#macos-support
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its weird because with the included usb a cable it runs fine on the imac
the macbook is sonoma 14.1
is the included usb-a cable usb-a to usb-a?
yeah i mean...you aren't even supposed to make those because they are dangerous and violate the (most common parts of the) usb spec
oh wow really now
there's a corner case where usb-a to usb-a is allowed, but there are very good reasons not to make them
I kinda got this one on a whim honestly
you could try using the supplied cable with a usb-a to usb-c adapter
it shouldn't be as long as you only use this cable with this device. the danger of an A-to-A cable is that it can lead to a situation where host and device both try to power each other, and one ends up fried
aaah I see what you mean
so to even make it work "correctly", you have to do some weird things in the USB spec
I guess it just flies by in the market for whatever reason
maybe thats why the a to c isnt working, it really uses that weird energy exchange
i could easily see it getting confused, or like i can imagine their card is only designed to work with their cable or other cables that are weird in the same way
i guess i'd try an adapter though yeah
one specced for usb 3 at least
yeah again, as long as you only use it with this device it should be ok. that capture card is never going to try to power any other device presumably. the dangerous thing is plugging that cable into other things willy nilly
so not plugging it to an electric feed or something, gotvha
the main thing that's bad is trying to plug two things capable of powering something into each other with it. like two hosts, two computers
or wall power to computer
I just wonder what kinda conductor is inside that thing now
it is meant to connect between two processors
there's a 5V power line in usb cables that's capable of carrying between .5 and .9 amps depending on the spec
which is very bad if it's traveling in the wrong direction
the data lines are separate and completely safe from doing any harm
alright that's good to know
Help Needed with OBS and PowerPoint on Mac Pro M2
Hi everyone,
I am Ajay.
I'm hoping to get some advice on a problem I'm facing with my live streams. I use a Mac Pro M2 (OS Sonoma 14.1.1) and OBS for streaming on YouTube. My presentations are done through PowerPoint, where I rely heavily on the presenter view for my notes.
The issue I'm running into is that sometimes the slides don't update on OBS even though they're changing just fine on PowerPoint. It's a bit puzzling and I haven't been able to figure out why this happens.
Has anyone else experienced this or have any tips on how to fix it? Any help or suggestions would be really appreciated!
Thanks so much!
Hi everyone, I am trying to set up a RTMP protocol to use my Dji Osmo pocket 3 as a webcam via OBS. I looked up many tutorials and forums and everything direct me towards mona server to create the RTMP link to input in my Osmo pocket. BUT all these tips seem to be using PCs and I can't get mona server to work on my MAC. Is there anyone who could explain to me if I'm doing something wrong, or how to set up RTMP without a livestream platform. I'm only trying to get the video capture of the Osmo pocket and I don't intend to livestream it online. Thanks a lot!
OK, so here's an example of window capture mode. In the preview of the properties, it catches the window properly. But in the scene, the brackets don't line up with the capture. I can live with this, but not sure if this is a bug or if I'm doing something else wrong
OK, it acts normal when I dont have the source in a group. When it is in a group, even though it's in the group's area, it will show up like this
groups have weird positional issues when something is inside of it, i have found
Hi, I'm using OBS on a MacBook Pro. I can't get my capturer to output audio. In source properties, I don't see the option to select a custom audio device. What can I do?
Clarification: I do not want to play the audio from my desktop but from the capture output
can someone help? how can i record internal audio on my mac along with the screen recording?
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Apple M2 (not in benchmark DB) / Apple Apple M2 (not in benchmark DB)
HEYYY FELLOW MAC USERS!!!
dont
What 😦 ?
the display capture is deprecated but it works?? it doesnt record internal audio tho
display capture never recorded audio, only macos screen capture does.
"deprecated" doesn't mean it doesn't work, just that it's outdated and has a better laternative, and as such might get removed at some point
here the alternative is the macos screenc apture
that doesnt record it either
playing music and it doesnt pick up anything
!macpermissions
because you didn't give the permissions
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
nor does it show anyhting
oh
it works now thanks
👍
if you want to hear audio from a source, go to the audio mixer's advanced audio properties, and set that source to "monitor and output"
I already have that option selected. The problem is that it does not recognize the audio from the capture output.
the audio needs to be added as an "audio input capture" source. it doesn't come from the video source directly
I have also added that source. It recognizes the capture device but does not play the sound.
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do the meters move in the audio mixer when sound is meant to be coming from your device?
no, they don't move.
I have looked in the sound settings on the Mac and it does recognize the sound input from the capture device.
it looks like you have some filters on the device in OBS, can you make sure the issue is still there without them?
What filters are you referring to? In the source I do not have any filter activated.
Ah yes but the filters are only for the microphone. do you think they can influence?
if that's your microphone, then you haven't added your device as an audio input capture source
that's the only audio input capture in your scenes
not right now. I have removed it. If I put it back can you see it? Should I pass the link again?
yes, please add it to a scene, restart OBS and post a log again
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- Third-Party Plugins (1)
Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB) / Apple Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB)
- Third-Party Plugins (1)
Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB) / Apple Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB)
what type of device is it?
the capture card, i mean
sveon STV62
hmm
if you make an audio recording with the device in something like audacity, does the audio work there?
I download audacity and try it
yes, he recognizes it
that looks a bit unusual. does it sound normal?
yes
and you're positive the same audio isn't appearing in OBS? i.e. if you make a recording and listen back it definitely isn't there?
Hi, could I get some help with this?
#macos-support message
try removing the browser plugin config folder. in OBS, do file->show settings folder, then go to plugin_config, then remove the obs-browser folder
I just recorded but nothing is heard
I have just done it
sorry, that recommendation was meant for that reaper.blog fellow, not you
alright, i think this is a bug with OBS probably. i'd ask if you could file an issue here https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/issues/new/choose so the right people can look at it. if you do, please be sure to include:
- a log including the audio input capture source
- the fact that the device works in other programs (like audacity) but not OBS
- the fact that other audio devices (like your microphone) are working fine in OBS
ok i will do it. Thanks for the help
ofc. if you file thanks very much, debugging the issue and filing is the first step to getting the issue fixed
this was to solve the crash on quit?
that folder had grown to 700+ MB so good idea removing it but it didn't solve these issues for me.
does either issue occur if you restart OBS in safe mode? you can do that via the help menu in OBS
crashing on quit either way
it crashes if I choose that option in help menu, and if I'm in safe mode already, same.
The menu bug is not there in safe mode though.
can you file an issue? https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/issues/new/choose
this has something to do with CEF and likely it not getting along with newer macOS
- Max Audio Buffering
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Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB) / Apple Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB)
I am not sure what is going on.. Im able to stream for a hour or 2 then my video disappears lol
all permissions are granted
remove the source called audio output capture
you shouldn't even be able to use that source type on macOS
(it's pretty clearly causing problems and it shouldn't even be able to be used for anything)
you have a source called "audio output capture" in your "afk" scene
where are you not seeing picture that you expect to?
i know i messed up somewhere ._.
the log that you sent has no output session
My game capture card** its connected to my nintendo switch
i have to restart my computer each time it goes out ._.
hmm. that might not be an OBS issue but instead a capture card issue. what type of capture card is it?
GAM LIVE ... i got it off of amazon it was only like $50.00 🥴
yeah that's pretty typical for cheap cards to have issues. it sounds like that's probably it rather than any kind of OBS problem
No worries, thanks so much for respond Yam 🥰
i just noticed in my error logs that iOSScreenCaptureAssistant is crashing at the same time as OBS when quitting. does that make sense?
not sure. i'd have to look at them again (on mobile presently)
if you can id recommend getting another crash log per the comment on your issue report
Can anyone here help me? Ive spent hours researching and trial and erroring on trying to record 1080p even though it is it comes out 720
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:
- Restart OBS Studio first!
- Start your stream/recording replicating any issues (meaning having any games/apps open and captured, etc.)
- Stop your stream/recording after 30 seconds or after the issue has occurred
- Click the Help menu → Log Files → Upload Current Log File
- Paste the URL into this Discord channel
seems most likely a direct consequence of you having an iphone capture as a source in your scenes
when I found that I removed those sources from my active scene collection, but no change.
why does my OBS studio crash always when i try to start it up. I already tried to run as admin and reinstalled it
Please don't cross-post. You are either using Windows, macOS, or Linux, but not all three.
"Running as admin" suggests to me you want #windows-support, since that's not a thing on macOS
Hello
I can see my Tapo 212 camera correctly in the Source Media properties of OBS configuration window but it does not appear in the Studio mode Preview.
Thanks for your help…
Je vois correctement ma caméra Tapo 212 dans la fenêtre de configuration de OBS (Source Media propriétés) mais elle n'apparait pas dans l'aperçu du mode studio.
Merci pour votre aide…
OK, I found it!
You must activate the “Resize output (Source size)” function.
OK, j'ai trouvé !
Il faut activer la fonction "Redimensionner la sortie (Taille de la source).

Hey everyone, i posted about my problem yesterday but i still haven't figured out how to connect a dji osmo pocket 3 to OBS via my own RTMP server on mac (mona server doesn't seem to work). Anyone is knowledgable about this? Thanks!
is there like a video that tells you everything about obs and how to use because i am completely new to it
pls ping if u know
Morning. Im on macos 14.1 and obs will cause a reboot if left open and running. Never had a problem before on previous macos versions.
Any help is greatly appreciated
✨ 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
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Intel Core i5-5675C @ 3.10GHz - Possible bottleneck / Radeon RX 580 - OK!
so a video feed will be coming from your rtmp server? you have an rtmp url? add a Media Source in obs, turn off "Local file", and you can put the url there
Yes that's it. That exactly what I did, then i turn on start streaming but it doesn't connect. I generate the rtmp URL via 'local rtmp server'.
and you're connecting from the same pc? local rtmp server sounds like the server is the same as your obs pc
and are you turning on "start streaming" in obs?
I am using a mac not a pc. local rtmp server is an app (https://github.com/sallar/mac-local-rtmp-server#usage). Yes i turn on start streaming but my osmo pocket 3 says that the connection failed.
yeah i don't get it. why would you turn on start streaming in obs. isn't the video feed supposed to come from that other device
ha yes, indeed. either way there is no feed coming in… (I'm sorry if I ask stupid questions) So if I understand it, entering the rtmp url in obs should be enough to send the video feed to obs. so it might be my device (osmo pocket 3) that causes the issue…?
When I start OBS, the options that were supposed to appear, such as sets, for example, do not appear at the top, and I don't know how to open this tab any other way.
screenshot where you put the rtmp url
like i said, it should be in the Media Source
can you show a screenshot of it?
what exactly is missing here?
There wouldn't have to be some options at the top to open, for example, files, edit, set, tools
I understand, I was watching a tutorial that was for Windows and I'm not used to using Mac. Thank you!
👍
I hope this helps
okay that should be good. press ok, restart obs, then send a log
!maclog
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- macOS 12.7 (OK)
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doesn't seem like anything's wrong on obs side
how did you set up the rtmp server
I'm starting to think it's the osmo pocket 3 that won't connect
what do you mean? (I'm a total noob in this)
yeah you should have something else you can test with that can prove your rtmp url works
how did you get that rtmp url
through that 'local rtmp server' app https://github.com/sallar/mac-local-rtmp-server#usage
how did you connect your osmo?
on my phone's app, through the livestream option
(sorry it's written in french but you might get it)
click the status icon of the app and screenshot
where can i find it?
ok sorry i thought you meant the app on the phone.
Here it is
yeah that shows your device isn't connected
see you can't even use the link you used earlier
So my device should be connected via the rtmp url right? then supposedly it will be sent to OBS directly, without me doing anything?
your device isn't on the same pc, so 127.0.0.1 won't work, as that will only work IF the video is coming from the pc itself
ha that's a start! So i should get the IP address of my device or something related?
ip of your rtmp server
For example, if the RTMP's machine's LAN address is 192.168.1.90
and your server is ofc the mac
not the device
any tip on how i get that info? I should get my computer's ip then i replace it both on my device and obs?
yes, but you don't need to change the one for obs.
only the one for your device
obs can use the 127.0.0.1, because obs is on the same computer
OMG it's working! thank so much. I missed some important info there!
no prob
why is it that when i do minecraft on obs it only shows half the screen
Your capture is probably larger than the canvas
how do i fix it?
Resize the capture to fit
hwo do i do that?
Click on the capture, drag the little red corner handles
im completely new to it
this is what it shows for me
you need to select the source, and it needs to be unlocked
looks like you locked your preview inadvertently. right click anywhere on the canvas and deselect "lock preview", or do the same thing from the edit menu
this is what it shows when i press right click
you need to actually select a source to be able to scale it
it is and its highlighted i blue
press ctrl+r?
ok, can you show a screenshot of it again, with the source selected, but this time the whole obs window
but that was the whole thing
I don't see the top bar
if you open the properties of the source, does it have video there?
right, so the issue is that the source plain doesn't work
have you tried using the macos screen capture source instead?
yeah i have but for some reason it would randomly stop recording
that's a display capture source on your canvas. i don't know why it wouldn't be selectable offhand, but you're on a quite old version of OBS and using source types that have much better modern alternatives. it looks like you're on at least macOS 13, so i would suggest downloading OBS 30 and using macOS screen capture instead of display capture
the one they're trying to select is not the display capture, it's the syphon
their original issue was that the source on their canvas was too large. i don't know why they're trying to select the syphon client if they aren't even using it
well I don't think the display one fails to select, it's just locked
but yeah, should update and use macos screen capture
ok so i updated and this is what it shows now
remove the syphon and the display capture, add a macos screen capture, set it to window capture mode, and select minecraft in that
you canvas is also likely at the wrong size, but one step at a time
ok i did it this what it now shows
get rid of the lunarclient source
no, it's not
ok
i removesd it
but when i do the recording its still lopsided
wut px should i do it at
any idea why the preview is cut like that yam?
no idea. @fierce oar can you do view->reset UI
Hi all. I am adding a vlc video source to a scene but it is not showing up in the Audio Monitor.
where would i find view
I've deleted and re-added it repeatedly no luck. When I do this on PC, it shows up fine.
- Intel OBS on Apple Silicon Mac
- macOS 13.0 (OK)
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- Intel OBS on Apple Silicon Mac
- macOS 13.0 (OK)
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!downloads
download this installer, not the one above
OBS Studio can be downloaded:
- directly from the official OBS Project website: https://obsproject.com/download
- Microsoft Store (Windows)
- Steam (Windows, macOS)
- Flathub (Linux)
- macOS 13.0 (OK)
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is it still the same?
yeah seems to be good now
lemme try it
Hi there. Is there a format/why I should request help?
nah, just ask your question
Adding VLC VIdeo Source (OBS Studio for mac, version 30.0) but it doesn't show up as an audio source in the monitor
on PC it does
its not its still lopsided
what exactly is lopsided?
the recordingg
ill show u
for some reason when i press the full screen green button it goes like that
select the source, press ctrl+r then ctrl+f
and the source is macos screen capture right?
yes
yes command, sorry forgot it's mac
not just command R
command r then command f
and then try recording
no issue I'm here for that
thank you so much
Not sure if this is a bug or something but when I open OBS I get this notification (even though virtual cam goes on to work):
The virtual camera is not installed.
Please allow OBS to install system software in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Security.
You may need to restart OBS if this message still appears afterward.
hi
mine want let me connect to strip chat either cansomeone walk me thru this my # 256-556-8333
did you select stripchat in setings > stream?
in the settings exactly were
show me a screenshot?
ok, what happens when you press "start streaming"?
can i uninstall the virtual camera without removing obs?
i want to remove it because apps like whatsapp always keeps defaulting to the virtual camera
and i don't use virtual camera anyways
give me one sec and ill send the pic
it says are u sure u want to start stream
i click yes
and it opens but with just a blank screen
🥰
works?
did u get mymessage
it says would u liketostart streamingandi pushed yes
and it acts like it starts but thescreenstays black
I cant find directions for how to stream from your ipad when connected to Mac 0S
Im trying to host a Zoom meeting but my virtual camera is not showing the OBS camera on my Zoom.
what version of OBS are you using, and what version of macOS are you on?
An Apple Support person helped me update to the latest OBS thinking that would solve my problem. My iMacOS Computer is a Sonoma 14.1.1
- No Output Session
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz - OK! / Radeon Pro 560X - OK!
Sorry, I was not in Studio Mode. https://obsproject.com/logs/1oU3uyRXMS4pLc5H
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Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz - OK! / Radeon Pro 560X - OK!
@kindred brook you appear to not be on OBS 30. the 29.1.3 virtual camera does not work in macOS 14, so you'll need to update OBS
We just updated 2hrs ago. I will try to check again to see if it was OBS 30.
Thanks Yam! You are the bomb.com!
haha no problem, sounds like you are up and running
Can i ask about advanced-scene-switcher here?
you're welcome to but the best place for answers relating to that might be #plugins-and-tools or #stream-setup
thank you, will try there.
Anyone has an answer for this?
hi guys i was just wondering why is it that whenever i record with obs it just stops recording at 9 minutes and 39 seconds
it's a known issue that it can't be uninstalled at the moment without removing OBS. there's an issue thread here https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/issues/9714
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:
- Restart OBS Studio first!
- Start your stream/recording replicating any issues (meaning having any games/apps open and captured, etc.)
- Stop your stream/recording after 30 seconds or after the issue has occurred
- Click the Help menu → Log Files → Upload Current Log File
- Paste the URL into this Discord channel
I am trying to record a clip on YouTube TV using a browser source but getting a "This video format is not supported" error.
Any idea how to fix this?
- macOS 12.1 (OK)
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Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz - OK! / Apple Apple M1 Max (not in benchmark DB)
I'd advise rather using a macos screen capture source to capture an actual browser
I'll give that a try
That worked, thanks! However it didn't record the audio. Do you know how I can get it to record the audio?
OBS Studio 30+ running on macOS 13 (Ventura) and later can capture desktop and app audio using the macOS Audio Capture source.
For previous versions of macOS and/or OBS Studio, see the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide.
You would need to update your macOS
You’re on macOS 12, and these features require macOS 13. The current version of macOS is 14
@errant valve ^
Ah. Will do that now. Thanks!
- Windows 10 22H2 (OK)
- Not Admin
- No Output Session
- No Scenes/Sources
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz - OK! / GeForce GTX 1660 - OK!
Would it be a bit normal on macos sonoma that when I start up replay buffer my CPU's get a bit hotter? And any advice on how to mitigate that? Thank you 🙂
hello
can we have any solution to put a obs upadt to recent version on a IMAC old
CATALINA 10.15.7
The currently-supported version of OBS Studio (30.0+) runs on macOS 11 (Big Sur) and higher on Intel and Apple Silicon.
Some features, such as the new macOS Screen Capture and macOS Audio Capture sources require macOS 13 (Ventura) or later.
For versions of OBS Studio compatible with prior versions of macOS, see the macOS Versions page.
i cant udate de version of catalina because my mac dont support it
I'm looking to copy a window from my main display to an external display. I've found that the Preview window too choppy and has too much latency, so the "Fullscreen Projector" option won't work. Is there another way with OBS to do this?
Will do, thanks!
so i just recently bought a capture card for my mac so i can record some gameplay on my ps5, however the moment i got it set up and the audio working my discord audio stopped working, ive tried application and window capture yet they dont seem to work at all
I keep having to restart my Display Capture. Can't seem to find a solution. Mac M2 Mini. Ok, I see it's an ongoing thing. I'll just have to live with it I guess.
I am getting "ossystemextensionerrordomain error 10" when running the virtual camera on my Mac (ventura 13.6.2) since 30 came out. I tried the steps from https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/updated-to-v30-0-0-this-morning-but-virtual-camera-hasnt-installed.170973/ but nothing seems to work (deletion, downgrading, etc.). Any hints to reduce the error?
How do I download on macOS 10.13.6
https://obsproject.com/download pick apple, then which hardware you have
this means that you don't have permission to install system extensions because you're on a managed/provisioned machine
do you have a consistent way to reproduce it? also, are you talking about the display capture mode of macos screen capture or the deprecated display capture?
That would do it, I have root on the machine, can I override something?
the system permissions are above root. unless you're the manager/provisioner, no
The currently-supported version of OBS Studio (30.0+) runs on macOS 11 (Big Sur) and higher on Intel and Apple Silicon.
Some features, such as the new macOS Screen Capture and macOS Audio Capture sources require macOS 13 (Ventura) or later.
For versions of OBS Studio compatible with prior versions of macOS, see the macOS Versions page.
How do I download it
How do I download it
you'd follow the links that would eventually lead you here https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/27.2.4
and then select obs-mac-27.2.4.dmg at the bottom
Does anyone know if this feature is now possible with OBS 30? https://ideas.obsproject.com/posts/199/multichannel-audio-interface-support-for-mac
I have a multi-channel mixer, but only outputs 1-2 from the mixer are available as audio inputs in OBS. The mixer is connected to the Mac via USB.
@forest axle are you part of the team and know what's being worked on or are there some dev notes I can check out regarding this? Thanks so much! Would love to see some documenation on the status etc.
i just help out with support sometimes. https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/9766 is the relevant PR for this, it's all public etc, if you're curious about the progress you can just keep an eye out there
ah cool thanks!
hi everyone, any idea why after i removed OBS entirely (with plugins) and re install it, now i don't see hardware or software HEVC encoder on the streaming tab? (i can see it on the recording tab tho).
Mac OS sonoma, OBS 30. (btw)
@pearl yacht I just read your github PR here: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/9766 Is there a decent chance this will be included in a future update of OBS? I was trying to solve this exact problem today. Thanks!
Intel or Apple Silicon?
apple silicon
I hope we can release this with one of the next major updates, haven’t heard back from pkv regarding his issue and if more people could test whether it works that‘d be appreciated - audio devices can be a bit opinionated
Meaning version 31 of OBS @pearl yacht ? Also, I would be interested in trying to test this out if you like. I’m just not sure how to do so.
did you select youtube as your streaming service?
no
I’m using a Pioneer DJM-A9 mixer
i did now and they showed up. interesting.
There should be downloadable artifacts in the CI run from that PR, you need a GitHub account to download them iirc
youtube is the only service that accepts HEVC, so it's disabled for all others
got it
thank you @plucky zenith
💜
I understand very little of what you said @pearl yacht 😅. If you’d like another tester, and can point me to the easiest way to download and install a version that would work, let me know. 😊
you can download it from the Artifacts section here https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/actions/runs/6800995287?pr=9766
(make sure you're connected to your github account otherise you can't download)
Thanks @grizzled night this will be the first time I’ve done something like this. Would it overwrite my current version of OBS? Also, would this be a fully fledged installer that I can double click to install?
Ok cool
As long as you don’t need the virtual cam you can run the app from anywhere
Is an artifact functionally the same as the release version of OBS with only this capability changed?
It’s probably not codesigned
Okay
So macOS will warn you about that and you have to right click on it and select ‘open’ to launch it
Got it
And then select ‘open’ in the warning that appears
I’d literally just use that version to check if you can successfully map specific channels from the DJM to the stereo signal OBS gets
Ok
Will the official release of OBS still remain in my applications folder? I.e. I can open and close both as needed?
I have a DJM 750mk2, might need to test with that one as well
If you keep the test version in the downloads folder, then yes
But it will use the same settings
Perfect
So any changes you make apply to both
Makes sense, thanks so much!
Hi all, I am looking to create a system that can display multiple image files to multiple projectors.
each image source can be controlled independently, for example by adding a file to a file different file folder for each projector
would that be possible with OBS?
@pearl yacht I downloaded the artifact version and have successfully configured my pioneer DJM-A9 to output two feeds, with one mic, one without. I then can see more than one stereo pair output available in OBS (PR) version. However, it looks like it can only route that into single 4 channel track in OBS as per my screen shots? What I'm ultimately trying to do is have the stereo feed with my mic go to my live TWITCH stream and the feed with no mic go to the recording in OBS so I can post that later to YouTube without my mic being in the mix. Perhaps this is still not possible considering the tracks in OBS are not separate stereo pairs as I would have expected. It seems to be a single "multi-track" input in OBS.
an audio input source still represents only one input
so you'd need to add the source twice, both using the same device and choose the channels you need and mute the others
e.g. for streaming you're limited to stereo anyway, so you set OBS up to use stereo, then have one audio input device selecting channels 0+1 and another one also using the DJM and select channels 1+2, then you can use the advanced audio properties to assign those two sources to the internal channels OBS uses (in that case you'd remove the source you don't want on stream from channel 1)
the update abstracts the "reality" of the device away from OBS because OBS can only handle the number of channels set by the output
ah ok got it thanks!
@pearl yacht I've tested it and it works as expected! One thing I noticed is that this version is not able to "connect" with my TWITCH account. The button is not there. Is that expected? Also, let me know if there's any more testing you would like me to do.
that is to be expected - the necessary credentials for OBS to be able to connect to twitch are not exposed to pull requests
given the main reported issue that after changing the channel maps around for a bit that audio seems to stop, if you could try to confirm whether that happens to you as well, that'd be helpful
OK
The recording won't start at all. I am able to start recording in the officially released version of OBS. So perhaps there is an issue with the PR version?
what does the log say?
@pearl yacht
19:04:23.055: [VideoToolbox advanced_video_recording: 'h264']: session created with hardware encoding
19:04:23.075: [VideoToolbox advanced_video_recording: 'h264']: settings:
19:04:23.075: vt_encoder_id com.apple.videotoolbox.videoencoder.ave.avc
19:04:23.075: rate_control: CBR
19:04:23.075: bitrate: 2500 (kbps)
19:04:23.075: quality: 0.600000
19:04:23.075: fps_num: 60
19:04:23.075: fps_den: 1
19:04:23.075: width: 1920
19:04:23.075: height: 1080
19:04:23.075: keyint: 2 (s)
19:04:23.075: limit_bitrate: off
19:04:23.075: rc_max_bitrate: 2500 (kbps)
19:04:23.075: rc_max_bitrate_window: 1.500000 (s)
19:04:23.075: hw_enc: on
19:04:23.075: profile: high
19:04:23.075: codec_type: h264
19:04:23.075:
19:04:23.077: [CoreAudio AAC: 'Track2']: settings:
19:04:23.077: mode: AAC
19:04:23.077: bitrate: 320
19:04:23.077: sample rate: 48000
19:04:23.077: cbr: on
19:04:23.077: output buffer: 1536
19:04:23.090: ==== Recording Start ===============================================
19:04:23.090: [ffmpeg muxer: 'adv_file_output'] Writing file '/Users/rocky/Movies/2023-11-30 19-04-23.mkv'...
19:04:23.210: [ffmpeg muxer: 'adv_file_output'] os_process_pipe_write for packet data failed
19:04:23.211: [ffmpeg muxer: 'adv_file_output'] Output of file '/Users/rocky/Movies/2023-11-30 19-04-23.mkv' stopped
19:04:23.211: Output 'adv_file_output': stopping
19:04:23.211: Output 'adv_file_output': Total frames output: 4
19:04:23.211: Output 'adv_file_output': Total drawn frames: 8
19:04:23.211: ==== Recording Stop ================================================
I can send you the entire log if it'd be more helpful
Hi, I just recorded something on mac, where do I find the recording?
In your Movies folder
hi
I cant send messages to windos-support
@fathom bobcat hu, help plz
and I'm a french (presision)
ther is sommeone hear?
I unserstand anyphing of this logicial
Doesn’t look like it’s connected to the changes but could be that the process doesn’t have write permissions to your movies directory 🤷🏻♂️
I am not seeing the eos webcam pro in my video capture devices
but i can see my camera within the eos webcam pro app so it connection to my computer obs just dont see the app
are you on macOS 14?
afaik the eos webcam pro utility uses a DAL plugin to provide a "pseudo-webcam" to other apps and DAL plugins are not supported in macOS 14 anymore
they have to update to a camera extension - there is a hidden switch users can enable to make macOS use DAL plugins anymore precisely because Canon et al. are dragging their feet and didn't manage to update their software in 2 damn years, but it requires jumping through some hoops
okay thanks i might of found it on obs forms the steps
yeah use at your own peril, these things are usually meant for developers or special circumstances only and not for common end users, so we can't really endorse this, but it's documented by Apple and available to users if they feel the drawbacks are worth it
ideally you should also reach out to canon and ask why they haven't updated their apps yet
Apple announced this change over 2 years ago, they had ample time 😛
yeah and there no real knowledge out there on it
tbf it's not the end users' job to know this difference, it's Canon's job to maintain their applications and drivers
if they drag their feet and don't have updates ready in time, they will have reasons for that - I won't speculate what those are, but they should know and decided not to update
yes completely now i got do something weird to just get my shit working again
we also suffered from crashes in the past because the way DAL plugins work is that OBS effectively loads their code to access the camera
we had the same issue with our DAL plugin and thankfully had people that debugged/found the issues so we could fix them, but Canon (and Fuji as well) didn't - because we all relied on the same boilerplate code for the DAL plugin
but obviously from an end-users' POV it was OBS that crashed (even though it was Canon's code running in our app)
yeah i get that
hence the new camera extensions - they run independently and won't drag either an app or the entire system down
but alas...
let us know if you actually got the canon camera working with that, so we can keep that in mind if other users face the same issue
I will
Anyone know if it's possible to increase the audio buffer a bit for a browser source? I'm experimenting with some TTS/sound effects stuff, but while it works well in Chrome it's a bit iffy in OBS itself (when a sound effect starts, it's like it sometimes lags a bit, so the start of the effect is cut off). but I noticed it worked a bit better after seeing a buffer increase in the log
then again I'm not sure if that's actually good or not, or desirable lol
that is a issue with the CEF implementation, or something related to it
best comparison i have is when some bluetooth headsets stop outputting audio if the signal they receive is silence, and when they receive audio again, there is a brief hickup at the start.
ohh interesting
the way I fixed it with my own, hand made browser sources, was to set up a javascript audio context object that generates an extremely low audio tone that can be picked up by OBS, but is not picked up audibly thru the speakers
keeping the browsers source always generating audio
yeah, that probably explains it better, since I just added 0.5s of silence to my sound effects and that did not help it
would you happen to remember off the top of your head what db I should aim for?
one second, i can dig into my channel mascots browser source. its an eyeball that blinks, but due to the CEF bug*, the blink sounds were always silent since they are nearly split second sounds
thanks, I appreciate it 🙂 this was a genuine mystery to me
const PreventOBSClipping = ()=>{
const _ctx = new AudioContext()
const _osc = _ctx.createOscillator()
const _gain = _ctx.createGain()
_osc.connect(_gain)
_gain.connect(_ctx.destination)
_gain.gain.value = 0.0007
_osc.frequency.value = 1
_osc.start(0)
}
this is my function for creating the oscillator. Just run the function in whatever page load function/event you use for your framework
only needs to be run once on page load
Thanks 💪 gonna give it a try
alright, only did a little bit of testing but that seems to have fixed it completely
🙂
awesome. im so glad i figured out a workaround. another user here suggested the 0.0007 gain value in the code, but i wont @ ping them. You can find the original convo by searching for "PreventOBSClipping". It was back in 2022
I cranked my sound up to the max and still couldn't physically hear it, so seems like a pretty good value
when I had it set to 0.01, it would show up in the sound mixer, lighting up just over half the meter, but still produced no actual sound. thats all detailed in the old convo
yeah, this is also 1hz, right? I guess you'd not hear that on most equipment
or well, I guess a human wouldn't hear that either way
yep
but I'm also skeptical that my hardware physically outputs that
I gave OBS full disk access rights, and the recording still failed after less than one second. I can confirm the routing of audio works as expected when not recording. So perhaps I'll wait to see if this feature makes it into the next major release so that I can also connect to my TWITCH account as well. Cheers!
the artifact you download is not codesigned
so it will not inherit the permissions you gave to the "proper" OBS Studio
I gave the permissions to the PR version
but because it has the same bundle ID, it will not appear as a new application to give permissions to
and vice versa
OK I found it manually in full disk access settings and added it that way
you'd have to remove all permissions for OBS first, then launch the artifact, give it all the permissions again, then repeat all the steps when you got back to using the release version of OBS and that's not something I'd advise 😄
that I don't know
there will be next release, but what its version or scope will be I cannot tell 😄
OK, I've commented in Github, so I'll watch for any comments from the PR.
thanks again
Okay, I'm new to Discord (had an account for a while but just now getting around to actually using it) and I'm an amateur at OBS. I don't know how to search for a solution to this problem, so please don't be snarky with me.
Anyway, whenever I open OBS and attempt to record or test stream, my audio sounds like a cheesy "monster" voice from someone's DSP software - deep, growly, distorted, and awful. If I go into my audio settings and re-select my Scarlett 2i2 as the audio source it corrects itself. This seems like a pain in the keester to have to go into settings and reselect things prior to starting my workflow. I'm on an M1 iMac running the latest OS and the newest OBS update.
Anyone know what might be causing this and how to fix it?
Also, this happens whenever both the Scarlett and OBS are set to 44.1 khz and when both are 48 khz.
its says its a mkv
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.
In OBS settings you can choose what format to save movies as. I set it to MP4, as that works fine with QuickTime and iMovie.
Record to FLV or MKV. If you record to MP4 and the recording is interrupted, the file will be corrupted and unrecoverable. If you require MP4 files for some other purpose like editing, remux them afterwards by selecting File > Remux Recordings in the main OBS Studio window.
As the warning says in your screenshot
that command could prolly be amended to suggest fmp4 and fmov
Im trying to host a Zoom meeting but my virtual camera is not showing the OBS camera on my Zoom.
can someone please help me set it up
Running obs 30
- No Output Session
Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB) / Apple Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB)
if you try to start the virtual camera what happens?
The virtual camera is not installed.
Please allow OBS to install system software in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Security.
You may need to restart OBS if this message still appears afterward.
i have enabled it from settings
that's not the right location for the relevant setting. you'll need to read the directions OBS is giving you more carefully
got it thank u
- MP4/MOV Recording
- macOS 13.0 (OK)
- 0.3% Rendering Lag
Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB) / Apple Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB)
hey! my obs had been recording everything just fine, filled the frame perfectly, but suddenly it has stopped doing that. it stopped filling in as soon as i turned it on today, and no matter how many settings i change, nothing will happen.
What Mac do you have?
oh i should specify
im using an hp VH240a monitor, that has always worked, the mac screen has never worked
Right, so that's a 16:9 1080p monitor
And I presume your canvas is set to a 16:9 resolution in OBS Settings -> Video?
And your Minecraft, is it in full screen window mode?
yes it is
Hm, can't see what the issue would be. If the game is in 1920x1080 and OBS' base resolution (canvas) is also 1920x1080, they should match perfectly
The issue I'm seeing, that usually only happens when capturing a built-in display on a MacBook
ive reset both, tried minecraft w/o mods as well
What is Minecraft's resolution, in its settings window?
yeah what i think might be happening, but you know more than me, is that it thinks its the mac itself displaying it or smth
No, it doesn't "think" anything
It's just capturing what it sees 🤷
Can you restart your OBS and send a log?
- Old Version (29.0.0)
- macOS 13.5 (OK)
- No Output Session
Apple M1 Pro 8 Core 3200 MHz - OK! / Apple Apple M1 Pro (not in benchmark DB)
ah
Let's see
All looks fine on the OBS side.
You've got your display extending to the monitor, right? Not mirroring the same thing as the built-in screen
Dragged what over?
Soooo every time I start OBS, it doesn't list my webcams as video capture options anymore. I have to restart the machine each time, which is pretty inconvenient. Any thoughts on troubleshooting how to get OBS to see my webcams when I open it?
i fixed it
i just had to fullscreen obs and it made the canvas bigger 💀
If OBS Studio reports that it does not have system permissions but they do show up in System Preferences/Settings, follow these steps to fully reset permissions for OBS Studio.
- Quit OBS Studio and System Preferences/Settings
- Open the Terminal app (located in
/Applications/Utilities) - Copy-paste this command then press Return:
sudo tccutil reset All com.obsproject.obs-studio - Type in your user password then press Return. Nothing will appear on screen while you do this.
- Open OBS Studio again, then set your permissions straight away in OBS the OBS Studio menu → Review App Permissions
Also, make sure you have only one copy of OBS Studio installed in /Applications. Multiple copies of the application causes issues with properly setting permissions.
thanks for the help though
Unfortunatley, that didn't work either.
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Wanted to point out that the guy's message above me is spammed in all 3 OS support channels, and he's done something similar in a server I moderate
Already poked the mods
I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), Processor 2.6 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5, Memory 6 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, and Graphics Intel Iris 1536 MB with macOS Big Sur Version 11.7.10. When I try to open OBS, I get the message "You can’t open the application “OBS” because this application is not supported on this Mac." What system requirements do I need to open OBS and is it possible for me to actually use OBS?
!macversions
The currently-supported version of OBS Studio (30.0+) runs on macOS 11 (Big Sur) and higher on Intel and Apple Silicon.
Some features, such as the new macOS Screen Capture and macOS Audio Capture sources require macOS 13 (Ventura) or later.
For versions of OBS Studio compatible with prior versions of macOS, see the macOS Versions page.
So I do have the right system requirements?
I don't see why it isn't opening.
Intel
hello
im new to obs so i wanted to ask how do i crop it to the entire window
?
it doesnt record the entire window but just a portion of it
It's because the source is too large, most likely
You don't need to crop the source, you need to resize it
Click on it, grab the red handle in the corner, and drag it
got it
Can anyone help? whenever I open OBS, it becomes laggy and my computer just becomes too slow. I'm using a Macbook Air M1 with 16GB of RAM and base storage. Still got 30+GB free space. Log file attached. Hoping to get any insight.
Main use-case is to just use OBS to screen record for work and create instructional videos.
- Max Audio Buffering
- No Output Session
Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB) / Apple Apple M1 (not in benchmark DB)
Does anyone have a link on a tutorial on how to play music WITHOUT it ending up on the VOD? I use a MacBook and Nintendo Switch and Elgato and Twitch 🙂 thanks guys ❤️
you're streaming to twitch?
Yes 🙂
in settings > output, check "Enable custom encoder settings", then "Twitch Vod track"
Then in edit > advanced audio properties, select track 2 for the sources you want on the VoD, and only those
So say if I have youtube playing in the background, i put google chrome as the source?
for example, with something like that, both sources will go to the stream (track 1), but Browser 2 will not go to the VoD
yeah, you can use macos screen capture to capture application specific audio if you're on macos 13 or later
Anyone? Bueller?
Yes
ty 💜
Try #audio-support
for what it's worth..I've had that when my mic wasn't set to the correct sample rate/format, which you can change in Applications/Utilities/Audio MIDI Setup.app
dunno if that's your problem but worth trying
Hi there, does anyone have any experience recording the PSVR2
hi ive been having issues with audio on OBS. I use an audio interface to plug my mic and headphones into my laptop, and for some reason, desktop audio won't be monitered through OBS. I've watched numerous videos on how to fix it, and even got a blackhole channel thing to see if that would work, but i'm still having major issues. If anyone can help soon that would be wonderful!
To add, i even updated my computer and OBS but this issue continues to happen and its been like this for a long time
Hey everyone! My iMac arrived last week! I can download OBS but have trouble getting it install! Is anyone available to help a newbie?
Trouble getting it to install?
All you have to do is drag it to the Applications folder
What step are you having trouble with?
@past silo ^
So I drag it to applications! Then click on it in applications and get a pop up which reads . . .
Failed to create directory /users/myname/library/application/support/obs-studio/basic
that's odd. that should only happen if you don't have write permissions to that directory, which shouldn't ever be the case. did you migrate data from an old machine?
Nope it was a new set up! I’m the only person using it
in any case, one potential fix would be to open finder, do command-shift-g, then paste in:
~/Library/Application Support/ and hit enter. then, scroll down and find the obs-studio folder and drag it to the trash
if OBS fails to create a new directory at that point, there's something else afoot
yep
can you upload it here?
I have saved it as a word doc!
hmm, it's easier to deal with if you just paste the whole text in here. discord will automatically turn it into a .txt file
Can do
But deleting that folder seems to have worked!
ok, nice. then no need to paste the crash report really, unless you want to
Many thanks for your help
I deleted my blackhole 16ch thing (i'm not sure what it was for to begin with) and instead of having the blackhole option, now I have no options of any devices to stream desktop audio from. I'm on a Macbook Pro 14 in with an M1 Pro chip. I don't know how to get the audio to monitor on OBS, it wont pick up on anything my computer is playing. I searched up multiple things on youtube that didn't work and I tried to watch videos on how to set up OBS from scratch and nothing has worked so far. If i could get someone's help that would be lovely
OBS Studio 30+ running on macOS 13 (Ventura) and later can capture desktop and app audio using the macOS Audio Capture source.
For previous versions of macOS and/or OBS Studio, see the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide.
per this guide above, if you're on an apple silicon machine, you should make sure your macOS is up to date, and then use macOS screen capture (or macOS audio capture if you strictly need audio and not video)
it is a much better way to capture audio than blackhole or other virtual audio device software
thank you
Question, how would one go about capturing discord audio on mac obs if one were to try and stream with friends?
OBS Studio 30+ running on macOS 13 (Ventura) and later can capture desktop and app audio using the macOS Audio Capture source.
For previous versions of macOS and/or OBS Studio, see the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide.
Hey so my friend @elder jungle needs help setting her Mac up to stream imma windows guy so I don't know anything about macs😭 if y'all could help her I would greatly appreciate it 🙏
Just wondering how I can run my Shure sm7b and a focusrite interface to a MAC
hi friends im at such a loss, my audio is coming through choppy and wonky, i have tried everything and i can't get it to work. I have an elgato capture card connecting my xbox to my mac to stream through obs. everything is working fine on my windows laptop so its not the cords or capture card. Ive tested the ports on my mac with multiple other devices like my mic and those are working fine. Ive updated everything, redownloaded everything, tried and tested every setting. I don't know what else to do. Thank you in advance.
OBS has always worked well. Since the update to Sonoma 14.1.2, the screen is no longer recorded. Audio is fine, but the screen is just a black square. I have set "Screen" in the settings and can also see the preview.
Hi, I am now also in the community and have a problem.
OBS has always worked well. Since the update to Sonoma 14.1.2, the screen is no longer recorded. Audio is fine, but the screen is just a black square. I have set "Screen" in the settings and can also see the preview.
Does anyone have a tip for me?
Hello I need some help. I stream with 2 cameras through a blackmagic ATEM mini. And imac. The quality in the screen looks so good, but if I stream on youtube or record, it looks really bad and pixelated. Let me know what do I have to share.
My computer is macOS catalina
iMac 2019
processor 3.6 GHz 8-core Intel Core i9
Memory 64GB 2667 MHz DDR4
Graphics Radeon Pro Vega 48 8GB
internet speed: 600up 28.5 down
- Old Version (29.0.2)
- Wrong YUV Color Range
- macOS 10.15 (OK)
- Non-Default x264 Preset
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz - OK! / Radeon Pro Vega 48 - OK!
If OBS Studio reports that it does not have system permissions but they do show up in System Preferences/Settings, follow these steps to fully reset permissions for OBS Studio.
- Quit OBS Studio and System Preferences/Settings
- Open the Terminal app (located in
/Applications/Utilities) - Copy-paste this command then press Return:
sudo tccutil reset All com.obsproject.obs-studio - Type in your user password then press Return. Nothing will appear on screen while you do this.
- Open OBS Studio again, then set your permissions straight away in OBS the OBS Studio menu → Review App Permissions
Also, make sure you have only one copy of OBS Studio installed in /Applications. Multiple copies of the application causes issues with properly setting permissions.
I have done all that, thank you very much.
Unfortunately, it's still the same problem. In the settings for "Screen" it is shown, but the recording remains black. I could send a screen shot if necessary.
Do I have to restart the computer?
select the source, press ctrl+r, does that ùake it appear again?
OH yea! that's it
Thank you very much !!
for an explanation, what happened is that the source was working, but it was offscreen, so not showing. What cmd+r did was just to reset its position
👍 👍 👍 😀
Why when I view my recordings there’s so much lagggg
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:
- Restart OBS Studio first!
- Start your stream/recording replicating any issues (meaning having any games/apps open and captured, etc.)
- Stop your stream/recording after 30 seconds or after the issue has occurred
- Click the Help menu → Log Files → Upload Current Log File
- Paste the URL into this Discord channel
hello, I need some assistance. my OBS wasn't picking up my capture card earlier. I knew I had a new update for my software available today so I updated it. now when I go to open OBS I get 'do you want to run in safe mode' which I click either option and I just get the spinny rainbow of death. could someone please help?
I have to force quit OBS or else it will just keep spinning. have tried several times
whenever I click either of these it just keeps spinning and I have to force quit. not sure what else to do
hmm yeah that's not ideal. this is an issue we've seen a couple times with macOS updates, but have not narrowed down a cause yet. would you mind taking a spindump so we can figure out where OBS is hanging? to do that, you would:
- open OBS in safe mode so it beachballs
- open activity monitor (
/Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor) - select OBS in the list of processes
- click the ellipsis along the top bar, then select spindump
- when the spindump completes, drop the file in here
that file should have clues about what to do to fix it
we know that deleting all of OBS's stored data (which is in ~/Library/Application Support/obs-studio) also solves it, but this deletes all of your scenes and plugins which is probably not ideal
I unfortunately can't run it in OBS safe mode. it just gives me the spinny rainbow 🥲
yeah sorry, that's fine. you just need OBS to enter that state where it hangs, and then do 2-5
how can I access this if I can't open it at all?
we're basically trying to get a sample of OBS while it's hanging, or unresponsive
you can do this from finder, by doing command-shift-g and entering that path. if you just want to fix it, you can delete everything in that folder (this include all your scenes though). if you are able to instead get that spindump from activity monitor, it would definitely help us figure out what's going on though
when I do the activity monitor, do I want the sample?
it should be called 'spindump'
this is what appears when I double click
these options do not appear for me
I tried right clicking and nothing appears. I can only double click
oh I'm so sorry
I figured it out. my mistake
no worries
thanks, that's it. let me take a look
do you know offhand how many macOS screen capture sources you had in your scenes?
off hand? maybe 2
hmm, ok. this is a really weird issue unfortunately, and it's going to take someone who knows better than i do what might be going on. i think for now, you may have to remove all of OBS's stored data
here's what i would do
will this delete my current recordings that I haven't transferred?
no, your recordings are fine
okay thank you
we may have to temporarily or permanently sacrifice your scenes
what i would do is:
- open OBS's settings folder (finder, command shift g,
~/Library/Application Support/obs-studio) - stash the
basicfolder somewhere, like maybe on your desktop. you can also stash thepluginsfolder if you have plugins - delete everything else in the
obs-studiofolder - try starting OBS
- if it works, you can try moving the
basicfolder back into theobs-studiofolder, as well as thepluginsfolder - if it doesn't work, you may need to recreate your scenes
I apologize, but how do I access the settings folder?
no worries. copy this: ~/Library/Application Support/obs-studiothen open finder, then press command-shift-g, then paste it in and hit enter
if you're able to put the basic folder back into the obs-studio folder without OBS beachballing, then your settings will be recovered
if not, then yes, unfortunately =/
yeah it said goodbye to all my sources (which is fine) but weirdly it also has like a grey static screen?
oh it went away
now it's black like expected okay
can't say i've ever seen that before
yeah was weird
I'll try this in a minute
It's asking if I want to replace the basic and plugin folder. Should I replace them?
I'm assuming yes but want to double check
how can I actually tell if it's kept my old settings now?
it doesn't have my scenes obviously
but
ah, i probably should have said. you'll need to close OBS before you try putting the basic and plugins folders back in, and then restart it
unless you did that
I put in basic and plugin before closing
should I remove them, close, reopen, put them in, and then reopen? sorry
I don't think they saved 🥺
this happened to me about two months ago as well and I had to restart from scratch entirely. is this normal that this keep occuring?
it's definitely not normal, OBS should always be able to start in safe mode. there is probably a serious bug somewhere
should I delete OBS and redownload it?
your spindump will help us start to figure out what's going on though, it seems new to the latest macOS update
no, it's an issue with your stored data in that folder. the OBS application itself isn't affected
I can't even remember my settings I've spent a good couple hours in this server working with you guys to get them right. thankfully there's the message logs ig 🥲
if you still have your basic folder stashed on your desktop or wherever you stashed it, you should still be able to put it in. if it got overwritten though then yeah 😦
are you guys going to look through them more and get back to me later with more info? should I wait before I start to reput in all my info?
at least it's opening. thank you for the help with this so far. I appreciate it
when it gets figured out, it probably won't be in time unfortunately
sorry, in time for what?
before you stream next or whatever. you should probably go ahead and reconfigure things is what i'm saying
I see. do you think it would be longer than a week? no rush, I'm just curious
it's hard to say. this looks like a weird issue and it will probably require some attention from us and the mac devs, who have other things to look at as well. there's no obvious cause so really no way to estimate it at the moment
if lots of other people end up being affected by it, which could be the case, it will probably get more attention sooner
it's not recognizing my capture card
I see. thank you I appreciate it!
What device is it?
Macbook Air
No. The capture card.
Elgato HD60 S
On macOS, some older Elgato capture devices may not be supported or require workarounds to use with OBS Studio:
- Game Capture HD and HD60 are not compatible with Apple Silicon-based Macs. On Intel-based Macs, use the Elgato Game Capture app in full screen, then capture it with a macOS Screen Capture/Window Capture source
- HD 60S is not compatible with Apple Silicon-based Macs. On Intel-based Macs, use the OBS Link app
- HD 60S+, HD 60X, Cam Link are compatible with all Macs and can be captured with a Video Capture source. Make sure you are using a USB 3-compliant USB cable or adapter, connected directly to your Mac if possible
is it the s? or the s+? wasn't your card working before? i remember you being in here before
it worked this morning
I just tried opening OBS now and it showed it as an option that it was displaying but the screen was black
that's why I decided to update
S+
sorry I should have clarified it was the S+
does the card work in quicktime? if you open quicktime and do file->new movie recording
can you select it there?
you have to click the little arrow next to the record button to select a device
idk what's happening quicktime is being unresponsive now
ruh roh
it should still how up on my drop down of OBS though?
this has never happened before
have you changed anything about how the card is connected to your machine lately? i.e. the hub, a different cable, anything like that?
no nothing
is quicktime unresponsive every time if you try to open the device? can you force quit it?
hmm ok, that probably means an issue with the card itself. or the connection
if it's connected through a hub, are you able to connect it directly? does it appear to be alive?
nothing has changed since this morning though?
i.e. i dunno if it has lights or something
there are no lights on it
it could theoretically have just died. if you have another way to connect it, i would see if it's recognized that way
and if it's through a hub, are other devices on the hub appearing?
I've had it for only a year why would it just die
what is another way to connect it?
everything else is working fine
is it connected via a thunderbolt hub at the moment?
I'm really sorry but I'm not sure the names of them. I can take photos if that helps?
it's complicated to explain
I think it's a thunderbolt hub
all we need to know is yeah, the hub or adapter in between the card and your machine
I just purchased this after talking with other support here in this server for a different issue I was experiencing involving my audio during stream
I’ve had this for about a month or two maybe it’s been working great
gotcha. do you have other devices on the same hub? like your microphone?
^
yeah my memory is kicking in. that hub does look fine
Yes. I specifically purchased this one because I needed to plug in multiple things: capture card, mic, external hard drive, ect
Keyboard, mouse..
gotcha. i assume you're using one of the usb-a ports for your capture card? what happens if you use the other usb-a port?
does it still not show up in quicktime?
thank god it's finally recognizing it
interesting. sounds like one of your hub's ports died then
"try unplugging it and plugging it back in again" 🥲
oh. it worked on the same port? just by unplugging and plugging it back in?
I swapped ports
lemme try to replug it back into the old one
yeah both work now
jeez
ah yeah, i shoulda gone with that first, can't forget about the old unplug it and plug it back in
the actual dread I felt over thinking I needed to purchase a new capture card
hah yeah, that would have been really drawing the short straw on technical difficulties
thank you so much for your help. can't thank you enough
I might need to contact again as I reset up my old settings to how they were before but I'll tinker with them for a bit first
no problem, good luck, hopefully we'll figure out that obs hang at some point
hi i cant seam to get obs websocet to work
how to mirror the scene?
why?
my skype mirroring the obs/other cameras
!camflip
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.
you can verify above info by looking at your video from another device
ok, i try
thanks for the support ! ❤️
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Hi , hello everyone, i am looking for a solution to traduce my voice in an english text when i use OBS , someone can help me please ?
Hi just following up on this as it seems its gotten lost in messages. Thanks friends 💕
can you get a clean log of the issue?
!maccleanlog
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:
- Restart OBS Studio first!
- Start your stream/recording replicating any issues (meaning having any games/apps open and captured, etc.)
- Stop your stream/recording after 30 seconds or after the issue has occurred
- Click the Help menu → Log Files → Upload Current Log File
- Paste the URL into this Discord channel
Try asking in #stream-setup, since this isn't a Mac-specific question
i don't manage to install close caption plugin to obs, i don't understand . i put in the obs plugin but don't see on the tools after restart
My OBS keeps crashing recently and having more errors than ever before.., any suggestions?
A crash log is required to investigate the cause of your issue. Please upload the most recent crash log.
- In Finder, click the Go menu
- Select Go To Folder, and type in
~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ - Upload the file prefixed
OBS_with the most recent date (format is year-month-day)
thanks i'll take a look when im back at my machine
Also if someone could explain what happened to my camera mid stream that would be amazing! No idea where the speech bubble came from!
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
It also caused my camera to freeze. Very weird
blame apple
For sure
i don't see an obvious cause here. do you have a consistent way to reproduce the crash?
No not something I feel I do that causes it tbh…
- 69.4% Rendering Lag
- macOS 11.7 (OK)
- Third-Party Plugins (2)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 @ 3.70GHz - OK! / ATI Technologies Inc. AMD Radeon HD - FirePro D500 OpenGL Engine (not in benchmark DB)
- macOS 11.7 (OK)
- Third-Party Plugins (2)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 @ 3.70GHz - OK! / ATI Technologies Inc. AMD Radeon HD - FirePro D500 OpenGL Engine (not in benchmark DB)
Hi there!
I wanted to ask for help (if there's a solution or something I did not set up properly):-
I want to livestream a game in full screen mode. My issue's that in fullscreen, OBS freezes the livestream visual if i move off that fullscreen'd game. Such as to quickly check on OBS Studio to alter volume levels while the game is in progress or set up scene changes and then swipe back on over to my full screen game. If i have to do this a few times throughout the stream, the visual on the livestream will keep freezing up for the audience every time.
Is there something I should be doing/can do to prevent it from freezing up when playign in full screen mode? (It works normally and does not freeze on application changes if it is in the same desktop as OBS and is not in fullscreen mode.)
afaik, when programs are in exclusive fullscreen, they stop rendering when you're not focused on them, which means there's literally nothing for obs to capture, hence the freeze.
The solution is to not play fullscreen (borderless windowed if the game allows it would allow you to run in pseudo-fullscreen without it being actually fullscreen)
oh no that sucks :'( [is there a macbook setting that can allow me to play it borderless?] It's a steam game i made a direct shortcut for without needing to opens team to play it
if the game allows it, it should be in the gale's graphics options
First time on here really . Need help on obs with YouTube audio being playing during recording of a reaction
as in, you don't want the audio of what you're reacting to to be recorded?
I want it in the recording
ah rip me then :') thank you for the response anyhow!
what game is it? and what macOS version are you using? in macOS sonoma, applications should continue to update if they aren't visible, if they're being captured, but it doesn't work 100% of the time
Transformice
And latest Sonoma 14
and oh really ;o? Is there something in settings? :praying that there's a solution:
is that in the browser or a standalone client?
there's no exclusive fullscreen on mac? mb
ok yeah, i just wanted to make sure you were on macOS sonoma. beyond that, there isn't much else you can do. i'd encourage you to file a feedback with apple about it
How do I do that and what do I say exactly?
there's an application called feedback assistant, i think it's in /Applications/Utilities. then you can just create the feedback, and be descriptive, i.e. "transformice does not update while in fullscreen in another space, but is being captured by OBS"
there is sort of a notion of exclusive fullscreen, it's just pretty different than the notion of exclusive fullscreen on windows. the native "fullscreen"ing of an app puts it in essentially another desktop, which in macOS parlance is called a space. you're correct that if an app is in the same space as the main desktop, and is in borderless fullscreen, it will continue to update even if you're tabbed out. apple actually came up with fullscreen apps going in another space as a way to get around what i understand was legacy debt that made it infeasible to make some apps within a space not render/update. if it's in another space though, it can pause all updates for apps in the main space
the relevant change in sonoma though, is that if apps are actively being captured, they should continue to update even if they're in another "space." this is new to sonoma and it was expected that it did not work this way before
hopefully that made sense
oh ouki. ty for the info I'll try to keep it in mind for the future 💜
yee, totally
ah ok thank you so much! <3
I downloaded this: https://github.com/partouf/OBSInfoWriter and am trying to install it, but I don't see anything called "libOBSInfoWriter.OSX.zip file" nor "libOBSInfoWriter.so" Please help me! Thanks!
https://github.com/partouf/OBSInfoWriter/releases/tag/2.6.1 <-- you download and install OBSInfoWriter-1.0.0-macos-universal.pkg
Their readme instructions are out of date
The instructions would not work with the current version of OBS Studio
I did that. So what I do now?
Restart OBS, then follow its usage instructions
K, thanks, I'll try that!
It seems to be a new type of source, so that'd be the place to look
This may seem like a "dumb" question, but where are the Usage Instructions?
Under the section titled "Configuration"?
Yeah
I just looked through it all. Any suggestions regarding what it says under there?
Oh, yeah, I did that. I just mean the other stuff like 1. whether to check checkbox "Sync with video file name and path" and specifying automatic text file extension, 2. filename formatting, 3. whether to check checkbox for it to log streaming events, and 4. actually picking what the hotkey should be.
🤷 That's out of the scope of what I can help you with
I don't know how the plugin works, what it's for, etc.
You might be able to get help with that in #plugins-and-tools
Hello,
Does anyone know which encoder i should use for capturing gaming in HDR with an M2 Max Macbook pro?
So far I have used H.265 but unfortunately pixels are created in dark scenes. Maybe it works better with ProRes 4444, the only question is what bit rate at 4K 60FPS, and does the AV1 encoder currently or generally make sense on a Mac?
I am trying to set up my OBS for MAC but my screen capture source isn’t working, can anyone help?
In my macOS admin account I can't connect Droidcam to OBS via USB cable, only via WIFI, but I can on a new macOS user account. It works perfectly after logging into a new user account.
Do you know if I can configure the macOS admin account differently or something for this to work?
- No Output Session
- Third-Party Plugins (1)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz - OK! / Radeon Pro 5300 - OK!
don't manage to install correctly close caption plugin
you can't accurately capture HDR on macOS. neither the screen capture API nor the video capture device code in macOS support it
Anyone know the difference between window and application capture? I read the description before but didn't quite understand ^^;
window capture captures a single window in isolation, while application capture captures all windows for that application on the target display
if i have 2 chrome windows open which ever i have in focus will show up if i use application capture but only 1 of them that i select from the start if i use window capture right?
I thougth the same then my friend said for them only 1 application window would show n not other instances of it if they had ti open
(feel free to ping reply me)
yes, that's correct
ok thank you :) idk why my friend confused me then
is there a best setup for Reaction videos?
Did anyone else's Canon camera just stop working in OBS? I can't even find mine in the properties drop down menu anymore of video sources.
Can't even find Canon EOS Webcam Utility as an option anymore—anywhere
i don't know what to do
what source are you using to record audio?
OBS? i record with a mic and OBS
like i don't use audacity to record audio because that doesn't record desktop audio
!macaudio
You need a specific source to record the audio of the computer.
check the guide below
OBS Studio 30+ running on macOS 13 (Ventura) and later can capture desktop and app audio using the macOS Audio Capture source.
For previous versions of macOS and/or OBS Studio, see the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide.
mi mac tiene instalado el mac OS 10.5 y no me deja instalar el obs 30
The currently-supported version of OBS Studio (30.0+) runs on macOS 11 (Big Sur) and higher on Intel and Apple Silicon.
Some features, such as the new macOS Screen Capture and macOS Audio Capture sources require macOS 13 (Ventura) or later.
For versions of OBS Studio compatible with prior versions of macOS, see the macOS Versions page.
gracias ya lo solucione
OBS 30.0.0 and MacOS 11.7.10- are there known issues? I cannot get any image showing in the window, and after clicking on Start recording, the mp4 is just black.
did you add any source?
Yes, the Audio Input Capture and Video INput Capture
- MP4/MOV Recording
- macOS 11.7 (OK)
- 0.2% Rendering Lag
Intel Core i5-4260U @ 1.40GHz - Below minimum requirements / Intel HD 5000 - Possible bottleneck
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
Thank you. Solved
- Unrecognised Encoder
- No Output Session
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz - OK! / Radeon Pro 5300M - OK!
Hello. Nothing to do with obs but your help groups are too good I had to ask… if any of you tech gods can figure out why I can’t press “login” on kick on my gfs MacBook Pro? Internet is fine, I can watch streamers I just can’t login? Please any help is appreciated!
Tried safari and Google but nothings worked
That's something you'd have to ask them.
My Amazon Firestick on my Macbook Pro (2017) but the firestick starts okay but after less than 10 seconds it goes blank and nothing else happens. I am using a UGreen HDMI Capture card.
Hi. Is there any way to recover the audio if it is not recorded?
the Firestick most likely has HDCP copy protection on it. OBS Support will not assist in circumventing that
did you accidentally mute the audio source? if so, no way to recover
Thanks.I will try using it with an HDMI splitter. Apparently that may solve the issue
Hi, Im not sure where to post this. Is OBS able to capture Hi8 tape from a Sony camcorder? (tape capture is discontinued on Adobe Premiere...). Is there a recent guide anywhere I can consult for this? for OSx via USB-C or HDMI.
Capture could be via miniDV or S-Video and mini stereo, then with a series of adapters arrive to my macbook.
I don’t use OBS for mine. I record myself in my camera and watch the show on a downloaded copy and edit in Final Cut. Wondering how it would work in OBS though 🤔
it's certainly possible, but there may be better programs for this purpose than OBS, as OBS does not have the best deinterlacing and completely accurate color support for old formats. if those aren't huge concerns then yes, with the right capture card this should work fine
Hi, I want to stream images and videos from the OBS Software to the Flutter application. Is there any way to do so?
I'm on an M2 Ultra chip but it's unable to encode as much as my M2 Max laptop. Any chance it's OBS not seeing the extra encode streams? Before I send it back I want to go through my options!
Is OBS the easiest way to record reaction type videos?
can you describe in more detail exactly what your workload you're trying on both machines is?
Sure thing! So essentially I'm doing 2x 1440p60 recording and stream. My laptop is able to do this, however the Ultra has 4 (over 4) encoder chips. But somehow overloads at the same as above
Over 2 in the laptop* sorry
Unfortunately I can't find a resource usage view like windows has
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:
- Restart OBS Studio first!
- Start your stream/recording replicating any issues (meaning having any games/apps open and captured, etc.)
- Stop your stream/recording after 30 seconds or after the issue has occurred
- Click the Help menu → Log Files → Upload Current Log File
- Paste the URL into this Discord channel
er, are you using multiple instances of OBS to do this?
Don't have access at the moment but I'll recreate logs when I have access. Just the one instance!
Though on my laptop I did another instance to see if it could take 3 encodes (it could not hahaha)
ok, so just simply recording and streaming but with different encoder settings? are you using h264?
Yep and Apple AVT for both, just different bitrates. Higher for local recording
we should just see a log from the ultra then
Sure thing I'll get those once home
i've successfully done four simultaneous encodes on my m1 max, at 3456x2234, 60fps, two prores, and two h264, so the hardware should certainly be capable
Very interesting... Definitely something not quite right with Ultra
Meant to have double the encodes so assumed I'd manage 3 streams with headroom!
My audio is inaudible. It seems jumbled and delayed. PS5 with obs on macbookpro. Here is the log file. https://obsproject.com/logs/MoMP83bvunABUvQZ
Intel Core i5-8257U @ 1.40GHz - OK! / Intel Iris Xe - Possible bottleneck
Ah, the reality is that.. there a very few programs left that are compatible on OSx, OBS is the only free one. The software I pay for no longer supper DV capture. Do you have resources to this?? The last ones are 10years old... for OBS
- 81.5% Encoder Overload
- 0.1% Rendering Lag
Apple M2 Ultra (not in benchmark DB) / Apple Apple M2 Ultra (not in benchmark DB)
thanks. can you reproduce the issue again, and while it's happening, open activity monitor, and search "VTEncoderXPCService", then take a screenshot of the window and post it in here?
it's also generally a good idea not to use CBR for recording, so may be worth trying another rate control there, though i doubt that's the source of the issue
yeah that's super bizarre
can you show results for just "VT"? curious how many decoder processes might also be running
certainly looks like VT shouldn't be* overwhelmed for any reason
i'm not sure. i've asked up the chain on the OBS side. the m2 ultra is infamous for scaling issues on the macOS side, so it's entirely plausible it's a macOS issue too
if this is the case for all m2 ultra users, i'm very surprised we haven't seen it in here before
Thanks! Yeah it's pretty weird overall since the laptop doesn't have issues, wouldn't suprise me if its an apple thing but I have a couple weeks to decide to return it... so seeing if it's solveable before giving it back hahaha
out of curiosity, does it occur with the capture card disconnected?
ok, word, that rules out some things at least
there's a lot less processes for it on my M2 Ultra, is that just due to applications making use of them?
i'm not sure exactly how macOS divides the labor in terms of processes vs. threads, so i don't know. i mostly wanted to check that to make sure there wasn't something else on your machine clearly doing demanding encoding for some reason, or tons of zombie encoder processes, since that was an issue in older versions of macOS
Gotcha, yeah it's pretty much fresh out the box other than OBS and VLC installed (for now!)
i'll be sure to ping you if i hear anything or think of anything else to try. you may want to inquire with apple support as well, they can be good sometimes
Thanks! Really appreciate your help on this 🙂
hmmmmmm interesting
Thats making me think of something ultra specific, sort of like https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/issues/5424
that issue being, only on Ultra configs, if you force an IDR on the first frame with a chapter marker, it can fail. works fine on all other configs
@nimble vortex If I've got it right your scenario is
M2 Ultra
2x 1440p60 recording (H264)
2x 1440p60 streaming (who supports this size of stream??)
CBR 6000kbps, 2s keyframe
Tons of dropped frames
Thats all I need to do to reproduce?
from their log, it's just 1x 1440p60 recording and 1x 1440p60 streaming, simultaneously
yeah but their words said 2, the log showed something else, so was just looking for clarity
Bloody Ultra. So I'm doing 1x 1440p60 video, 1x 1440p60 stream to overload (works on the Max)
YouTube stream with 1440p, need the higher bitrates for racing games hahah
iRacing ftw yep yep
happens on any game? doesnt' even need to be any particular content, like an empty desktop probably makes it happen too/)
yep does it with capture card unplugged, nothing in preview too
and I saw you mentioned other rate controllers it happens with still too ?