Question / Help high ping when streaming dota 2

lolcheelol · Sep 27, 2013

when i normally stream dota 2, i will usually get around 110-125 ms. when i start broadcasting on twitch, my ms will shoot up to 170-200. i've tried lowering my bitrate and it still didnt help.

i ran the upload test on testmy.net and i have 2.8 mb/s.

here is my log file

Code:

20:22:20: Open Broadcaster Software v0.57b - 32bit (´・ω・｀)
20:22:20: -------------------------------
20:22:20: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10GHz
20:22:20: CPU Speed: 3100MHz
20:22:20: Physical Memory:  4095MB Total, 4095MB Free
20:22:20: stepping id: 9, model 10, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 4, total cores 4
20:22:20: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}
20:22:20: monitor 2: pos={-1680, 30}, size={1680, 1050}
20:22:20: Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7601 S
20:22:20: Aero is Enabled
20:22:20: -------------------------------
20:22:20: OBS Modules:
20:22:20: Base Address     Module
20:22:20: 01090000         OBS.exe
20:22:20: 6E760000         OBSApi.dll
20:22:20: 6E340000         DShowPlugin.dll
20:22:20: 6EAB0000         GraphicsCapture.dll
20:22:20: 6ED50000         NoiseGate.dll
20:22:20: 6EA90000         PSVPlugin.dll
20:22:20: ------------------------------------------
20:22:20: Adapter 1
20:22:20:   Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 
20:22:20:   Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 1025966080
20:22:20:   Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 3220779008
20:22:20: =====Stream Start: 2013-09-26, 20:22:20===============================================
20:22:20:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
20:22:20:   Base resolution: 1920x1080
20:22:20:   Output resolution: 1280x720
20:22:20: ------------------------------------------
20:22:20: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560...
20:22:20: ------------------------------------------
20:22:20: Audio Format: 44100hz
20:22:20: Playback device Default
20:22:20: ------------------------------------------
20:22:20: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (C-Media USB Headphone Set  )
20:22:20: ------------------------------------------
20:22:20: Audio Encoding: AAC
20:22:20:     bitrate: 96
20:22:20: Using graphics capture
20:22:20: ------------------------------------------
20:22:20: Video Encoding: x264
20:22:20:     fps: 30
20:22:20:     width: 1280, height: 720
20:22:20:     preset: veryfast
20:22:20:     profile: high
20:22:20:     keyint: 60
20:22:20:     CBR: yes
20:22:20:     CFR: no
20:22:20:     max bitrate: 1904
20:22:20:     buffer size: 1904
20:22:20: ------------------------------------------
20:22:20: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (C-Media USB Headphone Set  )' is 352800, samples per sec is 44100
20:22:20: SharedTexCapture hooked
20:22:22: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
20:22:22:   Server selection: rtmp://live-ord.justin.tv/app
20:22:22:   Interface: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (ethernet, 1000 mbps)
20:22:22: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-ord.justin.tv/app in 230 ms.
20:22:23: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
20:22:23: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
20:22:25: RTMPPublisher::Socketloop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 131072 (buffer: 0 / 256000)
20:22:25: RTMPPublisher::Socketloop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 262144 (buffer: 0 / 256000)
20:22:27: RTMPPublisher::Socketloop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 524288 (buffer: 0 / 256000)
20:25:55: Total frames encoded: 6416, total frames duplicated: 18 (0.28%)
20:25:55: Total frames rendered: 6416, number of late frames: 4 (0.06%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
20:25:55: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
20:25:55: Average send payload: 6876 bytes, average send interval: 27 ms
20:25:55: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
20:25:55: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
20:25:55: Number of bytes sent: 52009453
20:25:55: 
20:25:55: Profiler time results:
20:25:55: 
20:25:55: ==============================================================
20:25:55: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.291 ms] [children: 0.344%] [unaccounted: 99.7%]
20:25:55: | scene->Preprocess - [0.344%] [avg time: 0.001 ms]
20:25:55: GPU download and conversion - [100%] [avg time: 0.186 ms] [children: 94.6%] [unaccounted: 5.38%]
20:25:55: | flush - [37.6%] [avg time: 0.07 ms]
20:25:55: | CopyResource - [55.4%] [avg time: 0.103 ms]
20:25:55: | conversion to 4:2:0 - [1.61%] [avg time: 0.003 ms]
20:25:55: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.435 ms] [children: 98.6%] [unaccounted: 1.38%]
20:25:55: | Convert444toNV12 - [98.6%] [avg time: 0.429 ms]
20:25:55: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.904 ms]
20:25:55: ==============================================================
20:25:55: 
20:25:55: 
20:25:55: Profiler CPU results:
20:25:55: 
20:25:55: ==============================================================
20:25:55: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.029 ms, total 187.201 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:25:55: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:25:55: GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.019 ms, total 124.801 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:25:55: | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.012 ms, total 78 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:25:55: | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0.004 ms, total 31.201 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:25:55: | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:25:55: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.171 ms, total 2199.61 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
20:25:55: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.168 ms, total 2152.81 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
20:25:55: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.141 ms, total 904.806 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:25:55: ==============================================================
20:25:55: 
20:25:55: =====Stream End: 2013-09-26, 20:25:55=================================================
20:26:13: =====Stream Start: 2013-09-26, 20:26:13===============================================
20:26:13:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
20:26:13:   Base resolution: 1920x1080
20:26:13:   Output resolution: 1280x720
20:26:13: ------------------------------------------
20:26:13: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560...
20:26:13: ------------------------------------------
20:26:13: Audio Format: 44100hz
20:26:13: Playback device Default
20:26:13: ------------------------------------------
20:26:13: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (C-Media USB Headphone Set  )
20:26:13: ------------------------------------------
20:26:13: Audio Encoding: AAC
20:26:13:     bitrate: 96
20:26:13: Using graphics capture
20:26:13: ------------------------------------------
20:26:13: Video Encoding: x264
20:26:13:     fps: 30
20:26:13:     width: 1280, height: 720
20:26:13:     preset: veryfast
20:26:13:     profile: high
20:26:13:     keyint: 60
20:26:13:     CBR: yes
20:26:13:     CFR: no
20:26:13:     max bitrate: 1904
20:26:13:     buffer size: 1904
20:26:13: ------------------------------------------
20:26:13: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (C-Media USB Headphone Set  )' is 352800, samples per sec is 44100
20:26:13: SharedTexCapture hooked
20:26:15: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
20:26:15:   Server selection: rtmp://live-ord.justin.tv/app
20:26:15:   Interface: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (ethernet, 1000 mbps)
20:26:15: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-ord.justin.tv/app in 208 ms.
20:26:16: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
20:26:16: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
20:26:17: RTMPPublisher::Socketloop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 131072 (buffer: 0 / 256000)
20:26:19: RTMPPublisher::Socketloop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 262144 (buffer: 0 / 256000)
20:26:31: RTMPPublisher::Socketloop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 524288 (buffer: 0 / 256000)
20:31:04: Total frames encoded: 8710, total frames duplicated: 25 (0.29%)
20:31:04: Total frames rendered: 8708, number of late frames: 5 (0.06%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
20:31:04: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
20:31:04: Average send payload: 7013 bytes, average send interval: 27 ms
20:31:04: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
20:31:04: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
20:31:04: Number of bytes sent: 72039699
20:31:04: 
20:31:04: Profiler time results:
20:31:04: 
20:31:04: ==============================================================
20:31:04: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.381 ms] [children: 0.262%] [unaccounted: 99.7%]
20:31:04: | scene->Preprocess - [0.262%] [avg time: 0.001 ms]
20:31:04: GPU download and conversion - [100%] [avg time: 0.192 ms] [children: 89.1%] [unaccounted: 10.9%]
20:31:04: | flush - [36.5%] [avg time: 0.07 ms]
20:31:04: | CopyResource - [51%] [avg time: 0.098 ms]
20:31:04: | conversion to 4:2:0 - [1.56%] [avg time: 0.003 ms]
20:31:04: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.421 ms] [children: 98.6%] [unaccounted: 1.43%]
20:31:04: | Convert444toNV12 - [98.6%] [avg time: 0.415 ms]
20:31:04: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.907 ms]
20:31:04: ==============================================================
20:31:04: 
20:31:04: 
20:31:04: Profiler CPU results:
20:31:04: 
20:31:04: ==============================================================
20:31:04: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.03 ms, total 265.202 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:31:04: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:31:04: GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.014 ms, total 124.8 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:31:04: | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.003 ms, total 31.2 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:31:04: | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0.008 ms, total 78 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:31:04: | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:31:04: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.223 ms, total 3884.43 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
20:31:04: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.222 ms, total 3868.83 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
20:31:04: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.136 ms, total 1185.61 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:31:04: ==============================================================
20:31:04: 
20:31:04: =====Stream End: 2013-09-26, 20:31:04=================================================


Last game capture log:
2013-09-26, 20:22:20: we're booting up: 
20:22:20: D3D9 Present
20:22:20: D3D9EndScene called
20:22:20: D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS {
20:22:20: 	BackBufferWidth: 1920
20:22:20: 	BackBufferHeight: 1080
20:22:20: 	BackBufferFormat: D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8
20:22:20: 	BackBufferCount: 1
20:22:20: 	MultiSampleType: D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE
20:22:20: 	MultiSampleQuality: 0
20:22:20: 	SwapEffect: D3DSWAPEFFECT_DISCARD
20:22:20: 	hDeviceWindow: 656180
20:22:20: 	Windowed: true
20:22:20: 	EnableAutoDepthStencil: true
20:22:20: 	AutoDepthStencilFormat: D3DFMT_D24S8
20:22:20: 	Flags: None
20:22:20: 	FullScreen_RefreshRateInHz: 0
20:22:20: 	PresentationInterval: 2147483648
20:22:20: };
20:22:20: successfully set up d3d9 hooks
20:22:20: D3D9Present called
20:22:20: DoD3D9GPUHook: success - d3d9ex
20:22:21: D3DSURFACE_DESC {
20:22:21: 	Format: D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8
20:22:21: 	Type: D3DRTYPE_SURFACE
20:22:21: 	Usage: D3DUSAGE_RENDERTARGET 
20:22:21: 	Pool: D3DPOOL_DEFAULT
20:22:21: 	MultiSampleType: D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE
20:22:21: 	MultiSampleQuality: 0
20:22:21: 	Width: 1920
20:22:21: 	Height: 1080
20:22:21: };
20:22:21: successfully capturing d3d9 frames via GPU
20:22:21: NV Capture available
20:22:21: FBO available
20:22:21: GL Present
20:22:21: (half life scientist) everything..  seems to be in order
20:25:55: ---------------------- Cleared D3D9 Capture ----------------------
20:25:55: D3D9EndScene called
20:25:55: D3D9Present called
20:26:13: received restart event, capturing
20:26:13: DoD3D9GPUHook: success - d3d9ex
20:26:13: D3DSURFACE_DESC {
20:26:13: 	Format: D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8
20:26:13: 	Type: D3DRTYPE_SURFACE
20:26:13: 	Usage: D3DUSAGE_RENDERTARGET 
20:26:13: 	Pool: D3DPOOL_DEFAULT
20:26:13: 	MultiSampleType: D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE
20:26:13: 	MultiSampleQuality: 0
20:26:13: 	Width: 1920
20:26:13: 	Height: 1080
20:26:13: };
20:26:13: successfully capturing d3d9 frames via GPU
20:31:04: ---------------------- Cleared D3D9 Capture ----------------------
20:31:04: D3D9EndScene called
20:31:04: D3D9Present called

any help is greatly appreciated, if you need any more info, please let me know.

thanks.

dodgepong · Sep 27, 2013

If you're getting high ping, that means your stream and the game are competing too much for your internet connection. First try enabling "Minimize Network Impact" in Broadcast Settings, and if that still doesn't help, try lowering the bit rate that you are streaming at.

Heiiarchy · Sep 27, 2013

I've been having a similar problem just within the past 5 days or so while streaming Smite. When I start the game everything is running perfectly while streaming. Then suddenly, almost every time during some sort of combat situation, my ping will gradually spike from 70 to 300+ (even up to 900 at times). Sometimes it's different though, sometimes it will gradually raise to 300ish making it impossible to land any sort of skill shot and then at the same pace deminish back to 70. And at others right away the game will become choppy making it impossible to play at all, simply stopping the streaming and starting it right away fixes this one, but it then occurs minutes later.

I'm new to the forums so I'm not sure how to post any sort of log file. I have tried both suggestions mentioned above by dodgepong.

Question / Help high ping when streaming dota 2

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