Question / Help New user. Questions about settings for my specific setup

Nocturne_Saint

Nocturne_Saint

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I have read a small OBS studio guide, but it was not answering everything I wanted to know about the best option settings for my current pc setup.

so here are my pc specs

Win 10
AMD R9 280x 3 gigs video ram
A10 5800K trinity APU default clocking at 3.8 ghz
16 gigs ddr3 1600mhz
game resolutions always at 1920x1080

I hope this is enough information to help you guide me into the right video settings for general game recording. note this is not for steaming, but general game recording for editing in windows movie maker and uploading to youtube.
 
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BornDownUnder

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Hi there,
Your A10 5800K and R9 280x are both VCE GCN 1.0 architectures, which means they support AMD AMF encoding (First revision)

With your r9 280x you should be able to run OBS Studio using the AMF encoder plugin by @Xaymar:
https://obsproject.com/forum/thread...ramework-encoder-plugin-for-obs-studio.52305/

Below is a link to a guide by @Jack0r:
https://obsproject.com/forum/resour...lity-recording-and-multiple-audio-tracks.221/
It is a great start to getting a basic setup for OBS Studio going in regards to encoder settings.

Below is a link to a YouTube series guide by @NerdOrDie:
https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/full-video-guide-for-obs-studio-and-twitch.377/
Whilst the above guide is mainly designed for Twitch streaming, it contains a lot of great info on all aspects of OBS Studio configuration, very much worth watching the entire series.

If you run into any performance or other issues with your recording attempts, please upload a logfile (With a recording attempt lasting a few minutes in length is best, of general game play) in this thread and I or someone else should be able to lend a hand in troubleshooting.
 
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BornDownUnder

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The logfile you uploaded does not contain any recording/streaming attempt (With recording/streaming attempts for the purpose of troubleshooting via logfile uploads, best to record/stream for a few minutes with game play as per normal)

In regards to the black screen issue:

Unfortunately I don't have any experience with setting up OBS for dual GPU scenarios, especially with laptops...

From what I can ascertain by similar threads and a bit of research, generally the black screen issue occurs when your game is using your dedicated GPU due to your laptop stepping into High Performance mode and OBS is incorrectly configured to use the Integrated GPU. This basically means there is no frame to capture for OBS as the integrated GPU is not being utilized (For laptops the integrated GPU is used to when you are on desktop, 3D applications use dedicated GPU) which results in a black screen output, whilst the audio capture works perfectly fine.

A few things to try and sort that issue out (Try in order from top to bottom, one at a time please):
  • In your Video settings, try to set the video adapter to your dedicated GPU.
  • For your Source settings, there is an option for Multi-Adapter Compatibility, try using that. This will enable memory capture (From GPU VRAM to RAM) which is a bit slower than shared texture capture (From GPU VRAM)
  • Use Window/Monitor Capture for your source.
Hope this helps!
 
Nocturne_Saint

Nocturne_Saint

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I'm using a desktop with a single gpu. So I don't know if i confused this or not. I'm NOT on a laptop. I'm using a single gpu. The recording was over 5 minutes long with only audio playing. You are just confusing me , sorry lol

what you said ++A few things to try and sort that issue out (Try in order from top to bottom, one at a time please):
  • In your Video settings, try to set the video adapter to your dedicated GPU.
  • For your Source settings, there is an option for Multi-Adapter Compatibility, try using that. This will enable memory capture (From GPU VRAM to RAM) which is a bit slower than shared texture capture (From GPU VRAM)
  • Use Window/Monitor Capture for your source.++
for the first part are you talking about video or output? I'm using the latest version of obs studio. I don't see any way to set anythig to my hardware except encoder. please be very specific for me, I don't know the program options very good yet

going to show my options in a screen shot, please help simplify what options i should change

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BornDownUnder

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Very sorry, I was not doing too well last night, had a long day and wasn't feeling the greatest plus it was getting pretty late for me. Was not referring to you having a laptop, was referring to your APU may be the culprit interfering with OBS seeing your dedicated GPU correctly.

The option to set your video adapter if possible is in the Advanced tab.

Can you attempt to record again for a few minutes please, then upload the current log after you have stopped the recording attempt. Really need some recording info in the logfile to further troubleshoot the issue as it could be a few things.

I think you should have a look at the full video guide for OBS Studio, made by @NerdOrDie, it will help you feel a lot more comfortable and give you a helping hand in setting things up correctly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rlrDIwnGGQ&list=PLT3Ure7_kYHwj8oT3AV-pZ4_r7yp6mDg-
 
Nocturne_Saint

Nocturne_Saint

New Member
Well I don't know what to do, in the advanced tab under video adapter the option to change it on the bar is grayed out. My R9 280x is my dedicated gpu, and everything monitor wise is plugged straight into my R9 280x gpu. So I'm clueless again.

and i just checked that video out, and its for streaming. I am not trying to stream at the moment, but record footage of my games with obs studio so i can later convert them with windows movie maker and upload to youtube.
 
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BornDownUnder

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The guide by @NerdOrDie I linked was for you to get a good insight into how OBS Studio works for a user as a whole. It is the best guide to use as an overview that I have found to date, though it is tailored towards streaming it does also contain a quick base recording setup.

There is no 'best settings' for all users, it really is a bit of trial and error in configuration once you get a basic encoder setting to function.

Can you make sure you have the latest OBS Studio version (Currently 18.0.1) choose the x64 bit version as you have a x64 bit OS.
Can you please go to:
https://github.com/Xaymar/obs-studio_amf-encoder-plugin/releases/tag/1.4.3.11
And download the file:
AMD-Encoder-for-OBS-Studio.1.4.3.11.exe
The above file will automatically find your OBS Studio install location and should install itself correctly to allow for the latest version of the AMD AMF encoder version to function within OBS Studio.

Below is a quick list of encoder settings for you to try and get video output as well as audio, performance might not be the best yet it should give an output to work with (Can troubleshoot the performance issues after):

Advanced tab:
Process Priority: Above Normal
Renderer: Direct3D 11
Color Format: NV12
YUV Color Space: 709
YUV Color Range: Partial

Video tab:
Base Resolution: 1920x1080
Output Resolution: 1920x1080
Downscale Filter: Bilinear (Fastest, but blurry if scaling)
FPS Value: 60

Audio tab:
Sample Rate: <--- You need to check your Audio Sample Rate settings under Audio Management Properties. Right-click on your Speaker icon in the notification area (For Windows OS) Select Playback Devices, left-click to highlight your Default Audio Output Device (The device you play audio through) Click on Properties below and navigate to the Advanced tab to see your Default Format (Should be 24 bit, 44100/48000 Hz (Studio Quality) In OBS Studio you need to have the Same rate set to the same Hz sample rate.
Channels: Stereo
Desktop Audio Device: Default or manually select your Audio Playback Device (Speakers/Headphones, etc)
Desktop Audio Device 2: Disabled
Mic/Auxiliary Audio Device: Microphone (Your Mic input device in Sound Recording Devices)
Mic/Auxiliary Device 2: Disabled
Mice/Auxiliary Device 3: Disabled

Note: If you need multiple audio tracks, the above device settings can be configured for those multiple audio tracks.

Output tab:
Output Mode: Advanced

The below settings require:
View Mode: Advanced
To be set at the bottom of the encoder settings, you must set this first!

Recording tab (In Output tab):
Type: Standard
Recording Path: <--- Wherever you want to have your recordings written to SSD/HDD (Fastest disk available is generally best, I have it set to a SSD and have a storage HDD that I use for long-term storage when I want to hold onto the files)
Generate File Name without Space: Checked/Unchecked <--- Your preference though I find unchecked a bit easier to read.
Recording Format: flv <--- flv format allows for retention of file playback if OBS Studio crashes, your game crashes, etc.
Audio Track: 1 <--- flv file format does not allow multiple audio track output, if you need multiple audio track output then select mkv format for the Recording Format option, then select the number of audio tracks you require for your file output.
Encoder: H264 Encoder (AMD Advanced Media Framework)
Rescale Output: Unchecked
Custom Muxer Settings: None/Blank
Preset: None/Blank (Top-most option, above Reset to Defaults)
Quality Preset: Speed
Profile: High
Rate Control Method: Variable Bitrate (Latency Constrained) (VBR_LAT)
Target Bitrate: 50000
Peak Bitrate: 100000
Minimum QP: 11
Maximum QP: 51
VBV Buffer Strictness: 50.00
Frame Skipping: Disabled
Enforce HRD Compatibility: Enabled
Keyframe Interval: 2.00
B-Frames: 0
Deblocking Filter: Enabled
Video API: Direct3D 11
Video Adapter: <--- Your Video Card
OpenCL: Enabled
View Mode: Advanced
Debug: Unchecked

Can you attempt to record again with the above settings for a few minutes please (Playing the game as you would normally) then stop the recording attempt, then upload the current logfile (Make sure you have attempted a recording and have stopped the recording attempt prior)

Hope this helps!
 
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BornDownUnder

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Nocturne_Saint said:
I can't find anywhere to set the view mode to advanced. can you post a screenshot of where that is in the options?
thanks
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Here you go:
http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b575/BornDownUnder/OBS View Mode Location_zpshnrkuomz.png

Make sure to select Advanced, Master mode gives you a lot of extra options that you don't really need unless you want to tinker with them to find out what they do or are trying to squeeze out the maximum quality/performance, most of which are undocumented at present.
 
Magnus_

Magnus_

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BornDownUnder said:
Here you go:
http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b575/BornDownUnder/OBS View Mode Location_zpshnrkuomz.png

Make sure to select Advanced, Master mode gives you a lot of extra options that you don't really need unless you want to tinker with them to find out what they do or are trying to squeeze out the maximum quality/performance, most of which are undocumented at present.
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View Mode isn't an option in my video encoder settings.
 
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