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[CRUXRainmaker]

Hello, I am sorry I am asking, since I already found some threads discussing about that, but I just wanted to have my question double checked since I am not quite sure if I understood everything correctly. I just wanted to ask about a scenario of buying a AverMedia capture card. When I am streaming OBS says that my CPU is using too much power encoding and my game is laggy. I have tried to lower the preset and fps, but it didnt really help. Then I remembered there is an option to buy a capture card. But when I did a bit of research I found that capture cards didnt really help you with this problem at all if I understood it correctly. I thought that capture cards are supposed to help you with streaming because the majority of the power needed to encode a stream is done by them and therefore they are saving a lot of CPU power for the game. So is buying a capture card a valid option for me or not? Thank you.

 

[FerretBomb]

OBS cannot use the encoders on Avermedia capture cards. It will not help you. Do not waste your money.

Better idea, post a logfile from a test stream from the Help menu, and we can take a look and see what needs to be done to fix the settings. :)

 

[CRUXRainmaker]

This a log from my last stream. By the way. could you please help me with like all the possible solutions that I can make in order to avoid my laptop streaming? Like can I play on one PC and stream with the second one? Or can I use a capture with some other software? Or is OBS compatible with some other capture cards?Thank you. :)

00:53:07: CUDA loaded successfully
00:53:07: 1 CUDA capable devices found
00:53:07: [ GPU #0 - < GeForce GTX 870M > has Compute SM 3.0, NVENC Available ]
01:07:01: Open Broadcaster Software v0.657b - 32bit (´・ω・｀)
01:07:01: -------------------------------
01:07:01: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4700HQ CPU @ 2.40GHz
01:07:01: CPU Speed: 2394MHz
01:07:01: Physical Memory: 4095MB Total, 3988MB Free
01:07:01: stepping id: 3, model 60, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 8, total cores 4
01:07:01: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}
01:07:01: monitor 2: pos={1920, 0}, size={1920, 1080}
01:07:01: Windows Version: 6.3 Build 9600 (revision 17415)
01:07:01: Aero is Enabled
01:07:01: -------------------------------
01:07:01: OBS Modules:
01:07:01: Base Address Module
01:07:01: 00F90000 OBS.exe
01:07:01: 6C6F0000 OBSApi.dll
01:07:01: 6BD10000 DShowPlugin.dll
01:07:01: 6CB90000 GraphicsCapture.dll
01:07:01: 6BCE0000 NoiseGate.dll
01:07:01: 6BCC0000 PSVPlugin.dll
01:07:01: 6BCA0000 scenesw.dll
01:07:01: ------------------------------------------
01:07:01: Adapter 1
01:07:01: Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
01:07:01: Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 3139477504
01:07:01: Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 1155424256
01:07:01: Video Adapter Output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true
01:07:01: Video Adapter Output 2: pos={1920, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true
01:07:01: ------------------------------------------
01:07:01: Adapter 2
01:07:01: Video Adapter: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
01:07:01: Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 33554432
01:07:01: Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 1845493760
01:07:01: =====Stream Start: 2015-12-22, 01:07:01===============================================
01:07:01: Multithreaded optimizations: On
01:07:01: Base resolution: 1920x1080
01:07:01: Output resolution: 1096x616
01:07:01: ------------------------------------------
01:07:01: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M (Adapter 1)...
01:07:01: ------------------------------------------
01:07:01: Audio Format: 48000 Hz
01:07:01: ------------------------------------------
01:07:01: Audio Channels: 2 Ch
01:07:01: Playback device Default
01:07:01: ------------------------------------------
01:07:01: Using desktop audio input: Reproduktory (SB Play!)
01:07:01: Global Audio time adjust: 0
01:07:01: ------------------------------------------
01:07:01: Using auxilary audio input: Mikrofon (SB Play!)
01:07:01: Mic time offset: 0
01:07:01: ------------------------------------------
01:07:01: Audio Encoding: AAC
01:07:01: bitrate: 128
01:07:02: ------------------------------------------
01:07:02: device: USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam,
01:07:02: device id \\?\usb#vid_04f2&pid_b414&mi_00#6&a451efb&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global,
01:07:02: chosen type: MJPG, usingFourCC: false, res: 1280x720 - 1280x720, frameIntervals: 333333-666666
01:07:02: use buffering: false - 0, fourCC: 'MJPG'
01:07:02: audio device: Zakázat,
01:07:02: audio device id Disabled,
01:07:02: audio time offset 0,
01:07:02:
01:07:02: Using directshow input
01:07:02: Using Window Capture
01:07:02: Scene buffering time set to 700
01:07:02: ------------------------------------------
01:07:02: Video Encoding: x264
01:07:02: fps: 27
01:07:02: width: 1096, height: 616
01:07:02: preset: superfast
01:07:02: profile: high
01:07:02: keyint: 54
01:07:02: CBR: yes
01:07:02: CFR: yes
01:07:02: max bitrate: 2000
01:07:02: buffer size: 2000
01:07:02: ------------------------------------------
01:07:04: Using RTMP service: hitbox.tv
01:07:04: Server selection: rtmp://live.fra.hitbox.tv/push
01:07:04: Interface: Qualcomm Atheros AR8171/8175 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.30) (ethernet, 100 mbps)
01:07:04: Completed handshake with rtmp://live.fra.hitbox.tv/push in 47 ms.
01:07:05: SO_SNDBUF was at 65536
01:07:06: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 131072 (buffer: 13625 / 272384)
01:07:06: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 262144 (buffer: 0 / 272384)
01:19:14: FlushBufferedVideo: Flushing 1 packets over 0 ms
01:19:14: Total frames encoded: 19743, total frames duplicated: 386 (1.96%)
01:19:14: Total frames rendered: 19760, number of late frames: 5 (0.03%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
01:19:14:
01:19:14: Profiler time results:
01:19:14:
01:19:14: ==============================================================
01:19:14: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 11.437 ms] [children: 88.1%] [unaccounted: 11.9%]
01:19:14: | scene->Preprocess - [86.8%] [avg time: 9.93 ms]
01:19:14: | GPU download and conversion - [1.32%] [avg time: 0.151 ms] [children: 1.19%] [unaccounted: 0.131%]
01:19:14: | | flush - [0.831%] [avg time: 0.095 ms]
01:19:14: | | CopyResource - [0.306%] [avg time: 0.035 ms]
01:19:14: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.0525%] [avg time: 0.006 ms]
01:19:14: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.838 ms] [children: 98.8%] [unaccounted: 1.19%]
01:19:14: | Convert444toNV12 - [98.8%] [avg time: 0.828 ms]
01:19:14: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 1.524 ms] [children: 3.61%] [unaccounted: 96.4%]
01:19:14: | sending stuff out - [3.61%] [avg time: 0.055 ms]
01:19:14: ==============================================================
01:19:14:
01:19:14:

 

[CRUXRainmaker]

01:19:14: Profiler CPU results:
01:19:14:
01:19:14: ==============================================================
01:19:14: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 5.532 ms, total 109328 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:19:14: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 4.207 ms, total 83140.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:19:14: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.133 ms, total 2640.63 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:19:14: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.079 ms, total 1578.13 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:19:14: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0.035 ms, total 703.125 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:19:14: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0.003 ms, total 78.125 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:19:14: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.783 ms, total 30921.9 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
01:19:14: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.779 ms, total 30765.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
01:19:14: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.856 ms, total 16906.3 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:19:14: | sending stuff out - [cpu time: avg 0.047 ms, total 937.5 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:19:14: ==============================================================
01:19:14:
01:19:14: =====Stream End: 2015-12-22, 01:19:14=================================================
01:19:14: ~RTMPPublisher: Packet flush completed in 118 ms
01:19:14: ~RTMPPublisher: Send thread terminated in 0 ms
01:19:14: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
01:19:14: ~RTMPPublisher: Socket thread terminated in 0 ms
01:19:14: ~RTMPPublisher: Final socket shutdown completed in 16 ms
01:19:14: Average send payload: 7387 bytes, average send interval: 29 ms
01:19:14: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
01:19:14: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
01:19:14: Number of bytes sent: 184474288
01:19:27: =====Stream Start: 2015-12-22, 01:19:27===============================================
01:19:27: Multithreaded optimizations: On
01:19:27: Base resolution: 1920x1080
01:19:27: Output resolution: 1096x616
01:19:27: ------------------------------------------
01:19:27: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M (Adapter 1)...
01:19:27: ------------------------------------------
01:19:27: Audio Format: 48000 Hz
01:19:27: ------------------------------------------
01:19:27: Audio Channels: 2 Ch
01:19:27: Playback device Default
01:19:27: ------------------------------------------
01:19:27: Using desktop audio input: Reproduktory (SB Play!)
01:19:27: Global Audio time adjust: 0
01:19:27: ------------------------------------------
01:19:27: Using auxilary audio input: Mikrofon (SB Play!)
01:19:27: Mic time offset: 0
01:19:27: ------------------------------------------
01:19:27: Audio Encoding: AAC
01:19:27: bitrate: 128
01:19:27: ------------------------------------------
01:19:27: device: USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam,
01:19:27: device id \\?\usb#vid_04f2&pid_b414&mi_00#6&a451efb&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global,
01:19:27: chosen type: MJPG, usingFourCC: false, res: 1280x720 - 1280x720, frameIntervals: 333333-666666
01:19:27: use buffering: false - 0, fourCC: 'MJPG'
01:19:27: audio device: Zakázat,
01:19:27: audio device id Disabled,
01:19:27: audio time offset 0,
01:19:27:
01:19:28: Using directshow input
01:19:28: Using Window Capture
01:19:28: Scene buffering time set to 700
01:19:28: ------------------------------------------
01:19:28: Video Encoding: x264
01:19:28: fps: 27
01:19:28: width: 1096, height: 616
01:19:28: preset: veryfast
01:19:28: profile: high
01:19:28: keyint: 54
01:19:28: CBR: yes
01:19:28: CFR: yes
01:19:28: max bitrate: 2000
01:19:28: buffer size: 2000
01:19:28: ------------------------------------------
01:19:29: Audio timestamp for device 'Mikrofon (SB Play!)' was behind target timestamp by 116605879
01:19:30: Using RTMP service: hitbox.tv
01:19:30: Server selection: rtmp://live.fra.hitbox.tv/push
01:19:30: Interface: Qualcomm Atheros AR8171/8175 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.30) (ethernet, 100 mbps)
01:19:30: Completed handshake with rtmp://live.fra.hitbox.tv/push in 48 ms.
01:19:32: SO_SNDBUF was at 65536
01:19:33: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 131072 (buffer: 3670 / 272384)
01:19:33: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 524288 (buffer: 0 / 272384)
01:46:58: Total frames encoded: 44507, total frames duplicated: 1540 (3.46%)
01:46:58: Number of frames skipped due to encoder lag: 65 (0.15%)
01:46:58: Total frames rendered: 44418, number of late frames: 37 (0.08%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
01:46:58:
01:46:58: Profiler time results:
01:46:58:
01:46:58: ==============================================================
01:46:58: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 12.32 ms] [children: 88.2%] [unaccounted: 11.8%]
01:46:58: | scene->Preprocess - [86.9%] [avg time: 10.704 ms]
01:46:58: | GPU download and conversion - [1.29%] [avg time: 0.159 ms] [children: 1.13%] [unaccounted: 0.162%]
01:46:58: | | flush - [0.763%] [avg time: 0.094 ms]
01:46:58: | | CopyResource - [0.3%] [avg time: 0.037 ms]
01:46:58: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.0649%] [avg time: 0.008 ms]
01:46:58: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.89 ms] [children: 98.7%] [unaccounted: 1.35%]
01:46:58: | Convert444toNV12 - [98.7%] [avg time: 0.878 ms]
01:46:58: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 1.952 ms] [children: 3.74%] [unaccounted: 96.3%]
01:46:58: | sending stuff out - [3.74%] [avg time: 0.073 ms]
01:46:58: ==============================================================
01:46:58:
01:46:58:

 

[CRUXRainmaker]

01:46:58: Profiler CPU results:
01:46:58:
01:46:58: ==============================================================
01:46:58: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 6.052 ms, total 268828 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:46:58: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 4.574 ms, total 203188 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:46:58: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.129 ms, total 5750 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:46:58: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.079 ms, total 3546.88 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:46:58: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0.03 ms, total 1375 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:46:58: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0.007 ms, total 312.5 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:46:58: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.814 ms, total 72296.9 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
01:46:58: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.809 ms, total 71859.4 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
01:46:58: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 1.17 ms, total 52093.8 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:46:58: | sending stuff out - [cpu time: avg 0.061 ms, total 2750 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
01:46:58: ==============================================================
01:46:58:
01:46:58: =====Stream End: 2015-12-22, 01:46:58=================================================
01:46:58: ~RTMPPublisher: Packet flush completed in 132 ms
01:46:58: ~RTMPPublisher: Send thread terminated in 0 ms
01:46:58: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
01:46:58: ~RTMPPublisher: Socket thread terminated in 1 ms
01:46:58: ~RTMPPublisher: Final socket shutdown completed in 15 ms
01:46:58: Average send payload: 6967 bytes, average send interval: 27 ms
01:46:58: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
01:46:58: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
01:46:58: Number of bytes sent: 409655184
01:46:59: =====Stream Start: 2015-12-22, 01:46:59===============================================
01:46:59: Multithreaded optimizations: On
01:46:59: Base resolution: 1920x1080
01:46:59: Output resolution: 1096x616
01:46:59: ------------------------------------------
01:46:59: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M (Adapter 1)...
01:46:59: ------------------------------------------
01:46:59: Audio Format: 48000 Hz
01:46:59: ------------------------------------------
01:46:59: Audio Channels: 2 Ch
01:46:59: Playback device Default
01:46:59: ------------------------------------------
01:46:59: Using desktop audio input: Reproduktory (SB Play!)
01:46:59: Global Audio time adjust: 0
01:46:59: ------------------------------------------
01:46:59: Using auxilary audio input: Mikrofon (SB Play!)
01:46:59: Mic time offset: 0
01:46:59: ------------------------------------------
01:46:59: Audio Encoding: AAC
01:46:59: bitrate: 128
01:46:59: ------------------------------------------
01:46:59: device: USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam,
01:46:59: device id \\?\usb#vid_04f2&pid_b414&mi_00#6&a451efb&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global,
01:46:59: chosen type: MJPG, usingFourCC: false, res: 1280x720 - 1280x720, frameIntervals: 333333-666666
01:46:59: use buffering: false - 0, fourCC: 'MJPG'
01:46:59: audio device: Zakázat,
01:46:59: audio device id Disabled,
01:46:59: audio time offset 0,
01:46:59:
01:47:00: Using directshow input
01:47:00: Using Window Capture
01:47:00: Scene buffering time set to 700
01:47:00: Failed to get nvenc instance
01:47:00: NVENC internal init failed
01:47:00: Couldn't initialize encoder
01:47:00: ~RTMPPublisher: Packet flush completed in 0 ms
01:47:00: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
01:47:00: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
01:47:00: Number of bytes sent: 0
01:47:00: =====Stream End: 2015-12-22, 01:47:00=================================================
01:47:03: =====Stream Start: 2015-12-22, 01:47:03===============================================
01:47:03: Multithreaded optimizations: On
01:47:03: Base resolution: 1920x1080
01:47:03: Output resolution: 1096x616
01:47:03: ------------------------------------------
01:47:03: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M (Adapter 1)...
01:47:03: ------------------------------------------
01:47:03: Audio Format: 48000 Hz
01:47:03: ------------------------------------------
01:47:03: Audio Channels: 2 Ch
01:47:03: Playback device Default
01:47:03: ------------------------------------------
01:47:03: Using desktop audio input: Reproduktory (SB Play!)
01:47:03: Global Audio time adjust: 0
01:47:03: ------------------------------------------
01:47:03: Using auxilary audio input: Mikrofon (SB Play!)
01:47:03: Mic time offset: 0
01:47:03: ------------------------------------------
01:47:03: Audio Encoding: AAC
01:47:03: bitrate: 128
01:47:03: ------------------------------------------
01:47:03: device: USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam,
01:47:03: device id \\?\usb#vid_04f2&pid_b414&mi_00#6&a451efb&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global,
01:47:03: chosen type: MJPG, usingFourCC: false, res: 1280x720 - 1280x720, frameIntervals: 333333-666666
01:47:03: use buffering: false - 0, fourCC: 'MJPG'
01:47:03: audio device: Zakázat,
01:47:03: audio device id Disabled,
01:47:03: audio time offset 0,
01:47:03:
01:47:04: Using directshow input
01:47:04: Using Window Capture
01:47:04: Scene buffering time set to 700
01:47:04: 1 CUDA capable devices found
01:47:04: [ GPU #0 - < GeForce GTX 870M > has Compute SM 3.0, NVENC Available ]
01:47:04: Failed to get nvenc instance
01:47:04: NVENC internal init failed
01:47:04: Couldn't initialize encoder
01:47:05: ~RTMPPublisher: Packet flush completed in 0 ms
01:47:05: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
01:47:05: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
01:47:05: Number of bytes sent: 0
01:47:05: =====Stream End: 2015-12-22, 01:47:05=================================================
01:47:07: Terminating 0x11f8
01:47:07: Terminating 0x3c60

 

[CRUXRainmaker]

hello?:(

 

[Harold]

Could you pastebin and link your log instead of spreading it across 3 posts?

 

[FerretBomb]

That CPU should be able to handle 720p@30fps, x264 Veryfast no sweat. Check if you're in a lower-power or power-save mode; the OS can park or throttle cores to save power, when you need everything you can get while livestreaming.

 

[CRUXRainmaker]

I have already checked. My laptop is running on "high performace mode" so there should be no problem. Stream is moreless smooth for viewers, but the game experience spikes when i am streaming .. The weird think I have noticed is that my CPU is actually running only at 60-70% of its power with just some rare spikes to 100% while streaming.. Maybe the problem lies there. Why doesnt it just go to 90-100% to provide more power when it is on highperformance mode? I even tried to clean the registers.