Lag and dropped FPS

LGS Media

LGS Media

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Hello I have been using OBS for my church for a while now and love it. but recently I have been experiencing fps drops while streaming on Facebook. This is causing a lag in our stream. It didn't use to do this. I just need to know what I did to mess it up and how to fix it.

Here is my Log file: https://obsproject.com/logs/vryRswCmt_8xrqse
 
Should I check the box for "Dynamically change bitrate..." ? Because Dropped KB/S is changing from Green, to Yellow, to Red
 
Since no one has answered my question, I decided to answer it on my own.

have been forced to lower my video bitrate to lower than 1500kbps. I am currently at 1100kbps and it has stopped dropping now. It is directly link to the network (internet).
 
Aahm. Yes. Please consider that almost any answers here in the forum are from volunteers for free in their spare time.
Anyway: Welcome aboard here in the forum. :)

Unfortunately your original obs-log doesn't contain any streaming session, so we can't see almost anything. For recording, change to mkv format. If something happens with your obs during church service, at least the recording up to this point may be restored. (Remuxing to mp4 after the recording session is simple and costs only seconds.)

Regarding your bitrate thing: Did you a speedtest for the upload speed on your church's site? Would be best to know and consider regarding further experiences and needed steps to go.
 
Thanks for your response. I believed I fixed my issue. I hate lowering my bitrate but it solved my issue. I did switch back to mvk format for the recording. Is there a way for it to automatically convert to mp4 once its done? If not, is there a way for it to not end up have two separate recordings when I remux the mkv to mp4? I'm sorry its just that I rely on speed to get things done in a timely fashion.
 
LGS Media said:
Hello I have been using OBS for my church for a while now and love it. but recently I have been experiencing fps drops while streaming on Facebook. This is causing a lag in our stream. It didn't use to do this. I just need to know what I did to mess it up and how to fix it.

Here is my Log file: https://obsproject.com/logs/vryRswCmt_8xrqse
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Running as administrator: false (set true - run OBS as administrator)
19:05:24.046: Game Bar: On (set Off - turn Off all xbox options in windows game settings)
19:05:24.046: Game DVR: On (set Off - turn Off all xbox options in windows game settings)
19:05:24.046: Game DVR Background Recording: On (set Off - turn Off all xbox options in windows game settings)
19:05:24.066: Browser Hardware Acceleration: true (uncheck "Enable Browser Hardware Acceleration" in Advanced OBS settings)

OBS settings:
Output: decrease bitrate
Output>Audio: Audio bitrate: 96 in all tracks
 
LGS Media said:
I did switch back to mvk format for the recording. Is there a way for it to automatically convert to mp4 once its done?
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Yes, 'remux'ing as already mentioned to you is the term for changing the video wrapper from MKV to MP4.
Record to MKV, auto-remux once recording is completed, to change file over to MP4. On my OBS v26.1.1, when I remux, I end up with both MKV and MP4 file. I delete teh MKV, and wait for the MP4 to sync to our cloud backup after service is over. The following week, I move the video recording of the service to a HDD for archiving

lowering bitrate means that is all the upload bandwidth you have available. and that is a very small bitrate. Are you remote with a poor DSL connection, or using Cellular?
For our church livestream to FB at 720p, on a DSL line line, I'm using 5000 bitrate. When COVID-19 first hit, I had to use lower than that, but incumbent phone provider upped bandwidth after a few months to 10Mb/s, so I'm safe at a 5Kbps bitrate. One thing a lot of non-technical folks at churches fail to account for is what else is utilizing the local Internet connection (it isn't unlimited). For example, can parishner's use WiFi? are front/back office computers left connected? etc. All can interfere if you have limited upstream bandwidth (the usual case). If network congestion is a problem (ie you have 5Mb/s upload bandwidth, but others are using almost 4Mb/s of that), your options are kicking the other devices off the network, or setting up a quality of service (QoS) control (at network/router level) to guarantee bandwidth for streaming PC. Unfortunately, most folks haven't the slightest idea how to do that, and often don't have the right hardware to do so. There are free software options, but requires non-trivial technical skill to setup and operate. Sorry, but this stuff does get technical, so beware anyone offering an "Easy" button answer [other than a significant Internet connection upgrade, which might be overkill??].
 
Because of a damage line, we switched from dsl to a Hotspot. We are currently trying to get at&t to fix the line. But we are going to wait a little bit and see what 5G has to offer, we are suppose to be automatically switched to 5g in January. I heard it is way better.

Also I have actually made it to where only my desktop that is streaming is using the internet through an ethernet cable. The only other thing using the internet is a laptop which is used for the bible app and it is connected by wifi only. I am aware of the QoS but there isn't a need for it right now because we only have two devices max connected at once.

I can handle the technical stuff its just that I always like to get other opinions or ask those who know more than me. I am still learning.

And Anubis Mann I will make sure I am set up that way next time around. I also have it set to always run as admin.
 
LGS Media said:
... we are suppose to be automatically switched to 5g in January. I heard it is way better.
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not necessarily. like so many things in life, it depends. And 5G being faster than LTE really does depend. The fastest 5G signal also can't go through a sheet of paper, or a wall... so.. understand it gets complicated. Cell tower placement has much more to do with what bandwidth you'll end up with

Unless you understand background apps/processes, even just 2 computers can still be an issue if they are sharing an Internet connection. Just because you only started the Bible app on PC #2 doesn't NOT mean that is all that is running.

Running OBS as Admin is something to do for an under-powered computer that is unable to balance GPU scheduling. It is bad security practice to do so. If running OBS as Admin helps, so be it (for some systems, it is the practical work-around). But if running as Admin doesn't resolve you issue, then I caution you regarding continuing to run OBS as admin (I consider running OBS as admin in a non-gaming scenario to be an act of last resort, sometimes required, but never a good thing to do)
 
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