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Best OBS Recording Settings

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In this step-by-step tutorial, learn what the various OBS record settings mean and what to select to ensure that you record the best quality videos. In this video, I don't recommend one set of settings as there is no one size fits all. Instead, I walk through what settings are most appropriate for a high end machine and what settings are best for a low end machine. I start by showcasing how to use the wizard and then go through how to select more advanced settings, if you want full control. Other OBS videos: - How to Record Screen on PC for FREE using OBS: https://youtu.be/QKmrDUJFRkM - How to See Yourself while using OBS Screen Recorder: https://youtu.be/Z9S_2FmLCm8 - OBS Black Screen Fix Windows 10: https://youtu.be/0M5d5lmOvSU - Best OBS recording settings: https://youtu.be/RtDQDbPTd9E Summary of video: 1. Walk through of the auto configuration wizard - 1:20 2. Pros and Cons of the different file formats - 4:38 a. Flv (Recommended) - This is an Adobe Flash file format. The benefit is that if OBS crashes, everything recorded up to the crash will be preserved. With mp4 and mov, this is not the case. To edit an flv file, you can easily remux the recording from flv to mp4 in OBS after you complete the screen recording. It's a little extra insurance for very little overhead. b. Mp4 - commonly used format, however, if the recording fails part way through, the entire recording will be lost. c. Mov - Apple format that is commonly used, however, similar to mp4, if the recording fails part way through, the entire recording will be lost. d. Mkv - typically used for DVDs where there is a menu structure. Not recommended for general recording. e. Ts - broadcast media files. Not recommended for general recording. f. M3u8 - Playlist file format. Not recommended for general recording. 3. Encoder - 8:15 a. X264 - this uses your CPU. I recommend starting with this if you have a high end machine. This offers the best quality. Monitor your CPU to see what the load looks like. If the load is high, fallback to NVENC. When playing games, the game will also place heavy demands on your CPU. b. NVENC - Nvidia encoding, relies on the graphics card. Try this as your second option. This does not place any additional load on your CPU and is typically best for low to mid-tier machines and will output very high quality videos. c. Quick Sync - Intel, integrated graphics. This does not place any additional load on your CPU. d. Learn more about encoding here: https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/, https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/what-encoder-to-use.63398/ 4. Advanced - All about rate control: 11:00 a. X264 i. CRF - constant rate factor, ensures constant quality, 15 - 25, 23 default (Recommended for recording) ii. CBR - constant bitrate, good for streaming (twitch), however, waste of bandwidth iii. ABR - average bitrate, quick and dirty encodes, not the best quality iv. VBR - variable bitrate b. NVENC i. CQP - Constant Quantisation Parameter, 15 - 25 (Recommended for recording) ii. CBR - constant bitrate iii. VBR - variable bitrate iv. Lossless - massive use of space v. Preset: Quality vi. Profile: high c. Quicksync - https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/custom-parameters-of-quicksync.104/ i. LA ICQ (Recommended), ICQ, CQP, LA (VBR), AVBR, VBR, CBR (Recommended in this order, LA ICQ best to CBR worst) ii. Target usage: quality (balanced if your system requires it) iii. Profile: high d. Learn more about rate control: https://slhck.info/video/2017/03/01/rate-control.html, https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/obs-studio-high-quality-recording-and-multiple-audio-tracks.221/) With those settings, whatever content you record, the encoder will be able to just increase its bitrate if necessary to reach a high quality.

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Why don't we jump into it? So here I am on my machine.", 'start': 48.76, 'duration': 4.745}, {'end': 60.212, 'text': "And one other thing I want to call out before we jump into this is in the description, I also have an overview of the content I'm going through.", 'start': 53.645, 'duration': 6.567}, {'end': 66.278, 'text': "So if you also want to read it or see any of the sources of the information that I'm sharing, feel free to look at the description in the video.", 'start': 60.252, 'duration': 6.026}, {'end': 68.779, 'text': 'so here i am in obs.', 'start': 66.838, 'duration': 1.941}], 'summary': 'Customize settings based on machine for optimal video quality.', 'duration': 48.337, 'max_score': 20.442, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/RtDQDbPTd9E/pics/RtDQDbPTd9E20442.jpg'}], 'start': 0.353, 'title': 'Choosing best obs recording settings', 'summary': 'Provides guidance on selecting optimal recording settings in obs, stressing the need to consider machine 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'text': "I could go ahead and select that file that I just recorded and it'll switch it over to an mp4 and I'll just click on a Remux.", 'start': 451.377, 'duration': 6.427}, {'end': 459.485, 'text': 'it goes almost instantaneously.', 'start': 457.804, 'duration': 1.681}, {'end': 464.33, 'text': "and then here, if I go back to my video folder, you'll see here's an FL, here's an mp4 file.", 'start': 459.485, 'duration': 4.845}, {'end': 475.323, 'text': 'So the nice thing about the FLV is it gives you extra insurance against crashes of OBS and it just requires one extra step then,', 'start': 466.152, 'duration': 9.171}], 'summary': 'Flv file format provides extra insurance against obs crashes with just one extra step.', 'duration': 23.946, 'max_score': 451.377, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/RtDQDbPTd9E/pics/RtDQDbPTd9E451377.jpg'}, {'end': 601.793, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 558.467, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 563.03, 'text': 'Another 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{'end': 597.01, 'text': "In terms of preference and what I would go with, if you have a very powerful machine, I'd recommend starting out with x264 to see how that looks.", 'start': 589.366, 'duration': 7.644}, {'end': 601.793, 'text': "If your CPU usage is too high, I would monitor how much CPU you're using.", 'start': 597.531, 'duration': 4.262}], 'summary': 'Nvenc and qsv are hardware encoding options, with nvenc using nvidia graphics card and qsv using intel integrated graphics card. nvenc has no impact on cpu and is recommended for powerful machines.', 'duration': 43.326, 'max_score': 558.467, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/RtDQDbPTd9E/pics/RtDQDbPTd9E558467.jpg'}, {'end': 686.141, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 635.465, 'weight': 0.835, 'content': [{'end': 639.286, 'text': "And what we're gonna do is we're gonna go into output mode and we're gonna go down to advanced.", 'start': 635.465, 'duration': 3.821}, {'end': 644.528, 'text': "Now we're getting a little more advanced here and what we're gonna do is, once again, we're interested in recording,", 'start': 639.866, 'duration': 4.662}, {'end': 646.468, 'text': "so we're gonna click on the recording pivot.", 'start': 644.528, 'duration': 1.94}, {'end': 652.691, 'text': "Now what we see here is you have a lot of the same settings and I have it set to, we're gonna go down and select FLV.", 'start': 647.069, 'duration': 5.622}, {'end': 657.435, 'text': 'And here, once again, the settings depend on which encoder I choose.', 'start': 653.951, 'duration': 3.484}, {'end': 660.418, 'text': "So I'm going to start from the one I prefer and go to the one I least prefer.", 'start': 657.455, 'duration': 2.963}, {'end': 664.323, 'text': "And I'm going to tell you which settings are the best and why they're the best.", 'start': 660.478, 'duration': 3.845}, {'end': 666.605, 'text': "So let's click on X264.", 'start': 664.803, 'duration': 1.802}, {'end': 670.309, 'text': "Once again, this is your processor or the CPU that's doing the encoding.", 'start': 666.745, 'duration': 3.564}, {'end': 675.734, 'text': "Now, what's interesting here is the rate control, and you're going to have a few different options within here.", 'start': 671.05, 'duration': 4.684}, {'end': 678.355, 'text': 'CBR, this stands for constant bit rate.', 'start': 676.114, 'duration': 2.241}, {'end': 680.497, 'text': "This tends to be good for streaming if you're on Twitch.", 'start': 678.395, 'duration': 2.102}, {'end': 686.141, 'text': 'However, if you want the best possible recording, this is not a good option to go with.', 'start': 681.438, 'duration': 4.703}], 'summary': 'Guide to advanced recording settings for optimal performance and streaming quality.', 'duration': 50.676, 'max_score': 635.465, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/RtDQDbPTd9E/pics/RtDQDbPTd9E635465.jpg'}, {'end': 722.325, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 698.128, 'weight': 0.721, 'content': [{'end': 705.731, 'text': 'however, if you want to ensure the best and constant level of quality throughout your video, you want to choose cfr,', 'start': 698.128, 'duration': 7.603}, {'end': 708.331, 'text': 'which stands for constant rate factor.', 'start': 705.731, 'duration': 2.6}, {'end': 714.416, 'text': "this is the best one to go, with A quick word on why CBR is not a good option and why it's good for streaming.", 'start': 708.331, 'duration': 6.085}, {'end': 720.362, 'text': 'In streaming you tend to have a set amount of bandwidth and you want to take advantage of all that bandwidth,', 'start': 714.516, 'duration': 5.846}, {'end': 722.325, 'text': "regardless of kind of what you're streaming", 'start': 720.362, 'duration': 1.963}], 'summary': 'Choose cfr for constant quality in video. cbr not good for streaming.', 'duration': 24.197, 'max_score': 698.128, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/RtDQDbPTd9E/pics/RtDQDbPTd9E698128.jpg'}, {'end': 824.536, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 725.688, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 729.772, 'text': 'So you want to get whatever bit rate you can get to make sure you have the best quality.', 'start': 725.688, 'duration': 4.084}, {'end': 730.713, 'text': 'So CFR.', 'start': 729.792, 'duration': 0.921}, {'end': 732.635, 'text': 'is the best one to go with.', 'start': 731.634, 'duration': 1.001}, {'end': 738.878, 'text': "In terms of the number down here, the recommendation is that you go with a level that's between 15 and 25.", 'start': 732.695, 'duration': 6.183}, {'end': 740.878, 'text': 'The lower the number, the higher the quality.', 'start': 738.878, 'duration': 2}, {'end': 742.439, 'text': 'The higher the number, the worse the quality.', 'start': 740.918, 'duration': 1.521}, {'end': 745.901, 'text': 'However, anywhere between 15 and 25 is a good number to go with.', 'start': 742.759, 'duration': 3.142}, {'end': 749.322, 'text': 'The default is 23, so I tend to stick with the default.', 'start': 745.941, 'duration': 3.381}, {'end': 754.605, 'text': "All these other settings are not critical and you don't have to change them, but this should ensure good quality.", 'start': 749.763, 'duration': 4.842}, {'end': 759.988, 'text': "Now, there's also the next thing that we're going to look at is the NVIDIA NV encoder.", 'start': 755.265, 'duration': 4.723}, {'end': 764.151, 'text': "We're going to click on that, and then we're going to just walk through the best setting here.", 'start': 760.008, 'duration': 4.143}, {'end': 766.992, 'text': 'Here, too, you also have rate control.', 'start': 764.811, 'duration': 2.181}, {'end': 768.633, 'text': 'CBR, we went over that already.', 'start': 767.072, 'duration': 1.561}, {'end': 769.694, 'text': "That's constant bit rate.", 'start': 768.653, 'duration': 1.041}, {'end': 773.696, 'text': 'That tends to be good for streaming, but not for getting the best quality recording.', 'start': 770.234, 'duration': 3.462}, {'end': 776.118, 'text': 'VBR as well, the variable bit rate.', 'start': 774.097, 'duration': 2.021}, {'end': 780.722, 'text': "And then lossless, well, this is going to be extremely good quality, but it's going to be a massive file size.", 'start': 776.178, 'duration': 4.544}, {'end': 782.523, 'text': "So we don't even want to consider that.", 'start': 781.222, 'duration': 1.301}, {'end': 789.108, 'text': "So here, this one, it's called CQP or constant quantization parameter.", 'start': 782.563, 'duration': 6.545}, {'end': 790.71, 'text': 'This is the best one to go with.', 'start': 789.169, 'duration': 1.541}, {'end': 794.173, 'text': 'And for your CQ level, you want to choose something between 15 and 25.', 'start': 791.15, 'duration': 3.023}, {'end': 798.596, 'text': "By default, it's set to 20.", 'start': 794.173, 'duration': 4.423}, {'end': 802.621, 'text': 'In terms of other settings that you have on here, the preset is set to quality.', 'start': 798.596, 'duration': 4.025}, {'end': 804.723, 'text': "That's going to be a pretty good output.", 'start': 802.681, 'duration': 2.042}, {'end': 808.127, 'text': 'And another setting that you have here too is profile high.', 'start': 805.544, 'duration': 2.583}, {'end': 814.774, 'text': 'I would just leave that set to the default if you decide to use the NVIDIA N encoder, NV encoder.', 'start': 808.247, 'duration': 6.527}, {'end': 817.515, 'text': "Now, the last one we're going to look at is the quick sync.", 'start': 815.134, 'duration': 2.381}, {'end': 822.316, 'text': "And what we want to do is for target usage, we're going to go with quality.", 'start': 818.195, 'duration': 4.121}, {'end': 824.536, 'text': "For profile, we're going to go with high.", 'start': 822.956, 'duration': 1.58}], 'summary': 'For best quality, use cfr with level 15-25, cqp with cq level 15-25, and nv encoder with quality preset and high 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another setting that you have here too is profile high.', 'start': 805.544, 'duration': 2.583}, {'end': 814.774, 'text': 'I would just leave that set to the default if you decide to use the NVIDIA N encoder, NV encoder.', 'start': 808.247, 'duration': 6.527}, {'end': 817.515, 'text': "Now, the last one we're going to look at is the quick sync.", 'start': 815.134, 'duration': 2.381}, {'end': 822.316, 'text': "And what we want to do is for target usage, we're going to go with quality.", 'start': 818.195, 'duration': 4.121}, {'end': 824.536, 'text': "For profile, we're going to go with high.", 'start': 822.956, 'duration': 1.58}], 'summary': 'For cqp, choose 15-25; preset to quality; use nv encoder and quick sync with quality and high profile.', 'duration': 41.973, 'max_score': 782.563, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/RtDQDbPTd9E/pics/RtDQDbPTd9E782563.jpg'}], 'start': 369.948, 'title': 'Flv recording, encoder options, and quality settings in obs', 'summary': 'Discusses the benefits of flv recording, remuxing flv files to mp4, and provides recommendations for x264, nvenc, and qsv encoder options. it also covers the best quality settings for recording in obs, aiming for a constant quality level between 15 and 25.', 'chapters': [{'end': 623.195, 'start': 369.948, 'title': 'Flv recording and encoder options', 'summary': 'Discusses the benefits of flv recording in obs, including the ability to preserve recordings in case of crashes, and the process of remuxing flv files to mp4. it also provides a detailed comparison of different encoder options (x264, nvenc, qsv) with recommendations based on system capabilities.', 'duration': 253.247, 'highlights': ['FLV recording in OBS preserves recordings in case of crashes, providing extra insurance and requiring one extra step to remux to MP4. The FLV format in OBS ensures that recordings are preserved up to the point of a crash, providing extra insurance. Remuxing FLV to MP4 requires only one extra step, offering a simple solution for recovering interrupted recordings.', 'Detailed comparison of encoder options (x264, NVENC, QSV) and recommendations based on system capabilities. The chapter provides a detailed comparison of different encoder options, including x264, NVENC, and QSV, with recommendations based on system capabilities. It advises starting with x264 for powerful machines, monitoring CPU usage, and using NVENC or QSV if necessary.', 'NVENC and QSV are recommended for powerful machines, while x264 is suitable for lower-end machines to avoid overloading the CPU. For powerful machines, NVENC and QSV are recommended to avoid overloading the CPU, while x264 is advised for lower-end machines to ensure optimal recording quality without excessive strain on the CPU.']}, {'end': 912.615, 'start': 624.881, 'title': 'Optimizing quality settings in obs', 'summary': 'Covers the best quality settings for recording in obs, including recommended bit rate and encoding options for x264, nvidia nv encoder, and quick sync, aiming for a constant quality level between 15 and 25, which ensures high video quality.', 'duration': 287.734, 'highlights': ['The best option for recording in OBS is to use constant quality level (CFR) with a recommended range between 15 and 25, ensuring the best and constant level of video quality. Constant quality level (CFR) with a recommended range between 15 and 25 ensures the best and constant level of video quality.', 'The recommended settings for NVIDIA NV encoder include using constant quantization parameter (CQP) with a CQ level between 15 and 25 for optimal video quality. Using constant quantization parameter (CQP) with a CQ level between 15 and 25 is recommended for optimal video quality with NVIDIA NV encoder.', 'For quick sync, the best option is to use the target usage as quality and the profile as high, alongside the constant quality options (LAICQ, ICQ, or CQP) for ensuring video quality throughout the entire recording. Using the target usage as quality and the profile as high, alongside the constant quality options (LAICQ, ICQ, or CQP) is recommended for ensuring video quality throughout the entire recording with quick sync.']}], 'duration': 542.667, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/RtDQDbPTd9E/pics/RtDQDbPTd9E369948.jpg', 'highlights': ['FLV recording in OBS preserves recordings in case of crashes, providing extra insurance and requiring one extra step to remux to MP4.', 'Detailed comparison of encoder options (x264, NVENC, QSV) and recommendations based on system capabilities.', 'NVENC and QSV are recommended for powerful machines, while x264 is suitable for lower-end machines to avoid overloading the CPU.', 'The best option for recording in OBS is to use constant quality level (CFR) with a recommended range between 15 and 25, ensuring the best and constant level of video quality.', 'The recommended settings for NVIDIA NV encoder include using constant quantization parameter (CQP) with a CQ level between 15 and 25 for optimal video quality.', 'For quick sync, the best option is to use the target usage as quality and the profile as high, alongside the constant quality options (LAICQ, ICQ, or CQP) for ensuring video quality throughout the entire recording.']}], 'highlights': ['The best option for recording in OBS is to use constant quality level (CFR) with a recommended range between 15 and 25, ensuring the best and constant level of video quality.', 'The recommended settings for NVIDIA NV encoder include using constant quantization parameter (CQP) with a CQ level between 15 and 25 for optimal video quality.', 'The recommendation to use FLV format for recording due to its stability and the ability to easily convert it to MP4 or MOV after recording is advised.', 'Detailed comparison of encoder options (x264, NVENC, QSV) and recommendations based on system capabilities.', 'The impact of different recording quality settings on file size is explained, with lossless quality resulting in a significantly larger file size.', 'FLV recording in OBS preserves recordings in case of crashes, providing extra insurance and requiring one extra step to remux to MP4.', 'The importance of choosing between resolution and FPS based on the type of content being recorded is highlighted.', 'The availability of an overview in the video description is emphasized.', "Viewers are encouraged to understand settings based on their machine's specifications.", 'The speaker plans to start with simple settings and gradually move to more complex settings.', 'NVENC and QSV are recommended for powerful machines, while x264 is suitable for lower-end machines to avoid overloading the CPU.', 'For quick sync, the best option is to use the target usage as quality and the profile as high, alongside the constant quality options (LAICQ, ICQ, or CQP) for ensuring video quality throughout the entire recording.', 'The video provides an overview in the description for additional information.', "The best settings depend on the machine's specifications."]}