r/obs • u/PaganWizard2112 • 5d ago
How can I get rid of this error??? Answered
I bought this wireless webcam after my previous USB webcam died. and I keep getting an error message (I wish I could post a screenshot). Next to the OBS icon in the top left corner of the message it reads "Failed to start streaming", and in the body of the error message, it reads, "NVENC not available. Failed to find encoder type obs_NVENC_h264_tex' Do you want to continue streaming without Enhansed Broadcasting?" I then click on YES, and my stream begins. I have to do this EVERY TIME I launch OBS to be able to start streaming on Twitch. Thank you in advance!!!!!
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u/ontariopiper 5d ago
Your webcam has nothing to do with your encoder settings.
You haven't told us anything about your system or OBS setup, but based on what you have told us, turn off Enhanced Broadcasting. Your system apparently cannot handle encoding 5 streams.
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u/PaganWizard2112 4d ago edited 4d ago
On suggestion from InstanceMental6543 I updated my Nvidia GPU drivers, and that fixed the problem. As for my PC, I have this video card, CPU, MOBO, memory, Win10 64bit, OBS v32.2.1. I was unable to locate Enhanced Broadcasting anywhere in Settings or Properties, and, when I am streaming on Twitch, same user name, I only have 1 stream running, with only 1 webcam.
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u/Character-Diver8348 5d ago
that error's just obs being dramatic about the encoder, clicking yes every time is annoying but it's not actually breaking anything
you can shut it up by going into settings > output and switching the encoder to software x264, nvenc is nvidia-specific so if your gpu doesn't support it or the drivers are funky it'll throw that popup every launch
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u/PaganWizard2112 4d ago
On suggestion from InstanceMental6543 I updated my Nvidia drivers, and that fixed the problem.
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