OBS: Fix blurry/blocky recordings | What is Bitrate/Encoding speeds

Record or livestream using OBS Studio? Find out that your recordings are super blocky or blurry? Games look fine? Well, this video takes you through a couple of the notable and likely issues that are causing this.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Explanation
0:26 - Bitrate explained
1:48 - Encoding type/speed explained
2:41 - Recording vs Streaming bitrate/settings
3:51 - CBR vs VBR vs CQP vs Lossless

#OBS #Guide #Blurry
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Everything in this video is my personal opinion and experience, and should not be considered professional advice. Always do your own research and make sure what you're doing is safe.

[lokievans]

Watched about 5 videos that was just saying "Match the base and downscale resolution" "Don't touch bitrate number, just go max quality setting" without stating why. Your video actually explained what was happening and why as well as:
1. Showing me how to fix a problem
2. Teaching me about bitrate
3. Allowed me to find a good balance that works for my pc.

10/10 will watch again and recommend to others!

[Elshi-]

is it just me or his voice is actually satisfying

[HGStudios]

Not only does this man explain exactly how to fix the problem. Not only does this man teach us why it's being the problem in detail. But his voice is so satisfying to listen to. Truly the perfect video guide. 10/10!

[sabrienedzhip]

This was the only video that actually helped me - straight to the point and also the details to better understand and adjust to my type of screen recordings. Thank you so much!

[LTMotions]

Thanks so much, that fixed my problem! I wasn't totally sure whether you wanted a higher or lower bitrate, this explained it simply yet effectively

[TheBrewingMiner]

This helped so much! I spent so long changing various settings that various forums said would help. In the end, this was all that was needed

[Lst_Memries]

This really worked for me, and helped my footage out a lot!

A suggestion however, for those who want to find that sweet spot for their bitrate. What I did was recorded some footage that is consistently similar, such as driving a car in your favorite car game or doing a training match in your favorite shooter game (I make minecraft videos so I just recorded that). It doesn't have to be long, i only did like 10 seconds.

Anyways, start low, at around 10k bitrate and keep increasing until your footage gets choppy (it might take awhile). After that just go 10k bitrate lower then what you were at (Ex: if you were at 50k bitrate and it looked choppy and glitchy, move it down to 40k bitrate!)

[Unique_Elegance]

I was struggling with blocky/blurry video for the past hour, I watched 5+ videos and couldn't understand anything. This video got straight to the point. Thank you so so much!

[downgrade]

My problem is that when I record it’s fine, when I look at obs while recording it’s fine but when I watch it it looks terribke

why are people still replying to this it’s been 2 years

[thejollygmer]

You’re a lifesaver. I had to figure out my mic problems by myself and no one had given a good explanation on the resolution. Thanks, you saved me some trouble

[LurchDxB]

Absolute champ! Quick explanation, straight to the point... and most importantly... I learned something!!! Thank you!

[KyleBlumreisinger]

Seriously, how does this only have 1.8k likes? Straight to the point, provides a great, easy-to-understand explanation, and a super effective solution! Bravo!

[kaisermaximal]

This has been a MASSIVE help. I just got into youtube and had no idea what was going on. Thank you so much.

[crazykitten]

OMG thanks so much. As a small streamer starting out i really want my content to look good but it was always block and you have saved me a greater deal of trouble!!

[Exothrm]

Thank you! Finally found the video I was looking for to make my videos less blurry, or whatever the right term is. Appreciate this video, thanks again!

[CheeseOfTheMoon]

i actually absolutely love this channel, you can find a fix to any problem here. because of this guy i could finally start recording games and start a youtube channel

[eredbaron]

WOW THANKS! Recently got to streaming and that’s happening to me you have blessed me!

[pizzahunter]

My vids have been looking like crap for a while now and so have my streams. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! No one else found the problem, thank you.

[ns.jack]

yoooo late but thanks, have watched literally 15 videos and not understanding how to do it, straightforward to the point, thank you, subscribed

[knowledgebits]

Literally the first video that popped up on a Google search, and it was exactly what I needed! My laptop capture looked great, but the recording itself wouldn't capture it properly. Changed the bitrate, and BOOM! That's all that I needed. Thanks so much!