obs keeps randomly stopping at random times pls help

Sukiyucky

Member
Your log shows these two statements:
06:16:55.292: Output 'simple_file_output': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 28467 (77.2%)
06:16:55.403: Video stopped, number of skipped frames due to encoding lag: 1180/1370 (86.1%)


The first entry says that your GPU (a Radeon R4) can't render the frames fast enough and 77% of the frames can't be processed in time to be recorded. Passmark Benchmark of 334 is lower 1% of modern day CPU's and it doesn't even fall on the high end GPU Passmark list.

The second entry says that the CPU cannot encode the frames fast enough and 86% have to be ignored. Video encoding is a very compute intensive task. Looking at your CPU's Passmark benchmark rating, it is extremely low at 959. You are at the lower 1% of modern day CPUs and dont even fall on the high end Passmark list.

This means you don't have a good computer to do OBS recordings. There is nothing you can do except get a better computer.

Unfortunately, OBS doesn't list out its minimum requirements well and make that clear to its users. My advice is to buy hardware that is in the upper 30% of the current Passmark CPU and GPU high end lists and be prepared to spend the money.

I would suggest that you do the following also to see if it can pass:
  1. Turn down all the in game video settings to their lowest (i.e. From high to low)
  2. Watch CPU load and get rid of any programs and processes that you don't need running
  3. Record at a lower FPS setting to reduce processing
  4. Output at no more than 1280x720 for your laptop. You don't have strong hardware to do 1080p (1920x1080) recordings.
 
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goldengamercj

New Member
Your log shows these two statements:
06:16:55.292: Output 'simple_file_output': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 28467 (77.2%)
06:16:55.403: Video stopped, number of skipped frames due to encoding lag: 1180/1370 (86.1%)


The first entry says that your GPU (a Radeon R4) can't render the frames fast enough and 77% of the frames can't be processed in time to be recorded. Passmark Benchmark of 334 is lower 1% of modern day CPU's and it doesn't even fall on the high end GPU Passmark list.

The second entry says that the CPU cannot encode the frames fast enough and 86% have to be ignored. Video encoding is a very compute intensive task. Looking at your CPU's Passmark benchmark rating, it is extremely low at 959. You are at the lower 1% of modern day CPUs and dont even fall on the high end Passmark list.

This means you don't have a good computer to do OBS recordings. There is nothing you can do except get a better computer.

Unfortunately, OBS doesn't list out its minimum requirements well and make that clear to its users. My advice is to buy hardware that is in the upper 30% of the current Passmark CPU and GPU high end lists and be prepared to spend the money.

I would suggest that you do the following also to see if it can pass:
  1. Turn down all the in game video settings to their lowest (i.e. From high to low)
  2. Watch CPU load and get rid of any programs and processes that you don't need running
  3. Record at a lower FPS setting to reduce processing
  4. Output at no more than 1280x720 for your laptop. You don't have strong hardware to do 1080p (1920x1080) recordings.
oof thank you for solving this still oof tho
 
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