OBS help - Recording desktop

Hi

I cannot get the right resolution to match my desktop. Can anyone help?

Should I use something other than Colour Correction?

Here is a screenshot of what I see on my screen. OBS quality seems lacking, or the colour is just off!

I need help lol
 

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On a side note, the (very) few video's I've done via OBS have horrible sound when played back. What I hear playing the game is much richer and certainly has good bass. When I play the video back, it sounds like I only have tweeters playing with no midrange or woofers.
 
Hi

I cannot get the right resolution to match my desktop. Can anyone help?

Should I use something other than Colour Correction?

Here is a screenshot of what I see on my screen. OBS quality seems lacking, or the colour is just off!

I need help lol

What exactly are you trying to do?

There is evidently scaling going on which is probably the source of the blurriness and this can occur either during capture, encoding, or playback.

The color issues could be down to the capture format, or more rarely the playback settings. PCs typically output full range RGB, but the default capture settings and most video will be limited range YUV 4:2:0 which can make native RGB content look washed out and/or produce indistinct color gradients, especially with reds.

In general, the OBS color correction settings should be a last resort. You want to address everything else first.

On a side note, the (very) few video's I've done via OBS have horrible sound when played back. What I hear playing the game is much richer and certainly has good bass. When I play the video back, it sounds like I only have tweeters playing with no midrange or woofers.

Wrong audio source, incorrect volume levels, or incorrect format/bit rate.

OBS only supports lossy formats by default, but if everything is setup correctly, 320kbps AAC should be completely indistinguishable from the source for listening purposes, even to audiophiles with high-end gear.
 
Wrong audio source, incorrect volume levels, or incorrect format/bit rate.

OBS only supports lossy formats by default, but if everything is setup correctly, 320kbps AAC should be completely indistinguishable from the source for listening purposes, even to audiophiles with high-end gear.
Brill - thanks for that; I'll look into it (y).

I'm a total n00b at OBS.
 
Brill - thanks for that; I'll look into it (y).

I'm a total n00b at OBS.
The OBS audio settings are mostly in two places, settings -> audio and settings -> output -> audio tab. The audio encoder is selected in settings -> output -> recording. I do notice that FLAC and PCM are now options and these are lossless, so I'll have to correct my previous statement about that. Regardless, the default is FFmpeg AAC which is what you should use unless you have a good reason to do otherwise.

Assuming you aren't using the manual FFMpeg interface and command line, you'll want to max out the bitrate for the tracks you're recording at 320, make sure the right audio device is selected, and use the sample rate that most closely matches what you have set in the Windows sound settings.
 
Thank you!

Incidentally, this is what I use for my PC's soundcard settings:

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Could the sample and bit rates I have set be a little too high? It sounds OK under my AKG K72's but when I play back the capture, it's pretty poor. I'm not sure if OBS if affected by this.

I'll have a look around at the stuff you mentioned.

Cheers again!
 
Incidentally, this is what I use for my PC's soundcard settings:

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Could the sample and bit rates I have set be a little too high? It sounds OK under my AKG K72's but when I play back the capture, it's pretty poor. I'm not sure if OBS if affected by this.

192kHz should really only be used if you are mastering/editing audio. In general, 48kHz is going to be optimal for listening and for recording with OBS. Still, this should not be the source of any of your problems. OBS is perfectly capable of recording at 48kHz from a 192kHz source.

What does look like it could be an issue is your equalizer settings. Anything over zero has a serious risk of inducing clipping and you're probably best off changing that graph so the peaks are at or slightly below 0 and everything else is reduced further...basically knock 12dB off all those bars. You can jack up the master volume if you need to.

Edit: That 'compressor' option might also be contributing to the boosted lows being muted on your recordings. If you don't need it, turn it off.
 
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192kHz should really only be used if you are mastering/editing audio. In general, 48kHz is going to be optimal for listening and for recording with OBS. Still, this should not be the source of any of your problems. OBS is perfectly capable of recording at 48kHz from a 192kHz source.

What does look like it could be an issue is your equalizer settings. Anything over zero has a serious risk of inducing clipping and you're probably best off changing that graph so the peaks are at or slightly below 0 and everything else is reduced further...basically knock 12dB off all those bars. You can jack up the master volume if you need to.

Edit: That 'compressor' option might also be contributing to the boosted lows being muted on your recordings. If you don't need it, turn it off.
Aha! I've done as you suggested on the EQ and that's really made a difference. I've left the compressor on for now but dialled it back as it sounds better. Next mission is to do a recording...

⭐

EDIT: Yahoo! much, MUCH better! I owe you a pint @Morbad !
 
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I use an older version of OBS, so can't offer a personal hand hold, but i did find this link on the official OBS website that gives a straight forward process to follow to get yourself set up correctly:


Personally i prefer a text based guide for this kind of thing, good luck (y)
 
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