Hey folks -
i5 4690, GTX 970, 16gb RAM on Windows 10 here. I am trying to record Overwatch but I can't get it to record smoothly at all. I have no problem recording Arma 3 which is a really CPU heavy game so I don't really understand this.
TBH, it's this choppy even when I'm not actually recording, and just watching the preview pane on my other monitor.
Not sure what I am doing wrong. This is what it looks like: https://streamable.com/qjvvf
That 12.7% of lagged frames doesn't sound good, but I'm not sure what to change. I've fiddled with a lot of settings and had no luck. As you can see I even tried dropping the resolution from 1440p to 1080p and it doesn't matter.
I get 60fps in game, on Ultra, at 1440p and almost never even drop a frame. I can't figure this out.
i5 4690, GTX 970, 16gb RAM on Windows 10 here. I am trying to record Overwatch but I can't get it to record smoothly at all. I have no problem recording Arma 3 which is a really CPU heavy game so I don't really understand this.
TBH, it's this choppy even when I'm not actually recording, and just watching the preview pane on my other monitor.
Not sure what I am doing wrong. This is what it looks like: https://streamable.com/qjvvf
Code:
19:45:02.613: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690K CPU @ 3.50GHz
19:45:02.613: CPU Speed: 3500MHz
19:45:02.613: Physical Cores: 4, Logical Cores: 4
19:45:02.613: Physical Memory: 16332MB Total, 10059MB Free
19:45:02.613: Windows Version: 10.0 Build 14393 (revision: 576; 64-bit)
19:45:02.613: Running as administrator: false
19:45:02.613: Aero is Enabled (Aero is always on for windows 8 and above)
19:45:02.613: Portable mode: false
19:45:02.628: OBS 17.0.0 (64bit, windows)
19:45:02.628: ---------------------------------
19:45:02.628: ---------------------------------
19:45:02.628: audio settings reset:
19:45:02.628: samples per sec: 44100
19:45:02.628: speakers: 2
19:45:02.629: ---------------------------------
19:45:02.629: Initializing D3D11..
19:45:02.629: Available Video Adapters:
19:45:02.630: Adapter 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
19:45:02.630: Dedicated VRAM: 4256104448
19:45:02.630: Shared VRAM: 4268152832
19:45:02.630: output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={2560, 1440}, attached=true
19:45:02.630: output 2: pos={2560, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true
19:45:02.632: Loading up D3D11 on adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (0)
19:45:03.199: D3D11 loaded sucessfully, feature level used: 45056
19:45:03.691: ---------------------------------
19:45:03.691: video settings reset:
19:45:03.691: base resolution: 2560x1440
19:45:03.691: output resolution: 2560x1440
19:45:03.691: downscale filter: Bicubic
19:45:03.691: fps: 60/1
19:45:03.691: format: NV12
19:45:03.693: ---------------------------------
19:45:03.695: [CoreAudio encoder]: CoreAudio AAC encoder not installed on the system or couldn't be loaded
19:45:03.696: [AMF Encoder] Unable to load 'amfrt64.dll', error code 126.
19:45:03.696: [AMF Encoder] Unable to load 'amfrt64.dll', error code 126.
19:45:03.703: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/libcef.dll' not found, loading of module failed
19:45:03.703: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/libEGL.dll' not found, loading of module failed
19:45:03.704: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/libGLESv2.dll' not found, loading of module failed
19:45:03.704: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'obs-browser.dll'
19:45:03.704: [browser_source: 'Version: 1.27.0']
19:45:03.705: NVENC supported
19:45:03.756: Couldn't find VLC installation, VLC video source disabled
19:45:03.759: No blackmagic support
19:45:03.803: ---------------------------------
19:45:03.803: Loaded Modules:
19:45:03.803: win-wasapi.dll
19:45:03.803: win-mf.dll
19:45:03.803: win-dshow.dll
19:45:03.803: win-decklink.dll
19:45:03.803: win-capture.dll
19:45:03.803: vlc-video.dll
19:45:03.803: text-freetype2.dll
19:45:03.803: rtmp-services.dll
19:45:03.803: obs-x264.dll
19:45:03.803: obs-transitions.dll
19:45:03.804: obs-text.dll
19:45:03.804: obs-qsv11.dll
19:45:03.804: obs-outputs.dll
19:45:03.804: obs-filters.dll
19:45:03.804: obs-ffmpeg.dll
19:45:03.804: obs-browser.dll
19:45:03.804: image-source.dll
19:45:03.804: frontend-tools.dll
19:45:03.804: enc-amf.dll
19:45:03.804: coreaudio-encoder.dll
19:45:03.804: ==== Startup complete ===============================================
19:45:03.805: All scene data cleared
19:45:03.805: ------------------------------------------------
19:45:03.825: WASAPI: Device 'ASUS PB278-C (NVIDIA High Definition Audio)' initialized
19:45:03.916: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 23 milliseconds
19:45:06.678: Switched to scene 'Scene'
19:45:06.680: ------------------------------------------------
19:45:06.680: Loaded scenes:
19:45:06.680: - scene 'Scene':
19:45:06.680: - source: 'Game Capture' (game_capture)
19:45:06.680: - source: 'Display Capture' (monitor_capture)
19:45:06.680: ------------------------------------------------
19:45:06.785: Update check: last known remote version is 17.0.0
19:45:40.834: Settings changed (outputs)
19:45:40.834: ------------------------------------------------
19:47:31.669: Settings changed (outputs)
19:47:31.669: ------------------------------------------------
19:51:43.615: Settings changed (outputs)
19:51:43.615: ------------------------------------------------
19:52:09.806: Settings changed (outputs)
19:52:09.806: ------------------------------------------------
19:56:14.312: ---------------------------------
19:56:14.312: video settings reset:
19:56:14.312: base resolution: 2560x1440
19:56:14.312: output resolution: 1920x1080
19:56:14.312: downscale filter: Bicubic
19:56:14.312: fps: 60/1
19:56:14.312: format: NV12
19:56:14.319: Settings changed (outputs, video)
19:56:14.319: ------------------------------------------------
19:56:57.558: ---------------------------------
19:56:57.558: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] preset: ultrafast
19:56:57.558: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] profile: high
19:56:57.558: [x264 encoder: 'simple_h264_recording'] settings:
19:56:57.558: rate_control: CRF
19:56:57.558: bitrate: 0
19:56:57.558: buffer size: 0
19:56:57.558: crf: 14
19:56:57.558: fps_num: 60
19:56:57.558: fps_den: 1
19:56:57.558: width: 1920
19:56:57.558: height: 1080
19:56:57.558: keyint: 250
19:56:57.558: vfr: off
19:56:57.558:
19:56:57.565: [Media Foundation AAC: 'simple_aac_recording']: encoder created
19:56:57.565: bitrate: 128
19:56:57.565: channels: 2
19:56:57.565: sample rate: 44100
19:56:57.565: bits-per-sample: 16
19:56:57.565:
19:56:57.569: ==== Recording Start ===============================================
19:56:57.569: [ffmpeg muxer: 'simple_file_output'] Writing file 'C:/Users/keller/Videos/2017-01-06 19-56-57.mp4'...
19:57:38.507: [ffmpeg muxer: 'simple_file_output'] Output of file 'C:/Users/keller/Videos/2017-01-06 19-56-57.mp4' stopped
19:57:38.507: Output 'simple_file_output': stopping
19:57:38.507: Output 'simple_file_output': Total encoded frames: 0
19:57:38.508: Output 'simple_file_output': Total drawn frames: 2456
19:57:38.508: Output 'simple_file_output': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 312 (12.7%)
19:57:38.508: ==== Recording Stop ================================================
That 12.7% of lagged frames doesn't sound good, but I'm not sure what to change. I've fiddled with a lot of settings and had no luck. As you can see I even tried dropping the resolution from 1440p to 1080p and it doesn't matter.
I get 60fps in game, on Ultra, at 1440p and almost never even drop a frame. I can't figure this out.
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