OBS

Tips and Tricks

Prefer Fullscreen Recording Over Window Recording

• I've found the best results are from fullscreen recording rather than recording a specific window
• It also helps record things like SimHub overlays that are not the same window(s) as what you are recording
• This means you may need to edit your videos to crop out portions where you record your desktop or other windows that you don't want visible to others
  • See video editors like Movavi

Troubleshooting

Choppy Low Framerate Recording

• Ensure GPU load headroom of at least 10% on average ie. GPU usage should be 90% or less
  • If you don't have video encoders then try to ensure 20% GPU headroom
  • Even budget mainline GPUs come with some dedicated video encoders these days
• Record to a fast drive, with nothing else using it, dedicated to recording your video to ensure maximum potential IO bandwidth available