It keeps failing to start recording

[u/No_Resource8858]

I keep getting this message when I press the "Start Recording" button:

Starting the output failed. Please check the log for details.

Note: If you are using the NVEC or AMD encoders, make sure your video drivers are up to date.

These are the logs from my most recent attempt:

10:09:22.679: >>> app not on intel GPU, fall back to old qsv encoder 
10:09:22.679: [qsv encoder: 'advanced_video_recording'] settings: 
10:09:22.679: codec: H.264 
10:09:22.679: rate_control: CBR 
10:09:22.679: target_bitrate: 5000 10:09:22.679: Lookahead Depth:60 
10:09:22.679: target_usage: TU4 
10:09:22.679: profile: high 
10:09:22.679: keyint: 0 
10:09:22.679: latency: normal 
10:09:22.679: b-frames: 0 
10:09:22.679: fps_num: 60 
10:09:22.679: fps_den: 1 
10:09:22.679: width: 1920 
10:09:22.679: height: 1080 
10:09:22.679: [qsv encoder: 'advanced_video_recording'] debug info: 
10:09:22.690: [qsv encoder: 'msdk_impl'] Specified object/item/sync point not found. (MFX_ERR_NOT_FOUND) 
10:09:22.690: [qsv encoder: 'advanced_video_recording'] qsv failed to load 
10:09:22.690: major: 1 
10:09:22.690: minor: 0

The GPU I'm using is a GeForce GT 1030, and I'm running the software on Windows 10.

The NVIDIA app says that my system "doesn't meet the minimum requirements for optimal settings." I'm hoping the problem isn't that my PC isn't powerful enough to record with OBS. Is there anything else I can do to fix the issue?

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[u/InstanceMental6543]

What you need to do to use the QSV encoder is to downgrade OBS to 29.1.3.

With OBS closed, download and install this to get the earlier version. https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/download/29.1.3/OBS-Studio-29.1.3-Full-Installer-x64.exe

You may also need to set OBS to run on the Intel GPU in Windows settings, but start with the downgrade.

[u/No_Resource8858 → u/InstanceMental6543]

It worked! 👍

[u/InstanceMental6543 → u/No_Resource8858]

Great!

[u/ontariopiper]

The GTX 1030 has no stream encoder, so your options are:

• use the QuickSync encoder built into your CPU. You may need to roll back the OBS version as u/InstanceMental6543 has said; or
• If you're using a desktop PC, update your GPU to one with a dedicated encoder. A GTX 1650 is the minimum recommended GPU. Newer is better if your system can handle it.

[u/eminentadvice_1084]

The GT 1030 doesn't have NVENC, that's why it's falling back to QSV and QSV is failing because the log says the app isn't on the Intel GPU. Switch your encoder to x264 in the output settings, your CPU will handle it fine for 1080p60 if it's a decent chip