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OBS with FB Live
- Thread starter Barry1979
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Lawrence_SoCal
Active Member
Your post doesn't have enough detail to even start with anything targeted.
Are you using FB's browser interface, giving it access to your camera/monitor capture ... and that's it?
vs
OBS and all the sophisticated settings, overlays, filters, not to mention plugins, that can, if configured beyond the hardware capability of your PC, cause all sorts of issues
OBS running in Studio mode will double render - so don't do that if you don't have the resources
Even with reasonable settings you will have extra load by nature of doing real-time video encoding of whatever you have composited. IF you are doing nothing but camera (or monitor), then OBS is a waste. On the other hand, OBS will render a preview of what you've requested and that takes resources. If your computer is on the edge, sure you can push it over (with OBS and any other similar s/w)
Was OBS working before (yesterday's MS updates?) do you have the atrocious StreamElements (PoS) plugin?
If you think your PC has the CPU, GPU, RAM, and Disk I/O to support compositing video, then follow the simple pinned post in the forum to request assistance with a capture of a stream
Are you using FB's browser interface, giving it access to your camera/monitor capture ... and that's it?
vs
OBS and all the sophisticated settings, overlays, filters, not to mention plugins, that can, if configured beyond the hardware capability of your PC, cause all sorts of issues
OBS running in Studio mode will double render - so don't do that if you don't have the resources
Even with reasonable settings you will have extra load by nature of doing real-time video encoding of whatever you have composited. IF you are doing nothing but camera (or monitor), then OBS is a waste. On the other hand, OBS will render a preview of what you've requested and that takes resources. If your computer is on the edge, sure you can push it over (with OBS and any other similar s/w)
Was OBS working before (yesterday's MS updates?) do you have the atrocious StreamElements (PoS) plugin?
If you think your PC has the CPU, GPU, RAM, and Disk I/O to support compositing video, then follow the simple pinned post in the forum to request assistance with a capture of a stream
Please post a log with your issue! Here's how...
OBS Studio creates a log file each time you run it which contains very useful diagnostic information. Without a log file, it's much harder for any support volunteers to figure out problems and your post may be ignored. To upload a log file, go to the Help menu > Log Files > Upload Last Log...
obsproject.com
I am going live through FB Live Producer and using OBS for the camera and mic setup.Your post doesn't have enough detail to even start with anything targeted.
Are you using FB's browser interface, giving it access to your camera/monitor capture ... and that's it?
vs
OBS and all the sophisticated settings, overlays, filters, not to mention plugins, that can, if configured beyond the hardware capability of your PC, cause all sorts of issues
OBS running in Studio mode will double render - so don't do that if you don't have the resources
Even with reasonable settings you will have extra load by nature of doing real-time video encoding of whatever you have composited. IF you are doing nothing but camera (or monitor), then OBS is a waste. On the other hand, OBS will render a preview of what you've requested and that takes resources. If your computer is on the edge, sure you can push it over (with OBS and any other similar s/w)
Was OBS working before (yesterday's MS updates?) do you have the atrocious StreamElements (PoS) plugin?
If you think your PC has the CPU, GPU, RAM, and Disk I/O to support compositing video, then follow the simple pinned post in the forum to request assistance with a capture of a stream
Please post a log with your issue! Here's how...
OBS Studio creates a log file each time you run it which contains very useful diagnostic information. Without a log file, it's much harder for any support volunteers to figure out problems and your post may be ignored. To upload a log file, go to the Help menu > Log Files > Upload Last Log...obsproject.com
I have a high-end Dell that I purchased last year. That is not the problem.
I have used OBS for this purpose for a year and a half and thus has never happened until yesterday. It is doing the same thing on a laptop that I have too.
The kb/s are all over the place and the dropped frames are at 30-40%
Your post doesn't have enough detail to even start with anything targeted.
Are you using FB's browser interface, giving it access to your camera/monitor capture ... and that's it?
vs
OBS and all the sophisticated settings, overlays, filters, not to mention plugins, that can, if configured beyond the hardware capability of your PC, cause all sorts of issues
OBS running in Studio mode will double render - so don't do that if you don't have the resources
Even with reasonable settings you will have extra load by nature of doing real-time video encoding of whatever you have composited. IF you are doing nothing but camera (or monitor), then OBS is a waste. On the other hand, OBS will render a preview of what you've requested and that takes resources. If your computer is on the edge, sure you can push it over (with OBS and any other similar s/w)
Was OBS working before (yesterday's MS updates?) do you have the atrocious StreamElements (PoS) plugin?
If you think your PC has the CPU, GPU, RAM, and Disk I/O to support compositing video, then follow the simple pinned post in the forum to request assistance with a capture of a stream
Please post a log with your issue! Here's how...
OBS Studio creates a log file each time you run it which contains very useful diagnostic information. Without a log file, it's much harder for any support volunteers to figure out problems and your post may be ignored. To upload a log file, go to the Help menu > Log Files > Upload Last Log...obsproject.com
Here is the log file
Lawrence_SoCal
Active Member
Uh, i5-4210U CPU @ 1.70GHz means 7 generation old, ultra-low power (battery optimized) laptop
so no, don't assume CPU is up to the task of real-time video encoding is VERY computationally demanding. I tried to stream with an Intel i5-6300HQ with a NVENC equipped GPU for encoding offload and failed (probably could now, but with limitations). Others who are expert in OBS could could it to work, but my focus is/was on the content vs nuances of OBS... so depends on where you want to spend your time, and what you are looking to livestream
I recommend monitoring hardware resource (CPU, GPU, RAM, etc) utilization [for ex. using Task manager’s Performance tab and/or Resource Monitor] to see if your system is being maxed out with your settings (which I'm pretty sure is happening and might be cause of network problem.. maybe.. could be lots of other things as well)
Further, you have audio devices at 2 different sampling rates, which can cause problems, especially with an under-powered computer. I'd recommend fixing this
16:19:09.866: Output 'simple_stream': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 11 (0.2%)
16:19:09.866: Output 'simple_stream': Number of dropped frames due to insufficient bandwidth/connection stalls: 1752 (32.1%)
So, it looks like you are using a wired Ethernet connection (off a dock?) vs WiFi. Right?
Have you confirmed your sustained upload throughput? Speedtests shows only momentary, optimistic value. For streaming you need sustained throughput. Is anything else on your network? Is your PC free of any background processes that would consume CPU or bandwidth?
so no, don't assume CPU is up to the task of real-time video encoding is VERY computationally demanding. I tried to stream with an Intel i5-6300HQ with a NVENC equipped GPU for encoding offload and failed (probably could now, but with limitations). Others who are expert in OBS could could it to work, but my focus is/was on the content vs nuances of OBS... so depends on where you want to spend your time, and what you are looking to livestream
I recommend monitoring hardware resource (CPU, GPU, RAM, etc) utilization [for ex. using Task manager’s Performance tab and/or Resource Monitor] to see if your system is being maxed out with your settings (which I'm pretty sure is happening and might be cause of network problem.. maybe.. could be lots of other things as well)
Further, you have audio devices at 2 different sampling rates, which can cause problems, especially with an under-powered computer. I'd recommend fixing this
16:19:09.866: Output 'simple_stream': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 11 (0.2%)
16:19:09.866: Output 'simple_stream': Number of dropped frames due to insufficient bandwidth/connection stalls: 1752 (32.1%)
So, it looks like you are using a wired Ethernet connection (off a dock?) vs WiFi. Right?
Have you confirmed your sustained upload throughput? Speedtests shows only momentary, optimistic value. For streaming you need sustained throughput. Is anything else on your network? Is your PC free of any background processes that would consume CPU or bandwidth?