I'd like to preface this thread by saying I am incredibly impressed by OBS. It already does everything I want and the quality and performance are both superior to XSplit.
However, there does seem to be some kind of input lag for me when using OBS. It could either be straight-up input lag, or maybe network lag of some kind being caused by OBS. Regardless, when I play games while streaming with OBS, there is a slight but definite delay between my inputs and the actions on screen. I am a high-level FPS player, and this delay makes games almost unplayable for me. When I use XSplit, the input lag disappears and everything feels as it should.
I tried to measure the input lag by recording my mouse and my monitor with a video camera, but unfortunately I do not have a camera with a high enough framerate to accurately measure this. Sadly, this means I have no real measurement of how much lag there is, and you'll just have to trust me.
I then thought that maybe it is just a network problem, so I reduced my bitrate in OBS from 2000 to 1700. (My max upload is ~3000). This did not alleviate the problem. My settings in XSplit are identical or higher, and do not result in any input lag.
Some information on my streaming setup:
3Mbit upload
Intel i7-920 @ 3.6 GHz
30 fps stream/2000 bitrate (also tried 1700 and lower)
960x600 stream resolution
DXtory capture
I vastly prefer OBS to XSplit, and would like to keep using it and be able to recommend it to all my friends. If there is anything you need from me to aid in investigating this problem, I will gladly help.
However, there does seem to be some kind of input lag for me when using OBS. It could either be straight-up input lag, or maybe network lag of some kind being caused by OBS. Regardless, when I play games while streaming with OBS, there is a slight but definite delay between my inputs and the actions on screen. I am a high-level FPS player, and this delay makes games almost unplayable for me. When I use XSplit, the input lag disappears and everything feels as it should.
I tried to measure the input lag by recording my mouse and my monitor with a video camera, but unfortunately I do not have a camera with a high enough framerate to accurately measure this. Sadly, this means I have no real measurement of how much lag there is, and you'll just have to trust me.
I then thought that maybe it is just a network problem, so I reduced my bitrate in OBS from 2000 to 1700. (My max upload is ~3000). This did not alleviate the problem. My settings in XSplit are identical or higher, and do not result in any input lag.
Some information on my streaming setup:
3Mbit upload
Intel i7-920 @ 3.6 GHz
30 fps stream/2000 bitrate (also tried 1700 and lower)
960x600 stream resolution
DXtory capture
I vastly prefer OBS to XSplit, and would like to keep using it and be able to recommend it to all my friends. If there is anything you need from me to aid in investigating this problem, I will gladly help.
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