OBS Record Settings

[C.G.F.Sabre]

So I have an i5 4690k at 4ghz and when I switched to obs from fraps for the file size reasons and some other unimportant ones. But when I recorded this video( 

) this was my first video and I want to know if there was any way I could make it look better.

[ZetZet]

Bitrate. For 1080p60 you need a ton of it. Shadowplay uses 50mbit. I recommend you get dxtory and use it together with obs, the nicest setup. 

[C.G.F.Sabre]

Bitrate. For 1080p60 you need a ton of it. Shadowplay uses 50mbit. I recommend you get dxtory and use it together with obs, the nicest setup. 

Dxtory is extremely expensive, I wish I could though.

[techguru]

you should probably have 10mb bit rate for 1080p atleast

[Samfisher]

So I have an i5 4690k at 4ghz and when I switched to obs from fraps for the file size reasons and some other unimportant ones. But when I recorded this video this was my first video and I want to know if there was any way I could make it look better.

 

Definitely bitrate-limited.  You're streaming at 1080p@60fps, and the max bitrate that Twitch or similar platforms will accept is 3500kbps up.  That is not enough for high quality recordings/streams.  At that bitrate you are better off going 1080p@30fps or 720p@60fps.  I personally use 1080p@30fps for WoW because I have done extensive testing and noticed that at these settings, the video was clearer in all aspects compared with 720p@60fps watched on fullscreen on a 1080p monitor.

[AlwaysFSX]

Heeeeeeey, click the link in my signature.

[Misanthrope]

Also try using shadowplay or AMD VCE depending on your GPU to make sure increasing your encoding quality doesn't impacts your in game performance

[ZetZet]

Dxtory is extremely expensive, I wish I could though.

30$ is not extremely expensive, but I get your point.

[C.G.F.Sabre]

30$ is not extremely expensive, but I get your point.

I could have sworn it was like $500.

[Samfisher]

Heeeeeeey, click the link in my signature.

 

QuickSync recording at 3500kbps is literally the worst quality of any recording option in OBS.

[AlwaysFSX]

QuickSync recording at 3500kbps is literally the worst quality of any recording option in OBS.

No shit, that's why I don't recommend it.

[Samfisher]

No shit, that's why I don't recommend it.

 

But the link in your signature is a guide on how to setup QuickSync recording in OBS.... I don't get your point.

[AlwaysFSX]

But the link in your signature is a guide on how to setup QuickSync recording in OBS.... I don't get your point.

How about..instead of spewing things that are irrelevant..go and read it.

[C.G.F.Sabre]

Definitely bitrate-limited.  You're streaming at 1080p@60fps, and the max bitrate that Twitch or similar platforms will accept is 3500kbps up.  That is not enough for high quality recordings/streams.  At that bitrate you are better off going 1080p@30fps or 720p@60fps.  I personally use 1080p@30fps for WoW because I have done extensive testing and noticed that at these settings, the video was clearer in all aspects compared with 720p@60fps watched on fullscreen on a 1080p monitor.

can you show me your settings or your exact bit rate and take note I am using it to record not for streaming, my internet cannnot handle that.

[AlwaysFSX]

can you show me your settings or your exact bit rate and take note I am using it to record not for streaming, my internet cannnot handle that.

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[Samfisher]

can you show me your settings or your exact bit rate and take note I am using it to record not for streaming, my internet cannnot handle that.

if it's for local recording, just whack the bitrate up and go with it  Although with GameDVR for AMD, you can record with that for much less resources.  Takes at most 1-3% GPU performance for vastly improved video recording.  Haven't used GameDVR since last year when I upgraded to the 970 (ShadowPlay is awesome btw), but back then it was a little unstable at recording.  

 

This video however is a sample of 1080p@30fps at 3500kbps

 

 

Compared to ShadowPlay at 30Mbps 1080p@60fps

 

 

 

I expect GameDVR video quality to be similar to the 2nd video.