[0.162.0.7] overwolf.media.replay.turnOn: Start_Error_Obs_error

With the new overwolf version we received the known error Start_Error_Update_Driver, indicating that the graphics drivers need to be updated.

After doing so, this new error comes up when trying to use overwolf.media.replay.turnOn.
What does that message indicate? And how to solve it for the user?

The relevant lines from the obs logs might be


22:27:35.322(INFO)[43fc]: Game source capture state changed: 1 [process alive: false, sli: false]
22:27:35.322(INFO)[1344]: Game capture state changed [capture:1 process alive:1]
22:27:35.322(INFO)[1344]: game capture started, start replay...  3
22:27:35.394(ERROR)[1344]: [jim-nvenc: 'recording_h264'] init_encoder: nv.nvEncInitializeEncoder(enc->session, params) failed: 8 (NV_ENC_ERR_INVALID_PARAM)
22:27:35.419(INFO)[1344]: ---------------------------------
22:27:35.419(INFO)[1344]: [NVENC encoder: 'recording_h264'] settings:
22:27:35.419(INFO)[1344]: 	rate_control: CBR
22:27:35.419(INFO)[1344]: 	bitrate:      8000
22:27:35.419(INFO)[1344]: 	cqp:          0
22:27:35.419(INFO)[1344]: 	keyint:       60
22:27:35.419(INFO)[1344]: 	preset:       default
22:27:35.419(INFO)[1344]: 	profile:      high
22:27:35.419(INFO)[1344]: 	width:        5120
22:27:35.419(INFO)[1344]: 	height:       1440
22:27:35.419(INFO)[1344]: 	2-pass:       false
22:27:35.419(INFO)[1344]: 	b-frames:     2
22:27:35.419(INFO)[1344]: 	GPU:          0
22:27:35.419(INFO)[1344]: 
22:27:35.640(WARNING)[1344]: [NVENC encoder: 'recording_h264'] Failed to open NVENC codec: Generic error in an external library
22:27:35.640(WARNING)[1344]: [NVENC encoder: 'recording_h264'] try to create with new NVENC
22:27:35.721(ERROR)[1344]: [jim-nvenc: 'recording_h264'] init_encoder: nv.nvEncInitializeEncoder(enc->session, params) failed: 8 (NV_ENC_ERR_INVALID_PARAM)
22:27:35.752(ERROR)[1344]: [ffmpeg muxer: 'ReplayBuffer'] initialize encoders errors
22:27:35.752(ERROR)[1344]: Start output error 'ReplayBuffer' : fail to start 
22:27:35.752(ERROR)[1344]: failed to start replay
22:27:35.752(ERROR)[1344]: Error message: unknown
22:27:35.752(ERROR)[1344]: Failed start replays 3

Hey,
Did it work on OW previous version?

  1. Try changing the ow encoding settings to nvenc (not new)
  2. If it doesn’t help, please send us the full OW log folder + dxdiag