Question / Help OBS Nvidia NVENC Encoder Initialization Error [Fixed for now]

Tagger

Tagger

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Hi,

I've just updated my OBS after not using it for a very long time (Due to ISP Change and other stuff).
This has caused that I now can't use Nvidia NVENC as the encoder.
Shadowplay works just fine, using GeForce Experience..

I just get an error message saying:
"Encoder Initialization Error".

x264 works just fine, but I'd rather just settle for the NVENC when it's available to OBS.
...but that apparently doesn't seem to work anymore (for me at least).
Anyone getting the same issue ?

I've tried what I did in the past - followed the directions in this thread ( https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/obs-nvenc-337-50-driver.13244/ ), but that doesn't seem to work anymore (..again; for me at least)

Nvidia Driver: 344.48 (22/10/2014)
^Updated to 344.60 (04.11.2014)
OBS Version: 0.637b

OBS Log (With system setup info as well):
http://pastebin.com/tQ48uEh2

Any help on solving this issue, is gladly appreciated.
 
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Tagger

Tagger

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Bumping this back up again, for attention.

Can't be the only one wanting to use NVENC..
 
Tagger

Tagger

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locodii said:
I did a lil bit or research for you. Link. Check this link there are a few solutions in here. Greetz Locodii
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That's the same thread I link in the OP :)
Already tried that and it apparently doesn't work for me. It makes Shadowplay unable to stream as well (Seeing as I can't use OBS now, I'm just using that as a "fallback"-option), if I do as described in that thread :)
Worst part about the thread; it's locked. So yeah, I had to make my own :)

But thanks anyway :)
 
Tagger

Tagger

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Yup - It's fully updated.
A new driver should be coming out shortly though (Which was right when I wrote this - Installing that now).

Thanks for trying to help - I nearly pulled the hair of my head last night, when trying to get this to work.
Tried all the presets, but that didn't work either.
Tried downgrading my GPU driver, but that didn't seem to work either (Tried the last 3 stable drivers).
 
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locodii

Member
dam i can't find anything either to be honest. have you tried the live chat here. there are mods and admins checking it ones every 10 minutes. i sugest you ask them the question. for me i'm out sorry and good luck with it mate;).
 
Tagger

Tagger

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Okay.. It got fixed on its own, apparently..
Haven't been on the PC since my last post and it had crashed since then and rebooted.
Now everything works o.O

I have no clue what so ever, what that did (if anything). I have tried rebooting it several times before, so it cant really be just that.

But yeah - it seems to work now.
Odd - but I'm massively happy that it does. Thanks, Iocodii for your efforts to help :)
 
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locodii

Member
Awesome that great to hear! maybe if it is the first time you restarted it after the update to your graphic card. But who cares right is works. no problem to help Greetz Locodii.
 
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