Question / Help OBS Choppy Playback and audio help

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TheMannRay

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After I record my gameplay I experience a large amount lag in playback. It is almost unwatchable. I've noticed that if I make the viewing screen extremely small then I don't get the same playback chop. I have tried following some youtube guides for more optimal settings to reduce lag but can't find anything that helps the problem. On a side note I am experiencing some odd playback echoing as well. I am recording the gameplay/game chat through a Steel Series Arctic Wireless Pro and using it as my mic as well. any suggestions on either?
Log Files: https://obsproject.com/logs/BQJyQqcfBWJcpJDy
 
Youtube 'best settings' guides are almost all universally terrible.
The logfile doesn't show significant issues on recording (rendering delay and encoding lag are both under 1%).

I'd strongly recommend making two changes.
One, swap to CQP/CRF instead of CBR. These are quality-target based encoding, and will use as much or little bitrate as needed to maintain a given image quality level. CBR is only used for livestreaming, because many services need it to deliver a steady stream rate to the CDN replication and delivery servers. CQP/CRF is the method of choice for local recording.

Two, NEVER EVER RECORD TO MP4 FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER. It isn't a recording format, and is EXTREMELY fragile; if any problem occurs during your recording, the entire recording will be corrupted and 100% un-recoverable. In addition, many video editors HATE the mp4 files that OBS produces when recording directly to mp4/mov. Record to MKV or FLV, and use the 'Remux Recordings' option in OBS' File menu if you need mp4s for editing.

What are you using for playback of your recordings? If you're using the default Windows "Films and TV", it's well-known for having awful codec support; it can result in missing audio or video, stuttering, and a bunch of other playback issues. Instead, download VLC. It's an open-source media player, and the local playback option of choice (and even has an integration with OBS, getting you a new Source type with expanded media playback options!).
 
FerretBomb said:
Youtube 'best settings' guides are almost all universally terrible.
The logfile doesn't show significant issues on recording (rendering delay and encoding lag are both under 1%).

I'd strongly recommend making two changes.
One, swap to CQP/CRF instead of CBR. These are quality-target based encoding, and will use as much or little bitrate as needed to maintain a given image quality level. CBR is only used for livestreaming, because many services need it to deliver a steady stream rate to the CDN replication and delivery servers. CQP/CRF is the method of choice for local recording.

Two, NEVER EVER RECORD TO MP4 FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER. It isn't a recording format, and is EXTREMELY fragile; if any problem occurs during your recording, the entire recording will be corrupted and 100% un-recoverable. In addition, many video editors HATE the mp4 files that OBS produces when recording directly to mp4/mov. Record to MKV or FLV, and use the 'Remux Recordings' option in OBS' File menu if you need mp4s for editing.

What are you using for playback of your recordings? If you're using the default Windows "Films and TV", it's well-known for having awful codec support; it can result in missing audio or video, stuttering, and a bunch of other playback issues. Instead, download VLC. It's an open-source media player, and the local playback option of choice (and even has an integration with OBS, getting you a new Source type with expanded media playback options!).
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Do you have any recommended CQP/CRF settings or is it something I should play with to find the optimized settings for myself? I made your switch the switch over to MKV. Would it help if I were to send you a picture of my audio channel and where they are routed and the test video I took that displays the extremely choppy playback?
 
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