Question / Help OBS causing FPS drop

a_gamer_noob

New Member
hi, i am new to obs and i want to record some tf2. the problem is, when i press record, tf2 starts to lag. i tried many different settings and guides, so i am stumped. please help!

here is the log btw (i hope its right)

2 things: i know that it couldnt find tf2 at the start. the game wasnt open yet. and yes. i tried many different times today.

01:05:16.998: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
01:05:16.998: CPU Speed: 3392MHz
01:05:16.998: Physical Cores: 4, Logical Cores: 8
01:05:16.998: Physical Memory: 7957MB Total, 4879MB Free
01:05:16.998: Windows Version: 10.0 Build 14393 (revision: 693; 64-bit)
01:05:16.998: Running as administrator: false
01:05:16.999: Aero is Enabled (Aero is always on for windows 8 and above)
01:05:16.999: Portable mode: false
01:05:17.048: OBS 17.0.2 (64bit, windows)
01:05:17.048: ---------------------------------
01:05:17.050: ---------------------------------
01:05:17.050: audio settings reset:
01:05:17.050: samples per sec: 44100
01:05:17.050: speakers: 2
01:05:17.053: ---------------------------------
01:05:17.053: Initializing D3D11..
01:05:17.053: Available Video Adapters:
01:05:17.056: Adapter 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 620
01:05:17.056: Dedicated VRAM: 1027014656
01:05:17.056: Shared VRAM: 4171941888
01:05:17.056: output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1600, 900}, attached=true
01:05:17.062: Loading up D3D11 on adapter NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 (0)
01:05:17.096: D3D11 loaded sucessfully, feature level used: 45056
01:05:18.626: ---------------------------------
01:05:18.626: video settings reset:
01:05:18.626: base resolution: 1600x900
01:05:18.626: output resolution: 1280x720
01:05:18.626: downscale filter: Bicubic
01:05:18.626: fps: 30/1
01:05:18.626: format: NV12
01:05:18.629: ---------------------------------
01:05:18.634: [CoreAudio encoder]: CoreAudio AAC encoder not installed on the system or couldn't be loaded
01:05:18.638: [AMF Encoder] Unable to load 'amfrt64.dll', error code 126.
01:05:18.648: LoadLibrary failed for 'nvEncodeAPI64.dll': The specified module could not be found.
01:05:18.648: (126)
01:05:18.726: Couldn't find VLC installation, VLC video source disabled
01:05:18.737: No blackmagic support
01:05:18.753: ---------------------------------
01:05:18.753: Loaded Modules:
01:05:18.753: win-wasapi.dll
01:05:18.753: win-mf.dll
01:05:18.753: win-dshow.dll
01:05:18.753: win-decklink.dll
01:05:18.753: win-capture.dll
01:05:18.753: vlc-video.dll
01:05:18.753: text-freetype2.dll
01:05:18.753: rtmp-services.dll
01:05:18.753: obs-x264.dll
01:05:18.753: obs-transitions.dll
01:05:18.753: obs-text.dll
01:05:18.753: obs-qsv11.dll
01:05:18.753: obs-outputs.dll
01:05:18.753: obs-filters.dll
01:05:18.753: obs-ffmpeg.dll
01:05:18.753: image-source.dll
01:05:18.753: frontend-tools.dll
01:05:18.753: enc-amf.dll
01:05:18.753: coreaudio-encoder.dll
01:05:18.753: ==== Startup complete ===============================================
01:05:18.757: All scene data cleared
01:05:18.757: ------------------------------------------------
01:05:18.839: WASAPI: Device 'Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)' initialized
01:05:18.868: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 23 milliseconds
01:05:19.226: Switched to scene 'Main Game cap'
01:05:19.227: ------------------------------------------------
01:05:19.227: Loaded scenes:
01:05:19.227: - scene 'Main Game cap':
01:05:19.227: - source: 'Game Capture' (game_capture)
01:05:19.228: ------------------------------------------------
01:05:20.570: Update check: last known remote version is 17.0.2
01:06:02.898: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:02.920: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] using helper (compatibility hook)
01:06:02.923: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] hook not loaded yet, retrying..
01:06:05.931: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:07.030: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:06:09.974: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:09.999: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:06:13.997: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:14.030: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:06:18.031: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:18.064: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:06:22.064: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:22.096: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:06:26.097: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:26.130: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:06:30.131: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:30.163: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:06:34.164: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:34.197: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:06:38.197: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:38.230: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:06:42.230: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:42.263: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:06:46.264: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:46.297: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:06:50.297: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:50.330: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:06:54.331: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:54.363: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:06:58.363: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:06:58.396: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:07:02.398: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:07:02.430: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
01:07:06.430: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: hl2.exe
01:07:06.463: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] shared texture capture successful
01:07:26.478: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] d3d9 shared texture capture successful
01:07:26.497: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] shared texture capture successful
01:10:17.656: ---------------------------------
01:10:17.656: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] preset: veryfast
01:10:17.656: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] profile: high
01:10:17.656: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] settings:
01:10:17.656: rate_control: CRF
01:10:17.656: bitrate: 0
01:10:17.656: buffer size: 0
01:10:17.656: crf: 21
01:10:17.656: fps_num: 30
01:10:17.656: fps_den: 1
01:10:17.656: width: 1280
01:10:17.656: height: 720
01:10:17.656: keyint: 250
01:10:17.656: vfr: off
01:10:17.656:
01:10:17.679: [Media Foundation AAC: 'simple_aac_recording']: encoder created
01:10:17.679: bitrate: 128
01:10:17.679: channels: 2
01:10:17.679: sample rate: 44100
01:10:17.679: bits-per-sample: 16
01:10:17.679:
01:10:17.696: ==== Recording Start ===============================================
01:10:17.696: [ffmpeg muxer: 'simple_file_output'] Writing file 'C:/Users/Frederick/Desktop/2017-02-02 01-10-17.mp4'...
01:10:28.535: [ffmpeg muxer: 'simple_file_output'] Output of file 'C:/Users/Frederick/Desktop/2017-02-02 01-10-17.mp4' stopped
01:10:28.535: Output 'simple_file_output': stopping
01:10:28.535: Output 'simple_file_output': Total encoded frames: 325
01:10:28.535: Output 'simple_file_output': Total drawn frames: 326
01:10:28.536: ==== Recording Stop ================================================
01:12:40.584: Settings changed (outputs)
01:12:40.584: ------------------------------------------------
01:12:59.389: Settings changed (outputs)
01:12:59.389: ------------------------------------------------
01:13:28.995: ---------------------------------
01:13:28.995: [x264 encoder: 'recording_h264'] preset: medium
01:13:28.995: [x264 encoder: 'recording_h264'] settings:
01:13:28.995: rate_control: CBR
01:13:28.995: bitrate: 2500
01:13:28.995: buffer size: 2500
01:13:28.995: crf: 0
01:13:28.995: fps_num: 30
01:13:28.995: fps_den: 1
01:13:28.995: width: 1280
01:13:28.995: height: 720
01:13:28.995: keyint: 250
01:13:28.995: vfr: off
01:13:28.995:
01:13:29.030: ---------------------------------
01:13:29.031: [FFmpeg aac encoder: 'Track1'] bitrate: 160, channels: 2
01:13:29.131: ==== Recording Start ===============================================
01:13:29.131: [ffmpeg muxer: 'adv_file_output'] Writing file 'C:/Users/Frederick/Desktop/2017-02-02 01-13-28.mp4'...
01:13:44.047: [ffmpeg muxer: 'adv_file_output'] Output of file 'C:/Users/Frederick/Desktop/2017-02-02 01-13-28.mp4' stopped
01:13:44.047: Output 'adv_file_output': stopping
01:13:44.048: Output 'adv_file_output': Total encoded frames: 396
01:13:44.048: Output 'adv_file_output': Total drawn frames: 447
01:13:44.048: Output 'adv_file_output': Number of skipped frames due to encoding lag: 343 (86.6%)
01:13:44.048: ==== Recording Stop ================================================
01:13:53.122: Settings changed (outputs)
01:13:53.122: ------------------------------------------------
01:13:59.842: ---------------------------------
01:13:59.842: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] preset: veryfast
01:13:59.842: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] profile: high
01:13:59.842: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] settings:
01:13:59.842: rate_control: CRF
01:13:59.842: bitrate: 0
01:13:59.842: buffer size: 0
01:13:59.842: crf: 21
01:13:59.842: fps_num: 30
01:13:59.842: fps_den: 1
01:13:59.842: width: 1280
01:13:59.842: height: 720
01:13:59.842: keyint: 250
01:13:59.842: vfr: off
01:13:59.842:
01:13:59.856: [Media Foundation AAC: 'simple_aac_recording']: encoder created
01:13:59.856: bitrate: 128
01:13:59.856: channels: 2
01:13:59.856: sample rate: 44100
01:13:59.856: bits-per-sample: 16
01:13:59.856:
01:13:59.866: ==== Recording Start ===============================================
01:13:59.866: [ffmpeg muxer: 'simple_file_output'] Writing file 'C:/Users/Frederick/Desktop/2017-02-02 01-13-59.mp4'...
01:14:25.652: [ffmpeg muxer: 'simple_file_output'] Output of file 'C:/Users/Frederick/Desktop/2017-02-02 01-13-59.mp4' stopped
01:14:25.652: Output 'simple_file_output': stopping
01:14:25.652: Output 'simple_file_output': Total encoded frames: 773
01:14:25.652: Output 'simple_file_output': Total drawn frames: 773
01:14:25.653: ==== Recording Stop ================================================
01:15:45.957: ---------------------------------
01:15:45.957: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] preset: veryfast
01:15:45.957: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] profile: high
01:15:45.958: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] settings:
01:15:45.958: rate_control: CRF
01:15:45.958: bitrate: 0
01:15:45.958: buffer size: 0
01:15:45.958: crf: 21
01:15:45.958: fps_num: 30
01:15:45.958: fps_den: 1
01:15:45.958: width: 1280
01:15:45.958: height: 720
01:15:45.958: keyint: 250
01:15:45.958: vfr: off
01:15:45.958:
01:15:45.973: [Media Foundation AAC: 'simple_aac_recording']: encoder created
01:15:45.973: bitrate: 128
01:15:45.973: channels: 2
01:15:45.973: sample rate: 44100
01:15:45.973: bits-per-sample: 16
01:15:45.973:
01:15:45.985: ==== Recording Start ===============================================
01:15:45.985: [ffmpeg muxer: 'simple_file_output'] Writing file 'C:/Users/Frederick/Desktop/2017-02-02 01-15-45.mp4'...
01:16:28.012: [ffmpeg muxer: 'simple_file_output'] Output of file 'C:/Users/Frederick/Desktop/2017-02-02 01-15-45.mp4' stopped
01:16:28.012: Output 'simple_file_output': stopping
01:16:28.012: Output 'simple_file_output': Total encoded frames: 1260
01:16:28.012: Output 'simple_file_output': Total drawn frames: 1261
01:16:28.013: ==== Recording Stop ================================================
01:17:15.901: ---------------------------------
01:17:15.901: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] preset: veryfast
01:17:15.901: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] profile: high
01:17:15.901: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] settings:
01:17:15.901: rate_control: CRF
01:17:15.901: bitrate: 0
01:17:15.901: buffer size: 0
01:17:15.901: crf: 21
01:17:15.901: fps_num: 30
01:17:15.901: fps_den: 1
01:17:15.901: width: 1280
01:17:15.901: height: 720
01:17:15.901: keyint: 250
01:17:15.901: vfr: off
01:17:15.901:
01:17:15.915: [Media Foundation AAC: 'simple_aac_recording']: encoder created
01:17:15.915: bitrate: 128
01:17:15.915: channels: 2
01:17:15.915: sample rate: 44100
01:17:15.915: bits-per-sample: 16
01:17:15.915:
01:17:15.926: ==== Recording Start ===============================================
01:17:15.926: [ffmpeg muxer: 'simple_file_output'] Writing file 'C:/Users/Frederick/Desktop/2017-02-02 01-17-15.mp4'...
01:17:21.175: [ffmpeg muxer: 'simple_file_output'] Output of file 'C:/Users/Frederick/Desktop/2017-02-02 01-17-15.mp4' stopped
01:17:21.175: Output 'simple_file_output': stopping
01:17:21.175: Output 'simple_file_output': Total encoded frames: 157
01:17:21.175: Output 'simple_file_output': Total drawn frames: 158
01:17:21.175: ==== Recording Stop ================================================
01:58:06.963: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture window no longer exists, terminating capture
01:58:06.965: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] capture stopped
02:01:49.848: Settings changed (general)
02:01:49.848: ------------------------------------------------
 

C-Dude

Member
In your settings use advanced output mode go to the recording tab.

Encoder x264
Rate control CRF
CRF 16 (if you are still getting lag increase this, which will cause less cpu usage, smaller file size, worse quality
CPU Preset Ultrafast***(very important)
 

a_gamer_noob

New Member
i tried. better, but still laggy when i enter battle and into the spam.

EDIT: please help me... i really want to start recording...

EDIT: please help... its been 10 days... i am considering switching screen recorders...
 
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