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Why delete my 3 test questions below? I added some more below. DonielF listed test questions, so did pnuts. Here are some questions I have that I'm itching to post. 1. What are the differences ...
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#4: Post edited
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TextKit
·
2021-05-09T08:06:54Z (over 3 years ago)
Why delete [my 3 test questions](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/281578#answer-281578) below? DonielF [listed test questions](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278840#answer-278840), so did [pnuts](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278908#answer-278908).- ---
- Here are some questions I have that I'm itching to post.
- ## 1. What are the differences between OBS' 4 encoders?
- I never used OBS before. I'm computer illiterate. I need OBS because I want to record [Skype videos with my grandparents before they die](https://redd.it/44spju).
- I Googled this, but all the results were too complicated. I couldn't begin to unravel [Comparison of x264](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [NVENC](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [Quicksync](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [VCE](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [x264 vs QSV or NVENC](https://redd.it/c1kmpc).
- I'm so flummoxed that the Encoder raises too many questions to list out here. How does "Software" and "Hardware" differ here? How do the two "Software" options differ? I have no idea what "x264" mean or "low CPU usage preset, increases file size."
- 
- ## 2. Please explain like I'm 5 (ELI5) OBS's 4 Downscale Filters?
- 1. First, what's a Downscale Filter? What's OBS filtering? What are we DOWNscaling?
- 2. Why isn't "Bilinear" stated with a number then "samples", like the other three filters?
- 3. I won't list out all my questions here. But what are "samples"? In "Area", "Weighted sum" of what? I found [Lanczos resampling on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanczos_resampling#Definition), but that math is too complicated for me.
- I Googled this, but all the answers were too complicated like [Which downscale filter to use?](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/which-downscale-filter-to-use.125517/) and [Are you using the Lanczos downscale filter in OBS? It might be making your stream look worse](https://redd.it/4bs22q).
- 
- ## 3. How can software track [1] how many subscribers to subreddits, [2] if subreddit is private, [3] if submissions are restricted?
- Master lists like [82 food subreddits](https://redd.it/1ozxtq) and [128 tech subreddits](https://old.reddit.com/r/computing/comments/2e38m6/master_list_of_tech_subreddits) don't indicate
- 1. each's subscribers.
- 2. if it's private. Sometimes moderators can make the sub private for several days, to clean it up.
- 3. if the moderators restricted users to create posts.
- Indubitably, I don't have time to check 200 subreddits every week. I'm thinking of copying and pasting all 200 subreddits in an Excel spreadsheet, then making one column each for 1-3 above. But how do I command Excel to check these?
- 4. Can Excel accomplish this?
- 5. If Excel can't accomplish this, what other software can?
- Why delete [my 3 test questions](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/281578#answer-281578) below? I added some more below. DonielF [listed test questions](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278840#answer-278840), so did [pnuts](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278908#answer-278908).
- ---
- Here are some questions I have that I'm itching to post.
- ## 1. What are the differences between OBS' 4 encoders?
- I never used OBS before. I'm computer illiterate. I need OBS because I want to record [Skype videos with my grandparents before they die](https://redd.it/44spju).
- I Googled this, but all the results were too complicated. I couldn't begin to unravel [Comparison of x264](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [NVENC](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [Quicksync](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [VCE](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [x264 vs QSV or NVENC](https://redd.it/c1kmpc).
- I'm so flummoxed that the Encoder raises too many questions to list out here. How does "Software" and "Hardware" differ here? How do the two "Software" options differ? I have no idea what "x264" mean or "low CPU usage preset, increases file size."
- 
- ## 2. Please explain like I'm 5 (ELI5) OBS's 4 Downscale Filters?
- 1. First, what's a Downscale Filter? What's OBS filtering? What are we DOWNscaling?
- 2. Why isn't "Bilinear" stated with a number then "samples", like the other three filters?
- 3. I won't list out all my questions here. But what are "samples"? In "Area", "Weighted sum" of what? I found [Lanczos resampling on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanczos_resampling#Definition), but that math is too complicated for me.
- I Googled this, but all the answers were too complicated like [Which downscale filter to use?](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/which-downscale-filter-to-use.125517/) and [Are you using the Lanczos downscale filter in OBS? It might be making your stream look worse](https://redd.it/4bs22q).
- 
- ## 3. How can software track [1] how many subscribers to subreddits, [2] if subreddit is private, [3] if submissions are restricted?
- Master lists like [82 food subreddits](https://redd.it/1ozxtq) and [128 tech subreddits](https://old.reddit.com/r/computing/comments/2e38m6/master_list_of_tech_subreddits) don't indicate
- 1. each's subscribers.
- 2. if it's private. Sometimes moderators can make the sub private for several days, to clean it up.
- 3. if the moderators restricted users to create posts.
- Indubitably, I don't have time to check 200 subreddits every week. I'm thinking of copying and pasting all 200 subreddits in an Excel spreadsheet, then making one column each for 1-3 above. But how do I command Excel to check these?
- 4. Can Excel accomplish this?
- 5. If Excel can't accomplish this, what other software can?
- ## 4. Why does Microsoft Outlook not "have permission to get email", and ask me to "update my credentials", for my AOL email?
- Before March 22 2021, AOL synced with my desktop Microsoft Outlook software swimmingly!
- Since then, Outlook updated itself. But I changed NOTHING for both my AOL or Outlook. Outlook keeps sending these alerts to my inbox. How do I rectify this?
- https://i.stack.imgur.com/JuLvZ.jpg
- I followed [this Microsoft Answer](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/please-update-your-credentials/cbad8cd3-3f64-4813-b050-b89c2c52dc62), but it doesn't solve my problem.
- 
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#3: Post edited
by
TextKit
·
2021-05-09T08:05:03Z (over 3 years ago)
- Why delete [my 3 test questions](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/281578#answer-281578) below? DonielF [listed test questions](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278840#answer-278840), so did [pnuts](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278908#answer-278908).
- ---
- Here are some questions I have that I'm itching to post.
## What are the differences between OBS' 4 encoders?- I never used OBS before. I'm computer illiterate. I need OBS because I want to record [Skype videos with my grandparents before they die](https://redd.it/44spju).
- I Googled this, but all the results were too complicated. I couldn't begin to unravel [Comparison of x264](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [NVENC](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [Quicksync](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [VCE](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [x264 vs QSV or NVENC](https://redd.it/c1kmpc).
- I'm so flummoxed that the Encoder raises too many questions to list out here. How does "Software" and "Hardware" differ here? How do the two "Software" options differ? I have no idea what "x264" mean or "low CPU usage preset, increases file size."
- 
## Please explain like I'm 5 (ELI5) OBS's 4 Downscale Filters?- 1. First, what's a Downscale Filter? What's OBS filtering? What are we DOWNscaling?
- 2. Why isn't "Bilinear" stated with a number then "samples", like the other three filters?
- 3. I won't list out all my questions here. But what are "samples"? In "Area", "Weighted sum" of what? I found [Lanczos resampling on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanczos_resampling#Definition), but that math is too complicated for me.
- I Googled this, but all the answers were too complicated like [Which downscale filter to use?](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/which-downscale-filter-to-use.125517/) and [Are you using the Lanczos downscale filter in OBS? It might be making your stream look worse](https://redd.it/4bs22q).
- 
## How can software track [1] how many subscribers to subreddits, [2] if subreddit is private, [3] if submissions are restricted?- Master lists like [82 food subreddits](https://redd.it/1ozxtq) and [128 tech subreddits](https://old.reddit.com/r/computing/comments/2e38m6/master_list_of_tech_subreddits) don't indicate
- 1. each's subscribers.
- 2. if it's private. Sometimes moderators can make the sub private for several days, to clean it up.
- 3. if the moderators restricted users to create posts.
- Indubitably, I don't have time to check 200 subreddits every week. I'm thinking of copying and pasting all 200 subreddits in an Excel spreadsheet, then making one column each for 1-3 above. But how do I command Excel to check these?
- 4. Can Excel accomplish this?
- 5. If Excel can't accomplish this, what other software can?
- Why delete [my 3 test questions](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/281578#answer-281578) below? DonielF [listed test questions](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278840#answer-278840), so did [pnuts](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278908#answer-278908).
- ---
- Here are some questions I have that I'm itching to post.
- ## 1. What are the differences between OBS' 4 encoders?
- I never used OBS before. I'm computer illiterate. I need OBS because I want to record [Skype videos with my grandparents before they die](https://redd.it/44spju).
- I Googled this, but all the results were too complicated. I couldn't begin to unravel [Comparison of x264](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [NVENC](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [Quicksync](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [VCE](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [x264 vs QSV or NVENC](https://redd.it/c1kmpc).
- I'm so flummoxed that the Encoder raises too many questions to list out here. How does "Software" and "Hardware" differ here? How do the two "Software" options differ? I have no idea what "x264" mean or "low CPU usage preset, increases file size."
- 
- ## 2. Please explain like I'm 5 (ELI5) OBS's 4 Downscale Filters?
- 1. First, what's a Downscale Filter? What's OBS filtering? What are we DOWNscaling?
- 2. Why isn't "Bilinear" stated with a number then "samples", like the other three filters?
- 3. I won't list out all my questions here. But what are "samples"? In "Area", "Weighted sum" of what? I found [Lanczos resampling on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanczos_resampling#Definition), but that math is too complicated for me.
- I Googled this, but all the answers were too complicated like [Which downscale filter to use?](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/which-downscale-filter-to-use.125517/) and [Are you using the Lanczos downscale filter in OBS? It might be making your stream look worse](https://redd.it/4bs22q).
- 
- ## 3. How can software track [1] how many subscribers to subreddits, [2] if subreddit is private, [3] if submissions are restricted?
- Master lists like [82 food subreddits](https://redd.it/1ozxtq) and [128 tech subreddits](https://old.reddit.com/r/computing/comments/2e38m6/master_list_of_tech_subreddits) don't indicate
- 1. each's subscribers.
- 2. if it's private. Sometimes moderators can make the sub private for several days, to clean it up.
- 3. if the moderators restricted users to create posts.
- Indubitably, I don't have time to check 200 subreddits every week. I'm thinking of copying and pasting all 200 subreddits in an Excel spreadsheet, then making one column each for 1-3 above. But how do I command Excel to check these?
- 4. Can Excel accomplish this?
- 5. If Excel can't accomplish this, what other software can?
#2: Post edited
by
TextKit
·
2021-05-09T08:04:37Z (over 3 years ago)
Why delete [my 3 test questions](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/281578#answer-281578)? DonielF [listed test questions](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278840#answer-278840), so did [pnuts](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278908#answer-278908).
- Why delete [my 3 test questions](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/281578#answer-281578) below? DonielF [listed test questions](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278840#answer-278840), so did [pnuts](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278908#answer-278908).
- ---
- Here are some questions I have that I'm itching to post.
- ## What are the differences between OBS' 4 encoders?
- I never used OBS before. I'm computer illiterate. I need OBS because I want to record [Skype videos with my grandparents before they die](https://redd.it/44spju).
- I Googled this, but all the results were too complicated. I couldn't begin to unravel [Comparison of x264](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [NVENC](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [Quicksync](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [VCE](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/comparison-of-x264-nvenc-quicksync-vce.57358/), [x264 vs QSV or NVENC](https://redd.it/c1kmpc).
- I'm so flummoxed that the Encoder raises too many questions to list out here. How does "Software" and "Hardware" differ here? How do the two "Software" options differ? I have no idea what "x264" mean or "low CPU usage preset, increases file size."
- 
- ## Please explain like I'm 5 (ELI5) OBS's 4 Downscale Filters?
- 1. First, what's a Downscale Filter? What's OBS filtering? What are we DOWNscaling?
- 2. Why isn't "Bilinear" stated with a number then "samples", like the other three filters?
- 3. I won't list out all my questions here. But what are "samples"? In "Area", "Weighted sum" of what? I found [Lanczos resampling on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanczos_resampling#Definition), but that math is too complicated for me.
- I Googled this, but all the answers were too complicated like [Which downscale filter to use?](https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/which-downscale-filter-to-use.125517/) and [Are you using the Lanczos downscale filter in OBS? It might be making your stream look worse](https://redd.it/4bs22q).
- 
- ## How can software track [1] how many subscribers to subreddits, [2] if subreddit is private, [3] if submissions are restricted?
- Master lists like [82 food subreddits](https://redd.it/1ozxtq) and [128 tech subreddits](https://old.reddit.com/r/computing/comments/2e38m6/master_list_of_tech_subreddits) don't indicate
- 1. each's subscribers.
- 2. if it's private. Sometimes moderators can make the sub private for several days, to clean it up.
- 3. if the moderators restricted users to create posts.
- Indubitably, I don't have time to check 200 subreddits every week. I'm thinking of copying and pasting all 200 subreddits in an Excel spreadsheet, then making one column each for 1-3 above. But how do I command Excel to check these?
- 4. Can Excel accomplish this?
- 5. If Excel can't accomplish this, what other software can?
#1: Initial revision
by
TextKit
·
2021-05-09T08:03:26Z (over 3 years ago)
Why did a lone moderator delete my post with test questions?
Why delete [my 3 test questions](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/281578#answer-281578)? DonielF [listed test questions](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278840#answer-278840), so did [pnuts](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278908#answer-278908).