macos-support

[spark niche]

To add sources is your Sources Dock. It should, or might, have a + button in it

[plucky zenith]

do what?

[grim zodiac]

get discord audio on mac it wont lemme idk why

[plucky zenith]

did you try adding a screen capture source?

[grim zodiac]

liike the mac05 Screen capture

[plucky zenith]

yes

[grim zodiac]

mine wont lemme cuz its to old

[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.

[grim zodiac]

yea thats not working for me

[plucky zenith]

which one

[grim zodiac]

the mac05 ima try another one

[plucky zenith]

well yeah.....

[grim zodiac]

the window capture one is only letting me capture things off obs

[plucky zenith]

why do you have a delay filter on the webcam?

[lime silo]

That was me fiddling about trying to delay my video to fit with the audio but I thought maybe there would be a better way rather than me fiddling with delay filters all the time

[plucky zenith]

so, to make sure I get this right :

• "Video Capture Device" is the capture card from the Xbox
• "macOS Screen Capture" is capturing the sound of discord running on your laptop
• "Webcam Source" is your webcam

[lime silo]

That’s right

[plucky zenith]

and you actually have discord running on the xbox, which is where you're talking to people, the discord on the laptop is just to record the sound

[grim zodiac]

ok its letting me use window capture but discords capture says "discord [null] "?

[lime silo]

That’s right. The laptop is open with a dummy account in order to record the chat

[grim zodiac]

and i cant see my discord at all on obs

[plucky zenith]

well, basically, what that means is that your voice has to do the whole back and forth to the discord servers before reaching the computer, hence delay.

My advice would be to :

• mute yourself in discord on the dummy account
• get a mic for the laptop and use that to record your voice

[plucky zenith]

window capture does not record sound anyways

[grim zodiac]

oh

[lime silo]

Ahh ok, would explain why it feels like the delay is mainly on my voice rather than anyone else

[plucky zenith]

well, there is delay on other people's voices too, but you're getting roughly the same delay on the xbox and on the laptop, the delay on your voice is noticeable because you have the "real" one to compare it to

[lime silo]

Thank you for the help, I’ll try it out on tomorrows stream 😊

[plucky zenith]

👍

[viscid urchin]

obs camera doesnt show up as an option in discord when I have a virtual camera running. Using the virtual camera from Adobe character Designer then starting virtual camera in OBS. Trying on Mac M1 chip running Monterrey and also apple chip running Sonoma. Any ideas much appreciated.

[plucky zenith]

the virtual camera in obs 29 is a bit touchy on mac.
Try using discord in chrome or edge instead of the desktop application.
Alternatively, you can try to obs 30 beta, which has a new virtual camera that should work everywhere on mac, but it is a beta so not necessarily stable

[viscid urchin]

thanks!!!

[inland solar]

How is OBS tone mapping Browser Source to HDR?

[pseudo warren]

Hi all, really need help....cause i'm going to turn crazy...
in my last live streaming session for a company some emoji appears in my obs and i really don't know how its possible.

My setup in obs was just the minimum :
1 preshow scene with an image
1 stage scene with a video capture device (atem mini extreme)
1 postshow with an image
And thats it...

Did someone have already had this strange things ?
Do someone have some input for me ?

[plucky zenith]

new feature in sonoma, does this when it thinks you're doing a thumbs up on camera
should be possible to disable it in the top bar
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212950

[pseudo warren]

Thank you so much !!!!! didn't expect the os could "interract" inside OBS.... Thank you very very much.. really!!

[plucky zenith]

as far I understand it's doing it on the camera itself.
It's actually a pretty cool feature, but probably shouldn't be enabled by default lmao

[pseudo warren]

fortunatly that was a thumbsup. something easly assumable and wich can be explaine to my client...
That should be different with other emoji ........

that was a CEO speech....

[plucky zenith]

ouch
most of what they added is rather innocuous, but still thankfully only a thumbs up

[glass shadow]

I haven't been able to get this to work… You trigger it by accident 😆

[pearl yacht]

it's not just thumbs up, there's an array of gestures to trigger them

[plucky zenith]

yee, I saw that, but most of them are still rather innocuous. most intrusive ones are probs the fireworks or laser one

but you're not getting too much weird stuff

[pearl yacht]

https://support.apple.com/en-ph/HT212950

given that they enable all these things by default, they should put that up as required reading the moment you enable your webcam 🙄

[plucky zenith]

yeah 100% agree, enabling that by default is real weird

[pearl yacht]

or make that stuff opt-in and just display a hint à la "hey there's this nice stuff for you"

[plucky zenith]

I get that they're proud of it but yeah notify people when you're making smth that intrusive

[pearl yacht]

this absolutely was a product management decision "enable it by default, because discoverability is not great and people otherwise won't notice"

they're right, but it sucks and puts the support effort on us

[plucky zenith]

yee

and that's for the people that use OBS.
there's probs a few people that just use the camera as-is and are just highly confused without any tech support to ask

[pearl yacht]

each year I'm surprised by the care put into some things and the lack of care of other things

my current pet peeve is the Sonoma Horizon animated wallpaper has a bright sky at all times of day.

now guess what happens when macOS switches to the dark appearance and you have the default translucent menu bar...

[forest axle]

hmm i haven't noticed an issue with that myself, i think i have the same setting

[pearl yacht]

that's what it looks like - the OS is in dark mode, but the menu bar will stay bright because the wallpaper is a bright sky

[forest axle]

ah. for whatever reason that hasn't bothered me. probably because i've never used an adaptive wallpaper for my main display anyway

[pearl yacht]

yeah all prior default wallpapers were adaptive for that reason

so it's a weird oversight that their new default wallpaper ignored that feature

[forest axle]

i guess the winery was not spectacular enough at night

[gleaming scroll]

Hello, I just updated to Sonoma IOS 14. OBS is showing an error when try to open. Have OBS 29.1.3; Saw post in OBS Forum that concurrs: https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/obs-isnt-working-after-macbook-sonoma-14-update.170086/ Does any body know of a fix? Thanks, Todd Adams

[forest axle]

hello. we don't have your complete crash trace, but that looks like it's most likely the logitech plugin crash:

!macghub

[fading hare]

Logitech's OBS plugin may currently be causing OBS Studio to crash on launch. If this is the case for you, follow these instructions to remove it:

1. Open Logitech's G HUB software
2. In G HUB, select the menu, then Games and Applications. Choose OBS, then disable any enabled integrations
3. Open Finder
4. Click on the Go menu, then Go to Folder. Paste in the following then press Return : /Library/Application Support/obs-studio/plugins
5. Remove the logi_obs_plugin folder
6. Launch OBS Studio

[forest axle]

if you post the entirety of the crash trace we can confirm

[gleaming scroll]

Translated Report (Full Report Below)

Process: OBS [27276]
Path: /Applications/OBS.app/Contents/MacOS/OBS
Identifier: com.obsproject.obs-studio
Version: 29.1.3 (5306902717)
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1]
User ID: 501

Date/Time: 2023-10-17 14:05:30.2952 -0700
OS Version: macOS 14.0 (23A344)
Report Version: 12
Anonymous UUID: 6F4A41AF-E2D5-7D59-CBA8-8C377FF60461

Sleep/Wake UUID: A2B49F71-2153-47B2-9CC5-DEAF898E9E68

Time Awake Since Boot: 59000 seconds
Time Since Wake: 27315 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread: 14

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00000000000000f0
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x00000000000000f0

Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 11 Segmentation fault: 11
Terminating Process: exc handler [27276]

VM Region Info: 0xf0 is not in any region. Bytes before following region: 140737487318800
REGION TYPE START - END [ VSIZE] PRT/MAX SHRMOD REGION DETAIL
UNUSED SPACE AT START
--->

Is this enough?

[forest axle]

no; we'll need the entire thing :p

if you paste in the entire message, discord will convert it to a text file

[forest axle]

yep, that is indeed the logitech plugin. if you follow the steps from the bot message above, that will resolve the crash

[gleaming scroll]

It worked ,.... Thank you....

[limpid raven]

Getting an error for "managing broadcast" YouTube access error. Please check your network connection or your YouTube server access."

[plucky zenith]

if your internet connection is ok, then that's an error on youtube's side

[neon lily]

May not be the worst idea to disconnect from YouTube and reconnect again, anyway

OBS Settings -> Stream

[compact gust]

Might be a dumb question but if I wanted to use epoccampro on my 15pro, could I use a hdmi to usbc cable on my mac mini m1 to bring in the phone as video source? Or does it have to be usbc or usb to usbc?

[acoustic crow]

According to the elgato page for it lightning/usb-c appear to be the methods listed for wired.

Actually hold 1.

Was looking at windows instructions 😛

Yeah. Instructions say the same.

[gusty quest]

Hey, my OBS keeps opening up and crashing. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled three times and it keeps doing the same thing. What do I do?

[acoustic crow]

Is it an oops OBS had crashed or Mac specific crash window?

[fading hare]

A crash log is required to investigate the cause of your issue. Please upload the most recent crash log.

1. In Finder, click the Go menu
2. Select Go To Folder, and type in ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
3. Upload the file prefixed OBS_ with the most recent date (format is year-month-day)

[acoustic crow]

That too :p

[gusty quest]

Sorry, I typed in the wrong one. I have a windows computer not Macintosh.

[elfin spear]

hi i was wondering if anyone could help me, im trying to record PS5 gameplay through a HD60X but whatever settings i choose, every time the result is just blurry gameplay and im not quite sure what to do

this is my processor 3.2 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7 and i have 16gb ram

[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

[elfin spear]

https://obsproject.com/logs/oNVdiQovDwxO1xPE

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• MP4/MOV Recording

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz - OK! / Radeon Pro 560X - OK!

[elfin spear]

ive chaanged it all but it still looks blurry

[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.

[final vale]

Hi, this one appear on the top right on my MacOS, may I know how to off it? currently no OBS is running

[plucky zenith]

afaik it's a known bug of sonoma, nothing you can do about it right now

[final vale]

[elfin spear]

hi can anyone help me? Having major issues with how recordings are turning out and i want to be recording my gameplay for spiderman 2 on friday

[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

[elfin spear]

done that didnt work

[plucky zenith]

did you check in vlc as the bot recommended

[forest axle]

can you elaborate what you mean by blurry? a screenshot or better a clip of your output may help

[elfin spear]

yeah i checked the logs and everything is fine

[plucky zenith]

but did you check in vlc?

[elfin spear]

ill send a clip

how do i check the VLC? Sorry im quite new to this!

[plucky zenith]

open the file with VLC

[elfin spear]

ill try that now

this is what it looks like after i finish a recording

[plucky zenith]

yeah that's pretty much as good as 1080p goes

[forest axle]

with their settings there isn't a reason they wouldn't be seeing accurate playback with built in media players ie quicktime

your recording looks fine to me

[plucky zenith]

eh idk quicktime so by default I don't trust it

but yee here recording's fine

there's a bit of shenanigans in dark areas but that's because dark areas

[elfin spear]

idk why but it just doesnt look like 1080p 30 FFPS to me lol

FPS *

[plucky zenith]

it's literally 1080p 30fps

[elfin spear]

also the wrting from the ps5 message looks fuzzy in the top right corner at the start, again, might just be me

[plucky zenith]

what's the resolution of your screen

[elfin spear]

usinga 1080p 165Hz monitor with my ps5, looks much better that what the recording comes out as, even the preview in OBS is better than what it produces

[plucky zenith]

no, the monitor you watch it on

[elfin spear]

4k apple imac

[plucky zenith]

well yeah if you upscale 1080p to 4k, it'll look blurry

watch the video at 1080p

[forest axle]

it's normal for 1080p videos to look not as great on monitors that are higher resolution than 1080p like your imac. if you want sharp footage on your main display, the game and the recording also all need to be at that display's resolution. also, the sharpen filter on your source in OBS isn't really going to accomplish anything, so i'd remove it unless you want it for aesthetic reasons

[elfin spear]

ah ok, thank you both, im grateful for any support i can get. i just worried as i sent a clip to my friend and he said it looked like 480p

[forest axle]

depending how you sent it, the service might have transcoded it

before it got to him

[elfin spear]

that is true, i didnt even thin about that

do you think i could get away with 60fps? or should i just stick to 30

as spiderman 2 has a performance mode with 60FPS

[forest axle]

get away with how?

your machine should be able to handle 60fps just fine

[elfin spear]

my OBS settings

cool ok, thank you! i just hope it'll look good enough for youtube

[forest axle]

unless you need to play back an mkv, quicktime is fine. in fact quicktime is the only player with completely correct playback for advanced HDR formats, and VLC's mac support is also really waning in general. i generally recommend quicktime before IINA before VLC these days

[plucky zenith]

oh ouki, ty for the info, will keep in mind

[elfin spear]

oh and another question - should i use buffering? in the properties section for the capture card

[forest axle]

i don't have a lot of experience with the hd60x, if the latency to OBS isn't important, i'd say enable it as it should lessen the chance you drop frames. shouldn't be super impactful either way though

[elfin spear]

great thanks for the info

im just going to test it again see how it is

do the output and scaled resoultion need to be the same if i want 1080p

[forest axle]

ideally they should be the same, yeah

[elfin spear]

and you wouldnt have any idea how to make the gameplay brighter on obs would you?

it seems darker than it is on my monitor

[forest axle]

are you playing on an HDR monitor?

and is your console outputting HDR?

[elfin spear]

yes

[forest axle]

macOS cannot capture HDR from capture devices, and so the capture card performs tone mapping to SDR, which unfortunately isn't done very well and leaves the picture quite dark. you can try to correct it with filters, but the easiest way to get good results is probably to not play in HDR

[elfin spear]

so if i turn it off on my console, it should look better? not quite sure how to turn it off on my monitor

[forest axle]

if you turn off HDR output from the console, that should be sufficient

[elfin spear]

will i need to restart obs too?

[forest axle]

i don't think so, there's a chance you'll need to e.g. unplug and replug the capture device but i don't have direct experience

[elfin spear]

no honestly thats great, thank you so much for all your help, i really do ppreicate it

appreciate *

[forest axle]

no problem!

[zealous crag]

Hey I need some help, I want to stream and have the audio from my discord call available for the chat in my stream to listen to - I have the audio for the call going through my headphones but obviously the chat can't hear - thank you!!

[forest axle]

the easiest way is probably to capture discord with the macOS screen capture source; it will capture audio:

!macaudio

[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.

[low pine]

Hello! Today I opened my OBS and the twitch stats and info was gone from the docks

[spark niche]

!docks Check if they are there, if not try disconnecting and reconnecting your twitch account.

[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).

[low pine]

Amazing thank you

[spark niche]

You're welcome.

[silk spruce]

hey guys, I had a question about recording on mac, maybe someone has had the same issue. I cannot for the life of me get a non blurry recording and i have no idea why :/

here is a log file of my setup: https://obsproject.com/logs/JRNVewtLGvToD1j2

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• MP4/MOV Recording

ℹ️ Info

• 0.9% Rendering Lag

Hardware Check

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

[silk spruce]

by the way i am only doing recordings, not streams, and just plain things, like the chrome browser

Note that my monitor is an LG ultrawide and the resolution i am using is : 2560x1080 (64:27) if that matters, but i typically set my canvas at 1920x1080(because the recordings are aimed for youtube, 16:9 is the usual recommendation). The right part of the recording window is pretty much empty and i basically drag what i want to record inside the canvas.

What is even more unsettling is that whenever i am attempting to record with wondershare democreator, the output is absolutely fine, even when cropping the output window :/

this is on an m2 mac mini by the way

[forest axle]

can you elaborate on what you mean by blurry with a screenshot or clip?

[silk spruce]

let me capture sth sure

back in 2 mins

here is a capture of cnbc

bottom window is chrome, top window is the recording

[forest axle]

what resolution is your monitor?

[silk spruce]

it's an ultrawide, 2560x1080 (64:27)

but even when i record full canvas, it's still the same blurry

like if my canvas is the same resolution

still blurry

and i have basically tried all the encoders available too

always blurry

no idea why at all

when i record with wondershare democreator is clear

guess i may end up paying for that, but i would like to have obs working :/

[forest axle]

it looks like there is some scaling happening, not sure why that would be though. are you sure that your capture is the same height as your canvas? can you take a screenshot of your entire screen with OBS focused?

[silk spruce]

i usually try with a 16:9 resolution because this is a recording for youtube, but I have tried on the the full resolution too

let me get a screen with the same one as my monitor

[forest axle]

what you're seeing may also just be a product of the fact that you aren't playing back the video fullscreen, so your display is scaling it with poor results. i would compare directly a screenshot of what you're capturing, displayed fullscreen, with a screenshot of the recording, also fullscreen

[silk spruce]

yeah i am actually doing that now, let me find the screens, i will post here

oh wait these are small sec

the first one appears to be better when i used fit to screen

but the thing is i wanted to capture a window not the full screen and on a different resolution for youtube compatibility :/

it does look like the first one is better though

maybe that's the reason the extra canvas space that is not filled

cause there was indeed empty space on the right side

on purpose though

like what i was doing is set 16:9, drag chrome on the left side of the screen and right side of the screen would be OBS, but out of the canvas

[forest axle]

this is a bit of a mess. comparing screenshots isn't useful if they aren't the same size and showing the content at the same scale. in your first image, the vertical height of the capture is very obviously not the same as the canvas, which you can see by the letterboxing. in the second image, i can't tell what's going on with respect to the capture size versus the canvas size

[silk spruce]

oh btw if you are talking about the playback affecting it, it's not it, i have tried playing it back on other computers as well

so in both cases the canvas size is the same as my monitor

resolution

[forest axle]

then you're scaling the capture inappropriately

[silk spruce]

the difference is that on the first one i used transform -> fit to screen

[forest axle]

reset the transform

scaling it is going to result in exactly that, scaling

[silk spruce]

ok yeah

[forest axle]

if you need it to be a different size, crop it

[silk spruce]

so when you are saying crop, do you mean grab the canvas and enlarge ?

[forest axle]

no, that's precisely what i don't mean 😅

grab an edge and hold alt and drag to crop it

[silk spruce]

oh ok let me check that

[forest axle]

if you are changing its intrinsic size, that is going to scale things up or down

which often results in "blurriness"

[silk spruce]

ok so cropping leaves a dark part though

isn't that captured?

i can try i guess

[forest axle]

!aspectratio

[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.

[forest axle]

i recommend reading this if you don't have a good grasp of aspect ratios and scaling

[silk spruce]

alright, let me read that, so i guess i am going with the canvas same as my resolution and trying to adjust it so that it only fits my content

that makes sense

[forest axle]

your canvas can be 1920x1080 without issues, as long as you make sure that you aren't trying to fit things that are wider than 1920 pixels inside it. if you have a capture, make sure you don't have any transforms on it, and then make sure to only crop and not scale it if you want pixel-correct captures

[silk spruce]

well, i did a little test, i tried recording full canvas with the transform reset

and then i recorded the same with wondershare and the difference is very visible

and with wondershare i cropped it too, i mean i used the feature they have which allows you to crop

my problem with obs is that i can never get it to record without blurriness

even without changing anything

like i don't have a starting point to go with

i guess i am doing sth wrong, but i can't really figure it out :/

i did understand what you are saying about the crop vs scale though

just resizing the window scales it, while with alt you remove parts of it

and the latter is what i need

but i hope i would be able to get a non blurry recording to begin with, when going reset transform

[forest axle]

if you can send a clip and a screenshot that both have the same vertical dimensions and scaling, we can take a look

[silk spruce]

you mean content in the box with reset transform?

not sure about the vertical dimensions, i suppose you mean a reset transform

like canvas same as my monitor resolution and transform reset

is that right ?

[forest axle]

yes, that will work

[silk spruce]

alright sec

[forest axle]

accompanied by a screenshot of the monitor with the same content, so that we can compare them

[silk spruce]

alrighty

here is the capture

and the screenshot

[forest axle]

can you send the log from your current session as well?

!maclog

[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

[silk spruce]

for sure

https://obsproject.com/logs/HqFZbjzei2VJmbH2

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• MP4/MOV Recording

⚠️ Warning

• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• 0.9% Rendering Lag

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

your screenshot is not the entire screen, which makes comparing these more difficult, but it appears to be the same scale at least

[silk spruce]

oh sorry ill grab it all

[forest axle]

just cmd-shift-3 if you aren't familiar

[silk spruce]

here is a wondershare record btw too to diff

i use the screenshot a lot in my macbook but i have a regular keyboard here and its a mess lol

let me grab it though

i captured the full screeen too sec

[forest axle]

thanks. i don't see any scaling issues with your OBS recording. your recording is only 8000 bitrate, which is probably too low for these settings, but in terms of actual scaling issues, things look fine

!local

[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, choose Indistinguishable Quality as the Recording Quality
3. Set your Video Encoder to a hardware encoder, if available

[silk spruce]

ah yeah i have tried 60000 too

although this should mostly be relevant for streaming i would think

but i do see that the recordings are quite comparable now

[forest axle]

that's probably too high. i'd recommend following the messages from the bot message. if you're making recordings, you shouldn't use CBR

[silk spruce]

hmm maybe it has to do with grabbing the whole monitor

yeap im using CBR now

looks like ultrawide is a bit messy

[forest axle]

you won't have these issues if you follow the simple cardinal rules of 1. do not scale your captures, only crop them and 2. start with those encoding settings

[silk spruce]

i will definitely try that for sure

i wil try to make it work now

[forest axle]

you can have a 1920x1080 canvas without issues, just don't scale things

[silk spruce]

set my canvas to 16:9 and see how i can fix that

i didnt know that grabbing the window by the dots would basically scale and cause such issues when crop will not

thats very helpful

thanks a lot by the way !

i'll see if i can make it so that i fit my window in there only and see how it looks

sth like that i suppose right ?

i saw in the article that green is for cropping

[forest axle]

if you're just trying to capture a browser window, i'd use the window capture mode of macos screen capture instead of cropping a display capture

but yes, that looks fine in terms of not hitting scaling issues at least

[silk spruce]

yeah i am capturing a window, but i previously could only fit it only when captuing the whole screen

but i was definitely scaling as part of that process

yeah that definitely look much better i think

even with whole screen capture

much appreciated! I will do some test upload on youtube see how it displays on my macbook

but i think this should work

[silent bear]

that thingy cant get it the perfect form

[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.

[silent bear]

huh

how can i set 16:9

[forest axle]

you set your canvas to 16:9 in settings->video. your display is 16:10, so you have to decide what to do about that. the guide the bot linked will tell you how to do that

[silent bear]

i cant help me with the guide

[forest axle]

the guide explains things pretty clearly, though unfortunately we can only really do support in english. google translate on that page might be useful. beyond that, if there's a specific thing you don't understand we can try to help

[silent bear]

I don't understand the page exactly, what exactly should I do now so that my screen is everywhere

[forest axle]

the simplest way is to set your canvas to the same as your screen resolution in settings->video

[silent bear]

and how do I know my screen resolution?

[forest axle]

it says right there in OBS. 1680x1050

[forest axle]

i don't know what window i'm supposed to be looking at here, can you screenshot the entire window

[forest axle]

change both of these top values to be 1680x1050, if that's what you want

[silent bear]

tysmmmmm

[silent bear]

i need help

asap

i cant screen record

my friend cant

[carmine drum]

Anyone use the iPhone camera OBS app?

[vale kite]

first of all, i'm new here, so hi everyone. Anyway, the issue i'm having is with OBS recognizing my capture card, sort of. So in order to connect the USB cable from my Elgato capture card to my MacBook Pro, i have to use a USB-C adapter. No problem. Everything works fine, well except OBS only seems to recognize one of the USB-3 ports in the adapter. No biggie, at least it recognizes the one. Anyway, because of how my adapter is designed, i can't have it plugged in to my computer at the same time as my charger. When plugged in, the adapter covers up half of the charging port. So if I'm recording a video or streaming and i get the message that my laptop needs to be charged right away, i have to remove the adapter in order to plug in my charging cable. So i went and got a different USB-C adapter that's a different design where i can have it and my charger connect to my laptop simultaneously. However, even though i have all of my USB and HDMI connections correct and the the light on the capture card is the correct color, OBS won't recognize it. I know this new adapter works fine cuz i've plugged other things into the USB-3 ports and they work fine. Both of the USB-C adapters are made by the same company, got good reviews, and they weren't cheap or expensive either. Like I said, all of my connections are correct and the capture card lights up with the correct color. All of my tests have shown that it's not an adapter issue. So I can only assume it's an OBS issue. Yes I know when i have the one adapter connected everything is fine, but i don't want to have to cut my videos or streams short cuz my computer is about to die. Sorry if this is confusing to everyone. i'm not great at explaining things and i've done the best i can to keep things simple. any help is greatly appreciated. thanks.

[forest axle]

what is the make and model of the adapter that isn't working?

[vale kite]

it's a MOKiN 7-in-1 USB-C Multiport Hub, i bought on Amazon

[forest axle]

hmm, can you do the following with your capture card connected via that hub?

1. open spotlight (command+spacebar), type in "system information.app" and hit enter
2. scroll down to the USB section on the left sidebar
3. in the main pane, find your device or the port that corresponds to it
4. screenshot or copy/paste everything you see there into here?

[vale kite]

by device or port, do you mean the adapter

[forest axle]

if you see the adapter there, yes. you should see your capture card, but if you don't, just screenshot what you do see

[vale kite]

saw the capture card, but not the adapter

[forest axle]

can you select the capture card and screenshot what you see?

[vale kite]

sure

[forest axle]

hmm ok that looks fine i think. let's see a log in OBS

!maclog

[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

[vale kite]

https://obsproject.com/logs/8ZLWJ2Hy4aCo1T52

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Intel OBS on Apple Silicon Mac

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.5 (OK)
• No Output Session

Hardware Check

Apple M1 Pro 8 Core 3200 MHz - OK! / Apple Apple M1 Pro (not in benchmark DB)

[forest axle]

can you screenshot what you see when you try to select the hd60x as a video capture device in OBS?

[vale kite]

sure

[forest axle]

does either entry for the HD60 X (it looks like there are two there) show a feed? or are they both black?

[vale kite]

only the one that's NOT selected is black.

[forest axle]

sorry, so are you getting a feed from one?

[vale kite]

what i mean is only one Elgato can be selected. The one that's selectable shows nothing on the screen

[forest axle]

#macos-support message going back to this for a second; in this tree, do you see two entries for the HD60X or just the one? if you see two separate entries, can you screenshot the other one as well?

[icy steppe]

Hey guys I found an issue with "MacOS screen capture", specifically when using a preset like "Apple XDR Display (P3-1600 nits)".

This preset changes the colours that are being displayed in the screen, going so far to even add colours that doesn't exist. Also, when I'm capturing the screen with "MacOS screen capture" the colous being displayed in my recordings are not accurate. So I have to fallback to use "Display capture" which is deprecated. I'm attaching some screenshots of the two different recording methods.

[vale kite]

just one entry

[forest axle]

ok. hmm

[icy steppe]

The first one as you may see add a black block at the bottom of the image, that is "MacOS screen capture", the second one keeps the colour flat, which is expected, that is Display capture.

[forest axle]

can you try pulling up the feed in quicktime.app? to do that:

1. open quicktime
2. select file->new movie recording
3. click the arrow next to the record button and select your capture card

[vale kite]

sure

[forest axle]

let us know if you're able to see the feed there. if not, this is most likely a USB issue, though it's an odd one

[vale kite]

i see the feed

[forest axle]

hmm, interesting

oh, i knew there was something i forgot

you're using intel OBS on apple silicon. let's rule that out

https://obsproject.com/download can you replace your OBS with the arm64/apple silicon version you see listed here?

[vale kite]

probabably

[forest axle]

you're using OBS compiled for intel machines which it's possible has difficulties with usb devices

[vale kite]

should i uninstall this version first?

[forest axle]

it should be sufficient to just drag and replace it, if it's in applications

[vale kite]

ok

[forest axle]

let's rule out a couple things. what display are you using / what mac? also can we see a clean log?

[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

[forest axle]

OBS not having correct colors with p3 input is a sort-of known issue, but that blocky artifact seems like a possible encoder thing

[vale kite]

14-inch MacBook Pro , macOS Ventura version 13.5.1, built-in Liquid Retina XDR Display

[forest axle]

sorry i was replying to nicolas there, that was not directed toward you

[vale kite]

oh sorry

installing the othe version of OBS now

just opened the new OBS

still nothing

[forest axle]

let's see another log

!maclog

[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

[vale kite]

https://obsproject.com/logs/nFHzglBXRU3vCBoy

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.5 (OK)
• No Output Session

Hardware Check

Apple M1 Pro 8 Core 3200 MHz - OK! / Apple Apple M1 Pro (not in benchmark DB)

[forest axle]

#macos-support message going back to this for a second, do you see a feed if you select any of the different presets?

[vale kite]

it only give high as an option

and thats what im using

i gotta go now. if you come up with anything just leave it here and i'll get back to you as soon as i can

thanks for all your help

[forest axle]

sure, sorry you're having trouble, i'll ping you if i come up with anything. as far as i can tell does seem like a (possible) OBS issue

it's clear that OBS does not like your usb hub, but exactly why is unclear

[vale kite]

enjoy the rest of your day/night

[forest axle]

likewise!

[fervent fox]

hey all...fired up OBS to stream tonight, and now its dropping 100% of frames. I have changed no settings in months. Mac Studio M2 I have no idea what could be going on

[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.

[gaunt notch]

I know virtual audio output is possible on Windows via Droid Cam Virtual Output, but what can I do for mac os?

[vale kite]

So i found a solution. For whatever reason, if i want to connect my elgato capture card to my macbook using this other adapter, i have to add a second video capture device. not sure if this is the end all be all long term solution, but at least it works for now.

[forest axle]

hmm that's definitely weird, glad to hear it works though

[plucky zenith]

!vbcable
vb-cable could work but if I remember it's only up to macos 12, not sure

[fading hare]

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

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

[crimson flint]

Hey guys GMGM I'm new to OBS.
I'm an audio engineer and my setup is a Mac Pro with OS X (10.14.6) and a PreSonus Studio 18/24 audio interface.
I'm trying to test it out but it seems like I can't do screen recording with computer audio, meaning ANYTHING that technically comes as an output from the PreSonus from computer audio, is not seen as an audio input in OBS (meters dead/no audio gets recorded); if I speak on a mic instead it gets through OBS, meters move and my voice is recorded in the screen recording. How do I "plug" OBS on the PreSonus output channels instead of in the input channels?
For instance I want to screen record a Youtube, Vimeo: how do I capture computer audio from it?

[pearl yacht]

Obs by default is set to stereo, so it only ‘sees’ channel 0+1 - if your input is on other channels, it will not be picked up

You’d have to change OBS’ audio configuration for more channels to pick those up, but unfortunately that also changes the number of output channels - it’s an unfortunate limitation of OBS at the moment

macOS allows us to pick up only specific channels but alas that hasn’t been implemented in OBS yet

[cunning minnow]

when i put usb in my ipad crash

https://obsproject.com/logs/YoQAnEw7T3NVU4wD

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[cunning minnow]

https://obsproject.com/logs/vyrNEnSeU6ijTI0t

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

do you mean OBS crashes when you plug in your ipad? we need the specific steps. if OBS is crashing, we should also see a crash log, not an OBS log:

[fading hare]

A crash log is required to investigate the cause of your issue. Please upload the most recent crash log.

1. In Finder, click the Go menu
2. Select Go To Folder, and type in ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
3. Upload the file prefixed OBS_ with the most recent date (format is year-month-day)

[carmine karma]

how can I schedule a live event from OBS through Facebook to successfully stream a live video on facebook using the streaming key?

[viscid ice]

Hi, I am new to the server! Thank you for having somewhere we can get assistance. My wife and I are streamers on twitch. At first everything was going lovely, then our streams started ended and restarting? I’m not seeing anything about frames dropping and on twitch and obs everything is the color green when it comes to bitrate and things. I disconnected twitch from Obs and reconnected it. Im not sure what else could be the problem. I am hardwired from modem to ps5 but use WiFi for the mac laptop.

[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

[thick warren]

HOLA

[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!

[thick warren]

oo

[muted edge]

hello, i noticed something odd about my streams and recordings, the thing is that on my end everything looks good but on the other end the audio is glitchy and so is the video. now the video seems to look like a bunch of misplaced pixels in a ps2 game. what is going on and is there a way to fix it? https://obsproject.com/logs/DKVfAtSZtByJJhYG here is the link to the logs

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• MP4/MOV Recording
• Max Audio Buffering

⚠️ Warning

• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.4 (OK)
• 0.2% CPU Encoder Overload

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

i cant easily tell why you are hitting max audio buffering, but your encoder settings aren't really suitable. you should be using the hardware encoder, as well as raising your bitrate significantly. if you're streaming, you may also need to lower your resolution, depending on the platform and the connection. in general i'd recommend going to simple mode, selecting hardware encoders, and raising your bitrate:

!simple

[fading hare]

Advanced output mode, while allowing for more fine-tuning of options, does not automatically mean that your stream or recording will have better quality. Often, it can result in lower quality, because it can allow changes to settings that really shouldn't be changed. In most cases, Simple output mode is the best option to get the most out of OBS.

To change back to Simple output mode:

1. Go to Settings > Output in OBS.
2. Change "Output Mode" from "Advanced" to "Simple".

[muted edge]

thanks a lot i figured out way (its me, im deaf ig the voulume in the game is too HIGH) but i ddi figure out the rest of it thanks a lot you guys are the best have a great day or night

[eternal quiver]

Hi all, I've installed OBS via Homebrew which is working just fine. But now I'm trying to install Advanced Scene Switcher which is not showing up. I've tried using the Homebrew install option, manually copying the plugin, and using the package installer. Whichever method I use I don't see the plugin listed in the Tools menu. Does anyone have any suggestions?
https://obsproject.com/logs/fXOFIB51KJhWy7Gc

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Non-Standard Framerate

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.5 (OK)
• No Output Session

Hardware Check

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

[plucky zenith]

!downloads
any reason you're not installing with the official installer?

[fading hare]

OBS Studio can be downloaded:

• directly from the official OBS Project website: https://obsproject.com/download
• Microsoft Store (Windows)
• Steam (Windows, macOS)
• Flathub (Linux)

[eternal quiver]

Yes, I'm setting this up on a remote machine via a shell script.

[plucky zenith]

well my guess is that homebrew is likely installing to another location than the default, causing it to look in another folder for plugins.

also afaik you can install from a .dmg in command line

mount the .dmg and either copy over the .app, or use installer to install the .pkg

[eternal quiver]

I've searched the machine and all the plugin files, profiles etc are located at ~/Library/Application Support which is where the scene switcher plugin is also installed.

[plucky zenith]

show me how it's installed?

[eternal quiver]

The files?

[plucky zenith]

yee

(of the plugin)

[plucky zenith]

the .plugin file of adv-ss sshould be in the plugins folder

~/Library/Application Support/obs-studio/plugins

[eternal quiver]

Duh! Yes, that might help.

[plucky zenith]

👍

[eternal quiver]

brew installed it in /Library/Application Support, I then copied it to the wrong place. But I don’t get why the package installer didn’t work.

[plucky zenith]

no idea

[eternal quiver]

Never mind though, I can install via brew and then copy to the correct folder now. Thanks for your help.

[ripe dust]

Good morning everyone. I've been troubleshooting and scouring the web for over 24 hours and have not found a solution so here I am. I've always used streamlabs for streaming but am now switching over to OBS, and I have set up blackhole and it is just not working. I have infinite reverb whenever I select it as my output speaker and just don't know where to go from here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am happy to screenshot/screenshare or whatever is necessary. I was super ambitious and was ready to have stream setup by 10AM but I don't see that happening now 😭😭😭 Thank you in advance!!

[plucky zenith]

what version of macos are you on?

[ripe dust]

Ventura 13.6

[plucky zenith]

!macaudio
then use screen capture source, not blackhole

[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.

[ripe dust]

amazing!! TYSM!!!💛

[carmine karma]

how can I schedule a live event from OBS through Facebook to successfully stream a live video on facebook using the streaming key?

[viscid ice]

https://obsproject.com/logs/NQKdUUJ14tgiLaMB

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.5 (OK)
• Non-Default x264 Preset
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

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

[viscid ice]

It’s not showing any warning or issues. So I’m not sure why the stream would be restarting. Sometimes it’s after 5 minutes, after a couple hours, after one hour, it’s random. Sometimes it doesn’t do it.

[tawny frost]

How do i add audio sound input?

[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.

[forest axle]

your log doesn't show any issues, but it also doesn't appear that you took a log where the issue actually happened, so we can't see what's happening when your stream restarts. given the information and your settings, it seems almost certain that it's a connection issue outside of OBS though, per above

[forest axle]

if it's an audio interface, you'd use the audio input capture source. if it's sound on your computer, use the macos screen capture source

[viscid ice]

https://obsproject.com/logs/rKIuszGOM9oRxr4s

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.5 (OK)
• Non-Default x264 Preset
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

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

[viscid ice]

Yeah it just happened and I did the log and it’s still not showing issues, so I will see what the next problem could be

[spark niche]

!n I found this in the log where it mentions disconnecting. If you're multistreaming, I suspect either the connection is failing between it and the ingest or between you and them.

[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.

[floral totem]

Hi there, I'm new to OBS and am experiencing what I'm sure is a noobie error on my part. I've set up OBS to correctly be capturing an open application using macOS Screen Capture, but no matter how I resize the capture window bounds, I'm getting two black horizontal bars that are clipping off the top and bottom of the application. I can't seem to find the fix for this in the documentation, and would very much appreciate anyone's help with how to get this set up properly. Thank you!

[lone jackal]

I can’t get websocket to connect with triggerfyre. MacBook Pro with an M2 Pro chip, most recent version of OBS

[obtuse flax]

want to do a live listening to music but I don't want the sound of the music to come out on Live OK I can do it

[gaunt dock]

hey folks - running the 30 beta rc 1 and the chat dock (built in) and any custom docks I add go blank every so often. just wanted to report it since it seems to be specific to 30 rc1 (I could be wrong). here's the most recent log that it happened in - I think the logs shows something about an unsafe script that appears to be content-security policy related. https://obsproject.com/logs/AVHZnP0FFkgeTgqX

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• Release Candidate OBS Version (30.0.0-rc1)
• Third-Party Plugins (13)

Hardware Check

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

[gaunt dock]

feel free to direct me elsewhere since its beta related - thanks!

[frosty pine]

Hey new to the community here and appreciate all you do! Apologies if this has been answered/documented before - I did my best to find in this Discord + online but no luck

I'm creating a web page intended to be used as a Browser overlay in OBS. The page displays in OBS just fine after initial setup. The page is dynamic and content is updated via webhooks - the changes show up on the page itself in my browser however they aren't reflected in OBS until after manually clearing the cache. Are there any known issues/limitation for this? I assumed OBS would just reflect everything "live" on the page but I must be missing some steps on my site to get it to work correctly.

Any tips/tricks/pointers are much appreciated as I'm at a loss on how to tackle this. Thank you so much for your help!

https://fabrary.net/card-overlays/59d0c304-a470-4272-9f75-8365c3909430 <--- URL of the website page

[glacial rover]

hello guys im just wondering how to find a video that i recorded in obs

if anyone could help me as soon as possile that would be great

[fading hare]

OBS Studio recordings can be found by selecting File > Show Recordings. The output path can be changed under Settings > Output.

[frosty pine]

Here's the log file from my session - added multiple sources, recorded, updated the content on the site + confirmed updates not reflected in OBS. No errors showing up that I can see.

https://obsproject.com/logs/FnBWubX5bQrir8YW

[fading hare]

Hardware Check

Apple M1 Pro 8 Core 3200 MHz - OK! / Apple Apple M1 Pro (not in benchmark DB)

[wary pebble]

is there a way to create new audio input devices for this screen? i'm tryna make "channels" by using the unused virtual audio devices, but the "Microsoft Teams Audio" one is really distorted for whatever reason, and the other two are being used.

That, or I need to figure out how to make the "Microsoft Teams Audio" virtual device not distort its audio, which i so far have not been able to figure out.

[plucky zenith]

!macaudio
if you're on macos 13+ you should be using screen capture to capture audio instead

[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.

[wary pebble]

i'm using monterey, macos 12
sorry, i should've mentioned that first

seems like i just need more virtual audio devices, like blackhole or vb-cable. any other free options i can use? Loopback and Sound siphon are paid, and their free trials don't last long.

aite im getting the a and b cables for vb lol

[plucky zenith]

idk mucch abotu soundflower but vb-cable sells licences to additional ones, at a minimum of 5 USB for two

[silver pier]

The multiple RTMP plug in is hiding on the top left corner of my screen and I can't use it. Any suggestions?

[deep fulcrum]

Which video and audio encoder should I be using for most efficient recordings (highest quality without massive file size)

[frosty summit]

Hi guys, got a few problmes with OBS and Zoom on my MacBook Pro M1 Max.
64 GB Ram
8 TB SSD Drive
MacOS 14.0 sonoma
OBS latest version 29...
Zoom latest version
Connected to my MacBook are:
1 iPhone X with latest update on USB C
1 Logitech Brio on USB Hub
1 Stream Deck on USB Hub
1 external magic pad
1 external magic keyboard
1 external 50" 4k TV screen
On OBS Chroma Key setting Filter on FaceTime cam is on.

Used to work perfectly before I starting using OBS.
Have many open Chrome windows- Was no problem earlier (latest Chrome version)

Activity shows % of CPU used:
WindowServer 140%
Google Chrome Helper 107%
OBS 64%
On OBS, CPU use: 5-7%

My problems are:
My system is overloaded.
Once I start Zoom and am in a session, everything gets very slow. I see typed letters being typed one by one.
Quite soon, OBS screen freezes on Zoom.
Wenn I try to refresh or change the source back to the standard FaceTime cam, it works, but from that moment on, if I change to OBS I cahnge switch on the video mode.
I have to close OBS and zoom to start again.
Each time I start OBS new, the size of the camera window changes and I have to adapt it again (Mac build in FaceTime front cam)
I noticed that as soon as I connect my iPhone to my Mac, the date is January 9th and the time is 9:41 and doesn't change, until I disconnect, then it goes back to the real date and time.

Any idea what I need to do to debug this?

[pseudo warren]

hi, I have a Problem with my OBS if I use it to Capture Switch footage there is a wierd focus with Blur with my Elgato

[potent shoal]

I asked this a little while ago but I just wanted to make sure no updates or changes have occurred. Is there any way to get OBS to come up as a virtual cam in Discord on Mac? EVERYTHING is updated and installed correctly as far as I'm concerned. Please mention me or DM me. Thanks in advance.

[autumn sedge]

buy windows

[potent shoal]

oh come on now. I'm not going to buy a whole OS AND Parallels just for 1 feature. #ridiculous

[plucky zenith]

ignore them they're a troll

[potent shoal]

Sall good. Trolls are trolls. Just insecure little boys haha

[autumn sedge]

idk

[plucky zenith]

so, there's currently two ways :

• if you're on macos 14 or earlier, the obs 30 beta has the new and improved vcam which should work everywhere.
• if yoou're on macos up to 13 (but not 14) using current stable obs, and discord in chrome instead of the app

[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

[potent shoal]

Thanks for this only issue now is…the camera is mirrored and I dunno how to flip it.

[fading hare]

The view you see in your application is flipped for you only. This is because most applications expect a webcam, and they want to mimic looking in a mirror for your own preview. Everyone else sees what you see in the OBS preview.

[potent shoal]

haha! I can’t tell U how much time you’ve saved me. Thank U so very much!

[plucky zenith]

👍

[plucky zenith]

oh hi warmuptill

[pseudo warren]

got the respone thx verry much 👍🏻

[fair beacon]

hello, i updated OBS and im getting this now. what do i need to do here? not sure what other info i need to give but please let me know. thanks!

[warped mica]

Hi! In "Settings -> Output", there are two sections (recording and streaming). In each of those, make sure there is something selected in these two dropdowns

[fair beacon]

does it matter which one i choose? thanks :D

[warped mica]

Yes! They will differ on the codec they output (basically the kind of video/audio), the quality of the resulting video/audio, and the impact on computer resources.

Usually we recommend using Simple mode, it makes setting this up much easier

[fading hare]

Advanced output mode, while allowing for more fine-tuning of options, does not automatically mean that your stream or recording will have better quality. Often, it can result in lower quality, because it can allow changes to settings that really shouldn't be changed. In most cases, Simple output mode is the best option to get the most out of OBS.

To change back to Simple output mode:

1. Go to Settings > Output in OBS.
2. Change "Output Mode" from "Advanced" to "Simple".

[warped mica]

There, you will pretty much only have to choose between "Software" and "Hardware" for the video encoder. Using "Hardware" is usually the better option (assuming it's available) as it uses much less system resources (like CPU), although video quality may be slightly worse, depeding on the specific encoder.

[fair beacon]

thank you! ill check this out :D and also one thing i noticed is that whenever i open my OBS, i always get this and it never opens. I already downloaded the latest but its always a random thing that im able to open it successfully :( i have Mac OS ventura 13.5

[forest axle]

can you post the most recent log when this happens?

!manuallog

[fading hare]

Please manually upload your log file.

(Windows)

1. Press WinKey+R to open the Run dialog
2. Paste the following into the box and hit OK: %APPDATA%\obs-studio\logs
3. Find the desired log file (usually the latest) and drag/drop it into this channel.

Linux logs: ~/.config/obs-studio/logs
macOS logs: ~/Library/Application Support/obs-studio/logs

[warped mica]

It may also be useful to send a spindump when it hangs.
Follow https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206435255-Creating-a-Spindump-file-on-macOS, replace Zoom with OBS. (First-party reference would be https://support.apple.com/guide/activity-monitor/actmntr2225/mac but that always turns German for me and I don't know whether it also does for others, so your language may vary :p)

[forest axle]

that apple link auto-localizes for me

assuming that user is on 14, my hunch on that is CEF, i've seen a couple instances since sonoma where users had hangs and removing the obs-browser plugin config folder resolved it

[rapid tusk]

how i fix this

[fading hare]

Logitech's OBS plugin may currently be causing OBS Studio to crash on launch. If this is the case for you, follow these instructions to remove it:

1. Open Logitech's G HUB software
2. In G HUB, select the menu, then Games and Applications. Choose OBS, then disable any enabled integrations
3. Open Finder
4. Click on the Go menu, then Go to Folder. Paste in the following then press Return : /Library/Application Support/obs-studio/plugins
5. Remove the logi_obs_plugin folder
6. Launch OBS Studio

[autumn raft]

I asked in Stream Element too but wonder if anyone here has got SE.Live to work on a Mac so able to have a custom bot name used.

apparently there is an older version of OBS that had SE.Live built in, is there any known issue with that version of I go back to using that one instead of current one.

[plucky zenith]

OBS never had se.live builtin

[autumn raft]

Weird, support from SE said otherwise which is where I got that idea from.

[plucky zenith]

no, that's not what sudo said, you slightly misread what he said

[steep loom]

You can create as many virtual audio devices as you like with Blackhole if you compile it from source code rather than just use the simple install DMG way. It's a little more complicated and you need to have Xcode installed which is 8 or so GB of install… but it gives you the ability to make as many devices as you like with as many channels per device as you like.

https://github.com/ExistentialAudio/BlackHole

[autumn raft]

oh, i took this as an older version of OVB had it built in on Mac so I was thinking I could go back to using that version.

Unfortunately SE.Live for mac relies on an older version of OBS and isn't a separate version like it currently is with windows.

That's why I was thinking of going back to using an older version of OBS on the mac as long as it didn't take current functionalities away

[spark niche]

Why do you need se.live?

[plucky zenith]

just get another bot than streamelements.

[plucky zenith]

the bot rename

[spark niche]

Ah.

I would follow Pen's advice. The SE bot isn't that great and there are many other alternatives out there. Streamer.bot, Firebot etc.

[plucky zenith]

I'd add KC

[spark niche]

I made a separate account for my bot.

Kruiz?

[plucky zenith]

yee

[spark niche]

Small note about a bot I mentioned: Firebot wasn't developed intentionally to work with Mac. However they are working on it now so it is VERY beta, but it is open source and they're always accepting changes and ideas.

[autumn raft]

Thanks will look into others, started to use MooBot but tired of it saying replying to a command so looking for others.

[serene steppe]

Hello everyone. I've troubles with OBS, there is a lot I don't understand. Is there anyone for online tutoring? Of course I pay for the service

[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

[plucky zenith]

do read the guides linked, if you then still have questions, don't hesitate to ask them here

[serene steppe]

I don't even understand why I have to install OBS anytime I want to use it, so all the previous settings are gone

I can't hear EposVox hyper processed fake voice.... Lol

[plucky zenith]

you don't have to do that, just launch obs itself instead of running the installer

[serene steppe]

Ok, then the day after I turn on the Mac and I have a question mark instead of the OBS icon, so I click and I have to install again. Like OBS for Mac is an image

[forest axle]

you probably aren't moving OBS to your applications folder

you'll want to do that

[serene steppe]

I do that. Anytime. And it says I already have OBS

[forest axle]

not sure what you might be doing. you can screenshot the error and show us, but this is likely not an OBS issue

[vestal ginkgo]

Hi ! Do you have any idea when OBS virtual camera will be working again with macOS 14 ?

[plucky zenith]

when obs 30.0 will come out.
if you need it now, you can use the beta for it

[fading hare]

OBS Studio 30.0 Beta is now out! More details can be found here:

https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/obs-studio-30-beta.168984/

[vestal ginkgo]

Thanks ! I miss the information, my bad !

[plucky zenith]

nothing to apologise for, betas are usually not really talked about as much

[plucky zenith]

slight warning though, rc1 has some issues with browser sources (that were since fixed, but the fix hasn't been released yet) so if you use those and you're noticing weirdness, come back here and I'll show you how to get the nightly (which has these fixes)

[vestal ginkgo]

I understand, it’s only a beta after all !

Does the new plugin change anything about the placeholder file that we were able to edit before ?

[plucky zenith]

normally it shouldn't, as far as I know

[vestal ginkgo]

Thanks !

[pseudo warren]

my mac is outdated waaaaaa

i need helpz

all the shit they talk about is plugins for mac']

waqaaaaaaaa

[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!

[pseudo warren]

i did ask

i asked that my mac i an using is outdated

[neon lily]

That isn’t a question

What do you need help with?

[old jungle]

info: NV12 texture support not available
info: P010 texture support not available
error: glTexImage2D failed, glGetError returned GL_INVALID_VALUE(0x501)
error: device_texture_create (GL) failed

[forest axle]

you've set your canvas size too large which has made OBS unable to start up. you'll need to manually edit your configuration file to resolve it

to do that, follow these instructions:

0. exit OBS
1. open finder, hit go->go to folder
2. paste in the following: ~/Library/Application Support/obs-studio/
3. navigate to the basic, then profiles, then the folder for the name of your profile
4. open basic.ini in a text editor
5. modify the top of the [Video] section so it reads as follows:

[Video]
BaseCX=1920
BaseCY=1080
OutputCX=1920
OutputCY=1080```
7. save and exit
8. start up OBS

[silent shard]

Is it possible to get a good stream with this computer:

macOS Catalina
version 10.15.7

iMac (Retina 5K, 2019)
Processor 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
Memory 64 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
Graphics RAdeon Pro Vega 48 8GB

Right now i have 2 camera hooked to Blackmagic Atem mini
and also NDI feed from another mac.

Everything looks really good quality on the OBS screens, however when i stream on youtube or record. the quality is really bad.

[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

[vestal ginkgo]

With OBS 30, the following link doesn’t exist anymore:
/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Library/CoreMediaIO/Plug-Ins/DAL/obs-mac-virtualcam.plugin/Contents/Resources/placeholder.png
Do you have any idea where the new CameraExtension placeholder can be ?

[warped mica]

It's not user-replacable anymore

[vestal ginkgo]

Oh, that’s sad. Why ?

[pearl yacht]

Because a camera extension runs in a sandbox

it's the reason why macOS allows any application to load them (and you can use it in Zoom, Facetime, etc. out of the box) - but that also means you have no filesystem access outside of that sandbox

[vestal ginkgo]

Ok 👌

[pure chasm]

My info appears to be leaving ProPResenter7 However, it does not always show up in OBS. Yesterday everthing showed up in lower thirds. Today not at all. In the last half hour I also have now lost the video feed. What is going on?

[sudden warren]

so i was seting up my stream, and then all of the things at the bottom disappeared (sources, scenes, sound, controls)

What shoul i do?

[forest axle]

most likely you'll want to do docks->reset docks, in the menu bar

[sudden warren]

That worked, thanks so much!

[gleaming scroll]

hello, I just plugged in my logitech keyboard and OBS won't open... gives an error.... you told me the fix before.... can you tell me again..... thanks....

[forest axle]

if you think you have the logitech plugin crash, this would be the resolution:

[fading hare]

Logitech's OBS plugin may currently be causing OBS Studio to crash on launch. If this is the case for you, follow these instructions to remove it:

1. Open Logitech's G HUB software
2. In G HUB, select the menu, then Games and Applications. Choose OBS, then disable any enabled integrations
3. Open Finder
4. Click on the Go menu, then Go to Folder. Paste in the following then press Return : /Library/Application Support/obs-studio/plugins
5. Remove the logi_obs_plugin folder
6. Launch OBS Studio

[forest axle]

you should post a crash log if you want to confirm that that is actually what's happening, though

[fading hare]

A crash log is required to investigate the cause of your issue. Please upload the most recent crash log.

1. In Finder, click the Go menu
2. Select Go To Folder, and type in ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
3. Upload the file prefixed OBS_ with the most recent date (format is year-month-day)

[gleaming scroll]

Thanks, worked again

[sudden warren]

Alright, this is a bit of a complex question: I have A midi keyboard (launchkey 37) and I want to use it as macros to activate secnes by clicking one of the buttons. I installed OBS midi (https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/obs-midi.1023/) and it showed up in the tools bar, but it looks like rocket sceince to me and i have no idea what to do. How do I make one of the keys change scenes??

uhhh help?

[sudden warren]

HELP???

i kinda wanna stream m' bad

i have anger issues

[cerulean olive]

Hello, I'm having trouble with screen recording; the quality keeps deteriorating. What bitrate should I set when recording on a 6K monitor to prevent this? If there are any other solutions, please let me know

[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, choose Indistinguishable Quality as the Recording Quality
3. Set your Video Encoder to a hardware encoder, if available

[chilly sandal]

Hi,

I'm having trouble keeping a smooth 60fps at 1080p on my Intel MacBook Pro from 2018.
In a previous recording I used for a YouTube video, it was smooth for the first 10 minutes but then lagged and stuttered randomly until it just chugged towards the end and eventually losing footage.

Does anyone know a solution?

https://obsproject.com/logs/nVrxQYz61TubMjiQ

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• MP4/MOV Recording

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (4)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-8850H @ 2.60GHz - OK! / Radeon Pro 560X - OK!

[chilly sandal]

Stats:
Audio Encoder: CoreAudi AAC
Video Encoder: Apple VT H264 Hardware Encoder
Rate Control: ABR
Bitrate: 6000 Kbps
Keyframe Interval: 2 s
Profile: High
Use B-Frames: Checked
Audio Bitrate: 128

[forest axle]

are you sure that you reproduced the issue for this log? it does not show any issues. for what you described, that would be highly unusual. i recommend following these instructions:

!maccleanlog

[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

[forest axle]

ah yeah, your replay buffer was only on for a fraction of a second. definitely get a longer session

[plucky fog]

Does our OBS Studio support video streams from Apple Vision Pro ?

[neon lily]

Who could possibly know that?

Apple Vision Pro isn't out yet

According to the developer docs, it's possible to capture what Apple Vision Pro sees using Reality Composer Pro: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/capturing-video-from-your-visionos-device

So I gather you'd just have to capture that using a macOS Screen Capture source

But again, the device hasn't been released yet, nobody could possibly know with any assurance

And anybody who does know will be bound by a non-disclosure agreement so wouldn't be able to say, anyway

@plucky fog ^

[fierce furnace]

Is there any recommend settings for HDR video recoding? I’ve tried but it just looks weird.

[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, choose Indistinguishable Quality as the Recording Quality
3. Set your Video Encoder to a hardware encoder, if available

[plucky fog]

So OBS currently supporting live streaming of 2D from Apple Vision Pro?

[plucky zenith]

as feets told you : nobody knows because apple vision doesn't exist yet

[plucky fog]

Okay, it seems like nobody has attempted to livestream using Apple Vision Pro yet.

[warped mica]

yeah i don't think anyone owns a Vision Pro at this stage

[pseudo arch]

Quesdtion. I'm running an M2 Mac Mini and Logitech camera, but there is a lag of about 1 second between me speaking and the video showing me speaking

[plucky fog]

To the best of my knowledge, Apple has equipped large video production companies with Apple Vision Pro.

[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]

Feel free to have them contact [e-mail] if they have some spares

[plucky zenith]

if they have they're likely under NDA, given that the thing isn't supposed to be out for a few months still

[plucky fog]

Yes, they have signed a non-disclosure agreement, so it's challenging to obtain information.🤣

[pseudo arch]

Log File: https://obsproject.com/logs/apnoftwggfRgUrxH

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Old Version (29.0.2)

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[pseudo arch]

Updating now

ok. much better

nope. no better actually. Just wishful thinking

New logfile

https://obsproject.com/logs/OjCDXJb1lNB3rqV4

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[plucky zenith]

what's the issue?

[pseudo arch]

Lag between me speaking and video showng me speaking

[plucky zenith]

does it still happen if you remove or deactivate the backgroundremoval filters?

[pseudo arch]

I can remove it from the plugins folder, but how do I deactivate it?

[plucky zenith]

nah, just deactivate the filters themselves

(by clicking on the eye next to them in the list)

[pseudo arch]

of course-sorry. Nope, makes no difference to the lag.

[plucky zenith]

show mee edit > advanced audio properties?

you're sure you deactivated all background removal filters, because you have a lot of them

one on the ipphone source, one on the logitech source and one on the "camera only" source

[fierce furnace]

Where can I see the change log of OBS 30.0-rc?

[plucky zenith]

there's an abridged changelog on the release page https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/30.0.0-rc1
if you want the full list of changes, look at the commit history

[fierce furnace]

thanks

Well, there is still a bug that I've just found, and I'm just about to report it.

[plucky zenith]

what would that bug be?

[fierce furnace]

I launched OBS and this appears. But it can't be removed. After I shut the OBS down, these activities won't stop by themselves.

Ignore the Chinese ; )

[pseudo arch]

Ok, thanks for the help. I updated the background removal tool, and it now appears to be working ok.

[plucky zenith]

yeah that's a known bug in macos, it's been reported but afaik till it gets fixed there isn't much you can do about it

[plucky zenith]

👍

[fierce furnace]

Alright. I've tried to kill them, but they kept automatically relaunching until I reboot the computer. @plucky zenith

[plucky zenith]

yeah, as far as I know, it's out of your control

[fierce furnace]

Hmmm, it seems that I have to reboot and rollback to the stable version now.

[forest axle]

i don't believe those mdworker processes have anything to do with OBS. the last screenshot is the virtual camera background process, which (as far as i know) is normal to remain alive after exiting OBS; it won't use any resources, all it does is make other applications aware of the virtual camera. as to the sharing indicator in the menu bar, you can get rid of it by killing the replayd process

[modest tinsel]

Hi, guys.
I have a question about the screen..
I'm struggling with this damn crossbar?
Does anyone know how to get rid of this damn crossbar???
Please let me know...

[plucky zenith]

what crossbar, the red thing?

or the diagonal stripes on the side?

[modest tinsel]

yellow is the damn cross bar

Please help me Penwywern

[plucky zenith]

if you select the source and press ctrl+r, does it still show

[modest tinsel]

ok... i give it a try

thank you bro

um.... i tried that but this damn cross bar doesn't rid bro

[plucky zenith]

what kind of source is it?

[modest tinsel]

this source is viedocapture~..

[plucky zenith]

if you open the properties of the source, do the black bars appear there too?

[modest tinsel]

ok i give a try

when open the properties of the source, the damn black bars appear there too....

i want to cry bro

[plucky zenith]

that means they are coming from the video device itself

[plucky zenith]

!crop
you can always crop them

[fading hare]

To crop a source in OBS Studio, there are two options:
A. Crop the source directly by holding Alt/Option and dragging the source's resize handles. The sides turn green to indicate they are cropped. Note: the preview and source must be unlocked.
B. Add a Crop Filter to crop the source prior to applying other filters. Note: this filter applies to every instance of the source, regardless of scene.

[modest tinsel]

Wow! brother

i love you so much

[plucky zenith]

👍

[modest tinsel]

You are my god bro thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[warped mica]

Fyi, the answer is a straight-up "No".
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/731065?answerId=754926022#754926022

[chilly sandal]

Not sure why that is but the performance started going downhill after 10 minutes; hovering around 20 fps and audio stuttering constantly thereafter.

I read a comment on YouTube recently that macs work better on Elgato’s game capture software so I tried that. It worked fine at 720p60 and 1080p30 but still no 1080p60. Regardless, my MacBook reaches 70 degrees Celsius and fans are on full blast at around 6000 rpm but Elgato’s remains stable while obs struggles to reach even those conditions. It’s annoying reading guides saying that my specs should work but they aren’t.

[forest axle]

we'll need to see a clean log of the issue regardless to figure out where specifically your machine is having issues

[sudden warren]

easy question,

how do I make music play

to the stream so they can hear it?

[forest axle]

assuming you mean within obs, you'd add your music as a media source, then configure the source so it's playing when you want it to play

[sudden warren]

kk

thanks

also I had a unawsnred question from yesterday:

I have A midi keyboard (launchkey 37) and I want to use it as macros to activate secnes by clicking one of the buttons. I installed OBS midi (https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/obs-midi.1023/) and it showed up in the tools bar, but it looks like rocket sceince to me and i have no idea what to do. How do I make one of the keys change scenes??

[forest axle]

i don't have any experience with that plugin, so i wouldn't be able to tell you, sorry. you could try asking in #plugins-and-tools . it looks from that page like the mac version may also not function

[sudden warren]

ok thanks

[sudden warren]

I've done all that, but i cant hear it

[forest axle]

you won't hear it unless you are monitoring the output of the source. unless you mean to say that it's not appearing in your recorded/streamed output

[sudden warren]

how do i monitor oupout of the source

Output

[forest axle]

click the cogs icon under the audio mixer, then find your source in the window and select "monitor and output"

[sudden warren]

It no there also i might mention i am running 27.2.4

ohh i found it

thanks

[glacial current]

Hey, I’m curious why my browser sources’ loading is delayed when I transition scenes

Can anyone help me out 😭

[forest axle]

have you already tried unchecking "shutdown when not visible" in your browser source properties?

[glacial current]

Let me try that right now

You actually genius omg

[forest axle]

i'd say just be careful with that, as browser sources can use significant resources. you want them shutdown while inactive generally, unless it's important for your content

[desert shell]

Hi guys. I'm on Monterey 12.7 Intel Mac. I'm trying to capture audio from my elgato capture card but OBS is not picking it up. My mic works. I've researched some solutions like iShowU but that didn't solve or I'm not aware that this is the problem I even should be fixing? I tried replugging all the outputs, re-installing OBS, closing and opening it, restarting my computer, but only video is present yet no game sound recorded when recording. Please help. Thank you

[forest axle]

have you added your capture card as an audio input capture source?

[desert shell]

Yes

[forest axle]

hmm let's see a log

!maclog

[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

[desert shell]

https://obsproject.com/logs/yQDlS8wxIoAoaoZi

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 12.7 (OK)
• No Output Session

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 2.70GHz - Possible bottleneck / Radeon Pro 455 - OK!

[forest axle]

it looks like you have everything set up correctly. unfortunately you'll probably have to contact elgato. my hunch is that you may need to update macOS; in theory what you have should work though

[desert shell]

Ok I will try updating to the latest macos before contacting elgato

Should I try getting a different capture card just in case this might be a faulty one?

I'm using the chat link pro with it so I can hear the game audio

[forest axle]

it's pretty unlikely to be a faulty card

since it seems to be delivering video just fine

[desert shell]

Yeah it does

[forest axle]

something else you could try is making an audio recording in another application such as audacity and seeing if audio is picked up there

[desert shell]

Okay I will try that as well

will that confirm that the capture card is working?

[forest axle]

i'd say that's already 99% confirmed, but it would confirm that audio output is working correctly, yeah

[desert shell]

Okay I'm downloading it right now

I forgot to mentiont that what I have is an HD60X

Assuming I'm doing this right, I chose Elgato as the Audio Setup. I started recording and there's no audio

[forest axle]

are you talking about in audacity?

[desert shell]

yes

[forest axle]

in audacity's audio settings, you've set the recording device to your HD60X, correct?

that'd be in the menu bar, audacity->preferences... then under audio settings

[desert shell]

Yes, it looks like this

[forest axle]

hmm sec, you mentioned you're also using a chat link pro? that might be a separate audio output for your console

[desert shell]

Yes

[forest axle]

if you remove that, is audio picked up?

[desert shell]

should I unplug that for now?

I haven't tried it

[forest axle]

give that a shot

[desert shell]

so when I unplugged it, the sound came out of the TV

Ok it worked in audacity. let me see if I do it on OBS

[forest axle]

ah ok, yeah, that explains things, my bad missing that before. if you're routing audio through that device, the capture card won't see it. i'm not sure if you can get audio through both at once since i don't have these devices, you may want to ask elgato support about that

[desert shell]

Okay so what I did is turned on monitor on and output to On and that was picked up by the recording. I would just have to listen to the audio through my computer

Thank you so much for helping. I thought I needed a Chat Link Pro but not in this case I suppose

[forest axle]

sounds good, no probs

[desert shell]

you are a life saver thank you again

[pseudo warren]

Amyone got good macbook settings for 120 fps minecraft?

[sudden warren]

just use lunar clinet

[neon lily]

For playing and recording at 120?

Or playing at 120 and recording at a lower frame rate?

[old jungle]

Thanks for pointing out this folder, setting this prop doesn’t worked for me therefore I deleted entire folder and reinstalled OBS again . It worked.

[forest axle]

that would do it. that's odd that editing the file did not resolve it. most likely you had a plugin that was setting your canvas size for some weird reason then

regardless, glad you got it resolved!

[runic wren]

can i run a vertical source to whatnot and horizontal to twitch on the same OBS but have different overlays?

[frozen pine]

guys i have this error. I have the nintendo switch. Invalid Output Resolution Selected.

[modern roost]

Hi. Seeking help with "live reactions" that came with Mac OS Sonoma - Can switch them off via video options when using Zoom, Teams, googlemeet - however, when OBS is used the effects reappear. Not a great look when you're using video calls for professional freelance work. Any tips would be gratefully received.

[acoustic crow]

This doesn't work? https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212950

[pseudo warren]

Recording at 120 or higher

My minecraft gets around 500 fps with lurrnmods

My minecraft is fine. Its just that i dont know any good obs configs or settings and dont know how to customise and tried to learn from videos but got confused

[modern roost]

Thanks for your response.
Spent an hour on the phone with AppleSupport and it turns out that OBS overrides or ignores live reactions being turned off...

[acoustic crow]

Oh

[runic wren]

Can anyone help me on this

[forest axle]

i think the first thing is to ask why you want to want to record at 120 fps. youtube and other video platforms generally don't support it. if you're editing something into slow motion, it can be useful, or for other reasons, but you should have a good answer in any case

after that, it's as simple as changing the fps value in settings->video to 120. this is pretty demanding and your machine might not be able to do it depending what mac you have. for settings, just use the normal local recording settings

!local

[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, choose Indistinguishable Quality as the Recording Quality
3. Set your Video Encoder to a hardware encoder, if available

[forest axle]

in my testing, turning off reactions for a device while in OBS does persist the setting between restarts of OBS. can you describe the specific steps you're taking where there's the perception of OBS 'ignoring' or 'overriding' the setting?

[pseudo warren]

its for clips. i use replay buffer

maybe it might be less choppy or something like that

[forest axle]

it won't be less choppy. i would recommend just using 60fps, and make sure you're using macOS screen capture

[maiden ibex]

HELP, did the lastest update now every time i stream it says encoder overloaded

[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

[maiden ibex]

https://obsproject.com/logs/FRrGIO0nRUjnHOXv

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• Max Audio Buffering
• 20.1% Encoder Overload

⚠️ Warning

• 5.5% Rendering Lag

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[maiden ibex]

It's not tellin me how to fix it, just whats wrong

[forest axle]

you have quite a lot going on there for a base m1, it seems odd that you would not be having issues before whatever you updated. is this a macbook air or a mac mini? i would recommend replacing your display captures and window captures with macos screen captures. you should also set your media sources to be closed while inactive, and you should double check that your browser sources also have "shutdown while inactive" checked. you probably also want to increase your streaming bitrate above 2500, that's somewhat low for 1080p30

[maiden ibex]

i am on a M1 macbook pro

[maiden ibex]

https://obsproject.com/logs/Qz2qWlNGWy6spKJz

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• Max Audio Buffering
• 59.8% Rendering Lag

ℹ️ Info

• 1.8% Encoder Overload
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

why did you go from 30fps to 60fps? that basically doubles OBS's workload

you also have not done the other things i suggested

[maiden ibex]

ok, my husband had to help but I just got what you meant and I went back to 30 and set all my sources to shutdown when not in use

[maiden ibex]

Ok its tellin me my bit rate is too high at 6000 so i put it down to 3000 and its still sayin its too high, should i go back to 2500?

Its giving my viewers a network error

[forest axle]

ok yeah, sorry, i guess your internet connection is not fast enough for higher bitrates. you might consider going down to 720p as 2500 is not an amazing bitrate for 1080p

[maiden ibex]

Ok, now its not putting out picture its giving a networking code should i bump the settings down to 720p?

[forest axle]

youre seeing network issues at 2500 bitrate?

[maiden ibex]

No just with the video

The video isnt showing but said bit rate was fine

I had the base and output to 1920x 1080x should i try knocking it down to 1280x720x?

[forest axle]

the bitrate directly influences whether the video is successfully streamed. changing the resolution won't have any effect, in terms of network errors, the only thing that matters here is the bitrate. the resolution just determines how good the video will look for a certain bitrate

if you're seeing network errors and your bitrate is 2500, we should see another log

[maiden ibex]

https://obsproject.com/logs/OUf0rtIvYfEiCM4u

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• Max Audio Buffering
• 31.3% Rendering Lag

ℹ️ Info

• 3.0% CPU Encoder Overload
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

there aren't any network issues here

[maiden ibex]

it's sayin my tablet is an issue but i have never had an issue using my tableti use it for digital art

Its giving error code #2000

[forest axle]

that might be a symptom of the amount of frames being dropped due to lag on your machine

you still have display capture and window capture sources that you should replace with macos screen capture sources

[maiden ibex]

do you mean like when i share my screen?

[forest axle]

yes

beyond that, you may just need to simplify your scenes or reduce the number of scenes in the same collection. there is so much going on in this log that it's going to be difficult for us to isolate any particular source of lag

[maiden ibex]

ok, i am lookin at my current scene, the only display capture i have is from share screen and it is MOS screen capture, everything else is browser sources

the only other screen capture is my tablet which is in as a camera source

[forest axle]

you have at least three window capture sources that should be replaced, "mrs coffee", "mrs coffee 2" and "mrs coffee 4". overall again i'd recommend you go through your scenes and simplify things where you can and get rid of anything unnecessary. it does not seem like there is a single solution here

[trim rain]

Hi, I've got a bit of a problem. When screen capturing (with "macOS Screen Capture", I get this purple screen capture icon, which is totally fine. But when I end the recording and exit OBS, the icon is still showing and doesn't go away. I have to re-login so that it disappears. Can someone help me please? Using OBS 30.0.0-rc1 on Sonoma. Happened with the last stable version also which is why I though the preview version would fix it 🤔

[forest axle]

as far as we know that is a macOS issue

if you want to get rid of it, you can force kill the replayd process in activity monitor, or from the command line with killall replayd

[trim rain]

Thanks for the answer! The workaround worked 😉 Hope it will be fixed by Apple if it's a macOS issue

[bright kernel]

Hey, does anyone know if it's possible to record transparent + blurry windows and overlay them on top of a source?
Transparent windows work well, but blurry ones just end up looking like a solid colour, so I'm not sure if anyone managed to get this working or has any ideas 🙂

[forest axle]

can you give an example of what you mean by a blurry window?

[bright kernel]

Here's an example of a terminal
Safari home page might be another use case

[forest axle]

i think there might be some confusion about what constitutes a view of a window with a visual effect view like that second screenshot

that blurred image of your background is not actually a part of that window

if you're using window capture in macos screen capture, you're capturing the window itself. what you're seeing in that screenshot is the full, composited view of the window in the context of the entire desktop

i am not sure if there is a way to capture a view of a window as it's currently composited, beyond using the display capture mode of macos screen capture and cropping

[bright kernel]

Yeah that makes sense, that was also my thinking, I don't reckon I can just take the "blur"
I was hoping there was a capture method or something I was unaware of that accounted for this
For reference, this is what I'm going for: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-M9UFHLAl0&t=3053s
I suppose OBS might not be the tool for this then?

[forest axle]

it's probably possible, but i'd have to give some thought as to the best way to achieve that effect

realtime blurring like that is a surprisingly expensive operation if it's not hardware accelerated

macOS loves to blur things and is very fast at doing that, but i don't think OBS's compositor has any way of taking advantage of that at the moment

[bright kernel]

To be fair, I have managed to find a "hacky" way to do it
I'm using my camera feed as a source, capturing a transparent window, and applying a blur filter to the camera source with a rectangle mask on it, which produces what I'm looking for, but it severly limits me as I can't resize or move that window on the fly, nor can I use other blurry apps on top of that.

[forest axle]

fwiw, i think the guy whose video you linked did it in post

[bright kernel]

As one last addition, I believe these couple of seconds here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNqDkF17ogY&t=334s
indicate that he's not doing anything like me - his transparency and blurriness are changing on the fly

[bright kernel]

Ah, that was my initial approach, plagued with issues not related to this server unfortunately 🙂

I appreciate your help and time nonetheless!

[forest axle]

sure

it's a neat effect, would be interesting to figure out a good way to do it in real time

[bright kernel]

Absolutely 😄

[forest axle]

yeah, looking at this, i think he is actually likely doing it in real time, or at least could be, and the approach he's likely taking is using the macOS compositor and just using his second monitor as a "canvas." the way i would do this in OBS is to project as a window whatever source i wanted as my background, video feed, whatever, (right click the source in obs and select windowed projector) move it onto my second monitor, and then just use display capture on that display and just drag whatever windows i need into place on top of my windowed projector

[bright kernel]

That is actually incredibly smart, I've just managed to produce some solid results, if we ignore the resolution 😄

I was almost going to say this is what that guy is doing, but I don't reckon that's it just because of the fact that he is recording his actual terminal and solid wallpaper here: https://youtu.be/RNqDkF17ogY?si=kOeTxN3LQU7lNkMN&t=483

[forest axle]

ah hmm, the plot thickens indeed

[bright kernel]

I've gone through about 7 iterations of this process already, but this is the furthest I've gotten, it's just that that guy keeps throwing curveballs every time I think I have it figured out 🙂
Plus + he also has videos of him recording out in nature with exclusively his Macbook, so 1 Monitor Setup

[valid yarrow]

Hi im new to streaming. iv tried everything including watching youtube videos, but i have no in game audio. No one in my stream can hear my game or teammates. iv downloaded the SWB audio capture and i still dont have any options to ass on OBS. Please help im also going from Iphone14 to IMAC if that makes a diff

[maiden ibex]

https://obsproject.com/logs/BnhrJAFEwMacdDPX

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 13.5% Rendering Lag

ℹ️ Info

• 0.4% CPU Encoder Overload
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[plucky pewter]

Hello, I’m trying to fix the VirtualCam for Facebook streaming. Can anyone help?

[plucky zenith]

what version of macos are you on?

[plucky pewter]

12.7

[plucky zenith]

try using the vcam in chrome

[plucky pewter]

How do I set it up? I’m not a chrome user

[plucky zenith]

just open the same site in chrome

[plucky pewter]

I set it up in chrome and it still doesn’t work.

The video comes out black as if there’s no camera

[plucky zenith]

does the vcam work on this site in chrome : https://webcamtests.com/

[plucky pewter]

It detected it but it’s still black

[plucky zenith]

you're not using the vcam at the same time in any other program/site, are you?

camera can only be used by one program at a time

[plucky pewter]

As far as I can tell there’s no other program using the camera

Only chrome and obs are operating(I got off Facebook live to be sure it wasn’t transmitting)

[plucky zenith]

!macpermissions
just in case, made sure permissions are right?

[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

[plucky pewter]

All permissions are enabled. I made double sure of that

[plucky zenith]

for chrome too?

[plucky pewter]

Yes

[plucky zenith]

the I'm not sure sorry, hopefully someone with better knowledge of mac can help you

[plucky pewter]

I should also point out that from the obs app it shows up black

[plucky zenith]

oh well, if it shows black in the OBS preview, then it's normal that the vcam shows black

add sources in obs

[plucky pewter]

The source is the virtualcam

[plucky zenith]

well it shouldn't be

put some actual sources

[plucky pewter]

The only devices that shows up is the virtualcam and the GoPro webcam(I don’t have the GoPro at the moment). Is there supposed to be an option to use the built-in webcam?

[plucky zenith]

normally yes if you do have a working builtin webcam

[plucky pewter]

Well I can’t seem to find the option to use the built-in cam. It doesn’t show up in the webcamtests either

[plucky zenith]

then that's probably an issue of the cam iself

[cunning minnow]

https://obsproject.com/logs/HoOY65mVzC891tcK

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[cunning minnow]

i have problem with when webcam turn on crash

and sorry i am slow and behind back answer

[fading hare]

A crash log is required to investigate the cause of your issue. Please upload the most recent crash log.

1. In Finder, click the Go menu
2. Select Go To Folder, and type in ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
3. Upload the file prefixed OBS_ with the most recent date (format is year-month-day)

[forest axle]

can you tell us exactly how you are reproducing this crash? including the make and model of webcam?

[cunning minnow]

@forest axle think hard tell deal. i use Recording Screen i see normal hard why Obs studio i notice not connect to Logitech when i put add on then crash i think hard explain that

Logitech C920 HD webcam

[forest axle]

i'm not sure i follow your meaning precisely, sorry. if you can, maybe try and provide numbered steps as if you were reproducing it from scratch. bit of a language barrier here unfortunately

[chilly sandal]

Here's another log of the issue. Again, frames start of smooth but decline in under a minute.

https://obsproject.com/logs/BSYvBwjFYOPuyOLO

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 66.2% Rendering Lag
• 46.6% Encoder Overload

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (4)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-8850H @ 2.60GHz - OK! / Radeon Pro 560X - OK!

[forest axle]

thanks, this one definitely has useful output; i'll look when i have a bit

[bright kernel]

If anyone has any other ideas on this thread please jump in, I would highly appreciate it 🙂
I've been going through couple of other videos from the same guy and found where he made a mistake and a part of his screen was visible, showing OBS recording, hence confirming this is indeed done with OBS as was my speculation. Still no idea how to do it though 😄

[grizzled night]

Why dont you just use color key filter

[bright kernel]

That filtes by a color, not a wallpaper for example, and the blur of the window should be sampled in real time
I've tried a single color key ranging from complete black to greenscreen, but far from the result I'm looking for 😦

[grizzled night]

You could just do the wallpaper in obs, once you've filtered out the background to make it translucent, then blur it

[bright kernel]

How would you filter the background?

[grizzled night]

sorry, i meant background of the window you're capturing

[grizzled night]

also, how are you sure they simply weren't using desktop capture

i still don't understand your use case here

[pearl yacht]

Filters only sample pixels from the source they are applied to, so a blur would be applied first, the opacity is then applied in the compositing step.

Vibrancy/translucency requires compositing the pixels from the current source and all sources below that and applying a blur after compositing.

Iirc that would require multiple shader passes and we don’t do that on purpose right now, because OBS should use as little GPU processing as possible.

[grizzled night]

yeah you'd need the plugin that does a source mask

and a lot of work haha

[plucky zenith]

nah, source mask wouldn't be a sceneitem mask

[pearl yacht]

Old Terminal apps faked this by taking a screenshot of the wallpaper under the window and then applied a blurred variant as their static background

So there was no compositing, but every time you moved/scaled the window, it had to take a new screenshot and it obviously ignored any windows between the Terminal and the desktop

[bright kernel]

Here's an example of the recording with the overlayed transparent+blurred mask.

Obviously I can't capture the blur, it's just composited by MacOS by taking whatever is below it
I've managed to take just a half-opaque window, no issues there obviously, it's just an alpha channel
Not sure if tinkering with a dynamic mask could do the trick.
This effect isn't either OS specific, as the same effect is showcased on Windows machined on that channel.

[pearl yacht]

(They probably just took their window coordinates and and cropped the wallpaper with it though)

[bright kernel]

But then the question is, can this be done with OBS or do I have to write a custom plugin 😄

[grizzled night]

if you're willing to go through many hoops yes

including various plugins

[pearl yacht]

Cannot be done with built-in effects and without the ‘desktop capture of a full screen preview’ workaround I think

[grizzled night]

might also need to write your own script

[plucky zenith]

smth equivalent to screenshot and blur might be done with a script

[bright kernel]

It staggers me that he's said multiple times it's an extremely simple effect, but no one on the internet that I've found has managed to reproduce it, and he is using OBS

But here's the catch 🙂
You can see the compositing happening live as he changes transparency/blurriness here: https://youtu.be/RNqDkF17ogY?si=VNxvSvGJDk98L88j&t=335

[grizzled night]

i mean, this picture is just overlaid on top of their camera no?

so it's basically what we've been saying

[plucky zenith]

yeah they're not emulating the blur in obs, they're using the actual macos blur and capturing that

[grizzled night]

perhaps that's a macos app that enables them to use a camera as their background

which means it's macos that does the blurring

[plucky zenith]

obs source projector?

[grizzled night]

hmmmm, does fullscreen projector on mac not use a full Space

afaik it takes a new Space, which means you can't put windows on top

[plucky zenith]

as far as I can see they're not showing the full screen here meaning the projector can be a windowed one

[grizzled night]

ah, fair

yeah, given how big the windows are relative to the font

that bg video might not even be live tbh

[pearl yacht]

Correct - they capture a screen with their webcam feed as a background window

macOS is doing all the compositing, not OBS

[bright kernel]

Exactly what yam suggested above, which yielded these results:

Pretty solid overall

[grizzled night]

i feel like you've wasted everyone's time here

no offense but why are you looking for a diff solution

[bright kernel]

Because this isn't the solution 🙂

This is not how it's being done, nor will it fit my needs as I can't record the screen

[pearl yacht]

There’s more fakery involved though

Later in the video you can see how their terminal window takes up almost their entire bottom screen but it’s a smaller window in the video

But then at other times you see their webcam feed on the MacBook screen

[bright kernel]

I'm just trying to point out, that in this example, you can see his terminal with a norrmal MacOS wallpaer doing live work, not with a live video source projector below it
Even if I wanted to duplicate that to a second monitor somehow, he does it on 1 macbook monitor in other videos

Perhaps you're right, perhaps there's no way around it other than this, maybe this is the best it can get 🙂

[fierce rock]

If these aren't live streams, is there any way to tell how much of this stuff is just done in post, in an editing software?

[pearl yacht]

He very clearly uses a second screen

[fierce rock]

Just because they record footage with OBS, doesn't mean they do everything in OBS.

[plucky zenith]

in the example you posted it's clearly not a normal macos wallpaper, but a view of his camera, at least at the timecode you posted

[pearl yacht]

That window is not on their MacBook screen and it would be visible at this angle and with that visible area imo

[bright kernel]

Going through the video even further, looking at the top of the screen, I can see his microphone that indicates it really is a camera feed, everything else is then just extremely clever positioning and editing

I haven't seen this part of the video before as it's really easy to miss, I made a mistake dismissing this completely

Thank you all so much ❤️ I highly appreciate each and every one of you for taking the time to help out 🙂

[pearl yacht]

Also when they interact with their iTerm it looks like it has no window title anymore on their MacBook screen

[last steeple]

Hello, I have a problem with OBS. When I start the stream it doesn't show up on Twitch. I have already uninstalled OBS and reinstalled it again. I also updated OBS and my Mac. I also disconnected and reconnected Twitch via OBS. But so far nothing has helped and I'm starting to despair. Can someone help me please?😬

[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

[last steeple]

https://obsproject.com/logs/A0wNRuIUEZV4J4PM

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Intel OBS on Apple Silicon Mac
• 6.2% CPU Encoder Overload
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• Release Candidate OBS Version (30.0.0-rc1)

Hardware Check

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

[plucky zenith]

are you sure you didn't check "enable bandwidth test mode" in settings > stream?

[last steeple]

That was my first thought, but the hook wasn't there.

[plucky zenith]

are you using your stream key directly instead of connecting your account?

[last steeple]

I tried both. The streamer key and the direct connection.

[plucky zenith]

just in case, change output resolution in settings > video to a standard resolution (1920x1080 for example)

[last steeple]

Ah, now it works. Thanks for the help.😊

[white venture]

hey can i ask something if thats ok??

how do i puse or stop recording without showing the app

[plucky zenith]

you can set a hotkey for it

[white venture]

thanks for telling me this is a life changer 😄

[torpid summit]

I want to run multiple youtube streams from my MacBook air. Do you know how this can be done?

[fading hare]

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

[torpid summit]

Does the standalone encoder mean I can have different sources?

[plucky zenith]

yes

[torpid summit]

is it easy to understand once installed?

[plucky zenith]

decently so, if you have questions, you're in the right place to ask

[torpid summit]

I can't see installation instructions, how to install?

[plucky zenith]

click on "go to download", download the .pkg, install the .pkg

[torpid summit]

I installed it. What do I do next? Thank you for helping

I am checking online tutorials.

[plucky zenith]

add a new targetn set it to the youtube channel you want it to stream to

[solid dust]

how to uninstall obs plugins from mac?

[torpid summit]

What do I put in URL?

for youtube

[solid dust]

...

[plucky zenith]

rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2

[torpid summit]

its giving an error

"Unknown Error"

should I use authentication like username password with stream key?

[plucky zenith]

no, not username and password, just server and stream key

make sure you create a broadcast

[torpid summit]

the broadcast was running.

any way to explore the error?

these are my settings

[fading hare]

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[torpid summit]

https://obsproject.com/logs/YWCcmbJ2E1JKlI4l

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[plucky zenith]

make the error happen then send the log

[torpid summit]

https://obsproject.com/logs/vzqA8O0YBSMDaRtz

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[plucky zenith]

looks like it's youtube closing the connection, so make sure you have the right stream key and that streaming is enabled on the account

[torpid summit]

https://obsproject.com/logs/IruYc0njkchtIhlA

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[torpid summit]

Youtube seems fine to me

[plucky zenith]

well, it's actively closing the connection, so there's smth wrong

[torpid summit]

I have it as a scheduled stream, is that something you know about?

[plucky zenith]

no

[cunning minnow]

sorry i have my American Sign Language... what do you mean can you explain clarify please what you try follow me something that?

[forest axle]

we need explicit step by step instructions for how you reproduce your crash. i know that it has something to do with connecting your c920 in the middle of a session, but that's all i was able to get.

[forest axle]

i think your issue here is that you are overwhelming the hardware encoder by creating two different sessions simultaneously, one normal and one via this "vertical canvas video encoder" which sounds like a plugin. if you really need two separate encoder sessions, you will probably need one to use x264 or a software encoder. intel macs resources for this kind of thing are also fairly limited in the first place though as well

[cunning minnow]

what do mean explicit? and reproduce?

[forest axle]

explicit as in clearly, detailed. reproduce as in recreate, i.e. how do we cause the crash on our end.

i know you are trying your best, but it's difficult for us to provide effective help if you don't have a strong grasp of written english in these situations. unfortunately we can't do sign language support. i don't know if you have a written language you are better in than english. if you do, google translate might be better? just trying to be of better help

[edgy plume]

Hi everyone! Is there any plugin to view a pdf on OBS like. OBS-GHOSCRIPT but for MACOS?

i'm trying to run a pdf presentation using arrow keys but if I visualize the pdf on an external viewer, I need to be step on the pdf screen to allow me use the arrow keys. with an integrated pdf viewer on obs , i can operate the obs while presenting and passing pages

[grizzled night]

While presenting, what stuff do you do on obs? If they are simple tasks you could probably automate them or use hotkeys in obs

Otherwise you'd likely find it easier to have two monitors

You could even use a phone as a second screen

[edgy plume]

there will be 2 monitors, 1 screen projection and the laptop operating obs.
but if i click on obs, the presentation stop receiving the left-right keys.

on obs i just set the following scenario, not to much actually but i don't want to have to be waiting until presentator finish with the slide to set up the following, you know

[grizzled night]

Have you tried pressing cmd+tab to switch apps, then use the arrows?

You could just press cmd+tab to switch to the presentation so you can use arrows, then switch again

[edgy plume]

every time i switch windows, adobe does a weird animation that bothers. 😦 i'll try with other pdf reader

but anyway, windows pdf integrated plugin is amazing, so sad I can't do the same on mac