Question / Help I can't get obs to record anything ?

[mantis toboggan]

For 100 billion dollars I couldn't get this programme to record a single thing ? Tried absolutely everything and when I press record, literally nothing happens ?

Here is my log file https://obsproject.com/forum/attachments/2016-09-09-00-20-08-txt.19106/


Cheers

 

[Beardedbob]

Hi,

Can you try rescaling the output down from 3810x2160 60fps say to half and report back if you then get a recording. This will help confirm if VCE is being overloaded.

 

[mantis toboggan]

Hi,

Can you try rescaling the output down from 3810x2160 60fps say to half and report back if you then get a recording. This will help confirm if VCE is being overloaded.

Oh thank you.

This time it recorded and the button changed to stopping recording and froze, it said encoding overload. I will add another log. The cpu usage is at 1.7%.

 

[RytoEX]

The second log is incomplete. Please make sure that you start and stop a recording session before uploading a log file to ensure that it has complete information on that recording session.

 

[mantis toboggan]

The second log is incomplete. Please make sure that you start and stop a recording session before uploading a log file to ensure that it has complete information on that recording session.

Hello friend

I did start it, problem is that it wouldn't stop, the button is not clickable it just gets stuck on stopping recording ?

It says 'Encoding overload' and leaves a 0kb video in my recordings rfolder

 

[RytoEX]

Ah, you're right, you did say that.

I see you're using the Media Foundation AMD VCE. I'm not overly familiar with AMD hardware or encoders, so I'm not sure about anything I'm going to say from here on out. Anyone with more knowledge on this subject is welcome to chime in and correct me.

From what I have read, the AMD R9 390 uses GCN 1.1 and VCE 2.0, which only supports up to 1920x1080@30fps for encoding.* Again, I'm not 100% sure on this, and it's been hard for me to find any reliable information on the subject. Try reducing your FPS to 30, and try recording again.

As an aside, the upcoming AMD Advanced Media Framework Encoder Plugin for OBS Studio might interest you. However, it is still somewhat experimental at this point. Reading your log more closely, it seems you might have had it installed at one time?


* Some places I've read say 1920x1200. Some places say 1920x1080. Some places say 1080p@87f. Some places say 1080p@30f. Most places don't say anything at all.

 

[mantis toboggan]

Ah, you're right, you did say that........

Not to worry, cheers for having a look into it :)

And yes I attempted to install that encoder, but after following all instruction it wouldn't actually appear for selection in the encoding options.