Laggy/Choppy Frames - Unsure At What To Do

[TheSamuraiHex]

Hi, I am trying to record a Minecraft mod pack but when I record I'm getting laggy/choppy frames. From old guides, it said it was to do with Windows Game Bar but I've disabled it and tried again with the same results.

It's only when recording a video game. I recorded monitor display when playing Dungeons & Dragons and didn't have a problem then. But trying monitor capture when playing a game thinking it would work I get laggy/choppy frames in the mkv and mp4. It's the same with video game capture as well.

My log is - https://obsproject.com/logs/5K_Joax1A8r3qosS

If you need any other information I am happy to give it

Thanks in advance!

 

[Sukiyucky]

You got a setup problem that is causing encoding and rendering lag. You also have audio buffering issues.

Fix #1: Audio

Go download the current Realtek audio drivers for your motherboard/laptop.

After you do this, reduce CPU processing by targeting a 44100 sampling rate.
Go into OBS Studio Audio category and change the sampling rate.

20:03:35.172: audio settings reset:
20:03:35.172: samples per sec: 48000 <---- 44100 instead

Your log is saying that your headphone and mic are operating at two different audio sampling rates.

20:03:35.817: WASAPI: Device 'Headphone (Realtek(R) Audio)' [48000 Hz] initialized
20:03:35.829: WASAPI: Device 'Microphone (Blue Snowball)' [44100 Hz] initialized

Get the Headphones to sample at 441000 Hz by doing the following:

• Type "Sound Settings" in the Cortana box
• Click "Sound Control Panel" link located in the right hand pane
• Click the Playback tab and locate the Realtek headphones device
• Right click and bring up properties
• Click the Advanced tab and under the Default Format, choose a 44100 Hz quality

Now everything is set at the same 44100 Hz baseline and sync problems should be better.

Fix #2: Recording Settings

Keep things simple. Don't setup advanced recording until you can demonstrate to yourself that the basic settings work for your system.

Go to OBS Output and set up the properties as follows:

• Output Mode: Simple
• Set Recording path to point at the fastest disk drive you have (i.e. SSD if you have one) and make sure you have enough disk space
• Set Recording Quality to High Quality Medium File Size (*)
• Recording Format to mkv

(*) Do this first. If it works then try Indistinguisable setting.