OBS troubleshooting worksheet

One problem, one change, one test you can compare.

Print this page and fill the blank fields. Read the repair guide.

Date / start time / end time:

OBS version / profile / platform / server:

Resolution / FPS / codec / encoder / preset:

Video Kbps / audio Kbps / keyframe seconds / recording active:

What goes wrong, and when

Scene, game, transition or source, or what viewers see:

Write down the counters before and after

OBS Stats counter	First run: start → end	After the change: start → end
Network dropped frames	→	→
Rendering missed frames	→	→
Encoding skipped frames	→	→

Compare how much each counter rose over the same test. A total left over from an earlier test isn’t a new problem.

Which counter rose?

□ Network: connection / other uploads / server
□ Rendering: game FPS / scene sources or filters
□ Encoding: other encodes running at once / preset / output size or FPS
□ None rose in OBS: platform’s stream health / watch on another device or connection

The one setting you changed, and what happened

Before → after:

What the platform shows / stream health message / how playback looked:

Log file name / test recording file name:

□ Keep it and test again with normal use □ Go back to the old settings □ Ask for help, with the times it happened

MyStreamSetup · September 7, 2026 · Keep this sheet; check your log for stream keys before you share it. Never write stream keys or passwords on this sheet.