Question / Help Weird Issue

I'm wanting to stream, have been for a while, but everytime I reinstall OBS the issue is fixed and then the next time I try streaming again it comes back and I have to reinstall OBS. It's rather annoying to say the least.

What happens is I had this issue I couldn't solve about a month ago, where right when I hit my hotkey to start streaming my bitrate would drop to about half of my intended encoding bitrate for my stream and end up going below 1000kbps for about two seconds and then it jumps back to the intended bitrate and streams fine for about 30 seconds and then it repeats. This causes major lag spikes on the stream, not my PC, because when the bitrate lowers the frames are being dropped and it looks like my PC is lagging when it's OBS causing issues. It's not an overloading of the CPU as I stated if I uninstall and reinstall it's fixed for a short while. If I reinstall it will work fine for 30 minutes, an hour, etc, until the next time I start streaming where the issue starts off right at the start, pissing me off.


I posted about this before and got no help because people would tell me it's not an OBS issue when clearly it is.

I can't find the issue as everytime I reinstall I use the same settings and nothing triggers it until the next time I start streaming meaning it's an issue I can't find easily, which is why I'm posting here for help.

Here is a log file for a 5 minute test https://gist.github.com/87d019b521cfe1e608886a60d631c56f

The dropped frames (~20% of the stream) equates to about 10 seconds every minute that's it's happening, meaning a lot, even though it's only two times a minute for about 5 seconds. That's still a ton considering the ideal amount is 0%.

EDIT: Here is the stream video as well to see what's going on: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/182075782

Like I said, the only known fix is to reinstall OBS, but who wants to do that every time they want to stream?
 
internet connection problem
23:21:41.584: Output 'adv_stream': Number of dropped frames due to insufficient bandwidth/connection stalls: 477 (20.9%)

https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/dropped-frames-disconnecting-lag-read-this-first.8870/
I'm not lagging. I've got a 20Mbps upload. Like I said if I reinstall OBS the problem is not there then it shows back up. How can it be an internet issue if it happens consistently in the same manner? It happens on the clock every 30 seconds. If it was an internet issue it would happen randomly, not in a timely manner.

I can stream with any other program just fine, no issues with connections dropping or bitrates lowering. Only reason I'm not just using them instead of OBS is OBS is all around better for streaming. Overlays, added plugins, microphone filters, advanced settings, and browser plugins for sites like streamlabs. I want to use OBS, but it's pissing me off that I can't fix the issue.
 

Joe33345

Member
I had an issue years ago where I had random disconnects from everything I was connected to every 2 seconds and I could show it to my ISP. It ended up being a bad modem. Might wanna try swapping out to see if it fixes your issue. :-)
 
I had an issue years ago where I had random disconnects from everything I was connected to every 2 seconds and I could show it to my ISP. It ended up being a bad modem. Might wanna try swapping out to see if it fixes your issue. :-)
I've already replaced my modem. Same connection with old one as new so it's not an internet issue. Why would reinstalling fix the issue temporarily if it's an internet issue? If it was an internet issue would it not happen every time no matter if I reinstall or not? My connection was fine two months ago, no issues streaming, then it popped up with the current version of OBS and I can't seem to figure out what's causing the issue.
 

Harold

Active Member
Well it's not the new version's fault.
Please go back and re-read the connection troubleshooting guide again. The first sentence applies.

OBS' connection code has NOT changed in between the two versions you were using, so the problem is NOT the update.
 
Well it's not the new version's fault.
Please go back and re-read the connection troubleshooting guide again. The first sentence applies.

OBS' connection code has NOT changed in between the two versions you were using, so the problem is NOT the update.
I just reverted to 20.0.0 and have had no issues so far at all. Streamed at least 4 times to test it out so it's an issue with OBS.
 

Harold

Active Member
The networking code didn't change between those two versions. You just got lucky timing.
 
The networking code didn't change between those two versions. You just got lucky timing.
Lucky timing? If it fixes by going back a version how does that mean it's lucky timing?

Why do I feel like no one wants to help me even though this is the support forums, or am I in the wrong place?
 

Harold

Active Member
As in whatever the connection issue actually was, it fixed in the timeframe where you went back a version.

We've already provided you with 100% of ALL the steps we can give you (the connection troubleshooting guide)

There's nothing beyond that guide we can do to help.
 
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