Question / Help Recent streaming issues and not sure why.

[RoBJ81]

I recently moved and had to downgrade my internet.. so now it's lucky if it hits 5 for upload speed. I've searched and that seems to be fine for streaming.

Anytime I tend to stream now it disconnects, drops frames or just doesn't want to work almost always. I thought it was just Twitch, but I just did a Hitbox stream...and it dropped quite a lot of frames. It was working alright enough then, so I suppose it could be Twitch? But I'm not so sure.

Any help (settings suggestions are what I seem to need the most) is appreciated. I really dont want to have to change my internet just for this...

Here's part of the log from the Hitbox stream (not a long stream)-

12:21:45: Open Broadcaster Software v0.613b - 32bit (´・ω・｀)
12:21:45: -------------------------------
12:21:45: CPU Name: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor
12:21:45: CPU Speed: 2712MHz
12:21:45: Physical Memory:  3839MB Total, 2099MB Free
12:21:45: stepping id: 2, model 6, family 16, type 0, extmodel 8, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 2, total cores 2
12:21:45: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1600, 900}
12:21:45: Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7601 S
12:21:45: Aero is Enabled
12:21:45: -------------------------------
12:21:45: OBS Modules:
12:21:45: Base Address  Module
12:21:45: 002E0000  OBS.exe
12:21:45: 6D960000  OBSApi.dll
12:21:45: 734D0000  DShowPlugin.dll
12:21:45: 734B0000  GraphicsCapture.dll
12:21:45: 73490000  NoiseGate.dll
12:21:45: 73470000  PSVPlugin.dll
12:21:45: ------------------------------------------
12:21:45: Adapter 1
12:21:45:  Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
12:21:45:  Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 261083136
12:21:45:  Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 1744498688
12:21:45:  Video Adapter Output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1600, 900}, attached=true
12:21:45: =====Stream Start: 2014-04-02, 12:21:45===============================================
12:21:45:  Multithreaded optimizations: On
12:21:45:  Base resolution: 1600x900
12:21:45:  Output resolution: 1280x720
12:21:45: ------------------------------------------
12:21:45: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 (Adapter 1)...
12:21:45: D3D10CreateDeviceAndSwapChain1: Failed on NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430: 0x80004002. Trying compatibility mode
12:21:45: ------------------------------------------
12:21:45: Audio Format: 48000 Hz
12:21:45: ------------------------------------------
12:21:45: Audio Channels: 2 Ch
12:21:45: Playback device Default
12:21:45: ------------------------------------------
12:21:45: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
12:21:45: ------------------------------------------
12:21:45: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (HD Webcam C525)
12:21:45: ------------------------------------------
12:21:45: Audio Encoding: AAC
12:21:45:  bitrate: 128
12:21:45: Using Window Capture
12:21:46: ------------------------------------------
12:21:46:  device: \\?\usb#vid_2304&pid_021a&mi_00#6&27752ec2&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global,
12:21:46:  device id \\?\usb#vid_2304&pid_021a&mi_00#6&27752ec2&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global,
12:21:46:  chosen type: YUY2, usingFourCC: false, res: 640x480 - 640x480, frameIntervals: 333667-333667
12:21:46:  use buffering: false - 0, fourCC: 'YUY2'
12:21:46:  audio device: Dazzle DVC100 Audio Device,
12:21:46:  audio device id \\?\usb#vid_2304&pid_021a&mi_01#6&27752ec2&0&0001#{33d9a762-90c8-11d0-bd43-00a0c911ce86}\wave,
12:21:46:
12:21:46: Using directshow input
12:21:46: Scene buffering time set to 400
12:21:46: ------------------------------------------
12:21:46: Video Encoding: x264
12:21:46:  fps: 20
12:21:46:  width: 1280, height: 720
12:21:46:  preset: veryfast
12:21:46:  profile: main
12:21:46:  keyint: 40
12:21:46:  CBR: yes
12:21:46:  CFR: no
12:21:46:  max bitrate: 1900
12:21:46:  buffer size: 1900
12:21:46: ------------------------------------------
12:22:05: Using graphics capture
12:22:05: SharedTexCapture hooked
12:22:29: Capture window 0x00030074 invalid or changing, terminating capture
12:22:46: SharedTexCapture hooked
12:22:46: Capture window 0x00030074 invalid or changing, terminating capture
12:23:05: Using graphics capture
12:23:54: Total frames encoded: 2539, total frames duplicated: 474 (18.67%)
12:23:54: Number of frames skipped due to encoder lag: 73 (2.88%)
12:23:54: Total frames rendered: 2076, number of late frames: 111 (5.35%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)

 

[RoBJ81]

I analyzed the log, and it said FPS should be lowered (which I have played around with some to not much success). I doubt that's the only issue here... maybe its my internet company. Rageee...

 

[vbdkv]

5mbit is fine and dandy for streaming. You got a dual core and it's not up to the task of encoding 720p (even at 20fps) in real-time by the looks of the amount of duplicated frames, encoder lag and late frames. The CPU might be so saturated that it's too slow to send out the stream, resulting in a disconnect. Happened all the time on my old single core and Steam 2010 version.

Anyway if it worked fine before you moved, I would check the router and modem - Maybe even reset them completely. Then do some upload tests. Of course, your ISP could be garbage as well. Also, post a complete log next time; Right now I'm just guessing what could be wrong.

 

[Jack0r]

A complete log file would give us a bit more info, and you seem to be using the old 400ms default for the scene buffering time. You could set that to 700 in the advanced settings. Apart of that, vbdkv is right, your cpu will be near its limit with those settings I would think.