Question / Help Inconsistent Stream Quality to Twitch

az_mick

New Member
Recently upgraded my PC and decided to get back into live streaming to Twitch. Tweaked my settings until my brain is numb and I've gotten to a point where one set seems to work for this game, but if I switch games all hell breaks loose. Today, I did a short Overwatch stream where things are running pretty solid. For my wrap up I wanted to check out Anthem and it was a total mess. The stream itself was damn near unwatchable with all of the stuttering and frame skips. Does anyone have any suggestions?

My current build:
  • CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K
  • Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master
  • Video Card: ASUS GTC ROG 2080 OC
  • Memory: G.SKILL Trident RGB 3200 - 32Gb
Log file: https://obsproject.com/logs/dJT0K0aOn6XpWeBL
 

WizardCM

Forum Moderator
Community Helper
That log doesn't contain a recording/streaming attempt, so unfortunately it doesn't provide us with much information about the cause. Perform a test stream for at least 30 seconds, stop the recording, and fetch a fresh "Current Log" from the Help dropdown.

In terms of games, Overwatch has had years to optimize itself and has lower requirements than Anthem. Anthem, because it's an early build before release, has not been optimized and therefore uses a lot more resources than it should. Now, as you're on an i9 9900K with a 2080, you shouldn't be having issues, so let's dig a bit deeper. First, make sure you disable Game Mode in Windows. Secondly, was the stuttering you saw on stream visible in the OBS preview window?

Once you provide a log with a streaming attempt, we'll be able to help you further.
 

az_mick

New Member
Here is the last log in the file before the one I sent recently.

14:51:57.778: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz
14:51:57.779: CPU Speed: 3600MHz
14:51:57.779: Physical Cores: 8, Logical Cores: 16
14:51:57.779: Physical Memory: 32699MB Total, 24053MB Free
14:51:57.779: Windows Version: 10.0 Build 17763 (revision: 253; 64-bit)
14:51:57.779: Running as administrator: false
14:51:57.779: Aero is Enabled (Aero is always on for windows 8 and above)
14:51:57.779: Windows 10 Gaming Features:
14:51:57.779: Game DVR: On
14:51:57.781: Sec. Software Status:
14:51:57.782: Windows Defender Antivirus: enabled (AV)
14:51:57.782: Windows Firewall: enabled (FW)
14:51:57.783: Windows Defender Antivirus: enabled (ASW)
14:51:57.783: Browser Hardware Acceleration: true
14:51:57.783: Portable mode: false
14:51:57.850: OBS 22.0.2 (64-bit, windows)
14:51:57.850: ---------------------------------
14:51:57.851: ---------------------------------
14:51:57.851: audio settings reset:
14:51:57.851: samples per sec: 44100
14:51:57.851: speakers: 2
14:51:57.851: ---------------------------------
14:51:57.851: Initializing D3D11...
14:51:57.851: Available Video Adapters:
14:51:57.853: Adapter 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
14:51:57.853: Dedicated VRAM: 4104126464
14:51:57.853: Shared VRAM: 4258879488
14:51:57.853: output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true
14:51:57.853: output 2: pos={-1680, 25}, size={1680, 1050}, attached=true
14:51:57.854: Loading up D3D11 on adapter NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (0)
14:51:57.903: D3D11 loaded successfully, feature level used: 45056
14:51:58.393: ---------------------------------
14:51:58.393: video settings reset:
14:51:58.393: base resolution: 1920x1080
14:51:58.393: output resolution: 1920x1080
14:51:58.393: downscale filter: Lanczos
14:51:58.393: fps: 60/1
14:51:58.393: format: NV12
14:51:58.393: YUV mode: 601/Partial
14:51:58.394: Audio monitoring device:
14:51:58.394: name: Default
14:51:58.394: id: default
14:51:58.394: ---------------------------------
14:51:58.395: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/chrome_elf.dll' not found, loading of module failed
14:51:58.396: [CoreAudio encoder]: CoreAudio AAC encoder not installed on the system or couldn't be loaded
14:51:58.415: [AMF] AMF Test failed due to one or more errors.
14:51:58.415: Failed to initialize module 'enc-amf.dll'
14:51:58.423: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/libcef.dll' not found, loading of module failed
14:51:58.423: LoadLibrary failed for '../../obs-plugins/64bit/libEGL.dll': The specified procedure could not be found.
14:51:58.423: (127)
14:51:58.423: Module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/libEGL.dll' not loaded
14:51:58.423: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/libGLESv2.dll' not found, loading of module failed
14:51:58.424: [obs-browser]: Version 2.1.6
14:51:58.465: obs-browser: init: cookie storage path set to: C:\Users\justi\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio/plugin_config/obs-browser/cef.3.1705.chrome.63.0.3239.109
14:51:58.465: obs-browser: init: set on-boarding mode due to start-up flags
14:51:58.465: obs-browser: central widget: loading url: https://obs.streamelements.com/welcome
14:51:58.494: NVENC supported
14:51:58.543: Couldn't find VLC installation, VLC video source disabled
14:51:58.545: No blackmagic support
14:51:58.547: ---------------------------------
14:51:58.547: Loaded Modules:
14:51:58.547: win-wasapi.dll
14:51:58.547: win-mf.dll
14:51:58.547: win-dshow.dll
14:51:58.547: win-decklink.dll
14:51:58.547: win-capture.dll
14:51:58.547: vlc-video.dll
14:51:58.547: text-freetype2.dll
14:51:58.547: rtmp-services.dll
14:51:58.547: obs-x264.dll
14:51:58.547: obs-vst.dll
14:51:58.547: obs-transitions.dll
14:51:58.547: obs-text.dll
14:51:58.547: obs-streamelements.dll
14:51:58.547: obs-qsv11.dll
14:51:58.547: obs-outputs.dll
14:51:58.547: obs-filters.dll
14:51:58.547: obs-ffmpeg.dll
14:51:58.547: obs-browser.dll
14:51:58.547: image-source.dll
14:51:58.547: frontend-tools.dll
14:51:58.547: enc-amf.dll
14:51:58.547: coreaudio-encoder.dll
14:51:58.547: ---------------------------------
14:51:58.547: ==== Startup complete ===============================================
14:51:58.549: All scene data cleared
14:51:58.549: ------------------------------------------------
14:51:58.569: WASAPI: Device 'Headset Earphone (HyperX 7.1 Audio)' initialized
14:51:58.576: WASAPI: Device 'Microphone (Scarlett Solo USB)' initialized
14:51:58.579: [Media Source 'Media Source']: settings:
14:51:58.579: input: D:/Twitch Stream/New Stream Materials/Revisions/Mick intro.mp4
14:51:58.579: input_format: (null)
14:51:58.579: speed: 100
14:51:58.579: is_looping: yes
14:51:58.579: is_hw_decoding: yes
14:51:58.579: is_clear_on_media_end: yes
14:51:58.579: restart_on_activate: yes
14:51:58.579: close_when_inactive: no
14:51:58.608: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 23 milliseconds
14:51:58.999: Switched to scene 'Stream'
14:51:58.999: ------------------------------------------------
14:51:58.999: Loaded scenes:
14:51:58.999: - scene 'Blackness':
14:51:58.999: - scene 'Stream Start':
14:51:58.999: - source: 'Media Source' (ffmpeg_source)
14:51:58.999: - scene 'Stream':
14:51:58.999: - source: 'Alerts' (browser_source)
14:51:58.999: - source: 'Game Capture' (game_capture)
14:51:58.999: - source: 'Display Capture' (monitor_capture)
14:51:58.999: - scene 'Stream End':
14:51:58.999: - source: 'SE End' (browser_source)
14:51:58.999: ------------------------------------------------
14:51:59.066: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 46 milliseconds
14:52:00.695: obs-browser: zE disabled (source: https://streamelements.com/overlay/5c4dbe3666498b933feca32c/NSDiKnBuA3A07gLpf6oF:49)
14:52:00.696: obs-browser: zE disabled (source: https://streamelements.com/overlay/5c4dbe1366498b12a5eca298/NSDiKnBuA3A07gLpf6oF:49)
14:52:00.806: obs-browser: %c (source: https://streamelements.com/scripts/app-b884b7bfd2.js:62)
14:52:00.806: obs-browser: %cHOLD UP! (source: https://streamelements.com/scripts/app-b884b7bfd2.js:62)
14:52:00.862: obs-browser: Stream Elements client version: f50bfe7e39b9612e700a3416e7df6305f59564ee (source: https://streamelements.com/scripts/vendor-a265387b12.js:35)
14:52:00.879: obs-browser: zE disabled (source: https://streamelements.com/overlay/5c4dbe1366498b12a5eca298/NSDiKnBuA3A07gLpf6oF:49)
14:52:01.266: obs-browser: Authenticated (source: https://streamelements.com/scripts/vendor-a265387b12.js:35)
14:52:01.430: obs-browser: se-widget-alertbox 1: Skipping alert due to no data (source: https://streamelements.com/scripts/vendor-a265387b12.js:35)
14:52:01.439: obs-browser: Bootstrap complete (source: https://streamelements.com/scripts/vendor-a265387b12.js:35)
14:52:02.065: obs-browser: Got the two badge responses (source: https://streamelements.com/scripts/vendor-a265387b12.js:35)
14:52:02.946: obs-browser: %c (source: https://streamelements.com/scripts/app-b884b7bfd2.js:62)
14:52:02.946: obs-browser: %cHOLD UP! (source: https://streamelements.com/scripts/app-b884b7bfd2.js:62)
14:52:03.024: obs-browser: Stream Elements client version: f50bfe7e39b9612e700a3416e7df6305f59564ee (source: https://streamelements.com/scripts/vendor-a265387b12.js:35)
14:52:03.042: obs-browser: zE disabled (source: https://streamelements.com/overlay/5c4dbe3666498b933feca32c/NSDiKnBuA3A07gLpf6oF:49)
14:52:03.387: ==== Shutting down ==================================================
14:52:03.407: obs-browser: Authenticated (source: https://streamelements.com/scripts/vendor-a265387b12.js:35)
14:52:03.410: Switched to scene '(null)'
14:52:03.418: WASAPI: Device 'Headset Earphone (HyperX 7.1 Audio)' Terminated
14:52:03.421: WASAPI: Device 'Microphone (Scarlett Solo USB)' Terminated
14:52:03.423: All scene data cleared
14:52:03.423: ------------------------------------------------
14:52:03.528: Freeing OBS context data
14:52:03.656: [Scripting] Total detached callbacks: 0
14:52:03.658: == Profiler Results =============================
14:52:03.658: run_program_init: 1554.48 ms
14:52:03.658: ┣OBSApp::AppInit: 11.174 ms
14:52:03.658: ┃ ┗OBSApp::InitLocale: 0.808 ms
14:52:03.658: ┗OBSApp::OBSInit: 1532.84 ms
14:52:03.658: ┣obs_startup: 4.695 ms
14:52:03.658: ┗OBSBasic::OBSInit: 1216.81 ms
14:52:03.658: ┣OBSBasic::InitBasicConfig: 0.257 ms
14:52:03.658: ┣OBSBasic::ResetAudio: 0.11 ms
14:52:03.658: ┣OBSBasic::ResetVideo: 543.332 ms
14:52:03.658: ┣OBSBasic::InitOBSCallbacks: 0.004 ms
14:52:03.658: ┣OBSBasic::InitHotkeys: 0.028 ms
14:52:03.658: ┣obs_load_all_modules: 152.78 ms
14:52:03.658: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(coreaudio-encoder.dll): 0.276 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(enc-amf.dll): 18.775 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(frontend-tools.dll): 2.35 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(image-source.dll): 0.002 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-browser.dll): 68.22 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-ffmpeg.dll): 0.469 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┃ ┗nvenc_check: 0.441 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-filters.dll): 0.006 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-outputs.dll): 0.003 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-qsv11.dll): 40.324 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-streamelements.dll): 2.206 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-text.dll): 0.139 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-transitions.dll): 0.004 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-vst.dll): 0.001 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-x264.dll): 0 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(rtmp-services.dll): 0.204 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(text-freetype2.dll): 0.031 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(vlc-video.dll): 0.025 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(win-capture.dll): 0.047 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(win-decklink.dll): 0.592 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(win-dshow.dll): 0.907 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(win-mf.dll): 0 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(win-wasapi.dll): 0.003 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┗reset_win32_symbol_paths: 0.047 ms
14:52:03.659: ┣OBSBasic::ResetOutputs: 0.232 ms
14:52:03.659: ┣OBSBasic::CreateHotkeys: 0.021 ms
14:52:03.659: ┣OBSBasic::InitService: 0.851 ms
14:52:03.659: ┣OBSBasic::InitPrimitives: 0.199 ms
14:52:03.659: ┗OBSBasic::Load: 453.83 ms
14:52:03.659: obs_hotkey_thread(25 ms): min=0.003 ms, median=0.006 ms, max=0.951 ms, 99th percentile=0.671 ms, 100% below 25 ms
14:52:03.659: audio_thread(Audio): min=0 ms, median=0.022 ms, max=0.112 ms, 99th percentile=0.107 ms
14:52:03.659: obs_graphics_thread(16.6667 ms): min=0.058 ms, median=0.123 ms, max=421.438 ms, 99th percentile=5.53 ms, 99.6466% below 16.667 ms
14:52:03.659: ┣tick_sources: min=0.001 ms, median=0.008 ms, max=421.214 ms, 99th percentile=3.21 ms
14:52:03.659: ┣output_frame: min=0.046 ms, median=0.114 ms, max=5.516 ms, 99th percentile=0.462 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┗gs_context(video->graphics): min=0.046 ms, median=0.114 ms, max=5.515 ms, 99th percentile=0.461 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┣render_video: min=0.005 ms, median=0.011 ms, max=0.073 ms, 99th percentile=0.066 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┃ ┗render_main_texture: min=0.003 ms, median=0.01 ms, max=0.068 ms, 99th percentile=0.061 ms
14:52:03.659: ┃ ┗gs_flush: min=0.038 ms, median=0.102 ms, max=0.466 ms, 99th percentile=0.363 ms
14:52:03.659: ┗render_displays: min=0 ms, median=0.001 ms, max=0.004 ms, 99th percentile=0.003 ms
14:52:03.659: =================================================
14:52:03.659: == Profiler Time Between Calls ==================
14:52:03.659: obs_hotkey_thread(25 ms): min=24.903 ms, median=25.914 ms, max=26.119 ms, 11.8182% within ±2% of 25 ms (0% lower, 88.1818% higher)
14:52:03.659: obs_graphics_thread(16.6667 ms): min=11.893 ms, median=16.667 ms, max=421.441 ms, 99.2908% within ±2% of 16.667 ms (0.35461% lower, 0.35461% higher)
14:52:03.659: =================================================
14:52:03.664: Number of memory leaks: 26

As a follow up, I have disabled Game Mode.
 
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