Best OBS Recording Settings

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

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  • @ForzaE2
    @ForzaE2 4 года назад +83

    This was exactly what I am looking for. Thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge with anyone who needs it.

  • @dsproductions19
    @dsproductions19 2 года назад +14

    This is a very nice and detailed tutorial with lots of helpful information.
    I would recommend zooming in on the UI elements like the config wizard or settings windows, because they are a bit hard to see without going fullscreen or almost illegible on smaller screens. Especially since you recorded in such high resolution, so the text ends up a bit smaller then on a 1080 screen, and the zoom shouldn't make it lose any quality.
    Just something to keep in mind if you do more of these types of videos.

  • @KevinStratvert
    @KevinStratvert  4 года назад +13

    See the description for an overview of the best settings for recording and for timestamps in the video.

    • @NabilCp4
      @NabilCp4 Год назад

      Love from Bangladesh and first reply

  • @michaelshaw4629
    @michaelshaw4629 3 года назад +3

    The best OBS tutorial out there. Even the flv format and Remux trick is game changer no other tutorial mentions. Thank you for this :)

    • @darrenvarley105
      @darrenvarley105 2 года назад

      I cant believe theres so many videos out there recommending mp4 when remux converts so quickly!!

  • @piyushgolait
    @piyushgolait 4 года назад +11

    Very detailed video and useful. Just a suggestion, if you would have zoomed in on the screen for the settings menu, near the cursor, it would be so much better bcz your screen is huge and the text were really tiny.

  • @receedzeraq9488
    @receedzeraq9488 4 года назад

    Kevin: Instead, what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna walkthrough what the different settings mean, so depending on your machine, if you're on a high-end machine or low-end machine, you can make the choices what setting works the best in your scenario... so your video looks fantastic.
    Me; *Fantastic.*

  • @RiiViiMedia2424
    @RiiViiMedia2424 4 года назад +17

    Here's a question: Which recording formats require the most to least space in an overall recording. In other words, which has the best quality?

  • @Layless
    @Layless 4 года назад +8

    i was looking for this everywhere. thanks so much for your time, this was very helpful. i'm about to test it and see if it works well

  • @heatblayze
    @heatblayze 4 года назад +5

    Thank you so much! Always knew about settings for streaming but never about recording, so this video was a great help!!

  • @CosasdelJardin
    @CosasdelJardin 3 года назад +17

    excellent video1!!! thank you!!!!

  • @104Woodworks
    @104Woodworks 3 месяца назад

    and this is the reason you have 3 million + subs man, thanks again!

  • @babydragonbee1640
    @babydragonbee1640 2 года назад +1

    i subbed and liked ur the best you helped me in shotcut and now obs and now i can make my seris i always wanted to do with better peformance❤❤❤

  • @rtyugsaf
    @rtyugsaf 4 года назад +4

    Per OBS: "Well, the OBS team recommends recording to FLV or MKV. Both of these formats are popular “container” formats, which mean they can “contain” many different types of video or audio. Neither FLV nor MKV require a process to finish the file like MP4 does, so even if your power cuts out or you get a blue screen of death, your entire recording is safe. As for which is better, there’s very little difference between the two formats, but only MKV supports multiple audio tracks. If that’s a feature you need, please use MKV, otherwise, FLV is fine."

  • @NextManu
    @NextManu 2 года назад

    this was a hard video to find but once found, I was thankful. Thank you for making this video.

  • @beck167635
    @beck167635 3 года назад +1

    First-class video and explanations, Kevin

  • @RekNoobs
    @RekNoobs 4 года назад +2

    seriously beast explanation. refreshing to have someone explain and include the "why" behind what they are explaining. thanks for the upload!

  • @ferrislindsay
    @ferrislindsay 2 года назад +1

    What a clear, engaging walkthrough. Thank you.

  • @techgamershaven7231
    @techgamershaven7231 4 года назад +1

    This is very helpful! I was using VLC to convert .mkv to mp4. Never tinkered with that Remux Recording. Thanks also discussing the difference between .flv and .mp4.

  • @MavuriRamesh
    @MavuriRamesh 4 года назад +1

    superb its so clear for me and also works perfect

  • @PaulVoorberg
    @PaulVoorberg 3 года назад

    Good video, finally someone that explains why rather than just listing options like a drone

    • @PaulVoorberg
      @PaulVoorberg 3 года назад

      Just tested the LA ICQ recommendation with QuickSync and it stutters like crazy even when set to a low quality. So the lesson I learned from this: Don't trust any of the OBS settings guides, just do your own testing to find out what works best.

  • @wildae.
    @wildae. 4 года назад +17

    everyone must learn from you how to make tutorials on OBS

  • @rajasaurusbrontozaurus658
    @rajasaurusbrontozaurus658 2 года назад

    perfect, i was getting this wavy type inconsistent blurring of the recordings until reading this! Thank you thank you!

  • @Luxcium
    @Luxcium 4 года назад +3

    don't get me wrong from my other message this is a great tutorial and I apreciate the time and effort you have put into it ...

  • @Sility2008
    @Sility2008 3 года назад +1

    OMG it worked! Thank You Kevin.

  • @mohamedaljeebali6623
    @mohamedaljeebali6623 2 года назад

    Fantastic, pure and simple.

  • @JACKAZZSTUDIO
    @JACKAZZSTUDIO 2 года назад +1

    Love your channel Kevin, always right to the point and no nonsense, appreciate your many tips and tricks.

  • @Shawoleritiny
    @Shawoleritiny 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much for explaining this in a way that even I can understand :)

  • @JackyWongWorld
    @JackyWongWorld 3 года назад +1

    I use Software (x264 low CPU usage preset, increases file size) works best for my recording. When I use Hardware (NVENC), the final rendered clip is laggy.

  • @happycire9717
    @happycire9717 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for this video Kevin! Really appreciate it man!

  • @pyradragon
    @pyradragon 3 года назад

    Thanks. this helped. I thought I was gonna end up like many others that couldn't solve this problem unless they basically had a newer laptop/ computer.

  • @IAmABoyAtHome
    @IAmABoyAtHome Год назад

    Wait if you are not recording with "OBS Studio" then how are you recording? Awesome man great job! (this is a very good video )

  • @Ahmed-vs5dz
    @Ahmed-vs5dz 4 года назад +1

    Thanks Kevin, You're doing a Great Job for content creators!! Appreciations for you. (From Pakistan)

  • @littlesip5018
    @littlesip5018 3 года назад

    KEVIN THE LEGEND SO HELPFUL FOR MY CHANNEL!!!

  • @moviesprint
    @moviesprint 3 года назад

    I have a reason why i loved your channel

  • @TyxyT_LoL
    @TyxyT_LoL 4 года назад +2

    Great video, Explained everything very well and in detail!

  • @MrPenguinYT
    @MrPenguinYT 4 года назад +1

    after 14 vids this one actually helped me

  • @drosario2allnations493
    @drosario2allnations493 3 года назад

    Thank you for your effort, it will a lot of people. God bless you.

  • @DerianMcCrea
    @DerianMcCrea 3 года назад

    Thanks for the tips!!! Turned out noticeably better!

  • @patzappavigna964
    @patzappavigna964 4 года назад +3

    nice tutorial, I spent a lot of time learning OBS but this helped me

  • @extrememod_ahu
    @extrememod_ahu 3 года назад

    This was tremendously helpful. Thank you

  • @RainPublicPlanning
    @RainPublicPlanning 3 года назад +1

    I have OBS running and cannot change the output video recording settings. They are greyed out. Why?

  • @VikasC31
    @VikasC31 3 года назад

    Very Useful information, it would have even better if the OBS contents were zoomed.

  • @judalynmartinez936
    @judalynmartinez936 3 года назад

    Hi Kevin, thank you for the wonderful tips really helps me a lot. absolutely many thumbs UP for this video...

  • @GoldwaterB
    @GoldwaterB 3 года назад

    So clear. So informative. Thanks!

  • @panicmandan7691
    @panicmandan7691 4 года назад +1

    Well. I am currently wrestling with OBS so this is GREAT, and thanks very much. So clear and I like the way you break it down into simple and advanced. Incidentally, and unsurprisingly, your vid looks good as well. Can I ask what sort of lighting you are using for that? Great work. PMD.

  • @lotusmarket1360
    @lotusmarket1360 3 года назад

    Hi Kevin. Can you zoom in on what you're talking about so we can see it? I couldn't see what you were pointing at because it was too small and out of focused. Thanks

  • @Anime-nl9mr
    @Anime-nl9mr 2 года назад

    Hi! Very nice video! I would like to record raw pcm or lossless audio from my computer. My graphic card is a MSI R5450, which settings would you recommend me? Thanks :)

  • @FPSTyler1Clips
    @FPSTyler1Clips 2 года назад

    Thank you so much! If it wasn't for this, I'd still be using CBR to record gameplays, appreciate it.

  • @Official_Zarx
    @Official_Zarx 3 года назад

    god damn you just earned a sub you have a lot of potential

  • @davidhawkins9202
    @davidhawkins9202 3 года назад

    AWESOME video! Thanks.

  • @shayoko6
    @shayoko6 4 года назад +1

    do you really need a program to change extensions? i just do it manually and i have no problem.
    that aside, nice tutorial. got one for audio settings?

  • @Skyline2348
    @Skyline2348 3 года назад +1

    Main concern:
    What are the settings we need to tweak using OBS recording when OBS is making the files too large? Meanwhile keeping quality as high as possible. For instance: OBS recording a 2 hour movie at 1080p/ 60fps while staying under 2gb? Is this possible?
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    Concern details:
    I really need a tutorial for recording (VHS or DVD's, games, screenshot, whatever) using a capture card but with OBS recording. Especially the quality settings vs file size settings.
    I have been using an old VCR to digitize my family's homevideo VHS tapes plugged into an Elgato HD60 S+ and then converting them digitally using OBS recording as a VHS converter, but it's making the files sizes up in the 7GB to 12GB range for a 1 to 3 hour video!!!
    Most digital movies I have bought are only 600mb to 2gb for a 90 to 120min movie with menu subtitles etc. Even the store purchased digital copy of Avengers Endgame was 3 hours long but is only 5.6GB. So what the heck is going on with OBS recorsing a VHS tape at over 10gb for a 1 to 3 hour movie?!
    The special effects and audio is insane in Endgame... I'm just recording kids playing in the yard, people skiing behind a boat and family reunions...😒
    Can anyone help me find a video for understanding the quality vs file size for OBS recording?
    Also software for compressing already recorded OBS files like .mkv, .mp4 or .flv without diminishing quality would be awesome to so I don't have to re-record them again. That would be really awesome!!!

  • @dominicooo2269
    @dominicooo2269 2 года назад

    In your other videos, I think you prefer mkv files. Is flv as a standard no longer applicable?

  • @chefantwonbrinson
    @chefantwonbrinson 4 года назад

    nailed it. awesome video thank you Kevin

  • @Lousasshol
    @Lousasshol 2 года назад

    thanks dude! great content

  • @XJLCA
    @XJLCA 4 года назад +3

    The Settings text is so small and blurry in your video it is hard to see. Can you zoom in on those areas when recording? or maybe simply reduce your desktop size, therefore showing bigger text for this kind of videos?

    • @heybear7271
      @heybear7271 4 года назад

      true! no need for showing other stuffs thats not needed. Would be a perfect tutorial if he do that.

    • @lindakwarciany8471
      @lindakwarciany8471 4 года назад

      I can't see what he's clicking. If this is a beginners I am not doing a whole heck of a lot of tweeking.

  • @gemstone4940
    @gemstone4940 4 года назад

    I need some extra help please.
    You really helped me out in terms of fixing a problem but now I'm faced with another. I have for about 2 or so days now been trying to set up OBS for the first time for video recording but every time I do, whatever I record comes out looking terribly ugly, pixelated and washed out. It's even hard to explain without showing it. Which completely baffled me because I have an expensive, high end gaming laptop that is this year's model, have only had it for about a month and it should be able to handle most things with ease. I have never had a problem with it so I doubt that the laptop is the issue, but for some reason after recording my videos, when I watched them back they were almost unusable. I've watched countless videos on how to get better quality on OBS and none of them have helped me, until I found yours. Watching your video and following along, I was able to conclude that my problem has been recording in mp4, I tested recording in flv as you advised and the video came out looking beautiful, exactly as my screen looks with vivid colours, sharp and not pixelated at all. I don't even understand why mp4 does that but at least now I know what exactly was causing the problem. I was so happy and relieved, immediately I thought "See?! I'm not crazy!! I knew something was off!!"
    So that's sorted but now my next problem is: editing softwares won't support flv or mkv type files, and the first solution that comes to mind is exactly what you said: remuxing the file. But that's where my problem lies. Even though this should be a lossless process, remuxing it into mp4 is making it look like how it did when I recorded in mp4 again, back to the same terrible-looking quality. I have looked everywhere online and I can't find anything about this anywhere, only forums, blog posts and videos of people saying that it's a lossless process and that quality is kept the same. That's definitely not my case. Apologies for the paragraph, I'm really desperate and frustrated here because I can't seem to figure out how to fix it and I've been at this for two whole days, if not more. I really want to start a channel and I could have by this time if this wasn't such a stumbling block. Any idea on what I could do? 🙏🏽
    TL;DR: Remuxing from flv to mp4 is making my files lose a lot of quality, despite me following this entire tutorial and seeing everywhere that this is supposedly a lossless process.

  • @2023Red
    @2023Red 4 года назад

    Kevin, thanks to you I now use OBS. But I now need to know how to edit the created video. I do this for home projects as well as recording videos such as yours. As an example, I have two dogs who like to bark at the mailman. So, I find myself with a self made video with barking dogs in it. How do I edit the video and snip out the 30 seconds of barking? Thanks! Robert

  • @nayana8549
    @nayana8549 3 года назад +1

    for around 600-700mb file size is it good to go for indistinguishable quality?

  • @homeinspectingwithjohnhans4250
    @homeinspectingwithjohnhans4250 3 года назад

    Kevin, at 3:51 you recommend FLV. We have reached 2021 and Adobe is no longer supporting the Flash Player. In fact, Adobe announced the end of support for Flash Player in 2017. Is OBS behind the curve? Or am I also missing some critical bit of information here?

  • @marrlfox
    @marrlfox 3 года назад

    Great video! I don't have CRF under rate control, though, only CBR, CQP, VBR, or lossless.

  • @PhoneSpecificationsUSA
    @PhoneSpecificationsUSA 2 года назад

    What software do you recommend if you would like to create an MP3 file from the audio? Or, can OBS create a separate MP3 file in addition to the flv file?

  • @kychemclass5850
    @kychemclass5850 3 года назад

    Hi Kevin. Continued thanks for all the help you are sharing with the world.
    Can you do a video on the problem of audio/video non-synchronisation? I have experienced audio lag a number of times with OBS. All the best.

  • @EverestDsylva
    @EverestDsylva 8 месяцев назад

    Please sir, would u mind do a video of how to arrange different scene and how navigate and record like a Pro, at least how to set up to 5 scene and how we can record and change different scenes to make our recording very unique, perfect and professional 🙏🏻

  • @MrTimjwilson
    @MrTimjwilson 2 года назад

    CRF not CFR. People could confuse it with CBR. My personal opinion is that OBS is a poor choice for recording. Maybe streaming. It seems to take too many steps to find the camera, give full screen preview etc. Plus look at the quality of the display of the settings in this video. One cannot even read them; at least I cannot. It is free though. My version, freshly downloaded March 2022 does not show many of the settings you discussed > system dependent perhaps?

  • @ubacgraffs
    @ubacgraffs 4 года назад

    Thanks a lot for your help :) Just wish I came across your efforts sooner, like a week ago :)

  • @qrogueuk
    @qrogueuk 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for the upload and share.
    I've been using OBS to mostly record then upload via you-tube/face-book and having not really played with the setting in, OBS that much. I notice the video quality isn't great via playback on the source file (not uploaded or converted). The file size is for 45 min recording is 1.93GB, at 1920x1080. I left most for setting, for streaming set up (MKV - X264 - CBR- 6000 kpbs)
    I'm currently using a full AMD set up 3950X - 5700XT - 64GB system ram - Nvme 2TB boot / Nvme 2TB games / 8TB Seagate Exos 7E8 for internal recording & storage.
    A few questions:
    I'm not using NVENC, (due to the 5700XT) which are the best setting X264 with any changes that mite suit my current setup?
    After uploading most site convert the file, so should I be recording higher quality or not?
    After recording will changing from FLV, to mp4 etc, via remux make uploading any faster or just better for editing software, in DaVinci Resolve etc.

    • @KevinStratvert
      @KevinStratvert  4 года назад +1

      For recording with X264, use CRF - constant rate factor as this ensures constant quality. Set it to 23, which is the default. Always record in the best quality as RUclips/Facebook/Twitter will apply some compression when you upload the video. The original source content is always the best quality. FLV to mp4 via remux has no impact on the quality. You'll want it in mp4 so you can edit easily. Hope that helps and good luck!

    • @qrogueuk
      @qrogueuk 4 года назад

      @@KevinStratvert Thanks for the reply and details. I will edit my setting to match.

    • @dukey567
      @dukey567 4 года назад

      @@qrogueuk Ayy what file sizes are you getting for a 10-20 min video with CRF?

    • @qrogueuk
      @qrogueuk 4 года назад

      ​@@dukey567 with current setting 22 mins = 1.35GB / 25 mins = 1.88GB / 30 mins =2.04GB /

  • @mrfairycake4333
    @mrfairycake4333 4 года назад

    Fantastic, will go and try now

  • @communicationwithconfidence
    @communicationwithconfidence 4 года назад

    Brilliant, really helped me a lot - thank you very much.

  • @HayDayPhoebe
    @HayDayPhoebe 3 года назад

    @Kevin Stratvert The video/tutorial is great but... none of the settings help me with the problem I have. What can one do to avoid having the black bars on both sides of the video without stretching the scene?

  • @CodingWithKids
    @CodingWithKids 4 года назад

    Thanks for many videos about OBS, I want to make my videos less glitchy... My video card isn't that good...

  • @alexlopez8922
    @alexlopez8922 4 года назад +1

    I can see you focus on NVIDIA is there a difference with AMD?

  • @bijujoseph529
    @bijujoseph529 Год назад

    could you create a video on noise gate, noise gate, noise suppression and expander and how they best could be used with different audio recording devices?

  • @viorelagocs
    @viorelagocs 4 года назад +4

    Is this tutorial only for those who have big 4k monitors?... On an HD monitor you can't read the text...

    • @beri4138
      @beri4138 4 года назад +1

      Yeah it's very hard for me to read the text on my 1080p phone screen.

  • @TeaJayOne
    @TeaJayOne 3 года назад

    It would be nice to zoom in on the settings for users with small displays next time.

  • @idkk839
    @idkk839 3 года назад

    Hi! This is awesome. Really helped me a lot. One question though, will the settings we just did in the Simple mode effect after going to the Advanced mode?

  • @EnglishSimplified-ByArun
    @EnglishSimplified-ByArun 3 года назад

    Kevin, my video is not recording fully. Its recording only upto some point. Faced this issues earlier and I fixed it too by followig your videos but it has once again come up . Any idea why only a part of video is gettting recorded ?

  • @V3ryH1gh
    @V3ryH1gh 4 года назад

    Just paused the video...im going to go record a video and get right back to you with or without a possible thumbs up!

  • @girikiruthik7273
    @girikiruthik7273 4 года назад

    Hey there!
    I tried your instructions but the videos are lagging.......like a lot. And I can't use NVENC as when I click on start recording, it shows
    "Failed to open NVENC codec: Function not implemented
    Please check your video drivers are up to date."
    What do I do? Please help.
    Note: I want to take recordings of my online classes with least size possible. Please suggest necessary settings.

  • @NextManu
    @NextManu 2 года назад

    If I am recording on a laptop with an intel i7 cpu, without any gpu, do you recommend x264 or the quicksync?

  • @LazyDev27
    @LazyDev27 4 года назад

    I have a R7 3700x and a RX 5700 XT, should I use the software encoder? AMD seems to present different options than the Nvidia encoder.

  • @8mandown
    @8mandown 2 года назад

    do you have any videos on how to livestream on youtube useing OBS? if so what is the title of video? thanks

  • @amerXdubai
    @amerXdubai 4 года назад

    man u are the top when its come to recording.

  • @theachievementplanner
    @theachievementplanner 2 года назад

    Hey. First off this video is fantastic. But unfortunately, I still am having trouble having blurry video playback. I am recording on the OBS software and opening it up on VLC. No matter what settings I use, it is blurry. I am using a 2015 MacBook Air. Any thoughts?

    • @RobertoCampoliOfficial
      @RobertoCampoliOfficial 2 года назад +1

      Hi have you managed to sort out the problems you were having?

    • @theachievementplanner
      @theachievementplanner 2 года назад +1

      @@RobertoCampoliOfficial yes I have figured it all out. Thank you!!

    • @RobertoCampoliOfficial
      @RobertoCampoliOfficial 2 года назад

      I’d love to hear what the solution was and how you overcome the problems you were having. Trying to sort my recordings out so curious to hear :)

    • @theachievementplanner
      @theachievementplanner 2 года назад

      @@RobertoCampoliOfficial To be honest, I totally forgot how I fixed the problem. It was quite a while ago. But I’ve been having no problem recording with my capture card to OBS. It sends it to my Movies folder then and I upload it to my editing software. Sorry I wish I remembered exactly.

  • @waterpail5253
    @waterpail5253 4 года назад +3

    I am having issues with my bluetooth headset. I cannot hear anything when I open up obs studio. Any solution for this? I am hoping to record both the screen/desktop audio and my mic as well

    • @mekkismart7198
      @mekkismart7198 4 года назад

      I believe you need a specific app to record desktop audio thats for Mac I don't know for windows but I think you still need another app so ye

  • @chrisferguson1008
    @chrisferguson1008 3 года назад

    How would you get your video out of 60 FPS do you have to use another editing software and transfer the video or change the video file type?

  • @Cyder
    @Cyder 4 года назад

    NVENC isn't being recognized by OBS. Do you have a resolution for that? (I do have NVIDIA by the way).

    • @KevinStratvert
      @KevinStratvert  4 года назад

      Are you on win 10? Is it showing up on the list and not working or is it not even showing up?

    • @Cyder
      @Cyder 4 года назад

      It isn't even showing up. It's very odd considering I know I have the NVIDIA hardware.

  • @ganpathji
    @ganpathji 4 года назад

    Hi Kevin, Thanks for introducing this amazing software at the right time. I mean during the COVID situation. Can we add on-screen Text like using this software ?

  • @HeikosGarage
    @HeikosGarage 2 года назад

    I know this is a pretty old video.
    I just tried your settings suggestions in OBS, FLV etc. I am getting a lot of echo in the audio recording. As soon as I switch to MOV recording format the echo goes away. Any ideas what could be the cause?

  • @moobletontv9184
    @moobletontv9184 3 года назад

    I followed your video and it helped, im am still getting screen tearing though any tips?

  • @oweenglund7010
    @oweenglund7010 4 года назад

    Hi Kevin, I'm using Windows and mostly Chrome when I use OBS, but I don't understand what kind of settings I should have to get my screen to scroll using the bar on the page!

  • @OliverReeves
    @OliverReeves 4 года назад

    works soo well,thx soo much

  • @safajordan8012
    @safajordan8012 7 месяцев назад

    If I am creating a 12 hours recording with media exclusively, can I have it saved without the need to wait all that time before finding it in my recordings folder?

  • @boxdude8141
    @boxdude8141 3 года назад

    is it regular for 40 minutes of recording becoming 15 gigabytes? since my friend is having this problem

  • @jenniferheaney2221
    @jenniferheaney2221 2 года назад

    Hi
    Just wondering I have AMD Radeon Graphics and when I go into setting and click on encoder it gives me the option of Software (x264) or hardware (AMD), which is recommended?

  • @AndScholl
    @AndScholl 3 года назад

    What are the best settings for streaming in MS-Teams?
    i have often a green pixeld picture

  • @gabrielfono844
    @gabrielfono844 4 года назад

    thanks very much
    I still have weird black background.
    what to do please??

  • @barusu4492
    @barusu4492 3 года назад +1

    I have AMD graphics card but the Hardware NVENC option is not there for me

  • @GreenScreenAnima
    @GreenScreenAnima 4 года назад

    Top help thank you kevin

  • @mike48111
    @mike48111 3 года назад

    Thanks for all the OBS tips! Seems like your audio is just a smidge out of sync.