Question / Help OBS Rapid Frame Drop/CPU Overload

[Derek T. Hanke]

Hello OBS community,

Until recently I've been using OBS to stream my iPad to Twitch. Not sure what has changed, but now when I start a steam the Frame Drop rate shoots through the roof. I also experience my windows flashing in and out when it happens and I'm not sure why. Will include my three most recent log files... Please help!

 

[Narcogen]

Problem is network related. Half the frames attempted are being dropped due to insufficient bandwidth.

20:52:02.052: Output 'adv_stream': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 1 (0.1%)
20:52:02.052: Output 'adv_stream': Number of dropped frames due to insufficient bandwidth/connection stalls: 470 (49.4%)​

 

[Derek T. Hanke]

I'm guessing this can't be solved by lowering the bandwidth? I cut it down to 1600 and am still encountering issues. Maybe the problem is directly related to the network

 

[Narcogen]

I'd guess what you're experiencing is packet loss-- it won't matter how low a bitrate you try, if packets are lost in transit on a regular basis, the connection will be poor.

Are you streaming on a wired or wireless connection?

Also, your copy of OBS is extremely old-- 0.16.2. The latest is 20.1. If you're on Sierra or High Sierra, you should be using one of the latest two versions (20.1 or 20.0.1-- the former has an issue with twitch alert sounds that did not exist in the latter).