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When comparing ShadowPlay vs OBS, the Slant community recommends OBS for most people. In the question“What are the best add-ons, software, etc to start Twitch streaming? ” OBS is ranked 1st while ShadowPlay is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose OBS is:
You can record videos in formats such as mp4, flv, mkv, and more. You also have control over the bitrate used.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro GPU accelerated encoding
If you want to record 1080p 60fps, this will get you there. If you were having performance issues using CPU encoding before, Shadowplay will most likely work 10x better that you swear that it doesn't appear to be recording at all.
Pro Allow recording video after the fact
ShadowPlay can set up a recording buffer and only save to a local file if needed.
Pro Records to many popular formats
You can record videos in formats such as mp4, flv, mkv, and more. You also have control over the bitrate used.
Pro Free and open source
No subscriptions or payments or licenses.
Pro Available for Linux, Mac, Windows
Pro Live streams
Can be used to stream.
Pro Fast
From the website: "GPU-based game capture for high performance game streaming."
Pro Extendable
OBS has an API allowing developers to create their own unique plugins, giving them and others complete control of their streaming experience.
Pro Encoding using H264 (x264) and AAC and file output to MP4 or FLV
Pro Unlimited number of scenes and sources
Cons
Con Nvidia cards only
Only works with Nvidia cards, so those with AMD cards will not be able to use this app.
Con Recording a window will not record the menu bar, popup menus or child dialogs
Con Overkill for simple projects
Plus the interface is a bit intimidating.
Con Needs tutorial to get started
Otherwise it's hard to find out how to record a screen or window.
