Is recording Streamlink+Obs better than Streamlink+VLC+Obs?

rihonobs

New Member
Hi,

I'm recording some livestreams in VLC player that I have configured to work with Streamlink. Then in Obs Studio I do Windows Capture and capture the full VLC screen and then added my mic Audio.

Would it be more efficient CPU/GPU-wise to forget about VLC and record directly from Streamlink plugin for Obs Studio?

One thing I wonder is that when I run Streamlink for VLC I can specify caching time and lower resolution to fall back to if the network signal is not good.
streamlink --player-args="--file-caching=99999" https://xxx "original, 720p"

I don't think I can do this with Streamlink plugin for Obs Studio, right?

Thanks!
 
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