This is truly the first OBS Settings video I've ever seen that actually explains what each function means. And I've seen dozens and dozens of them over my lifetime. Great job sir!
Excellent guide. Not what I was searching UA-cam for, but I watched it on the strength of the comments anyway...and it's incredibly helpful at a really watchable length. Well played and I learned some things. *Heads to OBS* 😅👍💯
Very good and educational video, boutta start looking some of this stuff up on my own and see what else im missing out on. Super seriously, thanks a ton for this!
They most informative guide for OBS i have ever watched! (Watched tons) just moved over to OBS from streamlabs and needed this video today! I am rocking a rtx 4090 64gig ram and looking to stream in 4k anything extra i need to do on OBS?
Thank you very much Ichiban! Just remember that Twitch can not handle 4K streams, but for UA-cam you just need the right bitrate and you should be golden!
every setting in obs counts so much in the equilibrium of a good streaming quality we need a good combo of settings in order to have the most of our pcs
Dude...great guide but on the audio and microphone part, you shouldve warned us that it would delete the settings you have right now. I lost hours of filter settings and I was so happy with the settings i had but now i gotta start from square one. But other then that really good helpful video.
Struggling a lot on M2 MBA. With 11k BR, Apple VT H264, Preset: Ultrahigh and 120mbps upload speed i get super smooth stream on youtube with music in the background through Apple Music App (downloaded music not streaming). But as soon as I add MBA camera 1080p HD I keep getting encoder error even if I lower my BR to 6000. Any suggestions?
I think it is going to be a BIG thing in the next year or so, but for now it is not something I would recommend unless you know what you are doing and have a beefy PC
This is very informative indeed !!! - Can you do the same for the Macbook M1 Pro? I am seeing different settings in my MacOs. It could be so helpful. Thanks in advance :)
Hey Foxmode! Sadly I do not own a Macbook and don't stream on Mac so I have no way to really endorse certain settings as I can't test them out. Thank you for the kind words, however!
@@ContentDelta no problem and I appreciate your transparency and please do making more such helpful videos for new UA-camrs and Twitch streamer like me :)
Just watched the whole video and you helped a lot with some clarification on settings! However I’ve noticed in every tutorial you all have the preset, tuning and multi pass mode however in my OBS I only have Preset and Profile Im sure it’s been updated (quite frequently) but if anyone knows a fix it would help me a ton 😂🙏
That is an AMD vs NVidia difference. It is why I said that these settings are dictated by NVidia, because you simply don't get them on AMD. Just set them them to whatever feels like it prefers quality.
Base Canvas? Output scaling? If playing 4k (i.e.) but you set the base canvas to 1080 then transform in OBS window to fit screen then no need to scale and honestly a better picture than downscaling for the same file size. Is there a reason not to do this?
That absolutely works as well, however if you want to stream in 4K (because you stream on UA-cam) that would not work. Instead you have the canvas in 4K, stream to YT and downscale for Twitch Multistreaming. Otherwise you can do that as well, but that would not let me explain what the things were actualy for ;)
For AMD Cards set your Preset to Quality and your Profile to High. For the rest I am not sure, because I don't have an AMD card. If there are other settings, just reply here and I will check them out for you.
By connecting to Twitch you gain a few extra settings (such as ignore Stream Service Bitrate Recommendation) and you get an embedded Twitch Chat dock that you can just put in your OBS without having to make a custom dock for it. It makes life a bit easier, that's all!
Also, my OBS is different for the keyframe presets. I don't have P1-7, I have High/Med/Low; and likewise for profile. I'm also missing some of the encoder settings that you have.
That sounds like you are encoding on x.264. Make sure to set this to H.264 if you have the option. If it still doesn't work out it might be helpful to join the Discord and we can have a look at it.
Great info. Under my Encoder settings though for Preset my only options are Quality , Balanced, and Speed (e.g. no P7). I also don't have the Tuning and Multipass Mode settings. Is this an AMD vs. NVidia thing?
@@ContentDelta tbh I’m too much of a rookie to even kno what that is but I’m using my laptop , so whatever already came with it. No extra attachments or anything. I stream with ps play
Amazing video was really helpfull! Having a problem though, my microphone pics up my desktop audio internally this is on OBS and Discord. Is there a fix for this?
I'v been trying to decide what is best for my ultra modded skyrim recording. On a 12400 and 6700xt, I have gpu/cpu/quicksync options. My gpu while playing, is 99% and throttled in many areas. I'm wondering if it would be better to record off cpu or even quicksync
If your GPU is 99% then there is no chance to record on your PC because that is going to tax your GPU even more. I am very surprised you managed to get Skyrim to pull that much GPU power though!
If you have this set to channel 2 as Math has in the video, then any audio sent to play on channel 2 will be saved to your VOD. Which means anything NOT set to play on channel 2 won't be added to the VOD. If you watch from around the 12 minute mark in the video, math goes through how to select which channel each bit of audio goes to. If you have something you want left out of the VOD, deselect channel 2 for it :) As mentioned in the video though, it's not a guarantee that you are safe to play copyrights music and sounds.
Most GPUs are able to handle HEVC and AV1 encoding (RTX 3000 series and up), but that is not the problem: Twitch simply does not support those yet. UA-cam does though, which is nice! - As for the bitrate: Yes, you can stream in 22,000 kbps bitrate and it will look amazing on UA-cam. You do that on Twitch and it will ruin your stream.
I would not use Audio Ducking unless you know exactly what that is and what you are using it for. In general leave it off! - What Audio Ducking does is, if you set your Music to Audio Duck your Microphone for example, whenever you talk into your microphone, your music automatically becomes lower, but if you set up your audio right, this will just mess it up instead of helping.
Have you used the Stats page I talk about in the video to figure out what the issue is? Dropped frames, Missed frames, and Skipped frames all have different solutions.
You are right, x264 uses the CPU, but that is why - when you go through the video and look at my recommended settings - I will always recommend using h.264 (or h.265/AV1 for YT) because you don't want to load MORE onto your CPU.
Hi I’m having issues with input delay on stream everything seems to be fine In obs but when I bring up my stream is delayed by like 10 seconds anyway how to fix this?
Hey! There are two things to check: In your OBS settings, go to Advanced and scroll down to Stream Delay. Make sure that is turned off. Then head to Twitch and in your Streamer Dashboard head into the Settings, then Stream. Here you can find the "Latency" settings and make sure that is set to low. If those are both correct, then I think it may be a non-OBS related issue, such as your internet connection or ISP. It could also have something to do with the port forwarding in your router, but that is hard for me to check from here.
So I stream to UA-cam. I use their 1440p key. My upload is 22mbps. I have mine set to 12,500 kbps in OBS. Should I try 18,000 for better quality? I have RTX 4070 12 GB card AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
You can always do a test stream to give it a try, perhaps to a channel no one knows about. Although from what you are saying I think 16-18,000 should be fine!
Honestly, the differences between Twitch and UA-cam are minimal and I do address the important differences for Twitch and UA-cam, especially when it comes to Bitrate and Keyframes (where Twitch doesn't care and UA-cam really requires 2 seconds or less)
This is truly the first OBS Settings video I've ever seen that actually explains what each function means. And I've seen dozens and dozens of them over my lifetime. Great job sir!
Thank you very much! I felt the same way about the other videos, which I watched when I just started, so I just had to make this video!
It is nice to go through the settings and finally understand WHY I'm setting the settings. Thanks!
I know we have talked about this before and I thought "If no one else will, then I shall".
Amazing tutorial! Great info with real explanation about why pick one option over the other!
Amazing! Wish i had this tutorial years ago!
Glad it was helpful!
This is the BEST OBS Studio setup EVER! All these other clowns cut and paste the same settings and don't explain NOTHING! In my book you're the GOAT!
This video is awesome! I had problems with my stream set up. Watched this and now I’m all good! Thanks. Keep pushing more content!
Thank you for the kind words!
Excellent guide. Not what I was searching UA-cam for, but I watched it on the strength of the comments anyway...and it's incredibly helpful at a really watchable length.
Well played and I learned some things. *Heads to OBS* 😅👍💯
Glad you enjoyed it! Always nice to refresh the knowledge I find!
This is awesome, solid work on going through the different settings!
Thank you very much! I hope you are able to use it!
great video bud
Thank you very much! That is very kind of you!
Very good and educational video, boutta start looking some of this stuff up on my own and see what else im missing out on. Super seriously, thanks a ton for this!
Thank you so much! That is very kind!
phenomenal setting video. the best i've seen
Thank you very much!
Fantastic Video! The absolute best "Best Stream Settings" vid I have seen. Thank you for this
That means a lot! Thank you VERY much for the kind words! Hope you can use it well.
They most informative guide for OBS i have ever watched! (Watched tons) just moved over to OBS from streamlabs and needed this video today! I am rocking a rtx 4090 64gig ram and looking to stream in 4k anything extra i need to do on OBS?
Thank you very much Ichiban! Just remember that Twitch can not handle 4K streams, but for UA-cam you just need the right bitrate and you should be golden!
Thank you so much for an amazing video. This will definitely help me out on my journey.
Glad it was helpful!
Best OBS Settings that's in detail and funny too! Love this video!
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the kind words!
says what hes gonna do, then proceeds to do exactly that. thank you for helping me understand wtf this stuff means, absolute chad.
Happy to help, dude! It can be hard sometimes to understand each and every step of the process
an absolute lifesaver of a video! thank you sooo much
You're welcome! I hope you found it easy to follow!
every setting in obs counts so much in the equilibrium of a good streaming quality we need a good combo of settings in order to have the most of our pcs
And it's that good combo that I try to provide here. Plus I explain how to diagnose issues
Interesting and really qualitative video. Thank you very much
Thank you! Very kind!
Thank god I found you. Amazing content.
Glad you enjoy it!
Great tutorial man good job❤
Thank you, WCPOT!
nice video man, thanks!
Thank you! I hope that it helps you!
Dude...great guide but on the audio and microphone part, you shouldve warned us that it would delete the settings you have right now. I lost hours of filter settings and I was so happy with the settings i had but now i gotta start from square one. But other then that really good helpful video.
I didn't even realise it reset everything! Sorry about that, but I hope that you managed to get it all reworked!
Apperciate you!!
Thank you, Solomon!
i have 4060 can I use Nvidia Nvenc AV-1 sir?
With UA-cam: Yes. With Twitch: not yet
Struggling a lot on M2 MBA. With 11k BR, Apple VT H264, Preset: Ultrahigh and 120mbps upload speed i get super smooth stream on youtube with music in the background through Apple Music App (downloaded music not streaming). But as soon as I add MBA camera 1080p HD I keep getting encoder error even if I lower my BR to 6000. Any suggestions?
Bitrate plays a important role in the % of the cpu or gpu utilization in streaming
Not really, bitrate is mostly the cost you pay on your bandwidth. While there is some % your game resolution and FPS are much more important
nice work with this video 10/10.. what do you think about the Enhanced Broadcasting feature for a twitch stream?
I think it is going to be a BIG thing in the next year or so, but for now it is not something I would recommend unless you know what you are doing and have a beefy PC
This is very informative indeed !!! - Can you do the same for the Macbook M1 Pro? I am seeing different settings in my MacOs. It could be so helpful. Thanks in advance :)
Hey Foxmode! Sadly I do not own a Macbook and don't stream on Mac so I have no way to really endorse certain settings as I can't test them out. Thank you for the kind words, however!
@@ContentDelta no problem and I appreciate your transparency and please do making more such helpful videos for new UA-camrs and Twitch streamer like me :)
Just watched the whole video and you helped a lot with some clarification on settings! However I’ve noticed in every tutorial you all have the preset, tuning and multi pass mode however in my OBS I only have Preset and Profile Im sure it’s been updated (quite frequently) but if anyone knows a fix it would help me a ton 😂🙏
That is an AMD vs NVidia difference. It is why I said that these settings are dictated by NVidia, because you simply don't get them on AMD. Just set them them to whatever feels like it prefers quality.
@@ContentDelta Ohh okay that makes sense, Thanks man I appreciate your help!
8:00 is this megabits or megabytes? Because my internet speed is 92megabits per second upload
The Twitch cap is 6000 Kilobits so 6 megabits. Small b is bits, big B is bytes.
Base Canvas? Output scaling? If playing 4k (i.e.) but you set the base canvas to 1080 then transform in OBS window to fit screen then no need to scale and honestly a better picture than downscaling for the same file size. Is there a reason not to do this?
That absolutely works as well, however if you want to stream in 4K (because you stream on UA-cam) that would not work. Instead you have the canvas in 4K, stream to YT and downscale for Twitch Multistreaming. Otherwise you can do that as well, but that would not let me explain what the things were actualy for ;)
W video holy thank you
need the video on recording hahah since the cod beta is releasing soon!! I appreciate it though!
Here it is: ua-cam.com/video/qpfiDoGvtz0/v-deo.html
What about amd cards?
For AMD Cards set your Preset to Quality and your Profile to High. For the rest I am not sure, because I don't have an AMD card. If there are other settings, just reply here and I will check them out for you.
I love you bro no diddy
whats the difference between connecting to twitch on obs and just using stream key? what do i gain for connecting to twitch?
By connecting to Twitch you gain a few extra settings (such as ignore Stream Service Bitrate Recommendation) and you get an embedded Twitch Chat dock that you can just put in your OBS without having to make a custom dock for it. It makes life a bit easier, that's all!
Also, my OBS is different for the keyframe presets. I don't have P1-7, I have High/Med/Low; and likewise for profile. I'm also missing some of the encoder settings that you have.
That sounds like you are encoding on x.264. Make sure to set this to H.264 if you have the option. If it still doesn't work out it might be helpful to join the Discord and we can have a look at it.
Great info. Under my Encoder settings though for Preset my only options are Quality , Balanced, and Speed (e.g. no P7). I also don't have the Tuning and Multipass Mode settings. Is this an AMD vs. NVidia thing?
It is indeed! AMD has fewer options. Set the preset to Quality and you should be fine.
I have AMD FirePro W7100 how do i adjust in the AMD software
Set your Preset to Quality, Profile to High, Max B-frames to 2 and Keyframe interval to 2 seconds. That should do it.
why is my "preset" setting not there
Are you using an AMD graphics card?
@@ContentDelta tbh I’m too much of a rookie to even kno what that is but I’m using my laptop , so whatever already came with it. No extra attachments or anything. I stream with ps play
Amazing video was really helpfull! Having a problem though, my microphone pics up my desktop audio internally this is on OBS and Discord. Is there a fix for this?
Your microphone picks up your desktop audio? Are you listening to your desktop audio over speakers or is it reverberating through your headset?
I'v been trying to decide what is best for my ultra modded skyrim recording. On a 12400 and 6700xt, I have gpu/cpu/quicksync options. My gpu while playing, is 99% and throttled in many areas. I'm wondering if it would be better to record off cpu or even quicksync
If your GPU is 99% then there is no chance to record on your PC because that is going to tax your GPU even more. I am very surprised you managed to get Skyrim to pull that much GPU power though!
4:43 you say it allows you to choose what sounds are saved in the vod, how do i do that?
If you have this set to channel 2 as Math has in the video, then any audio sent to play on channel 2 will be saved to your VOD. Which means anything NOT set to play on channel 2 won't be added to the VOD.
If you watch from around the 12 minute mark in the video, math goes through how to select which channel each bit of audio goes to. If you have something you want left out of the VOD, deselect channel 2 for it :) As mentioned in the video though, it's not a guarantee that you are safe to play copyrights music and sounds.
I've got nothing to add to this one. Thank you, Kil!
Most of them have no idea what they’re talking about. I can stream 22,000 be to UA-cam and it looks great. My gpus now have hevc now too.
Most GPUs are able to handle HEVC and AV1 encoding (RTX 3000 series and up), but that is not the problem: Twitch simply does not support those yet. UA-cam does though, which is nice! - As for the bitrate: Yes, you can stream in 22,000 kbps bitrate and it will look amazing on UA-cam. You do that on Twitch and it will ruin your stream.
What about the audio ducking? In OBS - tunred on or off?
I would not use Audio Ducking unless you know exactly what that is and what you are using it for. In general leave it off! - What Audio Ducking does is, if you set your Music to Audio Duck your Microphone for example, whenever you talk into your microphone, your music automatically becomes lower, but if you set up your audio right, this will just mess it up instead of helping.
What if my KBPS still drops even with these settings? Is it my internet or a bad ethernet cable?
Check your stats! If it's dropped frames it's your internet
im having issues still i did everything in the video but im still suoer laggy and losing frames idk what is going on
Have you used the Stats page I talk about in the video to figure out what the issue is?
Dropped frames, Missed frames, and Skipped frames all have different solutions.
@@ContentDelta yea it was actually the fps in game was at 120
There we go! Happy you managed to solve it!
Amd h264 not using gpu power . Please help
I'd check with Google. Sadly I can troubleshoot your PC
Do you have a solution for reducing the fps drop when recording with obs? My fps goes from 100 to 30 when i record.
I do indeed! Have you checked out the best stetting for recording right here: ua-cam.com/video/qpfiDoGvtz0/v-deo.html
@@ContentDelta ty
Missed frames: Graphics card... ehhhh X264 uses CPU, not sure about this guide in 2mins now...
You are right, x264 uses the CPU, but that is why - when you go through the video and look at my recommended settings - I will always recommend using h.264 (or h.265/AV1 for YT) because you don't want to load MORE onto your CPU.
Hi I’m having issues with input delay on stream everything seems to be fine In obs but when I bring up my stream is delayed by like 10 seconds anyway how to fix this?
Hey! There are two things to check: In your OBS settings, go to Advanced and scroll down to Stream Delay. Make sure that is turned off. Then head to Twitch and in your Streamer Dashboard head into the Settings, then Stream. Here you can find the "Latency" settings and make sure that is set to low.
If those are both correct, then I think it may be a non-OBS related issue, such as your internet connection or ISP. It could also have something to do with the port forwarding in your router, but that is hard for me to check from here.
@@ContentDelta okay I will check this out thanks
So I stream to UA-cam. I use their 1440p key. My upload is 22mbps. I have mine set to 12,500 kbps in OBS. Should I try 18,000 for better quality? I have RTX 4070 12 GB card AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
You can always do a test stream to give it a try, perhaps to a channel no one knows about. Although from what you are saying I think 16-18,000 should be fine!
Good video but this should've been titled for Twitch only.
Honestly, the differences between Twitch and UA-cam are minimal and I do address the important differences for Twitch and UA-cam, especially when it comes to Bitrate and Keyframes (where Twitch doesn't care and UA-cam really requires 2 seconds or less)
11 min gang
Let's go! Hope you enjoyed the video!
Was the peeing Cheeba? Because I definitely clipped such a moment during one of Epic's streams where Cheeba was present... 👀😂
Maybe... 👀
THEY ARE KINDA MEH !
scam this settings for stupid users. not for stream and video
Do you have any evidence to back this up? I've been using these settings for the better part of a year now and have no complaints.
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You okay there?