Question / Help Issues setting up webcam delay with ElGato

chewychips

New Member
The situation:
I've been streaming PC games for awhile now, but recently decided to stream my console gaming, so I picked up the El Gato Game Capture HD. With ElGato, there is a slight video delay, so I have been trying to adjust my OBS settings, accordingly, to match the ElGato delay.

Issue - Webcam Buffer:
In order to delay my webcam video to match the ElGato delay, I selected my "Video Capture Device" source, right-clicked, and I went to "Properties". I changed "Use Buffering (milliseconds)" to 1500ms and pressed "OK". However, when I preview/start stream, the delay is very inconsistent: A) Sometimes, the delay match up with ElGato perfectly at first, but will quickly speed up and catch up with real-time after only a few seconds. B) At other times, the delay will be merely non-existent and appears real-time (or close to real-time) as soon as I start/preview stream.

Has anybody else had this issue? If so, how did you fix them?
 

chewychips

New Member
It's definitely the webcam. I have my audio delayed 1500ms and it is (nearly) perfectly synced up with my ElGato.

When I hit Start/Preview Stream, I can clearly see that the webcam is delayed, but after only a few seconds, it catches up with real-time.
 
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