OBS recordings look like low bitrate

[quillowp]

I've been trying to record Minecraft videos, but it always looks a little blurry/the bitrate is lower than it actually is when I have it at something like 40000 kbp/s
Example video (YouTube compression makes it a bit worse):

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

In the video, you can see what I mean if you look at the hearts, hunger bar, and hot-bar at the bottom.

 

[quillowp]

note: YouTube actually makes it look a lot worse, but its still pretty noticeable in the original file

 

[MaybeFirez]

Same exact problem for me. Just upscale your video to 1440p, YouTube will give you a better codec to encode your video. It will take much longer to encode fully but its worth.

 

[MaybeFirez]

Same exact problem for me. Just upscale your video to 1440p, YouTube will give you a better codec to encode your video. It will take much longer to encode fully but its worth.

Also try following a YouTube tutorial on minecraft settings for obs, I don't know what your specs are but here are some videos.

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

 

[Harold]

I would avoid both of those minecraft settings for obs guides.
240fps is NOT a supported framerate, it will break and when it does you'll be on your own.
mp4 is a TERRIBLE format to save directly to.

 

[MaybeFirez]

I would avoid both of those minecraft settings for obs guides.
240fps is NOT a supported framerate, it will break and when it does you'll be on your own.
mp4 is a TERRIBLE format to save directly to.

I disagree harold. For minecraft, its fine

 

[quillowp]

Same exact problem for me. Just upscale your video to 1440p, YouTube will give you a better codec to encode your video. It will take much longer to encode fully but its worth.

It's not that YouTube is the problem, nor specifically Minecraft. When I record anything with OBS, the image looks a little blurry like the bitrate is low even when it's not moving, such as the apps in the Taskbar.
Also, my pc specs are:
Intel i7 10700k
Nvidia GeForce 1660 Ti
16 gb RAM

 

[quillowp]

Upping the framerate (I put it at 120) helped with some of the bitrate issues, but the video still looks a little blurry.
new log file:

 

[Harold]

What media player are you checking your recordings with?

 

[quillowp]

What media player are you checking your recordings with?

The built in windows one. I think it's called Movies & Tv

 

[Harold]

check with VLC instead.

 

[quillowp]

It looks to be the same with VLC

 

[BlueFern]

did u ever find a solution? ive had the same problem and have actually spent years trying to figure out what is wrong