Question / Help Stream Recording

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G0kayTV

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Hey there,

my problem is a simple one and i dont get it why it is like it is.

First of all, i was usually only streaming with obs and really was happy with this software.
As my Channel was growing i wanted to record my stream to make vids for youtube.
So far so good ... the problem is if the stream lasts longer then 2 hours the recorded mp4 file is only playing the sound and not the video itself. If its below 2 hours there is no problem and the recorded file plays really well.

Would be awesome if you people can help me because all my research i´ve done so far didnt help a bit.
 
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G0kayTV

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yes i did and the result is the same everytime.
Using an editing software like windows movie maker makes it even more worse because there the file opens with a total length of 7 seconds.
But all this happens only if the recording lasts longer then 2 hours and i cant just close the stream every 2 hours :/
 
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Lain

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Lain
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Have you tried the 64bit version of VLC? Some programs have issues playing very large files. You may also want to do FLV instead of MP4, that usually has less issues than MP4 and plays fine in VLC.
 
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Taurus Yong

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Showing 7 second in movie maker is because the FLV format is not supported. Are you gonna edit the video before upload to YT? If not you can actually direct export your Twitch archive to YT.
 
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Lain

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Lain
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Also, for your existing large files, try using FFmpeg to remux from mp4 to FLV and then I'm betting they'll work fine.

ffmpeg -i [input file].mp4 -acodec copy -vcodec copy [output file].flv
 
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G0kayTV

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@Jim
after you mentioned FLV i just tried something out but it didnt work :/
But first of all, yes i do use 64bit and care about all these stuff.
What i tried was recording the stream directly in FLV just renaming the saved file in ".flv" in OBS.
That worked pretty well and opening it in VLC is no problem even the mp4 files are playing really smooth.
In the end i didnt try out a file with over 2 hours (main problem) but as Taurus Yong said the Windows movie maker does not support ".flv" files and it opens with 7 seconds with no sound and picture.
Taurus also mentioned youtube and for that i really need a mp4 file, im gonna edit the recorded files in movie maker and upload them to youtube (i know its much more work then just uploading it from twitch but in twitch i dont have the option to edit my "highlights" freely).

@Taurus Yong
Yes, i want to edit the vods like put my intro infront of an let´s play or cut some scenes out.
Im also not a twitch partner wich makes me use a lower resolution for my stream because my viewers cant change the quality (still not enough viewers). More over i got a 16:10 display and i can only get 700p so the upload from twitch makes it 480p only (yt supports 480p, 720, 1080p ....). Like i said before i successfully recorded files with a total length of under 2hours and edited them with the movie maker (wich is enough for me) pretty well and get 720p out of it and the quality itself is really something compared to the direct upload from twitch.
In the end i just need to get a recorded file with a total length of over 2 hours working and the best would be mp4 at all.


Thx for the quick replys, i hope we can solve this problem quickly
best regards
 
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