Fix Lag In OBS - Buffering too!

[@SquawkTradeFX]

Man you've resolved ALL my OBS issues... Easy to follow. Appreciate how you articulate the technicals in a way anyone can follow. Thanks.

[@Sean4Help]

Quick comment - Love your enthusiasm when you start your videos. I catch you usually on my morning break at work with coffee. Kind of a double pick me up.

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Thanks! I really appreciate it.

[@GemmasJourneyGrace]

Thanks Michael for always mentioning me in your videos !!

[@fastasleepdream8522]

Awesome video. I got my lagging issue sorted out by following your instructions.

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Awesome!!

[@thedadwars]

The Force is strong with Michael.

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

:-) thanks!

[@DjAlizay]

I dealt with lag on my videos because I was using a iPhone as my video camera and I used WiFi to computer vs hardwiring it. And boy oh boy when I hardwired the iPhone to the pc the lag completely stopped. I would never advise anyone to use the wireless network for a web camera. Great video thought I always learn something when I watch your videos.

[@KyoujiGaming12]

Thank you so much, I just started my KZbin career and got some problems using OBS STUDIO.

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Glad to help

[@TheRealCCGTTV]

What number of ms should I want to stick under for average time to render frames?

[@QuiltBlog]

Yeahy! Fixed it! :-D Thanks @Michael Feyrer

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Awesome!

[@AkalyptosUC]

Michael Need your help. I have 2 monitors 165 (downgraded to 120) and one more 60. When i have open obs without start stream or record i have stutter on my main gameplay . But.... If i minimize obs from second monitor or if i have obs on main monitor the problem FIX and the game its very smooth ! Why that happen and how can i fix it? I read a lot of forums with the same problem but nothing solution.

[@studybugs1774]

Nice video actually best video for how to set bitrate

[@LernGuru]

Awesome. 👍🏻😊 thanks for great information!

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Glad to help.

[@DopeBuildsGaming]

Okay so this has me wondering and ty for this vid. . Im running 2 PCs. A gamer (Ryzen 3700X, 32 gbs ram @3600 mhz/CL16, an M.2 NVME for my OS drive, and an RTX 3070) and a streamer. (Ryzen 2700X 32 gbs ram @3200 mhz/CL16, an M.2 NVME for my OS drive, and an RTX 2070) My Base resolution on my streamer is 1920x1080p and the output is 1280x720p. Both base and output on the gamer are at 1080p. I was told that I would get the best performance out of OBS and NDI with these settings and that these settings are optimal for twitch but they just seem "off" to me? My BR for both is 6000Kbps. Shouldnt everything be at 1080p on BOTH machines? Base and output? And Bicubic 30 fps for both. Just curious and thx in advance for any advice.

[@AlexiPlay]

Hello, I have a problem with OBS studio, sometimes OBS freeze (No respond), when I prepared all scenes this problem no happened but now each 3 o 5 minutes appears.

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

There is a log file that will tell you what. Aided the freeze. It’s under help and then log.

[@AlexiPlay]

@@MichaelFeyrerJr Thanks ✌️

[@RobertSababady]

Loads of information here. Thanks!

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Glad to help.

[@DracuPlays]

i always wonder can you add more bitrates than the recommended, even your pc and internet can handle it for better quality?

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Adding more could lead to the platform having to re-encode the video for its formatting which could actually lead to worse quality.

[@Graceland-2015]

How do I setup my stream on obs that I can only hear my Voice on chat and not my friends voices ?

[@MikesComputerTips]

my video looks good in obs but its lagging and voice not there too

[@kAzVAGaming]

Thank You for this beautiful video :-)

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Thanks!

[@xVertigo101]

What if the issue isn't in OBS but youtube? for instance my stream although OBS states it's good with 0 lost packets, or frames my stream has a weird stutter to it every so often. I read somewhere it's because my monitor is 144Hz and the game on console is 60Hz however changing the monitor to 60Hz while I stream made little difference.

[@NorthernANTs]

I have a 135mbps what should I set my bit rate at, I am getting buffering like crazy trying to stream a game

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Depends where you are streaming to and your resolution.

[@NorthernANTs]

@@MichaelFeyrerJr I am gaming to my KZbin channel my canvas is 4k going down to 1080p it worked today just streaming from webcam 5000 bit rate. have not tried again gaming, five messy a temps yesterday has me tired ;-) lol though it was because I had the bit rat to low for my upload speed.

[@HookdontCook]

thank you again!! keep it going!!!

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Glad to help

[@GregMurrayEnt1]

Why do you never lock your sources?

[@danny_daphantom]

I need help I’m using the Mac book air 2020. My ping ms is 7 my download mbs is 791mbs and upload speed is 848 mbs I can’t seem to get this right for streaming on KZbin my stream is lagging

[@Naveen_Madhav]

Hi michael I just need a small help Whenever i use my cam in my recording my video starts lagging is there any solution for that in OBS

[@MasterBurnout]

Just thanks :) Some information I only found in your videos :D

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

So glad to help.

[@bulcub]

Thanks for the Speed Chart bro!

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Glad to help.

[@TheDungeonTomb]

do you know why when i record the same think but on 2 different computers and settings look the same but one only fill 1gb and other fill 6gb ? cant seem to find out why. and also sometimes when i try record something it is just black screen but with subtiles but on other computer it record it but just take up much more space like a 1 hour record fills like 4 gb

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

You could have different file types selected, different bit rates or encoding methods. A cbr file will be much larger than a vbr file because of how it’s encoding. There are a lot of potential reasons for the issue. Hopefully this video will give you a better understanding of what those thing do.

[@TheDungeonTomb]

@@MichaelFeyrerJr okay i will see this video now and see if i can fix it. thanks

[@MasterBurnout]

taking advantage of the fact that I'm here to ask... Normally I use the inboard ( Intel QuickSync H.264) solution to encode the transmissions, is there any problem on using a offboard card to play games and the inboard ( don't know if it's the right term, i'm only a "little brazilian" 😅) to encode?

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

It is no problem. Just be sure to test so you know it works properly. Using your graphics cards video encoding will not effect the game as much as using the cpu and x264 though. The encoder was basically designed to do this. X264 is for folks that don’t have a graphics card encoder.

[@sociallydesi]

I have a Macbook Pro 15 inch 2017 i7 16GB ram and my OBS lags like hells, CPU goes to 95% usage with only OBS and skype for guests. What can be the issue? I am not able to stream live properly. Last 2 lives have been really choppy and laggy across. NEED HELP!

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

The problem in a nutshell is Mac. There is no graphics card encoder to do any of the work so the cpu has to do it all and run the machine. Macs do this particular task really badly. And sound like a jet taking off while they do. I wish there was better news but that’s the truth. I can’t use my Mac to stream either. You can use the tactics in this video to reduce the encoding load on the machine. They do work. But inevitably Macs are not a good live streaming platform.

[@sociallydesi]

@@MichaelFeyrerJr noooooooooooooooo :( it hurts!

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Me too man. Me too.

[@farhangunawan]

Awesome. First comment BTW.

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Thanks!

[@stressescape4422]

Very good

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Thanks!

[@elsoldesanpedro]

(Spanis) Sabes que me gustaría, que existiera un Plug-in que capte mi imagen en alta calidad y aunque mi transmisión salga uno, dos o hasta 5 minutos después, que haga la transmisión sin perdida, repito, aunque no sea una transmisión directa, pero si un poco retrasada... Ejemplo: mi trasmisión es a las 19:00 horas, a las 18:55 inicio yo, se inicia a subir a la velocidad tan rápida como sea posible, pero hasta las 19:00 hace transmisión teniéndolo todo ya recibido, para que cuando termine media hora después, sea casi en simultáneo... Si no me di a entender bien, pido disculpas.

[@evansmutisya4746]

You man you helped...... thanks

[@umarts321]

what best bitrate for livestream, if i have speed 2,5 mbps?

[@Jayswrlddddd]

There was a chart my guy

[@yvrphotoderm]

Useful video. Can you explain how to fix lag when OBS is used in Zoom? People tell me that when I use OBS for Zoom, there is a video lag relative to audio. The Zoom situation is different from live streaming.

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

How are you moving the signal to zoom? When I say signal I mean the video and the audio. If they are not both being carried by the same signal. Ie NDI there is a chance they will be out of synch.

[@yvrphotoderm]

@@MichaelFeyrerJr The audio mix is a Blue Yeti that is plugged into a Sony ZV1 via the mic jack. From there the combined signal is put through Zoom via HDMI and a CamLink 4K into OBS. And from OBS to Zoom it's via the CamLink audio out and the OBS Virtual Cam for the video.

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

The issue has to be the sync between the 2 virtual sources. Can link audio is real time. Virtual cable is processed. That why ndi from obs is better. It carries both processed audio and video together.

[@VasicekJoshua]

THANK YOU!!

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Glad to help

[@MrMarkShelton]

you are the man

[@ClearVisionAV]

Thank you very much sir

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Glad to help.

[@danny_daphantom]

This is a really good video I’m using my Mac and been having trouble trying to stop the buffering to KZbin

[@itzrex3219]

I'm just too lazy to subscribe to people great vid btw thx

[@chrisw1462]

Handbrake takes a little time to learn, but is FREE, and can transcode just about anything to just about anything.

[@Relax-il7zn]

Somehow I'm the only person on the planet who experiences input lag when trying to record. Every problem I've seen, people just have an issue with the recording itself. I have a good PC and the GPU/CPU usage doesn't even go past 40%. But somehow the second I press record, my game feels slow and input laggy.

[@mainfamacctpendergrass1549]

THIS DID NOT WORK FOR ME..

[@saikatdas7911]

thankas

[@AshTheDuke]

thanks watching in 2022

[@passionfly1]

None of these settings apply in Ultrawide monitor streaming he mentions at all. Aspects rations of 21:9 or 43:18 (

[@sathyanpalakkad]

In the facebook when live, The audio goes slow and fluctuate....Once the FB live is over, The video is perfect. Why this phenomena happening ???? I triend all the above . Still in one hour live, few minutes, the song audio and video goes out of tempo... and fluctuate.

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

If I had to guess I’d say you are streaming to Facebook in 1080. Facebook needs a 720 signal or it re encodes it on the fly and well you know the rest.

[@sathyanpalakkad]

@@MichaelFeyrerJr Thanks dear friend. No. As per your teaching, am doing only 720. I follow your guidance always. Do you think the fb server has issues ??? A live from another country came to my page was also having the same issue. Another live also were giving the same issues. No idea.

[@sathyanpalakkad]

@@MichaelFeyrerJr I am In India. Net speed is 470MBPS upload. I HAVE A DECENT PC WITH NVIDIA GRAFICS CARD. DID ALMOST 450 LILVE EVENTS SINCE MAY 20 TILL TODAY. :( this lag started happening since 5 months. PL NOTE. AFTER THE LIVE, THE VIDEO AND AUDIO IS PERFECT

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Ah so it’s something within the actual live encode. Try testing different bit rates. If you get it just right it may clean up the issue.

[@sathyanpalakkad]

@@MichaelFeyrerJr shall do that. but i doubt. 2500 i was using.....and am using... do you want me to reduce further ???? dont you think its a fault from FB ? A guy who does spiritual daily is finding the same issue... A singer from Dubai did a live for my page... that also...... SAD SAD. No one could find out this issue... Put it in the forum please.

[@DamFizz1]

wow its actuly work

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

Of course it does. :-)

[@henryman2451]

good vid but obs still lags :(

[@MizakuY]

Other causes for buffering I've noticed: When Twitch Streaming in 1080p and they aren't allowing Transcoding to your channel... [GOOGLE Twitch Transcoding explained] for more information. Thanks for the awesome tips/tricks Michael

[@MichaelFeyrerJr]

You will see the same issue with Facebook because folks still stream in 1080 even though it clearly states it streams in 720. :-) thanks.