Eric Stork
Member
So this may seem silly but I am trying to figure out what quality (720p, 1080p, etc.) I can record at. Honestly, I have little clue of what the numbers actually mean beyond which ones are rated better than the others. Thanks.
Question / Help What video quality to use
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achmetha
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this should give you a ballpark idea
https://obsproject.com/estimator
https://obsproject.com/estimator
Eric Stork
Member
1 - How do you tell CPU generation? I just got an i5 system recently, I am not familiar with telling them apart.
2 - Graphics card does not list mine, Intel HD 4600.
3 - What would a simulator be classed as? I have a train simulator, Trainz, I am guessing Medium Motion.
4 - Speedtest.net has been hard for me to check with, I am near NYC so I get 5 from Manhattan and 2-3 from nearby New Jersey. They also worked with my provider to make a site through the provider for checking speed but a tech from the same provider said it was not reliable.
2 - Graphics card does not list mine, Intel HD 4600.
3 - What would a simulator be classed as? I have a train simulator, Trainz, I am guessing Medium Motion.
4 - Speedtest.net has been hard for me to check with, I am near NYC so I get 5 from Manhattan and 2-3 from nearby New Jersey. They also worked with my provider to make a site through the provider for checking speed but a tech from the same provider said it was not reliable.
CPU generation is indicated by the first numeral in the model number. Eg 3xxx is 3rd Gen. And so on, and knowing that you have 4600 as an iGPU your i5 is a 4th gen.
And I would suggest to never use a speed test that your ISP gives you because of it's inaccuracy, use either speeded.net or testmy.net for internet speeds.
And I would suggest to never use a speed test that your ISP gives you because of it's inaccuracy, use either speeded.net or testmy.net for internet speeds.
Eric Stork
Member
CPU is not a 4600, it is an i5-4460 so it is 4th Generation.
Graphics is 4600, not listed under the second choice for, "What kind of graphics card do you have?" at the link provided by achmetha.
Graphics is 4600, not listed under the second choice for, "What kind of graphics card do you have?" at the link provided by achmetha.
Jack0r
The Helping Squad
The estimator is for streaming, if you "just" want to record to your harddisk I would use different settings:
How to make high quality local recordings
As described in the guide, if you put your bitrate to 1000 and buffer to 0 (using x264) you unlimit the bitrate, now in the advanced settings of OBS activate the custom x264 encoder settings and add crf=18. Also in the advanced settings, change your x264 CPU preset to superfast (if you notice too much cpu usage, you can also lower it to ultrafast).
With that set you might be able to record 1080p 30fps smoothly without really noticing it, 60 you have to test. It depends a bit on what you do at the same time.
If your mainboard supports it, you could probably also offload the cpu load and use the quicksync encoder of your CPU. For recording that would be even better. You wouldnt notice that OBS is even running with that.
If I misunderstood and you want to stream, for the estimator your Graphics card would be similar to the Intel HD 3000, maybe a bit better but the settings would be similar, so you can select that.
How to make high quality local recordings
As described in the guide, if you put your bitrate to 1000 and buffer to 0 (using x264) you unlimit the bitrate, now in the advanced settings of OBS activate the custom x264 encoder settings and add crf=18. Also in the advanced settings, change your x264 CPU preset to superfast (if you notice too much cpu usage, you can also lower it to ultrafast).
With that set you might be able to record 1080p 30fps smoothly without really noticing it, 60 you have to test. It depends a bit on what you do at the same time.
If your mainboard supports it, you could probably also offload the cpu load and use the quicksync encoder of your CPU. For recording that would be even better. You wouldnt notice that OBS is even running with that.
If I misunderstood and you want to stream, for the estimator your Graphics card would be similar to the Intel HD 3000, maybe a bit better but the settings would be similar, so you can select that.