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Single compression applies one compression level, while double compression uses two levels for enhanced quality.

Single compression applies one compression level, while double compression uses two levels for enhanced quality.

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Malaka_Plays
Junior Member
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07-24-2016, 09:40 PM
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Hello, this was a question I posted on the forum but wanted another perspective. I understand USB 2.0 cards include built-in encoders, while some USB 3.0 models skip that and rely on uncompressed data. I’m aware that Obs encodes the stream using formats like .264, Quicksync, or NVENC. I’m curious—would you get a higher quality stream from just the uncompressed capture, compressed once by Obs, versus one compressed both ways (by the capture card and Obs)?
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Malaka_Plays
07-24-2016, 09:40 PM #1

Hello, this was a question I posted on the forum but wanted another perspective. I understand USB 2.0 cards include built-in encoders, while some USB 3.0 models skip that and rely on uncompressed data. I’m aware that Obs encodes the stream using formats like .264, Quicksync, or NVENC. I’m curious—would you get a higher quality stream from just the uncompressed capture, compressed once by Obs, versus one compressed both ways (by the capture card and Obs)?

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COLIN20052012
Posting Freak
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07-25-2016, 03:59 AM
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Only one compression yields higher quality than two
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COLIN20052012
07-25-2016, 03:59 AM #2

Only one compression yields higher quality than two