macos-support

[frigid coral]

Software or hardware?

[neon lily]

Hardware

[frigid coral]

Thanks

How do I change the nitrate

Bitrate

[neon lily]

Scroll down in that window

[frigid coral]

Thanks

While I’m here with everything set to default, to Add my camera I select video capture device is that right?

[neon lily]

Yep

[frigid coral]

Use high for preset?

And buffering?

[neon lily]

Yes

Basically, any setting I didn't say to change, leave it

[frigid coral]

I’m using apple plug in headphones for now. Which source should I add?

[frigid coral]

👍

[neon lily]

In OBS Settings -> Audio, make sure Mic/Aux 1 is set to Default

[frigid coral]

Is that right?

[neon lily]

Yes

[frigid coral]

What should I do for the next resolution here

[neon lily]

Right-click the screen capture source -> Transform -> Fit to screen

[frigid coral]

Beautiful thanks

I’ll give this a go 🙂

Is it possible to round the edges of the talking head

[neon lily]

Indeed, but that's a question for #stream-setup

[frigid coral]

Thanks

There’s a little bit of glitch still at random times

Also do you know how I can optimise my audio through the iPhone plugin headphone microphone

[frigid coral]

I’ll be using iMovie to edit. Which file type produces the best picture quality?

[acoustic crow]

Record anything but mp4 for the following reasons.

!mp4

[fading hare]

Record to FLV or MKV. If you record to MP4 and the recording is interrupted, the file will be corrupted and unrecoverable. If you require MP4 files for some other purpose like editing, remux them afterwards by selecting File > Remux Recordings in the main OBS Studio window.

[split vector]

helo everyone

I'm from China

where are you from

is anybody here

[pseudo warren]

Hi everyone

I am getting the Green Video Output when using the Virtual Camera

Any fix already released for that?

Intel based Mac here

[shadow pulsar]

my live stream is ending after 43 sec i need to chance the obs settings or my youtube settings

[raw basin]

Im from brazil

[forest axle]

yes, update obs

[fading hare]

To help resolve your issue, we need to view a log file from a fresh launch of OBS Studio containing an output session. Follow these instructions to upload a clean log file:

1. Restart OBS Studio first!
2. Start your stream/recording replicating any issues (meaning having any games/apps open and captured, etc.)
3. Stop your stream/recording after 30 seconds or after the issue has occurred
4. Click the Help menu → Log Files → Upload Current Log File
5. Paste the URL into this Discord channel

[pseudo warren]

How do I share my roblox screen

[fading hare]

✨ If you're new to OBS Studio:

• follow the Quick Start Guide to set up your first scene and get streaming/recording
• learn more about the interface in the Overview Guide
• follow the Stream Layout Tutorial series to create a stream-friendly layout, including setting up alerts and a chat box

🎞️ If you prefer to learn with videos, check out:

• our OBS Studio Tutorials video series presented by EposVox
• EposVox's OBS Studio Master Class series
• Nerd or Die's How to Stream with OBS Studio series

[neon lily]

By using a macOS Screen Capture source. Or, if you're on a version of macOS older than 13, then Display Capture

[pseudo warren]

k

thanks Feets

[sharp zodiac]

Hi, I am using MacOS 12.6.8. I have updated to latest software. I have gone to screen recording and it’s OBS only selected - yet I am still seeing black screen on OBS. Any help with be m much appreciated.

Best regards,
Thabo

[neon lily]

Try this

[fading hare]

If OBS Studio reports that it does not have system permissions but they do show up in System Preferences/Settings, follow these steps to fully reset permissions for OBS Studio.

1. Quit OBS Studio and System Preferences/Settings
2. Open the Terminal app (located in /Applications/Utilities)
3. Copy-paste this command then press Return: sudo tccutil reset All com.obsproject.obs-studio
4. Type in your user password then press Return. Nothing will appear on screen while you do this.
5. Open OBS Studio again, then set your permissions straight away in OBS the OBS Studio menu → Review App Permissions

Furthermore, make sure you have only one copy of OBS Studio installed in /Applications. Multiple copies of the application can cause issues with properly setting permissions.

[sharp zodiac]

Thanks for this will try it and feedback

[pearl yacht]

I actually disagree with that bot command - especially on macOS you should only record in MP4 or MOV, particularly because MKV will introduce inaccurate video framerates that you cannot fix even with remuxing.

I have several hard drives worth of unfragmented MP4 recordings without any issues and if one is concerned about crashes, we got fragmented MOV an MP4 support.

[snow jackal]

How can change my video to another app other then Apple Music

[acoustic crow]

?

[snow jackal]

Because I can’t watch my screen record videos and Apple TV won’t open my video I made

No anyone

[neon lily]

What other video viewer are you using? VLC? IINA? Movist?

[neon lily]

1. In Finder, click on the file
2. Click on the File menu -> Get Info
3. Expand the Open With… section
4. Choose whatever alternative player you like, such as VLC
5. Click Change All…

[snow jackal]

well when i recorded my first screen recording it lead to apple tv for some reason

[neon lily]

Apple TV isn't the right app to view your recordings in.

A good suggestion is VLC

[fading hare]

If you are having problems with playing content created by OBS Studio in Movies & TV or QuickTime Player, this is because the media player does not have proper format support. This causes missing video, audio, or for the file to not open at all.

We recommend VLC Media Player for better, accurate format support. Like OBS Studio, VLC Media Player is a free and open source project.

[snow jackal]

Thank you OBS🙏🏽🙏🏽

[wanton flint]

https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/is-multiple-chroma-key-possible.149192/ should also work for mac yes? I'm having trouble figuringout how to nest this properly, image in #plugins-and-tools

[sharp zodiac]

It’s now showing this ⬇️ not my actual desktop screen

[neon lily]

That is your screen, though

You’re showing your OBS window so that’s what it’s capturing

[sharp zodiac]

Sorry I’m a dafty For it to show the presentation I have on my desk top do I have to add it from somewhere or I need two screens?

[sinful ruin]

Two screens, record the app with the presentation itself, or start recording and minimise obs

[fading hare]

@tardy sedge

If you're using OBS Studio 27+ on Windows 10 1809 or earlier, your system must be configured to run OBS on a specific GPU, depending on the type of capture you are trying to do.

Click here for instructions on how to configure your system.

[blissful cave]

Should the M1 chip be able to handle console recording at 1080p60fps?

[pearl yacht]

depends on the codec you intend to use

e.g. vanilla M1 does not have ProRes hardware acceleration, so that will cost more performance that HEVC with a high enough bitrate

in general recording with HEVC on macOS should get you best results because it's hardware accelerated, higher efficiency than H264, is supported out of the box by all Apple devices - depending on your usecase you might need to re-encode into another format later, but you'll always keep the better quality HEVC recordings

(ProRes is even better, but you want at least an M1 Pro for that and it takes up a lot more disk space because it's intended for video editing)

[blissful cave]

I appreciate the detailed response. I’m strictly looking to capture gameplay footage at 60fps and then edit it in DaVinci. It sounds like the M2/M2 Pro would better for this?

[pearl yacht]

what M1 do you have?

[blissful cave]

The regular one (Max Mini). To my knowledge, it didn’t have the ProRes option.

[pearl yacht]

that is correct, afaik the M2 added ProRes support to the vanilla variant

but in your case I'd probably just record with HEVC hardware, 25mbit

I haven't checked if DaVinci opens HEVC on mac just fine (it should but it's not first party, so ymmv)

fallback can be what Shadowplay does on Windows: H264 at 50mbit

it eats up more disk space, but the quality is high enough (because of the high bitrate) that you can work with those files in editing

I think I recorded 1080p60 gameplay at 35mbit with H264 before we added HEVC support

but usually increased the bitrate for high motion games or games with lots of stuff going on to give the encoder enough breathing room

[blissful cave]

I’ll be honest, I’m really new to all of this, so I really appreciate the help. So I need to use H264 at 35000 for the M1, or was that for the M2 line?

[pearl yacht]

you can use HEVC, but I'd advise recording a small video (15 seconds or so) and attempt to open that in DaVanci

(because with HEVC you can lower the bitrate as the codec is more efficient than H264)

if DaVinci opens it fine, keep using HEVC

and start at maybe 25000 as bitrate and always set bframes to 2s to ensure that the files can be scrubbed through

[blissful cave]

Got it! I’ll give it a go a bit later. If I run into any issues, can I reach out to you directly on here?

[pearl yacht]

just ask the channel in general, lots of people can help you here

so just ask away and if anybody is around, they'll probably pick up your question

[warped mica]

Probably don’t want to record using a constant bitrate

[pearl yacht]

if it's high enough it should be mostly fine, but ABR/VBR would give some flexibility for high-complexity scenes

though I did have audio sync issues with H.264 Shadowplay recordings after cutting them into clips

[sharp zodiac]

Hi,

I am trying to record myself in 1/3 of the screen and have a presentation on the other 2/3.

Source - I am using my iPhone 14 Max as the camera to capture my 1/3.

I am using the display capture to record the presentation.

Earlier messages I asked for help as my screen was showing black screen, now it’s working. The next two challenges I have are my videos are lagging, first I thought it was because i was using the iPhone to record via a browser, but I then tried using the laptop camera there was still a lag.
2. My presentation on the 2/3s is not covering the full screen is it because my laptop has Retina display of 1280 x 800. And I am trying to achieve 1340 x 1080.

[glass jasper]

Hello there, Im using OBS 29.1.3(64 bit) on a late 2014 mac mini, running macOS Monterey 12.6.8. Im using a Presonus Studiolive 16.0.2 for my sound imput via usb to the mac. I have audio coming into the mac that i can monitor and see in the macs prefernces screen but i have no audio in OBS. What am i missing? lol

[blissful cave]

This is what my recording looks like. It's super choppy. Is the M1 not capable of doing better?

[plucky zenith]

did you try adding a source for it?

[fading hare]

For high-quality, no fuss recordings, use the recording quality presets in Simple Mode:

1. In OBS Settings → Output, set the Output Mode to Simple
2. In the Recording section, change the Recording Quality to High Quality (better performance) or Indistinguishable Quality (better quality)
3. Select your encoder. If available, select a hardware encoder (such as NVENC, AMD, QSV, or Apple)

[glass jasper]

Imagine, Im a complete Noob! lol. how would i go about that?

[fading hare]

To learn about the various sources and how they work in OBS Studio, see the Sources Guide.

[bleak bobcat]

I'm recording my Nintendo Switch using a capture card, and am using an Audio Input Capture and Video Capture Device on OBS. While OBS is recording the audio and video fine when I record, it's not playing my Switch's audio through my computer's speakers while in preview mode (despite the audio mixer showing that it's picking up sound). Is there any way for it to do this? Thank you!

[fading hare]

To hear your audio sources through your own speakers/headset:

1. In OBS Settings → Audio, set your Monitoring Device to the speakers/headset through which you wish to hear the source audio, then click OK
2. Click the Edit menu → Advanced Audio Properties
3. For each device you wish to hear, change Audio Monitoring to:

• Monitor Off: only hear in your stream/recording
• Monitor and Output: hear through your device and your stream/recording
• Monitor Only: only hear through your device; don't hear in your stream/recording

Note: ensure you use a different monitoring device than any device you capture. Otherwise, your stream/recording will contain an echo.

[main locust]

Installer for OBS macosx intel chip corrupt when trying to open (downloaded from OBS webpage) 😦

[fading hare]

The currently-supported version of OBS Studio (29.1+) runs on macOS 11 Big Sur and higher.

• if you use an older version of macOS, you may see the "corrupted image" message (A). To solve this, download an appropriate older version of OBS Studio.
• if you are running macOS 11 or higher but still see this symbol (B), download the latest Intel version of OBS Studio

[autumn skiff]

hello i have a question about the capture for my game

i already have the game capture but theres one issue

every time i record my clips and watch them, later on in the vid the screen angle changes to the side and i dont know why

for example

this is what it does and i need help

[frigid coral]

Hey mate I’m still getting a bit of lag and the audio isn’t really in sync with the video?

[fading hare]

To help resolve your issue, we need to view a log file from a fresh launch of OBS Studio containing an output session. Follow these instructions to upload a clean log file:

1. Restart OBS Studio first!
2. Start your stream/recording replicating any issues (meaning having any games/apps open and captured, etc.)
3. Stop your stream/recording after 30 seconds or after the issue has occurred
4. Click the Help menu → Log Files → Upload Current Log File
5. Paste the URL into this Discord channel

[neon lily]

Not sure what you're saying it does, the screenshot is only partial and I have no idea what it's meant to look like

[frigid coral]

https://obsproject.com/logs/sDSlXSAXmR7cTSPc

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• MP4/MOV Recording
• 61.3% Rendering Lag
• 84.1% Encoder Overload

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.5 (OK)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-7360U @ 2.30GHz - Below cpu encoding requirements / Intel Iris Xe - Possible bottleneck

[frigid coral]

Any ideas on what I can do from here?

[neon lily]

Wait a tick

Perhaps 1080p is a bit more than your Mac can handle, let's try 720p

OBS Settings -> Output
Change Simple to Advanced
Click the Recording tab
Change Encoder to Apple VT Hardware H.264
Change Bit Rate to 2800 kbps

OBS Settings -> Video
Change Output Resolution to 1280x720
Change Frame Rate to 30

<@&715347355565817879>

[neon lily]

@frigid coral try those settings, let's start from a lower setting then work our way up

[young pagoda]

ooooh so edgy, lol

cya later

[frigid coral]

thanks mate. works better still not 100% https://obsproject.com/logs/sBbwMAbn5gqo2Sk6

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• MP4/MOV Recording
• 36.6% Rendering Lag

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.5 (OK)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-7360U @ 2.30GHz - Below cpu encoding requirements / Intel Iris Xe - Possible bottleneck

[neon lily]

Thanks sweepy team

[neon lily]

Certainly better. The rendering lag means that there's probably too much activity happening on your Mac while you're recording.

Considering how relatively simple your scene is (only two sources), I doubt there's much to do on the OBS side

What are you capturing?

[frigid coral]

Yeah it must be the program “TradingView” that I’m using when recording my videos.

[neon lily]

Perhaps. If it uses a lot of your resources, it may not be leaving enough over for OBS to use :)

[frigid coral]

However I’m only using about half of the cpu space with those two programs running simultaneously?

[neon lily]

That’s still a lot, especially on a six year old machine

Try some tips from this guide

https://obsproject.com/kb/encoding-performance-troubleshooting

[slow reef]

Hello everyone
I’m trying to stream on twitch with obs, once I press record my system basically unusable. I tried reducing the video and base output but it’s just maximises screen that is displayed, when I click the resize to source screen it change the video system back to 4230x2340 can’t remember that exact number, but the highest one.

My system is a 2019 mac, 500gb storage and 16gb ram, core i7

[grizzled night]

!ar yes to your second question. read here

[fading hare]

If you see black bars on your stream/recording, see the Aspect Ratio Guide for information on how to select the best aspect ratio for your content.

[grizzled night]

!maclog @sharp zodiac also send a log

[fading hare]

@sharp zodiac

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

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

[blissful cave]

https://obsproject.com/logs/Wzuq3cAiQGBEYier

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.1 (OK)
• No Output Session

Hardware Check

Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB) / Apple Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB)

[blissful cave]

https://obsproject.com/logs/HotfhH0Eu7OqnbTB

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• MP4/MOV Recording

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.1 (OK)

Hardware Check

Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB) / Apple Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB)

[vast temple]

hello! i need some help with my OBS I've tried different things for hours and i could really use some help

It appears that the desktop audio isnt recording, but my mic is. I know in the most recent update there was an addition of a Application Audio feature, but i cant download it on mac. I'm wondering if this is my issue and how i can resolve this on mac, without reseting OBS. (I dont want to loose the 10+ files i have)

[autumn skiff]

i mean at that angle when i record and i have the screen on a perfect fit it randomly moves to the side

[dusky prairie]

https://obsproject.com/logs/4OOFuEGZuwZQ3brJ

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• MP4/MOV Recording
• 15.9% Rendering Lag
• 37.9% CPU Encoder Overload

⚠️ Warning

• Old Version (28.1.2)

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 10.15 (OK)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-4570R @ 2.70GHz - Below cpu encoding requirements / Intel Iris Pro 580 - Possible bottleneck

[dusky prairie]

tell me why obs can run better on my old 2014 mac and is horrendous on a new Lenovo computer, but i mean at the end of the day, they do say that mac is better for editing and stuff.

[wanton flint]

i'm struggling with green screens/chroma keys

I'm trying to get multiple chroma keys working

it is possible to do multiple chroma keys/green screens in one scene right?

i have 4 glowsticks RGBY, I've managed to lock in the red one, i'm struggling to get the rest

in action: https://www.twitch.tv/shades_mccoy I'm trying with SDF effects and chroma key

I'lll be around for another hr if anyone is knowledgable

i don't know why the blue one looks different than the magenta one, both are set only to outershadow with min distance of 8

but the blue one loks like it's borderless or something the magenta one has this gradient to it

the magenta one also stays magenta when it's not moving but the blue one does not do that and idk why

[wanton flint]

I will post the vod in case anyone who isn't around now will know how to fix it when i'm not at my machine

[fiery lynx]

Hi guys, I was just wondering if there is a feature that can trigger a scene when a Twitch hypetrain starts. I have a scene with overlays and music for a hypetrain.

[neon lily]

That's not a Mac-specific issue. Try asking in #stream-setup

[brave inlet]

#662674308836884493 message

[foggy jasper]

Hi. Can someone guide me on how to improve "projector preview" quality?

I am trying to use PS4 on my Mac using OBS (bcz no discord on Ps4) I have got video and audio inputs and outputs figured out. I have a second 50" screen i want to use for OBS projector display. But the quality is 720p at best while PS4 is outputting 1080p HDR 10.

Video quality on mac screen is good but too small bcz of OBS interface.

How do I improve video quality here?

I am using 1080p canvas

[fading hare]

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

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

[woeful vine]

Hello, i've been having some issues recording applications with any sort of quality. I found a tutorial online for macos recording settings, and have done my best to follow it. I'm running on a macbook air, m2, with 8gb of RAM and 256gb SSD. I suspect my issue lies within my encoder, as the tutorial suggested i use "Apple VT Encoder". For some reason, I don't see that in the encoder list, just a long list of other encoders. I also cannot set keyframe intervals in seconds, but in frames? Is this some kind of settings issue, or something else I am unaware of? Thank you in advance.

https://obsproject.com/logs/az9Bi1tb8zTlhgt4

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Wrong YUV Color Range

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.2 (OK)
• No Output Session

Hardware Check

Apple M2 (not in benchmark DB) / Apple Apple M2 (not in benchmark DB)

[fading hare]

For high-quality, no fuss recordings, use the recording quality presets in Simple Mode:

1. In OBS Settings → Output, set the Output Mode to Simple
2. In the Recording section, change the Recording Quality to High Quality (better performance) or Indistinguishable Quality (better quality)
3. Select your encoder. If available, select a hardware encoder (such as NVENC, AMD, QSV, or Apple)

[blissful cave]

For Apple Silicon Macs, does OBS use the CPU or GPU when you select hardware video encoding?

[warped mica]

it uses the media engine hardware encoder

[blissful cave]

If I have a M2 Mac Mini and I upgraded to a M2 Pro Mac Mini, would I see much of a difference in gameplay recordings?

[warped mica]

I do not know that

I don't think so, however

[lament mountain]

I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction or know a script to get around my issue. I used to be able to load a browser window just fine into OBS. Now It's not showing that it's depracated and there's no browser when trying to input a window. Anyone have any advice? P.S. I have a MacBook Air M1, But this was also happening on my HP with Windows 10/11 and Also was happening with my previous Macbook Pro late 2019 prior to M1. I thought and still maybe a hacking issue? Been experioencing them here and there since like january this year, not sure why but that's the only explaination I can think of since I used to make and upload videos almost daily, now without the window feature available, it makes it a lot more difficult to create the videos I used to create.

[pseudo warren]

how can I disable this icon when capturing?

[forest axle]

as far as i know, you can't

[warped mica]

correct

[forest axle]

i need to file a feedback about that. it's actually quite annoying. even more annoying is how the system places the same icon along the title bar of any window you are capturing, and sometimes it doesn't go away when you full screen the window, and just hangs out floating in midair

[neon lily]

Use a full screen projector. Right-click the preview -> Full screen projector

But remember that the projector uses the same resolution as OBS Studio's base resolution, so if your base is 720, so will be the projector's

[neon lily]

Use macOS Screen Capture, not a deprecated source

[soft sail]

Hey team!

I have a question in terms of configuration. Whatever settings I choose, OBS Studio captures only the left upper corner of my screen. See a screenshot attached. Could you please help me find out what settings should I choose so the software captures the whole screen? Thank you a lot and have a lovely week!

[plucky zenith]

first, get out of studio mode?

[prime vale]

Hi! I was wondering if anyone had any idea as to why all my MacOS Window Capture properties lose their audio after I end stream/close OBS. I have to manually remove all my window captures, close out of the apps and reopen them and then readd them to OBS to get the audio to work on them again. It’s done this since I started like 2/3 months ago and I’m so tired of redoing it over and over everyday

[plucky zenith]

you are talking of screen capture, right? because window capture does not have any audio

[prime vale]

Yes yes I guess it’s the screen capture then!

[plucky zenith]

am sorry I seem to remember smth similar but I can't find it anymore

[fiery lynx]

Sorry, wasn’t sure where to put it & I use Mac. thanks for letting me know.

[prime vale]

No worries, ty anyways 🙂

[frigid coral]

Hey mate is there anything I can purchase to help my cpu gpu for a better experience. Graphics card or anything

[neon lily]

Unfortunately not

[frigid coral]

Ok thanks

[wanton flint]

I'm making progress, i'm 50% of the way there

I'm spinning 4 green screens (RGBY) around, and I've managed to chroma key the R and the B but I'm struggling with the Y. I used the eyedropper tool on it, but there's nothing in the preview window:

why is this?

no matter what configuration of eyes on the left hand side, ntohign shows u p in that preview window'

[young pagoda]

🧹

[wide hearth]

So i got a new monitor and it runs fine but when i try to record the obs is like way behind the monitor(there is delay in my inputs) it wasnt like this before so im curious on how to fix it

ik it is prob something super easy i just am not very tech smart

[fair beacon]

Hi! is there a guide here to transfer settings and files from one mac to another? All the videos i found on google are windows and idk exactly where to put the things i exported from OBS. Thanks!

[plucky zenith]

!export
exporting the scene collection and the profile, and then importing them back in will transfer respectively the scenes and sources, and the settings.
It will not however transfer the assets, that is the files you're using in your scenes, for example images, videos, html files...etc.
You'll need to manually transfer those and then tell OBS where to find them

[fading hare]

To export OBS settings to back them up, go to Profile > Export (to export streaming/recording settings) and Scene Collection > Export (to export scenes).

[fair beacon]

Thanks! but will it also copy the settings i have for my mic and stuff? like the filters i added (no plugins)

ooops sorry i misread

[plucky zenith]

yup

that's part of the scene collection

[fair beacon]

sorry for the dumb question but where exactly can i copy the json files to the new computer?

[plucky zenith]

anywhere you want, then in obs on the new computer, click scene collection> import and select the file

same for profile except profile is a whole folder not just a json

[fair beacon]

aha, makes sense. Thank you so much!

[fair beacon]

any reason why this is happening? im trying to do a test recording

Im running Ventura 13.4

[fading hare]

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

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

[fair beacon]

https://obsproject.com/logs/xhnEEna1Tjbx4IUr

heres the log file and my settings. I just moved my obs to a new computer

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Unrecognised Encoder

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.4 (OK)

Hardware Check

Apple M2 Pro 10 Core 3480 MHz - OK! / Apple Apple M2 Pro (not in benchmark DB)

[plucky zenith]

you need to either create a new profile, or manually change the video encoder, both in recording and streaming

[wide hearth]

^

[neon lily]

Not sure what you mean by OBS being way behind

What are you capturing

[wide hearth]

See how the computer is behind and slow

That’s what i want to try to fix

[neon lily]

Being behind is normal

That is inherent to capture cards, they need time to process the signal to make it usable by the computer

No avoiding that

[wide hearth]

so when i upload the video will it look like that?

[neon lily]

Well no

Because I only mentioned the delay

I didn’t say we were finished talking about the choppiness

[wide hearth]

oh ok

[neon lily]

What kind of capture card is it

[wide hearth]

elgato HD60 S+

[fading hare]

On macOS, some older Elgato capture devices may not be supported or require workarounds to use with OBS Studio:

• Game Capture HD and HD60 are not compatible with Apple Silicon-based Macs. On Intel-based Macs, use the Elgato Game Capture app in full screen, then capture it with a macOS Screen Capture/Window Capture source
• HD 60S is not compatible with Apple Silicon-based Macs. On Intel-based Macs, use the OBS Link app
• HD 60S+, HD 60X, Cam Link are compatible with all Macs and can be captured with a Video Capture source. Make sure you are using a USB 3-compliant USB cable or adapter, connected directly to your Mac if possible

[neon lily]

@wide hearth check that bottom link about the cable

That choppiness usually comes from using a USB 2 cable or a hub

[supple narwhal]

I NEED HEEELPPPP

guys idk enything about obs

[fading hare]

Welcome to the OBS community support channel. If you have a question, go ahead and ask it, and if someone is available to help they'll respond. Try to be detailed, and provide a log if you are having issues with streaming/recording (Help -> Log Files -> Upload Current Log). Please be patient if someone doesn't respond right away!

[supple narwhal]

i just copied a youtubers settings

and when i record i have a voice deley like i hear my self while i record and i have a voice deley

but when i listen to my recording i dont have it enymore

[wide hearth]

well im just confused because im using the same usb(isnt directly in my computer tho) from my last monitor and now it isnt working

should i send a pic of the cable or smth

[plucky zenith]

!am
don't monitor your mic

[fading hare]

To hear your audio sources through your own speakers/headset:

1. In OBS Settings → Audio, set your Monitoring Device to the speakers/headset through which you wish to hear the source audio, then click OK
2. Click the Edit menu → Advanced Audio Properties
3. For each device you wish to hear, change Audio Monitoring to:

• Monitor Off: only hear in your stream/recording
• Monitor and Output: hear through your device and your stream/recording
• Monitor Only: only hear through your device; don't hear in your stream/recording

Note: ensure you use a different monitoring device than any device you capture. Otherwise, your stream/recording will contain an echo.

[supple narwhal]

how do i dont do that

am such a noob

[plucky zenith]

set it to monitor off, as described in the bot's message above

[supple narwhal]

i copied just settings in a tutorial

i cant see the bots message for some reason D:

[fading hare]

If messages from OBS Bot appear blank, you must enable showing embeds in Discord:

1. open Discord settings
2. click on Text & Images
3. check Show embeds and preview website links pasted into chat

[neon lily]

The cable to the monitor doesn’t matter

The cable between the capture device and the computer does

[supple narwhal]

ok thanks bot!

[supple narwhal]

i hear my audio but i dont want to and even when i turn it off i still hear it and i have an deley

[wide hearth]

should i send a picture of that cable

[neon lily]

You can just tell me where you got it from

All cables look alike, a picture won’t help

[wide hearth]

ok lol

iirc i think i got it from the box

like when i bought it

[plucky zenith]

!log
close OBS, reopen, send a log

[fading hare]

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

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

[neon lily]

Hmm. Perhaps a photo would help then, because that cable has a USB-A ending on one side which Macs don’t have a port for. Could you photo how it connects to your Mac?

[wide hearth]

through an adapter

is that a bad pic

i can try getting a better one

[neon lily]

Hmm, I would be interested to know what speed that hub runs at

[supple narwhal]

ok so i send my log or whatever that text i copied

[wide hearth]

how would u like me to find that

[neon lily]

I’m nearly at work, give me 5

[wide hearth]

ok

[plucky zenith]

yeah, send the url in here

[supple narwhal]

https://obsproject.com/logs/w2ySi1vXxR8UkaQd

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Mismatched Sample Rates

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz - OK! / GeForce GTX 1070 - OK!

[supple narwhal]

so.??

[plucky zenith]

the mic/aux source is still on "monitor and output"

[neon lily]

That’s not a Mac

@supple narwhal #windows-support

[plucky zenith]

also yes

[supple narwhal]

oops sorry

[neon lily]

1. Click on the Apple menu
2. Hold the Option key on your keyboard
3. Click on System Information at the top of the menu
4. In the sidebar, click USB
5. Send a screenshot of the window

[neon lily]

A-ha, it's a USB 2.0 hub

That's why the bot says not to use a hub, because the hub is slowing down the connection speed of the cable from USB 3.1 down to USB 2.0

That's causing the choppiness

You'll either need to buy a USB 3-certified hub, or a USB 3-certified USB-C cable

[wide hearth]

could u send me a link to one of those so i know im buying the right one

[neon lily]

Not really. You need to look at the product specs from whatever store you purchase from or, if you go to a physical retailer, ask them to check for you

[wide hearth]

is it not online?

[neon lily]

Sure, but do I live in your part of the world? 😄

[wide hearth]

oh sorry

[wide hearth]

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Powerline-Durability-Samsung-MacBook/dp/B01M3NB6FB/ref=asc_df_B01M3NB6FB/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312111908612&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17845778214508744387&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003751&hvtargid=pla-378462829084&th=1

does that look good to you

[neon lily]

Not really, it's only USB-C at one end

If we're talking cables, it has to be at both ends so that you don't need to use a hub/adapter

More like this, I guess: https://www.amazon.com/Transfer-NIMASO-Charging-Thunderbolt-Compatible/dp/B0874HH4ZZ?crid=2TPPEO07ZZP8P&keywords=usb-c+usb+3&qid=1693942130&sprefix=usb-c+usb%2Caps%2C335&sr=8-10

[wide hearth]

Okay if you think that is right ill buy that one

[neon lily]

(this is why I don't like making product suggestions lol)

But if the cable lives up to the advertising, then it should work better

[wide hearth]

okay ill try it out i can always return it

tysm for your help!!!

[neon lily]

👍

yw

I presume you're going to record or stream Splatoon, so a word of note

Because of the delay, if you're speaking over the game using a microphone, you'll be talking about events slightly before they actually happen, which can be a bit confusing

To fix that, you can add a delay to your microphone's audio source so that they're in sync by using Edit menu -> Advanced Audio Properties, then editing the sync offset

[wide hearth]

ok perfect

[pearl yacht]

I've actually been rewriting the macOS capture source and got it in a place where I can play a game running on my Windows machine via the preview on my mac 😄

and that's with OBS capturing the game on Windows and throwing the full screen projector on the capture card's screen, if you pipe the display straight through the card the latency might be even less

also framepacing is much better because it's not being treated like a webcam anymore, but still have to polish the rework

[forest axle]

is that in a branch somewheres?

https://github.com/patthemav/obs-studio/tree/avcapture-recaptured this guy?

[pearl yacht]

yep, but haven't pushed the recent changes yet

there is a weird IOSurface exhaustion issue I need to get to the bottom of

but in essence I added a "sync" variant that takes the samplebuffer from the delegate and retains the IOSurface of it, so I generate a texture with it in a render call

so no more async frame caching or anything

the only drawback is that every frame is converted to BGRA by CoreMediaIO so I can throw it at OpenGL directly

so you lose a bit of colour accuracy, but it's damn fast

pushed the changes - it's ridiculously experimental though, so handle with care 😄

[forest axle]

for sure. very neat though! will watch with interest

[frigid coral]

@neon lily hey mate I’m going to buy a new MacBook so that I can record high quality videos with good sound. Do you have any recommendations on which MacBook setup to go for? Thanks

[neon lily]

Any of the new ones, they all work great

[west ibex]

Hey, is it normal for OBS log to show an incorrect value for the amount of memory your system has? It says I have 98GB of memory which I don't

https://obsproject.com/logs/PvRCyn2hoPonNpri

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• Wrong Color Format

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.5 (OK)
• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

Apple M2 Max 12 Core 3680 MHz - OK! / Apple Apple M2 Max (not in benchmark DB)

[fierce rock]

That is 96 Gb.

[west ibex]

I thought that too, so I checked with google.

[warped mica]

@west ibex I think both of these actually show GiB and MiB respectively, and 98304 MiB = 96 GiB

[west ibex]

Thank you. I’m sorry I was assuming MB incorrectly

[warped mica]

No problem. We should probably adjust the prefix in the log to be more precise.

[fading hare]

Welcome to the OBS community support channel. If you have a question, go ahead and ask it, and if someone is available to help they'll respond. Try to be detailed, and provide a log if you are having issues with streaming/recording (Help -> Log Files -> Upload Current Log). Please be patient if someone doesn't respond right away!

[ocean mountain]

Hello I'm new here.

Been streaming with a windows laptop but want to switch to a Mac book any Mac book user advice?

[echo vessel]

I don't know what my issue is in downloading the two streams at once plugin. Someone help please?😅

https://github.com/sorayuki/obs-multi-rtmp/releases/tag/0.4.0.3

[neon lily]

What part aren’t you understanding?

[echo vessel]

I am downloading for my intel mac, but its not popping up in OBS, and in package contents I am not seeing the plugin anywhere.

[neon lily]

You wouldn’t see it in package contents, it doesn’t get installed inside the app

It should get installed to ~/Library/Application Support/obs-studio/plugins

Which package did you download? So I can test it myself

[echo vessel]

I just went there and nothing is showing up.

I've tried the universal and the macos x86

[neon lily]

Okay, let me test on my machine. Give me a tick

Hm, plugin is definitely installed in the right place for me, when using the universal installer

Let me see if it actually loads

And it loads in OBS just fine

Could you send a screenshot of ~/Library/Application Support/obs-studio/plugins please?

And to be clear, that's the Library folder in your home folder, not the one in Macintosh HD

[neon lily]

Like I said

The one in your home folder, not the one in Macintosh HD

[echo vessel]

I am not seeing the folder

[neon lily]

You can get there by clicking on the Go menu -> hold Option -> click Library

[echo vessel]

It seems to be working now

Thanks for the help

[frigid coral]

@neon lily do you think this will be suitable

[neon lily]

Like I said, any of the new ones

[charred heart]

Hello! Looks like I'm missing the OBS webcam from the Discord list of webcam options

Must have been either a Discord or MacOS update on my end

That being said the wiki to do the codesign fix appears to be removed? https://obsproject.com/wiki/MacOS-Virtual-Camera-Compatibility-Guide#discord

Is that because the codesign fix no longer works? I'm seeing an "Operation not permitted" when I got to sign again

[forest axle]

not sure what happened to that page. it might have gone the way of the buffalo as they transition to obs 30, which doesn't need any extra code signing. i'd recommend either using the obs 30 beta, or else using discord in chrome with obs 29

if you have the old command, it should still work though, you may have a mistake in it if you're seeing operation not permitted

[warped mica]

The codesign fix was never a real fix

It was a terrible bandaid at most

Using the Beta is much less of a bad idea in comparison, so the codesigning got removed

Although @charred heart you have the wrong link anyways, end-user information is (mostly) in the knowledge base now

This would be the correct one: https://obsproject.com/kb/virtual-camera-troubleshooting

[restive iris]

LGBT rainbow

[warped mica]

Yes!

[boreal hamlet]

My obs is stopping again, everytime i record it pauses and i cant see the rest of the video it just gets stuck on the same screen

[fading hare]

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

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

[boreal hamlet]

https://obsproject.com/logs/BC82Y7FQCOMtwfVL

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.5 (OK)
• No Output Session

Hardware Check

Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB) / Apple Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB)

[boreal hamlet]

Wait so what do i do?

[neon lily]

Not use Window Capture, for a start. Only use macOS Screen Capture

So that whatever you’re trying to capture can be captured

Also, do you use OBS in full screen?

[boreal hamlet]

no

[pseudo warren]

I have OBS Studio installed and it’s playing my desktop audio very low even though I tried to up the slider as much as I could. Anyone know why?

[pseudo warren]

I have a Mac OS 10.15 I cannot download OBS and use on my MBP 2012. However SE.Live works and runs. Will I run into issues?

[spark niche]

Se.live might run the version of OBS that is compatible with your operating system. If you tried downloading OBS directly from our website, it might be trying to install the newest version of OBS which is not compatible with your operating system.
When you run the se.live, does it give a version number it is running?

[pseudo warren]

27.2.2

64bit

[spark niche]

!macversions if you want OBS without the se.live plugin, download the one specific for your operating system :)

[fading hare]

The currently-supported version of OBS Studio (29.1+) runs on macOS 11 Big Sur and higher.

• if you use an older version of macOS, you may see the "corrupted image" message (A). To solve this, download an appropriate older version of OBS Studio.
• if you are running macOS 11 or higher but still see this symbol (B), download the latest Intel version of OBS Studio

[spark niche]

I believe it is 29.0.2? I just referenced the guide myself and quickly forgot, sorry, tired brain lol.

[pseudo warren]

I have MacOS 10.11

[spark niche]

Your image says Catalina though?

Odd

[pseudo warren]

Yes 10.15 is Catalina

[spark niche]

In that bot command I linked you, if you click the first link and scroll down, there is a link to an OBS version for 10.15 Catalina

But if you have 10.11, use whatever OBS version it recommends

If you don't want se.live I mean

[pseudo warren]

Thanks!

@spark niche where can I ask questions that are more related to personal setup for twitch etc

[spark niche]

#stream-setup could be a place. If it becomes something that is unique to Mac, ask here.

[pseudo warren]

Ok did not see this channel originally

[spark niche]

All good heh. :)

[neon lily]

Which method of desktop audio capture are you using?

[faint gazelle]

screen stuck like this, any ideas?

[acoustic crow]

!macdocks

[fading hare]

Docks in OBS can be managed from the Docks menu in the main OBS window.

You can toggle docks on and off, or lock or unlock docks to prevent moving and editing, as well as add custom browser-based docks here.

You can also reset the UI from this menu to return your docks to their original state (Docks > Reset Docks).

[acoustic crow]

And any particular reason you're on that older version?

[faint gazelle]

got it thanks

and cant upgrade macos because of cracks

[acoustic crow]

!macversions

[fading hare]

The currently-supported version of OBS Studio (29.1+) runs on macOS 11 Big Sur and higher.

• if you use an older version of macOS, you may see the "corrupted image" message (A). To solve this, download an appropriate older version of OBS Studio.
• if you are running macOS 11 or higher but still see this symbol (B), download the latest Intel version of OBS Studio

[faint gazelle]

thanks

[acoustic crow]

Um. That wasn't supposed to be response 0.o

Found what I wanted

[torn eagle]

https://obsproject.com/logs/hhSh3lJgKJCReAYI

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.5 (OK)
• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz - OK! / Apple Apple M1 Max (not in benchmark DB)

[torn eagle]

https://obsproject.com/logs/0c278B3aIQDmFdrv

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.5 (OK)
• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz - OK! / Apple Apple M1 Max (not in benchmark DB)

[torn eagle]

Hi 👋
I'm using macOS Ventura 13.5.1 (m1 max) and OBS 29.1.3
But I can't use the Virtual Camera on discord and web browsers..
There is no option OBS Virtual Cam on the camera options..
Could you help me? I couldn't find any solution on the forums and github issues.

[neon lily]

Use Discord in Chrome

When the next update of OBS Studio comes, then you will be able to use the Discord app

But for now, you need to use Chrome

[torn eagle]

Ahh ok.. I got it know.. Thank you for answer @neon lily

[torn eagle]

Last question. I'm using apple numeric keyboard and its have F13, F14 ... F19 and these set this buttons on hot keys scene switch..
If OBS actively on menu-bar, F17, F18 and F19 don't work (F13, F14, F15 and F16 are works).. But if i click the desktop and MenuBar change to Finder, these (F13...F19) are works very well..
Do you have any idea? @neon lily

[neon lily]

No idea, sadly.

I don't use hotkeys so that's not in my wheelhouse

[pseudo warren]

What do you mean?

[neon lily]

Unlike on Windows, desktop audio isn't captured automatically on macOS version of OBS

So if you're saying desktop audio being captured is low, I need to know how you are capturing it. Look at the article below.

[fading hare]

OBS Studio running on macOS 13 (Ventura) and later can capture desktop and app audio using the macOS Screen Capture source.

For previous versions of macOS, see the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide.

[neon lily]

If you weren't aware of that, then you're probably just capturing it through your microphone 😄

[torn eagle]

I can't understand why these 3 keys (F17, F18 and F19) don't work when obs is active.. I removed the assignment and I reassigned it but it didn't work. its very interesting =/

[magic raven]

Hello, I have a problem with OBS from 40 minutes when I stream on Twitch. I have my audio output which stops working after 40 minutes. Do you have any solutions to help me. Thank you all.

[fading hare]

To help resolve your issue, we need to view a log file from a fresh launch of OBS Studio containing an output session. Follow these instructions to upload a clean log file:

1. Restart OBS Studio first!
2. Start your stream/recording replicating any issues (meaning having any games/apps open and captured, etc.)
3. Stop your stream/recording after 30 seconds or after the issue has occurred
4. Click the Help menu → Log Files → Upload Current Log File
5. Paste the URL into this Discord channel

[neon lily]

@magic raven The key instruction above is 2 — the log must replicate the issue

If you've done a stream like that today, you could send a previous log

!previouslog

[fading hare]

To help resolve your issue, we need to view a log file from your previous OBS Studio session. Follow these instructions to upload your previous log file:

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

[flat cobalt]

Hi, I'm new to OBS and have experimented with it the past week. I'm encountering an issue, that seems to be due to an OBS setting only on my Mac. Inside OBS in the preview I get to see a sharp background picture behind my camera stream. I'm using the backgroundremoval plugin on the camera. When I use that scene as virtual camera then the streamed background is blurred. When I guide colleagues through my settings, their background is sharp. I fail to find the place in OBS that's causing that.
Can someone help me, please?

[old mesa]

literally just earlier today I saw a post on reddit saying that macOS apparently has a system bokeh setting for cameras that can affect virtual cam. there should be a setting for it near the clock, for audio/video effects.

if this is the same issue that's a big coincidence since I didn't know about that before this morning lol

[flat cobalt]

No it is not. I tripple checked that setting and even toggled it on and off. It didn't make a difference.

[old mesa]

ah, shame

I feel like it has to be a setting outside OBS, though. OBS would not be doing this without a specific filter that you'd see the effects of in the preview

[pseudo warren]

Lately I'm experiencing two type of problems: I open a link on whats app, I clik on the link to access the platform where my classes take place, the whatsapp screen is in a tab and the platform of my classes in another tab, both in the same window. I display the tab of my class (the one that I want to record) but OBS records the whatsapp screen instead; however I can listen to the audio of my class. This is one of the problems. The other problem is that OBS records the screen of my class but when I open the converted filed it's frozen so there is neither actual video nor audio. Today I checked the permits I granted to OBS and accesibility was unchecked. I have also eliminated my antivirus because I have read it could lead to problems. Could any of those be the cause of the issues? I use MacOs Ventura 13.5.1 Could you please help?

[fading hare]

If your capture card appears blurry on macOS 12 or higher, make sure Portrait mode is disabled:

1. click on the Control Center icon in your menu bar
2. click on Video Effects
3. check if any video effects are enabled, such as Portrait and uncheck them

[forest axle]

oh sorry, i didn't notice that you already ruled that out, i was scrolling back

apologies

[fading hare]

If your capture card appears blurry on macOS 12 or higher, make sure Portrait mode is disabled:

1. click on the Control Center icon in your menu bar
2. click on Video Effects
3. check if any video effects are enabled, such as Portrait and uncheck them

[neon lily]

Oops same

[forest axle]

support team owning

[sick magnet]

big issue here cant seem to solve it with how i have done in the past, audio is playing in stream but not through monitoring headset but when playing youtube on desktop headset is playing audio so not a headset issue

[remote void]

HEEELP Getting really tired of the mac problems im getting right now, making it unusable for making recording and using OBS overall.

Everything seems to work just fine and then suddenly, the MACOS display capture freezes and the audio goes away. This doesnt come back until I either

• Uncheck and check "Show cursor"
• Choose display back and forth

Happens every 30 min or so and really annoying when you cant trust that the audio and video is being recorded. Seen lot of people having this issue on internet aswell and noone seem to have a solution.

Please tell me theres one, been dealing with this too long

MacOS 13.5.1 M1 Pro

[forest axle]

what version of macOS are you using?

[remote void]

13.5.1 on M1

[remote void]

Saw people recommending to update to 13.1 when that released which seemed to help some people but thats quite some time ago now lol

[forest axle]

13.1 was the problematic version, and 13.2 fixed it, but yes, the issue still exists and hasn't completely gone away

unfortunately the only thing that can be done is filing a feedback with apple =/

[remote void]

So annoying, paying shit loads of money for a laptop and cant capture audio properly

And people saying "Macs always works"

[remote void]

Thanks for your help tho! Cant quite understand how this still is a problem, I mean been through LOTS of updates and still here

Only thing I havent tried is to reinstall the whole system, which I would really like to avoid since I have a LOT of plugins for music production

And not even knowing if that would help.. ^

[forest axle]

that's unlikely to help

[warped mica]

It may or may not be fixed on macOS 14, from what I've heard? yam could correct me on that

[forest axle]

replayd still freezes somewhat frequently in 14 from what i can tell

[warped mica]

ah, meh.

[remote void]

So im not the only one with this problem?

[forest axle]

no consistent repro though

[warped mica]

nevermind then.

[warped mica]

No, it's well known unfortunately

and something that would need to be fixed on the macOS side, nothing OBS can do about that

[remote void]

True! I just dont get it

Thanks for your help tho!

Ill keep my fingers crossed for MacOS 14 but nothing really happened when 13 came..

[forest axle]

definitely do file a feedback though, if apple isn't actively looking into the issue they should keep hearing it from users

[remote void]

Will do for sure! Quite new to mac, howd you do that?

Hence my frustration, these things just worked on Win 😦

[forest axle]

https://feedbackassistant.apple.com

[remote void]

Thanks again!

[forest axle]

no probs, best of luck

[neon lily]

I presume the new macOS Audio Capture will be similarly affected by this replayd issue?

[forest axle]

hard to say if an audio capture by itself can trigger the issue, but if replayd freezes, it freezes for all captures so audio capture will definitely be affected

[remote void]

Sorry but whats Replayd? What we just talked about? lol @neon lily

Sent Feedback to Apple bout the issue now

[forest axle]

replayd is the macOS process that's responsible for handling macOS screen capture

it's a background process and when it misbehaves, thats what leads to the capture freezing

[remote void]

Oh! Makes total sense, didnt know that! Shouldve added that to the feedback!

[deft tide]

I'm struggling a little, but I think it's a waves thing. So I'm trying to add some of my waves vsts to my mic input in obs, but none of them show up. The only "VST" wave installs (by default) on mac is "WaveShell?" All of the information I'm seeing on how to install waves plugins on obs seems outdated or targeted to windows. Has anyone come across this?

Am I missing something obvious?

I guess what I'm asking is, is there any known way to support vst3 on mac

[deft tide]

meh I'm just gonna route audio from a daw and work around that constraint.

got a working poc, will do a test stream this week with it. I'm worried about sharing resources between the daw and the encoders, but we'll see how it goes

[marble forge]

How do I show logs

[warped mica]

there isn't currently

VST 3 support is planned, but no ETA

currently you can only use VST 2

And if you're on Apple Silicon, you may have to use the Intel variant of OBS Studio if the plugin you're using doesn't show up, as OBS can only load VST plugins built for the same architechture (and most VST 2 plugins are only build for Intel)

[fading hare]

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

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

[warped mica]

Don't follow the steps, but instead click "Show Log Files" or "View Current Log"

[deft tide]

Right on, thank you.

[final vale]

Hi Mac Users, I wonder if MacOS (M1) can have the desktop Audio inputs like the Windows PCs?

[fading hare]

OBS Studio running on macOS 13 (Ventura) and later can capture desktop and app audio using the macOS Screen Capture source.

For previous versions of macOS, see the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide.

[viral walrus]

If you do screen capture it will capture your desktop audio, but it's better to do mac os screen capture so it's just capturing audio from the application you select

[versed yew]

can i have help pleas bro ive been waiting for the past hour

whatever bye

[final vale]

Thank you, finally found this solution here.

[pulsar wing]

Hello, does anyone can tell me where the content of this page went?

https://obsproject.com/wiki/MacOS-Virtual-Camera-Compatibility-Guide

[acoustic crow]

@pulsar wing https://obsproject.com/kb/virtual-camera-troubleshooting#macos-compatibility

[pulsar wing]

Well, that unfortunately does not do, for me...

I was looking for these lines :

sudo codesign --remove-signature "/Applications/Discord.app/Contents/Frameworks/Discord Helper (Renderer).app"
&& sudo codesign --sign - "/Applications/Discord.app/Contents/Frameworks/Discord Helper (Renderer).app"

I found it on web archive...

[forest axle]

you can also try OBS 30, which is in beta, with which the virtual camera should just work without the need for any code signing shenanigans

[pulsar wing]

OK, will do

Thank you 😘

[pseudo warren]

Hallo, ich bin jetzt neu auf ein iOS Mac umgestiegen und habe die neuste Version von Microsoft Office als Crackversion zugeschickt bekommen. Dieses Programm kann ich jedoch leider irgendwie nicht richtig installieren. Über Hilfe hierzu wäre ich sehr dankbar!

[acoustic crow]

Sprechen egnlish bitte

[forest axle]

uh, we can only provide support in english, and about OBS. i think you're in the wrong place

[acoustic crow]

Plus I don't think they're doing legal things.

[pseudo warren]

Hello, I have now switched to an iOS Mac and have been sent the latest version of Microsoft Office as a crack version. Unfortunately, I can't install this program properly. I would be very grateful for help with this!

[acoustic crow]

Yeah. Can't help with that here.

This is for support with OBS on Macs.

[pseudo warren]

ok where can I find the support-ticket option to find help? I am totally lost on this discord server here 😅

[acoustic crow]

Your issue is not something we can/will assist with here.

[pseudo warren]

yo the option to capture application audio isnt showing up for me and i have all the latest updates, how do i fix this?

[fading hare]

OBS Studio running on macOS 13 (Ventura) and later can capture desktop and app audio using the macOS Screen Capture source.

For previous versions of macOS, see the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide.

[acoustic crow]

What version of OBS are you using?

[pseudo warren]

i did check for updates and it says im up to date

OBS studio 29.1.3

the main thing im looking for is to be able to record game audio and my microphone audio at the same time but the issue is that my mic also pics up the game audio for some reason so there’s just a little muffled extra layer

[fading hare]

Welcome to the OBS community support channel. If you have a question, go ahead and ask it, and if someone is available to help they'll respond. Try to be detailed, and provide a log if you are having issues with streaming/recording (Help -> Log Files -> Upload Current Log). Please be patient if someone doesn't respond right away!

[fading hare]

If you need more in-depth technical help for your computer issues outside of OBS, you can join the /r/TechSupport Discord server

[neon lily]

You haven’t asked a question

[versed yew]

oh

So

Is there a way to get better quality cause my quality is garbage

[fading hare]

To help resolve your issue, we need to view a log file from a fresh launch of OBS Studio containing an output session. Follow these instructions to upload a clean log file:

1. Restart OBS Studio first!
2. Start your stream/recording replicating any issues (meaning having any games/apps open and captured, etc.)
3. Stop your stream/recording after 30 seconds or after the issue has occurred
4. Click the Help menu → Log Files → Upload Current Log File
5. Paste the URL into this Discord channel

[pseudo warren]

Hallo, wer ist deutschsprachig und kann mir bei einem Technikproblem bei einem MacOS weiterhelfen? Es geht um ein Programm was ich nicht installiert oder richtig entpackt bekomme

[versed yew]

he speaks dutch?

[fierce rock]

Still that cracked version of MS Office? Definitely not the server for that sort of stuff.

[versed yew]

https://obsproject.com/logs/N4FzRFP1cd8ET1Rp

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Wrong YUV Color Range

ℹ️ Info

• Insufficient Hardware
• macOS 13.5 (OK)
• No Output Session

Hardware Check

Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz - Possible bottleneck / ATI Technologies Inc. AMD Radeon Pro 555X OpenGL Engine (not in benchmark DB)

[versed yew]

so what do i do now

@fading hare

what do i do now

[pseudo warren]

I don't know how else I can find the suitable support

[versed yew]

@fierce rock

[fading hare]

If you need more in-depth technical help for your computer issues outside of OBS, you can join the /r/TechSupport Discord server

[versed yew]

what do i do now @fierce rock

[fierce rock]

Well, you skipped half the steps, and I really don't know Mac

[versed yew]

bru

https://obsproject.com/logs/Wa6gxbBSX641qVGB

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Wrong YUV Color Range

ℹ️ Info

• Insufficient Hardware
• macOS 13.5 (OK)
• 0.7% Rendering Lag
• 1.9% CPU Encoder Overload

Hardware Check

Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz - Possible bottleneck / ATI Technologies Inc. AMD Radeon Pro 555X OpenGL Engine (not in benchmark DB)

[versed yew]

i did all steps

what do i do now

patrons

@fierce rock

@macos users??

@anybody??

@here

@mortal cape

@fading hare

@fading hare i need help

🙄 ✋ this server has no mac os users bru

[fierce rock]

You could also calm down and give people a chance to respond.

[versed yew]

ok 😄

: D

no one responding

others:
me:

helllooooooo??

told u no mac os users bru ):

[forest axle]

you'll need to be more specific about what you mean by "my quality is garbage" because your log doesn't show any significant issues. in settings->advanced, your color range should be 'partial' and not 'full.' other than that, your settings are essentially fine, so if you need further assistance, you should post an example of your output, or else be more specific about what your issue is

[neon lily]

It’s Sunday morning, helping people is not the only thing I’m doing

I’m also getting ready to go out for breakfast with my husband

A bit of patience please, we’re all just volunteers here with our own lives to live, too

@versed yew

OBS Settings -> Output
Recording tab
Encoder: Apple VT Hardware (H.264)
Bit rate: 15000 kbps

Do that, then try another recording and see if that helps

[pseudo warren]

I tried to DM you but couldn't. I have no idea what you are talking about.

[neon lily]

DMing support volunteers is against our server rules anyway

I got the bot to post info about it

I'll do it again

[fading hare]

OBS Studio running on macOS 13 (Ventura) and later can capture desktop and app audio using the macOS Screen Capture source.

For previous versions of macOS, see the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide.

[neon lily]

Adding desktop audio to your stream is a deliberate act, so you have to know how you did it. It doesn't happen automatically.

[pseudo warren]

I add it and it doesn't pick up the other people on my stream

[neon lily]

But how do you add it. What are you adding?

[pseudo warren]

I have 3 other people on my stream and we use Discord. My audio is picked up fine. Theirs is not

[neon lily]

Of course your audio is being picked up, you're capturing your microphone

[pseudo warren]

The Desktop Audio is suppose to pick up theirs

[neon lily]

No, it's not

[pseudo warren]

It doesn't

[neon lily]

As per the bot message, that doesn't do anything automatically

[pseudo warren]

How do I capture their audio from Discord?

[neon lily]

Did you read the message sent to you by the bot?

[fading hare]

OBS Studio running on macOS 13 (Ventura) and later can capture desktop and app audio using the macOS Screen Capture source.

For previous versions of macOS, see the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide.

[pseudo warren]

I did and it wasn't helpful

[neon lily]

How wasn't it helpful?

It's literally the only way to capture audio, so

[pseudo warren]

I have a Multi-Output Device created

[neon lily]

Why

[pseudo warren]

Because that is what the directions say?

[neon lily]

Oh wait, what version of macOS are you on?

[pseudo warren]

I have the current version

[neon lily]

So, no, that's not what the directions say

Read from the top of the page

[pseudo warren]

The VB- Cable section literally does say that

[neon lily]

Why are you looking at that section

Literally says that's for previous versions of macOS

Read from the top

[pseudo warren]

The top has 3 steps all of which I have done and no Audio from Discord is being captured.

[neon lily]

I didn't see your macOS Screen Capture in your screenshot of the audio mixer

[pseudo warren]

Don't have an option to add MacOS Screen Capture

[neon lily]

Seems like you're on an outdated version of OBS Studio

macOS Screen Capture has been available since OBS 28, we're at 29.1.3 now

What version do you have?

[pseudo warren]

27.2.4 Guess that is why

Now that I added macOS Screen Capture to capture audio out of Discord, do I need the other two in the Audio Mixer?

@neon lily

[neon lily]

Well, you still need your mic

The desktop audio, you can hide that

[vernal compass]

How do I get OBS 29.1.3 64 bit to capture my screen with the display capture feature? The problem is the "device not connected or available" Also, I can't change the properties to select my attached monitor or my built-in monitor. I will also add that MacOS screen capture does nothing as well.

[fading hare]

OBS Studio requires permissions from macOS to provide certain features. To grant them:

1. click on the OBS Studio menu → Review App Permissions
2. enable each of the permissions using the buttons on the right-hand side

• (a) click on OK/Allow for the microphone and camera prompts
• (b) grant Screen Recording and Accessibility permissions in System Preferences/Settings
  3. restart OBS Studio

For more information, see the macOS Permissions Guide

[neon lily]

@vernal compass did you get your issue resolved?

[weary nacelle]

Hi team, was wondering if someone would be able to help me with a query.. I have OBS and the elgato HD60 X and want to start recording gameplay. However, when I try to record my gameplay I am unable to record in 1080p, and when I try to increase the quality, the recording keeps glitching. I am not technical at all but note that I connect the HD60 X into my late 2016 Macbook Pro, is the reason because the laptops specs not good enough?

[pine widget]

Do you mean by glitching freezing and stuff? I have a 2016 MacBook Pro and I can’t even use OBS

So yes your laptop is not good enough but kinda depends on what you are recording

[fading hare]

OBS Studio running on macOS 13 (Ventura) and later can capture desktop and app audio using the macOS Screen Capture source.

For previous versions of macOS, see the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide.

[blissful narwhal]

Why is my video blurry

Nvm it was smith with the cameras I go it fixed

[remote void]

Should all be there, might be in a format like MKV which you cannot open right away

need a editing software or a encoder to transform that if you wanna see it right away

You can open it right up in Davinci tho, should be the same for Premiere or Final Cut

[fading hare]

If your capture card appears blurry on macOS 12 or higher, make sure Portrait mode is disabled:

1. click on the Control Center icon in your menu bar
2. click on Video Effects
3. check if any video effects are enabled, such as Portrait and uncheck them

[hasty silo]

Hello everyone, I have a a 2019 16” MacBook Pro 2.6 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7 16GB RAM and I am running into an issue when my stream is active. My Razer Kiyo is lagging two seconds behind and I can not figure out what is the issue

[fading hare]

To help resolve your issue, we need to view a log file from a fresh launch of OBS Studio containing an output session. Follow these instructions to upload a clean log file:

1. Restart OBS Studio first!
2. Start your stream/recording replicating any issues (meaning having any games/apps open and captured, etc.)
3. Stop your stream/recording after 30 seconds or after the issue has occurred
4. Click the Help menu → Log Files → Upload Current Log File
5. Paste the URL into this Discord channel

[hasty silo]

https://obsproject.com/logs/rO5EdMBrCcwOS917

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.5 (OK)
• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz - OK! / Radeon Pro 5300M - OK!

[hasty silo]

https://obsproject.com/logs/QkfJKOxq81GZAVaP

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• MP4/MOV Recording

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.5 (OK)
• 0.2% Encoder Overload
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz - OK! / Radeon Pro 5300M - OK!

[young moth]

Hey guys! I do frequent recording for youtube with my iphone through OBS on my imac. Last week my continuity camera started messing up and wouldn't recognize my iphone. When it does connect it shows the start up date and time of all apple products which is January 9th 9:41. Sometimes it connects and sometimes it doesn't. Has anyone had a similar issue?

[pine widget]

I have the same issue with my razed kiyo but sadly I have not found a fix

[pastel tundra]

why this is coming

[acoustic crow]

!macversions

[fading hare]

The currently-supported version of OBS Studio (29.1+) runs on macOS 11 Big Sur and higher.

• if you use an older version of macOS, you may see the "corrupted image" message (A). To solve this, download an appropriate older version of OBS Studio.
• if you are running macOS 11 or higher but still see this symbol (B), download the latest Intel version of OBS Studio

[neon lily]

@pastel tundra check the link above, you need a different version of OBS Studio than the latest one

[pastel tundra]

which one?

[neon lily]

Depends what version of macOS you have

[pastel tundra]

10.14.6

[neon lily]

So check the link for the version that runs on that

Looks like 27.2.4

[pastel tundra]

ya I am doing it

Where's the screen? @neon lily

[flat cobalt]

@old mesa @forest axle I figured out the reason. When I turn on the OBS virtual camera and use that as source in my app Mac OS shows me only the OBS camera in video effects. Toggling portrait on it has no effect as mentioned in the OP.
However, when I turn the OBS virtual camera off and select the MacBook's internal camera in my app the video effects controls of MacOS showed that portrait is turned on for the built-in camera. I turned portait for that camera off, turned on OBS virtual camera and picked that one in my app again: The background is not blurred anymore.

Now, I don't know how OBS processes the video stream coming from MacOS. But it appears that OBS is receiving a blurred stream from MacOS, removes that blurred background and MacOS is blurring the replaced background again before sending it to my video stream consuming app. MacOS doesn't seem to respect the OBS camera's portrait video effect setting but applies the built-in setting again.

[old mesa]

wow, bizarre

[flat cobalt]

Someone (@ "Wongai.s.d.") just DMed me from this server without any obvious reason and out of any context regarding my recent activity here. Anyone else get such DMs from that person?

[burnt spindle]

go to you harddrive Icon, open the users folders, should see angelo then movies.

[unreal lava]

sorry it's difficult to prevent that on large servers like this one. I recommend you go to the Server dropdown at the top, select Privacy Settings and disable DMs from non-friends

[charred heart]

OBS 30 was the solution here, seeing the webcam again no problem, thank you!

[flat cobalt]

✅ thx

[neon lily]

You’re looking at it

I think the preview is scaled too large

Right click the preview -> Preview Scaling -> to window

[real plank]

I want to record a window or even a full display capture, but I just want the internal audio, I don't want to hear my mic or anything. Is there any way to do this? I remember when I used to use obs on windows (years ago), there was an internal audio feature.

I want to record a video presentation/meeting

[fading hare]

OBS Studio running on macOS 13 (Ventura) and later can capture desktop and app audio using the macOS Screen Capture source.

For previous versions of macOS, see the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide.

[vast portal]

Hello, I am not seeing virtual camera appear in discord when active in obs. Anyone have any advice on how to get it up and running. Thanks! specs: apple M1 Max ventura 13.0, obs 29.1.3. Discord 0.0.277

[neon lily]

Use Discord through Chrome

When OBS Studio 30 releases soon, it will have a new virtual camera that works in Discord. Until then, you must use Chrome to use the current version of the virtual camera.

[vast portal]

Thanks, I tried that and discord through chrome was only picking up the webcam, not the virtual camera. but I'll try it again. Thanks for the quick responce

[neon lily]

You may need to switch to the OBS cam in Chrome's settings

Chrome Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Site Settings -> Camera

[vast portal]

Thanks, I got it running. You're the best

[clear fossil]

Hi good afternoon I was wondering if anyone can help me with this weird issue...I use a macbook with a M2 chip currently running on Ventura
I had sucessful streams for a few months and I had great audio with no issues at that time my destok audio in the settings was not disabled

a few months later i tried installing an el gato capture card but i found out it was too old for my computer so basicaly I unistalled the software for elgato but now my streams have no audio and when i go to settings it says my desktop audio is disabled and i have no option to chnage it its like locked

what i find weird is that before i was able to record and do streams with audio and now it wont work , not even with audio input devices its all muted

[fading hare]

OBS Studio running on macOS 13 (Ventura) and later can capture desktop and app audio using the macOS Screen Capture source.

For previous versions of macOS, see the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide.

[clear fossil]

this is not exactly solving my issue

[neon lily]

It should be, it's the article on how to set up desktop audio capture on macOS

Couldn't be more relevant if it tried

[clear fossil]

i tried it

[neon lily]

Hm. Could you restart OBS, then send a log using these instructions?

[fading hare]

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

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

[neon lily]

Be sure to restart OBS first

[clear fossil]

I have restarted my mac and obs many times

[neon lily]

Yes, but I need you to specifically restart now before you send the log

If you don't restart now, the log won't contain the info I'm looking for to help solve your issue

@clear fossil?

[fierce furnace]

I have a question. If I mount a hard drive via SMB protocol, is OBS remotely writing the video to that hard drive while recording?

[forest axle]

i've never tried using OBS to write to a network drive. you'll most likely just have to try it and find out :p

[steel sparrow]

I cannot get party chat to capture in the live so the viewers can hear the team. I’m on PC. I did it once before and it worked fine but, I can’t get it to work again. Could someone assist me?

[grim nebula]

so the img in obs

just keeps loading

how do i solve it?

[grim nebula]

nothing else seems wrong without it

and idk how to fix it.

[forest axle]

sorry what do you mean by the image in obs?

a screenshot of what you're running into may help

[neon lily]

Yes, and it'll suffer for it because it will likely not be able to store the video data quickly enough over the network connection and the remote storage.

Save locally, then move after the recording is complete.

[real plank]

worked great, thanks! Wish i could control the media volume tho lol

[forest axle]

are you using macos 13 or something older? with ventura and above you should have normal control over the system volume and there should be an entry in the audio mixer in OBS you can adjust as well. if you're using a multi-output device, yes, your volume controls will be limited though

[grim nebula]

so i set up something for the visual camera

and its just loading

ill take a ss

later

and post it

sorry

[forest axle]

no worries, post it whenever

[pastel tundra]

its already scale to window only

[forest axle]

i can't entirely tell what's going on there. i would honestly just reset your UI entirely with view->reset UI, and then fit your source to your canvas size by right clicking it and doing transform->fit to screen

or transform->reset transform followed by transform->fit to screen

[pastel tundra]

is this ok?

[forest axle]

it looks like obs is working normally, yes

[pastel tundra]

ok thanks 👍

[grim nebula]

there!

the thing is just loading

i was using the discord reactive images thing

for the browser url

because thats what the guide said

idk how to make it load

[forest axle]

hmm ok, so that's an application that's meant to capture your discord activity and acts as a browser source? i hadn't heard of that before. if the app isn't working that's unfortunately most likely an issue with the reactive images thing though. are you sure it supports macOS?

or sorry, not a plugin but just a browser source

[grim nebula]

i dont know

I might need to ask

the person who used it

[forest axle]

i would make sure it supports macOS. it looks like OBS is showing the browser source correctly, but the browser source isn't picking up what it's supposed to be, which is yeah, most likely an issue with that application

[grim nebula]

well thanks for the info

ill see if it works with macOS

if not then 🤷‍♂️

it seems like the website has its own discord server

ill ask around there

[grim nebula]

if you want to know what it is search discord reactive images FugiTech

[ashen mural]

hello

when we are streaming an live from one youtube channel to another, how to give audio out from first channel

[pastel tundra]

enable desktop audio

[pastel tundra]

How to improve the quality of the video in obs?

[frigid coral]

My video capture keeps disappearing randomly?

Anyone know why this could be?

[forest axle]

depends what you mean. usually it's a matter of your bitrate or resolution needing to be raised. a good starting point is a clean log if you're seeing subpar quality:

[fading hare]

To help resolve your issue, we need to view a log file from a fresh launch of OBS Studio containing an output session. Follow these instructions to upload a clean log file:

1. Restart OBS Studio first!
2. Start your stream/recording replicating any issues (meaning having any games/apps open and captured, etc.)
3. Stop your stream/recording after 30 seconds or after the issue has occurred
4. Click the Help menu → Log Files → Upload Current Log File
5. Paste the URL into this Discord channel

[pastel tundra]

i am not understanding exactly

[forest axle]

hmm, what kind of video capture, and can you explain what exactly you mean by it disappearing?

[forest axle]

if you're confused i'd say just try to follow the instructions in the bot post just above yours. i'm saying that usually when someone says their output looks bad or is of poor quality, they either need to raise their bitrate, or else their capture is just lower resolution than their display, so it looks blurry. but it could be a lot of other things too. so generally it's better to see a log, which the instructions will tell you how to produce

[pastel tundra]

https://obsproject.com/logs/zGiImMP6ew3Nu23L

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 12.5% Rendering Lag

⚠️ Warning

• Old Version (27.2.4)
• macOS 10.14 (EOL)

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-7360U @ 2.30GHz - Below cpu encoding requirements / Intel Iris Xe - Possible bottleneck

[forest axle]

thanks. hmm, your machine is really at the very bottom end of cpus that can really run OBS, so you're going to have to make some tradeoffs.

you're hitting some rendering lag, which might be contributing to the perception of poor quality. to fix that, you might want to try making your canvas resolution equal to your output resolution (settings->video, change canvas resolution to 852x480 to match the output resolution). you may also want or need to switch from 60fps to 30fps. with a system this old, it's unfortunately a bit inevitable you'll have lag

the low resolution might also be contributing to the recording looking "bad." but unfortunately you're going to have a lot of trouble encoding at higher resolutions so you might be stuck with that

the rest of your settings seem basically fine, given the machine and the old OBS version

[pastel tundra]

dude, it has became worse now?

IS machine is not supporting it?

[forest axle]

it's sort of supported, but your macOS, OBS, and your machine itself are all quite old, and so, from what i can tell, you won't be able to get much better results than what you're currently getting. i don't think that version of OBS supports the hardware encoder either, and even if it did i'm not sure how capable it would be unfortunately

[frigid coral]

Can someone help me setup an external microphone?

[pastel tundra]

so what should I do now?

To make the quality better

[compact cairn]

i have a mac and i deleted obs but still have this on my broswer, how do i get rid of it?

[acoustic crow]

!macvc @compact cairn

wat

ffs

!vcam

[fading hare]

OBS Studio contains a virtual camera that allows you to output your scenes' video to application such as Discord, Skype, etc. To learn how to use this feature, see the following guides:

• Virtual Camera Guide for basic setup instructions
• Video Call Streaming Tutorial to set up virtual audio in addition to video
• Virtual Camera Troubleshooting for installation and removal instructions

[acoustic crow]

You want this https://obsproject.com/kb/virtual-camera-troubleshooting

I'm just blind

[lyric bear]

How do I record screen with chrome window and show Mac like image in the background?

[frigid coral]

@neon lily can i please get some assistance mate

[warm willow]

When recording a Window Capture, say the terminal and I choose that scene, OBS seems to use a greyish or washed out color for that app. If I record that application via the display capture as a scene, it uses the full and correct colors.

Why does this happen? Is there no way to capture the true colors of the Window being captured in a scene?

[fading hare]

Welcome to the OBS community support channel. If you have a question, go ahead and ask it, and if someone is available to help they'll respond. Try to be detailed, and provide a log if you are having issues with streaming/recording (Help -> Log Files -> Upload Current Log). Please be patient if someone doesn't respond right away!

[forest axle]

that shouldn't be happening. are you using macos screen capture, or the old deprecated window capture/display capture? the latter two definitely have incorrect colors and shouldn't be used on modern macOS/OBS, but macos screen capture should be correct

there are other reasons that colors may not come out 100% correct, but they shouldn't be relevant to the capture method

[warm willow]

hmmm, I don't see a MacOS capture. Also, this is a Window Capture vs a Display Capture. When I use the Window Capture, the color of the window is completely washed out but if I use Display Capture, that app shows it's full colors

[forest axle]

what version of macOS are you on and what machine? the best thing might just be a log

!maclog

[fading hare]

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[warm willow]

For example, this is how it looks when I do a Display capture...it looks good and accurate

but if I use the Window capture, this is how it looks

[warm willow]

I'm using an M2 Max running Ventura 13.5.1

[forest axle]

oh

you're on a very old version of OBS

you should update to modern OBS which has macos screen capture, which performs much better than display/window capture

and has more correct colors

[warm willow]

huh...just noticed that...I think I installed this via brew

ok, let me give that a shot. I didn't realize it

[forest axle]

i didn't even know obs had a brew formula. yeah, i'd hit https://obsproject.com/download

assuming you're on a p3 display, even deprecated display capture won't be capturing correctly despite appearances

[warm willow]

yep, there is a cask. Updating now

[forest axle]

it looks like the cask is on the correct version, so you most likely just haven't updated in ages?

[warm willow]

Yea, for some reason that one never updated. So strange

I had to uninstall and reinstall just now so giving this another run! Thanks again for pointing that out

[forest axle]

looks like that's installing the intel version as well, which you probably want the native apple silicon version

[warm willow]

hmm, I thought it was bundled

dang it...LoL

[forest axle]

are you in an x86_64 shell?

[warm willow]

nope, i'm on arm completely

[forest axle]

not sure why brew is installing the x86_64 version then. there isn't a universal binary either unforch

are you sure your brew isn't the legacy intel version? what's the output of which brew

[warm willow]

usr/local/bin/brew and homebrew version 4.1.11

[forest axle]

ah yeah, that's x86_64 brew

i assume you migrated from an old intel machine

you'll probably want to deal with that at some point

[warm willow]

yea...I think it might have been time machine...this is a whole other can of worms

I'm going to fix that first before solving the obs issue. This will break some of my automation for sure

Thanks a bunch for your help! Looks like I have some work to do

[forest axle]

no probs! my personal strategy is, there's software i depend on that is only installable via intel brew. so i have multiple brew installs. arm64 brew installs to /opt/homebrew/ while intel brew goes in /usr/local/bin/brew. then i have automation set up so whenever i am in an arm64 shell, /usr/local/bin/ is completely removed from my $PATH. and when in an x86_64 shell, /opt/homebrew/bin is removed from my $PATH. this seems to work pretty well

[warm willow]

good point! I'll think about this and see what I require. I may be safe but I'll have to do some testing

the good news is that my terminal does see arm64 when I run uname -m

[forest axle]

yeah the shell stuff should still be normal. when i want an intel shell i use arch -x86_64 zsh

[warm willow]

Looks like the terminal I use defines both architectures too:

file /Applications/Warp.app/Contents/MacOS/stable
/Applications/Warp.app/Contents/MacOS/stable: Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures: [x86_64:Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64] [arm64]
/Applications/Warp.app/Contents/MacOS/stable (for architecture x86_64):    Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64
/Applications/Warp.app/Contents/MacOS/stable (for architecture arm64):    Mach-O 64-bit executable arm64

Amazing how this OBS issue surfaced a deeper issue...gotta love it

I'll report back later when I get this going and tested. Thanks again!

[west sail]

hey i was wondering if someone could help me with something ive had going on. whenever i have obs open or recording, my actual game lags whenever i try to play, but the second i close obs, it works fine

[neon lily]

Just ask your question, no need to ping me, there are other people who can help

[warm willow]

now running 29.1.3 and yep, using arm this time. If my source is either an Application Capture or Window Capture, the color is completely off. But if I do a Display Capture, the colors are absolutely fine

[forest axle]

interesting. sounds like you may have hit a bug. what program are you capturing, and what display are you using?

[warm willow]

I've tried using the macos display and my samsung 4k display. Both do the same

using Warp, Terminal, iTerm. I haven't tried anything else like a browser, etc just those three

it's almost as if OBS is trying to highlight the entire Window or Application I am capturing

[forest axle]

can you send another screenshot that shows what you're seeing?

[warm willow]

Sure

This is how it shows with an Application or Window Capture

and this is how it shows full screen capture, which is what I expect

notice how it's not washed out on the second one. The first one seems to do that maybe to block everything that isn't the application out?

[forest axle]

hmm. is that image on the right a part of the actual program, or is that an image that is behind the program? it seems like the program is using system semantic materials that are somewhat translucent, and window/application capture isn't capturing the translucency, which i can't tell offhand if it's correct or incorrect

[warm willow]

correct, it has transparency so that's the wall paper

Hmm...so I have all of my terminals like that...let me see what happens if I disable that

dang, that was it 🤦‍♂️

as soon as I disable transparency on the apps, it looks just fine

that's interesting that it can't look the same way it looks as if it were the entire screen being captured

especially if it's tied to the program

[forest axle]

well that's the other thing. macos screen capture should be able to capture transparent windows including their alpha values

but im not sure offhand if that's a macos 14-only feature or if it's also in 13

maybe try putting something like a color source behind your captures with transparency on, and see if the transparency is working correctly

[warm willow]

I could try that

[forest axle]

i also can't remember if there might be an OBS commit that affects this between 29 and 30 (the upcoming release)

@warped mica i remember something being committed that had to do with SCK captures being given a clear background instead of white. do you think this would affect capture of a semitransparent window in macos 13? or do captures in macos 13 already have the 'clear' background?

[warm willow]

I tried playing around with a color source but no luck yet. It's not a deal breaker at this point since I can just disable transparency when I need to record something. A nice to have, of course but at least there is a workaround

maybe an update of macos (that's right around the corner) or OBS or both will address this assuming

...it's an OBS issue

[warped mica]

Semitransparent windows never capture their half-transparency
You can also see that by taking a screenshot of the window via Cmd-Shift-4 and then Spacebar

[west sail]

does anyone know how to fix this

[warped mica]

If those colors (screenshot of the window and OBS) match, everything works as expected

[warm willow]

correct but it does keep the true colors in the screenshot as opposed to washing it out (forgive me for the lack of a better term)

[forest axle]

hmm, in macos 14 they do. this is a normal capture of terminal, which is 50% transparency in terminal settings, with a color source behind it. maybe it's an OS 14 feature then

[warm willow]

and sadly, they don't

This is the screenshot

[warped mica]

I’ll have to read up on the entire conversation then

[warm willow]

and this is OBS

[forest axle]

he means, if you command-shift-4+spacebar your window with transparency, what does the resultant .png look like?

[warm willow]

@warped mica no worries...no rush

[warped mica]

Did you manually draw the size, or did you press spacebar and select the window?

This screenshot looks like manual to me

[forest axle]

looks like screenshots in 14 also capture transparency correctly

[warm willow]

I did the key combo and then when the camera appeared, I clicked it to select the entire window

[forest axle]

he means to cmd-shift-4-spacebar capture the window that OBS is capturing, not the OBS window itself

to show whether or not the system is capturing the transparency in general

[warped mica]

^ correct

[warm willow]

right, this

[forest axle]

ah, sorry if that was posted before and we missed it. yeah, looks like ventura just doesn't do transparency in capture in general then?

[warm willow]

so that one is outside of OBS

I guess not

...because it happens in iterm and terminal as well

and I guess the difference with full display capture in OBS vs Window or App capture is that it's grabbing the entire display stream rather than just an app

🤷‍♂️

[forest axle]

yeah, display capture shows what you see on your display while window capture just renders that individual window, so the behavior does make sense

macOS sonoma is in the release candidate phase and supports transparency, so if you really want that, it should be safe to update

otherwise you could approximate the appearance other ways, like by setting the transparency of the source in OBS and providing another source to act as the background that goes behind your captures

[warm willow]

understood

well, that solves that mystery! Thank you very, very much for your time. It is very much appreciated 🙏

[forest axle]

no probs 👍

[forest axle]

a clean log is a good place to start. no matter what, running OBS is going to slow down your machine a bit, because OBS is somewhat demanding

[fading hare]

To help resolve your issue, we need to view a log file from a fresh launch of OBS Studio containing an output session. Follow these instructions to upload a clean log file:

1. Restart OBS Studio first!
2. Start your stream/recording replicating any issues (meaning having any games/apps open and captured, etc.)
3. Stop your stream/recording after 30 seconds or after the issue has occurred
4. Click the Help menu → Log Files → Upload Current Log File
5. Paste the URL into this Discord channel

[grand trout]

can i mute a mic in OBS , i have 2 attached to audio processor

[neon lily]

Yeah, click the mute icon for the mic in the Audio Mixer

[grand trout]

thnx figured it out

[west sail]

https://obsproject.com/logs/ztuvWUHCPnzVY4ky

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.4 (OK)
• 0.2% Rendering Lag
• 0.2% Encoder Overload

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz - Possible bottleneck / ATI Technologies Inc. AMD Radeon Pro 575 OpenGL Engine (not in benchmark DB)

[west sail]

alr so now what

[neon lily]

Your settings are a bit higher than your Mac can handle

I would suggest lowering your output resolution (or even your base resolution), possibly to 1280x720 as a starting point for testing. If you do that, you could also reduce the recording bit rate to 6000 kbps.

[daring oak]

it won't let me fix up the properties

i don't even know what i did

i was trying to stream via google chrome cuz i'm tired of fiddling with the discord desktop app and obs virtual camera that way

actually nvm i'll focus on it tomorrow, it's late

[pearl yacht]

Casks usually don’t get updated via brew if the app in question is self-updating (like OBS) though I dunno who packaged it for homebrew

[viral token]

My live stream shows only half of screen what should I do

Please guide me

[zenith stump]

hey there, i'm having really bad lag with obs. and i have the latest version i think, so i can't find the "process priority" option in my advanced settings. anyone have any tips? i checked my cpu usage and nothing is taking up that much. i closed all my programs pretty much

[lapis hedge]

Hi Everyone ! I'm trying to use the virtual camera on OBS (connected to a Canon R6 via EOS Camera Utility), the virtual camera detects the signal but as soon as i press on start the virtual camera, the stream works for 5 seconds and then completely freezes. has anyone here encountered the same issue by any chance ? (for info all softwares are up to data on my mac as on my camera)

[fading hare]

OBS Studio contains a virtual camera that allows you to output your scenes' video to application such as Discord, Skype, etc. To learn how to use this feature, see the following guides:

• Virtual Camera Guide for basic setup instructions
• Video Call Streaming Tutorial to set up virtual audio in addition to video
• Virtual Camera Troubleshooting for installation and removal instructions

[west sail]

alr ill try that, thanks

ok i tried it and the lag was a little better but still pretty bad

should i try changing something else?

[fair beacon]

hello! can someone help me please? I already have Blackhole set up for me and i've been using it everyday in my setup. however today, when i switched to it, my OBS cannot detect the desktop audio anymore even if it was working a few minutes earlier. I already restarted my mac but it's still not working 😦 here is my setup, tho i really didnt change anything tonight

[acoustic crow]

!macaudio @fair beacon

[fading hare]

@fair beacon

OBS Studio running on macOS 13 (Ventura) and later can capture desktop and app audio using the macOS Screen Capture source.

For previous versions of macOS, see the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide.

[fair beacon]

i tried this last week however it only gets audio from one app right? my blackhole was working just fine an hour ago but suddenly stopped 😦 its more ideal for me that way so obs can pick up audio from everywhere

[acoustic crow]

What version do you have?

[fair beacon]

i have obs 29.1.3 and mac os 13.4

do u think resetting nvram could help?

[acoustic crow]

The instructions are both for app and system wide capture on the 13 option.

[fair beacon]

oh i didnt see the bottom part, ill check! thanks 😄

[warm willow]

Some do, but I don't know if OBS is one of them. Either way, thanks!

[tired sun]

why is my obs not recording roblolx?

[neon lily]

What source are you using?

[cold reef]

Hey folks, Im using a MacBook Pro m1pro as streaming machine via ndi while gaming on a windows pc. Works pretty well but - I bought a new oled hdr monitor and want to play in 10bit hdr now. Ndi is capturing but the picture is much too bright. The tone map hdr-sdr filter does not work. Do you have any ideas how to fix the problem?

[zenith ingot]

Is anyone else trying to use continuity cam and gestures with obs? I am not getting constant results as it wont work most of the time. Im on the RC version of sonoma and ios17 RC. And it seems strange that the reactions are listed under my game capture card and not my iphone camera. Any thoughts?

As of now just deselecting and reselecting my capture card source seems to get it to turn on consistent

[zenith stump]

hey, also is it a known issue that obs doesn't work well with macbook air? is it that my computer just isn't powerful enough to run obs without lagging

[dire trout]

hello, I'm having problems with OBS

• I save in original size, but it only takes part of the screen into account
• too much lag
  my settings are original screen size (3456x2234), 120fps, Apple HEVC codec hardware, QuickTime (.mov)
  MacBook Pro M2 Pro 16inch (12/19 cores)

[pearl yacht]

I’m not aware of whether the NDI plugin is actually HDR-aware already. You’d probably need to set OBS on the gaming pc to run in an SDR colourspace and check if the tone mapping works right, then pipe this via NDI to your Mac

[pearl yacht]

My hunch would be that this system does not really support apps that can tap into multiple camera devices at once and hence might be limited to showing the last ‘active’ device or something. I’ll have to test this theory later on my beta Mac.

[toxic pendant]

how do i get discord voice cha in my strems??

[boreal maple]

I have this problem

[cold reef]

OBS on my gaming PC? I dont understand what to do.

OBS on my gaming PC is capturing a bit washed out picture, but better than the over brighted on my mac

[pearl yacht]

you capture your game with OBS on the Windows machine, have it tonemap to SDR, then use the NDI output of OBS to send that to the network and use that source on your mac as the game stream

[cold reef]

but that will cost more cpu power on the gaming machine. With this idea, i could stream from this device directly

[pearl yacht]

using NDI will always incur some cost, how else are you pushing the contents of your gaming PC to your mac right now?

[cold reef]

im using screencapture HX on the gaming PC and on the mac the ndi-plugin

Using Screencapture does not use so much performance in comparision to obs capture itself

[pearl yacht]

well you are faced with two options:

1. You can use ScreenCapture HX, which uses the H264 or HEVC encoder on your GPU to encode a lossy stream and send that via NDI HX to the network - as far as I can tell ScreenCapture sends it as-is, so I dunno if it supports HDR (probably by using HEVC) and I don't think it does tonemapping

2. You use OBS to tonemap the capture and use NDI (non HX) to send the high quality stream to your mac

The obs-ndi's source is not HDR aware as far as I know, so it cannot handle the HDR content it receives.

(besides, the preview on macOS will always look wrong even with HDR enabled because we haven't been able to make that work with Qt on macOS yet)

NDI's default format is also lossy afaik but less so than HEVC or H264, so if you got both machines on a gigabit connection you'll probably want to use that

[cold reef]

both machines are wired on a 2.5G network

[cold reef]

Ok, but how can I broadcast the OBS on gaming PC to the mac (streaming machine) via NDI?

[pearl yacht]

set up OBS to not use an HDR colourspace (default settings should be good), add a game capture source, then enable NDI output from the "Tools" menu

you need to install the obs-ndi plugin on Windows first of course

it adds sending and receiving, so you use the sending part on windows and the receiving part on macOS

[cold reef]

hm i have installed the plugin

hat it worked!

But the sound wont be streamed to the mac

i had no audio source. it works now

[pearl yacht]

it should, NDI sends audio and video

you either need to add the default output device as an audio capture device in OBS general settings or add it specifically as a source

[cold reef]

it seems to work. Thank you very much! Ill give it a try streaming letting OBS screencapture and using NDI without screencapture App. Maybe it does not affect the gaming performance as much

the NDI-plugin in OBS has better video quality than the screencapture hx?

[pearl yacht]

it depends, HX' main usecase was being able to send NDI streams from mobile devices which required it be less resource-intensive and also use a lower bitrate that can be more easily pushed over WiFi

NDI has a much higher bandwidth requirement, but has less latency and if I'm remembering correctly uses only i-frames (imagine an "i-frame" to be a full video frame encoded in the video vs b-frames or p-frames which are like a codec saying "take the last i-frame and just store where pixels moved)

H264 and HEVC use a combination of i-frames and b-/p-frames, the more of the latter it uses between the former, the higher you can compress the stream

whether that difference is noticeable to you or viewers of your stream/recordings is a different matter

but technically NDI (non-HX) delivers higher quality with a higher bandwidth cost and lower latency

[cold reef]

it is possible to compare the cpu cost of screencapture hx vs. obs running the plugin?

[pearl yacht]

possible? probably, but I wouldn't know how to benchmark that properly

[cold reef]

i think obs wont use so much - it only capture the screen and sending it through the plugin. no stream, no sources, ...

maybe i could compare screen capture vs. game capture

[pearl yacht]

the NDI plugin will use CPU encoding to generate the stream, but because of the high bandwidth allowance and i-frame use, it is less computationally intensive to encode than - say - an x264 stream

so if you generate just a single NDI output, it shouldn't really be too noticeable on a multicore system

[tranquil axle]

hola

me podrian ayudar?

coloco el chat en streamelements pero al momento de colocar en OBS no me aparece

aqui probando que si carga lo escrito en twitch

pero en OBS no me aparece nada

me pueden ayudar??

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[tranquil axle]

Hello, good afternoon, thank you, the reason for my doubt is that I am trying to place the Twitch chat in my OBS but as seen in the photos, streamelements does show my chat but when viewing in OBS it does not appear, how can I fix it? ?

??

[torpid umbra]

Hello... new user to obs over the last year or so. I use it for running zoom online workouts with canva slides. I have used it with never an issue. This week I recieve the "Accept Cookies" error box. I want to accept and move on but the box is not clickable. How to I accept and move forward?

[neon lily]

Click on the browser source, then click on the Interact button on the toolbar

[west sail]

yo i tried changing my resolution to 720p and it didnt help the laggyness

i also put the bitrate down to 6000

what else could i do to fix it

[neon lily]

Might have to drop to 720p@30fps, then bit rate drops to 3000 kbps

[west sail]

ok

its still laggy😭

my computer is crap

[pseudo warren]

exactly?

[forest axle]

your specs aren't amazing, but the logs you've sent so far haven't had any significant resource issues. if your footage looks poor, you might want to post an example, along with a clean log. poor quality might be a result of some other issue that isn't just your computer specs

[scarlet falcon]

Hey Obs Community, when I record in mono sound the sound is very dark and weird... Do you know why?

[cunning minnow]

i good morning. want show something my screen how can fix all in size. will show few min. ok

have inform private on screenshot. but i try my better clearly Text and image my video on Screen how can keep all Size in screen have two different collection Scenes notice two chagne big and small how can keep size ?? on other Video

never mind will try my better fix.

[west sail]

alr ill send a clip soon

[gray lichen]

Hi there 🙂 I was hoping to get some help- my OBS wasn't able to connect to my Behance Livestream- things I have already tried: deleting old profiles, deleting and redownloading OBS, testing my internet speed. I tried connecting for over an hour last night and this morning once again, but it keeps showing a "disconnected, reconnected" in the bottom left status bar when I initiate the stream- any advice?

[fading hare]

If your stream is disconnecting or OBS Studio reports dropped frames, follow our Stream Connection Troubleshooting guide for details on how to reduce these issues.

[gray lichen]

Great will give this a try

[noble mulch]

Hi I'm a new member to the server looking for some help with HDR capture on OBS V29 on my Mac. My image is really washed out. Almost transparent. When I check HDR tonemapping in Elgato Capture Utility app it looks much better. But still does not look right, not nearly as nice as the original image. Kind of like a lot of detail is missing.

[pearl yacht]

That’s because for technical reasons it cannot send the actual HDR content - you need to have tonemapping on and manually adjust contrast/gamma to get a good approximation

[noble mulch]

Thanks for the reply! So are you saying OBS doesn't technically support HDR on Mac yet? Am I looking at an SDR image in OBS then on MAC even if the source is 2160p HDR? Is this true even with high end black magic capture cards feeding into OBS? So a software HDR issue vs a hardware one?

[pearl yacht]

macOS doesn’t support hdr colour formats for uvc capture devices, so we don’t get an HDR output from them

You can use an HDR canvas, but the output will not show correct colours either (a Qt limitation on macOS) but in recordings it should be correct

[noble mulch]

Thank you so much this has been driving me nuts!

[pearl yacht]

BlackMagic devices shouldn’t be UVC so maybe they expose it to OBS correctly but haven’t tested that personally

[noble mulch]

So my recordings look the same. Is that because I'm watching them on MacOS?

If I record in HDR then transfer the files to windows should they look true HDR as the source is?

[pearl yacht]

Only recordings with actual HDR content

This is HDR tonemapped to SDR by the Elgato card and slightly adjusted gamma in OBS

[noble mulch]

Is this only a software limitation? If I boot to windows 10 on a mac machine. Should everything work correctly with HDR?

[pearl yacht]

It’s a macOS limitation for capture cards

[west sail]

here ya go

[west sail]

its like this while i play, not just the playback

[noble mulch]

I'm so confused by what that video is actually representing lol. I mean is that is technically an SDR video? I mean even if the source is HDR, but OBS can't see HDR on Mac so its displaying SDR on Mac. Then you're just brightening an SDR image at that point correct? So even if I record HDR in that manner on MAC technically I'm getting a brightened SDR image and not a true representation of the original source range right?

This is a recording without tonemapping. you can see how washed out it looks. So its not just the preview. the captured recording is not HDR

[pearl yacht]

Correct, you have to manually adjust the SDR input to make it look alright