I think my settings are ok (somewhat) but I keep dropping frames, and obs takes a while to stop recording.
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Lawrence_SoCal
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1. don't ignore the pinned post in this forum about posting an OBS Studio Log from a Recording and/or Streaming session (15-30 seconds or longer, please)
2. Also, follow directions - like the BIG RED warning in OBS about NOT recording to MP4 format. remux if need be, but don't record to a recording unsafe format... just silly
real-time video encoding is VERY computationally demanding. I recommend monitoring hardware resource (CPU, GPU, RAM, Disk I/O, etc) utilization [for ex. using Task manager’s Performance tab and/or Resource Monitor] to see if your system is being maxed out with your settings https://obsproject.com/wiki/General-Performance-and-Encoding-Issues and https://obsproject.com/wiki/GPU-overload-issues
Also, if applicable, laptop CPU models with a 'U' are the worst fit for real-time video encoding as the U means ultra-low power for battery life (opposite of performance) and often thermally throttled, so don't expect much without investing time to become somewhat expert in Operating System and OBS Studio optimizations for an under-powered system.
lastly, if an older computer, and Disk I/O bottlenecks exist, then recording to a motherboard connected (not USB) SSD instead of HDD will probably help. Personally, I removed HDD as OS/primary data drives years ago. I use HDD for data archiving. Also, Beware security software interfering with Recording (not common but has/does happen). I mention this based on title of OBS taking a while to stop recording. that sounds like an overwhelmed computer trying to catch up.... which could be disk or other factor
2. Also, follow directions - like the BIG RED warning in OBS about NOT recording to MP4 format. remux if need be, but don't record to a recording unsafe format... just silly
real-time video encoding is VERY computationally demanding. I recommend monitoring hardware resource (CPU, GPU, RAM, Disk I/O, etc) utilization [for ex. using Task manager’s Performance tab and/or Resource Monitor] to see if your system is being maxed out with your settings https://obsproject.com/wiki/General-Performance-and-Encoding-Issues and https://obsproject.com/wiki/GPU-overload-issues
Also, if applicable, laptop CPU models with a 'U' are the worst fit for real-time video encoding as the U means ultra-low power for battery life (opposite of performance) and often thermally throttled, so don't expect much without investing time to become somewhat expert in Operating System and OBS Studio optimizations for an under-powered system.
lastly, if an older computer, and Disk I/O bottlenecks exist, then recording to a motherboard connected (not USB) SSD instead of HDD will probably help. Personally, I removed HDD as OS/primary data drives years ago. I use HDD for data archiving. Also, Beware security software interfering with Recording (not common but has/does happen). I mention this based on title of OBS taking a while to stop recording. that sounds like an overwhelmed computer trying to catch up.... which could be disk or other factor
Kraezy
Member
In terms of your mental state, visit a Psychiatrist, even then they'll ask you questions to get an idea of what they can help you with.
In terms of your OBS setup, again, what do you need help with?
Dropped frames go insane
One a real note, I think that im using the settings that my computer can handle, but im still getting dropped frames. So I was wondering if it was one of these things that is causing that.