Question / Help Problems recording GTA V.

[Csijedi]

I'm trying to record some GTA V footage with my friends, but whenever I do anything it says my encoder is overloaded and I start losing frames like crazy. I feel like I've tried everything and I don't know what else to do.

My computer's specs:
Processor- Ryzen 3 1600
Graphics Card- GTX 1060
Ram- 8gb

Here is my log post: https://obsproject.com/logs/Yotn0LxhqJQ3fUqb

 

[Narcogen]

Please post a log with your issue! Here's how...

Be sure to include a complete output session: open OBS, start recording, observe your issue, stop recording, upload Current log.

 

[Csijedi]

I've updated the post and added the log.

 

[Narcogen]

No output session in the log.

Is the problem frame drops or fame capture failure?

 

[Csijedi]

I'm dropping frames and OBS says that the encoder is overloaded

 

[Narcogen]

That's CPU overload if you're using x264, or GPU overload if you're using NVENC. Again, without a logfile with a complete output session, it's not possible for me to say.

 

[Csijedi]

What is considered to be a complete output session?

 

[Narcogen]

Open OBS. Start streaming or recording. Observe your problem for awhile. Stop the recording or stream. Upload the current log without quitting OBS. (If you quit OBS before uploading the log, upload the LAST log, not the current one.

 

[Csijedi]

Here is my current log: https://obsproject.com/logs/CewuL1FsTtt_QoF7

 

[Narcogen]

12:31:41.158: Video stopped, number of skipped frames due to encoding lag: 49/127 (38.6%)

You're overloading the encoder. Here's a few suggestions:

12:24:13.100: YUV mode: 601/Full

Change this to 601/Partial or 709/Partial.

Full range color increases load without a corresponding increase in quality, and for most users, will actually look worse.

https://obsproject.com/forum/resour...t-color-range-settings-guide-test-charts.442/

12:31:38.146: psycho_aq: true

Turn this feature (Psycho Active Tuning) off. There are two features in the new NVENC encoder that, unlike the operation of the old NVENC encoder, do increase load on the GPU over normal operation. This is one of them. (The other is lookahead.)

12:31:38.146: [jim-nvenc: 'recording_h264'] settings:
12:31:38.146: rate_control: CBR
12:31:38.146: bitrate: 8000
12:31:38.146: cqp: 20

For recording use CQP rate control. CBR is more appropriate to streaming (as is the bitrate you've selected).

12:24:11.994: Windows Version: 10.0 Build 17763 (revision: 914; 64-bit)

Not related to your issue, but this version of Windows is from 2018. I would probably consider upgrading to this version:

Windows 10, Version 1903. 10 018362 2019-05-21