PLEASE HELP! | Recording comes out choppy.

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DeadlyForest

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Hello,

When I try to record, the game is fine and works properly with 60fps, but when I am finished recording, the recording comes out very choppy, and will randomly drop frames throughout it. Sorry for just pasting this log without the code brackets, but I couldn't find the option for those.

15:21:52.232: CPU Name: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor
15:21:52.232: CPU Speed: 3516MHz
15:21:52.232: Physical Cores: 3, Logical Cores: 6
15:21:52.232: Physical Memory: 2047MB Total, 2047MB Free (NOTE: 4 gigs max is normal for 32bit programs)
15:21:52.232: Windows Version: 10.0 Build 10586 (revision: 0)
15:21:52.232: Aero is Enabled (Aero is always on for windows 8 and above)
15:21:52.249: OBS 0.13.1 (windows)
15:21:52.249: ---------------------------------
15:21:52.250: ---------------------------------
15:21:52.250: audio settings reset:
15:21:52.250: samples per sec: 44100
15:21:52.250: speakers: 2
15:21:52.265: ---------------------------------
15:21:52.266: Initializing D3D11..
15:21:52.266: Available Video Adapters:
15:21:52.268: Adapter 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
15:21:52.268: Dedicated VRAM: 2089484288
15:21:52.268: Shared VRAM: 2205417472
15:21:52.268: output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true
15:21:52.268: output 2: pos={-1842, 0}, size={1842, 1026}, attached=true
15:21:52.295: Loading up D3D11 on adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti (0)
15:21:53.050: D3D11 loaded sucessfully, feature level used: 45056
15:21:53.893: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.893: video settings reset:
15:21:53.893: base resolution: 1920x1080
15:21:53.893: output resolution: 1920x1080
15:21:53.893: fps: 30/1
15:21:53.893: format: NV12
15:21:53.895: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.896: Loading module: coreaudio-encoder.dll
15:21:53.908: [CoreAudio encoder]: Adding CoreAudio AAC encoder
15:21:53.908: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.910: Loading module: image-source.dll
15:21:53.910: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.911: Loading module: obs-ffmpeg.dll
15:21:53.912: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.913: Loading module: obs-filters.dll
15:21:53.914: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.917: Loading module: obs-outputs.dll
15:21:53.917: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.919: Loading module: obs-transitions.dll
15:21:53.919: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.921: Loading module: obs-x264.dll
15:21:53.921: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.923: Loading module: rtmp-services.dll
15:21:53.924: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.926: Loading module: text-freetype2.dll
15:21:53.931: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.933: Loading module: win-capture.dll
15:21:53.935: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.936: Loading module: win-decklink.dll
15:21:53.941: No blackmagic support
15:21:53.941: Failed to start search for DeckLink devices
15:21:53.941: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.942: Loading module: win-dshow.dll
15:21:53.947: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.950: Loading module: win-mf.dll
15:21:53.951: [Media Foundation encoder]: Adding Media Foundation AAC Encoder
15:21:53.989: ---------------------------------
15:21:53.990: Loading module: win-wasapi.dll
15:21:53.992: =====================================================================
15:21:53.992: output 'simple_stream' (rtmp_output) created
15:21:53.992: encoder 'simple_h264_stream' (obs_x264) created
15:21:54.087: AAC encoder bitrate mapping:
15:21:54.087: 32 kbit/s: 'CoreAudio AAC encoder' (CoreAudio_AAC)
15:21:54.087: 40 kbit/s: 'CoreAudio AAC encoder' (CoreAudio_AAC)
15:21:54.087: 48 kbit/s: 'CoreAudio AAC encoder' (CoreAudio_AAC)
15:21:54.087: 56 kbit/s: 'CoreAudio AAC encoder' (CoreAudio_AAC)
15:21:54.087: 64 kbit/s: 'CoreAudio AAC encoder' (CoreAudio_AAC)
15:21:54.087: 72 kbit/s: 'CoreAudio AAC encoder' (CoreAud
 
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DeadlyForest

New Member
Harold said:
Use simple output mode
Quality: indistinguishable
Encoder: software (x264) low cpu use
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Sweet, That seems to have worked! Thank you for the help, if I have any problems I will let you guys know. Why did my old settings cause problems? Is my CPU just not good enough for those other settings?
 
Harold

Harold

Active Member
AMD's "6-core" processors are actually 3-core with hyperthreading.
Additionally, you forgot to set the x264 preset to ultrafast when using crf-based bitrate selection.
 
Harold

Harold

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18:48:48.958: Output 'simple_file_output': Number of skipped frames due to encoding lag: 3328 (12.7%)
18:48:48.958: Output 'simple_file_output': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 8875 (33.8%)
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Processor is overworked. You're basically stuck because of your amd processor.
 
Harold

Harold

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You're basically going to be stuck with current or recent generation i5 and i7 intel chips which WILL require you to replace your system's motherboard and possibly replace your ram as well.
 
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DeadlyForest

New Member
Could buying a capture device fix this problem? It seems that rebuilding the pc is inevitable at this point unless buying a capture device and using it to record would fix the problem.
 
Harold

Harold

Active Member
If you're using OBS to record the capture device and are recording the same computer you're trying to capture, it will at BEST be equal performance and more likely be WORSE.
 
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DeadlyForest

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Aren't capture devices their own recording software though? Wouldn't I not need to use obs if I had one?
 
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Harold

Harold

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I make no promises, and it's not a good idea to run the capture card on the same device anyway.
 
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