&obsfix

Disables or adjusts the sensitivity of the VP8/VP9 Codec packet loss 'fix' for OBS

Viewer-Side Option! (&view, &scene, &room)

Options

Example: &obsfix=5

Value	Description
(integer value)	adjust the sensitivity of the packet loss 'fix' for OBS
(no value given)	defaults to 15
0 | off	Turns it off

Details

It's on by default and set to 15 if only using OBS and if using the VP8/VP9 video codec.

• There is a bug in OBS where the VP8 codec (default in most cases) does not handle packet loss events. This function attempts fixes its.

• You can disable this 'fix' by passing it the value 0 or off.

• When on, it will trigger a key frame request to combat pixel smearing caused by packet loss and poor network conditions.

• Triggers around every 3-seconds if needed; may not activate often with very light packet loss.

• May lower video quality, or may not be desirable, so this flag lets you disable it.

• Stream pushers can open the debug/stats menu and manually send key frames also.

• VP9 is far less prone to packet loss issues, but it can still happen with heavy packet loss.

• Increasing the integer value passed to &obsfix will reduce the frequency and sensitivity of the key frame request.