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#macos-support
boreal hamlet
Can anyone help, when I record it will record for a few seconds than just freeze on one the screen for the remaining of the time
fading hareBOT
Can anyone help, when I record it will record for a few seconds than just freeze...
cunning minnow
obs blade app how can use play and pause not have? if can add or better other app what kind can play and pause on video ? @forest axle
heady kestrel
Hi for some reason I don't have a camera preview on my iPhone. Even after I click OK.
The obs does pick up my iPhone
I opened the ShutterCast app on my iPhone
Would appreciate help
fading hareBOT
Hi for some reason I don't have a camera preview on my iPhone. Even after I clic...
heady kestrel
fading hareBOT
https://obsproject.com/logs/k3dbj3IVPSkgfRGv
heady kestrel
fading hareBOT
https://obsproject.com/logs/U2yhK1PKfwj9Redm
chrome blade
i need help
fading hareBOT
i need help
chrome blade
I cant find my recordings in the folder i have it saved to
fading hareBOT
I cant find my recordings in the folder i have it saved to
fading hareBOT
it didnt work
golden meadow
Hi everyone, I wanted to try the latest beta of OBS studio, but it crash at lauch, here is the log file https://obsproject.com/logs/vxO3xZ6qFzuoFa0f
fading hareBOT
Hi everyone, I wanted to try the latest beta of OBS studio, but it crash at lauc...
neon lily
it didnt work
In what way did it not work
boreal hamlet
fading hareBOT
https://obsproject.com/logs/O1YAcZGRqMiU3sQi
neon lily
Is it just one source freezing, or all three?
boreal hamlet
Is it just one source freezing, or all three?
all 3
neon lily
Does it happen after a specific period of time, or does it happen when you switch away from OBS to some other app?
boreal hamlet
it just happens randomally not rlly sure what the time it happen is
forest axle
that's 13.1 which has the replayd freezing under memory pressure issue
@boreal hamlet update macOS
(that will fix it)
boreal hamlet
oki doki
snow solstice
hey fellas, having a problem with OBS if anyone would be keen to help, I use OBS studio on MacOS and run my desktop audio through a 2ch software (Blackhole) which allows me to get desktop audio since macbook's arent compatable with desktop audio by default, I'm pretty sure i've changed a setting or two and can't figure out how to fix it, my desktop audio doesn't work at all
fathom schooner
https://obsproject.com/logs/gconPQo5Hzq4TNXB
So some suggestions were made last from my last log and tried streaming it became really bad with dropping audio and lag that I am going to try to restart the stream and run again to see if it helps but this problem is consistent yep bipolar, meaning it has good days and bad days. I am just trying to get some work done yet this is killing any progress... please help.
fathom schooner
On restart I was greeted with this message upon trying to start a new stream....
forest axle
as the message says, the details are in the log, so if you post the log, we should be able to see what's happening
fading hareBOT
https://obsproject.com/tools/analyzer?log_url=https%3A%2F%2Fobsproject.com%2Flog...
fathom schooner
here it is again.....
plucky zenith
need to post it after making the error happen if you want the error to be in the log
plucky zenith
in the log you posted, the stream starts with zero issue
fathom schooner
are talking about the the error screen shot?
plucky zenith
yeah
fathom schooner
because I was not able to stream to get a log
plucky zenith
you don't need to stream to get a log
fathom schooner
Okay well the instructions on logging says you need to stream or record so I just looked for an update on my system and updated that to see if it would fix that error.
plucky zenith
Okay well the instructions on logging says you need to stream or record so I jus...
that's if the issue happen while streaming
the point is to make the issue happen before sending log
fathom schooner
the error was gone yet OBS lagged my whole computer now when starting up again you want that
What are you on some kind of power trip bud?
I am just trying to fix an on going issue
fathom schooner
well lets move on from that, it was the first time it popped up
I am trying to send a log of the last attempt, although opening OBS just slows everything down, either or the problem is getting worse.
fading hareBOT
https://obsproject.com/logs/ZAziOfWyfHRjOyqb
fathom schooner
this screen shot is just from opening OBS
fathom schooner
this is just from opening OBS I had to fight just to get the mouse to screen shot this and open a file
forest axle
this is just from opening OBS I had to fight just to get the mouse to screen sho...
last time you posted, you said that sometimes you would be streaming fine with OBS at reasonable CPU use, but at some point during your stream, it would spike and you would experience lag. is that correct?
fathom schooner
Correct, It has become exponentially worse today. the only thing different was making those changes to the screen capture suggested.
forest axle
ok, then do you have a log of a stream where you did not experience lag (that was longer than 20 or so minutes)? that would offer a useful baseline to compare against and see what might be different
fathom schooner
not recorded, no, unless we can look back.
forest axle
in OBS, you can do file->open settings folder, then navigate to the logs folder, and browse past logs
fathom schooner
I will give it a shot, when OBS is open my mouse response time is lagging at the moment.
give me some time
forest axle
that's fine, reply at your leisure, support is fairly asynchronous, i usually only have time to check here every few hours anyway
fathom schooner
I appreciate the help, I will give you what you need and try what is suggested as long as I know where to look.
fathom schooner
Okay, so it seems that the logs only go back to the 17th for some reason I know I had OBS reinstalled but that was back in July after apple wiped my system from the stress test. If the system only saves logs when requested I guess that will be all I have at the time. the 17th was the start of the 24 hour stream you can see good spots and bad spots through out the stream. the Mac OS Screen Capture seems to add a new audio file, I don't know if this is causing it to be worse than before.
plucky zenith
saves the last 10 logs
high horizon
Trying to capture iPhone screen to OBS with audio, wired. Everywhere is telling me to use Quicktime to capture audio, but even with my phone selected as the microphone and my volume up, no audio comes through.
More a Quicktime issue, but there's no dedicated places to ask about that that I can find.
fathom schooner
Would it be best just to Uninstall OBS and Reinstall from scratch?
forest axle
Okay, so it seems that the logs only go back to the 17th for some reason I know ...
the overall idea is, your computer is lagging during your stream. we don't have enough information to know if this is just a natural consequence of what you're asking your machine to do, or whether it is some other issue.
the logical thing to do would be to simplify your scenes, keep things as minimal as possible, and gather data. if you have a long, successful stream without lag, save that log.
then, if you have another stream with the same settings where things lag, save that log as well, then post both logs. that will offer data that we can act on
fathom schooner
the overall idea is, your computer is lagging during your stream. we don't have ...
is it okay to upload the text files here?
forest axle
yes, but ideally, make sure they represent one of the two cases i mentioned
fathom schooner
I have the 24 hour stream this was with my original settings the stream had moments but otherwise a clean stream. I intended to push it so it would show what is causing it. right now the adjustments using Mac OS screen capture vs deprecated, window and display capture has mad the system slower. I noticed the Mac OS Screen capture is creating new audio fils and the Logs are recording the audio files as an issue. I don't need audio files from those sources just alerts from some browsers my mic and music files. so I have a lot of unnecessary audio files I can not remove. I will attache the 24 hour text file here.
fading hareBOT
I have the 24 hour stream this was with my original settings the stream had mome...
fathom schooner
some setting have changed in preferences from what I normally used the audio encoder is different now CRB was gone last week x264 was also missing last week. my settings were not like they were a few months ago. What would be the best base set up for a stream to make sure I restart with ground zero to eliminate the problem or find the problem.
fading hareBOT
some setting have changed in preferences from what I normally used the audio enc...
forest axle
I have the 24 hour stream this was with my original settings the stream had mome...
it's unlikely that macos screen capture would make your system slower than window capture. if you need to remove those audio sources, you can just mute them in the audio mixer.
i'm not sure who sent the macro above, but your actual encoder settings seem fine to me, i don't see any reason to use the auto-config given what you've told us.
i'll reiterate, but i can't keep saying the same thing. if you are claiming that sometimes these settings have no lag, and other times they do, we need evidence of that (a clean, lengthy log with no lag) to act on it.
if that isn't the case, and these settings always eventually cause lag, then what you need to do is simplify. recreate your scene collection being as minimal as possible, only using exactly what you need, minimizing filters, browser sources, redundant scenes, etc. we can't offer support on how to specifically do that, because it's a lot of work and it's specific to your needs. you also need to minimize all other sources of lag like other applications and other things that might be slowing down your machine
fathom schooner
it's unlikely that macos screen capture would make your system slower than windo...
Right, I am going about collecting my scenes and sources then deleting the files. I am not running much and should need to run much I just draw and work on animations.
I have Muted my audio files although it seems the audio is what the logs claim is causing the GPU to stress out.
As for the (clean lengthy log) of the previous run well I cant produce them since they were not saved, otherwise I would. I hope the reinstall will allow me to produce a clean stream, currently with the changes it was way too laggy to work at all, lot's of comments from my viewers on the lag.
Maybe a clean install will help in more ways than one.
forest axle
probably so. but one note, the max audio buffering and audio dropouts are not a symptom of having unneeded audio streams. that is just what happens when your CPU is overloaded in general; it often has nothing to do with the audio content itself
if your CPU is overloaded, audio processing is usually the first thing that suffers
fathom schooner
probably so. but one note, the max audio buffering and audio dropouts are not a ...
OBS logs the CPU 15% and below, just having it open snd typing here I fluctuate 7.7% and 8.2% Kernal Task and OBS are the main consumers in my activity monitor when I first incurred this problem. I will pull it up and screen shot the activity monitor on my next test.
forest axle
if kernel_task is taking up large amount of CPU during your streams, then you're probably hitting thermal limits; your computer is getting too hot and so kernel_task slows it down
fathom schooner
if kernel_task is taking up large amount of CPU during your streams, then you're...
This is why I sent it to apple first to see what was wrong, they stress tested it for 48 hours and had no issues, then did a fresh install of the OS.
OBS just sitting there is 115% CPU.
forest axle
that's % of a single core, so that is not actually dramatically high usage
fathom schooner
that's % of a single core, so that is not actually dramatically high usage
I hear a lot about issues with OBS and Apple in blogs and forums Including from Subscribers saying it is slowing down their systems and having their fan run in overtime. Is the software just not designed well for Mac OS. According to the forums this is the reason why. I will try other test this week, but I hope to get this working I have finish a piece by the 26th for a gallery and these delays are killing progress by consuming my whole day.
forest axle
what OBS does is computationally expensive no matter what, and it's hard to do it any more efficiently than OBS already does it. i've offered you multiple avenues for troubleshooting and resolving your issue. i suggest you read back through and follow some of the advice i've provided instead of just restating your problem over and over
fathom schooner
what OBS does is computationally expensive no matter what, and it's hard to do i...
I think you are misunderstanding my asking questions as restating the problem over and over. I am only trying to tie up loose ends in my understanding of the whole picture through my previous troubleshooting. It's not like you are here experiencing the problem to know exactly what is going on. You can only assume based off previous encounters and what a programed analyzed log suggest.
I am in fact doing what you suggested as we are having this discussion just making sure all my setting are organized before I wipe it down and create cleaner scenes and sources to.
So for me to take care of the problem on my own I need ask questions... It's called effective communication...
sleek drift
I think, there may be lead where your brains should be.
they gave you a pretty good explanation and I will affirm them when they say the single core percentage is not that high. If it was 100% your entire mac, then we might have to have a talk about you having dud hardware.
No matter what you do its going to use system resources
plucky zenith
pretty sure there's no need to be rude about it
sleek drift
I'm not the one being rude at this point, constantly arguing the same point after your problem has been explained is just dense
fathom schooner
There was no arguing just asking questions and clarifacation... mind your manners...
pearl yacht
what OBS does is computationally expensive no matter what, and it's hard to do i...
to be fair, a cross-platform application can rarely be as efficient as a native one, so we do leave some efficiency on the table and because we rely on Qt and CEF which are both far from efficient on macOS there's an additional penalty - hiding the preview and minimising the OBS window both get you measurable performance improvements on lower-end mac hardware to this day because of that
but those are gains on the margins, it's not like there are massive efficiency gains to be had there, the renderer and encoder parts are very lean
everything around libobs is written in C and pretty straight-forward, so I'd be hard pressed to find ways to find noticeable gains there
glass shadow
And personally, some of the macOS changes recently, especially for Apple Silicon and if you use the hardware encoder in settings have gained masses of performance. i can't even remember the last time I heard a fan or got a CPU warning when using OBS. And if I did, it was because I was creating a screencast on something that was a resource hog in its own right.
empty sail
I can't see if my question posted. Apologies if this has come through twice.
Hello. I don't think this is a MacOS only thing. Is there a way to change the URL in a browser source via some external means (e.g. Companion, some API call)? I would like to dynamically change arguments provided to the URL. At the moment I've ended up having a small web server running as a separate process in a shell. I have companion write the new "arguments" to a text file, then refresh the browser source with the new arguments being read from the text file by a Javascript function. This works fine, but seems like a bad way to do it. I've searched for a few hours to try to find a better approach, but have come up empty. BTW - first time posting here. Feel free to direct me to a more approriate place if this isn't where I should be asking this question.
neon lily
Hello. I don't think this is a MacOS only thing. Is there a way to change the UR...
Probably more of a #plugins-and-tools question
lavish lagoon
bonjours, j'ai un problème. Il met impossible d'avoir le son du bureau durant un live. Lorsque je veux le séléctionné dans les paramettres il y a seulement écrit "désactivé" et il n'y a pas d'autre option. Merci de m'aider ça fait 3 mois que je suis bloqué
hello, i have a problem. It is impossible to have the sound of the office during a live. When I want it selected in the settings it only says "disabled" and there is no other option. Please help me, I've been stuck for 3 months.
cedar river
Guys, when I come to shoot a video, it cuts, but the sound is normal
lavish lagoon
in live none sound of game or call are hear
fading hareBOT
hello, i have a problem. It is impossible to have the sound of the office during...
swift spindle
Hi, I am trying to screen record my screen and audio, and yet the desktop audio is not being picked up. The slider is picking up no volume, and when i go to select my device only the default option is there and not my macbook speakers or headphones that are plugged in. How can i fix this?! Thanks
forest axle
Hi, I am trying to screen record my screen and audio, and yet the desktop audio ...
see the bot reply above
silk sky
11:22:45.053: ==== Streaming Start ===============================================
11:23:33.867: RTMPSockBuf_Fill, recv returned -30592. GetSockError(): 0 (unknown error)
11:23:33.868: [rtmp stream: 'adv_stream'] RTMP_ReadPacket error: 0
11:23:33.868: [rtmp stream: 'adv_stream'] Disconnected from rtmps://fa723fc1b171.global-contribute.live-video.net
11:23:33.868: Output 'adv_stream': stopping
11:23:33.868: Output 'adv_stream': Total frames output: 1445
11:23:33.868: Output 'adv_stream': Total drawn frames: 1515
11:23:33.873: ==== Streaming Stop ================================================
fading hareBOT
11:22:45.053: ==== Streaming Start =============================================...
fading hareBOT
11:22:45.053: ==== Streaming Start =============================================...
fading hareBOT
https://obsproject.com/logs/xDi46YIeuV5uTqbG
rugged plover
Hi, I'm trying to capture te image from my PC into my OBS in my Mac by using a video capture devices but when I try to add it it dosen´t appeare.
fading hareBOT
Hi, I'm trying to capture te image from my PC into my OBS in my Mac by using a v...
rugged plover
I already granted access to all what was asked
fading hareBOT
I already granted access to all what was asked
rugged plover
fading hareBOT
https://obsproject.com/logs/rxoS3Yhk7IOHWgEz
plucky zenith
oh, the device doesn't appear in the list in OBS?
rugged plover
Yes, exactly, i can't send an image but when y add a video capture device and try to select my video capture device, it dose not appear
plucky zenith
what model/brand is it
rugged plover
Mirabox HSVHD BOX
I know it work because I use to use it with my play station and a windows PC but now that i want to capture the image from the windows pc into my mac it dose not work
plucky zenith
yeah, but mac can be a bit more touchy
rugged plover
yeah, but mac can be a bit more touchy
You are trying to say that i need to change my video capture device 😭
plucky zenith
no
it's UVC, so normally there shouldn't be shenanigans. does it appear in any other software?
rugged plover
How can i check that ?
plucky zenith
rugged plover
Nop, it dose not appeare
I don't know if the problem is because de HDMI por of the MacBook Laptop is online for output video and dose not recognize input
plucky zenith
the HDMI port?
rugged plover
yes
plucky zenith
the capture card should be connected to the mac through usb, not hdmi
rugged plover
Yes but also it should be conected by HDMI, like the out cable from the video capture device should be conected via HDMI to de mac no ?
rugged plover
What !! I have been understanding video capture devices wrong my all my life jajaja
I thought USB was to power up the video capture device
So then i will have to wait until i recibe my USB c to USB adaptor so i can test it because my mac only hace usbc port
Thanks you so much for your help, really
plucky zenith
👍
ruby pivot
is there a way to get 60 fps video recording through obs with my dslr?
I only see 30 fps
ruby pivot
???
crystal frigate
Hello I am having trouble with macOS screen capture lagging.
glass shadow
is there a way to get 60 fps video recording through obs with my dslr?
This will probably depend on your capture device, what do you have and does it support 60fps?
runic slate
Hi there guys. Of late my OBS has started to have a massive growing "enconding lag" everytime I just change between a scene. It is as if it was holding until I moved anything... then BANG... CPU goes to 700+ and the lag starts pouring.
Anyone familiar with this problem?
fading hareBOT
Hi there guys. Of late my OBS has started to have a massive growing "enconding l...
runic slate
fading hareBOT
https://obsproject.com/logs/WE6MceGzUgLfkyVs
runic slate
It would easily get to 80-99 and eventually crash.
Important, this just like "starts" increasing after I do a few scene changes. As long as I stay put, it is all good.
runic slate
Looks like if I scene calls for a Video (in loop) component, the leak starts and the CPU gets crzay
plucky zenith
Looks like if I scene calls for a Video (in loop) component, the leak starts and...
which one, the one you switch from or the one you switch to?
runic slate
The one I switch to.
But in further testing, it looks like just changing scenes is bringing about the trouble anyway. Funny thing is I don't remember changing anything in my setup and that problem was not there. 😦 Thanks a lot for the help by the way.
plucky zenith
But in further testing, it looks like just changing scenes is bringing about the...
!newsc
does it happen on a new and completely empty scene collection?
fading hareBOT
But in further testing, it looks like just changing scenes is bringing about the...
runic slate
Testing
plucky zenith
as in, create a new scene collection, create two scenes with no sources in either and test with that
runic slate
Funny thing is this 600 CPU...
Ok, so.,.. once the problem starts even once, I must do a full restart for OBS to behave normally again
Now I will try to create a brand new scene, start streaming and move there.
Created a brand new one... all good... empty ... let me add stuff..... yup...
plucky zenith
still does the same?
runic slate
Im on the new scene with bare bpnues
now I will change within it to another
Notice I'm speaking of scene, not scene collections
Obs now shows 422 CPU and until now no leakaje
Looks like I will have to trash my old scenes then? Can someone "corrupt" a scene?
plucky zenith
can but likely not your issue.
create a duplicate of the original, then remove sources till you find the ones causing the issue
runic slate
Thanks a lot Penwyvern.
plucky zenith
found the one?
runic slate
Worst case I got this bare bones oone to finish the campaign... of course these troubles had to appear on that very last day of the stream. 😄
I will start checking now. The videos are all out... now I will see what else is causing it
runic slate
Alright, I will check htese
Interestings... I took the NDI camera out and the said video file from everywhere... now it is good!
runic slate
I had it before, I deleted it before even starting here because it was the first one I noticed started the troul
And I deleted the plugin, althouhg It still shows here in the tools bar, but not as an option for a source
Ok, my scene is uglier but working. We will be able to finish that Spelljammer campaign elegantly.
plucky zenith
👍
slate zenith
Guys is possible to stream with a MacBook pro early 2015? When i open obs all freezes 😦
fading hareBOT
Guys is possible to stream with a MacBook pro early 2015? When i open obs all fr...
analog turret
Hey all, you probably get this question frequently but I really need some help with the virtual camera.
I have a 2022 Macbook Air, and am trying to use the virtual camera to play Magic The Gathering on a website called Spelltable. The website does not have a listed source called "OBS Studio" as many other tutorials show it should, but am following all the steps.
I start the virtual camera, setup the window capture, and it just is not showing the source.
Please if anyone could help! Ask me any questions for any other info to help troubleshoot.
plucky zenith
could be worth trying the 30.0 beta, which has the vcam rework
forest axle
yeah, i'd recommend either using chrome for your browser, or trying obs 30
@analog turret
sudden warren
okie i have broblem
plucky zenith
okie i have broblem
if you detail the broblem, we might find a sislution
sudden warren
Is it possible to use OBS with macOS 10.15.17
fading hareBOT
Is it possible to use OBS with macOS 10.15.17
sudden warren
alright i clicked download for the catilina version because thats what i have to use but it took me to git hub... i how do i proceed? i dont know much about github
plucky zenith
scroll down at the bottom of the page it brought you to and there'll be downloads
plucky zenith
no
obs-studio-29.0.2-macos-x86_64.dmg if you're on an intel mac
obs-studio-29.0.2-macos-arm64.dmgif you're on a silicon mac
sudden warren
ok thank u so much
plucky zenith
👍
blissful cave
Hello! I’m using OBS on a M1 Mac Mini to capture PS5 gameplay at 1080p 60fps and I’m running into issues. First, the gameplay isn’t being captured at 60fps. Second, the picture is pretty dark through OBS. Any help I can get would be greatly appreciated!
forest axle
what capture card are you using?
blissful cave
Whoops! The HD60X
forest axle
do you have an example clip?
forest axle
the frame stutter issues are something people frequently experience with the HD60X on macOS, and i don't think there's any known solution, as far as anyone knows its an issue with the card apparently
as far as the darkness, we should see a log to make sure your OBS color settings are correct:
!maclog
fading hareBOT
forest axle
assuming your color settings are correct, you'll likely have to make sure that the card is set to expect and output partial rather than full color range, and make sure that the color output from your console agrees with that value as well
if you're playing with HDR or something, expect issues with color as well
blissful cave
the frame stutter issues are something people frequently experience with the HD6...
Would a different external capture card work better? I’m open to anything that will actually output a consistent 60fps.
blissful cave
if you're playing with HDR or something, expect issues with color as well
That’s probably it. I have HDR on.
forest axle
That’s probably it. I have HDR on.
makes sense
forest axle
Would a different external capture card work better? I’m open to anything that w...
i can't recommend one specifically, since my workflow doesn't involve capture cards. i would look at things made by the higher end manufacturers though, like blackmagic or even magewell
it's probably worth at least reaching out to elgato as well, too; this has been a persistent issue for awhile and most folks don't notice since it's comparatively minor. it may also be worth doing test recordings in e.g. quicktime to verify that the issue is actually with the card and not with OBS. as far as i know, no one has actually done a deep investigation into it
balmy sail
Greetings, I am a rookie user with a MacBook Air (with updates) and after setting up all of my video and audio settings I press record and the program shuts down. Help!
sudden warren
@plucky zenith Hi! as u might remember i was having trouble with OBS earlier. I tried to download one for the version i thought was correct though it still was incompatible. Im now trying to download the mojave version. I'm now in github and i dont see the same options from before... I could use some help!
plucky zenith
<@766767315751665664> Hi! as u might remember i was having trouble with OBS ear...
click on the apple icon in the top left of your screen then on "about this mac" and show me a screenshot of the window that comes up
plucky zenith
np I've got time
plucky zenith
<@766767315751665664> ?
sudden warren
alr thank u ill let u know if i run iinto any other problems 😃
plucky zenith
don't hesitate
forest axle
Greetings, I am a rookie user with a MacBook Air (with updates) and after settin...
is it crashing? if so:
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Greetings, I am a rookie user with a MacBook Air (with updates) and after settin...
sudden warren
@plucky zenith I'm sry to bother u agian but even w/ the link u provided im still geting a error messege
@plucky zenith idk why but it still says that my macs outdated
fading hareBOT
<@766767315751665664> I'm sry to bother u agian but even w/ the link u provided ...
sudden warren
wait i think i open wring thing
wrong
it might be my mistake
YES IT WORKED THANK U SO MUCH
plucky zenith
👍
fading osprey
I think my settings got reset wen I deleted files
Plays here but not on my monitor
Anyone on who can help?
neon lily
When you say "plays here but not on my monitor", what are you referring to?
fading osprey
I got it
west sail
tysm everything is working great thanks to you.
ruby pivot
This will probably depend on your capture device, what do you have and does it s...
im just plugging my camera into my mac via mini usb
and sourcing eos webcam utility pro
sudden storm
Hello, everyone. I would greatly appreciate some help. Every time I try to use OBS as a virtual cam, my webcam I'm using freezes.
Anyone know of a fix for this? I'm using the EOS webcam utility, if that helps.
glass shadow
im just plugging my camera into my mac via mini usb
I am not sure about EOS, but I know that a lot of the default camera software is often not well supported on macOS, so it might be worth checking it can handle 6ofps on macOS
blissful cave
Yesterday I posted about not getting 60fps capture footage using a HD60x on a M1 Mac Mini. Today I tried using the NZXT Signal 4K30 with the same results. Would anyone be willing to take some time to try to help me figure out why I can’t get a consistent 60fps?
runic slate
Hi there guys, me again. 🙂 I managed to have my stream running and I'm pretty happy about it. Still, I see the problem with the broken sources is still there and now it is pretty mean: even trying to remove the broken source crashes OBS. And as long as the broken souorce is there, I can't change to another scene collection, a working one.
Is there a way to change which Scene OBS will open upon launching BEFORE we open it?
plucky zenith
don't remember the whole thing, but you have a broken source in your scene collection that you want to remove?
runic slate
Yup. Only when a broken source is not there in any scene does OBS enable me to change from the current Scene Collection to a working one.
By the way I discovered the main culprit for 29.1.3 was the Vertical Plugin from
these guys. All those scenes had to be killed.
plucky zenith
Is there a way to change which Scene OBS will open upon launching BEFORE we open...
!params
the answer to that is yes, with launch parameters.
But if you go in scene collection > export, and give me the file it creates, as well as tell me which source ought to be removed, I can manually remove it from the scene collection file
fading hareBOT
Is there a way to change which Scene OBS will open upon launching BEFORE we open...
runic slate
I will try it here @plucky zenith tx in advance!
Alright. That worked. And in another scene I managed to just plain delete, it crhased BUT saved the deletion and afterwards it was ko.
Ok
Looks like I will need to hunt for the broken sources in all my collections and go repairing one by one...
plucky zenith
👍 if you have issues doing it in the GUI, hmu and give me the scene collection file and I'll remove it for you
runic slate
IIt is mostly wokring. only very rarely is it crashing now. But like I said, the deletion stands.
Whoa... now it was different! I deleted and it crahsed and upon reload it chose, withuot me telling to, ANOTHER scene collection, and that one I was working on is now impossible to open.
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
DEleting manually corrected it.... wow... learning. 🙂
plucky zenith
you deffo have some highly weird shit
runic slate
Yeah. But I must admit just having this place here and such helpful people like yourself already helps a lot.
So... looks like my two main collections are working agian... hope to not enerve you guys further. Have a nice weekend!
plucky zenith
nah, dw, we're here to help, never hesitate to pop in if you need to
scenic oasis
im trying to install the latest version of obs but it requires macos version 11.0 and i have 10.13.6 right now and ive looked nearly everywhere to find a way to update my version like checking the appstore and such but i never have an option to update my mac, is there other ways to update your mac or download older versions of obs?
wind schooner
Hey all, I am trying to get websocket working with the current versions of OBS and Companion. I had previously installed the plugin, which is now in the installer since version 28 apparently. I am getting the error: "Bad Configuration
Outdated websocket plugin". Any help would be greatly appreciated.
sudden storm
Anyone know if there’s a fix for the virtual cam freezing issue on Mac?
sterile prism
hey as a heads up the twitch side issue is still happening for us. still see a white window when trying to connect to twitch through OBS
saw a message saying they were fixing it on their end and to msg here if it was still a problem
silk sky
https://obsproject.com/logs/CvAzCUt63HAqOW2b its you cant run screen share
silk sky
fading hareBOT
https://obsproject.com/logs/HkCFBtNLnssOs8Di sill
silk sky
why is obs stops streaming i use screen share between two my macs
sudden storm
Okay, so I've found out virtual camera only freezes once I grant permissions for FireFox to use my OBS virtual cam as my webcam in StreamYard.
scenic oasis
im trying to install the latest version of obs but it requires macos version 11.0 and i have 10.13.6 right now and ive looked nearly everywhere to find a way to update my version like checking the appstore and such but i never have an option to update my mac, is there other ways to update your mac or download older versions of obs?
fading hareBOT
im trying to install the latest version of obs but it requires macos version 11....
real lagoon
No matter what I do, I can't seem to get the audio working inside OBS. I'm on a Mac Powerbook M1 running Ventura 13.4.1. I have OBS version 29.1.3, and I have installed and configured blackhole 2h according to instructions I found on the obs website, including setting up a multi-output device. My headphones still work, but I get no sound in OBS, and the desktop audio in the audio mixer is not showing any activity. When I go to System Preferences, and set the output to Multi-Ouput Device, the volume and mute controls are disabled. If I add my Powerbook Speakers and make them the Master, I not only hear sound through the speakers but also through my headphones, and the sound in the headphones has a lag to it. I must be missing something.
west cypress
!audio
west cypress
@real lagoon see above
plucky zenith
yeah, on ventura, honestly, use the screen capture source, fuck blackhole
west cypress
(for the future, it's !macaudio btw)
its one of those things I know exists but I dont do it quite often enough to have it in memory 🙂
plucky zenith
yeah fair XD.
just in case, you know where to find the commands?
west cypress
someone also showed me once 🙂
fading hareBOT
someone also showed me once 🙂
plucky zenith
👍
real lagoon
To be clear, I do not need a virtual audio driver in Ventura?
plucky zenith
yup
on ventura and later, OBS can directly capture audio from either the whole computer, or specific application, by using the screen capture source
real lagoon
Thank you.
sudden warren
hi ive got a question
im on macos is there a way for me to have profiles?
@plucky zenith
forest axle
please don't ping folks who you aren't already actively talking to, but yeah, do that
sudden warren
um its not there
lapis grove
Why doesn't my virtual camera input show up in Discord?
forest axle
um its not there
can you take a screenshot?
fading hareBOT
Why doesn't my virtual camera input show up in Discord?
warped mica
See the third link @lapis grove ^
forest axle
it's right there, along the top bar, where it says "profile"
lapis grove
See the third link <@152228063344721922> ^
Okay I've tried all those things and nothing works. Oh well.
forest axle
that's also quite an old version. i'm not sure what version of macOS you're on but you may want to update OBS
forest axle
!macversions
fading hareBOT
forest axle
if you're on mojave, you're on the correct version. if you're on catalina, you can update 👍
warped mica
Okay I've tried all those things and nothing works. Oh well.
What did you try, and what did not work?
sudden warren
ok thx
warped mica
The TLDR is, unless you’re using the Beta of OBS 30 (see #beta-testing-30-archive), you need to use Discord in Chrome
lapis grove
What did you try, and what did not work?
I have the latest OBS studio running. I have a scene set up correctly. I've started the virtual camera. It does not show up as an input.
sudden storm
Anyone know why Virtual Cam freezes when I start it?
I'm trying to use it as a webcam source on StreamYArd
lapis grove
The TLDR is, unless you’re using the Beta of OBS 30 (see <#1141766543735275570>)...
It doesn't show up in Chrome either. But okay. I'll try to install the beta.
carmine basin
hi
can somone help me
i dont know how to show my screen
And after i record i dont know where it goes
fading hareBOT
And after i record i dont know where it goes
fading hareBOT
i dont know how to show my screen
brave turtle
I swear this was working before, but I just updated OBS and now hwne I turn on Virtual Camera, and then open a program (like photo booth) and tell it to use the virtual camera, all I see is the OBS logo and the "camera with a slash through it" icon at the bottom. The button in OBS is blue and now says "Stop Virtual Camera". If anyone can help, thank you. 29.1.3 64 intel macos. -- I see the video in OBS as expected, it's just not making it to the other app
I'll try reboot... brb.
reboot mostly fixed it. photo booth crashes now, but other programs work
thanks 🙂
pseudo warren
hello together
Glad to be here and ask you a few questions. I'm a musician and I'm trying to build a YouTube channel for teaching videos on the piano. I want to need an external app for OBS and all the tutorials on YouTube have the window display for this. the Works bi me not, I can not select a source. Do you have any idea how else I can do this? thanks for the answer
sudden warren
im trying to save my profiles and when i do the sources dont save
plucky zenith
im trying to save my profiles and when i do the sources dont save
sources are saved as part of scene collections not profiles
versed yew
yo annyone know how to add discord audio on mac its so annoying its taking me far too long that ive come to this discord server💀
hello????
i need help please
helllllllllooooooo????????? this chat is dead
dreamy sapphire
helllllllllooooooo????????? this chat is dead
You have to be patient. When someone is online who knows how to help AND is available, they will reply. Chat isn't dead; there are less people who use OBS on Macs than there are on Windows.
versed yew
You have to be patient. When someone is online who knows how to help AND is avai...
mb👽
sorry but i have like 2 hours to record something before i have to leave and i wanan do it quick👽
and my friends waiting for me rn too.👽
dreamy sapphire
sorry but i have like 2 hours to record something before i have to leave and i w...
Then please don't use that as an excuse for being impatient and rude. It's all volunteer support here. Go over the Mac Guide for application audio capture. Make sure a step wasn't skipped. Audio can be frustrating. More so when there are differences in how each operating system handles it. Review the guide while you are waiting for a response.
versed yew
sorry👽👽👽👽👽👽
i did all the steps in order its just that when i press application it dosent show discord
yo i know you told me to be patient but i got like no time can help me? please
LETS GO THE DISCORD AUDIO WORK
THANKS NERD!!!!11!!!!!111!!!111!11😤
carmine basin
Good morning
I was wondering if somone can help me idk if someone already ansered this question but im on mac book air and idk how to show my camra is somone can just help me.
loud cipher
im having this one problem trying to use obs on mac, sometimes it just freezes on a singular frame and i wouldn't know about it until i tab into obs to finish recording
forest axle
what version of macos are you on?
loud cipher
ventura, 13.5
forest axle
gotcha. yeah unfortunately that's a macOS issue. you should file a feedback with them
to restart a capture, you have to open activity monitor and force quit the replayd process
loud cipher
restart a capture?
forest axle
to unfreeze it
forest axle
i'm surprised that fixes it
loud cipher
also file a feedback w/ who, apple?
loud cipher
don't worry it is fine!!
i don't know what is causing this but i think. it is because i launched an intel app?? because in the recording i made it froze as i opened an intel app under rosetta 2
forest axle
that's interesting. as far as i know there has not been a specific way to reproduce that issue. if that consistently causes the freeze, i'm sure apple will love to hear about it
loud cipher
maybe! i'd have to look into it more and see if it actually is the cause
other times i found it froze because it was just open for too long (seemingly)
forest axle
it used to be caused by lower RAM availability, but apple fixed that, or at least provided a fix that made it more rare
rare moss
Newbie question here. I have been using Quicktime Player to make a Movie recording using an iPhone as an OBS camera (using the OBS Camera app on the iPhone) and a Focusrite 2i2 USB audio interface for audio and a mic plugged in there. This works but I want more control of the audio: higher levels in the recorded video. Is there a place to go to learn the best way to switch to OBS Studio for this? I am not interested in streaming at this time but I may be later. My internet sleuthing hasn't found the quintessential recording for making this happen. I am still using the latest version of Monterey on a 2019 Macbook Pro with 64GBs of memory.
forest axle
Newbie question here. I have been using Quicktime Player to make a Movie recordi...
you could certainly accomplish this with OBS. i'd recommend trying it out. here are some helpful resources for getting started with OBS:
fading hareBOT
rare moss
Does the iOS app OBS Camera work to set up a the video part of a scene?
forest axle
there is an obs plugin for obs camera available, yes. if you have macos 13 and ios 16, however, you can use continuity camera and achieve the same goal without the use of any apps or plugins
rare moss
So maybe a reason to upgrade to Ventura then
forest axle
yeah. ventura has other things like macos screen capture which are very useful, probably a good idea to upgrade to ventura if you want to use OBS
pseudo warren
hii
I need help
I can't change this
I need it to be so it doesn't go to a .mkv file because it's not compatible with Adobe
forest axle
if you can't modify your output settings its because you have a currently active output
pseudo warren
if you can't modify your output settings its because you have a currently active...
oh how do I change that
fading hareBOT
pseudo warren
it's probably source record, NDI, or something like that
oh tysm for the help :3
runic vessel
Having problems with my settings for live streaming to YouTube. I have a MacBook Pro and I keep getting unspecified errors when going live. I’ve been trying to fix this 20 second delay for a week now.
neon lily
20 second delay doesn't sound like much, for YouTube
runic vessel
I only have a 5 second delay when using streamyard and that’s the free version
onyx wing
can an dev pls help my cus my obs is not working and i tried everiting
neon lily
can an dev pls help my cus my obs is not working and i tried everiting
Please describe what issue you're having
onyx wing
my obs is not starting up
neon lily
Do you see a crash dialogue when that happens?
Or does the icon just bounce up and down for a while, then stop?
onyx wing
can we maybe just hop in an cal and i wil share my screen
maiden vault
whats an app that you can use to see your recordings
fading hareBOT
whats an app that you can use to see your recordings
sacred elk
👋
quick question regarding the latest version of OBS.
my OBS tells me I'm up to date.
but CleanMyMac tells me I can update to 30.0
which one is true?
sacred elk
and whats the ETA?
warped mica
Whatever CleanMyMac are doing is just wrong
fading hareBOT
warped mica
I wouldn’t do it via CleanMyMac though, on the evidence that they are showing it as released I wouldn’t trust them
deft tide
I've been mkv -> mp4 remuxing, and now I'm trying to switch to automatic mp4 file splitting. I've turned it on and recorded some test footage (splitting every minute) but it's not splitting anything. Is there something else i need to be doing? Maybe with the filename setting?
warped mica
Which encoder are you using? And could you send a log file?
deft tide
Apple VT H264 Hardware Encoder
And let me do a quick test capture and generate logs for you
@warped mica I have dm'd you with the logs
That's a clean run, 2:30 seconds captured. No errors, recording to mp4, while the automatic file splitting was enabled, and configured to split once a minute.
I would have expected three files out on the other side of this, but i only got the one mp4. [Edit for clarity] The length of that mp4 is 2:34
warped mica
Thanks, will take a look in a bit
pseudo warren
Hello guys, can someone confirm that OBS supports Presenter Overlay on MacOs Sonoma ?
crystal pulsar
Hello, I'm a Mac user, and there's a bit of a problem. I've been trying to stream on Youtube with OBS, but every time I try to go live, I get a message reading "Failed to connect to server; The RTMP server sent an invalid SSL certificate." I've checked everything, used a stream key instead of connecting my account to see if that works, but nothing seems to be working. I'm up to date on all of the necessary software, but it still isn't working.
Someone please help me with this, I don't want to have to go back to Twitch with its lack of algorithm!
hearty zenith
Hello, can someone help me solve the frozen screen mirror on OBS. I use iMac and I mirror my phone using Quicktime player. The minimize is perfect. But, when I choose the full screen it will freeze the entire screen.
weary gazelle
I'm trying to add a Bongo cat webcam plugin and where and how do I put it in to get in installed to obs studio?
plucky zenith
I'm trying to add a Bongo cat webcam plugin and where and how do I put it in to ...
this plugin : https://github.com/a1928370421/Bongobs-Cat-Plugin/ ?
weary gazelle
yeah
plucky zenith
that's windows-only afaik
weary gazelle
oh
narrow lily
it dosent let mr turn on my cam
fading hareBOT
it dosent let mr turn on my cam
fading hareBOT
https://obsproject.com/logs/2eGeKCbqQEUGlXr0
twilit wharf
Question which one do i download
viral walrus
Do you have an Intel Mac or a Silicon Mac?
that would be the one you would download
rare moss
Trying to use the obs camera plugin with my iPhone XS. The iOS app works with QuickTime Player. But I am not seeing video in OBS. Running Monterey on an Intel Mac
plucky zenith
Question which one do i download
click on the apple icon on the top left of your screen then on "about this mac"
take a screenshot of that and post it here if you don't mind
twilit wharf
Mine is silicon
plucky zenith
then download silicon
twilit wharf
Alr thank you guys
rare moss
Trying to use the obs camera plugin with my iPhone XS. The iOS app works with Qu...
I did install the plugin before trying
forest axle
Trying to use the obs camera plugin with my iPhone XS. The iOS app works with Qu...
i think you'll have to contact the plugin maker about this, not much we can do without knowing what the plugin is doing
rare moss
But isn't this your plugin?
forest axle
obs is indeed loading the plugin correctly, i dont know why it wouldn't see your phone
rare moss
How do I remove the plugin?
forest axle
But isn't this your plugin?
nope, plugins are made by people outside OBS generally, you can seek support wherever you found the plugin
forest axle
How do I remove the plugin?
file->show settings folder, then navigate to the plugins folder, then just trash whichever folder
rare moss
I will try removing the plugin I guess
forest axle
you could also try #plugins-and-tools, but with this specific issue it'll be tough. i'd recommend updating to ventura to use continuity camera instead
rare moss
Without the plugin then the iOS Camera video source candidate is not offered for selection. So with Monterey I am stuck and with Ventura I won't be stuck because the continuity camera feature is Mac based?
neon lily
Correct it’s a built in feature
rare moss
Well, this plugin used to work: https://obs.camera/docs/getting-started/ios-camera-plugin-usb/
obs.camera is this product's site, right?
Ah, no it isn't -- sorry
warped mica
what products site? The website of OBS is https://obsproject.com
rare moss
Turns out there are two apps in the iOS app store that have obs camera in the title. I found another one and this one passes the video through from the iPhone but the free version puts a watermark on the feed from the iPhone and wants to charge $10.95 a month to get rid of the watermark.
Sheesh
rare moss
The other plugin does not work with OBS Studio but passes the video into QuickTime Player when you elect to make a Movie Recording.
deft tide
@warped mica were you able to see what I was talking about re: automatic file splitting? The logs don't really seem to show any issues but something is going on. Should I open a GH issue?
warped mica
i have a suspicion, would be be able to share a recording file of the non-split recording (that's supposed to be split)?
deft tide
Yeah I have it here, it's 320mb, how do you want to get it?
deft tide
dm'd you a google drive link
warped mica
I'm taking a look
@deft tide It looks like my suspicion is correct. The video doesn't have any keyframes, besides the first one. That's not caused by file splitting, but file splitting splits at the next keyframe so if there's none it never does.
I've seen this a couple times before, probably a bug with the hardware encoder. Could you try if changing to x264 "fixes" the problem?
forest axle
the videotoolbox classic
warped mica
yup :/
forest axle
is user on intel or AS? none of their logs are in here
warped mica
intel
forest axle
the double classic
i couldn't make hide or hair of VT's CRF auto keyframe placements on AS when i took rodney's training wheels off of it, setting the exact same settings in a clean implementation led to different behavior. very weird issue
forest axle
on mine it puts keyframes every 32 frames exactly
on AS
which also seems incorrect
warped mica
seems to be every 31 to me
forest axle
oh, perhaps i miscounted :p
warped mica
that said, I'd argue for things like replay buffer or file splitting that's better than every 10 seconds
which is what the "training wheels" make it do
forest axle
yeah 2-5 seems more reasonable. in my clean room VT implementation, auto keyframe puts them every 2-3 seconds which seems intended
i have absolutely no idea what makes OBS different
warped mica
Video encoders are allowed to generate key frames more frequently if doing so results in more efficient compression.
This confuses me
If we set the 10s, it sets a keyframe exactly every 10 seconds
if we set it to auto, it sets them way more often
if the docs are correct here, it should be allowed to set them more often even if we specify the 10 seconds
but for some reason it doesn't do so
forest axle
hmm
i actually have an odd idea
which is incomplete, but your pointing out the 31 number made me think of it
31 is the size of the rotating buffer that the system uses to store frames in. i noticed this when i had a problem in my own app, i was accidentally holding onto the references to frames, which VT did not like, so it would send me exactly 31 frames and then die
i wonder if something isn't being released* correctly
deft tide
Switching to cpu encoder does allow for filesplitting to work again, yes. I can't use it while streaming though, my current setup is to run the stream on cpu encoding, and then use hardware encoding for writing a higher bitrate to disk. Trying to use the same encoder for both either sacrifices my bitrate or causes "encoder overload" errors. I'm open to alternative approaches, but going CPU for the stream and GPU for the files was where I landed.
Is there a known workaround for the VT encoder that resolves the keyframing issue?
forest axle
you should be able to set an explicit keyframe value (e.g. 2) and it should work
unless you were already doing that; i haven't seen your log
deft tide
I was not, I didn't realize that they'd be related at all. I'll give that a shot, stand by.
I just saw a split occur. Huge, thank you.
So if i'm understanding correctly, the automatic file splitting occurs only at keyframe breaks, but there is a known quirk of Apple's VT encoders where setting them to "Auto" keyframes (the default) means they never create additional keyframes past the initial one.
no more keyframes means no opportunity to split. That right?
forest axle
correct
deft tide
Wild. Out of curiosity, what is a "keyframe" in relation to the mp4 file? Is it like... a chunk boundry?
forest axle
it's a frame of the vidoe that's encoded in its entirety, so it doesn't depend on any information in frames before or ahead of it in order to be decoded
deft tide
This makes so much sense.
forest axle
it wouldn't make sense to have a video without any keyframes, hence the inability to split
forest axle
i wonder if something isn't being released* correctly
@warped mica i'm looking at get_cached_pixel_buffer now and wondering if the comment there about color spaces not being set could in fact be related. could the system be creating a new buffer pool every 31 frames for some reason?
deft tide
I just captured like, 8 hours of footage on VT yesterday, and the file was absolutely unusable. I had to break it up into smaller (30 min) files with ffmpeg, and reencode them. The further along the monolithic file I tried to view, or re-encode, the slower and the more errorprone the experience.
warped mica
that's the same cause
deft tide
Right, that's what I'm saying. You've enlightened me.
forest axle
i can't figure it out 
i also tried looking at the hotkeys issue again, which naturally doesn't occur in the debugger, and my head began to hurt
sick zinc
Hey, I am from macbook and i have a problem. I've been using obs for omegle and it was working all fine, but now when I tried to use the virtual camera It only appears me this option: OBS virtual camera (m-de:vice), and it doesn't work
swift kiln
I really hope someone can help me. I am pretty smart and technical, and I am LOST.
I had this working last week, today I tried to stream and my xbox series x with the same setup suddenly showed this strange soft glow in OBS. It happens if I am not streaming just looking at the regular app and input.
The input is smooth, it works fine, but it seems to pulse this soft glow everywhere on the entire image
At its worst it looks like this
at its best, it shows clear spots, but again it is just cloudy, milky blurry.
Like in the area outlined in red, for example.
This does NOT happen in quicktime
fading hareBOT
Like in the area outlined in red, for example.
forest axle
I really hope someone can help me. I am pretty smart and technical, and I am LOS...
open control center near the top right, your capture card input has a portrait effect on it
neon lily
We have a command for this
fading hareBOT
At its worst it looks like this
sick zinc
Hey, I am from macbook and i have a problem. I've been using obs for omegle and ...
if someone can help me i'll appreciate it
Pls
swift kiln
OMG..
no way, did i actually not disable that?
If that is the case, I am completely stupid.
Man... i knew it had to be something:
- Very specific to MacOS
- Very simple
Btw... if anyone has no audio, I figured on my own that this was the MacOS noise isolation that was causing THAT.
Why did I not catch this?!
forest axle
because macOS doesn't tell you what it's doing 😛
i wouldn't blame yourself, i'd file a feedback with apple
swift kiln
Yea, MacOS is the biggest hinderance to the Mac. It gets iteratively better each release. Beta of 17 seems solid, but won't install it on my studio computer yet.
I am still shocked how good the built in stuff like noise isolation is. I record and stream with the mic not even four feet from an in window air conditioner and it is perfect.
swift kiln
Try a different browser like Firefox (not chrome based), if the same problem exist, it is an OBS problem. Otherwise the problem is in Chrome. You could try safari for example.
sick zinc
I've tried safari and it doesn't work
And now i tried in firefox but it didn't appeared the option to change camera
Only the facetime one
neon lily
I believe you change the camera in the browser's settings/preferences window
For example, in Chrome
That's chrome://settings/content/camera
fathom schooner
So here are the logs from my last stream, I went bare bones on set up and it went fine for a bit as long as I had OBS out of studio mode and hidden, minimized. OBS ended up failing the same way with loss of audio, camera freezing and the usual lagging after some time. Although I streamed long enough to give you enough good data and bad data.... I was surprised how effective minimizing OBS was, Although my Macbook is not a lower end Macbook, not an Mchip set but very capable for handling intensive video editing and compositing up to 8k video, I find it odd OBS can cause it this much stress...
fading hareBOT
So here are the logs from my last stream, I went bare bones on set up and it wen...
neon lily
We have very different ideas of what bare bones is
But, those scenes shouldn't be too taxing — unless those browser sources are full res
Wait wait, you're streaming to Twitch, yeah?
4500 kbps is a bit on the low side for 1080p@60fps. Unless you're streaming mainly static content?
pseudo warren
hello together
does anyone here know about an app called Chordieapp and how I can make it usable in OBS?
Thanks for an answer
neon lily
When you say "usable in OBS", what do you mean?
pseudo warren
What I mean is that I can't use this app with OBS.
All people use an older version of OBS with window Capture...
i need the vitual keyboard for my business 🙂
neon lily
What version of macOS do you have?
fathom schooner
4500 kbps is a bit on the low side for 1080p@60fps. Unless you're streaming main...
I am 1080p @30fps, I am not playing games just drawing and working on animations. I was doing a test while trying to get a project finished for a deadline, so a clean stream without lag was important. I tend to have more features but I wanted to test how the problem still occurs with little assets and low settings. Would you like me to make a test at what your idea of bare bones is? let me know what to set it to and I can try that
The browser sources you are asking about are the alerts such as blerp and streamlabs I have no other browser sources, my scenes are either gif or pngs I created and add as a source file.
I am streaming to twitch.
pseudo warren
29.1.3 64 bit
pearl yacht
That’s not macOS though, isn’t it?
sullen veldt
OH SNAP my b!!
pearl yacht
No worries 😄
sullen veldt
high lion
Hello does anyone know how to setup a virtualenv as the Python env for OBS on Mac?
I had a lot of trouble with the correct folder structure for OBS to read my Python and ended up using my base brew Python folder: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/python@3.11/3.11.5/Frameworks
Is there a way to use a local virtualenv folder? When I tried setting it to ~/example_dir/venv it didn't work
pearl yacht
you cannot use virtual environments, because they provide site-packages and symlinked python binary, but we don't use the binary to run python - we load the framework directly
hence you need to provide a directory containing a valid python framework
high lion
Thanks for confirming this, I thought so
I ended up choosing https://github.com/aatikturk/obsws-python which allows me to still use a venv
pearl yacht
yeah remote control via websockets is probably safer than using scripts directly in OBS anyway
pseudo warren
Hello guys, can someone confirm that OBS supports Presenter Overlay on MacOs Son...
or do I have to Facetime myself to get the fancy "bubble" 🤣 ?
past narwhal
Hey can anyone help me resetup my Evga capture card because idk what's going on but I'm trying to stream on OBS and everything is set up as it should I think but everytime I step into Obs my game that I have on the capture video freezes immediately but my camera doesn't freeze and sometimes when I try to change the resolution or graphics it takes my mouse cursor away and in stuck in OBs and have to turn my pc off fully and another weird thing is when I turn my camera off and on it takes away my mouse cursor
pearl yacht
Hello guys, can someone confirm that OBS supports Presenter Overlay on MacOs Son...
we haven't implemented anything for that, so it depends on how macOS takes care of compositing these things
timid jungle
Hi guys! This might be a basic question that I'm just missing somewhere in googling, but I can't figure it out.
I have been recording myself on OBS for a podcast. It's a pretty standard recording (MPEG-4 AAC, H.264, and 2600x 1600 (not sure why it wasn't 1920X1080, but whatever).
I've used both my laptop camera and my canon via cam nova, and the playback on this has been so weird.
It takes FOREVER to load. I'm assuming it is not dropped frames, because if i give it like 5 minutes to load, it'll scrub through. The moment I pause and try to replay it, even if it's had time to reload, it takes awhile to start playing again. Premier is having a hard time exporting it.
I didn't have this problem before and it was the same studio recording settings, I believe, but it was on a previous OBS version.
I'm going to try putting it through handbrake today, but I wanted to see if anyone else has had this problem.
Specs: 2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9; AMD Radeon Pro 5600M 8 GB
Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB; 64 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
forest axle
probably the VT keyframe issue
forest axle
@timid jungle i'd set an explicit keyframe interval in your encoder settings, like 2, and see if the issue persists
timid jungle
<@997776223952437360> i'd set an explicit keyframe interval in your encoder sett...
Okay! Just changed it, will give it a try. Would exporting the video through handbrake help at all?
timid jungle
which format do you use?
mp4
forest axle
Okay! Just changed it, will give it a try. Would exporting the video through han...
for your existing borked video, it might be able to process it in a way that will make it usable; i'm not sure. in the future, if you use a keyframe interval, there shouldn't be any need for any post processing including handbrake
timid jungle
for your existing borked video, it might be able to process it in a way that wil...
Sounds good! I'll try the keyframe interval and see 🙂 Thank you so much@
west cypress
i wouldn't blame yourself, i'd file a feedback with apple
effects are in control of the user, including camera and mic effects; what would the FB be asking?
forest axle
effects are in control of the user, including camera and mic effects; what would...
i'm not that user, but, currently, the effects applied to a video capture input are persisted across all capture inputs. this seems pretty obviously undesirable
west cypress
i'm not that user, but, currently, the effects applied to a video capture input ...
yes, there is only one actual input coming into the system
forest axle
if i apply effects to one video capture input, and then i plug in an entirely separate video capture input, i wouldn't expect the same effects to be applied
west cypress
ah, you mean multiple inputs having different effects
forest axle
but the system could surely disambiguate devices if it wanted to?
west cypress
I thought you mean two captures of the same stream
forest axle
nah i mean two entirely separate devices
not even talking at the same time, since i don't know how that works
sick zinc
I believe you change the camera in the browser's settings/preferences window
Yep, but it didnt appeared that option: Obs Virtual Camera. It appears: OBS Virtual camera (m-de:vice), and it doesn't work
neon lily
In what browser?
sick zinc
And when you say "it doesn't work", what happens?
Doesn't happen, I start the virtual camera and it only uses the facetime hd one
forest axle
ah, you mean multiple inputs having different effects
seems like if you have two simultaneous inputs, they can handle different effects correctly. but for example:
- open quicktime movie recording
- select facetime camera input, in top menu bar apply effect
- exit quicktime
- plug in external camera / capture card
- open quicktime movie recording, select external camera/capture card
- that effect is applied to the new input
that seems like the incorrect thing. this isn't my specific issue, but let me know if you want me to file a FB and i can
west cypress
seems like if you have two simultaneous inputs, they can handle different effect...
I'm fairly certain I've seen a FB about it already somewhere but feel free to log, I understand the distinction between what exists and what you are asking
past narwhal
Anyone know every time I add my camera after my gameplay to obs why does the gameplay freeze but no the camera?
twilit wharf
I need help setting up my gameplay can anyone help?
neon lily
OK. My suggestion would be to try the OBS Studio 30 beta. You can get the link in #beta-testing-30-archive
neon lily
I need help setting up my gameplay can anyone help?
What issue are you having?
sick zinc
OK. My suggestion would be to try the OBS Studio 30 beta. You can get the link i...
Thank you, I will try
sick zinc
OK. My suggestion would be to try the OBS Studio 30 beta. You can get the link i...
Ok, I tried with the beta intel one: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/download/30.0.0-beta2/OBS-Studio-30.0.0-beta2-macOS-Intel.dmg, and now this appears:
acoustic bloom
hellp
sick zinc
Not sure, then. Perhaps you need to restart?
ok i will try
neon lily
Strange. What version of macOS?
twilit wharf
Would the gameplay be affected by the type of computer I have?
For example would the gameplay run smoother with a 2020 laptop then a 2017 laptop?
polar swift
Question. My OBS isnt picking up sound from my usb c wire that I’m trying to use for gameplay footage. Any ideas? And what shout my mac sound output settings be? The UC02 is the aux im using for sound input
sick zinc
Strange. What version of macOS?
12.6.8
neon lily
Question. My OBS isnt picking up sound from my usb c wire that I’m trying to use...
Your output settings depend on where you want to hear the audio. What USB-C device are you using to capture the audio?
sick zinc
Are you able to update to macOS 13?
Nope 
🥲
polar swift
Your output settings depend on where you want to hear the audio. What USB-C devi...
I have a 3.5 mm to usb c connected from my nintendo 3DS to my macbook pro. I cant hear the audio at all when playing, which is fine. The problem is that I dont hear anything when watching my recordings
I want hear my recordings from my macbook speakers
calm hedge
I want hear my recordings from my macbook speakers
Does the 3.5mm to USB device show up in the input source list? I'm wondering if this is a passive device or a full on audio card.
twilit wharf
Would the gameplay be affected by the type of computer I have?
sick zinc
Are you able to update to macOS 13?
Is there any other option¿?
polar swift
Does the 3.5mm to USB device show up in the input source list? I'm wondering if ...
Yes, it shows up under Audio Input and I can select it
This is the one i purchased btw https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07QB6P279?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
calm hedge
Yes, it shows up under Audio Input and I can select it
Shoot me a photo of your audio input devices in mac audio settings and another from OBS Audio Input Capture
pseudo warren
aloha! Could I get some help with adding desktop audio to my stream elements obs? I've tried everything, watching multiple videos and reading articles, I've tried so many things and nothing is working....
calm hedge
<@389927722249486336> DMd you brodie
I don't see your message, can you try again?
polar swift
Yea I dont see it now either. Gonna send again
calm hedge
aloha! Could I get some help with adding desktop audio to my stream elements obs...
Do you know how to create an aggregate audio device in Utilities > Audio Midi Setup? You might need to create one in order to select it in OBS
polar swift
Sent. I just closed the app before it finished sending lol service is trash at the moment, even tho im home
calm hedge
Sent. I just closed the app before it finished sending lol service is trash at t...
Everything looks good in your images. Have you tried another device like a phone or an old ipod to see if will accept another audio signal?
pseudo warren
Do you know how to create an aggregate audio device in Utilities > Audio Midi Se...
I don't ):
it worked before I configured stream elements to add cute backgrounds and transition effects
now i cant share the audio of my games or safari for youtube videos ):
calm hedge
now i cant share the audio of my games or safari for youtube videos ):
I'm not sure exactly what could have gone wrong. You might need to get an intentional audio driver for capturing desktop audio. Check this out: https://rogueamoeba.com/freebies/soundflower/
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aloha! Could I get some help with adding desktop audio to my stream elements obs...
pseudo warren
oop
stuck forge
hello everyone, im new to duel pc streaming and got a mac m2 as my streaming rig. I was trying to figure out how to get my discord voice chat to come on my stream and did using desktop audio. However, now my game audio is echoing in stream. Anyone have a fix for this?
neon lily
Is there any other option¿?
!virtualcam Sorry, I don't know of any. Perhaps trying uninstalling and then reinstalling
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Is there any other option¿?
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hello everyone, im new to duel pc streaming and got a mac m2 as my streaming rig...
neon lily
It should be as simple as adding a macOS Screen Capture source. Make sure you don't have that source set to monitoring.
stuck forge
It should be as simple as adding a macOS Screen Capture source. Make sure you *d...
i have a duel pc setup so i am using so i am using desktop audio, audio input capture device, and my mic/aux
neon lily
Why are you using desktop audio if you’re capturing the other computer?
neon lily
Oh right
Well nothing about that seems out of order
The only reason I can imagine there'd be echoing is if you've set up one of your audio sources to output via a monitoring device
stuck forge
i need to have the monitoring on for my audio input capture device so i can haer anything
my headset is plugged into my streaming rig
and then the audio from my gaming pc goes to my stream and thats how i hear
neon lily
You should get an audio Y splitter, rather
That's the solution, because you shouldn't be monitoring on the same device you're capturing
They're like, between $5 and $20
stuck forge
What exactly would the Y splitter allow me to do? Have my head set plugged into both my streaming and gaming PC? Also, thank you very much in adnavce
neon lily
Yeah, that's the idea
One connection would allow you to hear the PC, the other would allow you to use both the headset and the mic with the Mac
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calm hedge
Hey everyone, this is my first post so please forgive me if this is a noob question:
I'm experiencing choppy footage (dropped frames I suppose) when recording in OBS. My computer is a very powerful iMac Pro with a dedicated Radeon Pro Vega 64X Graphics card and I'm only using 4% of my CPU power when filming.
What am I doing wrong? How do I get smooth footage?
Here's more info that might be related:
- I can only select software encoder even though I have a dedicated graphics card (must be a mac thing?)
- I have an external monitor plugged in and performance does improve when I unplug it (but again I have plenty of CPU resources.
- When running the Auto-Configuration Wizard it sets me up to record 1080p and that's what I've been doing.
Thanks in advance for any troubleshooting help or insights!
stuck forge
One connection would allow you to hear the PC, the other would allow you to use ...
Would it still allow me to hear my PC even if I route the audio to the capture card so the stream could hear the audio?
crisp folio
twilit wharf
Why can’t I hear the audio from my gameplay?
spring merlin
Is there a tutorial for setting up Macbook Pro with OBS to use for Karaoke singing on Discord? What I want to to do is use my USB microphone and mix it with the audio from karaoke videos playing in my web browser, be able to monitor both of them on my wireless headphones and stream that audio mix into Discord. I am brand new to this and have been tinkering with it but can't seem to figure it out so I thought I'd see if anyone here could help. Thanks!
spring nacelle
OBS not working for me the Virtual Cam doesnt get recognized (using mac with Silicon Chip) i just downloaded it from the site and started. Am i missing something?
i also reviewed app permisson and i allowed everything, still not seeing anything
little python
Im using a mac with an m2 chip and OBS wont pick up any aplications for the screen recording and it wont pick up any speakers for audio output
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Im using a mac with an m2 chip and OBS wont pick up any aplications for the scre...
forest axle
as for the not picking up any applications, that's likely just permissions:
!macaudio
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little python
all of the permitions are granted but it still doesnt work'
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all of the permitions are granted but it still doesnt work'
little python
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https://obsproject.com/logs/mbPli8zUyXIiclsP
forest axle
thanks for the log. can you be more clear about what isn't working
plucky zenith
https://obsproject.com/logs/mbPli8zUyXIiclsP
use the screen capture source, not coreaudio
forest axle
you also actually granted permissions within that launch
as the prompt tells you, you need to restart OBS for the permissions to take effect
plucky zenith
you also actually granted permissions within that launch
re-granted, but they were already granted at start
little python
thanks for the log. can you be more clear about what isn't working
my audio output and window capture dont detect anything
plucky zenith
my audio output and window capture dont detect anything
window capture will not ever detect anything. you need to use screen capture
forest axle
well. window capture should still detect things. user might have a dead replayd. but yes, try macos screen capture
as for audio, see this message #macos-support message
plucky zenith
well, yeah, window capture will do video but not audio
forest axle
yeah. can't tell if replayd is dead since they haven't selected anything in the ss anyway
rich stream
Hey there! I'm a music producer and Youtube streamer. Lately I've been having the same problem both with OBS and Streamlabs where after sometime my computer audio will stop recording on either app (it will just "not sound" anymore), or my microphone will start cutting a lot to the point where you can barely hear me
I've tried using multiple audio interfaces (both a Focusrite Scarlett Solo and an Universal Audio Apollo Twin X) and no audio interface and it makes no difference.
This issue usually happens faster on Streamlabs. On OBS it used to take me about an hour of recording/streaming so that either of these things would happen but now it takes like 15 minutes of recording (then I need to close the app and re open it again). Same happens with Streamlabs but I always got the impression that it happened "faster" or more frequently on that app.
Anybody experienced this before? I'm on 13.2
forest axle
do those audio interfaces have a driver that you've installed that go along with them?
rich stream
yup!
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rich stream
universal audio uses "Console" and focusrite uses another one i can't remember the name
let me get a log real quick
forest axle
it also might be useful to check if it happens outside of SL/OBS, if you've made any lengthy recordings elsewhere
rich stream
what other software is there?
the screen recorder in mac makes suuuper heavy videos so i rarely ever use it
forest axle
you could use something simple like audacity
rich stream
yeah
i have used multiple audio recording software and it's only a problem with sl & obs
i didn't have any problems with FL Studio or Ableton Live
i'm trying to make the error happen again... it's pretty random so i guess i'll just have to wait
i haven't been able to make it happen yet but i found and old log of a time where this happened in multiple instances
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rich stream
still waiting for it to happen, though
this also happens while livestreaming, not only recording (on both apps)
forest axle
thanks. yeah that's a bit troubling that no audio issues seem to be showing up in the logs
and to be clear, are we talking about audio just coming from your interface? not the screen capture audio as well?
rich stream
both
but it doesn't ever happen at the same time
i usually have problems with my microphone while livestreaming
and with screen capture audio while recording
it's really weird but it makes it really complicated to work
still haven't been able to make it fail
forest axle
wow that's pretty odd
dark lava
fk you
forest axle
ouch!
rich stream
ok let me upload to youtube because the files are too big
ok i just made it happen on obs
but it had never happened this way
let me send a log
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forest axle
alright that's more like what i expected to see
rich stream
my buffer length is set to maximum though
wait the audio sounds weird on those too
wtf
like it kept stuttering and it affected all the audio recorded
forest axle
what's the name of the device you have selected for mic/aux?
forest axle
gotcha. yeah. so the max audio buffering and restart messages that appear in the log happen when the realtime audio thread gets too slow to keep up. so it restarts
there's no good reason this should be happening, but it means that your machine and your interface are most likely not getting along for some reason
forest axle
raising the buffer size may help, yeah
rich stream
that's the max already hahaha
forest axle
i see, yeah, i was going to say that looks like it's already quite a large sample buffer
i'm not sure why this issue would only be appearing in OBS though
rich stream
yeah... i use a lot of very CPU intensive plugins so i need to have a really big buffer length most of the time
rich stream
i'm not sure why this issue would only be appearing in OBS though
no idea... it only affects audio though, i don't notice a slow down on the rest of my machine
forest axle
yeah that's also normal, realtime audio is very much a single thread thing
rich stream
this rarely ever happened on my older interface though
i was using that interface
you'd expect an interface that's worth literally 10x would work better...
the problem is that this also happens when i'm running on NO interface
i record making music outdoors a lot and this happens even when i'm recording on airpods
it's so weird
the project i was screen recording when i got OBS to fail wasn't even big... this also happens when i'm recording anything that isn't music too
small phoenix
Hi there! I'm having an issue with my stinger where I shows my first scene for like a second before the transition -- any tips on solving this?
forest axle
the project i was screen recording when i got OBS to fail wasn't even big... thi...
yeah, i've had terrible experiences with interface audio drivers in macOS and i'm never sure where to place the blame. these days i use things that don't require a driver
as far as your issue, i'm not sure what specifically to recommend unfortunately. if you really can't reproduce it outside OBS, it might be worth placing an issue on the OBS github, though i'm not sure how it will be triaged. you could also try #audio-support, there might be other advice i haven't thought of. probably want to reach out to the company as well. sorry i can't be of more help
rich stream
no worries at all, you've been more than helpful
i really appreciate your time. hope you have a blessed day!! :)))
thank you
neon lily
Would it still allow me to hear my PC even if I route the audio to the capture c...
On your PC you could use a virtual audio cable to route audio to both the capture card and your headphones
summer pelican
Hi whenever I add an image that is high quality or an mp4 that is high quality, OBS seems to make it into extremely poor quality even though the original image before I put it into OBS was not pixelated.
Not sure why, maybe one of you know?
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Not sure why, maybe one of you know?
uneven python
I keep lagging on my M1 while streaming/recording
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I keep lagging on my M1 while streaming/recording
neon lily
I keep lagging on my M1 while streaming/recording
Are you running OBS Studio 29+ on macOS 13?
If not, you should be. Then use the auto-config wizard and select using the hardware encoder
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uneven python
I keep getting “Encoding Overloaded Fix”
zenith ingot
why is the move transition is doing this? weird scaling issue after adding a different size camera source
fathom schooner
Okay so yesterdays stream had no issues, @forest axle you asked for a log with no issues to compare well here is a 6+ hour stream no issues.
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Okay so yesterdays stream had no issues, <@652014206845190175> you asked for a l...
forest axle
thanks! i'll look in a bit
forest axle
Okay so yesterdays stream had no issues, <@652014206845190175> you asked for a l...
alright, so, i don't see anything dramatically different in terms of activity between this log and the logs with lag you posted before. which is important data
if everything else on your computer is in the same state (and this is a pretty large if), this makes me pretty confident that you're just hitting thermal throttling. even if the machine is slightly hotter, that can be the difference between hitting thermal limits or not. and with thermal throttling your performance is going to very quickly tank, as the OS has to basically slow everything down to keep things cool
i know you said apple ran stress tests on your machine, but that doesn't discount thermal issues either. temps are dependent on lots of environmental factors, and it's very easy for throttling to not occur in one environment while it will in another
so the solution unfortunately is just 1. ask your machine to do less stuff, and/or 2. make sure your machine is in a cooler and/or better ventilated environment
olive hollow
hi everyone! I am a new obs user and i am using it on the newest macbook air released earlier this year (the 15in screen one). I want to set up obs so i can stream games on my switch to friendos in discord, and down the road I want to be able to stream and record gameplay as well. Rn, I have my switch in its dock plugged into a usb hub by the hdmi port, which is in turn plugged into one of the usb-c ports on my laptop. i dont see my switch startup screen when choosing the mac screen capture source. What do I do to set this up? ^^;
forest axle
you need a capture card
olive hollow
will that work if its plugged into the usb hub i have or will it need to b direct into the laptop itself
forest axle
you can't capture a console's output just by plugging it into your machine. a capture card takes in the console's hdmi output, and then sends it to your machine via usb, typically with a passthrough hdmi output of its own that goes to your TV or monitor
olive hollow
do u recommend any specific one? I'm seeing alot of pricy options but i have a tight budget rn ^^;
forest axle
you sort of get what you pay for, unfortunately. the cheapest options will likely be plagued with issues like frame drops
olive hollow
I got one from a local walmart thats working pretty good. I just need to figure out audio and set this up so I can stream it to friends now ig
craggy zealot
on my mac the teleport plugin from my windows pc doesnt work it doesnt show up and is just black cant find any solution
fathom schooner
i know you said apple ran stress tests on your machine, but that doesn't discoun...
Here is todays stream same settings the whole stream tanked. As for environment I am elevated so plenty of airflow the mac is cool to the touch, fan is running although quiet, kernel task is up there on the activity monitor. It all calms down after I stop streaming, even more so after I close OBS, minimizing and turning off studio mode did not help this time.
I will talk to apple again to talk about thermal throttling, although I mentioned the kernel task last time when they stress tested it, so they were aware of the thermal throttle.
Is there a suggested thermometer I can run to check enteral temps?
Thank you kindly,
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Here is todays stream same settings the whole stream tanked. As for environment ...
fathom schooner
wrong one this one @forest axle
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wrong one this one <@652014206845190175>
polar swift
Just bought this sound card on Amazon (USB-C ver.) Can anyone recommend me a line-in male/male audio wire that goes with it? The last one I bought and connected to my MacBook Pro only detected it as output
inland vigil
footage is too bright and blurry
fierce rock
footage is too bright and blurry
!cleanlog not sure how that first message helps with anything.
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footage is too bright and blurry
fierce furnace
Hi, lads! I've just found that the HEVC videos recorded by OBS with default "Apple VT HEVC Hardware Encoder" settings are not available for the QuickTime Player. But we can add "vtag = hvc1" to Custom Muxer Settings to fix it.
meager vortex
Is this a glitch? I would try to center the Text but the crosshair is off. I am OCD about this. The Text is placed under a Group (to organize things) & the Box is Centered is all good.
runic slate
Good morning everyone, my OBS is still pretty instable and one of the common log errors that appears (and happily this one causes no crashes) is this: [ mac-screencapture ]: destroy_screen_stream: Failed to stop stream with error (null)
any idea what can be causing this?
By the way... just clicking to view current log crashed it afterwards. 😄
A tip for all having too many crashes: usually it is a scene that has stuff broken, if you go to LIBRARY/APPLICATION SUPPORT/OBSSTUDIO and manually edit the global.ini file by deleting these scenes form starting, OBS starts again
pearl yacht
Hi, lads! I've just found that the HEVC videos recorded by OBS with default "App...
@frank imp did we forget to add that to fragmented formats? Or does FFmpeg report that those containers don’t support hvc1 tagging?
forest axle
i've played back fmp4s in quicktime before so i'm guessing it's something with the splitting?
frank imp
<@81406708143886336> did we forget to add that to fragmented formats? Or does FF...
I thought the tagging was only for remuxing anyway?
verbal lava
Hello! I'm getting this error in the screenshot below when I open up OBS Studio 29.1.3 on Mac. I streamed on Tuesday just fine and am connected to the Internet using ethernet. I have restarted OBS multiple times, removed it and reinstalled it, and tried using my stream key directly instead, but nothing is working.
daring oak
Hi hi! If I update OBS will I lose my scenes set up? I'm trying to see if that will solve a problem I've been having involving the Virtual Camera not being shown on the discord camera list
warped mica
You will not lose your scenes, no.
The virtual camera will not show up in Discord in the latest release
However, if you're using the Beta of OBS 30.0 and are on macOS 13 or newer, it should show up
pearl yacht
I thought the tagging was only for remuxing anyway?
You’re right, I also had no issue with unfragmented MOVs and HEVC, haven’t checked fragmented MP4 specifically
neon lily
where can i download the older versions then?
Older versions won't help
Only the 30.0 beta on macOS 13+ works in Discord
For any versions of OBS Studio prior, or any prior version of macOS, you need to use Discord via Chrome
daring oak
Only the 30.0 beta on macOS 13+ works in Discord
okay, so i can update obs and get virtual camera??
neon lily
If you are running on macOS 13, and you're comfortable with using beta software (it may have issues), sure — you can find the link in #beta-testing-30-archive
Otherwise, just use Discord in Chrome
daring oak
i tried downloading the beta software however it said it couldn't open it
neon lily
Eh? What do you mean?
neon lily
You downloaded a Windows program
neon lily
You need one of the downloads ending in dmg, depending on what kind of processor you have
neon lily
Well, do you have an Intel Mac or an Apple Silicon Mac (M1/M2)?
daring oak
m1
neon lily
Then you need the one ending Apple.dmg
daring oak
thank you
nothing changed except my discord is now running extra slow...
it didn't show up
daring oak
Here: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/download/30.0.0-beta2/OB...
it didn't work, but my discord is noticably laggier
neon lily
You're in beta territory now, so you'd have to ask in #beta-testing-30-archive
daring oak
ok
daring oak
okay, so i deleted the beta obs, updated my obs, and i was able to get the virtual camera
now to get discord to recognize the source
i've gotten this far
I've changed VtubeStudio's camera to OBS Virtual Camera and OBS is recognizing that (I think)
neon lily
i've gotten this far
This looks good. You just need to start the virtual camera in OBS now.
ionic gull
Does anyone know why the quality of my recordings are horrible? whenever I record my monitor screen, it'll look good in obs but on the recording, the colors look dull/washed out. Thanks in advance for the help! Disclaimer: I have no idea what I am doing in OBS so I'll probably need a full walkthrough lol
neon lily
I don't believe OBS Studio can fully capture the colour space that macOS uses
ionic gull
Dont tell me that man 😔
neon lily
Not even macOS itself has that capability
Mac screens: too good for their own good 😄
@forest axle knows more about it
forest axle
it's true that OBS can't capture p3 correctly, yes. the perception of washed out colors could owe to a few other things that are worth eliminating first though, since in most circumstances, if your settings are correct, it should be pretty hard to notice the distortion OBS applies to colors. can we see a log and an example @ionic gull ?
!maccleanlog
fading hareBOT
ionic gull
Yeah let me do that right now, also my settings are more than likely not correct either lmao
fading hareBOT
https://obsproject.com/logs/HTOZwFAJj70OBwVV
forest axle
looks like there are a couple things that are causing the issue. 1 is using full color range. in settings->video you should use partial range, since that ensures that most devices will play it back correctly. secondly, you've set the OBS color space to sRGB, but you're using custom ffmpeg output which looks like it's encoding it with rec 709. those have different gamma values, so it's going to come out at the wrong brightness
so firstly, in settings->advanced, pick partial color. then instead of custom ffmpeg output, use standard output. lastly, you should probably pick 709 as your output color space in settings->advanced unless you have a specific reason to want srgb
ionic gull
I probably messed it all up by watching too many YT videos
What's the best color format? And does the SDR whit level and HDR nominal peak level matter?
forest axle
either rec 709 or srgb is fine. and no, those don't matter unless you're encoding HDR
ionic gull
The colors still look a little off, but you're saying that there's no way to completely fix that when it comes to mac right?
forest axle
can you show us a sample compared to a screenshot?
but no, not completely. you should be able to get very close
ionic gull
The first one is how it should look, the right one is the recording. That may be as close as it can get but just want to make sure.
fading hareBOT
ionic gull
fading hareBOT
https://obsproject.com/logs/tt2INM2G2vgcVvSN
forest axle
looks like your settings are correct. that does seem like a fairly significant difference though
which i wouldn't have expected
ionic gull
Can you think of anything else it might possibly be? Even if it's a far out possibility?
forest axle
hmm
for some reason sRGB instead of 709 distorts those grays far less
use sRGB in settings->advanced instead of 709
i feel like that shouldn't be the case though
ionic gull
Looks slightly better... kinda lol
forest axle
it's almost an exact match, the primaries are only off by at most one
at least in the greys
ionic gull
Yeah that may be as close as I can get, I'm not going to bother you all night, thanks for all the help!
forest axle
no worries. that's actually quite odd though, i don't think that much distortion in the grey range should be happening with 709, it could be a bug
ionic gull
If so hopefully they fix it soon!
forest axle
if all you care about is color correctness and recording, not streaming, i did write a program that performs that task, feel free to message me if that's your main usecase
ionic gull
Ok bet
pseudo warren
hi
polar swift
Hey guys what bit rates should I pick for these? Converting gameplay to 4K (program is Wondershare uniconverter 15)
Video will be converted to 60 fps btw (even though i have it at 30 in the pic)
neon lily
This isn't a question about OBS Studio
I suggest you ask this in #encoding-talk, they'll help
@polar swift ^
polar swift
Will do, thanks
frigid coral
Hi I’m experiencing a lot of glitch when recording on my MacBook Pro 2017
2.3 GHZ
8GB
Does anyone know the optimal settings I should be using when recording?
neon lily
Hi I’m experiencing a lot of glitch when recording on my MacBook Pro 2017
2.3 ...
What do you mean by "glitch"?
It's good to be specific so we know what issues need addressing
neon lily
Well, if you don't want to explain what issues you're having, how do you expect to get any help?
So you can either be a smartarse or describe the issues
frigid coral
That was the best way I could describe it, I wasn’t trying to be smart
Laggy would be a good description for what I’m experiencing
neon lily
Right, so the video's stuttery?
frigid coral
Yes
neon lily
Now, are you recording, streaming, or both?
frigid coral
Only recording
neon lily
OK great. What type of contennt are you recording?
frigid coral
Short YouTube screen recording with webcam
I’ve put all my settings to default to start again
neon lily
OK, I'll give you some recommended settings
frigid coral
Thanks
neon lily
Oh, and what resolution are you recording?
neon lily
If it's a 2017 model, it's 2880x1800 :D
But recording at that can be a bit heavy
So yeah, let's go with 1920x1080
neon lily
That's what it's made to look like
But it's a Retina display, so you double those numbers in each direction
frigid coral
Ok thanks
neon lily
OBS Settings -> Output
Change Simple to Advanced
Click the Recording tab
Change Encoder to Apple VT Hardware H.264
Change Bit Rate to 15,000 kbps
OBS Settings -> Video
Set Base and Output Resolution to 1920x1080
Change Frame Rate to 60
frigid coral
So I set base resolution to 1920x1080 and the output?
neon lily
Yes
frigid coral
Thanks
neon lily
Then give it a shot