Question / Help Stream freezing

[1337Kjell]

Hello!

I have been using OBS for quite som time and I'm overall very satisfied with it. But lately the stream has begun freezing. The OBS works just fine and it doesn't create any lag in game but the twitch stream is freezing. I have read through forums to optimze my settings but nothing seems to fix it.

Here is a screenshot of what the freeze looks like: http://gyazo.com/26209d794a1e8a501d32baf079137a62
Coding settings: http://gyazo.com/2539be9acba873e0349b35cad8e87b7b
Video settings: http://gyazo.com/fec6b10d9d4ab2ae8d3e02f934d8a9c0

Spoiler: My specs

Summary
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz 43 °C
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
RAM
12,0 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD55 (MS-7681) (SOCKET 0) 42 °C
Graphics
SyncMaster (1280x960@60Hz)
BenQ V2220 (1920x1080@60Hz)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Hard Drives
932GB SAMSUNG HD103SJ ATA Device (SATA) 26 °C
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223C ATA Device
Audio
High Definition Audio Device

Spoiler: Logg

17:46:21: Using bitmap image
17:46:22: Scene buffering time set to 700
17:46:22: Using custom x264 settings: "opencl=true"
17:46:25: ------------------------------------------
17:46:25: Video Encoding: x264
17:46:25: fps: 25
17:46:25: width: 1920, height: 1080
17:46:25: preset: veryfast
17:46:25: profile: main
17:46:25: keyint: 50
17:46:25: CBR: yes
17:46:25: CFR: yes
17:46:25: max bitrate: 3500
17:46:25: buffer size: 3500
17:46:25: ------------------------------------------
17:46:28: Using RTMP service: Twitch
17:46:28: Server selection: rtmp://live-lhr.twitch.tv/app
17:46:28: Interface: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (ethernet, 100 mbps)
17:46:28: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-lhr.twitch.tv/app in 456 ms.
17:46:29: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
17:46:29: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
17:46:29: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 131072 (buffer: 523 / 463872)
17:46:30: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 262144 (buffer: 0 / 463872)
17:46:31: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 524288 (buffer: 0 / 463872)
17:51:35: x264: bitrate 3500->5000, buffer size 3500->5000
17:51:35: Settings::Encoding: Changing bitrate from 3500kb/s to 5000kb/s
17:55:26: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
17:55:26: New Scene
17:55:27: Using bitmap image
17:55:27: ------------------------------------------
17:55:27: device: Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000,
17:55:27: device id \\?\usb#vid_045e&pid_0779&mi_00#7&29baff33&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global,
17:55:27: chosen type: YUY2, usingFourCC: false, res: 1280x720 - 1280x720, frameIntervals: 333333-666666
17:55:27: use buffering: false - 0, fourCC: 'YUY2'
17:55:27: audio device: Avaktivera,
17:55:27: audio device id Disabled,
17:55:27: audio time offset 0,
17:55:27:
17:55:27: Using directshow input
17:55:27: Using text output
17:55:27: Using text output
17:55:27: Using bitmap image
17:55:27: Using graphics capture
17:55:27: Trying to hook process: League of Legends.exe
17:55:27: PERFORMANCE WARNING: Scene change took 502 ms, maybe some sources should be global sources?
17:55:27: SharedTexCapture hooked
17:56:02: GraphicsCaptureSource::NewCapture: eliminating old capture
17:56:02: SharedTexCapture hooked
17:56:07: GraphicsCaptureSource::NewCapture: eliminating old capture
17:56:07: SharedTexCapture hooked
17:56:12: GraphicsCaptureSource::NewCapture: eliminating old capture
17:56:12: SharedTexCapture hooked
17:56:17: GraphicsCaptureSource::NewCapture: eliminating old capture
17:56:17: SharedTexCapture hooked
17:58:48: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 1048576 (buffer: 0 / 463872)
18:00:33: FlushBufferedVideo: Flushing 4 packets over 120 ms
18:00:33: Total frames encoded: 21179, total frames duplicated: 41 (0.19%)
18:00:33: Total frames rendered: 21176, number of late frames: 4 (0.02%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
18:00:35: ~RTMPPublisher: Packet flush completed in 121 ms
18:00:35: ~RTMPPublisher: Send thread terminated in 0 ms
18:00:35: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
18:00:35: ~RTMPPublisher: Socket thread terminated in 0 ms
18:00:46: ~RTMPPublisher: Final socket shutdown completed in 10512 ms
18:00:46: Average send payload: 10491 bytes, average send interval: 18 ms
18:00:46: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
18:00:46: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
18:00:46: Number of bytes sent: 485334075
18:00:46:
18:00:46: Profiler time results:
18:00:46:
18:00:46: ==============================================================
18:00:46: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 2.276 ms] [children: 52%] [unaccounted: 48%]
18:00:46: | scene->Preprocess - [39.7%] [avg time: 0.903 ms]
18:00:46: | GPU download and conversion - [12.3%] [avg time: 0.281 ms] [children: 10.6%] [unaccounted: 1.71%]
18:00:46: | | flush - [8.96%] [avg time: 0.204 ms]
18:00:46: | | CopyResource - [1.54%] [avg time: 0.035 ms]
18:00:46: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.132%] [avg time: 0.003 ms]
18:00:46: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 1.143 ms] [children: 99.2%] [unaccounted: 0.787%]
18:00:46: | Convert444toNV12 - [99.2%] [avg time: 1.134 ms]
18:00:46: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 1.976 ms] [children: 3.59%] [unaccounted: 96.4%]
18:00:46: | sending stuff out - [3.59%] [avg time: 0.071 ms]
18:00:46: ==============================================================
18:00:46:
18:00:46:
18:00:46: Profiler CPU results:
18:00:46:
18:00:46: ==============================================================
18:00:46: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 1.364 ms, total 28891.4 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:00:46: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0.43 ms, total 9110.46 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:00:46: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.059 ms, total 1263.61 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:00:46: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.036 ms, total 764.405 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:00:46: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0.013 ms, total 280.806 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:00:46: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0.002 ms, total 46.8 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:00:46: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 1.032 ms, total 43680.3 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
18:00:46: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 1.028 ms, total 43524.3 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
18:00:46: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 1.257 ms, total 26629.4 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:00:46: | sending stuff out - [cpu time: avg 0.032 ms, total 686.403 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:00:46: ==============================================================
18:00:46:
18:00:46: =====Stream End: 2014-10-04, 18:00:46=================================================

Thanks!
/Kjell

 

[1337Kjell]

bump

 

[alpinlol]

please provide a full log

but i can already say that 1080p even at 25 fps might be too much for a 2nd gen i5 obviously depending on the game

and league might push the cpu at its limits when you try streaming 1080p


but the actual problem you have isnt called "freezing" its buffering and that is due to an too high bitrate for unpartnered streamers

 

[1337Kjell]

Thanks alot! I configured the bit rate settings. Seems like it works out better. I might need to lower my quality settings later on. Lagging a bit :/

How do I provide a full log?

 

[alpinlol]

Thanks alot! I configured the bit rate settings. Seems like it works out better. I might need to lower my quality settings later on. Lagging a bit :/

How do I provide a full log?

by c&p 'ing a full log or actually uploading it.

a sweet spot for streaming for unpartnered streamers is around

1280x720p
fps 30
bitrate 1500-2500
cbr checked
cfr checked
profile main
keyinterval 2
everything else default

those are also settings which shouldnt be a problem on an i5 2500k

 

[1337Kjell]

Thanks alot mate! Gonna try it out!