Question / Help World of Warcraft Blurry

[TakeTheBone]

When trying to stream World of Warcraft, the quality looks fine when I don't move, but was I move the screen, the quality becomes all blurry and pixelated temporarily. Not sure what needs to be changed to fix this, but I would really love to stream WoW.

 

[Smoshi]

Most likely due to bitrate.
Are you getting any dropped frames? Would need a log
This happens to me as well if I try and stream a higher quality than what my hardware can support.

 

[TakeTheBone]

OBS says that I'm not dropping any frames. I have about 2500 kbps upload and am using 1500 max bitrate and 1500 buffer size.

 

[FerretBomb]

Please post a logfile. There's a guide on how to do this as a sticky at the top of this forum. It'll tell us a lot of what we need to know about your setup to give recommendations.

That said, MMOs use a LOT of full-screen motion, making them extremely bitrate-dependant compared to the resolution and framerate chosen to get good results.

 

[TakeTheBone]

13:21:48: Open Broadcaster Software v0.583b - 32bit (´・ω・｀)
13:21:48: -------------------------------
13:21:48: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2720QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
13:21:48: CPU Speed: 2192MHz
13:21:48: Physical Memory:  4095MB Total, 4095MB Free
13:21:48: stepping id: 7, model 42, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 8, total cores 4
13:21:48: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1600, 900}
13:21:48: monitor 2: pos={1600, 0}, size={1280, 1024}
13:21:48: Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7601 S
13:21:48: Aero is Disabled
13:21:48: -------------------------------
13:21:48: OBS Modules:
13:21:48: Base Address     Module
13:21:48: 01200000         OBS.exe
13:21:48: 5E460000         OBSApi.dll
13:21:48: 704F0000         DShowPlugin.dll
13:21:48: 704D0000         GraphicsCapture.dll
13:21:48: 704B0000         NoiseGate.dll
13:21:48: 70490000         PSVPlugin.dll
13:21:48: ------------------------------------------
13:21:48: Adapter 1
13:21:48:   Video Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6900M Series  
13:21:48:   Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 2128912384
13:21:48:   Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 2165989376
13:21:48:   Video Adapter Output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1600, 900}, attached=true
13:21:48:   Video Adapter Output 2: pos={1600, 0}, size={1280, 1024}, attached=true
13:21:48: ------------------------------------------
13:21:48: Adapter 2
13:21:48:   Video Adapter: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
13:21:48:   Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 67108864
13:21:48:   Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 1711276032
13:21:48: =====Stream Start: 2013-10-26, 13:21:48===============================================
13:21:48:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
13:21:48:   Base resolution: 1600x900
13:21:48:   Output resolution: 1600x900
13:21:48: ------------------------------------------
13:21:48: Loading up D3D10 on AMD Radeon HD 6900M Series...
13:21:48: ------------------------------------------
13:21:48: Audio Format: 44100hz
13:21:48: Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{edca176e-3a16-4759-bf12-90bb6cb31cc8}
13:21:48: ------------------------------------------
13:21:48: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Logitech G930 Headset)
13:21:48: Using 7.1 surround speaker setup
13:21:48: ------------------------------------------
13:21:48: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Logitech G930 Headset)
13:21:48: ------------------------------------------
13:21:48: Audio Encoding: MP3
13:21:48:     bitrate: 128
13:21:48: Using bitmap image
13:21:49: Using bitmap image
13:21:49: Using bitmap image
13:21:49: Using text output
13:21:49: Using Monitor Capture
13:21:49: Scene buffering time set to 400
13:21:49: ------------------------------------------
13:21:49: Video Encoding: x264
13:21:49:     fps: 28
13:21:49:     width: 1600, height: 900
13:21:49:     preset: veryfast
13:21:49:     profile: high
13:21:49:     keyint: 56
13:21:49:     CBR: yes
13:21:49:     CFR: no
13:21:49:     max bitrate: 1800
13:21:49:     buffer size: 1800
13:21:49: ------------------------------------------
13:21:49: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (Logitech G930 Headset)' is 1536000, samples per sec is 48000
13:21:49: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Microphone (Logitech G930 Headset)' is 64000, samples per sec is 16000
13:21:50: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
13:21:50:   Server selection: rtmp://live-ord.justin.tv/app
13:21:50:   Interface: Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20) (ethernet, 100 mbps)
13:21:51: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-ord.justin.tv/app in 281 ms.
13:21:52: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
13:21:52: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
13:21:55: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 131072 (buffer: 0 / 246784)
13:21:56: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 524288 (buffer: 19916 / 246784)
13:22:31: Settings::Video: Disabling Aero
13:24:46: Total frames encoded: 4946, total frames duplicated: 102 (2.06%)
13:24:46: Total frames rendered: 4896, number of late frames: 21 (0.43%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
13:24:46: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
13:24:46: Average send payload: 6443 bytes, average send interval: 26 ms
13:24:46: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
13:24:46: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
13:24:46: Number of bytes sent: 41508972
13:24:46: 
13:24:46: Profiler time results:
13:24:46: 
13:24:46: ==============================================================
13:24:46: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 6.396 ms] [children: 94.1%] [unaccounted: 5.88%]
13:24:46: | scene->Preprocess - [78.8%] [avg time: 5.042 ms]
13:24:46: | GPU download and conversion - [15.3%] [avg time: 0.978 ms] [children: 14.9%] [unaccounted: 0.375%]
13:24:46: | | flush - [14.7%] [avg time: 0.938 ms]
13:24:46: | | CopyResource - [0.188%] [avg time: 0.012 ms]
13:24:46: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.0625%] [avg time: 0.004 ms]
13:24:46: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.977 ms] [children: 99.1%] [unaccounted: 0.921%]
13:24:46: | Convert444toNV12 - [99.1%] [avg time: 0.968 ms]
13:24:46: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 1.98 ms]
13:24:46: ==============================================================
13:24:46: 
13:24:46: 
13:24:46: Profiler CPU results:
13:24:46: 
13:24:46: ==============================================================
13:24:46: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 3.418 ms, total 16738.9 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:24:46: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 3.074 ms, total 15054.1 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:24:46: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.143 ms, total 702.004 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:24:46: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.117 ms, total 577.204 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:24:46: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0.012 ms, total 62.4 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:24:46: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0.003 ms, total 15.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:24:46: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.945 ms, total 9235.26 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
13:24:46: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.939 ms, total 9172.86 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
13:24:46: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 1.331 ms, total 6567.64 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:24:46: ==============================================================
13:24:46: 
13:24:46: =====Stream End: 2013-10-26, 13:24:46=================================================
13:25:05: Settings::Video: Disabling Aero
13:25:13: =====Stream Start: 2013-10-26, 13:25:13===============================================
13:25:13:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
13:25:13:   Base resolution: 1600x900
13:25:13:   Output resolution: 1280x720
13:25:13: ------------------------------------------
13:25:13: Loading up D3D10 on AMD Radeon HD 6900M Series...
13:25:13: ------------------------------------------
13:25:13: Audio Format: 44100hz
13:25:13: Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{edca176e-3a16-4759-bf12-90bb6cb31cc8}
13:25:13: ------------------------------------------
13:25:13: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Logitech G930 Headset)
13:25:13: Using 7.1 surround speaker setup
13:25:13: ------------------------------------------
13:25:13: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Logitech G930 Headset)
13:25:13: ------------------------------------------
13:25:13: Audio Encoding: MP3
13:25:13:     bitrate: 128
13:25:13: Using bitmap image
13:25:13: Using bitmap image
13:25:13: Using bitmap image
13:25:13: Using text output
13:25:13: Using Monitor Capture
13:25:13: Scene buffering time set to 400
13:25:13: ------------------------------------------
13:25:13: Video Encoding: x264
13:25:13:     fps: 28
13:25:13:     width: 1280, height: 720
13:25:13:     preset: veryfast
13:25:13:     profile: high
13:25:13:     keyint: 56
13:25:13:     CBR: no
13:25:13:     CFR: no
13:25:13:     max bitrate: 1200
13:25:13:     buffer size: 1200
13:25:13:     quality: 8
13:25:13: ------------------------------------------
13:25:13: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (Logitech G930 Headset)' is 1536000, samples per sec is 48000
13:25:13: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Microphone (Logitech G930 Headset)' is 64000, samples per sec is 16000
13:25:15: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
13:25:15:   Server selection: rtmp://live-ord.justin.tv/app
13:25:15:   Interface: Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20) (ethernet, 100 mbps)
13:25:15: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-ord.justin.tv/app in 280 ms.
13:25:16: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
13:25:16: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
13:25:17: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 131072 (buffer: 4913 / 169984)
13:25:20: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 262144 (buffer: 0 / 169984)
Warning -- Capture BitBlt failed (6)..  just so you know
18:56:37: Using bitmap image
18:57:26: Using text output
19:09:33: Using text output
19:09:34: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
19:09:34:   New Scene
19:09:34: Using text output
19:09:34: Using graphics capture
19:09:49: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
19:09:49:   New Scene
19:09:49: Using text output
19:09:49: Using text output
19:09:49: Using bitmap image
19:09:49: Using bitmap image
19:09:49: Using bitmap image
19:09:49: Using Monitor Capture
19:10:43: Using text output
19:14:48: Using bitmap image
19:15:13: Using bitmap image
19:16:47: Using bitmap image
19:17:38: ------------------------------------------
19:17:38:     device: Integrated Webcam,
19:17:38:     device id \\?\usb#vid_05ca&pid_181a&mi_00#7&38ee4c21&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global,
19:17:38:     chosen type: MJPG, usingFourCC: false, res: 1280x1024 - 1280x1024, frameIntervals: 666666-666666
19:17:38:     use buffering: false - 0, fourCC: 'MJPG'
19:17:38:     audio device: Disable,
19:17:38:     audio device id Disabled,
19:17:38: 
19:17:39: Using directshow input
19:19:40: Using text output
19:26:17: ------------------------------------------
19:26:17:     device: Integrated Webcam,
19:26:17:     device id \\?\usb#vid_05ca&pid_181a&mi_00#7&38ee4c21&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global,
19:26:17:     chosen type: MJPG, usingFourCC: false, res: 1280x1024 - 1280x1024, frameIntervals: 666666-666666
19:26:17:     use buffering: false - 0, fourCC: 'MJPG'
19:26:17:     audio device: Disable,
19:26:17:     audio device id Disabled,
19:26:17: 
19:28:11: Using bitmap image
19:30:18: Total frames encoded: 613329, total frames duplicated: 6084 (0.99%)
19:30:18: Total frames rendered: 609568, number of late frames: 2105 (0.35%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
19:30:18: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
19:30:18: Average send payload: 3390 bytes, average send interval: 31 ms
19:30:18: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
19:30:18: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
19:30:18: Number of bytes sent: 2335815677
19:30:18: 
19:30:18: Profiler time results:
19:30:18: 
19:30:18: ==============================================================
19:30:18: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 6.261 ms] [children: 93.9%] [unaccounted: 6.05%]
19:30:18: | scene->Preprocess - [81%] [avg time: 5.073 ms]
19:30:18: | GPU download and conversion - [12.9%] [avg time: 0.809 ms] [children: 12.6%] [unaccounted: 0.272%]
19:30:18: | | flush - [12.4%] [avg time: 0.778 ms]
19:30:18: | | CopyResource - [0.176%] [avg time: 0.011 ms]
19:30:18: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.0479%] [avg time: 0.003 ms]
19:30:18: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.58 ms] [children: 98.8%] [unaccounted: 1.21%]
19:30:18: | Convert444toNV12 - [98.8%] [avg time: 0.573 ms]
19:30:18: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 1.027 ms]
19:30:18: ==============================================================
19:30:18: 
19:30:18: 
19:30:18: Profiler CPU results:
19:30:18: 
19:30:18: ==============================================================
19:30:18: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 3.016 ms, total 1.83877e+006 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
19:30:18: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 2.687 ms, total 1.63828e+006 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
19:30:18: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.105 ms, total 64444 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
19:30:18: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.078 ms, total 47658.3 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
19:30:18: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0.01 ms, total 6271.24 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
19:30:18: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0.002 ms, total 1653.61 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
19:30:18: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.499 ms, total 609200 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
19:30:18: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.495 ms, total 604286 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
19:30:18: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.408 ms, total 250678 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
19:30:18: ==============================================================
19:30:18: 
19:30:18: =====Stream End: 2013-10-26, 19:30:18=================================================
19:30:19: =====Stream Start: 2013-10-26, 19:30:19===============================================
19:30:19:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
19:30:19:   Base resolution: 1600x900
19:30:19:   Output resolution: 1280x720
19:30:19: ------------------------------------------
19:30:19: Loading up D3D10 on AMD Radeon HD 6900M Series...
19:30:19: ------------------------------------------
19:30:19: Audio Format: 44100hz
19:30:19: Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{edca176e-3a16-4759-bf12-90bb6cb31cc8}
19:30:19: ------------------------------------------
19:30:19: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Logitech G930 Headset)
19:30:19: Using 7.1 surround speaker setup
19:30:19: ------------------------------------------
19:30:19: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Logitech G930 Headset)
19:30:19: ------------------------------------------
19:30:19: Audio Encoding: MP3
19:30:19:     bitrate: 128
19:30:19: Using text output
19:30:20: Using bitmap image
19:30:20: Using bitmap image
19:30:20: Using bitmap image
19:30:20: Using Monitor Capture
19:30:20: Scene buffering time set to 400
19:30:20: ------------------------------------------
19:30:20: Video Encoding: x264
19:30:20:     fps: 28
19:30:20:     width: 1280, height: 720
19:30:20:     preset: veryfast
19:30:20:     profile: high
19:30:20:     keyint: 56
19:30:20:     CBR: yes
19:30:20:     CFR: no
19:30:20:     max bitrate: 1200
19:30:20:     buffer size: 1200
19:30:20: ------------------------------------------
19:30:20: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (Logitech G930 Headset)' is 1536000, samples per sec is 48000
19:30:20: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Microphone (Logitech G930 Headset)' is 64000, samples per sec is 16000
19:30:21: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
19:30:21:   Server selection: rtmp://live-ord.justin.tv/app
19:30:21:   Interface: Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20) (ethernet, 100 mbps)
19:30:22: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-ord.justin.tv/app in 254 ms.
19:30:23: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
19:30:23: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
19:30:40: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 131072 (buffer: 11343 / 169984)
19:37:42: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 262144 (buffer: 0 / 169984)
20:18:04: Total frames encoded: 80192, total frames duplicated: 1091 (1.36%)
20:18:04: Total frames rendered: 79426, number of late frames: 367 (0.46%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
20:18:04: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
20:18:04: Average send payload: 5035 bytes, average send interval: 30 ms
20:18:04: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
20:18:04: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
20:18:04: Number of bytes sent: 476587768
20:18:04: 
20:18:04: Profiler time results:
20:18:04: 
20:18:04: ==============================================================
20:18:04: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 6.614 ms] [children: 97.1%] [unaccounted: 2.86%]
20:18:04: | scene->Preprocess - [82.1%] [avg time: 5.429 ms]
20:18:04: | GPU download and conversion - [15.1%] [avg time: 0.996 ms] [children: 14.8%] [unaccounted: 0.257%]
20:18:04: | | flush - [14.6%] [avg time: 0.966 ms]
20:18:04: | | CopyResource - [0.151%] [avg time: 0.01 ms]
20:18:04: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.0454%] [avg time: 0.003 ms]
20:18:04: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.586 ms] [children: 98.8%] [unaccounted: 1.19%]
20:18:04: | Convert444toNV12 - [98.8%] [avg time: 0.579 ms]
20:18:04: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 1.028 ms]
20:18:04: ==============================================================
20:18:04: 
20:18:04: 
20:18:04: Profiler CPU results:
20:18:04: 
20:18:04: ==============================================================
20:18:04: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 2.871 ms, total 228105 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:18:04: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 2.599 ms, total 206483 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:18:04: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.119 ms, total 9516.07 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:18:04: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.087 ms, total 6910.85 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:18:04: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0.013 ms, total 1092.01 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:18:04: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0.003 ms, total 296.401 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:18:04: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.462 ms, total 73492.1 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
20:18:04: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.46 ms, total 73086.5 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
20:18:04: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.436 ms, total 34975.4 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
20:18:04: ==============================================================
20:18:04: 
20:18:04: =====Stream End: 2013-10-26, 20:18:04=================================================

 

[TakeTheBone]

Hope that is what you were looking for.

 

[FerretBomb]

Also please run a 6MB test at http://testmy.net/upload so we know what kind of bandwidth you actually have.

First thing that jumps out at me... NEVER use Monitor Capture under Windows 7. It's ridiculously, horribly, terribly slow and can cause in-game lag it's so BAD. Turn Aero on and either use a Window or a Game capture instead.

900p at 1800kbps isn't going to really provide a good experience, ESPECIALLY with a high-motion game like an MMO. Consider dropping to 720p at most, with 1800-2000kbps.

What kind of CPU load are you getting while you stream currently? With that CPU, you may be able to drop to the 'Faster' or even the 'Fast' preset, to improve image quality, so long as you don't start getting late/lagged frames.
Also, if you're on Win7-64bit, consider switching to 64-bit OBS; it will provide a performance boost on the encoding step. It's included with the base package, and either is installed to Program Files (as opposed to PF x86), or a subdirectory from the main OBS install, 64-bit.

 

[TakeTheBone]

I think I sent the logs from when I was testing different settings. Here is from me trying it just now with the 64 bit version.

18:38:48: Open Broadcaster Software v0.522b - 64bit (　^ω^)
18:38:48: -------------------------------
18:38:48: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2720QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
18:38:48: CPU Speed: 2192MHz
18:38:48: Physical Memory:  8139MB Total, 4585MB Free
18:38:48: stepping id: 7, model 10, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 8, total cores 4
18:38:48: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1600, 900}
18:38:48: monitor 2: pos={1600, 0}, size={1280, 1024}
18:38:48: Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7601 S
18:38:48: Aero is Enabled
18:38:48: -------------------------------
18:38:48: OBS Modules:
18:38:48: Base Address     Module
18:38:48: 000000003FD70000 OBS.exe
18:38:48: 00000000E1400000 OBSApi.dll
18:38:48: 00000000ECC90000 DShowPlugin.dll
18:38:48: 00000000E7A00000 GraphicsCapture.dll
18:38:48: 00000000E9E00000 NoiseGate.dll
18:38:48: ------------------------------------------
18:38:48: Adapter 1
18:38:48:   Video Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6900M Series  
18:38:48:   Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 2128912384
18:38:48:   Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 3999176704
18:38:48: ------------------------------------------
18:38:48: Adapter 2
18:38:48:   Video Adapter: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
18:38:48:   Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 67108864
18:38:48:   Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 1711276032
18:38:48: =====Stream Start: 2013-10-28, 18:38:48===============================================
18:38:48:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
18:38:48:   Base resolution: 1600x900
18:38:48:   Output resolution: 1280x720
18:38:48: ------------------------------------------
18:38:48: Loading up D3D10...
18:38:48: Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{2e52009d-491b-48d6-86b8-6bb67f44ee53}
18:38:48: ------------------------------------------
18:38:48: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (2- Logitech G930 Headset)
18:38:48: Using 7.1 surround speaker setup
18:38:49: ------------------------------------------
18:38:49: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (2- Logitech G930 Headset)
18:38:49: ------------------------------------------
18:38:49: Audio Encoding: MP3
18:38:49:     bitrate: 128
18:38:49: Using text output
18:38:49: Using graphics capture
18:38:49: ------------------------------------------
18:38:49: Video Encoding: x264
18:38:49:     fps: 28
18:38:49:     width: 1280, height: 720
18:38:49:     preset: veryfast
18:38:49:     CBR: yes
18:38:49:     CFR: yes
18:38:49:     max bitrate: 1550
18:38:49: ------------------------------------------
18:38:49: SharedTexCapture hooked
18:38:50: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
18:38:50:   Server selection: rtmp://live-ord.justin.tv/app
18:38:52: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
18:38:52: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
18:39:24: Total frames rendered: 1001, number of frames that lagged: 1 (0.10%) (it's okay for some frames to lag)
18:39:24: Total duplicated frames: 0 (0.00%)
18:39:24: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Aborting due to bStopping
18:39:24: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
18:39:24: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
18:39:24: =====Stream End: 2013-10-28, 18:39:24=================================================
18:40:57: 
18:40:57: Profiler results:
18:40:57: 
18:40:57: ==============================================================
18:40:57: frame - [100%] [avg time: 2.13 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 87.9%] [unaccounted: 12.1%]
18:40:57: | scene->Preprocess - [5.49%] [avg time: 0.117 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
18:40:57: | video encoding and uploading - [82.4%] [avg time: 1.756 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 81.6%] [unaccounted: 0.798%]
18:40:57: | | CopyResource - [13.6%] [avg time: 0.289 ms] [avg calls per frame: 0]
18:40:57: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.657%] [avg time: 0.014 ms] [avg calls per frame: 0]
18:40:57: | | call to encoder - [66.1%] [avg time: 1.407 ms] [avg calls per frame: 0]
18:40:57: | | sending stuff out - [1.36%] [avg time: 0.029 ms] [avg calls per frame: 0]
18:40:57: ==============================================================
18:40:57:

The upload test said that I had 2.4 mb upload.
And i typically don't have any drop in frames in-game, but I lag sometimes if I set the bitrate over around 2000.

 

[dodgepong]

That log is a really old log from version 0.522b. I think you got the wrong one.

 

[TakeTheBone]

All right. Let me try it again when I'm back at home.

 

[TakeTheBone]

Okay, if this isn't the right one, I'm going to need help finding it.

16:26:53: Open Broadcaster Software v0.583b - 64bit (　^ω^)
16:26:53: -------------------------------
16:26:53: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2720QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
16:26:53: CPU Speed: 2192MHz
16:26:53: Physical Memory:  8139MB Total, 4756MB Free
16:26:53: stepping id: 7, model 42, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 8, total cores 4
16:26:53: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1600, 900}
16:26:53: monitor 2: pos={1600, 0}, size={1280, 1024}
16:26:53: Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7601 S
16:26:53: Aero is Enabled
16:26:53: -------------------------------
16:26:53: OBS Modules:
16:26:53: Base Address     Module
16:26:53: 000000003F7F0000 OBS.exe
16:26:53: 00000000DA760000 OBSApi.dll
16:26:53: 00000000DC900000 DShowPlugin.dll
16:26:53: 00000000DE620000 GraphicsCapture.dll
16:26:53: 00000000E8C00000 NoiseGate.dll
16:26:53: 00000000E3950000 PSVPlugin.dll
16:26:53: ------------------------------------------
16:26:53: Adapter 1
16:26:53:   Video Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6900M Series  
16:26:53:   Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 2128912384
16:26:53:   Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 3999176704
16:26:53:   Video Adapter Output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1600, 900}, attached=true
16:26:53:   Video Adapter Output 2: pos={1600, 0}, size={1280, 1024}, attached=true
16:26:53: ------------------------------------------
16:26:53: Adapter 2
16:26:53:   Video Adapter: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
16:26:53:   Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 67108864
16:26:53:   Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 1711276032
16:26:53: =====Stream Start: 2013-10-30, 16:26:53===============================================
16:26:53:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
16:26:53:   Base resolution: 1600x900
16:26:53:   Output resolution: 1280x720
16:26:53: ------------------------------------------
16:26:53: Loading up D3D10 on AMD Radeon HD 6900M Series...
16:26:54: ------------------------------------------
16:26:54: Audio Format: 44100hz
16:26:54: Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{2e52009d-491b-48d6-86b8-6bb67f44ee53}
16:26:54: ------------------------------------------
16:26:54: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (2- Logitech G930 Headset)
16:26:54: Using 7.1 surround speaker setup
16:26:54: ------------------------------------------
16:26:54: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (2- Logitech G930 Headset)
16:26:54: ------------------------------------------
16:26:54: Audio Encoding: MP3
16:26:54:     bitrate: 128
16:26:54: Using text output
16:26:54: Using graphics capture
16:26:54: Scene buffering time set to 400
16:26:54: ------------------------------------------
16:26:54: Video Encoding: x264
16:26:54:     fps: 28
16:26:54:     width: 1280, height: 720
16:26:54:     preset: veryfast
16:26:54:     profile: high
16:26:54:     keyint: 56
16:26:54:     CBR: yes
16:26:54:     CFR: yes
16:26:54:     max bitrate: 1550
16:26:54:     buffer size: 1550
16:26:54: ------------------------------------------
16:26:54: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (2- Logitech G930 Headset)' is 1536000, samples per sec is 48000
16:26:54: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Microphone (2- Logitech G930 Headset)' is 64000, samples per sec is 16000
16:26:55: SharedTexCapture hooked
16:26:58: Total frames encoded: 86, total frames duplicated: 0 (0.00%)
16:26:58: Total frames rendered: 84, number of late frames: 1 (1.19%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
16:26:58: 
16:26:58: Profiler time results:
16:26:58: 
16:26:58: ==============================================================
16:26:58: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 2.901 ms] [children: 67.9%] [unaccounted: 32.1%]
16:26:58: | scene->Preprocess - [64%] [avg time: 1.856 ms]
16:26:58: | GPU download and conversion - [3.96%] [avg time: 0.115 ms] [children: 3.62%] [unaccounted: 0.345%]
16:26:58: | | flush - [3.27%] [avg time: 0.095 ms]
16:26:58: | | CopyResource - [0.276%] [avg time: 0.008 ms]
16:26:58: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.0689%] [avg time: 0.002 ms]
16:26:58: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.484 ms] [children: 99%] [unaccounted: 1.03%]
16:26:58: | Convert444toNV12 - [99%] [avg time: 0.479 ms]
16:26:58: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 1.098 ms]
16:26:58: ==============================================================
16:26:58: 
16:26:58: 
16:26:58: Profiler CPU results:
16:26:58: 
16:26:58: ==============================================================
16:26:58: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 1.114 ms, total 93.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
16:26:58: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 1.114 ms, total 93.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
16:26:58: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
16:26:58: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
16:26:58: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
16:26:58: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
16:26:58: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.624 ms, total 93.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
16:26:58: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.624 ms, total 93.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
16:26:58: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 1.475 ms, total 109.2 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
16:26:58: ==============================================================
16:26:58: 
16:26:58: =====Stream End: 2013-10-30, 16:26:58=================================================
16:27:56: =====Stream Start: 2013-10-30, 16:27:56===============================================
16:27:56:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
16:27:56:   Base resolution: 1600x900
16:27:56:   Output resolution: 1280x720
16:27:56: ------------------------------------------
16:27:57: Loading up D3D10 on AMD Radeon HD 6900M Series...
16:27:57: ------------------------------------------
16:27:57: Audio Format: 44100hz
16:27:57: Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{2e52009d-491b-48d6-86b8-6bb67f44ee53}
16:27:57: ------------------------------------------
16:27:57: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (2- Logitech G930 Headset)
16:27:57: Using 7.1 surround speaker setup
16:27:57: ------------------------------------------
16:27:57: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (2- Logitech G930 Headset)
16:27:57: ------------------------------------------
16:27:57: Audio Encoding: MP3
16:27:57:     bitrate: 128
16:27:57: Using text output
16:27:57: Using graphics capture
16:27:57: Scene buffering time set to 400
16:27:57: ------------------------------------------
16:27:57: Video Encoding: x264
16:27:57:     fps: 28
16:27:57:     width: 1280, height: 720
16:27:57:     preset: veryfast
16:27:57:     profile: high
16:27:57:     keyint: 56
16:27:57:     CBR: yes
16:27:57:     CFR: yes
16:27:57:     max bitrate: 1550
16:27:57:     buffer size: 1550
16:27:57: ------------------------------------------
16:27:57: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (2- Logitech G930 Headset)' is 1536000, samples per sec is 48000
16:27:57: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Microphone (2- Logitech G930 Headset)' is 64000, samples per sec is 16000
16:27:57: SharedTexCapture hooked
16:27:58: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
16:27:58:   Server selection: rtmp://live-ord.justin.tv/app
16:27:58:   Interface: Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20) (ethernet, 100 mbps)
16:27:59: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-ord.justin.tv/app in 255 ms.
16:28:00: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
16:28:00: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
16:28:01: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 131072 (buffer: 0 / 214016)
16:28:04: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 262144 (buffer: 0 / 214016)
16:29:12: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 524288 (buffer: 0 / 214016)
16:30:48: Total frames encoded: 4794, total frames duplicated: 5 (0.10%)
16:30:48: Total frames rendered: 4795, number of late frames: 1 (0.02%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
16:30:48: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
16:30:49: Average send payload: 6371 bytes, average send interval: 30 ms
16:30:49: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
16:30:49: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
16:30:49: Number of bytes sent: 35317161
16:30:49: 
16:30:49: Profiler time results:
16:30:49: 
16:30:49: ==============================================================
16:30:49: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 1.467 ms] [children: 27.9%] [unaccounted: 72.1%]
16:30:49: | scene->Preprocess - [1.36%] [avg time: 0.02 ms]
16:30:49: | GPU download and conversion - [26.5%] [avg time: 0.389 ms] [children: 25.4%] [unaccounted: 1.09%]
16:30:49: | | flush - [23.9%] [avg time: 0.351 ms]
16:30:49: | | CopyResource - [1.3%] [avg time: 0.019 ms]
16:30:49: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.204%] [avg time: 0.003 ms]
16:30:49: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.581 ms] [children: 99.1%] [unaccounted: 0.861%]
16:30:49: | Convert444toNV12 - [99.1%] [avg time: 0.576 ms]
16:30:49: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 1.237 ms]
16:30:49: ==============================================================
16:30:49: 
16:30:49: 
16:30:49: Profiler CPU results:
16:30:49: 
16:30:49: ==============================================================
16:30:49: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.162 ms, total 780.005 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
16:30:49: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0.016 ms, total 78 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
16:30:49: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.055 ms, total 265.201 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
16:30:49: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.032 ms, total 156 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
16:30:49: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0.009 ms, total 46.801 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
16:30:49: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0.003 ms, total 15.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
16:30:49: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.419 ms, total 4009.23 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
16:30:49: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.412 ms, total 3946.83 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
16:30:49: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.645 ms, total 3088.82 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
16:30:49: ==============================================================
16:30:49: 
16:30:49: =====Stream End: 2013-10-30, 16:30:49=================================================


Last game capture log:
2013-10-30, 16:26:54: we're booting up: 
16:26:54: D3D9 Present
16:26:55: DXGI Present
16:26:55: (half life scientist) everything..  seems to be in order
16:26:55: DXGI: Found D3D 11
16:26:55: setting up d3d11 data
16:26:55: ---------------------- Cleared D3D11 Capture ----------------------
16:26:55: found dxgi format (dx11) of: 28, size: {1600, 900}, multisampled: false
16:26:55: DoD3D11Hook: success
16:26:55: successfully capturing d3d11 frames via GPU
16:26:58: stop requested, terminating d3d11 capture
16:26:58: ---------------------- Cleared D3D11 Capture ----------------------
16:27:57: DoD3D11Hook: success
16:27:57: successfully capturing d3d11 frames via GPU
16:30:48: stop requested, terminating d3d11 capture
16:30:48: ---------------------- Cleared D3D11 Capture ----------------------

 

[Krazy]

Pretty simple, your chosen bitrate isn't enough for your selected resolution/FPS settings, especially for a game like WoW where the entire scene is in motion on a regular basis. You'll need to either up the bitrate or downscale more. I'd downscale another step and set the FPS to a more standard 30fps.

 

[TakeTheBone]

Oh okay thanks! So how high bitrate is recommended for streaming WoW in 720p?

 

[Krazy]

You'll probably want 2000 bitrate at the very minimum for 720p30fps. I recommend about 2500 if you can manage it.

 

[TakeTheBone]

So would you recommend still trying to stream WoW even though it wouldn't be in 720p? Or would you say just stick with the League of Legends that looks fine?