I'd like to think I have a pretty good laptop, but I don't know for sure. I have an elgato, and try to stream that and even when I record everything is laggy. Even if I just record my facecam I can tell that the screen looks glitchy. I need any and all help I can get. Here is a log when I start streaming:
14:51:03.923: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz
14:51:03.923: CPU Speed: 2394MHz
14:51:03.923: Physical Cores: 2, Logical Cores: 4
14:51:03.923: Physical Memory: 8105MB Total, 4744MB Free (NOTE: 32bit programs cannot use more than 3gb)
14:51:03.923: Windows Version: 10.0 Build 14393 (revision: 953; 64-bit)
14:51:03.923: Running as administrator: false
14:51:03.924: Aero is Enabled (Aero is always on for windows 8 and above)
14:51:03.924: Portable mode: false
14:51:03.962: OBS 18.0.1 (windows)
14:51:03.962: ---------------------------------
14:51:03.964: ---------------------------------
14:51:03.965: audio settings reset:
14:51:03.965: samples per sec: 44100
14:51:03.965: speakers: 2
14:51:04.052: ---------------------------------
14:51:04.052: Initializing D3D11..
14:51:04.052: Available Video Adapters:
14:51:04.059: Adapter 1: AMD Radeon R9 M275X
14:51:04.059: Dedicated VRAM: 2127740928
14:51:04.059: Shared VRAM: 2167160832
14:51:04.059: output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true
14:51:04.059: Adapter 2: Intel(R) HD Graphics 5500
14:51:04.059: Dedicated VRAM: 134217728
14:51:04.059: Shared VRAM: 4160684032
14:51:04.067: Loading up D3D11 on adapter AMD Radeon R9 M275X (0)
14:51:05.220: D3D11 loaded sucessfully, feature level used: 45056
14:51:09.084: ---------------------------------
14:51:09.084: video settings reset:
14:51:09.084: base resolution: 1920x1080
14:51:09.084: output resolution: 1280x720
14:51:09.084: downscale filter: Bicubic
14:51:09.084: fps: 30/1
14:51:09.084: format: NV12
14:51:09.089: Audio monitoring device:
14:51:09.089: name: Default
14:51:09.089: id: default
14:51:09.090: ---------------------------------
14:51:09.423: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/32bit/chrome_elf.dll' not found, loading of module failed
14:51:09.509: [CoreAudio encoder]: CoreAudio AAC encoder not installed on the system or couldn't be loaded
14:51:09.531: [AMF Encoder] Version 1.4.3.11 loaded (Compiled: 1.3.0.5, Runtime: 1.4.1.0, Library: 1;4;1;0;16.60.2011;201702100915;CL#1371796).
14:51:12.480: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/32bit/libcef.dll' not found, loading of module failed
14:51:12.533: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/32bit/libEGL.dll' not found, loading of module failed
14:51:12.535: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/32bit/libGLESv2.dll' not found, loading of module failed
14:51:12.613: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'obs-browser.dll'
14:51:12.613: [browser_source: 'Version: 1.29.0']
14:51:12.711: LoadLibrary failed for 'nvEncodeAPI.dll': The specified module could not be found.
14:51:12.711: (126)
14:51:13.652: Couldn't find VLC installation, VLC video source disabled
14:51:13.996: No blackmagic support
14:51:15.642: ---------------------------------
14:51:15.642: Loaded Modules:
14:51:15.642: win-wasapi.dll
14:51:15.642: win-mf.dll
14:51:15.642: win-dshow.dll
14:51:15.642: win-decklink.dll
14:51:15.642: win-capture.dll
14:51:15.642: vlc-video.dll
14:51:15.642: text-freetype2.dll
14:51:15.642: rtmp-services.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-x264.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-vst.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-transitions.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-text.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-qsv11.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-outputs.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-filters.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-ffmpeg.dll
14:51:15.643: obs-browser.dll
14:51:15.643: image-source.dll
14:51:15.643: frontend-tools.dll
14:51:15.643: enc-amf.dll
14:51:15.643: coreaudio-encoder.dll
14:51:15.643: ==== Startup complete ===============================================
14:51:15.663: All scene data cleared
14:51:15.663: ------------------------------------------------
14:51:15.902: WASAPI: Device 'Headset Earphone (3- ASTRO MixAmp Pro )' initialized
14:51:15.922: WASAPI: Device 'Headset Microphone (3- ASTRO MixAmp Pro )' initialized
14:51:15.929: Switched to scene 'Scene'
14:51:15.929: ------------------------------------------------
14:51:15.929: Loaded scenes:
14:51:15.929: - scene 'Scene':
14:51:15.929: - source: 'Video Capture Device' (dshow_input)
14:51:15.929: ------------------------------------------------
14:51:15.980: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 23 milliseconds
14:51:16.305: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 46 milliseconds
14:51:23.984: ---------------------------------
14:51:23.985: [DShow Device: 'Video Capture Device'] settings updated:
14:51:23.985: video device: Elgato Game Capture HD
14:51:23.985: video path: __elgato
14:51:23.985: resolution: 1920x1080
14:51:23.985: fps: 60.00 (interval: 166666)
14:51:23.985: format: UYVY
14:51:23.985: using video device audio: yes
14:51:23.985: sample rate: 48000
14:51:23.985: channels: 2
14:51:23.985: audio type: Capture
14:51:37.593: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 69 milliseconds
14:52:01.455: adding 46 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 116 milliseconds
14:52:12.218: ---------------------------------
14:52:12.218: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_stream'] preset: veryfast
14:52:12.218: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_stream'] settings:
14:52:12.218: rate_control: CBR
14:52:12.218: bitrate: 2500
14:52:12.218: buffer size: 2500
14:52:12.218: crf: 0
14:52:12.218: fps_num: 30
14:52:12.218: fps_den: 1
14:52:12.218: width: 1280
14:52:12.218: height: 720
14:52:12.218: keyint: 60
14:52:12.218: vfr: off
14:52:12.218:
14:52:12.218: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_stream'] custom settings: scenecut=0
14:52:12.406: [Media Foundation AAC: 'simple_aac']: encoder created
14:52:12.406: bitrate: 160
14:52:12.406: channels: 2
14:52:12.406: sample rate: 44100
14:52:12.406: bits-per-sample: 16
14:52:12.406:
14:52:12.407: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Connecting to RTMP URL rtmp://live-iad.twitch.tv/app...
14:52:12.519: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Interface: Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 (802.11, 433 mbps)
14:52:14.190: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Connection to rtmp://live-iad.twitch.tv/app successful
14:52:14.220: ==== Streaming Start ===============================================
14:52:26.195: adding 116 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 232 milliseconds
14:52:26.276: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 255 milliseconds
14:52:26.351: adding 46 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 301 milliseconds
14:52:29.885: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 325 milliseconds
14:52:31.810: adding 46 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 371 milliseconds
14:52:31.899: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 394 milliseconds
14:53:09.016: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 417 milliseconds
14:53:10.070: adding 69 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 487 milliseconds
14:53:28.459: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 510 milliseconds
14:53:42.319: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 534 milliseconds
14:53:42.401: adding 69 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 603 milliseconds
14:54:25.195: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 626 milliseconds
14:54:31.061: WriteN, RTMP send error 10053 (128 bytes)
14:54:31.061: WriteN, RTMP send error 10053 (79 bytes)
14:54:31.062: WriteN, RTMP send error 10038 (42 bytes)
14:54:31.062: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Disconnected from rtmp://live-iad.twitch.tv/app
14:54:31.062: Output 'simple_stream': stopping
14:54:31.062: Output 'simple_stream': Total encoded frames: 1233
14:54:31.062: Output 'simple_stream': Total drawn frames: 4162
14:54:31.062: Output 'simple_stream': Number of skipped frames due to encoding lag: 3997 (324.2%)
14:54:31.062: Output 'simple_stream': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 326 (7.8%)
14:54:31.062: Output 'simple_stream': Number of dropped frames due to insufficient bandwidth/connection stalls: 288 (23.4%)
14:54:31.063: Output 'simple_stream': Reconnecting in 10 seconds..
14:54:37.964: adding 162 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 789 milliseconds
14:54:38.014: adding 46 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 835 milliseconds
14:54:57.894: adding 69 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 905 milliseconds
14:54:57.946: adding 46 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 952 milliseconds
14:55:56.020: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 975 milliseconds
14:55:56.137: Max audio buffering reached!
14:55:56.137: adding 69 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 1044 milliseconds
15:04:01.865: Last log entry repeated for 14 more lines
15:04:01.865: ==== Streaming Stop ================================================
14:51:03.923: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz
14:51:03.923: CPU Speed: 2394MHz
14:51:03.923: Physical Cores: 2, Logical Cores: 4
14:51:03.923: Physical Memory: 8105MB Total, 4744MB Free (NOTE: 32bit programs cannot use more than 3gb)
14:51:03.923: Windows Version: 10.0 Build 14393 (revision: 953; 64-bit)
14:51:03.923: Running as administrator: false
14:51:03.924: Aero is Enabled (Aero is always on for windows 8 and above)
14:51:03.924: Portable mode: false
14:51:03.962: OBS 18.0.1 (windows)
14:51:03.962: ---------------------------------
14:51:03.964: ---------------------------------
14:51:03.965: audio settings reset:
14:51:03.965: samples per sec: 44100
14:51:03.965: speakers: 2
14:51:04.052: ---------------------------------
14:51:04.052: Initializing D3D11..
14:51:04.052: Available Video Adapters:
14:51:04.059: Adapter 1: AMD Radeon R9 M275X
14:51:04.059: Dedicated VRAM: 2127740928
14:51:04.059: Shared VRAM: 2167160832
14:51:04.059: output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true
14:51:04.059: Adapter 2: Intel(R) HD Graphics 5500
14:51:04.059: Dedicated VRAM: 134217728
14:51:04.059: Shared VRAM: 4160684032
14:51:04.067: Loading up D3D11 on adapter AMD Radeon R9 M275X (0)
14:51:05.220: D3D11 loaded sucessfully, feature level used: 45056
14:51:09.084: ---------------------------------
14:51:09.084: video settings reset:
14:51:09.084: base resolution: 1920x1080
14:51:09.084: output resolution: 1280x720
14:51:09.084: downscale filter: Bicubic
14:51:09.084: fps: 30/1
14:51:09.084: format: NV12
14:51:09.089: Audio monitoring device:
14:51:09.089: name: Default
14:51:09.089: id: default
14:51:09.090: ---------------------------------
14:51:09.423: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/32bit/chrome_elf.dll' not found, loading of module failed
14:51:09.509: [CoreAudio encoder]: CoreAudio AAC encoder not installed on the system or couldn't be loaded
14:51:09.531: [AMF Encoder] Version 1.4.3.11 loaded (Compiled: 1.3.0.5, Runtime: 1.4.1.0, Library: 1;4;1;0;16.60.2011;201702100915;CL#1371796).
14:51:12.480: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/32bit/libcef.dll' not found, loading of module failed
14:51:12.533: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/32bit/libEGL.dll' not found, loading of module failed
14:51:12.535: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/32bit/libGLESv2.dll' not found, loading of module failed
14:51:12.613: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'obs-browser.dll'
14:51:12.613: [browser_source: 'Version: 1.29.0']
14:51:12.711: LoadLibrary failed for 'nvEncodeAPI.dll': The specified module could not be found.
14:51:12.711: (126)
14:51:13.652: Couldn't find VLC installation, VLC video source disabled
14:51:13.996: No blackmagic support
14:51:15.642: ---------------------------------
14:51:15.642: Loaded Modules:
14:51:15.642: win-wasapi.dll
14:51:15.642: win-mf.dll
14:51:15.642: win-dshow.dll
14:51:15.642: win-decklink.dll
14:51:15.642: win-capture.dll
14:51:15.642: vlc-video.dll
14:51:15.642: text-freetype2.dll
14:51:15.642: rtmp-services.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-x264.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-vst.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-transitions.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-text.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-qsv11.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-outputs.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-filters.dll
14:51:15.642: obs-ffmpeg.dll
14:51:15.643: obs-browser.dll
14:51:15.643: image-source.dll
14:51:15.643: frontend-tools.dll
14:51:15.643: enc-amf.dll
14:51:15.643: coreaudio-encoder.dll
14:51:15.643: ==== Startup complete ===============================================
14:51:15.663: All scene data cleared
14:51:15.663: ------------------------------------------------
14:51:15.902: WASAPI: Device 'Headset Earphone (3- ASTRO MixAmp Pro )' initialized
14:51:15.922: WASAPI: Device 'Headset Microphone (3- ASTRO MixAmp Pro )' initialized
14:51:15.929: Switched to scene 'Scene'
14:51:15.929: ------------------------------------------------
14:51:15.929: Loaded scenes:
14:51:15.929: - scene 'Scene':
14:51:15.929: - source: 'Video Capture Device' (dshow_input)
14:51:15.929: ------------------------------------------------
14:51:15.980: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 23 milliseconds
14:51:16.305: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 46 milliseconds
14:51:23.984: ---------------------------------
14:51:23.985: [DShow Device: 'Video Capture Device'] settings updated:
14:51:23.985: video device: Elgato Game Capture HD
14:51:23.985: video path: __elgato
14:51:23.985: resolution: 1920x1080
14:51:23.985: fps: 60.00 (interval: 166666)
14:51:23.985: format: UYVY
14:51:23.985: using video device audio: yes
14:51:23.985: sample rate: 48000
14:51:23.985: channels: 2
14:51:23.985: audio type: Capture
14:51:37.593: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 69 milliseconds
14:52:01.455: adding 46 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 116 milliseconds
14:52:12.218: ---------------------------------
14:52:12.218: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_stream'] preset: veryfast
14:52:12.218: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_stream'] settings:
14:52:12.218: rate_control: CBR
14:52:12.218: bitrate: 2500
14:52:12.218: buffer size: 2500
14:52:12.218: crf: 0
14:52:12.218: fps_num: 30
14:52:12.218: fps_den: 1
14:52:12.218: width: 1280
14:52:12.218: height: 720
14:52:12.218: keyint: 60
14:52:12.218: vfr: off
14:52:12.218:
14:52:12.218: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_stream'] custom settings: scenecut=0
14:52:12.406: [Media Foundation AAC: 'simple_aac']: encoder created
14:52:12.406: bitrate: 160
14:52:12.406: channels: 2
14:52:12.406: sample rate: 44100
14:52:12.406: bits-per-sample: 16
14:52:12.406:
14:52:12.407: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Connecting to RTMP URL rtmp://live-iad.twitch.tv/app...
14:52:12.519: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Interface: Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 (802.11, 433 mbps)
14:52:14.190: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Connection to rtmp://live-iad.twitch.tv/app successful
14:52:14.220: ==== Streaming Start ===============================================
14:52:26.195: adding 116 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 232 milliseconds
14:52:26.276: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 255 milliseconds
14:52:26.351: adding 46 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 301 milliseconds
14:52:29.885: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 325 milliseconds
14:52:31.810: adding 46 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 371 milliseconds
14:52:31.899: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 394 milliseconds
14:53:09.016: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 417 milliseconds
14:53:10.070: adding 69 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 487 milliseconds
14:53:28.459: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 510 milliseconds
14:53:42.319: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 534 milliseconds
14:53:42.401: adding 69 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 603 milliseconds
14:54:25.195: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 626 milliseconds
14:54:31.061: WriteN, RTMP send error 10053 (128 bytes)
14:54:31.061: WriteN, RTMP send error 10053 (79 bytes)
14:54:31.062: WriteN, RTMP send error 10038 (42 bytes)
14:54:31.062: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Disconnected from rtmp://live-iad.twitch.tv/app
14:54:31.062: Output 'simple_stream': stopping
14:54:31.062: Output 'simple_stream': Total encoded frames: 1233
14:54:31.062: Output 'simple_stream': Total drawn frames: 4162
14:54:31.062: Output 'simple_stream': Number of skipped frames due to encoding lag: 3997 (324.2%)
14:54:31.062: Output 'simple_stream': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 326 (7.8%)
14:54:31.062: Output 'simple_stream': Number of dropped frames due to insufficient bandwidth/connection stalls: 288 (23.4%)
14:54:31.063: Output 'simple_stream': Reconnecting in 10 seconds..
14:54:37.964: adding 162 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 789 milliseconds
14:54:38.014: adding 46 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 835 milliseconds
14:54:57.894: adding 69 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 905 milliseconds
14:54:57.946: adding 46 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 952 milliseconds
14:55:56.020: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 975 milliseconds
14:55:56.137: Max audio buffering reached!
14:55:56.137: adding 69 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 1044 milliseconds
15:04:01.865: Last log entry repeated for 14 more lines
15:04:01.865: ==== Streaming Stop ================================================