Below you can see how I configured OBS to create my videos. I use it to create videos like the ones you can watch here: instagram.com/marcos.bacon
I already cleared the FCPX preferences. It gets better for a while, starts slowing down and crashes again. Are there better configs on OBS for further editing on FCPX?
Which Mac, macOS version and FCP version are you running? Please run https://etrecheck.com after giving it Full Disk Access in System Preferences and post the report using the "Additional text" button below in your reply.
Does this problem happen only with footage recorded by OBS?
Please post the output from mediainfo, invisor or ffprobe of an OBS recording that causes FCP to become unhappy.
In a brief search on OBS and the VT Hardware encoder, it says it creates variable bit rate files. Have you tried Optimizing the footage? This will create a ProRes422 file that might correct something strange in the original encoding. Make sure you have sufficient disk space because ProRes files can be quite large.
Which Mac, macOS version and FCP version are you running? Please run https://etrecheck.com after giving it Full Disk Access in System Preferences and post the report using the "Additional text" button below in your reply.
Does this problem happen only with footage recorded by OBS?
Please post the output from mediainfo, invisor or ffprobe of an OBS recording that causes FCP to become unhappy.
In a brief search on OBS and the VT Hardware encoder, it says it creates variable bit rate files. Have you tried Optimizing the footage? This will create a ProRes422 file that might correct something strange in the original encoding. Make sure you have sufficient disk space because ProRes files can be quite large.
That's probably it, Tom.
But recording as mkv and remuxing it to mp4/mov did the trick, using just OBS. Since I really wanted an option where I wouldn't have to do any post processing, I selected ffmpeg in OBS and mov as the encapsulation. I can now import them smoothly into FCPX.
mediainfo - on AppStore
Invisor - on AppStore
ffprobe (included in free and open source ffmpeg) - https://ffmpeg.org
Since it's only happening with OBS generated footage, I'd try transcoding with Compressor if you have it. ffmpeg is also a great tool, but you'll need to enter commands in Terminal.app. I was able to solve another FCP user's problem with dashcam footage that didn't play properly in Monterey with a simple one liner to re-encode:
ffmpeg -i badfile.mp4 outputgoodfile.mp4
Try converting the media to a standard frame rate. I can't tell from ffprobe what the frame rate is supposed to be, but as I recall from various reports the OBS frame rate is unstable. While you're converting it change the audio sample rate to 48K.
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
OS 10.15.7
FCPX 10.4.9
It does only happen with footage recorded by OBS.
How do I get the output from "mediainfo, invisor or ffprobe"?
I really can't work with optimized media in my mac, as it takes too much space.
Thank you!
terryb wrote:
Which Mac, macOS version and FCP version are you running? Please run https://etrecheck.com after giving it Full Disk Access in System Preferences and post the report using the "Additional text" button below in your reply.
Does this problem happen only with footage recorded by OBS?
Please post the output from mediainfo, invisor or ffprobe of an OBS recording that causes FCP to become unhappy.
In a brief search on OBS and the VT Hardware encoder, it says it creates variable bit rate files. Have you tried Optimizing the footage? This will create a ProRes422 file that might correct something strange in the original encoding. Make sure you have sufficient disk space because ProRes files can be quite large.
>> ffprobe video-created-by-obs.mp4
built with Apple clang version 12.0.0 (clang-1200.0.32.29)
configuration: --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/ffmpeg/5.0.1 --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --enable-version3 --cc=clang --host-cflags= --host-ldflags= --enable-ffplay --enable-gnutls --enable-gpl --enable-libaom --enable-libbluray --enable-libdav1d --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-librav1e --enable-librist --enable-librubberband --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsrt --enable-libtesseract --enable-libtheora --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-lzma --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-frei0r --enable-libass --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libspeex --enable-libsoxr --enable-libzmq --enable-libzimg --disable-libjack --disable-indev=jack --enable-videotoolbox
libavutil 57. 17.100 / 57. 17.100
libavcodec 59. 18.100 / 59. 18.100
libavformat 59. 16.100 / 59. 16.100
libavdevice 59. 4.100 / 59. 4.100
libavfilter 8. 24.100 / 8. 24.100
libswscale 6. 4.100 / 6. 4.100
libswresample 4. 3.100 / 4. 3.100
libpostproc 56. 3.100 / 56. 3.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '2022-04-27 20-47-00.mp4':
Metadata:
major_brand : isom
minor_version : 512
compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
encoder : Lavf58.29.100
Duration: 00:01:45.13, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2169 kb/s
Stream #0:0[0x1](und): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, bt709, progressive), 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 2000 kb/s, 30.01 fps, 30 tbr, 15360 tbn (default)
Metadata:
handler_name : VideoHandler
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
Stream #0:1[0x2](und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 160 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
handler_name : SoundHandler
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
If this doesn't help I'll try also using the paid apps.
Video created in OBS will slow down and eventually crash FCPX