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I found the software difficult to use , and it gave no indication that the recoording had begun :(.
Can you recommend any other software like msi afterburner(this i like), which is just for youtube uploads and gaming


I found it difficult at first too, but once you figure it out, it's all good. Go to your settings and then to the encoding tab, if you are getting motion blur or pixelation under speed, lower the quality balance to around 2 or 3, that will solve it. Go to broadcast settings and set the mode to File Output Only, then set up where you want the file to go and what name to put it under. I put mine into My videos, filename SC2. Also setup hotkeys for starting and stopping. Also set it to an MP4 when you are setting up the file path and name.

Under the video tab, you can set what resolution you want it to record at.

Make sure that your game is open and you are alt tabbed to the desktop. Next go back to the main page of OBS and right click in the sources box, then click add. Select game capture, name it, then set the application to the game that you are playing. Make sure that it's checked and you are all set.

After you start, then stop the recording, it will make an MP4 file and then you can upload that directly to youtube.
 
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I found it difficult at first too, but once you figure it out, it's all good. Go to your settings and then to the encoding tab, if you are getting motion blur or pixelation under speed, lower the quality balance to around 2 or 3, that will solve it. Go to broadcast settings and set the mode to File Output Only, then set up where you want the file to go and what name to put it under. I put mine into My videos, filename SC2. Also setup hotkeys for starting and stopping. Also set it to an MP4 when you are setting up the file path and name.

Under the video tab, you can set what resolution you want it to record at.

Make sure that your game is open and you are alt tabbed to the desktop. Next go back to the main page of OBS and right click in the sources box, then click add. Select game capture, name it, then set the application to the game that you are playing. Make sure that it's checked and you are all set.

After you start, then stop the recording, it will make an MP4 file and then you can upload that directly to youtube.

Hi , i made a test video with it, there was no sound and it was pixelated , i adjusted the sound settings and quality .
The file thus resulted was larger then my MSI afterburner file.
So i gave up on OBS , i tried bandicam, the quality of video created using bandicam was superb , but again no sound and no amount of setting change was fixing that.
So i am back to FRAPS and msi after burner :(.
BTW , i am thinking of adding audio to my video.But the problem is that audio length is one-third of video length , so i thought of looping it.
So does anyone know how to loop audio only using virtual dub?
 
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With jc's tips, im able to record pretty good vid quality and audio. You sure your sources are set right? It's working fine for me?
 

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Hi , i made a test video with it, there was no sound and it was pixelated , i adjusted the sound settings and quality .
The file thus resulted was larger then my MSI afterburner file.
So i gave up on OBS , i tried bandicam, the quality of video created using bandicam was superb , but again no sound and no amount of setting change was fixing that.
So i am back to FRAPS and msi after burner :(.
BTW , i am thinking of adding audio to my video.But the problem is that audio length is one-third of video length , so i thought of looping it.
So does anyone know how to loop audio only using virtual dub?

That is weird. I was recording just a touch less than 480P, a 20 minute video was like 66MB. As for the sound, I am not sure, what do you have set in the audio section?
 
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Hi , i made a test video with it, there was no sound and it was pixelated , i adjusted the sound settings and quality .
The file thus resulted was larger then my MSI afterburner file.
So i gave up on OBS , i tried bandicam, the quality of video created using bandicam was superb , but again no sound and no amount of setting change was fixing that.
So i am back to FRAPS and msi after burner :(.
BTW , i am thinking of adding audio to my video.But the problem is that audio length is one-third of video length , so i thought of looping it.
So does anyone know how to loop audio only using virtual dub?

You might want to try something like Mirillis Action
http://mirillis.com/en/products/action.html
 
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I have a xfi sound card , could that be causing problem in settings ?
plus i make videos in 720p
 
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The game I am trying to record needs a lot of cpu grunt. What is a free recorder that does not hit performance much.
 
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The game I am trying to record needs a lot of cpu grunt. What is a free recorder that does not hit performance much.

OBS is good but i cant seem to get it working
 
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I am recording sound but no video. I just have black videos.
 
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I am recording sound but no video. I just have black videos.

same here , i just cant seem to get it setup , no sound at all
 
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One of my actual sources is black and not showing up
Are you trying to stream a fullscreen game? You’ll need to hook into it using the 'Game Capture' source in OBS or using a program like Dxtory. As well, OpenGL games like Minecraft have issues with Window Capture and you’ll need to use Monitor Capture to show them.
If desktop capture is showing up as black, it indicates that you either need to update windows or update directx.
I have the latest directx. I wonder if I have to try other capture modes. Maybe its an issue with my 13.3 beta drivers. I have read windows aero was giving this issue but I have aero disabled.
Hey man, I was trying to use your program to stream and I followed this guide doing everything you said but when I stream, everything works correctly and shows up but then when I try to stream starcraft it just becomes a black screen but I can see the starcraft cursor. Wondering what the issue is. Great program though!
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Probably because your SC2 is on full screen, it only works when SC2 is on windowed fullscreen.

I am reading this:
http://dfenner.com/starcraft/open-broadcaster-software-guide/


I suspect our problem is with our mismanagement of streams.
 
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I got it working with monitor capture but I can not get a good video at any setting I tried. I got the best video quality with the game in windowed mode, being captured with monitor capture, and video quality 10, and cpu speed fast-slow but I kept it on fast. The game was so juttery while recording also at any setting I tried.
 

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I am recording sound but no video. I just have black videos.

same here , i just cant seem to get it setup , no sound at all

I have the latest directx. I wonder if I have to try other capture modes. Maybe its an issue with my 13.3 beta drivers. I have read windows aero was giving this issue but I have aero disabled.


I am reading this:
http://dfenner.com/starcraft/open-broadcaster-software-guide/


I suspect our problem is with our mismanagement of streams.

I got it working with monitor capture but I can not get a good video at any setting I tried. I got the best video quality with the game in windowed mode, being captured with monitor capture, and video quality 10, and cpu speed fast-slow but I kept it on fast. The game was so juttery while recording also at any setting I tried.

All of the above are issues I just have not experienced with OBS, so I don't have a lot of insight here. Both of your systems have more than enough to handle high quality recordings, and it isn't a video driver issue.

Maybe I can do a stream to explain the settings or make a video about it.

Some tips,
1) Make sure your game resolution and recording resolution are equal.
2) If your screen is black try using the windowed capture option "capture layered window"
3) If you have to do fullscreen remember to change your game resolution down to your recording resolution and use "game capture" instead of window capture.
 
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1) Make sure your game resolution and recording resolution are equal.
2) If your screen is black try using the windowed capture option "capture layered window"
3) If you have to do fullscreen remember to change your game resolution down to your recording resolution and use "game capture" instead of window capture.
1) I did experiment with this but it did reduce quality so I kept it at default.
2)That is how I ended up getting any video
3) Refer to number 1

I think in my case it might have to do with the game being recorded. I read a lot of people had problems with SC2. I should experiment with another game, but I can't until my motherboard comes back from rma.
 
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I still use the decoder you showed me, but I was thinking on how to get my videos stream in 1080p instead of 720p.
Is there another decoder? Pls tell me!!! :)
 
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I gave up on starting to record games but just came back. Got it working. These are my settings right now. They give me nice smooth gameplay, quality video, but large file size. A 1 minute video is about 100mb.





Any settings I should try instead?
 
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I use Dxtory and the lagarith codec to record and down-sample on the fly from 2560x1440p to 1920x1080p. Then I run it through handbrake. Next step is to get somewhat proficient at video-editing software and so on.

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