Hello :>
I have issues when I try to edit lossless footage recorded with OBS. I don't know if this is an OBS issue, or a Vegas issue, but I feel the folks here are so knowledgeable that you guys are my best bet for a solution even if the issue isn't regarding OBS.
I have an AverMedia LiveGamer HD, and I like to record my gameplay in really high-quality (lossless) using it in combination with OBS; it's probably overkill but damn does it look pretty. In OBS I use the "Custom x264 Encoder Settings" option with the flags "crf=0 vbv-maxrate=0 vbv-bufsize=0" and quality seems lossless. The recordings are beautiful and playable with VLC (albeit with a gigantic file-size, to be expected), but editing is another issue. I use CFR on all my presets, the two that are pertinent in this post are my "Lossless" preset, and my "Lossy" preset. My lossless preset uses the option mentioned above, and my Lossy preset does not (instead, it uses 20000 bitrate and still has very good quality).
When I record using the Lossless preset, the video quality is the best, bar none. The output file plays in VLC perfectly. I'll often make snippets using VLC to more easily manage and organize the footage I record, but even if I do not the issue still occurs. When importing the file into Vegas 12, the audio is fine, but the video is gray, entirely gray. Googling this as an issue with Vegas hasn't provided much info. Here's a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/BT0ZKqA.png
When I record using the Lossy preset, the video quality is good, but not 1:1 what I see as I record. The output file plays in VLC perfectly. When imported into Vegas 12, using the same method, the file displays properly and can be edited just fine.
This isn't only an issue with Vegas, though. It also happens in Adobe Premiere, except this time the video appears to be a green rectangle. Here's a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/cHIxEyN.png
The only way I can edit my lossless videos, are to convert them using a third-party program (I've been recommended SUPER by dodgepong. Hello, dodgepong!)... and then they're no longer lossless!
Any ideas? This is the only serious issue I have with OBS now and I'd love to get it solved. Here's my logfile from my last session (just recording briefly to get the screenshots posted above):
Thanks for reading!
Qualm
I have issues when I try to edit lossless footage recorded with OBS. I don't know if this is an OBS issue, or a Vegas issue, but I feel the folks here are so knowledgeable that you guys are my best bet for a solution even if the issue isn't regarding OBS.
I have an AverMedia LiveGamer HD, and I like to record my gameplay in really high-quality (lossless) using it in combination with OBS; it's probably overkill but damn does it look pretty. In OBS I use the "Custom x264 Encoder Settings" option with the flags "crf=0 vbv-maxrate=0 vbv-bufsize=0" and quality seems lossless. The recordings are beautiful and playable with VLC (albeit with a gigantic file-size, to be expected), but editing is another issue. I use CFR on all my presets, the two that are pertinent in this post are my "Lossless" preset, and my "Lossy" preset. My lossless preset uses the option mentioned above, and my Lossy preset does not (instead, it uses 20000 bitrate and still has very good quality).
When I record using the Lossless preset, the video quality is the best, bar none. The output file plays in VLC perfectly. I'll often make snippets using VLC to more easily manage and organize the footage I record, but even if I do not the issue still occurs. When importing the file into Vegas 12, the audio is fine, but the video is gray, entirely gray. Googling this as an issue with Vegas hasn't provided much info. Here's a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/BT0ZKqA.png
When I record using the Lossy preset, the video quality is good, but not 1:1 what I see as I record. The output file plays in VLC perfectly. When imported into Vegas 12, using the same method, the file displays properly and can be edited just fine.
This isn't only an issue with Vegas, though. It also happens in Adobe Premiere, except this time the video appears to be a green rectangle. Here's a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/cHIxEyN.png
The only way I can edit my lossless videos, are to convert them using a third-party program (I've been recommended SUPER by dodgepong. Hello, dodgepong!)... and then they're no longer lossless!
Any ideas? This is the only serious issue I have with OBS now and I'd love to get it solved. Here's my logfile from my last session (just recording briefly to get the screenshots posted above):
Code:
00:50:08: Open Broadcaster Software v0.522b - 64bit ( ^ω^)
00:50:08: -------------------------------
00:50:08: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz
00:50:08: CPU Speed: 3418MHz
00:50:08: Physical Memory: 8140MB Total, 4542MB Free
00:50:08: stepping id: 9, model 10, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 4, total cores 4
00:50:08: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}
00:50:08: Windows Version: 6.2 Build 9200
00:50:08: Aero is Enabled
00:50:08: -------------------------------
00:50:08: OBS Modules:
00:50:08: Base Address Module
00:50:08: 00000000AFB80000 OBS.exe
00:50:08: 0000000015090000 OBSApi.dll
00:50:08: 000000002FAD0000 DShowPlugin.dll
00:50:08: 000000002FAA0000 GraphicsCapture.dll
00:50:08: 000000002A6F0000 NoiseGate.dll
00:50:08: ------------------------------------------
00:50:08: Adapter 1
00:50:08: Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
00:50:08: Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 2082930688
00:50:08: Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 2147479552
00:50:08: =====Stream Start: 2013-06-06, 00:50:08===============================================
00:50:08: Multithreaded optimizations: On
00:50:08: Base resolution: 1280x720
00:50:08: Output resolution: 1280x720
00:50:08: ------------------------------------------
00:50:08: Loading up D3D10...
00:50:08: Playback device Default
00:50:08: ------------------------------------------
00:50:08: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
00:50:08: ------------------------------------------
00:50:08: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)
00:50:08: ------------------------------------------
00:50:08: Audio Encoding: AAC
00:50:08: bitrate: 128
00:50:08: ------------------------------------------
00:50:08: device: AVerMedia HD Capture C985 Bus 6,
00:50:08: device id \\?\pci#ven_1af2&dev_a001&subsys_a0011af2&rev_00#4&299066b9&0&00e6#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\{957bd672-7934-4b55-b81a-3e22b14c679a},
00:50:08: chosen type: YV12, usingFourCC: true, res: 1280x720 - 1280x720, frameIntervals: 166666-666666, fourCC: 'YV12'
00:50:08: audio device: (null),
00:50:08: audio device id (null),
00:50:08:
00:50:08: Using directshow input
00:50:08: Using custom x264 settings: "crf=0 vbv-maxrate=0 vbv-bufsize=0"
00:50:08: ------------------------------------------
00:50:08: Video Encoding: x264
00:50:08: fps: 60
00:50:08: width: 1280, height: 720
00:50:08: preset: ultrafast
00:50:08: CBR: no
00:50:08: CFR: yes
00:50:08: max bitrate: 0
00:50:08: buffer size: 0
00:50:08: quality: 32
00:50:08: ------------------------------------------
00:50:14: Total frames rendered: 320, number of frames that lagged: 1 (0.31%) (it's okay for some frames to lag)
00:50:14: Total duplicated frames: 0 (0.00%)
00:50:15: =====Stream End: 2013-06-06, 00:50:15=================================================
00:57:54: =====Stream Start: 2013-06-06, 00:57:54===============================================
00:57:54: Multithreaded optimizations: On
00:57:54: Base resolution: 1280x720
00:57:54: Output resolution: 1280x720
00:57:54: ------------------------------------------
00:57:54: Loading up D3D10...
00:57:54: Playback device Default
00:57:54: ------------------------------------------
00:57:54: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
00:57:54: ------------------------------------------
00:57:54: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)
00:57:54: ------------------------------------------
00:57:54: Audio Encoding: AAC
00:57:54: bitrate: 128
00:57:54: ------------------------------------------
00:57:54: device: AVerMedia HD Capture C985 Bus 6,
00:57:54: device id \\?\pci#ven_1af2&dev_a001&subsys_a0011af2&rev_00#4&299066b9&0&00e6#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\{957bd672-7934-4b55-b81a-3e22b14c679a},
00:57:54: chosen type: YV12, usingFourCC: true, res: 1280x720 - 1280x720, frameIntervals: 166666-666666, fourCC: 'YV12'
00:57:54: audio device: (null),
00:57:54: audio device id (null),
00:57:54:
00:57:55: Using directshow input
00:57:55: Using custom x264 settings: "crf=0 vbv-maxrate=0 vbv-bufsize=0"
00:57:55: ------------------------------------------
00:57:55: Video Encoding: x264
00:57:55: fps: 60
00:57:55: width: 1280, height: 720
00:57:55: preset: ultrafast
00:57:55: CBR: no
00:57:55: CFR: yes
00:57:55: max bitrate: 0
00:57:55: buffer size: 0
00:57:55: quality: 32
00:57:55: ------------------------------------------
00:57:56: Total frames rendered: 77, number of frames that lagged: 0 (0.00%) (it's okay for some frames to lag)
00:57:56: Total duplicated frames: 0 (0.00%)
00:57:56: =====Stream End: 2013-06-06, 00:57:56=================================================
00:58:08: =====Stream Start: 2013-06-06, 00:58:08===============================================
00:58:08: Multithreaded optimizations: On
00:58:08: Base resolution: 1280x720
00:58:08: Output resolution: 1280x720
00:58:08: ------------------------------------------
00:58:08: Loading up D3D10...
00:58:08: Playback device Default
00:58:08: ------------------------------------------
00:58:08: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
00:58:08: ------------------------------------------
00:58:08: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)
00:58:08: ------------------------------------------
00:58:08: Audio Encoding: AAC
00:58:08: bitrate: 128
00:58:08: ------------------------------------------
00:58:08: device: AVerMedia HD Capture C985 Bus 6,
00:58:08: device id \\?\pci#ven_1af2&dev_a001&subsys_a0011af2&rev_00#4&299066b9&0&00e6#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\{957bd672-7934-4b55-b81a-3e22b14c679a},
00:58:08: chosen type: YV12, usingFourCC: true, res: 1280x720 - 1280x720, frameIntervals: 166666-666666, fourCC: 'YV12'
00:58:08: audio device: (null),
00:58:08: audio device id (null),
00:58:08:
00:58:08: Using directshow input
00:58:08: Using custom x264 settings: "crf=0 vbv-maxrate=0 vbv-bufsize=0"
00:58:08: ------------------------------------------
00:58:08: Video Encoding: x264
00:58:08: fps: 60
00:58:08: width: 1280, height: 720
00:58:08: preset: ultrafast
00:58:08: CBR: no
00:58:08: CFR: yes
00:58:08: max bitrate: 0
00:58:08: buffer size: 0
00:58:08: quality: 32
00:58:08: ------------------------------------------
00:58:38: Total frames rendered: 1748, number of frames that lagged: 0 (0.00%) (it's okay for some frames to lag)
00:58:38: Total duplicated frames: 0 (0.00%)
00:58:40: =====Stream End: 2013-06-06, 00:58:40=================================================
00:59:13:
00:59:13: Profiler results:
00:59:13:
00:59:13: ==============================================================
00:59:13: frame - [100%] [avg time: 2.174 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 68.1%] [unaccounted: 31.9%]
00:59:13: | scene->Preprocess - [28.3%] [avg time: 0.616 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
00:59:13: | video encoding and uploading - [39.7%] [avg time: 0.864 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 37.5%] [unaccounted: 2.21%]
00:59:13: | | CopyResource - [1.33%] [avg time: 0.029 ms] [avg calls per frame: 0]
00:59:13: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.322%] [avg time: 0.007 ms] [avg calls per frame: 0]
00:59:13: | | call to encoder - [31.9%] [avg time: 0.693 ms] [avg calls per frame: 0]
00:59:13: | | sending stuff out - [4%] [avg time: 0.087 ms] [avg calls per frame: 0]
00:59:13: ==============================================================
00:59:13:Thanks for reading!
Qualm