I want to make a 4k game video for Youtube but I only have access to a 1440p monitor. On Windows I could use DSR, how do I do this in Linux? Kubuntu, KDE Plasma 6.4.5, RTX 2080, Nvidia driver version 580.95.05

  • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.comOPEnglish
    6·
    4 months ago

    ok I installed gamescope, and set my launch options (for Deus Ex)

    gamescope -w 3840 -h 2160 -W 2560 -H 1440 -b -- %command%

    It seems like it sorta works, Kentie’s Launcher is big (like when I tried this in Bazzite’s Gaming Mode), and the 3840x2160 resolution is an available option, but when I try to launch the game and Kentie’s Launcher closes to launch the game, gamescope just dies and the game never starts

    EDIT: I have a workaround by just skipping the config dialog

    gamescope -w 3840 -h 2160 -W 2560 -H 1440 -b -- %command% -skipdialog

    But OBS is only capturing at 2560x1440, so this idea doesn’t work

      • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.comOPEnglish
        1·
        4 months ago

        I did try this but I couldn’t get it working with Flatpak OBS and native Steam. I even built it from source and added obs-gamecapture to the Steam game’s launch command

        • Emperor@reddthat.comEnglish
          3·
          4 months ago

          It works just fine for me. What are the steps that you did?

          I use nix so:

          1. I installed OBS with all the plugins especially obs-vscapture
          2. Run OBS and add Game Capture Source
          3. Using lutris I enabled gamescope and changed the game resolution to something higher. I have a 1440p display so I tried 2560x1600 (16:10) to make sure I’m capturing it right.
          4. Inside Lutris System Options game options tab I added OBS_VKCAPTURE and set it to 1.
          5. When I run the game I can see gamescope is working as it’s projecting a 16:10 game onto my 16:9 screen.
          6. Inside OBS I can see the game capture is working and when I select the Game Capture source it shows that it’s a bit too tall for my display.

          Should be a similar thing for you, I would try something obvious like 16:10 first so you can get immediate visual feedback and then tweak your settings from there.

    • JaddedFauceet@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      4 months ago

      Use 3840 for both -w and -W?

      gamescope -w 3840 -h 2160 -W 3840 -H 2160 -b -- %command% -skipdialog

      Instruction:

      [gamescope] [Info]  console: gamescope version 3.16.19 (gcc 15.2.1)
usage: gamescope [options...] -- [command...]                                                                                                                                     
Options:
  --help                         show help message
  -W, --output-width             output width
  -H, --output-height            output height
  -w, --nested-width             game width
  -h, --nested-height            game height
      • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.comOPEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        that works but then it doesn’t fit on my screen so I can’t see what I’m doing in the game lol

          • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.comOPEnglish
            1·
            4 months ago

            This ALMOST works lol. The problem is the center of the game is off-screen, and the game tries to keep the mouse centered in its center, so my camera just spins like crazy lol

            Maybe I can fix this with some abuse of my multi monitor layout