How many hours 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.

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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.

Why does OBS disconnect after 2 hours?

It's no OBS issue, it's a network or streaming service issue. OBS isn't dropping the connection. Even if it seems some automated connection drop after exactly 2 hours, it's nothing that is originated from OBS. It's originated from somewhere between your local network and the streaming server.

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 increase recording time on OBS?

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.

Can OBS recording be detected?

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

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 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).

What is maximum memory in OBS?

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

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 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?

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.

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.

Does OBS use RAM for recording?

Unlikely, lack of RAM generally wouldn't affect performance of an encoding task, it would cause more system-wide problems and application errors. That said, 8 GB is fairly low, but more than enough to use for just OBS.

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.

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.

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.

Why does OBS decrease FPS?

Some OBS sources (for example browser sources, media playback or webcam access) need CPU power and rendering your scene is using GPU power. This increased load on CPU/GPU is all there, even if you just start OBS without recording/streaming. So a reduction in FPS has to be expected.

Can websites detect screen recording?

You cannot really detect a screen recorder. The whole thing is running on your device, so the website cannot tell.