Streaming

[Wano97]

I'm using OBS and I've got a 4670k. What would be better for me ? h264 encoding or Quick sync?

 

[Lays]

Try both and see which one hits your performance worse.   Also try shadowplay since you have a 780

[Wano97]

Try both and see which one hits your performance worse.   Also try shadowplay since you have a 780

Shadowplay doesn't work for whatever reason, and h264 with a fast preset reduces my FPS by 40 atleast, using faster preset now, I don't notice much of a difference between quicksync and h264

Quicksync doesn't work atm, Dunno why

[crunzaty]

Shadowplay doesn't work for whatever reason, and h264 with a fast preset reduces my FPS by 40 atleast, using faster preset now, I don't notice much of a difference between quicksync and h264

Quicksync doesn't work atm, Dunno why

There is a big difference between h264 and quicksync, if you don't notice any you haven't set it up correctly. I notice no hit on my cpu or gpu with QuickSync

[Jobbe03]

Shadowplay doesn't work for whatever reason, and h264 with a fast preset reduces my FPS by 40 atleast, using faster preset now, I don't notice much of a difference between quicksync and h264

Quicksync doesn't work atm, Dunno why

Shadowplay hasn't worked since the latest Nvidia update. Hopefully they fix it soon.

[Osmium]

Enable your iGPU in your BIOS. Quicksync should take virtually no performance hit if you set it up correctly.

[Wano97]

Enable your iGPU in your BIOS. Quicksync should take virtually no performance hit if you set it up correctly.

It doesn't have any performance hit I know, but the quality isn't any different, or when I turn really fast in the game it gets.. how'd I explain that, pixelated?

Also, quicksync used to work, doesn't now

[Wano97]

There is a big difference between h264 and quicksync, if you don't notice any you haven't set it up correctly. I notice no hit on my cpu or gpu with QuickSync

 

 

Enable your iGPU in your BIOS. Quicksync should take virtually no performance hit if you set it up correctly.

Does OC'ing your iGPU improve quicksync streaming ?

[Osmium]

Does OC'ing your iGPU improve quicksync streaming ?

 

I don't know to be honest. But the pixelation you are encountering is because the bitrate is too low. I do not know if OBS lets you increase or decrease on quicksync though. I am not a streamer but I know some streamers.

[Wano97]

I don't know to be honest. But the pixelation you are encountering is because the bitrate is too low. I do not know if OBS lets you increase or decrease on quicksync.

3Mbps is too low? I'm comparing myself to other streamers and they have way less pixelation

[Osmium]

3Mbps is too low? 

 

Again I don't know. But upping the bitrate should help. 

[StareX]

Enable your iGPU in your BIOS. Quicksync should take virtually no performance hit if you set it up correctly.

It actually does.. OBS said my settings are 100 percent fine and that there shouldn't be any FPS drop.. but there were

[crunzaty]

It actually does.. OBS said my settings are 100 percent fine and that there shouldn't be any FPS drop.. but there were

It usually depends on your internet too. I tried 6000kbps and it looks fine (not as good as recording obviously.) No mouselag, and the quality is pretty good. Also there is no FPS drops for me.

 

settings for livestream: http://puu.sh/8Mt3y , http://puu.sh/8Mt51  & http://puu.sh/8Mt8Q.png

(also do not livestream in 1080, you will lag then, i have no idea why but you will.)

 

Is your settings close to these @Wano1997?

[StareX]

No clue.. but my up is 3000 .. and I have to set it to 2100 due to the "London" server being closed to me..

[Wano97]

It usually depends on your internet too. I tried 6000kbps and it looks fine (not as good as recording obviously.) No mouselag, and the quality is pretty good. Also there is no FPS drops for me.

 

settings for livestream: http://puu.sh/8Mt3y , http://puu.sh/8Mt51  & http://puu.sh/8Mt8Q.png

(also do not livestream in 1080, you will lag then, i have no idea why but you will.)

 

Is your settings close to these @Wano1997?

Won't other people have trouble watching the stream at 6Mbps ? and I don't stream in 1080p, I downscale to 720p

[crunzaty]

Won't other people have trouble watching the stream at 6Mbps ? and I don't stream in 1080p, I downscale to 720p

Idk, maybe. It shouldn't have that much to say though. But who doesn't have 6mb internet connection now anyways?

[Wano97]

Idk, maybe. It shouldn't have that much to say though. But who doesn't have 6mb internet connection now anyways?

I bet a lot of people don't, but I'll try it anyways, thanks 

[Satlen]

Shadowplay is probably not working b/c there is a bug in the new nvidia drivers.  As for which one is better, stick with the CPU encoding because the quality is MUCH better and there really isn't a performance hit.  I have the same processor and stream just fine with it.

[Wano97]

Shadowplay is probably not working b/c there is a bug in the new nvidia drivers.  As for which one is better, stick with the CPU encoding because the quality is MUCH better and there really isn't a performance hit.  I have the same processor and stream just fine with it.

QuickSync is (i)Gpu encoding, isn't it ?

[Satlen]

QuickSync is (i)Gpu encoding, isn't it ?

 

Correct, it is essentially using a dedicated core for the encoding just like shadowplay.

[Wano97]

Correct, it is essentially using a dedicated core for the encoding just like shadowplay.

So do you have any idea of overclocking my iGPU actually helps when streaming?

[Satlen]

So do you have any idea of overclocking my iGPU actually helps when streaming?

 

That would be pointless b/c all it would do is make your cpu run hotter and would not provide better quality.  If you want better quality, just use CPU encoding and set a bitrate around 2000-3000.  Also in OBS advanced settings, the more slow the CPU preset, the better the quality but the more affect it will have.  I generally use "faster" and dont have any performance issues.

[Wano97]

That would be pointless b/c all it would do is make your cpu run hotter and would not provide better quality.  If you want better quality, just use CPU encoding and set a bitrate around 2000-3000.  Also in OBS advanced settings, the more slow the CPU preset, the better the quality but the more affect it will have.  I generally use "faster" and dont have any performance issues.

I'll stay with quicksync, i'm streaming at 1080p/60fps without any dropped frames 

[Satlen]

I'll stay with quicksync, i'm streaming at 1080p/60fps without any dropped frames 

 

Dropped frames has to do with your network, not your performance. 

[Wano97]

Dropped frames has to do with your network, not your performance. 

I know, just saying though