So, instead of talking about what the “best settings” are, let’s talk about finding the ones that work for you. If there were “best settings” that worked for everyone, they would be the defaults for OBS and everyone’s problems would be solved! In the words of fellow support volunteer and OBS expert Matt, otherwise known as WizardCM, “If there really were ‘best settings’, don’t you think OBS would come with them?” Matt is of course correct. The “best settings” for both people are going to be radically different. They also have very different hardware requirements, because encoding at 4K is going to be much more intensive than the streamer’s 1080p or 720p stream. These people have very different things they want to accomplish, and so they’re going to have very different settings that they use in OBS. Not only do people have very different computers with different power levels and capabilities, they have very different needs.įor example, let’s say we have two people: one of them wants to record Let’s Play videos in 4K and upload them to YouTube, and the other wants to stream to Twitch and keep an archive of those streams. The idea that there are “best settings” which work for everyone is simply untrue. The answer’s pretty straightforward, actually. You can even see the warning in the videos! I’ve already covered why this particular choice is a bad idea in another video, in fact. Many also tell you to record to MP4 in spite of OBS displaying a big warning. Most of these videos will tell you to use the advanced output mode instead of simple, a change that the OBS team doesn’t recommend without a specific need for it. In fact, in many of these “best settings” videos, the creators are actually making some of the most common mistakes people can make with OBS. They say that their settings will make your recordings or streams lag free and high quality, and yet one look at the comment section on their videos will prove otherwise. My name is Jessica, known online as tielqt, and I’m a support volunteer and moderator for the OBS Project, and I help out with all kinds of issues in the OBS Discord server.Īll around YouTube, searching for anything related to OBS is bound to get you a few “best settings” videos. It’s wildly popular, so thank you very much for reading it. As such, the structure includes all the usual video trappings, such as an introduction, call to subscribe, etc. Lower resolution video files are normally displayed to YouTube users who have a slower internet connection speed.The Definitive Best Settings Guide for OBS - OBS MythbustersĮDIT - Hey folks, just a couple notes on this article! While the information is all up to date, even in the most recent version of OBS, I just want to give you a heads up that this is the direct copy of the script from the video version. No, YouTube will take your uploaded 1080p resolution file and automatically create lower resolution files. Do I need to capture and upload videos to YouTube at different resolutions? YouTube prefers video content that has a minimum of 1080p resolution. This would translate at a pixel size of 1920 x 1080. I would recommend capturing all video content at 1080p resolution (HD Resolution). What is the best resolution for capturing YouTube video content? I would suggest having a minimum of 16GB system RAM and a good GPU like GTX 1060 with 16GB RAM. I would advise using your GPU for video recording my updating the OSB settings as shown in the video tutorial above. When running applications and OSB at the same time you may find the applications might lag (slow down). In most cases, you should be able to capture content from your computer screen and audio in real-time. Can OSB capture my computer screen in real-time? OSB can be installed on Windows, Apple Mac and Linux computers. OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) FAQs What operating system can I use? Best OBS setting for recording YouTube content
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