plugins-and-tools

[mortal harbor]

yes, a filter for each source you want to record.

[hallow vale]

I think it would just make a black recording in that case.

Can you screenshot the settings for the game capture source record filter?

[mortal harbor]

it seems like everything is already right...you removed that filter and are now no longer seeing that recording. just need to add the filter on your game capture/display capture source.

[drowsy moss]

Now producing

There is no file produced for the game capture

[hallow vale]

What is record mode set to?

[mortal harbor]

restart OBS and send a new log.

[drowsy moss]

Streaming or Recording

[drowsy moss]

https://obsproject.com/logs/ez9DKipXuBXMSIE5

[oblique yew]

🛑 Critical

• Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduler

⚠️ Warning

• Capture Interference

ℹ️ Info

• Windows 11 23H2 (OK)
• Not Admin
• No Output Session
• Windows Game Mode
• Third-Party Plugins (4)

Hardware Check

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - OK! / GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - OK!

[mortal harbor]

have you tried while actually recording a game?

[drowsy moss]

No, not yet.

[mortal harbor]

you should do that.

[sage mountain]

Is there a way to link graphics to data?
Like an cell in an excel sheet to a text source in OBS

[drowsy moss]

That is generating the file correctly.

[mortal harbor]

ok, so all is good?

[drowsy moss]

I think I need to figure out my audio pairing with each now

Audio
Track 1: Mic, Desktop, SE Alert Box, Crowd Control Alerts, Avermedia
Track 2: Mic
Track 3: Desktop
Track 4: Avermedia
Track 5: SE Alert Box
Track 6: Crowd Control Alerts

Streaming uses Track 1
Recording uses Tracks 2, 3, and 4

Display file is working, Cam file is working, Avermedia file working, GameCap file working. Last file, the one used for streaming, has no audio. Looking into this now.

[mortal harbor]

not easily, although it wouldn't be hard to script something in powershell that reads an excel file and outputs certain cells to a text file for OBS to read.

[sage mountain]

aight I havent devoloped anything for OBS before so is there any third party documentation that you reccomend

I know about the first party documentation

[mortal harbor]

i would try asking in the #scripting channel

i think this is easy in powershell though TBH and wouldn't really involve anything special to be done in OBS.

[drowsy moss]

I believe I was able to get all the audio for the main file but selecting Adudio track 1 in the main settings. Last concern is, is everything working for a stream recording?

Yes, Oh my gosh, I think it's all good.

I think I may go die now.

Thank you ya'll for your help.

[heavy pivot]

Help

[hallow vale]

I'm not certain I understand the question. But are the buttons for Start Recording etc missing in OBS?

[heavy pivot]

No missing buttons just wanted to move the controls around recording audio

I used to be able to move those controls, but now I can't

[hallow vale]

Can you show me which controls you mean?

[heavy pivot]

Don't let me record the obs to show you

[hallow vale]

In Settings > General, un check the box for "hide OBS windows from capture"

[heavy pivot]

I can't find it I could take a catch

please

tools is called where is the recording etc.

[hallow vale]

When you uncheck this box you can then make screenshots of OBS.

[heavy pivot]

thanks

I want to change that place

[hallow vale]

Oh, I see! You want to move it. Look at this setting and make it have no check mark beside it

[heavy pivot]

Thank you very much for answering my question

[hallow vale]

You're welcome!

[heavy pivot]

gatodance

[heavy pivot]

I have another question

[hallow vale]

Okay, go ahead!

[heavy pivot]

It's that I put another scene and I don't put the camera in one I have a camera
but in the other it no longer appears

[hallow vale]

Remove the source you added for the camera. Then make a new source for Video Capture Device, but choose "Add existing" this time

[heavy pivot]

thanks

[fair gale]

Hi all, I've got a noob question wrt releasing resources from a native plugin, I call obs_frontend_get_scenes and hold onto it, then call obs_frontend_source_list_free in obs_module_unload but I still get a crash on exit. Is there anything I can do other than get scenes every time I need them and release as soon as possible? Scene collection switching, deleting/changing scenes is not an issue (at least atm).

[solar dust]

obs_module_unload is called after the Frontend API is destroyed while OBS Studio is shuting down.
https://docs.obsproject.com/reference-frontend-api

• OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_EXIT
  Triggered when the program is about to exit. This is the last chance to call any frontend API functions for any saving / cleanup / etc. After returning from this event callback, it is not permitted to make any further frontend API calls.

[fair gale]

so if I free stuff in the event callback for that event it should be ok?

[fair gale]

ok it works, huge help thanks

[ivory rose]

https://obsproject.com/logs/fJrE5BnTy0H1ZTq5

[oblique yew]

🛑 Critical

• Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduler

⚠️ Warning

• Mismatched Sample Rates
• Capture Interference

ℹ️ Info

• Windows 11 23H2 (OK)
• Not Admin
• No Output Session

Hardware Check

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - OK! / GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - OK!

[ivory rose]

https://obsproject.com/logs/y2kbPm2dkC8eVL4o

[oblique yew]

🛑 Critical

• Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduler

⚠️ Warning

• Mismatched Sample Rates

ℹ️ Info

• Windows 11 23H2 (OK)
• No Output Session

Hardware Check

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - OK! / GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - OK!

[swift badge]

https://obsproject.com/logs/k9OTKNB1fNDaImRU

[oblique yew]

🛑 Critical

• Audio Monitoring Device Failure

ℹ️ Info

• Windows 10 22H2 (OK)
• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (4)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz - OK! / GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER - OK!

[lethal matrix]

https://obsproject.com/logs/oaEu870f6dU8Q4gT

[oblique yew]

🛑 Critical

• MP4/MOV Recording
• Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduler

⚠️ Warning

• Mismatched Sample Rates
• Non-Standard Framerate
• Capture Interference

ℹ️ Info

• Windows 10 22H2 (OK)

Hardware Check

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - OK! / GeForce RTX 2060 - OK!

[prime grail]

hi, we couldnt figure out a solution to this over in windows-support so ill try my luck here.
in advanced scene switcher i have two macros with working logic. my issue is, that the actions triggered by the conditions dont happen immediately but only after a scene change. is there a way to change that? i tried all the options in the macros themselves and changing order but nothing helped. thanks in advance!
(my goal with these macros: if any of my video sources have output, i want my drop shadow sources to immediately become visible). if none of them have output, i want the drop shadows sources to immediately toggle to invisible.)

[untold jay]

@prime grail Are you in studio mode? adv-ss might be applying these changes to the preview but not the program view.

[prime grail]

im not in studio mode. i checked it looking at a projector and didnt see the change immediately

[mortal harbor]

does the "perform actions only on condition change" checkbox play a role here?

[prime grail]

i tried it with the setting on and off, made no difference

[mortal harbor]

i made this very quick as an example and it works

if the video has no output, hide the source > else, show the source.

should be able to apply this knowledge to do what you want i think.

i guess i should point out the use of "else" in more detail....you shouldn't ever have on/off macros when you can combine into one this way.

[prime grail]

ill try it out thanks!

[prime grail]

the logic works but i still have the issue that the change does not occur immediately but requires a scene change.
i check it via a window projector preview. if one of the video sources has output, the item is only toggled visible after i switch to a different scene and back.

[mortal harbor]

dont know what to tell you, i am not using a projector or anything but my macro above did not require any scene switching.

[lofty sentinel]

Can I multi-stream to different platforms using a different overly at the same time?

[spiral ruin]

With the Vertical plugin, yes.

[ornate chasm]

i need help trying to get my "video output is currently active" away if i sent my logs can someone help please im lost?

[quiet bramble]

There's another way too which is a bit more complex convoluted if the easier methods do not work out for some reason. Running multiple copies of OBS at the same time, and passing video/audio between them using Spout, NDI, or Teleport OBS plugins.

[lofty sentinel]

If I use the vertical plugin, can I still stream 1920x1080 instead of the Vertical view?

[spiral ruin]

yes

[lofty sentinel]

Awesome! Thanks!

[ashen wren]

can somone tell me how to trim a video

[spiral ruin]

!editors
We can't really show you how to use a video editor, but there are several recommended by OBS. Once you pick one, it should be pretty easy to find YT tutorials for that editor.

[oblique yew]

For a list of recommended post-production software, including video editors, see our list of Post Production Tools

[glad kettle]

hi guys, i have a question. I stream finance educational content and would like to add those scrolling tickers ( Stock market tickers). Someone have any tips that could help me out to add it on my OBS Screen? Thanks

[vapid charm]

@glad kettle do you have a source where the data is coming from because showing it is realtively easy.

The latter being this https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/url-api-source-live-data-media-and-ai-on-obs-made-simple.1756/

[lament delta]

I need someone who can help me for streaming video from PC to android main camera.

[cursive ruin]

hello!!! quick question... is there a plugin that allows to route 2 or more VB-CABLE Virtual Audio Devices to separate Monitoring Devices? I mean, I have one VB cable that goes to a voip phone and the other cable to another voip phone (web based) ? I want to have one scene using one mic sending the audio to a Monitoring Device VB-Cable and the other scene sending a separate audio to a "second" monitoring device (the second phone)... ? I would need more than one monitoring device

[fossil wyvern]

am on phone right now so can't link it but there is a plugin named audio-monitor that can do it

can easily find it by searching the obs forums

[ocean stratus]

i got NvFBC to work with the newest obs version. it's uh, hacky and not very efficient, but better than the existing options!
source is on my github, idk what to do with this plugin now... should I post it on the forum?

right now it uses a subprocess that copies the framebuffer to system, then copies it into a shared memory region and then copies it into a gl texture in obs.. very efficient I know

[fossil wyvern]

if you think it could be interesting to other people, yeah, you can try submitting it as a resource on the forums

[acoustic cipher]

is there a way to make the gameplay on obs brighter?

on my screen its bright but when it goes to obs its dark

[untold jay]

!log @acoustic cipher

[oblique yew]

@acoustic cipher

To help resolve your issue, we need to view a log file. Follow these instructions to upload your current log file:

1. In OBS Studio, click the Help menu → Log Files → Upload Current Log File
2. Click the Copy URL button
3. Paste the URL into this Discord channel

[acoustic cipher]

https://obsproject.com/logs/ctCLFMex3E49ie2l

[oblique yew]

Log contains debug or verbose error messages (browser/ftl/directshow/etc), for a filtered version click here

⚠️ Warning

• Windows 10 Game DVR
• Capture Interference

ℹ️ Info

• Windows 11 23H2 (OK)
• Not Admin
• No Output Session
• Windows Game Mode
• Third-Party Plugins (12)

Hardware Check

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - OK! / Radeon RX 6900 XT - OK!

[untold jay]

@acoustic cipher Is HDR enabled?

[acoustic cipher]

where would i see if it is

[untold jay]

@acoustic cipher Search the start menu for "hdr" and you should see "windows hd color settings", verify HDR is not enabled.

[acoustic cipher]

in obs?

[untold jay]

@acoustic cipher No, in Windows.

[acoustic cipher]

ok it was off

so that will help obs show brighter?

[untold jay]

@acoustic cipher No, keep it disabled. What are you capturing? (a game running locally, a capture card, something else)

[acoustic cipher]

its going through a capture card pc

its dual

[untold jay]

@acoustic cipher Open the capture card's source's properties, does it appear darker there?

[acoustic cipher]

no its bright

[untold jay]

As bright as it should be, or brighter?

@acoustic cipher

[acoustic cipher]

brighter then what is shows on obs

[untold jay]

@acoustic cipher Create a new scene collection, add one video capture device source, are the colors correct there?

[acoustic cipher]

nvm i just figuered it out. I just used a color correction filter in obs

[fervent marsh]

What's the benefit of NvFBC ?

[ocean stratus]

it captures the framebuffer directly, which is neat, because xshm is really slow and has some odd side effects where it slows down other applications for now reason

[cursive ruin]

Thanks!

[solid vale]

Does anyone know the triggers to cause a resource to need re-approval?
Does any edit need approval, or does something like incrementing the version number/editing the changelog go right through?

[fossil wyvern]

I think changing smth in the overview does trigger a re-approval, but posting an update doesn't

not 100% sure

[lofty sentinel]

Trying to stream vertical to Twitch with a different overlay, but I can't figure out the Server settings for Twitch. Any idea?

[vale vine]

https://help.twitch.tv/s/twitch-ingest-recommendation?language=en_US

There's a list of the server URLs

[spiral ruin]

!aitum
head there for support using their Vertical plugin.

[oblique yew]

For help with the Aitum OBS plugin or their tools and services, please join their community Discord server for direct troubleshooting.

[vale vine]

Should need to enter the one ya want + stream key

theres also a view guide hyperlink

which also has info on what to do for twitch

[quiet bramble]

I really want to see someone make an OBS Diagonal plugin. 🙂

It would work great with that April Fools day LG monitor I whipped up a few years ago. 😛

The LG Ultradiagonal 🙂

[spiral ruin]

you've seen the horizontal, you've done the vertical....
But have you tried OBS DIAGONAL?

[obsidian agate]

OBS Tesseract Canvas Plugin

[spiral ruin]

Is it THE Tesseract? Or a reasonable facsimile?

[fossil wyvern]

it's libopentess, because libtesseract is closed-source

[spiral ruin]

Damn this is getting deep

<drinks>

[crystal cloud]

Hi I am unable to pin message in my own chat or take clips using the clip button is there a way to fix this

[fossil wyvern]

that's up to twitch

[fossil wyvern]

don't install virtual cam, it's builtin in obs

[mortal harbor]

huh

its not in my

[fossil wyvern]

it is

[mortal harbor]

o

didnt notice that

thanks dude

such a lifesaver

[jaunty saddle]

Hey community, I need your help with OBS. I recently bought a new mic, the JBL Quantum Stream, and I love it. However, I'm concerned about the sound quality when I record. There's a noticeable buzzing and fan noise in the background, even though I've positioned the mic far from the fan.

I've tried using OBS filters like noise gate and noise suppression, and I've watched YouTube tutorials, but I still can't seem to get the sound right. Please check out my recent stream on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/solhidayat, where I played Valorant. Even though I didn't talk much, I'm not happy with the sound quality.

Do you have any suggestions on how I can improve the microphone's sound to make it more professional?

P.S.: Could it be that I wasn't speaking loudly and clearly enough? For example, in this video https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2126608040, I had my mic placed near my table.

I don't have a mic arm stand; I prefer to use the mic on the table. Do you have any advice for improving the sound in this setup?

[quiet bramble]

If you have an NVIDIA GPU, their RTX Voice software is pretty much second to none for removing just about any kind of noise from a microphone.

Otherwise, you might want to try the #audio-support channel.

[mortal harbor]

i will ping you in #audio-support

[mint parrot]

Does anyone know of a plugin to use RSS feeds as a ticker in OBS?

[warped crater]

How can I trigger scene change at end of single video in a playlist

[mint parrot]

I use streamer bot to do that

[gusty parrot]

blurry plugin

[vale vine]

https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/composite-blur.1780/

@gusty parrot

[crystal cloud]

I can do it on the twitchbpage just fine it's just on the obs page it doesn't work

[obsidian agate]

The OBS dock is just the twitch popout window. If there are issues with that, it is on Twitches end of things

[magic nebula]

Hi! I was wondering if such a thing exists?

[fossil wyvern]

for multiple reasons that wouldn't work well

[magic nebula]

Oh?

[fossil wyvern]

if you want to make sure the sound of the computer is never going above X decibels, you can use a compressor or limiter

but those will distort sound

[magic nebula]

That disto-yeeah

[spiral ruin]

Auto-control of audio sources? Sure there's a plugin for that. Plug an audio engineer in a chair to control all that for you while live.

[magic nebula]

I found out rather quickly unfortunately

[fossil wyvern]

the TL;DR is audio is a bitch

[magic nebula]

Why wouldn’t it work well though?

[fossil wyvern]

because audio is a bitch

[spiral ruin]

Audio is my bitch. Or, audio let's me think that...

[magic nebula]

Errr…what I mean is is there a technical reason or something? A limitation of some sort? 😅

[fossil wyvern]

concept of loudness, and what should be done exactly to a given audio to ensure its loudness seems constant is really non-trivial and basically quite complex to do automatically in real-time

[magic nebula]

I see

[fossil wyvern]

only reliable way to do it is listen to it and manually adjust

you're tempting me to try though which is very very bad

[magic nebula]

I would be interested to get it tried yeah.

[fervent marsh]

To me it sounds like they just want audio ducking.

[magic nebula]

Only thing is to unlock sound

[magic nebula]

I think I used that…is that the thing that reduces sound when you speak?

[fossil wyvern]

yeah

[fervent marsh]

Yep.

[magic nebula]

Yeah i tried that it felt really odd. Either not reduced enough or reduced too much lol

And it gets unequal, at least in my experience

Like yeah i can reduce it 5db but what if it’s 10db over my speaking voice? Doesn’t help

[fossil wyvern]

it makes sure it never overpowers your voice

[fossil wyvern]

it's not linear reduction, it's compression

[magic nebula]

?

Ah yeah like by how many decibels etc

It was either too little or too much >_<

[fossil wyvern]

the reduction is proportional to how much db it is over a given threshold

[fervent marsh]

I mean, you get to choose how much ducking changes the volume and compresses and such. You can dial it in to whatever your needs are.

[magic nebula]

Does it distort sound?

[fossil wyvern]

so the louder it is over the threshold, the more it gets reduced

yes

[fervent marsh]

Depends on your definition of "distort".

[magic nebula]

I can definitely try again-arrrhh

[fossil wyvern]

it's basically a compressor that's applied only when you speak

[magic nebula]

It sounds a bit garbled, at least in one game I tried

[fervent marsh]

A compressor won't make things sound garbled unless you've got it set up wrong.

[prime grail]

can anyone please explain to me what the difference between the first 2 entries in the list is (jim_nvenc and ffmpeg_nvenc) is? both are supposed to be handled in hardware by my 3080, right? im not looking to micro manage, i just want to use a hardware accelerated codec with the best bang-for-buck output. thanks!

[magic nebula]

Well ut sounded…not like when it wasn’t on. Idk how to explain it. Like the louder sounds weren’t louder so it sounded weird

[fossil wyvern]

use the jim one the ffmpeg is justa fallback

[fossil wyvern]

yeah, that's kinda exactly what you're asking for

[prime grail]

ty!

[magic nebula]

But when I lower the sound it doesn’t do that. It just sounds less loud.

[fossil wyvern]

yeah, cause that's a gain it's applied linearly

I could do a ducking that applies gain

[fervent marsh]

I'd have to test it to make sure the sidechaining works that way in OBS, but you could probably set the compressor to have a threshold of 0dB (so it never activates) but set the output gain to a negative value, so that when it activates the audio source just gets turned down.

[fossil wyvern]

huh, potentially on the pile

oooh clever vix

[magic nebula]

Oh?!
Also what’s sidechain?

[fossil wyvern]

ducking

[magic nebula]

Hmm…

[magic nebula]

Could be interesting?

[fervent marsh]

Sidechaining is how ducking is implemented. It's basically "controll the audio on this thing based on the audio of that thing over there"

[fossil wyvern]

only issue is it would be a static value, but yeah interesting

[magic nebula]

Like it gets applied to every sound you mean?

[fervent marsh]

I wonder if the attack and decay apply to the output gain, or only to the compression. I admit I've never looked too closely.

[fossil wyvern]

no, that's what gain does by definition, what I mean is that the value of the reduction is static

[magic nebula]

Meaning? Like it doesn’t move?

[fossil wyvern]

yee

[magic nebula]

Like it doesn’t go beyond x number of decibles?

[fossil wyvern]

it's set at a fixed decibel value

also if it does work, I'm not sure you'll get the fading

[magic nebula]

Fading…?

[fossil wyvern]

the sound moving gradually from "not damped" to "damped"

[magic nebula]

Ah

[fossil wyvern]

but worth testing

[magic nebula]

So it’ll be sudden you mean. Eh, guess it’s worth a shot xD

[magic nebula]

Wait so like it would never activate but it would still activate? Eh?

I’ll have to see xD

[jade leaf]

Where can I get the multistream plugin for OBS?

[oblique yew]

A third party plug-in for streaming to multiple RTMP servers is available for OBS Studio. https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/multiple-rtmp-outputs-plugin.964

[jade leaf]

ty so much!

[magic nebula]

So uh, will it get activated or not? I’m confused lol

[dense crest]

can some one please explain to me why my OBS glitches when i use Cable internet as opposed to being on wifi?

[oblique yew]

If you need help or have questions about OBS, check out our #support-portal first!

[magic nebula]

ok so i did a quick test and it seems to do the same thing as if i reduced the sound....? I'm really really confused lol

[fossil wyvern]

like the reduction is constant, not only when you talk?

[magic nebula]

Yeah, exactly as if I just reduced the sound in obs lol

[fossil wyvern]

yeah then it's not what you're looking for

[magic nebula]

Will test more later but that’s what I immediately noticed lol

[magic nebula]

Seems so.

Will still see later

[magic nebula]

I’m open to any other suggestions if you have them or if I misunderstood something lol

[fervent marsh]

Ah, that's too bad.

[fossil wyvern]

I'll see if I can add what vix was thinking of to my pile of future scripts to write

[magic nebula]

Will still search and experiment, I guess >_<

[fervent marsh]

Nominally it should be pretty straightforward to monitor the levels of a channel and adjust the volume, though definitely less trivial than just enabling sidechaining.

[magic nebula]

I did enable it once and I found the difference to be jarring, like not being able to hear the sound of the game much when I spoke but able to when not speaking.

Then I would reduce the rate or like by how much it decreased and if it was near 0db it wouldn’t go down far enough 😅

Thing is if I put how much it decreases by too much it won’t play the softer sounds when I speak up >_<

Moght try audio ducking again. I just hope it won’t be noticeable so that people like up their headset volume only to be blasted the game when I stop talking. I also hope it will only reduce when it’s louder than my voice if possible…? Idk.

I think what I’m asking is can a source do audio ducking on itself? 😅

[fallow lava]

I'm having issues with the multistream plugin. I've ensured OBS is updated and I've restarted my computer, but the dock is not showing up. Is the plugin not compatible with OBS portable?

[magic nebula]

This is what I don't like, the sound going up and down >.<

[oblique yew]

If you're experiencing sound volume reduction when OBS is opened, try checking the "Disable Windows audio ducking" option in Settings > Audio > Advanced, in OBS. Then restart OBS to see if the issue is resolved.

[fervent marsh]

That's the problem with ducking, yeah. But you have kind of conflicting goals... you want the game to be loud when you're not talking, but not loud when you are talking. Something's gotta give.

[magic nebula]

Hmm...

[obsidian agate]

Also, dont get too worked up if one viewer says they can hear the quiet sounds while another says they cannot. Every speaker will be different, be it a phone, basic PC speakers, earbuds or professional speakers

[magic nebula]

.<

well. Imma put it at -5dcb for the game and see what happens, I guess.

[fervent marsh]

Probably the right way to do it is to put some compression on the game in a way that boosts the quiet sounds but rolls off the louder parts, and then adjust so the louder parts are below your voice a slight bit. You'll need some kind of compression if you want people to be able to hear both the quietest sounds and the loudest sounds consistently without frying their ears.

[magic nebula]

what i tried to do was reduce the sound to -15dcb but then go in filters and put a 10dcb gain...it felt weird so i took it off XD

[magic nebula]

when you say that...what exactly do you have in mind?

how would you do it is what I meant

[untold jay]

@magic nebula Add a compressor filter with low threshold and high makeup gain to your mic, then add a compressor filter to the game audio source and change the sidechain source in it to be your mic.

[magic nebula]

Will try that…by makeup gain you mean the gain option in compression?

[untold jay]

@magic nebula Yes.

[magic nebula]

Thing is for my voice I don’t want too much of gain because it’s rather loud when I watch it back

[untold jay]

@magic nebula Compression reduces volume of sounds that are above the threshold, so low threshold and high gain will even each other out. You may have to adjust gain a few times.

[magic nebula]

oh yeah but the problem is iyt distorts the sound or makes it not sound right from my experience. I don't want that.

I just want something that can take the sound of obs and manages it for me depending on if it's over a certain threshold so that it can reduce it and the like without distortion

[lofty brook]

guys how can i make my obs recordings smooth

[oblique yew]

If you need help or have questions about OBS, check out our #support-portal first!

[wintry wedge]

Upward compression and audio ducking might be what you're looking for?
That way the audio lowers when you speak. While walking and and other sound effects, which might be above a certain threshold will still cut through while talking.
Then the audio will adjust back to normal when not talking...

If you want faders for your audio. You could also do something with the Advance Scene Switcher or maybe something with a audio react?

Heres video to jump to
https://youtu.be/3rcAPp_8WkU?si=k0bQFhafepB90KO8&t=1141

[magic nebula]

I tried that but didn't see any difference. Someone on Threads finally understood what I meant...but I don't think a plugin that controls sound in obs actually works. i simply want a plugin that lowers the VOLUME depending on how loud it is, say if I don't want it to go above between -10 and -25 or whatever, then it goes in obs, and uses the slider to tweak the volume until it's more or less at the required volume for the duration of say, an intensly loud fight cutscnene, then when it's over just boots it back up to 0.0dbs.

no conpressions or ducking or whatever

the person who understood does it manually and tweaks volume on teh fly with something with anologue loupedeck or something. I want that, but automatic.

[wintry wedge]

Then you'll wanna use the Advance Scene Switcher. People use it for audio fading and adjustments.
You just have top set up the correct macros, I'm sure that could be done. It just might take a lot of testing on my end...

Yeah that makes sense, which is nice. But I understand, again definitely think the AdvSS will help.

Let me look some stuff up real quick to be sure

[magic nebula]

advance scene switcher? it, uh, doesn't switch scenes based on volume? how does switching scenes help?

I did hear about it in passing when searching, but never paid attention because it's....well I thought its for switching scenes, no?

Oooh macros and automation….interesting…

[wintry wedge]

It does far more, despite the name. You can have it trigger other stuff based on other actions, it just takes some playing around.
I'm still fairly new to it my self, but if you're not using an external program. It can help a lot!

[magic nebula]

Now THAT…could be very interesting

[wintry wedge]

Cool thing is you can set time limits, and much more

[magic nebula]

I wonder if it can do stuff like I want…hmmm….

Will definitely have to check it out

[wintry wedge]

I feel like it could. You can set it to adjust stuff like so as an example
https://youtu.be/JNZNzdsmIN4?si=o_i4agW5r8UMqOPo&t=512

[magic nebula]

Aaaah yes yes that could…yeah yeah…I could do it in intervals…could definitely be very very interesting….

[wintry wedge]

I'm currently looking at it and you could start from here easily. You just probably need to make it a reverse variant or maybe add an input? function so you can have as much control as possible

[magic nebula]

I wonder if the audio of the game hits 80% it can reduce audio of game to say, 50%…hmmm…

Yes yes yes…makes sense

Whoever made that thing is a genius xD

[wintry wedge]

Happy to hear, keep me posted on what the results are. If you need help, just ask and I'll see what else I can do.

Right? It's super useful. I feel it can do so much, but isn't covered well enough

[magic nebula]

Agreed

[magic nebula]

well. uh, it's definetly doing something lmao

Will definetly need tweaking and get me to understand more stuff

[magic nebula]

I could potentially see it happening, just that it would need lots and lots of work. Tired rn so will go to bed but yeah will experiment with it this weekend and during the week too.

what you can do for me potentially is if you want try and create a macro or several macros for it and send it to me that fulfills what I want. if you want, that is XD

if ever you're bored or something lol

[late trench]

@weak escarp Hi , if the source was folder/group not a scene we can't see the inside items

[magic nebula]

@wintry wedge actually idk if it works as it seems to me it checks where the audio slider is and not the actual audio?

Well anyway. Will search more.

[wintry wedge]

Let me do some test run and get back to you!

[magic nebula]

Will also needa watch da vid you sent me

Imna go passpyt

Pass out

Byyye

Se you tomorrow

Feel free to either type here whay you find or dm me

[wintry wedge]

Here it is! I just heard the audio which is a rough example when it's activated. But you just have to play around with these! Hope these help!

Also you can set multiple items for each macro!

Quick edit: Also mind you I did not have any fade set. So it's super jumpy in the example lol

Another edit: I just tested it with Spotify, and it's a little buggy I think? That or I don't quite have it down just yet...
It's a little tricky. It goes back and forth because there's a lot to figure out with the audio parameters. But after a few triggers, it sometimes stop.

So I'll keep playing around more later.

Last edit: Remove perform actions only on condition change....

[wintry wedge]

@weak escarp I hope it's okay to ping you... I don't know if WarmUpTill is okay with being pinged.
But I feel like you can at least help me clarify something.

With the Advanced Scene Switcher. If I set the following macro
If File Content Changed > Write File [ whatever text is here ]

is it possible for it to write what's changed in the first file to the other file?

Things aren't too well documented, and I feel like I should be able update a document with the macro

[mortal harbor]

i dont know why you would ping Exeldro, it is not his plugin. but no it cannot do that, what is the use-case?

although you could tkae this approach and write a powershell script that will update the second file based on the first and then use adv-ss to run that script when the first file changes.

[gloomy tartan]

help please

[mortal harbor]

your win capture audio plugin is crashing, uninstall it.

[gloomy tartan]

how?

[mortal harbor]

normally you would've installed it with an installer, so you'd just remove it like any other software on your computer.

[gloomy tartan]

ok

thanks

I guess in control panel

[mortal harbor]

yes

[gloomy tartan]

It doesn't appear in the control panel

I just remember that I downloaded it from github

[mortal harbor]

C:\Program Files\obs-studio\obs-plugins\64bit

go there and delete win-capture-audio.dll

[gloomy tartan]

ok

[wintry wedge]

Because on the github he's shown as a contributor, so I felt like maybe he'd have some input. Also just because he's generally really knowledgeable.

Noted, I was attempting earlier to maybe have it update a clients scene collection via it's .json. But in general I was seeing what else might be possible.
I know some people apparently use it to update information on something, but I'm not quite sure how things are done.

Kind of like using certain data in the file to activate things in OBS

[mortal harbor]

yes, thats a little different than what you described. ADV-SS lets you write and read files and take action on that but to read what is in one file and write that to the other is not possible unless you use external scripting like i mentioned.

for example you can write to "test.txt" the word "TEST" and then have another macro that reads "test.txt" and do something in OBS if it says "TEST"

[wintry wedge]

Noted. To explain my thoughts a little further, the reason I thought it might be possible is because it allows variables. So I was thinking maybe there was a language I could use to pass things through.

Like ${Data1} ${Data2} etc.

I'm not too well versed in things beyond html and css right now, but I think you get my point.

I was thinking maybe the plugin had something it would reference? Or maybe it could just "write" a renamed version of the file

[wintry wedge]

This one makes general sense, but isn't there other functions possible. Or is it very simple?

[mortal harbor]

you can use variables in the way you describe but the roadblock is setting the variables value to the contents of the text file, i don't see a way to do that. you originally mentioned things aren't well documented but there is TONS of documentation on this https://github.com/WarmUpTill/SceneSwitcher/wiki/Variables

i think your needs extend past using a plugin like this and more towards custom scripting

[wintry wedge]

I'll look over that part again. There's quite a bit for most of things in Adv-SS, I just meant for file, and a handful of other features. There's no example guides to document some info. Only downside for variables at the moment, is I'm having a slight hard time wrapping my head around things.

Though I'm sure I'll pick it up eventually lol.

Another thing is, most videos that exist about Adv-SS don't demo more, than a few things.

So I feel like there's a lot of guess work for ideas.

Thanks for the info btw, it's helped me better understand some stuff!

[wintry wedge]

I'll keep that mind, I asked this before and pretty much ended up with a similar answer.
I was just hoping not to have to do that, if possible. If I have to and the client trust it, I guess I'll go that direction eventually!

[mortal harbor]

in regards to this plugin, i don't think it would really be possible to demo everything it can do...the unlimited possibilties are what makes it great. i'd recommend reading the documentation on the wiki i linked instead of trying to watch some videos about some specific usecase.

[wintry wedge]

I definitely agree, it's just there's very few videos and they normally cover like 3? Use cases lol.

I will from time to time, it's just always a lot to take in. I'm also better at learning stuff when it's verbal and visual I feel.

Btw, I just noticed in the variables just now. Theres an option to "extract json field with name" ... Which kind of lines up with part of what I'm trying to do with a json file at least... Lol. Thought that was interesting to see. Might explore that a little for now

Quick edit: while looking at some stuff, I can see why it would still need to script based so far

[barren knoll]

Heya!
So I was trying to install the Region of Interest Editor and for some reason the Tools menu items aren't showing up after installation. Did I miss a step, I'm curious?

I assume installing that is the same as most other plugins, where the zip is extracted to the OBS Studio root folder.

[vapid charm]

!log

[oblique yew]

To help resolve your issue, we need to view a log file. Follow these instructions to upload your current log file:

1. In OBS Studio, click the Help menu → Log Files → Upload Current Log File
2. Click the Copy URL button
3. Paste the URL into this Discord channel

[barren knoll]

I swear it's like making a ceremonial offering... Getting the link.

https://obsproject.com/logs/8dKJZA7oIYQ7Xs5B

[oblique yew]

⚠️ Warning

• Old Version (30.0.2)

ℹ️ Info

• Windows 11 23H2 (OK)
• No Output Session
• Windows Game Mode
• Third-Party Plugins (10)
• Portable Mode

Hardware Check

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H - OK! / Radeon RX 560X - OK!

[barren knoll]

And yes, I know I need to update

I tend to wait for a bit to grab each update to give it time for any necessary hotfixes to already be done

[vapid charm]

I'm actually not seeing it even installed properly/improperly.

[barren knoll]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeird

[vapid charm]

Did you try the installer or other zip?

[untold jay]

Wrong obs-studio version, it did try to load.

[vapid charm]

Oh

[barren knoll]

Ugh...

It's updating

[vapid charm]

GDI.

I'm on mobile so I have excuses.

[barren knoll]

lol

God, I can't wait for this new PC I'm supposed to be getting. Something that can actually handle what I'm trying to crank out, lmfao

I've been dying to try Vertical, so I can multistream to Twitch/TikTok each in their preferred orientation, but this thing just can't handle two encoding streams.

OK, the ROI editor is there now.

Hmm, so I'm wondering exactly how this thing works. Do I go to the deepest level of my nested scenes and apply it to my camera there? Or do I go as close to my main scene as possible and apply it there?

My scene nesting for my camera is generally:

[N] - Camera -> [GAME] - <IndividualGameScene> -> [N] - Game Display -> [MAIN] - Main

[magic nebula]

Errrr? What happened in the vid? The audio didn’t seem to work? XD

Imma rewatch the vid on pc later

You say “see, it happens” but…uh everything is quiet? What happens? I am extremely confused lol
Except for a distant voice i guess. Anyway will try what you do probably think weekend? XD

But yeah feel free to play more with it lol

I think it would be better if you had some game with sound that plays both soft and loud sounds and showcase it that way.
Or showed in obs what happens or like show it in action.
Because rn i dont see how it works lol

[magic nebula]

Waaait did you demonstrate by speaking loudly? That would make sense

[magic nebula]

Aaah…I think I get it, yeah.hmm…will have to experiment xD

[cursive rover]

I cant get my tuna to work

[magic nebula]

I think I'm getting somewhere lol

just need more options XD

and more jumping points maybe?

Need more tweaks and maybe not be as sensitive and seemingly fighting itself sometimes but I think I got it? Will tweak more over the weekend xD

[wintry wedge]

@magic nebula yeah, I demonstrated by speaking loudly. It was looking weird because I forgot to shut off "perform actions only on condition change"

I also kept trying to talk after I demoed it jumping down lol.

So my voice cut in and out.

When I tested Spotify, and did everything right. It definitely worked better.

It's just tricky to find that balance to make it work as expected.

When I have more time. I'll definitely see what needs to be done!

[magic nebula]

Agree it’s tricky lol

I’ll definitely experiment myself but it seems to be clumsily doing what I want 😄

[wintry wedge]

Glad to hear, if you get it figured out before I can. Let me know, glad we could make progress on a solution!

[west field]

Does anyone know of any Taskmanager sytle overlay for pc performance graph charts?

[sage mountain]

idk about a plugin but on windows, you can just press win + g , click performance and pin it

[wintry wedge]

Do you want to show your actual info? Or just to look like a task manager theme?

[magic nebula]

Feel free to mention me if you find anything as I have the server muted.

[wintry wedge]

Will do! I'll definitely keep you posted!

[wintry wedge]

@magic nebula is there a game you play I should maybe reference? I can try to find some general game play and cut scenes that might give me something to work with

[magic nebula]

Mmm maybe horizon zero dawn? It can sometimes be loud. Or airships conquer the skies. When you’re beside an airship firing a cannon…it can be loud. Two different games but that both have very loud and normal sounding audio simultaneously xD

I am tweaking it using those two games, anyway xD

Might have to@do different levels… like if it’s halfway only reduced by x amount but if it’s more reduced by bigger amount, too…

And time limits so it doesn’t jump around everywhere

[wintry wedge]

Noted, right now I'm playing around with timing. You can add how long something should be loud for before it triggers. I just trying to think, maybe if some sounds aren't too short. Then it could trigger to lower the volume and if there's more down time. Then it would go back up.

If some sounds are super short and infrequent. You still may wanna use at least an upward compressor in the mix?

I'm still guessing some stuff.

I'll set up a browser source and play around more shortly.
Yeah making multiple macros or variables would be ideal for sure

[magic nebula]

As for cutscenes…well i can only find examples in my last stream at around 20 minutes mark 😅

[magic nebula]

Idk if imma use a compressor. Will see. Will definitely tweak it later and other times

Why would we need one actually?

[wintry wedge]

I'm just looking up youtube videos for the broswer source. So don't worry about VOD's.
The upward compressor is just to bring up quieter details in the audio and help it stand out.

If you just lower everything, then some things will be much quieter. Which may make it harder for people to hear important stuff.

Ultimately you may still wanna use a mix of both things. That way you use the compressor to help clamp things and keep the levels balanced.

At least that's how I understand it.

I'll try to play around with multiple things as I go on. So nothings final yet

[magic nebula]

okiiii

[magic nebula]

and yeah that's why i want it to go up when its mostly quiet lol

[hushed whale]

Hi, I'm new here. I have a question about whether a particular functionality would be possible as an OBS plugin: during a live broadcast, sending every Nth frame to a third party server (let's say byte-encoded), e.g. one frame per second.

[magic nebula]

I figured out that it fights itself if I put multiple options lol

will see what i can do Xd

aaah guess I have to make them not run in parallel to other ones...interesting

I'll get there eventually XD

[magic nebula]

yeaah might add a compressor

yep, definetly getting there, I could hear the tiny sounds and not have my voice ovwerwhelmed by the loud ones

[wintry wedge]

Maybe, I'm not sure I 100% get the application yet. But can you articulate the use case further?

[wintry wedge]

I've gotten a good range too. I'll record a video in a sec if need be

[magic nebula]

okiiii

might either use it tonight or test it more tomorrow :3

[hushed whale]

sure, we want to trigger some events based on in-stream content (when X happens, call a webhook, which could trigger an action to happen in an overlay, for instance) and we use computer vision to do that. it's expensive (and delayed) to look at the stream after it's been encoded, since we need to decode it to get the frames. so it would be nice to have the option to look at the frames before they are encoded

[wintry wedge]

Are you looking to trigger stuff based on in game events? What specific events are you playing around with. Because there's certainly a lot that's possible!

[hushed whale]

The type of event is open ended, meaning we'd like flexibility to build out a large library. The question is whether it's possible to do this via an OBS Plugin, meaning to periodically post raw image data to an external REST API. I've never designed an OBS Plugin before (nor do I really understand how OBS works under the hood) so I just don't know if that's possible or not.

[wintry wedge]

I sort of get what you're saying. Do you happen to have maybe an example I can look over or something I should reference?

OBS plugins from my knowledge is mostly written in C++.

Depending on certain things, if not through plugins, there's always scripts, applications and browser source for interactions.

The reason I brought up the game based events, is because some people use a screen watcher to capture images that a OBS plugin may reference to work

[wintry wedge]

Currently converting a video. Unfortunately it's a little large for discord lol

[magic nebula]

Lol

[wintry wedge]

Hopefully you can see webm, let me know if this works

[violet lark]

https://obsproject.com/logs/Qmrj5bmuBi0sfVhn

[oblique yew]

🛑 Critical

• Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduler

⚠️ Warning

• Mismatched Sample Rates
• Wrong YUV Color Range
• Capture Interference

ℹ️ Info

• Insufficient Hardware
• Windows 10 22H2 (OK)
• Not Admin
• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz - OK! / GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER - OK!

[violet lark]

thought it was bottlenecked

thats great

[wintry wedge]

@hushed whale btw when you get the chance, you may wanna see how Advance Scene Switcher can be used. It has a lot of macro options. It also does more, than work with scenes

[mortal harbor]

@hushed whale it is possible to write your own plugin that grabs 1 frame every second, that is all exposed through the API. there is not an existing plugin that does this or allows you to push it out through a REST API though.

!plugintemplate

[oblique yew]

A template for new OBS plugins including boilerplate code and CI scripts can be found at https://github.com/obsproject/obs-plugintemplate

[mortal harbor]

!docs

[oblique yew]

Developer documentation for OBS can be found here: https://docs.obsproject.com

[magic nebula]

Will see on pc in a bit

[wintry wedge]

Thanks Mitchell for chiming in!

Maybe I misunderstand things. But I'm certainly curious about the interactions Andrei has in mind

[mortal harbor]

it sounds like they want to update an image somewhere every second to be an accurate preview image of what is currently being streamed.

[fervent marsh]

Is it a locally running thing, or a remote one? If it's local, spout2 will be your friend. (If not local, you've already given up on realtime responses anyhow, yeah?)

[wintry wedge]

I reread what was mentioned. Is it supposed to show a pre encoded preview of what Computer Vision is capturing?

[mortal harbor]

uh, i wouldn't be the person to ask for details as i am not trying to do it.

[magic nebula]

yeah yeah that's more or less what I'm getting, only difference is by default my gamwe sound is at 0dcb lol

[wintry wedge]

I'm just asking because of how you worded things.

What you said above made me assume you meant a duplicate stream as a secondary source. So I know I'm confusing something lol.

But I reread some of what Andrei said, and think I may have missed a detail you caught since you had some knowledge on the question!

[wintry wedge]

For sure lol.

Usually people keep game and bg music lower to not drown out their voice.

Your commentary is usually considered the main focus.

Which is why with games, normally audio ducking. Along with the upward compression to bring back in some detail is done.

Well glad to hear you essentially have about the same. Hopefully the info still helps make things easier while you fine tune it!

[magic nebula]

is the default for upward compressor ok?

[wintry wedge]

Just found a video that wasn't VTuber related finally and wow. Spout seems helpful and likely what Andrei may want.

Thanks for mentioning this!

[wintry wedge]

You'll wanna play around with some stuff. The video I sent from Epos Vox covers it fairly.

Though there may be better videos on it!

You shouldn't have to adjust much. But it's worth looking into

[magic nebula]

okiiii

[fervent marsh]

I'm really curious what you're up to now, of course. 😉

[wintry wedge]

Definitely up to all kinds of stuff lol.

I've been working on building a layout for a client and planning how to set things for multiple scenarios.

I was recently starting to stream the project, but in the process found out about some plugins. Also found out Twitch made some changes.

So I've been all over the place.

I have a lot of ideas I wanna play with. I also plan to start making templates on stream!

[viscid pond]

Can someone help me with setting up a chatbox widget? The video I watched on youtube doesn't look the same for me on OBS

[wintry wedge]

Hey Josh,

What are you using for a chatbox and is it a clarity issue or styling issue?

[hallow oyster]

Is there a known plug in that prevents viewers from capturing screenshots whilst live either via an app, software or PRNT SCR button? Thank you.

[vale vine]

You want to block what a viewer does on THEIR machine?

[hushed whale]

not local - and you're correct, the responses don't need to be realtime

[wintry wedge]

As far as I'm aware that would have to be provided by the streaming platforms site it's self. (Disney plus, and other platforms can detect screen recorders)
Is there a specific issue you're dealing with?

[vale vine]

(and based on "research" there's not much short of throwing watermarks all over the actual stream)

[wintry wedge]

Yeah not sure either. If it is adult related, that's a whole different thing. If it's just art theft related or something.
There's other methods of art protection. But right now it's all spec.

I'm just curious if it's an issue with a few viewers or something project related

Btw does anyone how I should probably set this up. I just found out Adv-SS has a video option to watch part of a selected area.
I know there's a few other options that can be done with this Plugin included. But I wanna see if I can just do a basic health bar react...

I tried color, has changed, brightness, etc. But I'm not sure fully how it's interpreting it.

Also scene item visibility, source or filter all work a little oddly lol.

I'm trying to see if I can only have it toggle a source on, when hit. Then later I'd maybe have it toggle sources on when red, dead or powered up...

[knotty charm]

I'm having issues with my blerps working in obs. I have went through everything I can think of and the only way to get them to work is if I have twitch studio open. Has any one else ran into this?

[hushed whale]

Thanks, just trying to understand the last part of your message. Understood that there isn't any existing plugin that allows me to push it out through a REST API. Could I create a custom one to do that, or is there something about how OBS works that would prevent that?

[wintry wedge]

The Twitch sounds right? Mind recording a video of OBS in studio and regular mode?

Edit: Oops, just read you said Twitch studio. My bad!

[mortal harbor]

It’s software, you can create anything!

[hushed whale]

:) i like the sound of that. do you have a sense of how complicated this would be to build?

[knotty charm]

@wintry wedge yes the only way I get the sounds is if I have obs and twitch studio open at same time once I close twitch studio sound is gone

[hallow vale]

Do the alerts in question have their own bar in the OBS mixer?

[wintry wedge]

Can your viewers hear them?

[wintry wedge]

@fervent marsh thanks again for mentioning Spout. Definitely gonna come in handy for After Effects on stream!

[knotty charm]

Some say they can't hear them. And only people on mobile devices can play them. (I think)

[wintry wedge]

Interesting. Do you have the browser source audio controlled in OBS? If so, is it set to Monitor and Output?

[knotty charm]

I say "I think" because we hv messed with it so much im not sure if it's still that way or not. But last time I streamed that was the issue.

Yes

[wintry wedge]

Noted, is the issue on all scenes?

[knotty charm]

Yes

Well technically I only have one scene set up with alerts because they didn't work right for me to put them in all scenes.

We have reset obs multiple times and started from scratch to try and fix the issue and it still will not work.

[wintry wedge]

Give me a sec, I'll see what I can figure out!

[wintry wedge]

Did it work previously before?

My only guess right now is it's some how not listed in the tracks that's being outputted. Or maybe a small error in the configuration with blerp.

Are you able to record the sound when it's played in OBS?

If need be, are you able to do an unlisted test stream on YouTube?

Edit: I'm just now seeing Twitch studio is a full separate application.

I was thinking of the creator studio.

Interesting.

[vivid mauve]

Hello need help to install tal reverb doesnt show in my obs, thank you

[hallow oyster]

This was an idea to protect myself for art streams so my designs wouldn’t be published or used without my permission

[jagged veldt]

wanted to ask about NDI plugin for OBS and idk where to ask it

wanted to know if its worth it to get 2 extra ports of both PC and plug in to each athor ? so it can just send the NDI info over just 1 cable insted of going to modem then pc then back to modem ?

[wintry wedge]

Noted, the only thing I think is possible is for after something is created like imatag and nightshade.
Other, than that. You could always intentionally lower the resolution of the art displayed or only show certain parts at a time during stream

[wintry wedge]

Did you make sure you placed it in the same VST folder as the rest?

C:\Program Files\VSTPlugins\TAL-Reverb-4.vst3

It should show up after that

[whole karma]

I didn't think VST3 was supported. Has that changed?

[solar dust]

It didn't change, only VST2.

[hallow oyster]

I haven’t heard of imatag or nightshade. It’s pretty difficult to darken a stream when the whole focus in myself doing the designs. I’ll continue to find a work around. Thank you Josh 🙂

[obsidian agate]

Yeah there isnt really a real way to block that type of thing. Its called the “Analog Hole”. Once its on the internet and visible to the human eye, its public

[hallow oyster]

Thank you

[quiet plank]

Hi! Friends, I really need some help. I am streaming to YouTube and Twitch using Multiple RTMP outputs plugin.
I start streaming on YouTube as usual, via “start streaming” button, then I start streaming on Twitch from plugin (by clicking on “start” after I start main stream).
The essence of the problem: I have 2 monitors. On the main one I have a game, on the other one - OBS with chats and stuff, all through dock panels. The game (this is how all games behave) runs fine, but when I press alt-tab and do something on the main monitor (where the game is) - everything starts to slow down and freeze, I can't press any button in the system tray or taskbar. When I run the stream through a single, main stream (only on youtube, without plugin) - everything goes fine, but with plugin - I can't press alt-tab to check something, I can't even press win button - everything starts to freeze terribly. It freezes only and exclusively when I do something on the main monitor.

Today, at some point, I needed to switch to Steam on the main monitor. Everything slowed down terribly, Steam, as well as all programs and the whole system in this situation, strongly freezes, and after some time, when I was able to return to the game - everything went well, but when I reviewed the VOD of the stream - the part that was after switching to Steam and back - terribly freezes, it felt in the video was 15 frames....
In general - why when you alt-tab, or click on wine, everything slows down so much on the main monitor? Only when using Multiple RTMP outputs plugin.
I'm capturing the game through Game Capture, https://obsproject.com/tools/analyzer?log_url=https%3A%2F%2Fobsproject.com%2Flogs%2F5h3ZUL1zZ24HptGy#logURL
4080 super, 7800x3d 32 ddr5, i really doubt that this is hardware issue.

[oblique yew]

🛑 Critical

• Max Audio Buffering

⚠️ Warning

• Browser Not Accelerated
• 5.3% Rendering Lag
• 6.8% Encoder Overload

ℹ️ Info

• Windows 10 22H2 (OK)
• 0.7% Dropped Frames
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 - OK! / GeForce RTX 4080 - OK!

[quiet plank]

so i guess all that input lag happens after i alt-tabbed at the last 30 min of stream..

[mortal harbor]

try changing your P preset for both your twitch and youtube streaming settings from P6 to P5 and let me know if it is the same

[quiet plank]

ok i will, thanx!

[quiet plank]

no results.. and mb even worse ( https://obsproject.com/tools/analyzer?log_url=https%3A%2F%2Fobsproject.com%2Flogs%2F6jaGP9nWx5gXNg1J

[oblique yew]

🛑 Critical

• Max Audio Buffering
• 16.1% Rendering Lag
• 16.8% Encoder Overload

ℹ️ Info

• Windows 10 22H2 (OK)
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 - OK! / GeForce RTX 4080 - OK!

[quiet plank]

About 1:07 https://youtu.be/3pQh8z6bm3A?t=67 how it looks and results

and even damn solatair starts somehow

[mortal harbor]

this is happening in every game, not just manor lords?

[quiet plank]

yes. i tryed stream Bellwright also

[mortal harbor]

!hags I know the instructions mention to turn this off but instead you should try turning it on and restarting

[oblique yew]

To disable HAGS, go to:
Windows 10: ⚙️ Settings → System → Display → Graphics Settings
Windows 11: ⚙️ Settings → System → Display → Graphics → Change default graphics settings

From there, set "Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling" to OFF, then reboot your computer.

[muted hatch]

Is there an AI to program companion scenes?

[dusty plinth]

Hey I have the Aitum plugin for Vertical Clips and now i cant start the OBS, directly crash, can I please have Help?

[oblique yew]

For help with the Aitum OBS plugin or their tools and services, please join their community Discord server for direct troubleshooting.

[quiet plank]

Yep, it helped! But what happend?? And its OK about Max Audio Buffering?? And Thank You!)

[jagged veldt]

wanted to ask about NDI plugin for OBS and idk where to ask it

wanted to know if its worth it to get 2 extra ports of both PC and plug in to each athor ? so it can just send the NDI info over just 1 cable insted of going to modem then pc then back to modem ?

[hallow vale]

!ndi This is an interesting question! I can't say for sure, but unless you are having some kind of connection issues it may not be worth the trouble.

There's an NDI Discord you can ask for more certain info though 👇

[oblique yew]

OBS Studio has an NDI plugin available, which can be found here: https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/528/

For additional support and discussion, visit the obs-ndi Discord

[jagged veldt]

im not having problem just think it wood help not having so many data sent so much

[mystic lagoon]

Hello, quick question.
Is there a way to show the name of the active browser tab on text ?
I watch anime on stream and want to add the name on top without having to change manually everytime i watch something.

I don't really found something that work...

[wintry wedge]

I'll send you a video of my suggestion later.

I have an idea where the art will blur when being moved, and where you can show a portion of that art to your viewers while you work only on the main canvas.

This way people can't take full screen shots and you can show different sizes. Making it harder to piece parts together.

Oh! Also I just realized while typing this what else can be done to obscure and make the art harder to steal!

As for the above two things I mentioned earlier.

Imatag is just a great way to watermark stuff via steganography, which is handled by the company.
Though I can't vouch currently from personal use with the team, it's just a tool that is helpful for copyright.

While Nightshade is an AI art protection method, which "poisons" images so when a AI uses it as reference, it gets messed up.

Though it's not full proof and it's still new tech, it's an interesting concept!

[quiet bramble]

Free AI image manipulation software can already undo any/all of that for free. Kind of a waste of time IMHO.

[wintry wedge]

Maybe? I might be able to figure something out later!

[mystic lagoon]

Would be awsome !

[wintry wedge]

Sure, but not all. Plus it's ever evolving.

Just the fact that it can help some people is still good enough

There's always gonna be counter AI tools

[quiet bramble]

I just think that battle is one the AI is going to win personally.

[wintry wedge]

Likely, there's only so much we can do.

Either way, it's still fun sharing current tech!

[wintry wedge]

I've used Tal Reverb in OBS no problem, so I'd say so?

[wintry wedge]

Tal Reverb works fine for me, so maybe? Unless it's using vst2 only?

[wintry wedge]

So I just discovered this, which may be the fastest way to do things.

Unless you have a specific format in mind, let me know if this helps!

Btw the video from 4 months ago has the codes you may want!

https://youtu.be/Lnty2vuVr4I?si=T_SCNXqgCOn7guVB

[mystic lagoon]

Hmmm not exactly what i need but i can make it work someway

But thanks !

[wintry wedge]

Noted, my assumption is you just want the anime title form the browser tab. So you could probably highlight the tab name, and it should translate to a text source on screen. Only other option I think would be something that pulls text from a file somewhere.

Hope it still works out, if not. Let me know!

[mystic lagoon]

The issue is that it don't work as soon i go full screen, so i would need to have a second windows with the name to do it.

[vapid charm]

Would something like this work? https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/windowed-floating-youtube/gibipneadnbflmkebnmcbgjdkngkbklb

Granted it's for "windowed" mode but capable of doing the closest thing without running into said issue you mentioned.

The page does mention a firefox version of it too.

[snow spade]

Hello And good afternoon. im looking to dull stream on Twitch and Face book at the same time is there a plug in for this

[hallow oyster]

I also had an idea which dawned upon me while chatting to you is to create a new layer with a watermark and that way I can select where it sits on my stream, will it be a bit fidgety to set up, yes, will it be worth it, yes! I genuinely appreciate all of your input, so thanks for helping me get that idea

[wintry wedge]

there's the RTMP plugin?

[wintry wedge]

Here's what I wanted to share earlier. I filmed it a few times, but felt like I didn't go over it well enough. I still kind of roughly did this video.
But here's what you can do, assuming you're in Photoshop. If not, there are other options!

[hallow oyster]

Thank you 🙂

For the stream style I am going for it will work better with a watermark layer, however thank you 🙂

[wintry wedge]

Anytime, and no worries. Whatever works for you and makes you comfortable streaming your art! You could also do that with the water mark as a OBS layer, and toggle instead.

Either way, happy to have helped in some way!

[hallow oyster]

Oooo, a toggle sounds great too, many thanks 😄

[alpine marsh]

Hello. Are there people here who can share the setting for OBS to stream PICO 4 games on YouTube via steamvr. I am interested in image stabilization.

[coarse dust]

does the obs replay source plugin 1.7 work with obs 30.1.2? I can configure replay source but its not recording anything

[sage carbon]

someone should make the new axon 4 body cam as an overlay

[quiet bramble]

Search YouTube for "axon 4 obs overlay"

[sage carbon]

I have, what shows up is the axon body 3 and 2 from like 3-4 years ago and axon body 4 released last year

[steel hill]

Hey, trying to use my vertical scene as my virtual camera - but it's showing a display capture instead. The virtual camera works with individual sources but the scenes seem to be broken. Anybody know a fix? ( pls help me )

[oblique yew]

For help with the Aitum OBS plugin or their tools and services, please join their community Discord server for direct troubleshooting.

[livid girder]

For the Plugin Developers looking for Code Signing
https://melatonin.dev/blog/code-signing-on-windows-with-azure-trusted-signing/

[fresh urchin]

For the move plugin, how can I make it every time I activate the filter it goes a little bit to the left, right, smaller, or bigger?

[mossy lintel]

You have to use relative values for coordinates

[obsidian agate]

you would either use the...

• Move Source filter : this lets you change the Transform position data as well as the visibility and order of the source it is applied to
• Move Value filter : this lets you change the values of any other filter on the same source. For position, change the values of the "3D Effect" filter, also by Exeldro

[fresh urchin]

So what would be the correct settings to change to be able to use those filters

[obsidian agate]

here is an example of me using the Move Value filter (4 of them) to randomly change 4 values of a color correction filter

[fervent marsh]

Hmmmmm. Any of y'all particularly familiar with obsws-python? Trying to figure out if there's a way to know that OBS has gone away if all you're doing is listening for events. I've got a thing that listens for the events I care about just fine, and does its stuff, but if OBS goes away I don't seem to get an exception or anything, and even if OBS comes back it never starts getting events again (which makes sense), but... how do I know that it's no longer actually connected and listening for events? Am I missing something obvious?

[analog ruin]

when you say "goes away", do you mean OBS is shutting down? Or do you mean network connection has been lost?

[fossil wyvern]

for shutting down, there's an event

connection lost, not sure that's doable?

[fervent marsh]

We'll say "doesn't end cleanly" since I can listen for an event if it's shutting down cleanly.

[analog ruin]

ah, I must have missed that

anything is possible You make a heartbeat thingy by probing for predictable output, and invalidate the the connection, and return to trying to connect again mayhaps?

How does the timeout work? Is there a heartbeat implemented?

[fervent marsh]

How do you make a heartbeat for an event listener? I can make a separate connection for active requests, but then that's a different connection. (...I guess I could use the same connection for both, but in this particular bit of code, that would be a large pain)

The timeout on event listeners in that library is literally it explodes if it's been X time since there was an event (after it's connected; the connection attempt obeys the same timeout)

[analog ruin]

lol

[fossil wyvern]

well you could use your request connection to do a heartbeat for the event listener, by sending a customevent regularly?

[fervent marsh]

It's weird if the event listner can't just tell me that there's a problem, though. That seems like pretty basic functionality.

[meager narwhal]

hey is anyone familiar with the multiple output plugin

[spiral ruin]

Best to simply ask the question you want to ask about the plugin. If someone currently online has the answer, they will reply.

[meager narwhal]

ok the plugin is blocking the UI and i cant move the multiple output plugin off the UI how do i resolve this issue

[dense oar]

Hey there! I'm using "obs shaderfilter" to add some special shaders for a vtubing setup.

The problem is that I'm using a Scene Filter because I want everything to look like an old cartoon, EXCEPT for the game/program screen in the middle because it loses quality with things like blur and film grain
Is there a way to omit individual objects from Scene Filters and particularly User-Defined shaders?

[fossil wyvern]

can't closse it, or access the docks menu in obs?

[meager narwhal]

Yes it's completely in the way

[fossil wyvern]

!settings
with obs closed, go in the folder described below, open the file named global.ini and delete the line that starts with Dockstate= in the [BasicWindow] category.
save the file, reopen obs, that should have reset it

[oblique yew]

To find OBS Studio's settings files, look in the following OS-specific locations:

• Windows: Press Windows+R → %APPDATA%\obs-studio
• macOS: In Finder, press Shift-Cmd-G  → ~/Library/Application Support/obs-studio
• Linux: ~/.config/obs-studio

[quiet bramble]

You'd have to render everything that you want the filter applied to in one scene, put the filter on that scene, then create another scene and add the 1st scene as a nested scene with Scene Source, then add the content you do not want filtered layered on top of that. There are alternative ways of doing the same thing with similar results but this is IMHO the most reliable way to do it.

If the characters at the bottom are to be affected by the shader and they are on top of the video that you do not want filtered, youd have to generate an image mask to cut their shape out of the video using the image mask filter so that the top of their heads do not get clipped off when overlaying the video on top of the shader affected scene.

[meager narwhal]

just checking delete everything after (Dockstate=) to fix the issue?

[fossil wyvern]

yeah, the whole line

make sure obs is closed when you do it, or it'll overwrite it when you close it

[meager narwhal]

sweet it worked thank you very much

[fossil wyvern]

👍

[prime grail]

currently i use the "pause" tab in advanced scene switcher to pause macro checks when certain scenes are active. mouseover tells me this tab is deprecated and i should use macros instead.
but i could not find an action that pauses all checks on all macros when a certain scene is active. only works for single macros which would be quite cumbersome to set up. am i missing something?

[dense oar]

i see i see. Thank you kindly!

[wintry wedge]

Could probably just use the advanced mask filter. If the footage you want is not part of the main scene or layer. (meaning the "screen" is cut out to display whats below) then you could select the main layer as the mask and it will omit the screen from below it.

Though maybe you might have to make it a luma mask maybe? But you shouldn't need anything complicated to do what you want!

Edit: let me test a scene I have set up similar to be sure

[dense oar]

the screen is a seperate scene yeah!

i can show you it jussec

[wintry wedge]

Cool, good to know!

[dense oar]

so the "Classica" card

here we go!

hope these are helpful. the Lil Visitors (characters on bottom) are above the screen as well as other things but if i can simply mask out what is shown of the screen itself that'd help

the little visitors change depending on who's in my Discord CLL

call

I also have a Transition on the projector where it slides up and down

[wintry wedge]

Yeah this should be doable with the advance mask plugin on some level! I'd need to make a similar image. I don't quite have something set up right now, but should take a sec. Worst case is you use clone source and make "source" mask that way...

[dense oar]

[wintry wedge]

Okay so I figured it out. Looks like using a SourceClone will be needed.
So everything you want to be effected, in this case the Nested Scene or Group. You'll use SourceClone on.

Then add the Shader to that, then you'll use Advanced Mask to "use source as mask." Which you'll select the un effected Nested Scene or Group.

This should allow for your PNG tubers to move and also make the mask move. If it's a little buggy. Let me know!

[dense oar]

oh, question

are you able to do like

groups in groups?

Cuz specifically I want the projector image itself to be affected, but not the screen on top of the projector. Everything is a cartoon except for the game image itself

is SourceClone a plugin?

[wintry wedge]

You should be able to do groups in groups I believe. Just some opt for Nested Scenes for certain plugins I think. Some plugins wont do groups and some scripts work better with Nested Scenes.

Also yes, the above are both plugins. Here they are!

https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/advanced-masks.1856/

https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/source-clone.1632/

And as for what you described above. Can you maybe demo a video? I'm currently a little confused

[dense oar]

what i mean is, see the white border around the gray? That's the projector png, and the gray soft border + picture is a whole other scene that's in a group with the projector image

[wintry wedge]

Okay, quick correction. You can't do double groups. Which is why Nested Scenes are better...

[dense oar]

I think I understand what to do then!

I make a "screen" group

then a "Projector" group

well wait no then i wouldnt be able to have stuff on top

[wintry wedge]

So you just want the very center footage not the screen. Which should look like it's in the environment to be clear. Correct?

[dense oar]

Yes!

the footage itself should be crystal clear as possible. No chromatic abberation or film grain

but everything surrounding it should be.

if anything I can simply just make a png mask

[wintry wedge]

Gotcha. If the screen doesnt have a cut out, and the footage is on top. You'll either wanna make a version with the cutout instead.

Or add a mask. Then put the nested scene and it in the group. Source Clone that, then use the filters on that like mentioned earlier. The you'd keep the main footage below. You'd just take it out of the initial Nested Scene you have built instead.

[wintry wedge]

That would be easier, but Advance Mask should help too. Whatever is lighter on your system!

[dense oar]

oh i've got a great computer. The main problem is

adding that mask somehow but still let the projector screen be movable

cuz it can still slide up and down. that's the part that confuses me

[wintry wedge]

Ah, true. Give me a sec to think lol

[dense oar]

yeah, uses a slide transition

[wintry wedge]

Mind posting a quick filmed sequence before we try to adjust it?

[wintry wedge]

So as far as I can figure out at the moment. You'll definitely need use something like the move transition on the screen and the footage?
The screen would just need to be a png with a cut out.

Then you'd probably sync the move filters separately.

I've been slightly toying with the Advance Mask to avoid the need of a separate png cut out. But the filter doesnt quite work the way I'd expect...

I keep feeling like there's an extra option, but can't figure it out

[serene echo]

Which part isn’t working as you’d expect? I really want to make the plugin easy for folks to use, so I’m interested in where things aren’t working.

[wintry wedge]

Hey Finite! I should clarify I think I meant the Shader filter. Though there are probably a few things I can discuss about the Advanced Mask.
The main thing I noticed is there's no invert mask option on shapes. So if you wanna clip things out in the shape. You have to use a source instead, and use invert...

The other issues I have with the plugin I think are just me figuring it out still. So I can't say anything yet.

Right now if I use it to make a mask on a specific layer. Then use that in the Source Clone, and add the Shader filter. The mask I use when using the Nested Scene as a mask. Doesnt work like if it was a PNG instead. Where the cut out doesnt get warped by the filter. So it's little weird lol

[serene echo]

Ahh yes.. the invert mask issue- a lot of people are requesting that feature. 😄 This was actually just an oversight on my part, and will be an option in the next release. I'm currently planning a big stream production raid train for Friday, so my dev work has slowed down a bit, but I'll be picking up work on the plugins next week.

Re: Source Clone + Shader filter + the mask- if you can post some screen shots of the setup, and what it looks like, and what you'd expect it to look like, I can definitely take a look and see if I can figure out why. I'm pretty familiar with the inner workings of shaderfilter, and Exeldro hangs around here a lot, so between the two of us, we can probably get you sorted out.

[bold pollen]

heeyy can someone give me a hand?
im trying to get my screen on my webcam at a discord call, but i cant get it to work, bcs i dont know how obs works.. so i need help with the plugins and stuff..

context: my friend's phone doesnt support screen streaming on discord. but it does support webcam, so i want to stream my screen using the fake webcam that obs provides

[hallow vale]

!videocall There's a guide for how below

[oblique yew]

You can share your OBS Studio content over video call services such as Zoom, Skype, Discord, etc. by following the Video Call Streaming Tutorial.

[bold pollen]

tx! gonna take a look

[hallow vale]

👍

[hallow vale]

If you have any issue or further questions ask in the support channel for your operating system. These functions are not plugins so it's a better place.

[bold pollen]

uh yeah, i think you misunderstood. or im just dumb

that tutorial is for screensharing

i can't screenshare because my friend cant see it. i need a way to screenshare via WEBCAM otherwise he cannot see it

[fossil wyvern]

then just start the virtual cam and use that in discord

does that not work?

[bold pollen]

it doesnt show up on discord as an option

[fossil wyvern]

did you restart the computer since installing obs?

[bold pollen]

oh, i didnt. wait let me try that

oh okay, it worked

tysm

ok so

in the tutorial it says that i have to disable that, but every time i go to that window again, its automatic re-enabled. its that how its supposed to work?

[fossil wyvern]

you just need to disable it to see all sources while setting things up

it will not and doesn't need to stay disabled it's just a UI option

[wintry wedge]

Excuse the rough explanation of things, but here's what I noticed.
If it's a cut out form the PNG it's self. It's fine. But if it's a mask cut out. It warps like so...

Quick: Maybe because the mask is a layer in the source clone?
One sec. Let me test something now lol

NOPE! Still affected if created from another source.
I think maybe just cause it's mask?

[fossil wyvern]

ok, but genuinely that's a sick effect

@glass trail

(not pinging you for support, just so you can see the kewl glitching)

[wintry wedge]

Yeah it's the standard glitch in the effect in the shader plugin. No adjustments. But there's some cool stuff you can do for sure! There's also other places you check out to build some shaders. I forget the site, but one sec..

[glass trail]

Give it! D:

[wintry wedge]

Do you not have that shader in the shader plugin?

Found the site for shader development
https://www.shadertoy.com/

[wintry wedge]

Here's the shader if you don't have it

[glass trail]

Thank OwO!

[serene echo]

Gotta get kids up and off to school, but will take a look later this morning.

[ancient peak]

yo how do i use obs blade? it says i ned websocket, but on the latest patch ut says its built in, so how do i access it? whenever i download it, it says plug in doesnt work, uninstall or repair or something

[vale vine]

Should be in the "tools" toolbar at top of obs. If it's not go to the help toolbar > check file integrity

[ancient peak]

its not

where do i use that?

[vagrant minnow]

Websocket settings are in that screenshot.

[ancient peak]

omg wait im actually swo dumb

😭

but also, whats up with stream deck?

everyones saying they cant connect their phone to it

and i cant too

im so embarassed 😭

[vale vine]

Ask elgato about that last part?

[ancient peak]

people have tried, they say elgato staff are not helpful

its probably a glitch or something

[spiral ruin]

Then ask for your money back. Only Elgato can fix it if there's a glitch or something.

[serene echo]

It might be your firewall settings @ancient peak

[junior wagon]

@ancient peak https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/15525011385229-Elgato-Stream-Deck-How-to-use-with-OBS-Studio-Portable-Mode

[wispy apex]

I'm looking at building a plugin for OBS. Is there a way to run act locally to test builds on M1 Macos?

[sullen hollow]

Hello !!! quick question. Does OBS and all of it's plugins run on Windows 11 ?

[hallow vale]

Sure does. Should be no difference between 10 and 11. Are you having an issue?

[sullen hollow]

Nope, was just about to upgrade to 11 and thought I would ask first, thanks !!!

[hallow vale]

Cool. Glad to help!

[serene echo]

Sorry about the delay.. Today got away from me. I'm not exactly sure what is going on here. Are you able to export the scene collection, and the media used, and provide it? I'm guessing it either has something to do wtih grouping (it can almost always be blamed on groups) or how the filter is applied through the stack.

[wintry wedge]

Are you using Android? It's probably connected. it's just hella buggy on how it works.

I thought I couldn't connect it too, but it already was. It's just super weird

[wintry wedge]

This too, but it's a little janky. Sometimes it actually is, but it's not obvious

[wintry wedge]

Sure thing, give me some time! Also no worries, it's all good!

[mortal harbor]

Hello

I've a question, how can I use obs filters with my microphone but with System sound?

Not only for obs

[hard jay]

Short answer you don't.

OBS isn't really designed to do that.

Long answer I'm sure it's possible with some manner of cursed setup/audio routing, but I would strongly recommend just using a DAW or other tool actually designed to do that.

[ebon barn]

I have a quick question; I've looked into it a bit but haven't found anything, so I was wondering if anyone knows of an OBS plugin designed to show the time in a particular text format?

my use case is that I'm creating a tailored OBS package to distribute to participants in an event I'm organizing, and we have the time being displayed on the scenes in order to allow us to sync several clients in case of desyncs

currently we accomplish this using a browser source pointed at a website, with some custom CSS to format it appropriately to look like the other text sources we have

[fossil wyvern]

browser source could do that pretty easily I'd think

[ebon barn]

although ideally we'd like to avoid needing to distribute libcef since currently it's half of the entire package size

[fossil wyvern]

oh lmao fair

I was gonna suggest a local html instead of a website but if you don't want to distribute CEF, fair XD

gimme 5 might have an idea

[ebon barn]

yeah, that's the main problem, the package right now is ~340MiB but libcef of course is 170MiB of that lol

fwiw I'm probably comfortable making something specific to do the job, just if something already exists that would definitely save some effort

[wintry wedge]

Do you mean using your filtered mic in other apps? Or do you just wanna route OBS audio in general to other apps?

[fossil wyvern]

• creating an HTTP endpoint with the time and using this : https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/url-api-source-live-data-media-and-ai-on-obs-made-simple.1756/
• using an obspython script to update a text source
• making your own plugin

first one would work but might be impractical depending on how fast you want it to update

cause if you want miliseconds, nah you're not doing a http request every milisecond

[ebon barn]

oh, right, yeah that would be a bit impractical

however, that does seem useful generally for stuff that doesn't need to update as quickly

[fossil wyvern]

depending on how exactly you're distributing it (are you setting up the SC for them or re they setting it up themselves from scratch) either script or plugin might be easiest, if you wanna go the script route, I can deffo help on that

[fossil wyvern]

that plugin is really useful lmao

[ebon barn]

ah yeah we're setting it all up for them; ideally the only thing they need to change is the game (or window) capture target, webcam target, and microphone target, and the scenes are already set up to place that stuff in the right place

(unrelated but going to extra effort to eliminate steps, including our web server rewriting service.json placeholders to be the real streamid and passphrase values for their user account when it serves them the zip lol)

hmm right now we're compiling without python scripting support; do you know off-hand how much that adds to the size? if not I can check, just figured I'd ask

[fossil wyvern]

what I can see on my obs install is 11 MB for lib/obs-scripting.
I am, however on linux, so it might be different on windows, though I wouldn't expect that much

[ebon barn]

ahh okay, yeah, I expect likely small then, I think obspython is probably a good route to take then

[fossil wyvern]

if you want I could decently easily write the script for you

I like writing obs scripts :3

[ebon barn]

oh hmm if you're comfortable doing that that would be really great, I appreciate that

[fossil wyvern]

sure ^^

[ebon barn]

the format specifically would ideally be, for example:

shortday shortmonth mm yyyy hh:mm:ss.mmm
timezone (just as long as we know what it is relative to UTC, like UTC+0100 or whatever)

[fossil wyvern]

actually, thinking of it, in your case it's likely far better to write it in lua than in python, since python would require the additional step of making sure that python is installed on the recipient's computer

[ebon barn]

ohhh right, actually did not realize it had that requirement, good catch

[mortal harbor]

I wanna route obs to other apps

[oblique yew]

1. Install VB-Audio CABLE. (A reboot is not required)
2. In OBS Studio, go to Settings > Audio and select "CABLE Input" as your Monitoring Device
3. Go to Edit > Advanced Audio Properties and enable Audio Monitoring for the audio sources you'd like to stream to Discord.
4. In Discord, in Voice & Video settings, select "CABLE Output" instead of your microphone under "Input device".

Now anything you monitor in OBS Studio will be streamed to Discord. Similar steps will work with other conferencing apps, such as Microsoft Teams or Slack.

[fossil wyvern]

sooooo

there's a reason I usually shit on lua, and right here in this specific case : standard C lua does not have milisecond precision 🤦

[ebon barn]

oh lmao

is there a way around that or would it require either python / a plugin?

[fossil wyvern]

I'm looking but I wouldn't expect much

fuck lua

[ebon barn]

oh

actually ignore me, I was gonna say the countdown lua script has some potential, but I realized it wouldn't be accurate to the real time clock

[fossil wyvern]

yeah, I can easily get miliseconds precision between two instants, but not miliseconds from a set epoch

that being said, might not be too hard to ship a lua dependency too, looking into it

[ebon barn]

luasocket apparently returns millisecond precision

was about to ask if I could just ship luasocket with it

[fossil wyvern]

yeah that's exactly the one I'm looking at XD

[ebon barn]

I guess only thing is, I don't know if that will be able to give timezone info

though all I need to know is what the UTC+0 time is I guess, if one of the options does that

[fossil wyvern]

I think I can get timezone from the standard lua

[ebon barn]

ah sweet, and actually that's a good point, os.date can do UTC with ! and luasocket only needs to be used to get the ms component, nothing else

[fossil wyvern]

yee

[ebon barn]

though I'll admit I'm a bit stumped on how to actually add luasocket

[fossil wyvern]

apparently good documentation is for suckers

(that's a joke, normally it installs with luarocks, I'm looking at how to build it yourself and package it with the rest

[ebon barn]

yeah

I did think of a somewhat reasonable alternative fwiw, but it'd be a bit more messy

timer_add at an interval of like 25ms or something, check os.date every tick, and that way we would know when it changes to the next second, so therefore can calculate what the ms value should be

[wintry wedge]

Okay cool, then you'll wanna use the following.
https://vb-audio.com/Cable/

You'll use the VB Cable by setting the audio monitor in the default settings of OBS as VB Input, then you use VB Output in any app you want OBS audio.

You might also wanna get the Audio Monitor Plugin for other benefits.
https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/audio-monitor.1186/

This will allow you to also specify where you monitor the audio on a source level, via a filter. So you choose to hear stuff in a your headphones. While Also sending it out to other applications!

[fossil wyvern]

ok, so I'm running into linux fuckery but I think I found how to package it with your install if you wanna try

[ebon barn]

ah! hmmm, well

I just now (like literally as you pinged me) got something working on my end

https://gist.github.com/ori-sky/751894d44e724ec34202eb24e88a3009

actually, that doesn't work but it was working a moment ago before I changed something

[fossil wyvern]

if that solution is precise enough for your tastes I could work on it and refine it

[ebon barn]

edited and works now

[fossil wyvern]

but functionally, you might have an issue of +- 37 ms

otherwise we can try packaging sockets

[ebon barn]

yeah, it won't be too precise but it's honestly enough for what we need I think

just, need more precision than per second

[fossil wyvern]

ouki, then just gimme 5

[ebon barn]

also funny point but I picked 37 because it's the most random-looking number in that ballpark, to make it look like it's properly incrementing on the client side lmao

[fossil wyvern]

lmao

best is probs to use script_tick instead of a timer tho since that way it'll be called on every frame

[ebon barn]

hmm, is that called on a consistent interval?

[fossil wyvern]

on every frame

(and it tells you the time elapsed since last frame)

[ebon barn]

ah yeah to rephrase, I mean does a consistent amount of time pass between every fram-

ohhhh okay

that fixes that problem yeah

[fossil wyvern]

love the highjacking of the countdown script tho XD

à priori you don't need to have a UI to select a given source, no?

[ebon barn]

hmm technically not, though it was useful to be able to point it at the right text source

[fossil wyvern]

ouki then

[ebon barn]

although could simplify it for this use case, you're right

just thinking more generally

this is great though, thank you so much for the help with this

[fossil wyvern]

there.
If you'd rather it shows local time and the UTC offset, that's also doable

[ebon barn]

oh yeah this works great, thank you

and nah I think this is ultimately more useful than local time with offset, since we want to sync based on a common time anyway

[fossil wyvern]

yee figured as much, but just in case

[wintry wedge]

I this is all you need, correct?

[wintry wedge]

Out of curiosity, would anyone know why the ASIO plugin for OBS might cause cracking or delay?

[quiet bramble]

Yes, too small of an ASIO buffer size causing buffer overflows.

[wintry wedge]

Much appreciated. I don't get it in my DAW, but when I tried out the ASIO plugin I noticed it occasionally comes up.
So I was curios if it could be something else as well!

[quiet bramble]

It can vary depending on CPU load of any core that is processing audio. If enough things get scheduled on that core to max it out, and delays in audio processing occur, a small buffer can be full when new audio is incoming with nowhere to put it. Or if any other applications or background tasks cause delays in processing. It is often recommended by most DAWs and other professional audio software to go into Windows Performance settings and turn on "give priority to background tasks", and to disable background hogs like antivirus programs (with the associated risks with doing so), to reduce the chances of audio buffering problems.

The workload of applications all running at once may differ from how one uses one app to another. For example, recording music in a DAW with no other apps running, versus recording audio and video in OBS while a DAW is running, while a game is running with various other programs streamers may use. The system load and chances of audio problems can vary.

The general solution to audio buffering problems is to reduce the number of programs running unnecessarily that might increase latency, and to increase audio buffer sizes though. If that doesn't work out, you might also want to try the #audio-support channel as well.

[wintry wedge]

A lot of wonderful information, and makes sense. I believe I heard this applied to recording things dry vs wet as well, correct? (more tracks, and FX having the same effect)
Btw, just noticed you use Reaper. Do you use ASIO4All?

[quiet bramble]

Yeah, the more FX and other processing you have going on over an audio track, the more CPU or other hardware overhead there can be, and that can add up over time towards eventual problems too. There are ways to mitigate those problems if they occur, such as freezing tracks and other solutions. I do use Reaper, and I use different ASIO drivers with ASIO4ALL being among them. Keep in mind that ASIO4ALL typically implements an ASIO driver over top of WDM, so ends up being limited by whatever the hardware's WDM driver supports, and any bugs that it might have in it which might not be utilized as much by as many people, so ASIO4ALL can encounter bugs that normally aren't seen by people. Some folks see ASIO4ALL as being unreliable or buggy as a result, when it typically is just exposing bugs in the underlying drivers of the hardware that are not normally seen by other applications that are not doing low level audo. Something to at least be aware of.

Having said that though, my personal experiences with ASIO4ALL have been good. I also use Voicemeeter Potato, and VB Virtual Audio Cables with and without ASIO.

[wintry wedge]

Noted, I've been thinking of using ASIO4ALL just recently since it seems to give more options in reaper last I checked. (Also heard it praised sometimes)
I use VB Cable to just route audio out from OBS. I've tried Voicemeeter Banana in the past and kind of got annoyed with it back then.

I recently learned of ReaStream. But for some reason couldn't get it to work, so I opted for the ASIO OBS plugin, which worked great, with some exceptions so far.
If I can manage to make it match what I generally hear in Reaper, I should be cool with it in the future.

Also my client does producing, so I wanted to help them implement their DAW for both live music and teaching. I feel like ReaStream or the ASIO plugin should work well for them, but if not maybe we can play around with Potato

[quiet bramble]

Yeah, ASIO4ALL gives a lot more flexibility across devices which is why most people use it, but due to using WDM underneath it may not be able to get similar audio latency to proper ASIO. Can be hit and miss depending on the hardware.

As for Voicemeeter software, the most common problem people have with it, usually unknowingly, is that they do not have all of their audio playback and recording devices configured to the same 48kHz or other sample rate and bit depth, and also have Voicemeeter, their DAW, OBS or other software also all configured to the same sample rate and bit depth. As such, software sample rate conversion is done in the background and if that gets choked by a CPU core overloading then you can get audio crackling. It is probably the biggest complaint I've seen people have about Voicemeeter, where they think Voicemeeter just sucks or is buggy or whatever, when in reality their audio devices, Voicemeeter and other software they are using are not all aligned on a single sample rate and audio depth on both playback and recording devices.

To further add vinegar to the problem, Microsoft Windows biannual updates have been known to regularly reset the configuration of all audio devices randomly, causing previously hand configured sample rate/bit depth to be reset to 44.1kHz 16bit or whatever, re-introducing sample rate conversions, requiring the user to go reconfigure 5-20 audio devices twice a year. It's pretty frustrating if you know it has to be done, and 10 times more frustrating if someone doesn't know anything at all about this, which leads them to just say "Voicemeeter sucks, it messes up my audio".

9 times out of 10, configuring the sample rates and depth of everything in the whole system to 48kHz, 24bit, solves all problems. If it doesn't, increasing the audio buffer sizes one notch at a time until the remaining issues go away solves the problem.

Along with giving priority to background tasks, nuking unnecessary background programs or systray apps that do not really need to be running all the time, and unloading other unnecessary running apps.

I played around with ReaStream a few times but just experimentally. I never used it for anything practial yet. I have enabled Reaper's virtual audio stuff too... ReWire? I forget what it's called but I used to use it with Voicemeeter for inserts to apply VST FX to Voicemeeter inputs, it was pretty useful.

I forget if I mentioned it above already or not, but one should also make sure they have Windows updated to current, and all audio, video and other drivers updated too, to avoid any kind of driver bugs introducing latency or other problems in the system which can cause hiccups.

[dusky basin]

is this dropdown in ASS explained literally anywhere?

[dusky basin]

ah it seems to be a source index number

[harsh topaz]

Yes, believe it's if you have multiple sources of same name.

Believe it was a request of mine a few years back.

[dusky basin]

yes that's what I found in the source

[dark sapphire]

names are supposed to be unique..

[dusky basin]

sceneItems aren't necessarily uniquely named

you can have the same source in a scene multiple times

[harsh topaz]

^yap

Multiple text sources called "Name Label" for example, that has the word "Name" in multiple places 🙂

If you wish to show/hide a specific one of them labels - you need to target more than just their name since it ain't unique.

[quiet bramble]

I haven't hardcored in OBS for a while now, but it's been on my mind for a while. Once I get back into it I'm going to be like a kid in a candy store with the tonne of new plugins available and all the enhancements to existing ones that I haven't had a chance to toy with, not to mention other software like Stream Animate etc., forks and alternatives to other plugins, yada yada. Can't wait to go maxonerd on everything sometime hopefully later this year.

[oblique yew]

Self-advertisement or advertisement for others is not allowed on this server unless it's directly relevant to a discussion or question. Please read the rules in the #rules channel.

[dusky basin]

ah nice, but it should be in the wiki imo

finding a specific thing in the time-ordered (rather than feature-grouped) list of updates is non-optimal

[harsh topaz]

Well of course, I just found it in the update notes. Not where you'd be expected to go search for it of course. You should DM WarmUptil on obs forum with a nudge to add it to the docs 🙂

It was from 2022 5. jan so hardly new feature 😄

[quiet bramble]

Just need to ask an LLM that was trained on all the forum data, github etc. questions about it and have it hallucinate an answer that sounds good enough even if it is completely made up. #protip 🙂

[nimble lichen]

hi all

`obs = obslua

-- Time definitions (expressed in milliseconds)
please_subscribe_hide_time = 60 * 1000 -- 1 minute hide time
please_subscribe_show_time = 10 * 1000 -- 10 seconds show time

please_subscribe_source_name = "Please Subscribe"
please_subscribe_source_file = "Please_Like_And_Subscribe.mp4"
displaying = false -- Track whether the overlay is currently displayed

-- Function to format and print log messages with a timestamp
function log_message(message)
local timestamp = os.date("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
print("[" .. timestamp .. "] " .. message)
end

function manage_overlay()
local source = obs.obs_get_source_by_name(please_subscribe_source_name)
if source == nil then
log_message("Source not found: " .. please_subscribe_source_name)
return
end

obs.timer_remove(manage_overlay) -- Always remove the current timer first

if displaying then
-- Hide the source
log_message("Attempting to hide 'please_subscribe'")
obs.obs_source_set_enabled(source, false)
displaying = false
obs.timer_add(manage_overlay, please_subscribe_hide_time) -- Set timer to show the source after hide time
else
-- Show the source
log_message("Attempting to display 'please_subscribe'")
local settings = obs.obs_data_create()
obs.obs_data_set_bool(settings, "loop", false)
obs.obs_data_set_string(settings, "local_file", please_subscribe_source_file)
obs.obs_source_update(source, settings)
obs.obs_source_set_enabled(source, true)
obs.obs_data_release(settings)
displaying = true
obs.timer_add(manage_overlay, please_subscribe_show_time) -- Set timer to hide the source after show time
end
obs.obs_source_release(source)
end

-- Initial setup: Ensure no existing timers and set a new one to start the cycle
obs.timer_remove(manage_overlay)
obs.timer_add(manage_overlay, please_subscribe_hide_time)
`

I don't know if this is useful to anyone

sure there's a simpler way of doing it

[alpine furnace]

Please, I need a help, I installed OBS on my Macbook Pro Intel 9 Sonoma, was working good, than I installed Multiple Output on my OBS and since that was getting lagging all the time, I installed Multiple Output because I want to stream on Twitch and Youtube Simultaneously. My Obs is lagging with an delay that I even can't not use other software or the Browser. I did all adjustments in settings that I could, CPU 6,5% e 22.99/60.00 FPS. What Can I do to fix this issue of lagging the OBS Software ? The usage of CPU and FPS is it correct?

[gleaming fulcrum]

Hello everyone, I'm having problems with my OBS websocket. Server IP (Estimated) is an eternally long "address". I use the Streamer Bot and would like to connect it to OBS again, but this is absolutely not possible with the address from the web socket. Do you have an idea? thanks first of all

[spiral ruin]

#macos-support

[pastel nexus]

hello i need a help with a obs teleport my laptop don't see my gaming pc just a black screen

[hallow vale]

Make sure OBS is allowed through your firewall

[pastel nexus]

but how? It not work

[hallow vale]

Are you using a Windows computer?

[pastel nexus]

Yes

[hallow vale]

Search Windows Settings for Firewall.

There should be a link saying something about letting apps through. Find OBS in that page

[pastel nexus]

on the gaming pc?

[hallow vale]

Both PCs maybe

[pastel nexus]

and?

[hallow vale]

Tick the boxes to allow OBS through the firewall

[pastel nexus]

Its allowed

both pc

[hallow vale]

Was it already allowed, or did you just change them?

[pastel nexus]

already

[hallow vale]

Okay. I’m not sure what to check next. Hang around and maybe someone else knows

[wintry wedge]

~~So I'm sure I'm probably over thinking something, but right now I'm playing around with an idea.
From my understanding I need Javascript to access a .txt file and update the html source from said file.

I've had Chat GPT just write up the necessary code, which works fine technically. But I'm little stuck on how I wanna implement it.

If it's local, how can I use it in a browser source? If I decide to do it in Stream Elements, aside from Google Drive and using an Access Token.
Whats another way I can host or connect things in a way, so when a file is updated. It changes?

I'm thinking of using this in something for updating a song title in a set list~~

💀 nvm, comepletely forgot what html files looked like

[mortal harbor]

if you already have something that is updating the html source how you'd like what is left to implement? just use the "local file" option in the browser source properties and select it.

[wintry wedge]

Lmao holy shit, I completely forgot what html files render as. I saved it earlier and kept thinking it wasn't showing up in the file explorer. So I just used a .txt file after. Which, obviously doesn't work. I also kept thinking it vanished and was so confused why I couldn't save html files

NVM, completely ignore my question now lol. OMG!

[vagrant wolf]

I am using vertical , to livestream vertically on YouTube and normally on kick at the same time.. but my YouTube livestream from vertical keeps getting stopped automatically, does someone know why?

[oblique yew]

For help with the Aitum OBS plugin or their tools and services, please join their community Discord server for direct troubleshooting.

[wintry wedge]

YEP!!!! ❤️ thanks again good sir!

[quiet plank]

Hi guys! in multi RMTP - what to choose??? why so many?? Which of them i need to just regular Twitch stream???

encoder

[stuck heath]

cant you just use the same as the auto setup wizard are recomending for normal obs?

[quiet plank]

me? what? there is no wizards(

[fossil wyvern]

jim_nvenc

[quiet plank]

thanx! but what the difference???

[fossil wyvern]

different encoders, using different things

[quiet plank]

got it. where i can learn more about those settings?

[fossil wyvern]

#encoding-talk I guess but that channel is strictly for learning, not for support

[true galleon]

just wanting to confirm. to uninstall a plugin you have to reinstall obs?

[fossil wyvern]

no

only se.live requires that to properly uninstall

[true galleon]

then where do i find the option. ill keep looking but i may need to reinstall obs on this one

[fossil wyvern]

if you installed it with an installer, it's usually in the windows apps list

[lofty leaf]

Hey everyone, I heard tell of a plugin or something for OBS that helps with performance by reducing the number of pixels needing to be rendered or encoded or whatever, like when the pixels on screen haven't changed between frames. Anyone know what it's called or where to find it? Cheers!

[vocal beacon]

Is there a plugin for obs which makes the mouse inverted when clicking? Just like xsplit.

[mortal harbor]

@oblique yew

[spiral ruin]

The bot doesn't respond like that. It's triggered by members with certain commands to generate automated replies.

[mortal harbor]

ok

[spiral ruin]

If you have a question about plugins, just ask it.

[nimble lichen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg7ORj_FCSY

Is the quality of this stream acceptable?

[spiral ruin]

This isn't the channel for feedback on your channel. If you think you have specific quality issues with the video or audio, head to a support channel.

[nimble lichen]

oh ok

obs.obs_source_set_enabled in lua, if that enables a source, does it just unhide a thing that's hidden/playing. I'm looking to make the source start from the beginning

[oblique yew]

If you need help or have questions about OBS, check out our #support-portal first!

[nimble lichen]

I've checked that out

[spiral ruin]

The support portal link helps you get to the correct support channel for your question, either based on whether it is audio or which operating system you use OBS on. Then you ask the question there. You will get answers faster there than in this channel.

[nimble lichen]

what does scripting come under?

[spiral ruin]

Likely support if you want help with using LUA scripts.

[fickle sage]

I'm trying to develop a custom output plugin for a project I'm working on. Is there any documentation anywhere on what fields are in the obs_data_t "settings" variable you get from obs_ouput_get_settings()? I can see what fields existing outputs access of course, but I'd like to know if there's a full list anywhere.

[mortal harbor]

!docs @fickle sage

[oblique yew]

@fickle sage

Developer documentation for OBS can be found here: https://docs.obsproject.com

[mortal harbor]

every bit of documentation would be there.

[fickle sage]

I mean, yes, but I haven't found what I'm looking for in there.

[wary escarp]

what are you looking for? In general, there is no "full list". An output can, in theory, have arbitrary settings

[fickle sage]

I guess I'm confused as to where they're defined. It also occurs to me now, are those settings all defined by an output's properties?

ah, wait, okay

They are, somehow I missed that

Nevermind then

[wary escarp]

not necessarily

[fickle sage]

Ah... hmm, okay, there is one thing. I see that the main ffmpeg muxer output checks all of these settings:

But only defines a "path" setting in its properties

So I guess, where are all the other ones defined, and are there any others that get added outside of an output's properties?

Or am I just missing something else here

[wary escarp]

^this part is important. Especially for outputs, properties don't really translate into settings, as we don't use property views but instead handcraft the UI. Anything setting can be set. In this case, the UI sets all these, either starting here or here (or in other places), depending on the output type

[fickle sage]

Ahh, okay

I see now

Thanks for the help!

[wintry wedge]

Aside from SkeletonBow, anyone else have some good knowledge on how OBS shaders work?
I currently tried to have ChatGPT write a simple shader, and even tranlate it into an .effect and even back to GLSL / OpenGL 3.3 compatible code just in case the issue was the version

The shader or effect file wont work, and I can't seem to even get the desired sliders

[mortal harbor]

Maybe GPT5 might have your answers here but I don’t think you’ll have much luck with ChatGPT writing shaders for you

[torpid field]

Does anyone know if a mp3 player plug in exists?

[wintry wedge]

In what way? Like to use local music or?

[wintry wedge]

How do I access GPT5? I only see 3.5 currently.

So far it's been useful for some simple stuff.

I'm not using it for any complex shader, so I feel like it should work fine. But of course I'm not certain what to trouble shoot

[mortal harbor]

heh, i'm saying maybe in the future. the most recent version is GPT4 turbo but that is only if you pay for a subscription.

[spiral ruin]

If you use VLC Player, then you can use VLC media sources in OBS, no plugin needed. But you may want to explain further what you want to do with an mp3 player and OBS.

[wintry wedge]

Gotcha, well I'll keep an eye out on it I guess!

[torpid field]

Yeah im basically looking to play some intro music to my stream. was trying to figure out how to do it and have it play on a loop

vlc would work

[spiral ruin]

If you have the media file on the pc, a media source can work too. You don't need a media player to play the file.

[quiet bramble]

The problem you'll find with using AI to generate shaders, as well as with any online tutorials for shaders is that they will all be specific to a particular shader language and version of that language often tied to how they are used in a particular game engine, such as Unreal Engine, Unity, or Playstation or Xbox etc. None of those will work as-is without extensive modification to work inside OBS due to how the shader plugins work, and how OBS' shader parser works, as well as bugs and limitations in the syntax compared to Microsoft's documentation.

So it would require an AI to be trained on gobs of data about programming shaders for OBS specifically, as well as the quirks of OBS' shader parser. It's a pretty specific niche case of shaders that there is not a lot of publicly digestible information about on the Internet with which to train an AI with to get results approaching usable.

I did ask some AIs if they were familiar with programming shaders for OBS using OBS Shaderfilter, and of course they said yes because they will always say yes. AIs never acknowledge being unfamiliar with anything ever, if they are unfamiliar they will pretend to be familiar and make up nonsense hallucinations. 🙂

Anyhow, it spewed out code that would only require a handful of adjustments in order to actually load into OBS Shaderfilter. The thing is, in order to take shader code generated by an AI and make it actually work, requires the person to have enough experience writing shaders for OBS to see what is broken or missing and know how to fix it. So it isn't really viable for someone to have an AI generate shaders for OBS that just work without human skill of shader programming to tidy them up.

So far I have only tested it with simple things like having the AI try to generate a shader that does colorspace conversions and provide sliders to manipulate the colorspace components and similar simple things. I didn't test the code out but to my eye it looked close to correct for the conversions at least which was a surprise to see.

I'll be messing with AI with shaders more in the future, to see how their abilities evolve over time in that area just for fun. One thing that they seem to be able to do well to some degree right now is to write individual shader functions to do a particular low level thing, which can then be called by other shader code.

That's pretty generic and doesn't require knowledge of the engine or framework etc. it is being used within.

Like rgb2hsv(), hsv2rgb(), or perhaps quantized color etc.

[wintry wedge]

I definitely didn't expect it to work right away, but when I compared it to an old shader you made. I didn't really see issue with it. I also looked into some basics what OBS would need. Hence testing things converted to an .effect file. Assuming the original GLSL version of the shader wasn't compatible. Then I found out certain older version were more compatible. So I tried converting it to an older version, assuming it might fix the error.

I was also thinking maybe the prompt wasn't correct. So even if the language was fine, the effect wasn't going to work lol.

I wanted to ping you, but don't know if that's okay with you. I was hoping if it was simple enough. You could probably help correct any incorrect data.
My assumption it's just a few variables...

While GPT will say whatever, it is kind of useful to ask what it knows might be issues or get a quick answer to what OBS uses. Then troubleshoot and ask it to re write a few things or convert something I can play with as a starter.

It's been nice for super simple JS so far. I don't know enough, but it helps to start understanding it!

I appreciate your response btw, always love the info!

[quiet bramble]

Sure, if you post the shader I can have a look at it and point out compatibility issues and changes to make it possibly work in OBS. One thing I've seen for example is that AI will generate shader files that use global variables, which are not compatible with OBS, or they will pass incorrect arguments to main() or other things like that. This indicates that they know how to write shaders, claim to be able to do it for OBS but in fact do not understand the details of how shaders integrate into OBS and the limitations and quirks of the OBS shader parser.

OBS shaders are basically a subset of Microsoft HLSL in a sense. HLSL documentation can be used to make them, and then based on hitting errors and incompatibiliities you remove parts of documented HLSL that don't work until you find the subset that does work. 🙂

I'm increasingly fond of calling it OBS-SL 🙂

Assuming the AI makes code that actually does correctly what needs to be done, it is a matter of changing the interfacing and fine details to match what is expected. Probably 5-20m of hand tooling the code in most cases likely. Kind of similar to converting a Shadertoy GLSL shader to OBS for one of the shader plugins.

[wintry wedge]

So I don't think I have the original code, especially since I accidentally restarted a chat. But this is the GLSL 3.30 version. Which was pretty similar I believe to the initial code it spat out. Now I'm not sure if this also includes the slider controllers... I may also have saved another version somewhere.

What I'm trying to get is a hand held effect, but in shader form. I know you can sort of do it with the Move Transition plugin, but it doesn't quite work they way I'd like. I'm personally fond of the After Effects versions, which uses Wiggle(1, 35) or the like.

So I was hoping to maybe get something similar via a shader. Then the controllers would be for time, position, and zoom.
That way I could decrease the movement and zoom in to fit accordingly. Then of course, the time is just for extra measure if need be

[quiet bramble]

I'll poke around with it in a while n spit something out 🙂

[wintry wedge]

Take your time, no rush! Thanks btw!

[desert herald]

I made a plugin for obs, and updated it for "version": "30.1.2", and it works great in ubuntu, I tried a manual install in the Arch Aur tytan 30.1.2, and it's not detected whatsoever after restarting obs?

I installed it to ~/.config/obs-studio/plugins if that makes a difference (perhaps it expects exactly the same path as in the .deb?)

(and it's from a .deb because I copied the template from obs-plugin template)

hmm, it's not letting me install to the above path, but works fine from /usr/lib/obs-plugins ...

[hollow stirrup]

No, the directory structure is not exactly same as the .deb package. You need to place files as below for example.

~/.config/obs-studio/plugins/obs-plugintemplate/bin/64bit/obs-plugintemplate.so
~/.config/obs-studio/plugins/obs-plugintemplate/data/locale/en-US.ini

[desert herald]

/me waffles

[scarlet cave]

Hello, why is copy and paste sources to scenes a plugin and is not integrated with the source code?

[spiral ruin]

Probably because someone cooked it up faster as a plugin than having the development team spend time on that feature and maybe a 100 others, as well as the bug fixes. Basically, it comes down time and resources, and prioritizing all of in context with the Project.

[scarlet cave]

The problem I am facing is that I'd like to reuse some functions in order to develop a feature related to that and it's not possible as I can't call the functions directly

[potent sierra]

I'm looking for help making a live coding plugin for OBS. I've go a fair amount of work but made my own C++ SDK and am stuck fixing pointer arithmetic nightmares. It's called the AStartup Mission Control Center (MCC). As soon as I'm done with this C++/Script2 mission I'm going back to TypeScript/Chrome extensions. I need to use GitHub issue tickets to automate OBS live coding YouTube thumbnails and descriptions. https://github.com/AStarStartup/AStartupMCC

I need to automate my break screen. I can't just get up and leave my live coding. I need to put up a break screen, stop streaming, and then restart my YouTube stream so I'm not burning data. I need a quick and easy way to show I'm at Lunch, Dinner, Touching Grass, etc and when I will be back.

[blissful pelican]

Good day, where can I find plugin for vertical

[spiral ruin]

Aitum's website

[potent sierra]

I don't think there is a plugin for that. You will need to create a vertical scene, you may need to do full screen preview to a monitor you flip vertically, and you will need to use something like OBS Source Record to record that scene, and you may need a 12+ core CPU or GeForce RTX GPU to do NVENC

OBS should allow you to rotate the preview window.

[oblique yew]

For help with the Aitum OBS plugin or their tools and services, please join their community Discord server for direct troubleshooting.

[spiral ruin]

There is a plugin called Vertical.

[potent sierra]

My bad. Usually I Google before opening my mouth, that's what I get for not doing so, now I'm embarrassed.

[potent sierra]

https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/aitum-vertical.1715/

[umbral plover]

is there any plugin for obs that'd allow me to automatically partition files during local recording?
as in, I set max 50mb size for a single file and it'll divide recording into parts on it's own

[spiral ruin]

It's built into OBS, Output Settings, in Advanced Mode. Near the bottom of the screenshot.

[umbral plover]

oh

I'm blind, thanks

[coral rune]

Howdy. Noob here. Is there a plugin "registry" or "marketplace" for OBS?

[spiral ruin]

!plugins
links here

[oblique yew]

OBS Studio supports a variety of plugins that provide new kinds of sources, filters, and additional features.

• For a list of plugins, see OBS Studio Resources: Plugins
• To learn how to install or remove plugins, see the Plugins Guide
• To see if the plugins you use are available for the latest version of OBS Studio, see the OBS Studio 28 Plugin Compatibility table

[coral rune]

Ah, haha, duh I had already been there, but just didn't click. Thanks, @spiral ruin .

[wintry wedge]

Unless I misunderstand something. You can probably use YouTube Mercury by Stream Elements for live thumbnails and description edits...

As for stopping and restarting your live stream and such... You could use a program or bot? But I'm not sure how people will enjoy ending and starting streams so much?

If it just needed to be a brb screen, you could automate that. But since it's stop and start a new live stream. That seems like that would make for a bad viewer experience.

Are you just streaming from a phone while roaming or?

[vapid charm]

@wintry wedge mercury discontinued those features unfortunately.

[wintry wedge]

Oh damn, that's crazy. That seemed like such a useful tool. Sad to hear, well thanks for letting me know!

Has Mercury implemented anything new since? Or is it just less features now?

[vapid charm]

Less features to my knowledge. I don't mess with that side so no idea of anything had even been added.

[wintry wedge]

For sure, just thought I'd ask. I haven't kept up and have been getting back into things.

I just remember it's something I was thinking of recommending way back to a YouTube streamer.

Seemed promising. Hopefully more cool tools continue to come out.

Also it was similar to me finding out Featured. Chat stopped operations with Twitch last year too

[whole zealot]

Is there a plugin which might allow me to record all of the scene switches and transitions, and then replay them back again later while recording again?

Or, is there a better way to achieve what I'm effectively trying to do? I'd like to be able to 'record' a stream with remote video guests (eg: via ninja), but have the guests record their audio/video locally as well, and after we're done, redo the OBS recording with everyone's local recordings to achieve a better quality final mix than we might get if we encounter networking issues, etc with remote feeds.

[mortal harbor]

This sounds like work that would normally be done in an editor, like davinci resolve or something.

[spiral ruin]

What you are talking about doing is can be done entirely in an editor. If your guests are remote, then taking their local recordings of themselves can be taken into an editor and clipped in such a way like cutting from Cam 1 to Cam 2 in a multicam live setup. You can still record the live scene, then edit the original stream recording with better clips from the isolated recordings from the guests.

[whole zealot]

Yeah, just thinking OBS was very convenient for getting the layout and other video elements setup and easy to do the scene switches... Nicer to work with than say davinci without learning a lot more about how to use editing software better than I'm currently comfortable with

in theory i could take the local recordings as sources after the fact and orchestrate the scene changes while playing those back and recording a new stream, but if it was possible to replay the original sequence and sort of "set it and forget it" while that happened that's what i was thinking would be handy

[spiral ruin]

It sure can, but what you are talking about doing is editing at its core. It's actually more work to try to "live record" an edit job in OBS.

In fact, Resolve is designed to handle multi-cam editing, which is close to what you are doing.

[whole zealot]

yeah, i guess the answer is buckle down and learn it...

[hallow vale]

I'm a pretty new user of Resolve, just in the last year or two. If it helps to know, Davinci is super complicated looking because there are three ways to do everything. Once you figure out one way to do something, it simplifies things a lot. And check out Casey Ferris and Patrick Stirling on YT for good tutorials

[whole zealot]

yeah i think mostly i need to figure out better how to setup my workflow so that i have sort of 'templates' of the project (kinda figured that out) and 'scenes' so i can transition quickly in an editing workflow between say, split screen video, to smaller video frames on the side, and spotlight desktop feed, etc.

[spiral ruin]

It's called script writing. Basically for content and scene direction, not spoken lines, although it is nice to have talking points ready for you when there isn't anything obvious to say.

[whole zealot]

i just mean in terms of having the actual layouts and stuff reusable in davinci so i can easily split clips and transition to those layouts we'll be using over and over again in every video... in terms of the content and knowing 'when' to transition and having a script, that's not a problem

[spiral ruin]

If those are files as media sources, image sources etc in OBS, you will be able to add them to Resolve. ANd Resolve has literally hundreds more transitions, all preconfigured and customizable.

[whole zealot]

yep, i've played with resolve for a number of hours now... i've mixed a video 'how i want it' but it is very time consuming at this point.. just looking to expand my learning into knowing how to cut down that time

[spiral ruin]

practice. I'm sure it takes me an hour to do what an experienced editor can do in 15 minutes.

I guess another way to put it for the thought on use OBS to live -rerecord the content:
You are trying to record in real time, as all your sources are playing back. If you miss a transition, or switch to the wrong source, you have to start over. An editor let's you scrub up and down the timeline as necessary.

[whole zealot]

Yep fair point. Which is why I thought the replay of a set of recorded transitions would be nice. But I see what you’re saying.

[potent sierra]

I do a lot of live coding. The files get very large. I do not want to record my breaks, neither does YouTube want to store my dead break videos. It's best to put up a break screen and stop your stream, but not end the broadcast. That way the screen will be frozen at your break screen so when people come they know you're on break. It's golden.

The AStartup Mission Control Center is current a browser extension where I can select a GitHub repo and clock and and off to record my time worked using GitHub issue tickets. I can add missions for that session and this automates my YouTube live stream title and thumbnail using AI generated image and some shader filters.

[wintry wedge]

Best option I think is Source Record. Then re editing those stuff later? That way you can re edit things in post.

Edit:
Also creating presets and templates will help a lot. There's probably also other things you can do to automate the full edit process.

You can also use scripts or plugins to auto name the files from OBS to know what is what

[potent sierra]

It's live coding. We do Mission Complete Code Reviews to do a short demo to make sure the functional requirements are meet, not nit picking on code quality, but a short fun programming video showing how to do code reviews and do some live stream chating.

[wintry wedge]

Ah, I assumed you meant quite literally ending the complete broadcast. Not other aspects.

As for the second part, sounds interesting!

[wintry wedge]

I think you responded to the wrong message. But it's all cool.

I'll look more into things later!

[potent sierra]

Oops.

[night rivet]

I'm trying to crop my camera so i can feather the borders with transparency, what plugin (or set of plugins) am I looking at? I found the opacity one, but it doesn't give me a good gradient effect

[oblique yew]

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[wintry wedge]

Advanced Mask Plugin, easily one of the best!
https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/advanced-masks.1856/

Though this is not exactly OBS related, anyone have knowledge of Body Movin for After Effects?
I'm testing using a Lottie animation for OBS, but can't get it to render the full 6s, just 3s

Figured it out finally, turns out time reverse doesn't render in Body Movin. Had to use Time Remap and re arrange the key frames.

[night rivet]

I tried using the mask one, but I feel it just crops, the feather doesnt work properly

maybe I'm missing something?

Nevermind, I was missing the "Middle" option

[wintry wedge]

Cool, cool! So you got it figured out now?

[night rivet]

Yeeeeeh, now it's neato burrito, thanks a lot hahahah

[wintry wedge]

Awesome, happy to hear! There's a lot of fun stuff you can do with it

[night rivet]

I've been trying to think about some fun stuff that I can add to my stream, but my knowledge on plugins and making it work is REALLY basic 🤣

But I'm also limited to not use local sources, because if feels like I have some barriers, like making an alert, but the bar needs to meet the size of the username, I can't make it adjust

[wintry wedge]

Mind sharing an example? Even with basic knowledge you can do a lot of fun stuff btw. Just enjoy the process!
There's also so many plugins and script that it can be easy to get lost in it all lol

[night rivet]

I'm trying to make social media banners to play in and out on the overlay, but if I use Move Source with Rounded Corners plugin, the only options available is to scale, but that messes up the whole proportion of the image. Unless I'm looking at the wrong place

The sadge part is that I can't go much further with my sources unless I'm willing to switch to a dual PC, which becomes a whole other headache 🤣

[wintry wedge]

https://maker.nerdordie.com/make/social-media/social-popup have you used this before for some basic ones?

[wintry wedge]

Do you use Stream Elements? It would help offload a lot of needed local files?

[night rivet]

I do have some alerts and an overlay package that I bought from NerdOrDie, and some of their stuff I do use a local one called Firebot, not StreamElements

Because I do have some stuff that is small and fullscreen at the same time, plus I can only hear the audio cues through OBS, which was a big issue for me

Then I found an app that not only allows me to use my local audio source, but can also be triggered with any stream-deck option, like Elgato or SAMMI

[wintry wedge]

Noted, I just thinking SE would help save some resources potentially.

As for the audio cues, we're you just trying to test if the alerts were working or do you mean only you could hear them?

That's awesome, whatever works best!

[night rivet]

I used SE for a long time especially when I had a potato PC. They are really good for default stuff. But I started to dive into the dark sides of streaming and now they don't work with the stuff that Exeldro makes, for example 🤣

[wintry wedge]

Interesting, how so? Any plugin specific?

[muted grail]

Does plugins still supposed to install to C:\ProgramData\obs-studio\plugins\? I put my plugin there and it does not load as if it was at C:\Program Files\obs-studio\obs-plugins\64bit and there was no mention of the file in the log. I don't have that environment variable set.

[dark sapphire]

generally plugins currently go into the app directory. ProgramData is only used for non-Portable OBS runs.

[muted grail]

My OBS wasn't portable but still... I'm trying to figure out a way to bundle some dll dependencies together so they won't collide

[dark sapphire]

i think the official recommendation these days is to statically compile your dependencies? less likely to have version conflicts and mismatching.

[muted grail]

I never succeeded in finding any documentation for devs these days ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[dark sapphire]

yeah it's an area that we're lacking, unfortunately

[fossil wyvern]

how are you putting it in programdata exactly?

[muted grail]

C:\ProgramData\obs-studio\plugins\myplugin\bin\myplugin.dll

I also tried C:\ProgramData\obs-studio\plugins\myplugin\myplugin.dll

[fossil wyvern]

C:\ProgramData\obs-studio\plugins\myplugin\bin\64bit\myplugin.dll

remainder from when there was 32 bit