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Best quality method to record Spout output
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 21:48
by ZYXT
Hello, Im hoping someone could give me some advice.
I tested recording resolume via Spout to video recording software, Open Broadcast Software (OBS project)
It works fine, but the recording is a little distorted and less clear. Can anyone tell me if this is normal? Or is it possible to get recordings that look exactly like the direct Resolume output?
I have all the OBS settings to mirror the resolution etc from resolume. Checked various other settings and all seems ok.
Or should I be using better software to record it?
Many Thanks!
Re: Best quality method to record Spout output
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 22:20
by ZYXT
Hmm, just having a thought that BITRATE is one option I haven't experimented with yet. Maybe that is the culprit? By default it was 2500 (i think).
Re: Best quality method to record Spout output
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 23:26
by Oaktown
ZYXT wrote: tested recording resolume via Spout to video recording software, Open Broadcast Software (OBS project)
It works fine, but the recording is a little distorted and less clear. Can anyone tell me if this is normal? Or is it possible to get recordings that look exactly like the direct Resolume output?
Recording should be exactly what you're outputting so make sure your video settings (resolution and framerate) in OBS match your Resolume Spout output.
Re: Best quality method to record Spout output
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 07:11
by Zoltán
if you are compressing the recording, you will lose detail.
so your final file will be a compromise between quality and file size.
higher bitrate will produce better quality, but larger file.
Re: Best quality method to record Spout output
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 14:28
by Zoltán
ok, so I checked out OBS, you should set the recording preferences in the Output settings, I see the option to have lossless output, in the quality dropdown.
the bitrate setting is for streams.
Re: Best quality method to record Spout output
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 21:46
by ZYXT
Thanks for the input Ravensc and guys, really appreciate it!
Also had the output settings in advanced mode, so was getting too ahead of myself

Re: Best quality method to record Spout output
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 18:11
by flux
if you are on Windows 10 you can use the
OS built in recording feature. I just discovered it and tried it out. Let's you record the output of Resolume without using Spout but directly.
Re: Best quality method to record Spout output
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 22:38
by trekfan42
ZYXT wrote:Hello, Im hoping someone could give me some advice.
I tested recording resolume via Spout to video recording software, Open Broadcast Software (OBS project)
It works fine, but the recording is a little distorted and less clear. Can anyone tell me if this is normal? Or is it possible to get recordings that look exactly like the direct Resolume output?
I have all the OBS settings to mirror the resolution etc from resolume. Checked various other settings and all seems ok.
Or should I be using better software to record it?
Many Thanks!
i know its been awhile, but how did OBS record the spout output?