Question / Help Output is choppy on OBS but not Shadowplay?

[mannepotte]

I've literally tried everything now and read every answer I can find on Google/YouTube.

When I record with OBS the output is very laggy, but when I record with shadowplay I can use the best recording settings but absolutely NO lag. Really need OBS to work so I can record and stream.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Is there something wrong outside the software maybe?

All help is very much appreciated!

 

[carlmmii]

Need a log file of a recording attempt in OBS to narrow down your problem.

 

[mannepotte]

Here you go. One last thing, there is not a single in-game lag while recording and everything is super smooth, but the output itself is trash.

 

[IronHawx]

I'm having the same issue (if understand what you are saying). Out of what seems like the blue OBS isn't able to record anything properly without significant hiccups in the video. I've tried recording using x264 (cpu) at very fast at bitrate of 12000, as well as switched it to nvenc using same bitrate of 12000. *note resolution is 1920x1080 of canvas and video.* I don't recall having this issue at all in past and in fact used higher bitrates of upwards of 25000.

CPU:
i7 8700k 4.8ghz
Nvidia 1080ti
32gb Corsair Vengance 3000mhz
2x 500gb 850 evo SSD
2tb Seagate Barracuda (drive recodings are being recorded on to)

 

[carlmmii]

Here you go. One last thing, there is not a single in-game lag while recording and everything is super smooth, but the output itself is trash.

Your log file is showing you're using x264 encoding (which uses your CPU), recording 2560x1080 at 29.97fps, and running into 1.3% frames dropped due to encoding lag. It looks like your CPU just isn't strong enough to handle it.

Shadowplay uses the GPU to encode, removing any load on the CPU. You can do the same in OBS by using the NVENC encoding option.


IronHawx, you need to post a log file.

 

[the_soldier_wolfy]

Your log file is showing you're using x264 encoding (which uses your CPU), recording 2560x1080 at 29.97fps, and running into 1.3% frames dropped due to encoding lag. It looks like your CPU just isn't strong enough to handle it.

Shadowplay uses the GPU to encode, removing any load on the CPU. You can do the same in OBS by using the NVENC encoding option.


IronHawx, you need to post a log file.

I have the same exact problem OP is having. What I just don’t understand stand is, how, even with the newest CPU’s to date, can we not run OBS?

 

[the_soldier_wolfy]

I have the same exact problem OP is having. What I just don’t understand stand is, how, even with the newest CPU’s to date, can we not run OBS?

I too, am using NVENC & yet the output is still god awful.

GTX 1060, i7, 16G