How do I decrease encoding lag?

iixdarkvibez

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I'm trying to record a roblox video, but my finished product is laggy, apparently it's because frames were skipped from encoding lag? I've tried to find any help, but it isn't working, does anyone know how to fix it? The log is in the files
 

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More going on than just encoding lag. Anyway, Gen 4 is too old for the newest versions of OBS. I think v28 is the last version that should work with that hardware.

That said, don't expect much. The system is super thin & has no deadicated GPU/VRAM. Even with the resolution set @ 720p, there's next to no RAM available to run OBS.
13:35:57.658: Physical Memory: 8092MB Total, 1302MB Free
 
1. Audio buffering hit the maximum value. This can be an indicator of very high system load and may affect stream latency or cause individual audio sources to stop working. Keep an eye on CPU usage especially, and close background programs if needed. The only programs that should be open are OBS and Roblox. Occasionally, this can be caused by incorrect device timestamps. Restart OBS to reset buffering.

Source affected (potential cause): Desktop Audio
2. Display, Window and Game capture interfere with each other. Never put them in the same scene.
3. Record to MKV. If you record to MP4 or MOV and the recording is interrupted, the file will be corrupted and unrecoverable. If you require MP4 files for some other purpose like editing, remux them afterwards by selecting File > Remux Recordings in the main OBS Studio window.
4. The refresh rate on your monitor appears to be 59.94. Set your OBS Video Common FPS Value to 29.97 and see below.
5. Your GPU is maxed out and OBS can't render scenes and encode frames fast enough. Running a game without vertical sync or a frame rate limiter will frequently cause performance issues with OBS because your GPU will be maxed out. OBS requires a little GPU to render your scene.

Set a reasonable frame rate limit (29.97) that your GPU can handle without hitting 100% usage.

If that's not enough you may also need to turn down some of the video quality options in the game (find the settings where the game will run at 150-200% of target FPS and then cap at 29.97). If you are experiencing issues in general while using OBS, your GPU may be overloaded for the settings you are trying to use.

Please check our guide for ideas why this may be happening, and steps you can take to correct it: GPU Overload Issues.
 
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