Question / Help Stable Local Recording Settings

[GirlGamerAL]

Hey there!

I need some help with some settings on OBS. Here's a quick log from my most recent video. The Game Capture was a little choppy at parts but my webcam wasn't? So I would love to know how to fix it. I didn't have much Frame Drop or really heavy CPU usage (60% max for that recording):

18:12:52: =====Stream Start: 2014-03-31, 18:12:52===============================================
18:12:52:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
18:12:52:   Base resolution: 1280x720
18:12:52:   Output resolution: 852x480
18:12:52: ------------------------------------------
18:12:52: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce 310M (Adapter 1)...
18:12:52: ------------------------------------------
18:12:52: Audio Format: 48000 Hz
18:12:52: ------------------------------------------
18:12:52: Audio Channels: 2 Ch
18:12:52: Playback device Default
18:12:52: ------------------------------------------
18:12:52: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
18:12:52: ------------------------------------------
18:12:52: Using auxilary audio input: Blue Snowball Microphone (2- Blue Snowball)
18:12:52: ------------------------------------------
18:12:52: Audio Encoding: AAC
18:12:52:     bitrate: 128
18:12:52: Using bitmap image
18:12:53: ------------------------------------------
18:12:53:     device: Logitech HD Webcam C615,
18:12:53:     device id \\?\usb#vid_046d&pid_082c&mi_02#8&2496163&0&0002#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\{bbefb6c7-2fc4-4139-bb8b-a58bba724083},
18:12:53:     chosen type: I420, usingFourCC: false, res: 1280x720 - 1280x720, frameIntervals: 333333-2000000
18:12:53:     use buffering: true - 13000000, fourCC: 'I420'
18:12:53:     audio device: Disable,
18:12:53:     audio device id Disabled,
18:12:53:
18:12:53: Using directshow input
18:12:53: ------------------------------------------
18:12:53:     device: Elgato Game Capture HD,
18:12:53:     device id {39F50F4C-99E1-464a-B6F9-D605B4FB5918},
18:12:53:     chosen type: UYVY, usingFourCC: false, res: 1280x720 - 1280x720, frameIntervals: 333333-333333
18:12:53:     use buffering: true - 0, fourCC: 'UYVY'
18:12:53:
18:12:53:     device audio info - bits per sample: 16, channels: 2, samples per sec: 48000, block size: 4
18:12:53: Using directshow input
18:12:53: Scene buffering time set to 700
18:12:53: Using custom x264 settings: "crf=20"
18:12:53: x264: VBV maxrate specified, but no bufsize, ignored
18:12:53: ------------------------------------------
18:12:53: Video Encoding: x264
18:12:53:     fps: 30
18:12:53:     width: 852, height: 480
18:12:53:     preset: veryfast
18:12:53:     profile: high
18:12:53:     keyint: 250
18:12:53:     CBR: no
18:12:53:     CFR: yes
18:12:53:     max bitrate: 1000
18:12:53:     buffer size: 0
18:12:53:     quality: 12
18:12:53: ------------------------------------------
18:36:01: Total frames encoded: 41602, total frames duplicated: 37 (0.09%)
18:36:01: Total frames rendered: 41606, number of late frames: 0 (0.00%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
18:36:04:
18:36:04: Profiler time results:
18:36:04:
18:36:04: ==============================================================
18:36:04: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 4.065 ms] [children: 66.6%] [unaccounted: 33.4%]
18:36:04: | scene->Preprocess - [61.2%] [avg time: 2.489 ms]
18:36:04: | GPU download and conversion - [5.41%] [avg time: 0.22 ms] [children: 3.76%] [unaccounted: 1.65%]
18:36:04: | | flush - [2.66%] [avg time: 0.108 ms]
18:36:04: | | CopyResource - [1.03%] [avg time: 0.042 ms]
18:36:04: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.0738%] [avg time: 0.003 ms]
18:36:04: Convert444Thread - [100%] [avg time: 0.673 ms] [children: 98.2%] [unaccounted: 1.78%]
18:36:04: | Convert444toNV12 - [98.2%] [avg time: 0.661 ms]
18:36:04: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 1.082 ms] [children: 4.34%] [unaccounted: 95.7%]
18:36:04: | sending stuff out - [4.34%] [avg time: 0.047 ms]
18:36:04: ==============================================================
18:36:04:
18:36:04:
18:36:04: Profiler CPU results:
18:36:04:
18:36:04: ==============================================================
18:36:04: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 2.881 ms, total 119902 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:36:04: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 1.995 ms, total 83023.7 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:36:04: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.146 ms, total 6115.26 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:36:04: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.086 ms, total 3619.23 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:36:04: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0.023 ms, total 982.811 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:36:04: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0.002 ms, total 109.202 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:36:04: Convert444Thread - [cpu time: avg 0.628 ms, total 26130.2 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:36:04: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.623 ms, total 25911.8 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:36:04: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.259 ms, total 10795.3 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:36:04: | sending stuff out - [cpu time: avg 0.029 ms, total 1216.81 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:36:04: ==============================================================
18:36:04:
18:36:04: =====Stream End: 2014-03-31, 18:36:04=================================================
18:46:05: Memory Leaks Were Detected.

My Laptop Specs:

Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130828-1532)
System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
System Model: U36JC
BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/30/09 15:13:23 Ver: 08.00.10
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 480 @ 2.67GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3884MB RAM

I would be soooo grateful if anyone could suggest anyone! I'm awful at stuff like this! I think us girls rely too heavily on the men to do it :D I know my laptop specs aren't that brilliant, but I've recorded perfectly fine before! :)

Thank you!

 

[Jack0r]

Ok, you are only recording right? You unlimited the bitrate and set a crf of 20, so what you could do is decrease your preset to superfast or even ultrafast, this will create bigger files, but the visual quality should be similar. You will have to check, but maybe you can use a slightly lower downscale then as well, 1.25 to 1024x576 for example, or even do a test without downscale.
One thing you could also do is lower the resolution of your webcam a bit, as you never really need the full 1280x720 or do you use scenes where you show your webcam in fullscreen?
The rest looks ok, by the way if you dont cut off the beginning of the log you dont have to post your specs by hand, they are included in the log file :)

 

[GirlGamerAL]

Ok, you are only recording right? You unlimited the bitrate and set a crf of 20, so what you could do is decrease your preset to superfast or even ultrafast, this will create bigger files, but the visual quality should be similar. You will have to check, but maybe you can use a slightly lower downscale then as well, 1.25 to 1024x576 for example, or even do a test without downscale.
One thing you could also do is lower the resolution of your webcam a bit, as you never really need the full 1280x720 or do you use scenes where you show your webcam in fullscreen?
The rest looks ok, by the way if you dont cut off the beginning of the log you dont have to post your specs by hand, they are included in the log file :)

Yeah I'm only locally recording for my Youtube Channel! I only use OBS to add the webcam and gameplay together as one file :) If everything looks okay, what is making my Elgato source a bit choppy? Having the settings up too high? I've never had choppy gameplay before until I started receiving an Encoding Warning error, which I've now sorted! Thank you so much for the suggestions so far!