New OBS user
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PaiSand
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Please post a log with your issue! Here's how...
OBS Studio creates a log file each time you run it which contains very useful diagnostic information. Without a log file, it's much harder for any support volunteers to figure out problems and your post may be ignored. To upload a log file, go to the Help menu > Log Files > Upload Last Log...
High CPU Usage/High Encoding/Taking too long to encode? Read this first!
Encoding video is a very CPU-intensive operation, and OBS is no exception. OBS uses the best open source video encoding library available, x264, to encode video, and can use hardware encoders like NVENC on high end GPUs. However, some people might experience high CPU utilization, and other...
Dropped frames/disconnecting/lag? Read this first!
NOTE: This thread contains EVERY piece of dropped frames / disconnect / network related advice we can give. If you really truly honestly super duper actually 100% tried everything in this thread (including replacing hardware), and you STILL have issues then the problem is somewhere along the...
My stream lags/buffers/loads constantly for my viewers, but why?
To answer this question we first have to ask another one: Are "we" dropping frames? If your view while streaming differs from the example above (meaning, dropped frames are being counted) you will want to see this thread: Dropped frames/disconnecting/lag? Read this first! But often you will not...