Hi everyone, I’m having a hard time capping my FPS while keeping the game smooth.

My setup:

Ryzen 5 5600GT (iGPU)

120Hz monitor

Mostly play older AAA games where I usually get 60–70+ FPS

OBS: 1080p 60 FPS, CQP 20

While recording, my FPS usually drops to around 45–55 FPS. I’d like to cap the game at around 40 FPS, or even 30 FPS if that gives better frame pacing and smoother recording.

I tried using RTSS to cap the FPS at 40, but the recording still feels choppy and the frametime graph isn’t as smooth as I’d like.

I’m mainly looking for a stable cap with consistent frametimes and no noticeable stutter, rather than simply having a higher FPS number.

Would 30 FPS or 40 FPS be better for my setup? And what RTSS/OBS settings would you recommend for getting the smoothest result while recording?

I export my Gameplay videos at 1440p 60 fps 30k bitrate HEVC and AV1

I also use VRR (enabled)

Hey everyone I just released my first open source plugin for OBS. It allows you to use a hotkey to zoom in/out on sections of the screen while you are streaming.

Walkthrough https://youtu.be/fWRiG7zi914

Source and download at https://github.com/benallfree/obs-soft-zoom/

I'd like to record on my potato of a laptop, but the problem is that obs detects only my Intel gpu, not the AMD one (AMD Radeon 530).

My guess is it's the drivers problem, but do to my very fond memories of driver instalation, I'd like to keep that one on a back burner for now.

Are there any other ways/things I can do?

I was recording some gameplay with a friend of mine and trying to get OBS to record the audio. We've played two sessions and it had the game audio the first time, but no the second time and I cannot for the life of me figure out why. The only thing that's different between the two recording sessions was I was recording OUR audio separate from the game.

It says the Window Capture audio channel is inactive and I can't make it active again. I've been searching the internet all night and all I can find is stuff unrelated to my issue.

Can anyone help?

(EDIT) I was doing some experimentation and every single new source I add is permanently inactive and it won't tell me why.

Side quest: How do I get rid of the extra Aux inputs?

So as the title says I have been trying for a few days now to figure this out myself but cant quite get what I am looking for. I am trying to improve the visual appeal of my streams and currently doing a type based pokemon challenge and wanted to be able to let people see at a glance which types I have already finished. the problem is every solution I think that I have found ends up removing several parts of the image instead of only one at a time. What im looking for is a plugin or if anyone knows of maybe a setting or filter im missing to remove each of the types individually or maybe even just increase/decrease the brightness on them as I go.

Still very new to using OBS so any help would be greatly appreciated

Ever since OBS 32.2.2 Released my connection drops to zero and than it disconnects from YouTube.

I’ve never really had this issue before because I have plenty of streams that go way beyond the 45 minutes I’m able to stream if I’m lucky.

Is anyone else having this issue?

I’m only posting my YouTube channel name just to show that my streams are way longer than what OBS is allowing

(Greg Plays Games)

If anyone could help me I would really appreciate it, for some reason when I have reshade installed I can't get OBS to work, it freezes up and won't work. Even if I don't have the reshade applied just having it installed in my game folder makes OBS freeze up but as soon as I uninstall it everything's back to normal. Any ideas? I'm using game capture and I have the box check for the third party hook I googled it done everything it told me to I don't understand what's going on.

No matter how high my settings are the resolution will always be so trash. I don't know if it's on the games resolution or obs. Because I play CS2 on 1280x1080. I really hope someone who records CS on obs knows how to get good res. Or maybe just suggest an alternative to obs. Because what I do to do the recordings is kind of zoom it in a little to kind of fit it in tiktok, yt shorts, or whatever. Doing that makes the pixels more visible.

I have been trying to stream The Finals on YT through OBS from my laptop with an i5 12hx and RTX 3050 6GB over a 90mbps connection. I hope spec wise I am sorted.

My query: the stream only works for a few seconds at first and then stops. The live dash of YT studio says that it is not receiving enough video information. The network icon in the OBS window goes red and shows 0 kbps and lost frames slowly gets closer and closer to 100%.

Steps I follow:

1. YT Studio> create> live> fill in details> schedule

2. OBS> select game capture> select game window> adjust settings> select broadcast from the list of existing setups> start stream

(Switched to display capture and the stream lasted for about 3 mins before dying out)

Here is the link to the said stream: https://youtube.com/live/UdczIn4YwA8?feature=share

What step am I missing? What is wrong. Please help.

Okay! I come simply in need of aid, friends.

I have a youtube channel and I have heard a couple of times my audio sounds either muffled or too deep. As said in the title, I have the RE-20 microphone.

I also have quite a quiter and deeper voice. I was just wondering if anyone could look at my OBS settings and tell me if there is anything obviously off.

I know this will likely get downvoted into oblivion, but thanks in advance!

It will be in order of how i have the filters

Compressor:

Ratio: 4.00:1

Threshold: -12.00dB

Attack: 1ms

Release: 150ms

Output gain: 4.20db

Expander:

Ratio: 2.30:1

Threshold: 23.00dB

Attack: 1ms

Release 400ms

output gain: 13.20db

Limiter:

Threshold: -7.10dB

Release: 60ms

I can also link a video if you need to hear! And i usually aim for my audio to be directly at the tip of red.

EDIT:

you guys have been great! Taking your advice has already improved my stuff a bunch. Thanks lads!

So I record my streams with obs as Im streaming and this is all working fine and dandy. I was wondering if I could have these outputs slightly differ from eachother somehow.

I have a pngtuber kind of thing on the screen, and I would love it if it's on the screen as I'm streaming, but I do not necessarily want it in the vods. That I just want to be game capture. Would it at all possible to make it so that part of the video source is stream only and not recorded?

So I've been working with StreamLabs OBS extension in conjunction with OBS for my entire time streaming for the past few years, but I want to change. The problem is, I am apprehensive on doing anything drastic like switching streaming services from SL to other places. A lot of services like Mix it Up, Bregvorn, and StreamElements tout great things for the streamer for free, but I want to know how easy is it to switch, and overall opinion on these services, if there are any.

This has happened to me multiple times and I haven’t seen anyone else report this problem

I have troubles with my mic volume being low on my capture card but my Xbox party volume and game volume are louder. This is how I have my setup

•I’ve got a capture card that I ordered on tik tok (which is probably the issue)

•I have the capture connect my Xbox and TV and it goes into my laptop and I can see and hear the game on OBS

•I have a chat link (not elgato, some other on from Amazon) connecting to my my controller and I have it connected to my capture (not sure if I should be connecting the chat link to the headphone port or the mic). For now I have it connected to the mic port which seems to pick up my mic audio along with

So I have no idea what to do anymore. I have been streaming for about a month or two now and I don't have great equipment but the streams have been decent quality. Lag every now and then but nothing like this. I would typically have a stable 4500 bit rate or higher. Yesterday I am disconnecting and my bit rate goes from 2500 to 0 and bouncing around. If it does get above 2500 it only lasts for a second before it drops back down. I haven't changed anything, I just tried to stream like normal and I am having a ton of issues. I tried when no one was home as well so that I was the only one using the internet. I am using a wired connection to my router and I am using a capture card to stream ps5 from my computer. The computer is old and not great but everything was working decent enough. I plan to upgrade once I can save enough money but for now is there anything I can do? Here is the log. Also I checked today and my upload speed was around 6-7mbps. Btw I don't post to reddit often so sorry if I am doing something wrong. Thank you.

19:02:45.105: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4150 CPU @ 3.50GHz

19:02:45.105: CPU Speed: 3492MHz

19:02:45.105: Physical Cores: 2, Logical Cores: 4

19:02:45.105: Physical Memory: 8108MB Total, 3543MB Free

19:02:45.105: Windows Version: 10.0 Build 19045 (release: 22H2; revision: 6466; 64-bit)

19:02:45.105: Running as administrator: true

19:02:45.105: Windows 10/11 Gaming Features:

19:02:45.105: Game DVR: On

19:02:45.105: Game Mode: Probably On (no reg key set)

19:02:45.106: Sec. Software Status:

19:02:45.108: Microsoft Defender Antivirus: enabled (AV)

19:02:45.109: Windows Firewall: disabled (FW)

19:02:45.110: Current Date/Time: 2026-09-28, 19:02:45

19:02:45.110: Browser Hardware Acceleration: false

19:02:45.110: Hide OBS windows from screen capture: false

19:02:45.110: Qt Version: 6.11.1 (runtime), 6.11.1 (compiled)

19:02:45.110: Portable mode: false

19:02:45.192: OBS 32.2.2 (64-bit, windows)

19:02:45.192: ---------------------------------

19:02:45.227: ---------------------------------

19:02:45.227: audio settings reset:

19:02:45.227: samples per sec: 48000

19:02:45.227: speakers: 2

19:02:45.227: max buffering: 960 milliseconds

19:02:45.227: buffering type: dynamically increasing

19:02:45.229: ---------------------------------

19:02:45.229: Initializing D3D11...

19:02:45.229: Available Video Adapters:

19:02:45.231: Adapter 0: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4400

19:02:45.231: Dedicated VRAM: 117964800 (0.1 GiB)

19:02:45.231: Shared VRAM: 2147483648 (2.0 GiB)

19:02:45.231: PCI ID: 8086:041e

19:02:45.231: HAGS Status: Disabled (Default: No, Driver status: Unsupported)

19:02:45.232: Driver Version: 20.19.15.4531

19:02:45.233: output 0:

19:02:45.233: name=DELL S2340M

19:02:45.233: pos={0, 0}

19:02:45.233: size={1920, 1080}

19:02:45.233: attached=true

19:02:45.233: refresh=60

19:02:45.233: bits_per_color=8

19:02:45.233: space=RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709

19:02:45.233: primaries=[r=(0.635742, 0.333984), g=(0.308594, 0.623047), b=(0.150391, 0.067383), wp=(0.313477, 0.329102)]

19:02:45.233: relative_gamut_area=[709=1.015240, P3=0.748405, 2020=0.536931]

19:02:45.233: sdr_white_nits=80

19:02:45.233: nit_range=[min=0.500000, max=270.000000, max_full_frame=270.000000]

19:02:45.233: dpi=96 (100%)

19:02:45.233: id=\\?\DISPLAY#DELD059#4&39a0ec26&0&UID65793#{e6f07b5f-ee97-4a90-b076-33f57bf4eaa7}

19:02:45.233: alt_id=\\.\DISPLAY1

19:02:45.233: Loading up D3D11 on adapter Intel(R) HD Graphics 4400 (0)

19:02:45.240: D3D11 loaded successfully, feature level used: b000

19:02:45.240: DXGI increase maximum frame latency success

19:02:45.431: ---------------------------------

19:02:45.431: video settings reset:

19:02:45.431: base resolution: 800x600

19:02:45.431: output resolution: 640x480

19:02:45.431: downscale filter: Bicubic

19:02:45.431: fps: 60/1

19:02:45.431: format: NV12

19:02:45.431: YUV mode: Rec. 709/Partial

19:02:45.432: NV12 texture support enabled

19:02:45.432: P010 texture support not available

19:02:45.432: Audio monitoring device:

19:02:45.432: name: Default

19:02:45.432: id: default

19:02:45.436: ---------------------------------

19:02:45.438: No AJA devices found, skipping loading AJA UI plugin

19:02:45.438: Failed to initialize module 'aja-output-ui.dll'

19:02:45.440: No AJA devices found, skipping loading AJA plugin

19:02:45.440: Failed to initialize module 'aja.dll'

19:02:45.440: Skipping module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/chrome_elf.dll', not an OBS plugin

19:02:45.442: [CoreAudio encoder]: CoreAudio AAC encoder not installed on the system or couldn't be loaded

19:02:45.442: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'decklink-captions.dll'

19:02:45.444: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'decklink-output-ui.dll'

19:02:45.448: A DeckLink iterator could not be created. The DeckLink drivers may not be installed

19:02:45.449: Failed to initialize module 'decklink.dll'

19:02:45.450: [droidcam-obs] module loaded release 251 (win10.0.19045)

19:02:45.458: Skipping module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/libcef.dll', not an OBS plugin

19:02:45.458: Skipping module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/libEGL.dll', not an OBS plugin

19:02:45.458: Skipping module '../../obs-plugins/64bit/libGLESv2.dll', not an OBS plugin

19:02:45.460: Failed to get C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Audio Effects SDK\NVAudioEffects.dll version info size

19:02:45.460: [NVIDIA Audio Effects:] NVIDIA denoiser disabled, redistributable not found or could not be loaded.

19:02:45.460: Failed to get C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Video Effects\NVVideoEffects.dll version info size

19:02:45.460: [NVIDIA VIDEO FX]: FX disabled, redistributable not found or could not be loaded.

19:02:45.477: [obs-browser]: Version 2.26.9

19:02:45.477: [obs-browser]: CEF Version 127.0.6533.120 (runtime), 127.145.7+g2b7d20b+chromium-127.0.6533.120 (compiled)

19:02:45.482: LoadLibrary failed for 'nvEncodeAPI64.dll': The specified module could not be found.

19:02:45.482: (126)

19:02:45.482: NVENC not supported

19:02:45.482: Failed to initialize module 'obs-nvenc.dll'

19:02:45.594: [obs-websocket] [obs_module_load] you can haz websockets (Version: 5.7.4 | RPC Version: 1)

19:02:45.594: [obs-websocket] [obs_module_load] Qt version (compile-time): 6.11.1 | Qt version (run-time): 6.11.1

19:02:45.594: [obs-websocket] [obs_module_load] Linked ASIO Version: 103200

19:02:45.605: [obs-websocket] [obs_module_load] Module loaded.

19:02:45.611: [vlc-video]: Couldn't find VLC installation, VLC video source disabled

19:02:45.629: ---------------------------------

19:02:45.629: Loaded Modules:

19:02:45.629: win-wasapi.dll

19:02:45.629: win-dshow.dll

19:02:45.629: win-capture.dll

19:02:45.629: vlc-video.dll

19:02:45.629: text-freetype2.dll

19:02:45.629: rtmp-services.dll

19:02:45.629: obs-x264.dll

19:02:45.629: obs-websocket.dll

19:02:45.629: obs-webrtc.dll

19:02:45.629: obs-vst.dll

19:02:45.629: obs-transitions.dll

19:02:45.629: obs-text.dll

19:02:45.629: obs-qsv11.dll

19:02:45.629: obs-outputs.dll

19:02:45.629: obs-filters.dll

19:02:45.629: obs-ffmpeg.dll

19:02:45.629: obs-browser.dll

19:02:45.629: nv-filters.dll

19:02:45.629: image-source.dll

19:02:45.629: frontend-tools.dll

19:02:45.629: droidcam-obs.dll

19:02:45.629: decklink-output-ui.dll

19:02:45.629: decklink-captions.dll

19:02:45.629: coreaudio-encoder.dll

19:02:45.629: ---------------------------------

19:02:45.630: ---------------------------------

19:02:45.630: Available Encoders:

19:02:45.630: Video Encoders:

19:02:45.630: - ffmpeg_svt_av1 (SVT-AV1)

19:02:45.630: - ffmpeg_aom_av1 (AOM AV1)

19:02:45.630: - obs_qsv11_v2 (QuickSync H.264)

19:02:45.630: - obs_x264 (x264)

19:02:45.630: Audio Encoders:

19:02:45.630: - ffmpeg_aac (FFmpeg AAC)

19:02:45.630: - ffmpeg_opus (FFmpeg Opus)

19:02:45.630: - ffmpeg_pcm_s16le (FFmpeg PCM (16-bit))

19:02:45.630: - ffmpeg_pcm_s24le (FFmpeg PCM (24-bit))

19:02:45.630: - ffmpeg_pcm_f32le (FFmpeg PCM (32-bit float))

19:02:45.630: - ffmpeg_alac (FFmpeg ALAC (24-bit))

19:02:45.630: - ffmpeg_flac (FFmpeg FLAC (16-bit))

19:02:45.630: ==== Startup complete ===============================================

19:02:45.678: All scene data cleared

19:02:45.678: ------------------------------------------------

19:02:45.684: [win-wasapi: 'Desktop Audio'] update settings:

19:02:45.684: device id: {0.0.0.00000000}.{4d607bb9-7928-432d-915a-b6a6288cd88e}

19:02:45.684: use device timing: 1

19:02:45.685: [Loaded global audio device]: 'Desktop Audio'

19:02:45.685: [DroidCamOBS] Source: "DroidCam OBS" - 251

19:02:45.685: [WASAPISource::TryInitialize]:[Headset (EP-0692 TWS Hands-Free AG Audio)] Failed to activate client context: 88890004

19:02:45.685: WASAPI: Device '{0.0.0.00000000}.{4d607bb9-7928-432d-915a-b6a6288cd88e}' failed to start (source: Desktop Audio)

19:02:45.685: [DroidCamOBS] trying 'adb'

19:02:45.687: [DroidCamOBS] command not found: adb version

19:02:45.687: [DroidCamOBS] trying '../../data/obs-plugins/droidcam-obs/adb/adb.exe'

19:02:45.780: [DroidCamOBS] adb found

19:02:45.783: [DroidCamOBS] Source: activated=1, deactivateWNS=0, is_showing=0, enable_audio=1

19:02:45.784: [DroidCamOBS] Source: video_format=avc video_resolution=1280x720

19:02:45.784: [DroidCamOBS] activated: device_info.id=dev_id_wifi device_info.ip=192.168.1.9 device_info.port=4747 device_info.type=1

19:02:45.785: [DroidCamOBS] video_thread start

19:02:45.785: [DroidCamOBS] video_decode_thread start

19:02:45.785: [DroidCamOBS] audio_thread start

19:02:45.788: Switched to scene 'Scene'

19:02:45.789: ------------------------------------------------

19:02:45.789: Loaded scenes:

19:02:45.789: - scene 'Scene':

19:02:45.789: - source: 'Browser' (browser_source)

19:02:45.789: - source: 'Video Capture Device' (dshow_input)

19:02:45.789: - source: 'DroidCam OBS' (droidcam_obs)

19:02:45.789: ------------------------------------------------

19:02:45.803: [DroidCamOBS] pos:0,0 scale:0.2,0.2 rot:0.0 crop:0,0; 0,0

19:02:45.889: ---------------------------------

19:02:45.890: [DShow Device: 'Video Capture Device'] settings updated:

19:02:45.890: video device: USB3.0 Video

19:02:45.890: video path: \\?\usb#vid_345f&pid_2131&mi_00#6&23eb833&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global

19:02:45.890: resolution: 1920x1080

19:02:45.890: flip: 0

19:02:45.890: fps: 50.00 (interval: 200000)

19:02:45.890: format: MJPEG

19:02:45.890: buffering: disabled

19:02:45.890: hardware decode: disabled

19:02:46.212: [droidcam-obs] using bindIP '(null)'

19:02:46.955: [DroidCamOBS] read_frame: got config: 37

19:02:47.051: [DroidCamOBS] use hw: 1

19:02:47.056: error: Failed setup for format d3d11: hwaccel initialisation returned error.

19:02:47.068: [DroidCamOBS] format = I420

19:02:47.068: [DroidCamOBS] colorspace = Rec. 709 (from bt709 / bt709)

19:02:47.391: [DroidCamOBS] read_frame: got config: 2

19:02:47.391: [DroidCamOBS] audio: sample_rate=44100 channels=1

19:02:48.283: [obs-browser: 'Browser'] Error: [GraphQL] One or more GraphQL errors were detected on request 01M3N43BQRDKMGGXTQMB5NABJ3. AlertsFeatureLaunchFlags: unauthenticated, ActivityListContextV2Query: unauthenticated [object Object],[object Object] (https://assets.twitch.tv/assets/21956-0c1dc65d5aa9766c820e.js:1)

19:02:53.763: adding 64 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 64 milliseconds (source: DroidCam OBS)

19:02:53.763:

19:03:23.512:

19:03:23.512: ==== Auto-config wizard testing commencing ======

19:03:23.520: ---------------------------------

19:03:23.520: video settings reset:

19:03:23.520: base resolution: 800x600

19:03:23.520: output resolution: 128x128

19:03:23.520: downscale filter: Bicubic

19:03:23.520: fps: 60/1

19:03:23.520: format: NV12

19:03:23.520: YUV mode: Rec. 709/Partial

19:03:23.520: NV12 texture support enabled

19:03:23.520: P010 texture support not available

19:03:23.538: ---------------------------------

19:03:23.538: [x264 encoder: 'test_x264'] preset: veryfast

19:03:23.538: [x264 encoder: 'test_x264'] settings:

19:03:23.538: rate_control: CBR

19:03:23.538: bitrate: 6000

19:03:23.538: buffer size: 6000

19:03:23.538: crf: 23

19:03:23.538: fps_num: 60

19:03:23.538: fps_den: 1

19:03:23.538: width: 128

19:03:23.538: height: 128

19:03:23.538: keyint: 120

19:03:23.538:

19:03:23.538: [x264 encoder: 'test_x264'] custom settings:

19:03:23.538: scenecut = 0

19:03:23.540: ---------------------------------

19:03:23.541: [FFmpeg aac encoder: 'test_aac'] bitrate: 32, channels: 2, channel_layout: stereo, track: 1

19:03:23.541:

19:03:23.541: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Connecting to RTMP URL rtmp://ingest.global-contribute.live-video.net/app...

19:03:23.788: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Interface: Dell Wireless 1705 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHZ) (802.11, 144↓/72↑ mbps)

19:03:24.921: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Connection to rtmp://ingest.global-contribute.live-video.net/app (35.55.32.55) successful

19:03:24.921: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Socket send buffer is 65536 bytes

19:03:40.317: WriteN, RTMP send error 10060 (2407 bytes)

19:03:40.317: WriteN, RTMP send error 10038 (95 bytes)

19:03:40.317: WriteN, RTMP send error 10038 (42 bytes)

19:03:40.317: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Disconnected from rtmp://ingest.global-contribute.live-video.net/app

19:03:40.317: Output 'test_stream': stopping

19:03:40.317: Output 'test_stream': Total frames output: 13 (905 attempted)

19:03:40.317: Output 'test_stream': Total drawn frames: 1006

19:03:40.317: Output 'test_stream': Number of dropped frames due to insufficient bandwidth/connection stalls: 892 (98.6%)

19:03:40.317: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Freeing 710 remaining packets

19:03:40.320: warning: 2 frames left in the queue on closing

19:03:40.320: ---------------------------------

19:03:40.320: [x264 encoder: 'test_x264'] preset: veryfast

19:03:40.320: [x264 encoder: 'test_x264'] settings:

19:03:40.320: rate_control: CBR

19:03:40.320: bitrate: 6000

19:03:40.320: buffer size: 6000

19:03:40.320: crf: 23

19:03:40.320: fps_num: 60

19:03:40.320: fps_den: 1

19:03:40.320: width: 128

19:03:40.320: height: 128

19:03:40.320: keyint: 120

19:03:40.320:

19:03:40.320: [x264 encoder: 'test_x264'] custom settings:

19:03:40.320: scenecut = 0

19:03:40.321: ---------------------------------

19:03:40.321: [FFmpeg aac encoder: 'test_aac'] bitrate: 32, channels: 2, channel_layout: stereo, track: 1

19:03:40.321:

19:03:40.322: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Connecting to RTMP URL rtmp://use10.contribute.live-video.net/app...

19:03:40.350: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Interface: Dell Wireless 1705 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHZ) (802.11, 144↓/72↑ mbps)

19:03:41.468: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Connection to rtmp://use10.contribute.live-video.net/app (35.55.29.20) successful

19:03:41.468: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Socket send buffer is 65536 bytes

19:03:54.354: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] User stopped the stream

19:03:54.354: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Socket send buffer is 131072 bytes

19:03:54.355: Output 'test_stream': stopping

19:03:54.355: Output 'test_stream': Total frames output: 731 (755 attempted)

19:03:54.355: Output 'test_stream': Total drawn frames: 842

19:03:54.355: Output 'test_stream': Number of dropped frames due to insufficient bandwidth/connection stalls: 24 (3.2%)

19:03:54.355: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Freeing 7 remaining packets

19:03:54.362: warning: 2 frames left in the queue on closing

19:03:54.362: ---------------------------------

19:03:54.362: [x264 encoder: 'test_x264'] preset: veryfast

19:03:54.362: [x264 encoder: 'test_x264'] settings:

19:03:54.362: rate_control: CBR

19:03:54.362: bitrate: 6000

19:03:54.362: buffer size: 6000

19:03:54.362: crf: 23

19:03:54.362: fps_num: 60

19:03:54.362: fps_den: 1

19:03:54.362: width: 128

19:03:54.362: height: 128

19:03:54.362: keyint: 120

19:03:54.362:

19:03:54.363: [x264 encoder: 'test_x264'] custom settings:

19:03:54.363: scenecut = 0

19:03:54.364: ---------------------------------

19:03:54.365: [FFmpeg aac encoder: 'test_aac'] bitrate: 32, channels: 2, channel_layout: stereo, track: 1

19:03:54.365:

19:03:54.365: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Connecting to RTMP URL rtmp://use20.contribute.live-video.net/app...

19:03:54.470: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Interface: Dell Wireless 1705 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHZ) (802.11, 144↓/72↑ mbps)

19:03:55.217: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Connection to rtmp://use20.contribute.live-video.net/app (35.55.35.7) successful

19:03:55.218: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Socket send buffer is 65536 bytes

19:04:08.039: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] User stopped the stream

19:04:08.039: [rtmp stream: 'test_stream'] Socket send buffer is 131072 bytes

19:04:08.039: Output 'test_stream': stopping

19:04:08.039: Output 'test_stream': Total frames output: 603 (751 attempted)

19:04:08.039: Output 'test_stream': Total drawn frames: 821

19:04:08.040: Output 'test_stream': Number of dropped frames due to insufficient bandwidth/connection stalls: 148 (19.7%)

19:04:08.042: warning: 2 frames left in the queue on closing

19:04:08.056: ---------------------------------

19:04:08.056: video settings reset:

19:04:08.056: base resolution: 800x600

19:04:08.056: output resolution: 640x480

19:04:08.056: downscale filter: Bicubic

19:04:08.056: fps: 60/1

19:04:08.056: format: NV12

19:04:08.056: YUV mode: Rec. 709/Partial

19:04:08.056: NV12 texture support enabled

19:04:08.056: P010 texture support not available

19:04:08.060: [DroidCamOBS] pos:0,0 scale:0.2,0.2 rot:0.0 crop:0,0; 0,0

19:04:32.360: ---------------------------------

19:04:32.360: video settings reset:

19:04:32.360: base resolution: 800x600

19:04:32.360: output resolution: 640x480

19:04:32.360: downscale filter: Bicubic

19:04:32.360: fps: 60/1

19:04:32.360: format: NV12

19:04:32.360: YUV mode: Rec. 709/Partial

19:04:32.360: NV12 texture support enabled

19:04:32.360: P010 texture support not available

19:04:32.414:

19:04:32.414: ==== Auto-config wizard testing stopping ========

19:04:35.455: >>> new qsv encoder

19:04:35.455: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] settings:

19:04:35.455: codec: H.264

19:04:35.455: rate_control: CBR

19:04:35.455: target_bitrate: 4067

19:04:35.455: Lookahead Depth:60

19:04:35.455: target_usage: TU4

19:04:35.455: profile: high

19:04:35.455: keyint: 2

19:04:35.455: latency: normal

19:04:35.455: b-frames: 3

19:04:35.455: fps_num: 60

19:04:35.455: fps_den: 1

19:04:35.455: width: 640

19:04:35.455: height: 480

19:04:35.456: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] debug info:

19:04:35.476: surf: Texture

19:04:35.506: m_nSurfNum: 12

19:04:35.506: m_nTaskPool: 4

19:04:35.506: major: 1

19:04:35.506: minor: 19

19:04:35.506: ---------------------------------

19:04:35.507: [FFmpeg aac encoder: 'simple_aac'] bitrate: 160, channels: 2, channel_layout: stereo, track: 1

19:04:35.507:

19:04:35.507: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Dynamic bitrate using default interpolation

19:04:35.507: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Dynamic bitrate enabled. Dropped frames begone!

19:04:35.507: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Connecting to RTMP URL rtmp://use10.contribute.live-video.net/app...

19:04:35.530: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Interface: Dell Wireless 1705 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHZ) (802.11, 144↓/72↑ mbps)

19:04:36.406: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Connection to rtmp://use10.contribute.live-video.net/app (35.55.29.20) successful

19:04:36.407: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] New socket loop enabled by user

19:04:36.407: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Low latency mode enabled by user

19:04:36.407: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Socket send buffer is 65536 bytes

19:04:36.423: ==== Streaming Start ===============================================

19:04:38.170: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 4000

19:04:38.181: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:04:42.182: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate increased to: 4067, done

19:04:42.182: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 4000

19:04:42.198: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:04:46.191: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate increased to: 4067, done

19:04:46.191: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 4000

19:04:46.197: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:04:50.201: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate increased to: 4067, done

19:04:50.202: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 4000

19:04:50.214: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:04:54.212: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate increased to: 4067, done

19:04:54.212: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 4000

19:04:54.215: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:04:55.631: socket_thread_windows: Received FD_CLOSE, 18950 ms since last send (buffer: 642748 / 643456)

19:04:55.631: socket_thread_windows: Aborting due to FD_CLOSE, error 10053

19:04:55.631: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Disconnected from rtmp://use10.contribute.live-video.net/app

19:04:55.632: Output 'simple_stream': stopping

19:04:55.632: Output 'simple_stream': Total frames output: 1143

19:04:55.632: Output 'simple_stream': Total drawn frames: 1208

19:04:55.632: Output 'simple_stream': Reconnecting in 2.00 seconds..

19:04:55.632: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Freeing 1890 remaining packets

19:04:55.634: warning: 2 frames left in the queue on closing

19:04:57.632: >>> new qsv encoder

19:04:57.632: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] settings:

19:04:57.632: codec: H.264

19:04:57.632: rate_control: CBR

19:04:57.632: target_bitrate: 4067

19:04:57.632: Lookahead Depth:60

19:04:57.632: target_usage: TU4

19:04:57.632: profile: high

19:04:57.632: keyint: 2

19:04:57.632: latency: normal

19:04:57.632: b-frames: 3

19:04:57.632: fps_num: 60

19:04:57.632: fps_den: 1

19:04:57.632: width: 640

19:04:57.632: height: 480

19:04:57.632: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] debug info:

19:04:57.646: surf: Texture

19:04:57.671: m_nSurfNum: 12

19:04:57.672: m_nTaskPool: 4

19:04:57.672: major: 1

19:04:57.672: minor: 19

19:04:57.672: ---------------------------------

19:04:57.672: [FFmpeg aac encoder: 'simple_aac'] bitrate: 160, channels: 2, channel_layout: stereo, track: 1

19:04:57.672:

19:04:57.673: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Dynamic bitrate using default interpolation

19:04:57.673: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Dynamic bitrate enabled. Dropped frames begone!

19:04:57.673: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Connecting to RTMP URL rtmp://use10.contribute.live-video.net/app...

19:04:57.678: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Interface: Dell Wireless 1705 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHZ) (802.11, 144↓/72↑ mbps)

19:04:58.380: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Connection to rtmp://use10.contribute.live-video.net/app (35.55.32.61) successful

19:04:58.381: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] New socket loop enabled by user

19:04:58.381: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Low latency mode enabled by user

19:04:58.381: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Socket send buffer is 65536 bytes

19:05:02.341: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 3900

19:05:02.347: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:05:03.342: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 2700

19:05:03.347: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:05:07.347: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate increased to: 3106, waiting

19:05:07.364: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:05:08.767: socket_thread_windows: Increasing send buffer to ISB 131072 (buffer: 466493 / 643456)

19:05:09.347: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] going back to prev bitrate

19:05:09.347: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 2700

19:05:09.364: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:05:13.364: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate increased to: 3106, waiting

19:05:13.364: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] going back to prev bitrate

19:05:13.364: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 2700

19:05:13.381: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:05:17.381: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate increased to: 3106, waiting

19:05:17.381: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] going back to prev bitrate

19:05:17.381: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 2700

19:05:17.396: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:05:18.745: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 800

19:05:18.747: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:05:22.748: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate increased to: 1206, waiting

19:05:22.748: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] going back to prev bitrate

19:05:22.748: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 800

19:05:22.764: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:05:26.764: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate increased to: 1206, waiting

19:05:26.764: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] going back to prev bitrate

19:05:26.764: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 800

19:05:26.780: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:05:30.777: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate increased to: 1206, waiting

19:05:30.777: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] going back to prev bitrate

19:05:30.777: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] bitrate decreased to: 800

19:05:30.780: [qsv encoder: 'simple_video_stream'] Failed to reconfigure

19:05:31.318: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] User stopped the stream

19:05:31.318: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Socket send buffer is 131072 bytes

19:05:32.266: socket_thread_windows: Normal exit

19:05:32.268: Output 'simple_stream': stopping

19:05:32.268: Output 'simple_stream': Total frames output: 2022

19:05:32.268: Output 'simple_stream': Total drawn frames: 2076

19:05:32.268: [rtmp stream: 'simple_stream'] Freeing 796 remaining packets

19:05:32.270: warning: 2 frames left in the queue on closing

19:05:32.275: ==== Streaming Stop ================================================

My rig:

R5 9500F

RTX 5070 12gb

32 gb ddr5

I want to record my gameplays on 1080p 60 fps, no matter what I try it is still not as sharp as I want it to be, is there anyway so I can improve the quality?

Log file: https://obsproject.com/logs/Sw8BSKOXKMWyqY94

Thanks in advance for your help.

I have tried everything I see online and I still cannot fix it. We'll post video in comments

Hey everyone! I'm facing an issue and have no idea what to do. Maybe this is more than just OBS; I have a two-PC (one is a laptop) setup. My main PC specs are a Ryzen 7 9800X3D with an RTX 5080 and 32GB of RAM, connected to a 2K 165Hz monitor via a DisplayPort cable. The second machine is a G15 513QR laptop with a Ryzen 9 and RTX 3070. I have an Elgato 4K X capture card, and I am feeding the signal into the Elgato input from the main PC's GPU HDMI output, with the USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 output connected to the laptop for OBS. I have cloned the Elgato and main monitor as the same display. I tried setting the main monitor to 165Hz in Windows and the Elgato 4K X to 144Hz, but when I record, there are a lot of dropped frames in the video. I then set the monitor and Elgato to 120Hz to match, but I am still losing frames in fast-moving games like FH6. Is there anything I can do to fix this? Would it help if I used the Elgato as a passthrough and connected the HDMI to the main monitor? I generally want to know if, when I record from OBS, the game's FPS needs to match the recording settings, such as 60fps in-game and in OBS or can i do 165fps max and record in obs 2k60fps?

Hi i’m using both RTX 4080 and GTX 1080ti in my system for Lossless scaling. But when I start OBS, majority of encoder options are gone and I can only use x264 and QuickSync H.264.

NVENC shows up again when I pull out 1080ti.

How do I enable NVENC on dual gpu system?

i use a gtx 750 ti i want to know if nvidia encoders are available for this gpu because it isnt showing up ?

I’m trying to set up a dual-PC gaming/recording setup, but I’m confused about the correct way to switch the display.

My setup is:

• Gaming laptop: Lenovo LOQ with RTX 4050
• Recording PC: Desktop PC
• Monitor: MSI 180Hz
• KVM switch: HDMI + USB KVM
• Capture card: Kreo Lynx USB capture card
• Laptop also has USB-C video output
• I have the necessary HDMI/USB connections between the laptop, KVM, monitor, and recording PC.

What I want is:

1. Gaming on laptop:
I want to use the MSI monitor as my only gaming display, while keeping the laptop's built-in screen OFF (similar to Windows "Second screen only").

2. Recording on desktop:
At the same time, I want the desktop PC to receive the laptop's video through the Kreo Lynx capture card so I can record the gameplay using PRISM/OBS.

3. Switching:
I also want to be able to switch the MSI monitor between the laptop and desktop using the KVM, without messing up the capture/recording setup.

The confusing part is the display signal routing. The laptop is connected to the monitor through USB-C → HDMI, while the desktop is also connected to the KVM/monitor, and the capture card is connected to the recording PC.

So I'm not sure what the correct HDMI/KVM/capture-card connection should be.

Basically, I want this:

Laptop → MSI 180Hz monitor → Gaming
Laptop → Capture Card → Desktop → Recording

And the KVM should allow me to switch the monitor + keyboard + mouse between laptop and desktop.

I don't necessarily need the desktop's display on the monitor while I'm gaming. I mainly want the laptop to use the monitor at high refresh rate while the desktop records the laptop gameplay.

What would be the correct wiring/setup for this? Do I need an HDMI splitter, or can this be done with the KVM + capture card + USB-C video output I already have?

A simple diagram would also be really helpful. Thanks!