How to *FIX* a Laggy Stream | OBS Best Settings Tutorial

Even if you have a decent PC and internet, streaming may still be a struggle. I know it was for me as well. In this video I am teaching you the best things I have learned over the past years, while skipping the unimportant things, so you don't waste your time messing with the wrong settings.
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x264 OPTIONS: I purposely skipped over the x264 options for a few reasons. Most of you should use NVENC to stream, as it is easier on your PC most of the time. For some of you who do stream with x264, I don't want you to waste your time messing with the different settings. The most important parts of a stream is Resolution, Bitrate, FPS, and ENCODER. The CPU Usage Preset for x264 should stay around veryfast unless your PC allows you to go higher.
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[@itsLukeRyan]

Hey everyone! I'm a Magician • Cuber • and Content Creator on Twitch! Make sure you drop a follow! www.twitch.tv/Scar4Playz

[@lannanescot2709]

hi you nice

[@saeshin3049]

wca?

[@HollowGamer42017]

I did the speedtest at the beginning of the video and my upload speed was 11.62 mbps do need a new computer or is there something else i need to do

[@watsonesteban3056]

i dont mean to be so offtopic but does any of you know a way to log back into an instagram account? I somehow forgot the password. I would appreciate any help you can give me.

[@yusufdustin5038]

@Watson Esteban instablaster ;)

[@heckdeck]

We live in the age of kids telling adults how to stream and I’m incredibly grateful for it. Seriously helpful knowledge dropped here. Thank you 🙏

[@rashidalnasseri5300]

As a struggling streamer, this was more helpful than 99% of youtube. Thank youuuu

[@mr_green33]

Much thanks bro! Love your videos, straight and to the point, with actual useful information just like promised in the videos title. What a refresher your content is:)

[@itsLukeRyan]

Thanks man! Means a lot!

[@ignpastorg9393]

Not only did you give us good setting but you told us what each setting does thank you

[@TheSoulCrisis]

Great video man, nice video quality and love the dynamic visuals popping in to engage viewers! Picked up a lot of tips and tricks along the way, will put to good use. ;)

[@hinturi4293]

this is literally the best fix for laggy stream, thank you!

[@hayabusa09]

I haven’t finished the video but that intro was perfect my friend. Concise, informative, and engaging. 👍🏾

[@theclark2021]

Very entertaining to watch. Keep up the good work man. Looking forward to seeing more of this helpful videos.

[@jasonyau177]

Clear and concise I like it. Just started streaming yesterday so this helped big time

[@hunkygod7624]

Ran as administrator, and I laughed at how easy that fix was. Thank you so much for the quick fix!

[@oahiy8754]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I tried like 10 other videos but only this one worked xdxd thanks so much, you saved me an arm and a leg

[@JayProd16]

This fixed my stream thank you!!!!

[@transformationearthmusic]

I use OBS for online guitar lessons and creating video lessons, but this tutorial was great and had the tips I needed to fix my lagging issue. I know this video was about PC but I have a mac and it worked great here too. Thanks so much!

[@Tarapeutic]

Oh man, thank you. I was so nervous doing my first livestream. It lagged out after 8 mins lmao! I hope these tips help.

[@w_jdx6535]

God damn.. what you showed in the video actually works and helps alot. I was using streamlabs before but I switched to OBS because of you. Now my streams and videos come out smooth. No lag or any problems I subbed for this thank you so much, i really appreciate this.

[@nintendofortress1319]

Thanks, this helped me so much. Keep uploading!

[@salemwolf4506]

Ran as administrator and it’s smooth as butter. God bless you, my guy. You’ve saved my Saturday stream.

[@meghanhughes]

you are a legend & this video is immensely helpful

[@sidarrissWallace]

Amazing Give this guy a gold medal that’s how you explain something

[@exclusionalbw]

bruh u have official music artist and 24 subs. u deserve more

[@bossgigs3525]

So far this video is the most helpful of all. Thanks Bro

[@samwiseganja2420]

Nice video dude! Very helpful.

[@JadenCoyer]

Very informative and useful for people having this problem! Keep it up g 👍

[@itsLukeRyan]

Thanks bro!

[@GMANGaming209]

wow this video is so much more helpful than all the other videos. I spent a lot of time watching vids on this issue with no prevail than I watch your video and boom, done, simple.

[@gimliq]

Great video dude! You also made one for how to get the camera looking good, and that helped me out too! Def following on Twitch!

[@Ake_Gaming]

What about for Gta 5 but normal recording not streaming and the video lags after I record but it never lags while I recording and playing

[@makarandkhare8497]

Its probably the bitrate thats the issue here. Its either too low or fluctuating too much.

[@darnellholmes3900]

yeah same i try to stream lspdfr at 720p at 20fps but it only looks smooth if i switch out of tabs

[@reaperzxc]

Thanks for the great help! I appreciate it man. Great content, good video edit

[@criminatix6919]

Thanks for the in-depth tips man worked wonders on my stream running a 1070 GPU and 6600 CPU I finally have some more knowledge to work with it :)

[@IGameNiya]

TYSM YOU HELPED A LOT AND JUST FOR THAT I SUBBED!!😁

[@sadlycan]

This helped me so so so much thank you seriously i just got started with all of this and i didnt know what to do

[@urmomlovesit]

Bitrate is the size of the file, not the speed (the amount of bits in the video). Your upload bandwidth should exceed this as well as any other apps you're uploading with like chat or the game itself. You can also mathematically determine what the bitrate should be by using (bits/pixel x (width x height) x frame rate)/1000. Also, if anyone in your family decides to upload something at the same time etc. (Note: if you want to be a bandwidth hog, you should be able to prioritize your machine in your router's settings to avoid any other devices interrupting your stream.) The profile being set to 'high' is the H.264 profile being used for video encoding. This doesn't prioritize anything on your machine, it sets the complexity of the encode. If your game is running your GPU up to 90% utilization, do not use NVENC, the game is loading down your GPU, use x264 (CPU), vice versa. If you have a limited connection (e.g. under 5mbps upload) AND/OR your computer can't handle the 1080 encode then go with 720p at 30fps running either 2500kbps or 3000kbps and use profile "main". This will reduce the complexity and size of the file which will free up resources and bandwidth. (Sacrifice 1080 quality for stability at 720). Also, capture your video directly from the source in OBS, do not capture your monitor. You should have an option in the source menu to add the game itself and not a screen capture, I see a lot of people doing this. If you're getting a lot of stuttering or jittering when the video plays back, try locking the games frame rate to something divisible by the frame rate you're using in OBS. If you're running 30fps in OBS then lock the game to 30,60,120 fps. This reduces the complexity for OBS and should free up resources. Setting your Keyframe interval to 1 will fire a keyframe every 1 second and can help reduce latency. Currently they fire every 2 seconds and when the packetizer moves it to segments this can delay it. Segmented playback typically gets between 10 and 50 seconds of latency depending on the platform, when you're running 1 second keyframes it can typically reduce this to 5 to 20 seconds of latency depending on your connection and your viewers. (Yes, your viewer's crap connection can give them latency on the stream) If you have a second GPU you can also offset the workload by using GPU: 1, this will move the entire streaming workflow to the GPU in your second PCIe slot. The game should always default to 0. (Also, adding an older quaddro card or KP80 server card can handle this, they're cheap too, on a Quadro p1000 I can run around 16 separate encodes simultaneously up to 2160p60@40mbps, it will rip through a 1080 workflow and leave the rest of your computer for the game). Setting your tuning to zerolatency can also help with lartency and works better than most of the tuning options in OBS. Under h.264 options, adding scenecut=0 can also prevent frames from being dropped as scenes change in OBS. If you're maintaining one 'scene' in OBS then it's irrelevant, but if you're switching between windows this forces consistent keyframes when the scene changes instead of applying what the source is using. Video encoding and gaming at the same time is an extremely resource heavy workflow, any other applications running in the background can impact your stream. When you're live I would recommend disabling everything that can run any processes while you're live. Fan controllers, anything from NZXT or corsair, chat apps, etc. If your bandwidth limited or pushing the limits, turn off and unplug any other devices connecting, Rokus and TVs can sap bandwidth without you even using them.

[@mostassuredly]

Huh? Can u make it simpler damn I just skipped this whole thing smh

[@urmomlovesit]

@@mostassuredly The complexity is caused by environmental issues with the stream, network, or computer. If everything in the world was perfectly suited to its task then everything would be simpler. 1080p60@8mbps with a 1s keyframe and ideal network conditions is what you really want to stream with.

[@Ijuuin]

For collabs I use discord. Is that extremely taxing on stream lag or can I use that?

[@urmomlovesit]

@@Ijuuin If you're video streaming with friends that could tax your network and CPU. It'd be good to run some tests and see what CPU usage OBS is reporting at the bottom of the screen and look out for dropped frames. If your CPU is running high (80%+) try to eliminate any unnecessary background programs. For dropped frames it's probably network. Discord runs a pretty light setup so as long as your machine is dedicated to just the stream and what you're doing, and you have enough power you 'should' be fine, but networks can be random and slower during some hours of the day too, so it might not just be your machine.

[@Vsm426]

@@urmomlovesit Hello can I ask some advice? this is my pc AMD Athlon 3000G with Radeon Vega Graphics 3.50 GHz 8.00 GB (5.95 GB usable) 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Windows 10 Pro or at least that what it told me what is optimum setting for streaming in obs?

[@nosabernolife5517]

This was helpful af, ty for this vid

[@mrt8bit692]

Sweet man, this helped out a lot, and I'm greatful for a quick and well put together youtube video!

[@yungkeez]

Yooo, so I followed most of what you did in the vid, for sum reason not all the settings you had, I had so I did have to miss sum stuff, but other then that, it improved crazy, thanks alot!

[@nejuu]

Thank you bro, this helped me a lot with my stream Quality

[@sportsnoobapprentice9319]

Thank you very much. I have changed my settings and the my video recording goes very well. 1. Encoder: from x264 to NVENC -in past, task manager shows that my GPU works lesser than CPU. But I still choose CPU. -the performance went well. But the video lags a lot. 2. A little settings: -keyframe: from 0 to 2, the recorded video went smoother than the past.

[@mei-kf9nx]

Dude this fixed my stream. Thank you so much, i didnt think it would actually work. I had lag on stream even tho my game wasnt laggy and now its smooth even tho its just 720p. Thank you!

[@ManusNoble1988]

Very useful, thanks!

[@xraxen549]

wow thanks man, even if I have a weaker pc and I couldn't film with the lowest settings, with the settings in your video even if they were bigger than I had made I go in 60 fps live, thank you very much

[@Stonky]

HOLY- Thank you SO MUCH I LITERALLY HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN TWO DAYS

[@toohottohandle4]

Omg I watch you on twitch and this was in my recommended

[@9mminvader]

This really helped, thanks. Stream is running smooth now.

[@TrinhMiu]

Thank you! It helps me a lot

[@Dg94308]

Super big help! Thank you so much!

[@mrzach9544]

Omg 😱 how much this helped blew my mind to pieces I was soooo surprised. Very helpfull

[@kiwiwii1335]

Thank you! Helped a lot

[@eranzameret1672]

Worked for me, thank you so so much!!!

[@ontheset9711]

Life saver !!! Thank you! Just watched this and It worked

[@JeroldRoblox]

THANKYOU IT HELPED ME SO MUCH!

[@landonelkins7421]

Highly recommended and appreciate this video helped me out so much

[@Lux-qi6ex]

Thanks man this is actually pretty good I tested my download speed and it was a 11 and i was playing on 2k bitrate lol. You earned a like!!!!!!!

[@andreacook834]

Thank you! This worked perfectly!

[@Vxrse69420]

it helps me so much its works properly now

[@Nocill]

Thx my man, it's works for me Much Love from Indonesia

[@Yueyue244]

I love you, it is really easy and clear. Works fine !

[@wickedmastagaming2288]

Thank you thank you and thanks again this video was exactly what I was looking for you saved me a huge headache.

[@hugsa38]

You are such a big help🥰🌸💜💜💜🌸 Thank you!

[@TheBikerSMG665]

Thank you for the tips and advice. Video really help me out with the lagging I can finally upload multiple videos with no problems. Thank you

[@Tommydoestuff]

U are unbelievable all I needed was to change the resolution and it worked perfectly thx bro u don’t know how much u helped me!!

[@Lucky-vs6pd]

Dude this channel is so underated! I've watched so many settings videos and this is the best one by far!!! Ur shit helped so much so thx for that

[@Shotis]

At the time of upload I would imagine you were at like 10k subs so nice job on getting a sponsor so early!

[@itsLukeRyan]

Thank you so much! I believe I got sponsored around 4k subs, but my "how to stream video" was popping off.

[@Shotis]

@@itsLukeRyan Wow! That's impressive and inspiring.

[@kyle7056]

This helped me so much. Thank you!

[@joeygadomski6817]

This helped so much! Thanks man!

[@diamondzieman5508]

Thanks for the tip. I tried the resolution size change and it is 10 times so much better. Thanks

[@nofall3372]

You fixed my problems. Thank you

[@trusarmor4957]

Thanks you. I streaming largely because of your tips vids. i'm sure for ever thanks you get there are 2k people who appreciate it too.

[@TheBlueSamurai28]

Thank you so much!!! Now I can stream and have fun :D

[@kwamehameha7149]

you are the MAN!! last night my laptop kept crashing while using OBS but today its running smooth as silk

[@mabuhayka]

Best tutorial direct to the point.

[@Meelor6]

thank you so much it really helped me out!

[@shyambihari8947]

i love you man i just ran obs studio as administrator and it worked

[@potatopotpie6108]

This is so much better now. I play rust at 80fps but it was choppy, thanks to your settings, the quality is a little worse and looks like someone threw sand at my monitor, but still good quality, and much better frame output, thanks

[@nicksantana93]

This was really helpful

[@vitmasek733]

Hi. Im starting streamer and i was watching many tips and videos for better stream. You are not that guy who say: go here, click at this and you got it. You are that man who is sympatic and very helpful. Thank you.

[@riccybeatzz]

Really helpful video thanks 👊🏾💯

[@pigeonwoahvods3734]

bro you are awesome your esay to understand and straight to the point good shit

[@woolymantis4246]

Very helpful man appreciate u

[@Samus419]

Thanks, this helps so much! Subbed here, followed there. 😁

[@Hogentheman]

Thank you so much! You earned yourself a subscriber!

[@antoinepaul]

Preciate it Bro I just started streaming n got my pc, good video

[@Zaydah]

Dude I fucking love you I’ve watched so many videos about this and yours is the only one that actually worked I appreciate you and wish you nothing but success in the future

[@espirityt925]

Awesome video🔥🔥 thanks for making understand in detail ❤️❤️ I have an i3 processor, which app can I probably use for editing videos,? Or if I buy new can u please suggest a video in which one to buy

[@elturokbigtt]

NICE ONE VERY HELPFUL

[@herealienis9230]

Really Helpful Thanks

[@m3zqy]

thank you it works a lot better than before

[@pacific1x403]

LOVE YOUR CONTENT

[@kellm8968]

DUDE THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHHHHHHH!!!! This is the first legitimate video I have seen for this I cannot thank you enough I hope both sides of your pillow are cold

[@matier5495]

I haven’t tried yet but hoping this works because I’ve been streaming and it’s a slide show

[@andiershad6285]

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[@dragontoise8726]

Thank you so much Scar4! Now I can stream what I want, not what i have to

[@leftie5205]

This worked a lot better than it should have! I wanted to play fall guys and my stream went from around 0.2 FPS (no joke!) to about 30 FPS thanks to this video!! ❤️

[@MusicMakesMeSmile247]

Thanks so much this was so helpful

[@r71x7]

Thankyou for this video bro it really did help me my stream is running better ✌️✌️✌️✌️I’ll make sure to come join your stream 👌💙

[@WeAsOneRise]

Great video bro

[@PRANAVNADAKATTI]

thanks Bro this is helpful

[@the.intellect.club.]

OMG thak you so much, even almost a year after you help me out and I get over 200 more frames that I deserve!! Thank youuu

[@brucietheshark]

This helped my livestreams just the video I needed! You got yourself a sub from me bro

[@CFontanezPR]

I'm gonna try it. Thanks

[@JaiBuggin]

This might sound weird but running at admin really helped and I able to do what I love now THANK YOU!!!

[@MP-xy6fv]

thx bro love ur vids!!

[@Musaccraft]

Thank you so so much thank you so so much I subscribed and I love your content