Tools and working references

Issue

Recording encoder overload causing stutter files

The recording encoder cannot keep up, producing stuttery files even when not streaming.

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Recording stutters from slow disk or full volume

Local recordings hitch, freeze, or stop because the disk cannot sustain write speed or is full.

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Rendering lag high in OBS Stats

Stats show elevated rendering lag; frames miss compose deadlines before encode.

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Replay Buffer memory pressure

Replay Buffer uses large RAM and can destabilize OBS on long sessions.

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Replay Buffer save fails

Save Replay fails from permissions, disk space, or path issues.

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Safe Mode recovers a broken launch

OBS only starts cleanly in Safe Mode, indicating plugin or third-party interference.

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Sample-rate mismatch causing crackles or drift

OBS and devices disagree on 44.1 vs 48 kHz, causing crackles, pitch issues, or drift.

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Scene complexity causing render stalls

Heavy scenes with nests, media, and alerts cause freezes and render stalls.

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Script or plugin script error breaking scenes

Lua/Python scripts or plugin scripts throw errors that break sources or hotkeys.

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Skipped frames due to encoding lag

Stats show skipped frames caused by encoding lag, producing stream stutter with a healthy network.

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Soft or blurry output from scaling choices

Output looks softer than the canvas because of scaling filter or mismatched resolutions.

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Source captured but invisible from transform or crop

Capture is active but the source is off-canvas, zero-scaled, or fully cropped.

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Stream disconnects intermittently

The stream connects then drops repeatedly.

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Virtual Camera fails to start

Start Virtual Camera fails or other apps cannot see OBS Virtual Camera.

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Virtual Camera shows the wrong scene

Other apps see a different scene than expected from Virtual Camera output.