What is profile in OBS recording?

A profile holds all your OBS settings, it does not include scenes or sources. But it allows you to have a profile for each Channel you are streaming to or for different recording or streaming settings. As soon as you change a setting in OBS it is saved to the current active Profile.

Whats the best profile for OBS?

Most people should use High, which will allow you to use full hardware acceleration for better encoding. If you notice your stream is lagging or dropping frames, kick it down to Main, which is less taxing on your PC but won’t give you an image as sharp as High. This is where to find your ‘Profile’ options in OBS.

How do I add a video overlay to OBS?

Here’s the first method:

1. Scroll down to the “Sources” box. Then, click on the little “+” icon in the bottom-left corner of the box.
2. From the pop-up menu, select “Text.” Next, add a title to the overlay and hit “OK.”
3. A new window will appear.
4. Once you’re done, click “OK.”

How do I add a webcam to OBS?

How to Add a Webcam in OBS

1. Select video capture device. Click the + symbol under the ‘Sources’ section.
2. Name the layer. When adding multiple layers it’s important to ensure you label the layer.
3. Select the device.
4. Optional – Adding the webcam’s microphone.
5. Select the webcam under the audio tab.
6. Done!

Where is my OBS profile?

Windows. On Windows 10, you’ll find the OBS settings in \%appdata\%\obs-studio.

What does GPU do in OBS?

OBS needs GPU time and resources because it has to composite and render a scene. If you want OBS to require less resources, you must construct additional pylons you’ll have to build simpler scenes and scene collections.

Does AMD have something like NVENC?

AMD can barely make competitive hardware. They don’t have the resources to make “superlative” features like NVENC or stable drivers. They basically just open source half finished middleware and hope game devs implement it in their games.