Is there Any Way I Can Improve My Recording Quality?

[Loblachi]

I stream and record at the same time and want to improve my recording quality. I’m using stream encoder, which gives decent quality, but I’d like tips for better results without using too much space (if possible). Also, if you have advice, please include what settings to adjust in case my PC can’t handle the changes. (I stream at 1080p)

 

[Lawrence_SoCal]

Please don't ignore the pinned post in this forum (link in my .sig) about posting OBS Studio log when asking for help/support. There are important system details your screen shots don't provide that would be relevant to a responsible answer

As for better quality with too much space... that is in the eye of the beholder... you have to provide definitions of what is 'too much' for you...

In general, you can easily record and stream at different settings.... HOWEVER, that means 2X (or more) the encoding workload... so, all depends on your GPU, CPU, RAM, Operating System setup, etc. I Record 1080p30 (on an i7-10700K with a GTX 1660 Super ) at about 3X+ the bitrate that I stream at (also 1080p30 ~7000 kbps). easy peasy, low CPU and GPU utilization (not gaming)... ymmv

For a given file size, newer encoders tend to produce better quality, and the expense of almost exponentially more computation to get more data in the same bitrate. Hence only the latest GPUs can handle AV1... For a 'video quality' AV1 files will tend to be smaller than H.265 which will be smaller than H.264 files... in general... lots of exceptions, caveats, proviso's etc (line from The Emperor's New Groove)

What can your system handle? not answerable... it depends. And if doing so for gaming or other variable workload, then may work in one situation may not work in another [and that would be normal & reasonable]. We have no idea (and it won't be in your OBS Studio log) what you operating system background workload is like.

 

[Loblachi]

Please don't ignore the pinned post in this forum (link in my .sig) about posting OBS Studio log when asking for help/support. There are important system details your screen shots don't provide that would be relevant to a responsible answer

As for better quality with too much space... that is in the eye of the beholder... you have to provide definitions of what is 'too much' for you...

In general, you can easily record and stream at different settings.... HOWEVER, that means 2X (or more) the encoding workload... so, all depends on your GPU, CPU, RAM, Operating System setup, etc. I Record 1080p30 (on an i7-10700K with a GTX 1660 Super ) at about 3X+ the bitrate that I stream at (also 1080p30 ~7000 kbps). easy peasy, low CPU and GPU utilization (not gaming)... ymmv

For a given file size, newer encoders tend to produce better quality, and the expense of almost exponentially more computation to get more data in the same bitrate. Hence only the latest GPUs can handle AV1... For a 'video quality' AV1 files will tend to be smaller than H.265 which will be smaller than H.264 files... in general... lots of exceptions, caveats, proviso's etc (line from The Emperor's New Groove)

What can your system handle? not answerable... it depends. And if doing so for gaming or other variable workload, then may work in one situation may not work in another [and that would be normal & reasonable]. We have no idea (and it won't be in your OBS Studio log) what you operating system background workload is like.

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400T CPU @ 2.00GHz 1.99 GHz
Installed RAM 12.0 GB (11.8 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
I stream a mobile MOBA game through a screen mirroring application. I typically stream for a couple of hours while recording. To simplify editing, I stop and restart the recording every hour. For me, 'too much' would be around 10 GB per hour of recording.