OBS Settings

[Kraken_05]

I use replay buffer in obs to capture replays in Valorant. My cpu is an Intel i5 9600k and here are my obs recording setting:
Video

Base (Canvas Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Output (Scaled) Resolution: 1280 x 720
Downscale Filter: Bicubic
FPS: 60 

 

Output > Recording
Encoder: x264
Recording Format: mkv
Rate Control: CBR
Bitrate: 2500 Kbps
CPU Usage Preset: very fast 
Profile: (None)
Tune: (None)

Output > Replay Buffer
Maximum Replay Time: 60 s

 

My gpu doesn't support nvenc. With the above settings I can record descent 720p replays in Valorant with minor hit to my in game fps. I was wondering if you can increase the resolution to 1080p. Also, the streaming settings are the same as the recording settings but the quality is very bad. Any changes that would help?

 

[wall03]

turn up the bitrate

[Moonzy]

6 minutes ago, Kraken_05 said:

I was wondering if you can increase the resolution to 1080p.

you can always try

 

6 minutes ago, Kraken_05 said:

Also, the streaming settings are the same as the recording settings but the quality is very bad. Any changes that would help?

the bitrate is awfully low, especially for local recording

turn local recording bitrate to 30,000kbps or even higher

 

and maybe cpu preset to fast? though the impact on your fps will be huge

[Kraken_05]

2 minutes ago, wall03 said:

turn up the bitrate

I tried 3000 kbps but the video is just awful

 

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

and maybe cpu preset to fast? though the impact on your fps will be huge

My fps went below 100 immediately

[wall03]

1 minute ago, Kraken_05 said:

I tried 3000 kbps but the video is just awful

then your hardware is the bottleneck

[Moonzy]

7 minutes ago, Kraken_05 said:

My fps went below 100 immediately

yea you dont have a very strong cpu to begin with

 

try turning up bitrate for now, try 30000 or 50000

[Moonzy]

15 minutes ago, Kraken_05 said:

Rate Control: CBR

oh and for local recording, i think VBR is the one to use

 

CBR is more for streaming

[Kraken_05]

18 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

oh and for local recording, i think VBR is the one to use

I'll try that and see if it helps. Thank you.

[LogicalDrm]

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For streaming 720p60 or 1080p30 you would need over 4500kbps bitrate. Your CPU can probably do that since Valorant isn't that heavy to run. For recording, and especially if you plan to edit, use much higher bitrate like @Moonzy suggested. You will lose some of the quality when rendering edited videos. And when uploading to your chosen service.

[Moonzy]

6 minutes ago, LogicalDrm said:

And when uploading to your chosen service.

If it's youtube and you're not a huge creator, upload in 1440p even if you have to upscale it

 

It'll force youtube to process it in vp09 instead of anc, which makes everything looks much better than anc