Question / Help Webcam lags when adding game capture...

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Spugsi

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My webcam (logitech c920) is fine until I add a game capture. After that it becomes choppy and stutters. Any ideas how to fix this?

PC Specs-
  • Windows 10 pro
  • i7-6700k
  • 16 GB RAM
 
i have a different webcam - but u can try to force your webcam into a mod where it doesnt lag -> remove all auto settings and set it properly for you ;)

OR do u use CPU h264? maybe reduce webcam resolution -> because HD causes more load on CPU
 
I've tried removing all auto settings and reducing the resolution. Here are the setting i'm currently on,
  • Resolution - 1024x576
  • FPS - 30
  • Format - MJPEG
  • YUV color space - defualt
  • YUV color range - full
  • Buffering - disabled
 
vastly reduce resolution - i use 424x240 (but can use 720p with 30FPS)

use configure Video - remove all auto-settings - play around with exposure // i dont have that cam so i cant provide better info about how to set it properly
 
Ok I turned my webcam down to 424x240 and also turned off right lighting and still the same. I noticed thought that its only lagging when the game is actually up on my second monitor. If I have the game capture going but the game is minimized, it doesn't stutter
 
well your CPU should be able to pull enough frames of game and webcam - uninstall driver for webcam - reboot - install driver again // and usually a c920 should run 30fps fine with 720p // what game u try?
 
Squad, Total War Attila, and Overwatch so far. I have uninstalled the drivers and reinstalled them. I have also followed the guide above and still the issue persist. Here is a video showing the problem (sorry for the beep in the background)
 
total war kills nearly every cpu - plus a webcam with hd brings it to its knees // try with a light game first

ps i use 424x240 30fps on MS LifeCam HD-3000 and have FX-8150 @4.5GHz - results in around 2%CPU -> with webcam @720p30 i have 6%

- try to use a Hardware Encoder and check again
 
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From the log, it looks like you're just barely overloading your GPU, causing the stuttering. You might need to turn settings down in the game to ease up resources a bit, or cap FPS there if you haven't already.
 
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