Stream crashes almost every time

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Shandiela

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Hello everyone,

This is my first time posting in the forums, so I apologize if I miss something. I started streaming a month ago, and everything has gone great except for one major problem: my stream crashes almost every time. I don't drop, miss or skip frames, and my upload speed is 22, but I think it may be a stability issue? I have tried switching servers for quality purposes, but I still crash. I was looking to get clarification before I contact my ISP. I didn't realize that a log file was created every time you opened OBS and not per stream, so I cannot upload my last log file as I've opened it again since. I'm not too good with the files, but I'll copy/paste the message it has when it crashed. If anyone could take a look, maybe help me figure out the issue, and recommend what I tell my ISP (instability issue?), that would be great! Thank you so much.

12:07:23.508: [rtmp stream: 'adv_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 5900
12:07:53.508: [rtmp stream: 'adv_stream'] bitrate increased to: 6000, done
12:12:01.108: [rtmp stream: 'adv_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 5900
12:12:31.125: [rtmp stream: 'adv_stream'] bitrate increased to: 6000, done
12:13:37.908: [rtmp stream: 'adv_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 5800
12:14:07.920: [rtmp stream: 'adv_stream'] bitrate increased to: 6000, done
12:14:43.593: [rtmp stream: 'adv_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 5900
12:14:49.757: [rtmp stream: 'adv_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 5500
12:15:21.656: socket_thread_windows: Received FD_CLOSE, 30719 ms since last send (buffer: 0 / 788480)
12:15:21.656: socket_thread_windows: Aborting due to FD_CLOSE, error 0
 
konsolenritter said:
Does your provider support adaptive bitrates?
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Hi, and thank you for responding! I’ve only been streaming for a month, so I’m very new to everything - please bear with me. If I don’t answer the question, please dumb it down a bit. So in the OBS advanced settings, I have “dynamically change bitrate” checked (I also had enable network optimizations checked but unchecked it to see if it’ll make a difference next stream.), and I do see the bitrate varying in the bottom right corner while streaming. I drop absolutely zero frames due to network. My stream will randomly crash (always at different times), and I don’t know until chat tells me. When I look over, OBS says I’m still streaming, but the bitrate is at 0 and the stream is not up on twitch anymore. I hope this helps
 
Shandiela said:
Hi, and thank you for responding! I’ve only been streaming for a month, so I’m very new to everything - please bear with me. If I don’t answer the question, please dumb it down a bit. So in the OBS advanced settings, I have “dynamically change bitrate” checked (I also had enable network optimizations checked but unchecked it to see if it’ll make a difference next stream.), and I do see the bitrate varying in the bottom right corner while streaming. I drop absolutely zero frames due to network. My stream will randomly crash (always at different times), and I don’t know until chat tells me. When I look over, OBS says I’m still streaming, but the bitrate is at 0 and the stream is not up on twitch anymore. I hope this helps
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Or if you’re asking about twitch (again, I apologize) I did a quick googled search and read that ABS is automatically handled through their servers.
 
Please try the following:
- Switch off again the "dynamically change bitrate" and
- set in the Output->Streaming section the "Rate Control" to "CBR".

Proof if that works better then.
 
konsolenritter said:
Please try the following:
- Switch off again the "dynamically change bitrate" and
- set in the Output->Streaming section the "Rate Control" to "CBR".

Proof if that works better then.
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Rate Control is set to CBR. Running a test stream currently without Dynamic Bitrate checked, and I drop frames due to network. I will try it without the enable network optimizations checked. After that, I will try lowering bitrate. Thank you for your help!
 
Yepp. Using a fixed bitrate (conservatively choosen far below your upstream capabilities) is often better than using the dynamic adaption, which is scratching the edges...
 
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