Question / Help Stuttering Footage & Weird Mic Sound

[Kayonne]

Hey everyone,

I've recently came across a problem while recording gameplay. For some reason I'm having my footage with stuttering and my microphone is having some problems that I can't quiet explain.

Here's my spec:

• CPU: i7 5820k 3.3GHz / 6 Cores / 12 Threads
• Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4
  
• GPU: MSI Radeon RX 480 Armor 8GB OC
  
• RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133MHz 32GB (4x8GB)

With this spec I shouldn't have stuttering on my footage, specially If I don't feel it in the game being recorded. Could it be that I'm saving the recorded footage in .mkv then converting (using the Remux function) into .mp4?

The microphone issue is that, for some unknown reason it won't record the first letter that I talk and instead make a weird sound when recording the second letter. I can't really explain any better than this, sorry.

Here's a video where you can see both of those problems in action:
Stuttering Footage: https://youtu.be/iLZueVJoQgU?t=12m8s
Microphone weird sounds: https://youtu.be/iLZueVJoQgU?t=11m54s

I would seriously appreciate some feedback because I want to improve my video quality and for some reason It's just decreasing...

Log File: https://gist.github.com/6ea04f4d2093b416fbac391bb898e2b5
New Log File: https://gist.github.com/05a6a01be245a674992af7a98a7e4419
Output/Recording Settings: http://imgur.com/IWRsklW
Video Settings: http://imgur.com/adLBkCT

 

[Harold]

Could it be that I'm saving the recorded footage in .mkv then converting (using the Remux function) into .mp4?

No, that has precisely NOTHING to do with the issue.

The log you provided doesn't show a recording attempt.

 

[Kayonne]

No, that has precisely NOTHING to do with the issue.

The log you provided doesn't show a recording attempt.

The only reason why I said that it's because I've recorded straight into .mp4 and I didn't notice those stutters back then.

I'll attempt to record the same game in a moment and will make sure to upload that log.

 

[Kayonne]

New log file: https://gist.github.com/05a6a01be245a674992af7a98a7e4419

 

[Harold]

Switch your recording preset to ultrafast.

Because you're using CRF based bitrate selection, the filesize will adjust rather than give you a quality loss.

 

[Kayonne]

Switch your recording preset to ultrafast.

Because you're using CRF based bitrate selection, the filesize will adjust rather than give you a quality loss.

Won't that basically use less CPU?

I'm using the settings based on this guide -> https://obsproject.com/forum/resour...lity-recording-and-multiple-audio-tracks.221/

 

[Harold]

Except that guide doesn't recommend the x264 preset you chose.

 

[Kayonne]

Except that guide doesn't recommend the x264 preset you chose.

Yea, it does.

Setup advanced High Quality Settings
Now the interesting settings are in the lower section, but they depend on the selected Encoder:

x264

• Rate Control: CRF
• CRF: 15-25
• CPU Usage Preset: can be lowered to superfast/ultrafast on high cpu usage

 

[Kayonne]

And, by the way, does anyone know what is the problem with the microphone and why sometimes it has the issue that I mentioned?

 

[Harold]

• CPU Usage Preset: can be lowered to superfast/ultrafast on high cpu usage

Why are you using "fast" then?

 

[Kayonne]

Why are you using "fast" then?

Because I thought that If I put more CPU into the recording it would help ease the process and get better quality, not the other way around.

 

[Harold]

More cpu usage means your system is working harder.
Because you're using CRF, quality will be the same regardless.

 

[Kayonne]

More cpu usage means your system is working harder.
Because you're using CRF, quality will be the same regardless.

I thought that If I put more resources into the recording it would help the process therefore not having those stutters while recording. But I'll give it a try at "ultrafast" as you mentioned.