Question / Help Recording is, already tried 1´s of things

[Je123456789]

Hey everyone!
I´ve been wanting to Let´s play Minecraft on youtube for years now and finally got the time to do it. (Got a less time intensive Job) But whenever i try to record a bit, it is very blurry, compared to what the game actually looks like. The youtube video coming out of it looks no better. I already tried countless things, settings and tutorials, nothing seems to help. I am frustrated and desperate at this point :( If anyone could help me that would really really help me! PC Specs and OBS log file down below :) CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad Core Processor 5.6 GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
16 Gb of RAM
Windows 10 Pro

Log from my last desperate try to get a clear picture:
17:34:10.856: CPU Name: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad-Core Processor
17:34:10.856: CPU Speed: 3500MHz
17:34:10.856: Physical Cores: 4, Logical Cores: 8
17:34:10.856: Physical Memory: 16336MB Total, 11411MB Free
17:34:10.856: Windows Version: 10.0 Build 18362 (revision: 418; 64-bit)
17:34:10.856: Running as administrator: false
17:34:10.856: Aero is Enabled (Aero is always on for windows 8 and above)
17:34:10.856: Windows 10 Gaming Features:
17:34:10.856: Game DVR: On
17:34:10.858: Sec. Software Status:
17:34:10.859: Windows Defender Antivirus: enabled (AV)
17:34:10.859: Windows-Firewall: enabled (FW)
17:34:10.883: Current Date/Time: 2019-11-27, 17:34:10
17:34:10.883: Browser Hardware Acceleration: true
17:34:10.883: Portable mode: false
17:34:11.151: OBS 24.0.3 (64-bit, windows)
17:34:11.151: ---------------------------------
17:34:11.175: ---------------------------------
17:34:11.175: audio settings reset:
17:34:11.175: samples per sec: 44100
17:34:11.175: speakers: 2
17:34:11.176: ---------------------------------
17:34:11.176: Initializing D3D11...
17:34:11.176: Available Video Adapters:
17:34:11.178: Adapter 0: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
17:34:11.178: Dedicated VRAM: 4213178368
17:34:11.178: Shared VRAM: 4270065664
17:34:11.178: output 0: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true
17:34:11.180: Loading up D3D11 on adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (0)
17:34:11.239: D3D11 loaded successfully, feature level used: b000
17:34:11.239: D3D11 GPU priority setup failed (not admin?)
17:34:11.706: ---------------------------------
17:34:11.706: video settings reset:
17:34:11.706: base resolution: 1920x1080
17:34:11.706: output resolution: 1920x1080
17:34:11.706: downscale filter: Lanczos
17:34:11.706: fps: 60/1
17:34:11.706: format: I420
17:34:11.706: YUV mode: 601/Partial
17:34:11.706: NV12 texture support not available
17:34:11.708: Audio monitoring device:
17:34:11.708: name: Default
17:34:11.708: id: default
17:34:11.708: ---------------------------------
17:34:11.711: [CoreAudio encoder]: CoreAudio AAC encoder not installed on the system or couldn't be loaded
17:34:11.712: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'decklink-ouput-ui.dll'
17:34:11.747: [AMF] AMF Test failed due to one or more errors.
17:34:11.747: Failed to initialize module 'enc-amf.dll'
17:34:11.767: [obs-browser]: Version 2.7.15
17:34:11.771: NVENC supported
17:34:11.824: Couldn't find VLC installation, VLC video source disabled
17:34:11.828: No blackmagic support
17:34:11.832: ---------------------------------
17:34:11.832: Loaded Modules:
17:34:11.832: win-wasapi.dll
17:34:11.832: win-mf.dll
17:34:11.832: win-dshow.dll
17:34:11.832: win-decklink.dll
17:34:11.832: win-capture.dll
17:34:11.832: vlc-video.dll
17:34:11.832: text-freetype2.dll
17:34:11.832: rtmp-services.dll
17:34:11.832: obs-x264.dll
17:34:11.832: obs-vst.dll
17:34:11.832: obs-transitions.dll
17:34:11.832: obs-text.dll
17:34:11.832: obs-qsv11.dll
17:34:11.832: obs-outputs.dll
17:34:11.832: obs-filters.dll
17:34:11.832: obs-ffmpeg.dll
17:34:11.832: obs-browser.dll
17:34:11.832: image-source.dll
17:34:11.832: frontend-tools.dll
17:34:11.832: enc-amf.dll
17:34:11.832: decklink-ouput-ui.dll
17:34:11.832: coreaudio-encoder.dll
17:34:11.832: ---------------------------------
17:34:11.832: ==== Startup complete ===============================================
17:34:11.833: Service '' not found
17:34:11.835: All scene data cleared
17:34:11.835: ------------------------------------------------
17:34:11.875: WASAPI: Device 'Lautsprecher (Realtek High Definition Audio)' initialized
17:34:11.896: WASAPI: Device 'Lautsprecher (Realtek High Definition Audio)' initialized
17:34:12.470: Switched to scene 'GamingRecording'
17:34:12.471: ------------------------------------------------
17:34:12.471: Loaded scenes:
17:34:12.471: - scene 'GamingRecording':
17:34:12.471: - source: 'Game Capture' (game_capture)
17:34:12.471: ------------------------------------------------
17:36:52.844: Settings changed (outputs)
17:36:52.844: ------------------------------------------------
17:37:18.543: User added source 'Google' (window_capture) to scene 'GamingRecording'
17:37:18.558: [window-capture: 'Google'] update settings:
17:37:18.558: executable: GameBar.exe
17:37:26.508: [window-capture: 'Google'] update settings:
17:37:26.508: executable: chrome.exe
17:37:33.892: [window-capture: 'Google'] update settings:
17:37:33.892: executable: chrome.exe
17:37:34.925: [window-capture: 'Google'] update settings:
17:37:34.925: executable: chrome.exe
17:37:35.875: [window-capture: 'Google'] update settings:
17:37:35.875: executable: GameBar.exe
17:37:39.508: [window-capture: 'Google'] update settings:
17:37:39.508: executable: Spotify.exe
17:37:55.656: ---------------------------------
17:37:55.656: [NVENC encoder: 'recording_h264'] settings:
17:37:55.656: rate_control: CBR
17:37:55.656: bitrate: 30000
17:37:55.656: cqp: 0
17:37:55.656: keyint: 250
17:37:55.656: preset: hq
17:37:55.656: profile: main
17:37:55.656: width: 1920
17:37:55.656: height: 1080
17:37:55.656: 2-pass: true
17:37:55.656: b-frames: 2
17:37:55.656: GPU: 0
17:37:55.656:
17:37:55.848: ---------------------------------
17:37:55.848: [FFmpeg aac encoder: 'Track1'] bitrate: 160, channels: 2, channel_layout: 3
17:37:55.848:
17:37:55.856: ==== Recording Start ===============================================
17:37:55.856: [ffmpeg muxer: 'adv_file_output'] Writing file 'C:/Users/Jerome/Videos/GamerecordingsOBS/2019-11-27_17-37-55.mkv'...
17:38:20.339: [ffmpeg muxer: 'adv_file_output'] Output of file 'C:/Users/Jerome/Videos/GamerecordingsOBS/2019-11-27_17-37-55.mkv' stopped
17:38:20.339: Output 'adv_file_output': stopping
17:38:20.339: Output 'adv_file_output': Total frames output: 1457
17:38:20.339: Output 'adv_file_output': Total drawn frames: 1469
17:38:20.339: ==== Recording Stop ================================================
17:38:59.632: Settings changed (outputs)
17:38:59.632: ------------------------------------------------
17:39:03.626: ---------------------------------
17:39:03.626: [NVENC encoder: 'recording_h264'] settings:
17:39:03.626: rate_control: CBR
17:39:03.626: bitrate: 50000
17:39:03.626: cqp: 0
17:39:03.626: keyint: 250
17:39:03.626: preset: hq
17:39:03.626: profile: main
17:39:03.626: width: 1920
17:39:03.626: height: 1080
17:39:03.626: 2-pass: true
17:39:03.626: b-frames: 2
17:39:03.626: GPU: 0
17:39:03.626:
17:39:03.780: ---------------------------------
17:39:03.780: [FFmpeg aac encoder: 'Track1'] bitrate: 160, channels: 2, channel_layout: 3
17:39:03.780:
17:39:03.788: ==== Recording Start ===============================================
17:39:03.788: [ffmpeg muxer: 'adv_file_output'] Writing file 'C:/Users/Jerome/Videos/GamerecordingsOBS/2019-11-27_17-39-03.mkv'...
17:39:14.155: [ffmpeg muxer: 'adv_file_output'] Output of file 'C:/Users/Jerome/Videos/GamerecordingsOBS/2019-11-27_17-39-03.mkv' stopped
17:39:14.155: Output 'adv_file_output': stopping
17:39:14.155: Output 'adv_file_output': Total frames output: 610
17:39:14.155: Output 'adv_file_output': Total drawn frames: 622
17:39:14.156: ==== Recording Stop ================================================
17:40:50.759: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] attempting to hook process: javaw.exe
17:40:50.768: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] using direct hook
17:40:50.772: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] Hooked to process: javaw.exe
17:40:50.772: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] (half life scientist) everything.. seems to be in order
17:40:50.788: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] Shared-texture OpenGL capture available
17:40:51.066: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] gl shared texture capture successful
17:40:51.067: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] shared texture capture successful
17:40:54.837: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] Hooked DXGI
17:42:00.715: User Removed source 'Google' (window_capture) from scene 'GamingRecording'
17:42:41.541: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] ------------------ gl capture freed ------------------
17:42:41.603: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] gl shared texture capture successful
17:42:41.609: [game-capture: 'Game Capture'] shared texture capture successful

Any help would be soooo appreciated! It has always been a dream of mine to make propper Let´s plays :)

 

[koala]

In Settings->Advanced->Video, set Color Format to NV12.
In Settings->Output set Output mode to Simple. Then, in the Recording part of the Simple output mode window, set Recording Quality to Indistinguishable Quality, Large File Size. Encoder to Hardware (NVENC).
This will give you video quality that cannot be distinguished from the original game.

 

[Je123456789]

In Settings->Advanced->Video, set Color Format to NV12.
In Settings->Output set Output mode to Simple. Then, in the Recording part of the Simple output mode window, set Recording Quality to Indistinguishable Quality, Large File Size. Encoder to Hardware (NVENC).
This will give you video quality that cannot be distinguished from the original game.

Thank you for your help! I applied these settings the way you said but it sadly didn´t help. Here is a screenshot of what the game looks like (Bottom) and what the preview as well as the end result of the recording looks like (Preview Window, top)

 

[koala]

You seem to capture the game windowed with a somewhat small window size. In your screenshot, your minecraft window is about 854x840 pixels. You tell OBS to scale this up to your canvas size of 1920x1080. This upscaling makes your video look blurry.

If you want to record the native game resolution, you need to make the canvas and output size in OBS the same as the size of the source, and you must not use any Source->Transform->Fit to Screen or Stretch to screen. Instead, right-click your source->Transform->Reset transform. Then adjust the canvas size and output size to the source size.

Another option is to play the game fullscreen with the same resolution of your desktop resolution.

 

[Je123456789]

You seem to capture the game windowed with a somewhat small window size. In your screenshot, your minecraft window is about 854x840 pixels. You tell OBS to scale this up to your canvas size of 1920x1080. This upscaling makes your video look blurry.

If you want to record the native game resolution, you need to make the canvas and output size in OBS the same as the size of the source, and you must not use any Source->Transform->Fit to Screen or Stretch to screen. Instead, right-click your source->Transform->Reset transform. Then adjust the canvas size and output size to the source size.

Another option is to play the game fullscreen with the same resolution of your desktop resolution.

Thank you, it worked! I can finally record everything :) Thanks!!