:39: ------------------------------------------
11:48:39: Audio Format: 48000hz
11:48:39: Playback device Default
11:48:39: ------------------------------------------
11:48:39: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
11:48:39: ------------------------------------------
11:48:39: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Samson Meteor Mic)
11:48:39: ------------------------------------------
11:48:39: Audio Encoding: AAC
11:48:39:     bitrate: 128
11:48:39: Using graphics capture
11:48:39: Scene buffering time set to 400
11:48:39: ------------------------------------------
11:48:39: Video Encoding: x264
11:48:39:     fps: 60
11:48:39:     width: 1280, height: 720
11:48:39:     preset: veryfast
11:48:39:     profile: main
11:48:39:     keyint: 120
11:48:39:     CBR: yes
11:48:39:     CFR: yes
11:48:39:     max bitrate: 3500
11:48:39:     buffer size: 3500
11:48:39: ------------------------------------------
11:48:40: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
11:48:40:   Server selection: rtmp://live-ams.justin.tv/app
11:48:40:   Interface: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (ethernet, 1000 mbps)
11:48:40: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-ams.justin.tv/app in 397 ms.
Warning -- D3D10Texture::CreateFromSharedHandle: Failed to open shared handle, result = 0x80070057
Warning -- SharedTexCapture::Init: Could not create shared texture
11:48:41: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
11:48:41: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
11:48:42: GetQPCTimeNS: WTF, clock went backwards! 150019312566 < 150019312577
11:48:45: SharedTexCapture hooked
11:50:43: Total frames encoded: 7757, total frames duplicated: 391 (5.04%)
11:50:43: Number of frames skipped due to encoder lag: 357 (4.60%)
11:50:43: Total frames rendered: 7394, number of late frames: 8 (0.11%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
11:50:43: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
11:50:44: Average send payload: 8052 bytes, average send interval: 17 ms
11:50:44: Number of times waited to send: 2, Waited for a total of 8194 bytes
11:50:44: Number of b-frames dropped: 116 (1.5%), Number of p-frames dropped: 117 (1.5%), Total 233 (3.1%)
11:50:44: Number of bytes sent: 56117507
11:50:44: 
11:50:44: Profiler time results:
11:50:44: 
11:50:44: ==============================================================
11:50:44: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.578 ms] [children: 20.6%] [unaccounted: 79.4%]
11:50:44: | scene->Preprocess - [0.173%] [avg time: 0.001 ms]
11:50:44: | GPU download and conversion - [20.4%] [avg time: 0.118 ms] [children: 16.4%] [unaccounted: 3.98%]
11:50:44: | | flush - [12.3%] [avg time: 0.071 ms]
11:50:44: | | CopyResource - [3.81%] [avg time: 0.022 ms]
11:50:44: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.346%] [avg time: 0.002 ms]
11:50:44: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.472 ms] [children: 99.2%] [unaccounted: 0.847%]
11:50:44: | Convert444toNV12 - [99.2%] [avg time: 0.468 ms]
11:50:44: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.894 ms]
11:50:44: ==============================================================
11:50:44: 
11:50:44: 
11:50:44: Profiler CPU results:
11:50:44: 
11:50:44: ==============================================================
11:50:44: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.037 ms, total 280.801 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:50:44: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:50:44: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.006 ms, total 46.801 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:50:44: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.004 ms, total 31.2 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:50:44: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:50:44: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0.002 ms, total 15.601 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:50:44: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.286 ms, total 4212.03 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
11:50:44: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.283 ms, total 4180.83 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
11:50:44: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.114 ms, total 889.205 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
11:50:44: ==============================================================
11:50:44: 
11:50:44: =====Stream End: 2014-02-08, 11:50:44=================================================

alpinlol · Feb 8, 2014

i actually do remember all settings but for some reason they dont work anymore the way they did

lets start
encoding:
cbr and cbr padding checked.
quality balance was left on default since its not needed (8)
bitrate/buffer 3000
audio 48khz and 128bitrate

broadcast settings:
amsterdam server
everything else default

video:
base resolution of my 1st monitor (1920x1080)
downscale of 1.5 (1280x720)
bilinear filter
fps 60

audio:
everything default

advanced:
multithread optimization checked
process priority high
preset veryfast
encoding profile im not sure about it i guess i left it at "high"
keyframe interval of 2 seconds
cfr checked
everything else default

but sadly im not sure what csgo settings i've been using that day either everything on low and 1920x1080 or 1280x720 since its not stretched its not my 4:3 resolution which im usually using.

dothole · Feb 8, 2014

Okey so i tried ur settings with different ingame resolutions all recorded with 60 fps, biliniar filter & 720p downscale

this is the result:

1920x1080

http://www.twitch.tv/dothole/b/501730336

1600x900

http://www.twitch.tv/dothole/b/501730169

1280x720

http://www.twitch.tv/dothole/b/501730479

4:3 1280x960 - Stretched

http://www.twitch.tv/dothole/b/501730676

If you ask me they all look almost equal.... Im soon giving up in trying to achieve better quality because no matter what i do it all look blurry/laggy/low fps'ish... I dont get how other streamers can get more clear image then i can :/

alpinlol · Feb 8, 2014

the 1080p one looks like it got some fps dips now and then

the 900p looks as smooth as the 720p but had a single dip on the vod as far as my eyes could follow

the 720p one looks pretty much like my old highlight ...

the 4:3 stretched one looks fps'wise the best but stretched game content just looks shitty

considering your vod's i'd stay with 720p ingame resolution, to me it kinda achieved the best result out of all of them and also had a really smooth 60fps look

dothole · Feb 8, 2014

Okey thanks for the answers.

I did not drop any frames in any of the VODs btw as you can see in the net_graph 3.

Reason it might look like i drop could be because i tab in and out of the game with fullscreen :p

I'll stick to the 720p i guess.. Btw do you know if most of the people streaming CSGO do it with game capture or window capture?

Btw here is final clip of ur settings but with "faster" x264 preset & 3300 bitrate.

http://www.twitch.tv/dothole/b/501745765

I dont get how people can get crystal clear image seems impossible in CSGO, you dont think this looks very blurry?

Also whenever i use r1ch's analyzing tool for twitch channels i get this message: "This channel is processed by Twitch's transmuxer which strips CBR padding and other data. Bitrate-related information may not be accurate."

What exactly does this mean and why dosent any other channel have this?

alpinlol · Feb 8, 2014

looks fine to me... and im pretty much ONLY using game capture.

and about the blurrynes its more like a bit fuzzy around the models everything else is kinda almost crystal sharp. therefor you could play around with the filters but the way its looking right now i would be pretty satisfied

Question / Help Help with stream quality for CSGO

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