Question / Help Start Streaming button does not work (and has in the past)

[CDR Stele]

So suddenly I am all set up with a very simple Skype interview setup and the start stream button does nothing. Baffled. Connection is VERY fast. Here's my current log.

https://gist.github.com/be843f4b59cd1a0832cd425f86531957

 

[RytoEX]

13:02:49.320: Adapter 1: NVIDIA GeForce 940M
[...]
13:02:56.512: error: OpenEncodeSessionEx failed: unsupported device (2)
13:02:56.545: fatal: No NVENC capable devices found
13:02:56.545: [NVENC encoder: 'simple_h264_stream'] Failed to open NVENC codec: Generic error in an external library

Error in the NVENC library. Check your driver version? That said, I've been told that NVENC support on GeForce *M cards is unreliable, at best, even on GTX *M cards.

 

[CDR Stele]

Blah. It is recording fine, though. Would that be a thing? It will record, but not stream? I have streamed from this laptop many times.

 

[CDR Stele]

So just go back to one of the other encoding settings?

 

[RytoEX]

As I said,

I've been told that NVENC support on GeForce *M cards is unreliable, at best, even on GTX *M cards.

Even if it worked before, it may not always work. It may suddenly decide to work in a few minutes.

Best I can suggest at the moment is switch to x264, save settings, switch back to NVENC, save settings, and try again. Also, if you're streaming to Twitch, change your keyframe interval to 2. You should also check your drivers for updates.


Of course, if you need to get streaming right this minute, then yes, try another encoder.

 

[CDR Stele]

I am actually using YouTube and am getting keyframe errors. I am trying to figure out how to change that manually as well :(

 

[RytoEX]

Ah, never mind. You have it set to Simple, which would automatically do that for you. A keyframe interval of 4 on YouTube is actually within their accepted range (2-4).

If you want to force change keyframe interval to 2, you can enable Advanced Output Mode, but *caution* from there it's very easy to mess things up if you just start changing stuff *caution*.


That aside, you still haven't said anything about your driver version.