So yeah... not much else to say. Trying to record, recording is laggy. Initial recording of the video is fine, but playback appears choppy. I was able to fix some of the issue by resetting OBS and using optimized settings for my laptop, is better but still a little choppy. And when I change scenes (in Minecraft from overworld to nether or vise versa) it's stuck for about a minute.
MacBook Air specs
MacBook Air Retina 13 inch 2019
Processor: 1.6 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5
Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 617 1536 MB
Memory: 8GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
MacOS: MacOS Sonoma version 14.8.5
Display 13.3-inch Screen 2560x1600
In 'Output' under 'Recording settings' - Output Mode: Advanced
Recording Format: mkv
Encoder: Apple VT H264 Hardware Encoder
Audio Encoder: CoreAudioACC
Encoder settings
Rate Control: Only ABR
Bitrate: 34010 Kbps which is my internet upload speed
Keyframes Interval: 2s
Profile: high
Audio not changed
Video
Base Resolution: 1920x1080
Output Resolution: 1920x1080
Common FPS Value: 60
MacBook Air specs
MacBook Air Retina 13 inch 2019
Processor: 1.6 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5
Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 617 1536 MB
Memory: 8GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
MacOS: MacOS Sonoma version 14.8.5
Display 13.3-inch Screen 2560x1600
In 'Output' under 'Recording settings' - Output Mode: Advanced
Recording Format: mkv
Encoder: Apple VT H264 Hardware Encoder
Audio Encoder: CoreAudioACC
Encoder settings
Rate Control: Only ABR
Bitrate: 34010 Kbps which is my internet upload speed
Keyframes Interval: 2s
Profile: high
Audio not changed
Video
Base Resolution: 1920x1080
Output Resolution: 1920x1080
Common FPS Value: 60