How long can OBS record?

There is no time limit on recordings, but the longer and more involved the recording, the more storage space the recording will take up on your computer or wherever you choose to store it.

Can OBS record 5 hours?

The focus of this guide is to achieve screen recording, though OBS Studio contains a lot more tooling and options (e.g., options for streaming or using OBS as virtual camera). During my tests, I successfully recorded a single video that lasted for more than five hours without noticing any performance issue.

Can OBS record for 24 hours?

Active Member. OBS has no recording limit.

Does OBS have a timer to stop recording?

You can set OBS to start/stop recording automatically. To do that, click Tools > Output Timer and set a duration for how long you want to capture the video. You can select a start/stop time for live streaming and local recordings.

Why does OBS take time to stop recording?

OBS Won't Stop Recording: OBS will not stop recording when there is overloaded encoding. Even when you hit the hotkeys and Stop recording button, OBS won't respond. This is a tricky situation as you cannot force stop the application or restart your computer because the recording will not be saved.

How To Automatically Stop The Stream/Recording (Output Timer) - OBS Studio Tutorial

Can OBS record 4 hours?

There is no time limit on recordings, but the longer and more involved the recording, the more storage space the recording will take up on your computer or wherever you choose to store it.

Can OBS record last 5 minutes?

Clip Last 5 Minutes on PC with OBS Studio

There are versions of this software for Windows, Mac, and Linux. On your computer, OBS can also be used to record your screen. The recording is saved as an MP4 file using OBS studio. Besides, you can customize your video's resolution and the audio recording's quality.

Does OBS record in sleep mode?

OBS always does its internal rendering, streaming or not, running minimized or not, preview active or not. To be able to do this, OBS needs a physical GPU. If the screensaver kicks in, or if the machine goes to sleep, the GPU is taken away by Windows and OBS fails, so OBS prevents Windows from doing all this.

Does OBS always record?

OBS does not capture any video by default. To get started capturing, you need to add a source. At the bottom of the window is a box called 'Sources'. Click on the + (or right click inside the Sources box) and pick the source you want.

How do I stop OBS from stopping recording?

OBS has a STOP feature built-in. Simply open OBS and go to Tools–>Output Timer and you can set a time limit for how long you want it to record for. I also check the box for “start every time” when I set it up this way.

Can OBS recording be detected?

Only applications accessing the kernel or Windows itself can know that you have OBS recording in the background.

How big is a 1 hour recording in OBS?

Hour-long recording in OBS can take up a few hundred megabytes to several gigabytes of storage, depending on the settings like resolution, frame rate, bit rate.

Can someone detect OBS recordings?

No. If it can be seen on a monitor it can be captured via software or camera (cellphone) without detection.

What is maximum memory in OBS?

Currently, the replay buffer in OBS Studio is capped at 8192 MB (8 GB).

What is OBS duration?

Duration is set by milliseconds; every 1000 milliseconds is equal to 1 second. The minimum time you can set for a scene transition is 10 milliseconds and the maximum time you can set for a scene transition is 10000 milliseconds (10 seconds).

Do all streamers use OBS?

Without both, streaming is impossible. The two most popular options for live streaming software are OBS Studio and Streamlabs. Nearly every streamer on YouTube, Twitch and Facebook Live uses one of these programs. Although the apps are similar, they have different pros and cons.

Does OBS affect FPS?

OBS is known for consuming a lot of CPU resources while it's running. As a result, it reduces the frame rate while you're streaming.

Does recording on OBS affect Internet?

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If your source is local, and you record local, then you don't need an Internet connection at all. Are you saving your recordings to a drive folder that you have set for cloud sync (ie nothing to do with OBS)... then of course it would consume data allocation.

How do I record with OBS without being live?

Well, just select "File Output Only" from "Mode" under Broadcast Settings. You can also just click Start Recording instead of Start Streaming if you already have something set up, as this will merely record and not attempt to stream to anywhere.

Where do OBS recordings end up?

Where do OBS recordings go? The default path for your recordings in OBS Studio is set to your Video folder in your main documents folder. You can easily find your recordings by clicking File and then Show Recordings in OBS Studio.

Can OBS record 120 fps?

OBS (Open Broadcast Software) can go to 120 FPS and as of now, has the new nvidia H.. 264 encoder which uses GPU and is way more optimized. I run an I7–7700k and a 1070ti with 16gb of ram and record 1080p native, no frame drops. How does the frame rate affect video?

Where does OBS record too?

By default, the screen recordings are stored in the default location that OBS set. For Windows users, the saving location is the Video folder of the computer. However, to create a special folder to save the videos, you can modify the original path.

Is OBS full free?

Open Broadcaster Software, or OBS, is a free and open source solution for offline video recording and live streaming that is Mac and Windows compliant.

Can you run OBS twice?

OBS can run multiple instances, and those two (or more) instances are capable of recording as well as streaming from your desktop. If you have trouble streaming, it may have to do with the service that you're streaming to and how well it works when multiple instances of OBS are running.