Streaming Pixelation and Artifacts during mmo rpg gameplay.
Hey fellas. I have been dealing with quality issues during streaming only when playing open world mmo rpgs. More specifically, when I am moving or rotating, there is increased amount of artifacts. Something which I am not facing in FPS or TPS games. Is there some type of special settings in OBS to alleviate that issue? Thanks.
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Can you post screenshots of the settings you're using in OBS
And an OBS log would be helpful too
You're scaling your resolution to 936p - don't do that. Either keep it at 1080p or scale it down to 720p
Don't bother with weird resolutions like 960p, 936p, or 900p
You're also streaming at 120fps which will work on twitch through the "source" quality setting on the player, but 8mbps will not be enough even for 720p120 to look good
Problem is at 60fps the stream is lagging
or frame dropping
I am not sure how that works but it does for me
At 60 fps it seems like I am streaming at 25 or something
Do you have a log where you streamed at 60 fps and this issue happened
sadly no
want me to replicate a quick one?
guarantee the issue will be there
If not a stream then a recording with the same settings would work
ok
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1080p right?
not 936
https://obsproject.com/logs/LBx6Ou9SxHThOghG
Is the recording stuttery?
Yeap
Like you can see it
it's not 60 frames
Well visually
Are you able to upload and share it
Yes it might take a bit.
Working on it now
Also another note. When at 60fps, the whole stream is lagging in general.
And the PC as well.
When at 120fps, not however.
Looks fine to me
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Still looks like the same relative smoothness
Sure you just aren't used to "more than 60fps"?
Well
Maybe it is the game perhaps. Let me try CoD really quick.
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I can do a 120fps real quick
to see what I mean
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Need the log from the 60fps session
Well the last one was 120fps
So I am not sure if I can recover it
Sec
https://obsproject.com/logs/hTFgHGO4ozEpJ1wg
there
Previous, got it.
That log was A)at 120 B)had no stream in it
And your capture card is pulling in at 144hz
Your whole chain seems 
Alright, what shall I fix?
Cap game at 120, change capture card to 120hz/fps. Test stream at 60fps
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Caping games at 120 is causing problems sadly 😦
At 240hz or 144hz I feel considerable difference
However I will give it a try
And let you know
I'm assuming this is a 2PC setup since you have a Live Gamer 4K
Are you using display cloning or passthrough with the capture card?
Projection
CoD HATES A LOT, passthrough
When I pick the capture card as main monitor yeah, the stutter is real in game
So now in order to function I gotta 240hz and project
So you have OBS open on a different monitor on the gaming PC, you're capturing the game there, then you're capturing the OBS projection through the capture card so it gets to your 2nd PC
Indeed.
So the things you should be doing is setting the OBS instance on the gaming PC to capture 60fps and do the same on the stream PC, and disable the OBS preview on the gaming PC
That's really the best you can do with this setup.
Yeah I have disabled the preview already
Shall the capture card send 144hz or 60?
60
Alright I will set it up and let you know. Thanks a lot.
https://obsproject.com/logs/NiBeBgVPgTs8Jbwd
At a quick glance the system is being overloaded, probably the CPU, as there's an entry for the audio buffer lagging behind
Also you're using OBS 30 RC1 which isn't exactly meant for production use, it's still basically a beta. You may want to consider going back to OBS 29
On a different note, you seam to have some StreamFX filters in use but don't have StreamFX installed - it's best to remove any filters and such that you're not using / no longer work
Some other small stuff
- For streaming you'll want to disable
lookahead
- I'm not seeing any render or encoder lag but you'll still want to consider dropping to the p6 preset and using multipass quarter res
- Change the encoder profile from main to highYou need to stop a stream before getting the log because the stats for render and encoding lag don't get added until the output has stopped
Also, you have a bunch of media sources. Some are set to shut down/close when not in use, but there are a bunch that aren't set to that
Alright guys, I'll follow those instructions and let you know back soon.
Thank you.
https://obsproject.com/logs/wjlhNfPbQT2QHfWD