It allows you to personalize how you want your stream to be and gives you all the tools to do so.Ĭomplete control of your audio. You can add sources like Audio, Display, Images, Media, even Text on the screen. In the image below, I have a Scene called “Game” and in this scene: Scenes are the backgrounds and acts to the play. I find a fun analogy to relate these two is a play.

These areas are where you are going to place everything from displays to cameras and anything in between. Reducing settings or open programs can help alleviate this problem.

If your CPU is maxing out, it usually means that it can’t handle the current load being placed upon it. Skipped Frames due to Encoding Lag – This relates to your CPU, especially with running x264.If you find that you’re getting higher numbers in this area, limit your FPS inside your games or enabling Vsync. If the load gets to be too much on your GPU, this will cause missed frames. Frames Missed due to Rendering Lag – This relates to your GPU, especially with running NVENC.Not a huge stat that you should be watching unless it starts getting higher, like around 20ms. Average Time to render frame – This is the time that it takes to show one frame of your stream.FPS – The current amount of FPS (set in settings) that is being displayed.Memory Usage – The amount of RAM being used by OBS.Disk Space Available – The amount of space the hard drive that OBS is installed on has currently.Flashy graphics, intensive games, and elaborate displays can drive this higher, causing you to drop frames. CPU Usage – How much CPU OBS is currently using.Within this window you will be able to drag, rotate, create, and resize any source (see below) that you want on your stream.Īre the nuts and bolts that keep it together. This is the display window for your stream and your live workspace. For this article, let’s discuss the default features as numbered. You can customize the look, positions, and what is on display. I will note that this is the default setup to the hub. Every time that you load up OBS Studio, this is the image that you will be greeted with.

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