We've been using OBS for a long time now, and it's a great program for recording all sorts of games and all sorts of screen configurations, plus it's free.
But the past few months, we've run into a problem with Minecraft: More than 3/4 of the time, OBS drops video altogether. We get hours of audio recording with nothing but black screen. And at first I thought I just wasn't checking to make sure it's connected to the video, but no, we can record a bit and it's working fine, and OBS shows the screen and such, but once we get into the game and forget about it, there goes the video again.
I tried to pursue this on the OBS forum and am waiting for replies (so far nothing), but in the meantime, I thought I'd check here to see if anyone has had this same problem and solved it, and secondly, what alternatives exist for low-lag Minecraft recording.
I've looked into Bandicam and Fraps before, and Bandicam did work fine last time I tried it, but their pricing strategy sticks in my craw. It doesn't make sense to me to price per-computer when dealing with a household (as opposed to a business that expects to make money off the investment), and I'm loath to pay $60 for any sort of recording equipment when my YouTube channel is this new and our household gaming/recording budget this low. If that weren't a factor, I probably would've just bought Bandicam some time ago.
I'd like to get Free Software if I could, both for the obvious benefit of not having to pay for it and for the philosophy behind it (which usually has less legalese and less questionable rights managements), but I'm open to proprietary software if it's got a decent pricing system for a low-budget two-computer household. If it's got a track record of being able to record Minecraft well and without much lag.
But I'd really prefer to just figure out what is up with OBS that it keeps having this problem. Sometimes it records just fine! Sometimes we get plenty of Minecraft footage from a run! But more than half the time it's just lost. So it clearly CAN do it. I just keep feeling like there's something I'm doing wrong, even though it seems like there's no change in settings or anything between the recordings that work and the recordings that don't.
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My YouTube channel is currently on hiatus, but I hope to get back to it at some point. Content is fairly random, but can be enjoyable, and is mostly game footage (mostly random Minecraft clips) from my nephews and me. Most popular MC vid so far is the one Vechs laughed at on Twitter!
You can use Nvidia Shadowplay if you have a Nvidia card/chip or AMD Gaming Evolved if you have an AMD card/chip. Both are free and decent.
Assuming I'm reading the correct thing here (Display Adapter?), I have an Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600.
Both Nvidia and AMD sounding more familiar than if I just heard about them online, I'm betting we had them in previous computers. But apparently not now.
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My YouTube channel is currently on hiatus, but I hope to get back to it at some point. Content is fairly random, but can be enjoyable, and is mostly game footage (mostly random Minecraft clips) from my nephews and me. Most popular MC vid so far is the one Vechs laughed at on Twitter!
Assuming I'm reading the correct thing here (Display Adapter?), I have an Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600.
Both Nvidia and AMD sounding more familiar than if I just heard about them online, I'm betting we had them in previous computers. But apparently not now.
Nvidia and AMD make graphic cards for computers and graphic chips for laptops. Integrated graphics such as Intel HD Graphics or AMD APUs are not reccomended for recording gameplay. I'm suprised you were even able to use OBS on a 4600.
Nvidia and AMD make graphic cards for computers and graphic chips for laptops. Integrated graphics such as Intel HD Graphics or AMD APUs are not reccomended for recording gameplay. I'm suprised you were even able to use OBS on a 4600.
Huh.
OBS has worked fine for practically everything that's not Minecraft, and still manages Minecraft like a third of the time. It's just unreliable. And our Minecraft, even while recording, has managed to be mostly non-laggy, so I figured we were at a comfortable compromise between effective hardware and low budget.
So you're saying we should get an upgraded video card?
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My YouTube channel is currently on hiatus, but I hope to get back to it at some point. Content is fairly random, but can be enjoyable, and is mostly game footage (mostly random Minecraft clips) from my nephews and me. Most popular MC vid so far is the one Vechs laughed at on Twitter!
We've been using OBS for a long time now, and it's a great program for recording all sorts of games and all sorts of screen configurations, plus it's free.
But the past few months, we've run into a problem with Minecraft: More than 3/4 of the time, OBS drops video altogether. We get hours of audio recording with nothing but black screen. And at first I thought I just wasn't checking to make sure it's connected to the video, but no, we can record a bit and it's working fine, and OBS shows the screen and such, but once we get into the game and forget about it, there goes the video again.
I tried to pursue this on the OBS forum and am waiting for replies (so far nothing), but in the meantime, I thought I'd check here to see if anyone has had this same problem and solved it, and secondly, what alternatives exist for low-lag Minecraft recording.
I've looked into Bandicam and Fraps before, and Bandicam did work fine last time I tried it, but their pricing strategy sticks in my craw. It doesn't make sense to me to price per-computer when dealing with a household (as opposed to a business that expects to make money off the investment), and I'm loath to pay $60 for any sort of recording equipment when my YouTube channel is this new and our household gaming/recording budget this low. If that weren't a factor, I probably would've just bought Bandicam some time ago.
I'd like to get Free Software if I could, both for the obvious benefit of not having to pay for it and for the philosophy behind it (which usually has less legalese and less questionable rights managements), but I'm open to proprietary software if it's got a decent pricing system for a low-budget two-computer household. If it's got a track record of being able to record Minecraft well and without much lag.
But I'd really prefer to just figure out what is up with OBS that it keeps having this problem. Sometimes it records just fine! Sometimes we get plenty of Minecraft footage from a run! But more than half the time it's just lost. So it clearly CAN do it. I just keep feeling like there's something I'm doing wrong, even though it seems like there's no change in settings or anything between the recordings that work and the recordings that don't.
My YouTube channel is currently on hiatus, but I hope to get back to it at some point. Content is fairly random, but can be enjoyable, and is mostly game footage (mostly random Minecraft clips) from my nephews and me. Most popular MC vid so far is the one Vechs laughed at on Twitter!
You can use Nvidia Shadowplay if you have a Nvidia card/chip or AMD Gaming Evolved if you have an AMD card/chip. Both are free and decent.
- C.C.
Assuming I'm reading the correct thing here (Display Adapter?), I have an Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600.
Both Nvidia and AMD sounding more familiar than if I just heard about them online, I'm betting we had them in previous computers. But apparently not now.
My YouTube channel is currently on hiatus, but I hope to get back to it at some point. Content is fairly random, but can be enjoyable, and is mostly game footage (mostly random Minecraft clips) from my nephews and me. Most popular MC vid so far is the one Vechs laughed at on Twitter!
Nvidia and AMD make graphic cards for computers and graphic chips for laptops. Integrated graphics such as Intel HD Graphics or AMD APUs are not reccomended for recording gameplay. I'm suprised you were even able to use OBS on a 4600.
- C.C.
Huh.
OBS has worked fine for practically everything that's not Minecraft, and still manages Minecraft like a third of the time. It's just unreliable. And our Minecraft, even while recording, has managed to be mostly non-laggy, so I figured we were at a comfortable compromise between effective hardware and low budget.
So you're saying we should get an upgraded video card?
My YouTube channel is currently on hiatus, but I hope to get back to it at some point. Content is fairly random, but can be enjoyable, and is mostly game footage (mostly random Minecraft clips) from my nephews and me. Most popular MC vid so far is the one Vechs laughed at on Twitter!