macos-support

[leaden lily]

Is someone able to help me? I use OBS to clip games and when I record it doesnt register keyboard inputs at all

[plucky zenith]

what doesn't register keyboard inputs, obs or the game?

[leaden lily]

The game

I also noticed while OBS is open (not recording) my macbook starts to slow down and lag

[plucky zenith]

while you're in the game, not in obs?

[leaden lily]

While im in the game

[plucky zenith]

hmm I don't see how that could be obs' doing, but maybe I'm missing smth

[leaden lily]

Im not sure either and its quite annoying

[plucky zenith]

hopefully someone with more knowledge of macos than me can help here

[leaden lily]

Ill send a clip of the problem

The recording is choppy, ingame inputs are ignored and its unbearable

[plucky zenith]

!cleanlog
ooh, the game inputs aren't fully ignored, it's just that the game is lagging hard

[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

[plucky zenith]

thought you were saying all inputs got ignored

[leaden lily]

That is happening though when i walk around and i stop using a key it continues for a set amount of time and ignores other input

[tiny coral]

Hi there. I'm wondering about getting some advice on my encoder. I have a macbook air 2020 m1 with 8GB RAM.
Yesterday I was streaming to twitch on H264 Hardware Encoder (CBR. 6000 Kbps)
I was also recording on the same encoder (CBR 20000 Kbps)
I also tried to source record (just the game and microphone without overlays) using the source record plugin. Again same encoder (CBR 20000Kbps)

About an hour and a half into my stream OBS crashed. When I got my stream back up and running it was very jumpy until I removed the plugin entirely. I've never had a problem recording and streaming before but i'm wondering if this time I over did it with my encoder. Do you think this is likely? Also is there a different way to record the source without using the plugin?

I'm very new to recording and streaming so apologies if this is all very obvious

I also want to note that I have other encoders available but I'm not sure if i should be using more than 1 at a time

[forest axle]

on a base m1, i would not try to use more than one encoder session at a time with the hardware encoder

three simultaneous sessions is also pushing it regardless of hardware/software on that system

i would recommend using the same encoder session for both your stream and your primary recording (so check 'same as stream'), and then a separate x264 session for source record

[tiny coral]

Ahhh ok. Would you keep the same bitrates as i imagine that also puts pressure on the encoders?

[forest axle]

performance should be fine with reasonable bitrate values. 6k for the stream/main recording is fine. for source record, 20k is fine, though i would probably recommend not using CBR there

instead either VBR/ABR or CRF

[leaden lily]

Can someone help me with my recording? when I record and make fast inputs like spam WASD for movement the input will lag, this happens when I type because im a generally fast typer (roblox is the game)

[forest axle]

you were asked to produce a log

!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

[tiny coral]

when you say check 'same as stream' where is that? I can see use stream encoder is that the right one?

[leaden lily]

I did and it didnt help, it reduce the issue a bit but not much

[forest axle]

the log is for us to look at

it doesn't solve anything

[leaden lily]

Oh sorry my bad

[forest axle]

it's under recording, for video encoder you would select '(use stream encoder)'

[leaden lily]

Do i paste this here? https://obsproject.com/logs/5LQyQkOCuB94n0eO

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• MP4/MOV Recording
• 88.5% CPU Encoder Overload

⚠️ Warning

• 4.9% Rendering Lag
• Permissions Not Granted (3)
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[tiny coral]

Gotcha thanks. For the source record VBR does this look like it would work. I'm unsure what some of the settings mean. Appreciate the help a lot ❤️

[forest axle]

those settings look fine

if they don't look good later you can tinker with them

[tiny coral]

Brilliant thanks again for your help

[brave berry]

hi

[forest axle]

are you running any recording software on your machine that isn't OBS? such as a screen recorder?

[leaden lily]

I have medal downloaded

Not open tho

And apple music is playing

[forest axle]

anything that records the screen or does anything related to recording needs to be off and closed while you're running OBS

can you open activity monitor.app (in /applications/utilities), search for "VT" in the top right, then take a screenshot?

[leaden lily]

In spotlight?

[forest axle]

you can search for it in spotlight if you want to. the /applications/utilities folder is where it is on your machine

[forest axle]

you need to search for "VT" in the top right of activity monitor now

then take a screenshot at that point

[forest axle]

alright, with things like that, could you please take another recording and post another log?

!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

[leaden lily]

https://obsproject.com/logs/jH3UCY0pxBH602Kr

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 90.0% CPU Encoder Overload

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• 1.7% Rendering Lag
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[leaden lily]

Ohhh my cpu

[forest axle]

could you try using the hardware encoder instead of x264?

[brave inlet]

Bless up room

Has anyone been able to stream to tic Tok via Mac OS ?

[scenic oasis]

is there any way for me to record game audio without headphones?
whenever i record you can hear the audio through my microphone and thats the only way i could hear it instead of obs actually recording it

[fading hare]

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.

[lilac pagoda]

Does anyone have any recommendations for 4k recording settings for an M1 Macbook Pro? Ideally, I'd like to record H264 in an mp4 container, but it's not a dealbreaker if I have to do HEVC.

[solemn quiver]

I keep having a encoder problem on my MacBook Pro early 2013

https://obsproject.com/logs/d2WHRXANhSFkOXNu

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 18.5% Rendering Lag

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (1)
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• 1.2% CPU Encoder Overload
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz - Possible bottleneck / GeForce GT 650M - Possible bottleneck

[forest axle]

rendering lag means your machine is under too much load in general

i would go down to 30fps, you're currently at 60

[solemn quiver]

Ok thank you again and I switched to apple vt h264 hardware encoder because someone mentioned it on YouTube but do you think I should go to x264 because it have CBR and apple vt h264 hardware encoding don’t?

[forest axle]

if you're recording, you do not want to use CBR

[solemn quiver]

What about if you just wanna daily stream with decent quality( not gaming) just chatting and reaction

[neon lily]

Sure, x264 for that but on a 2013? You’d be looking at 360p@30fps and it would still lag any time you open an app or browser

[misty lantern]

Yes, I am looking for help on this also.

[blissful kindle]

idek why this keeps happening.. https://obsproject.com/logs/TSr69cIsW3h2OhlU

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 55.2% Rendering Lag
• 94.2% Encoder Overload

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio
• Non-Standard Framerate

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[blissful kindle]

everytime i open obs, always a new problem.

[blissful kindle]

https://obsproject.com/logs/jwM74rUtdFfGXfOM

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 31.4% Rendering Lag
• 93.8% Encoder Overload

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio
• Non-Standard Framerate

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[blissful kindle]

pls help[

is yam awake or busy or something?

or feets?

[foggy bane]

i ned help with my studio
how do i get pause and unpause on the right side of obs studio

[foggy bane]

my pause button is not working and my unpause

[neon lily]

For some reason, your output resolution is higher than your base resolution

[neon lily]

Are you on an Intel or Apple Silicon-based Mac?

[full gyro]

I am looking for a person that would help me to setup virtual camera that will match quality of source camera and I am willing to pay for that.
In attached screenshots 1-2 (left - raw stream from an iphone, right - OBS scaled from 4k to fhd) you can see the quality is worse in the OBS system.

For setup I use this: iPhone 15 4k60fps -> ios camera for obs -> obs iOS camera source -> virtual camera -> stream
Additionally I noticed scaled from 4k to fhd gives the best quality(when sources from OBS) than any other: 4k, 2k, fhd, 4k->2k, 2k->fhd.

Will appreciate any help 🙏

P.S. Streaming platform I use allow us to stream only via selecting a camera so I can use either iPhone as camera (screenshot 1) or OBS virtual camera (screenshot 2)

[neon lily]

I'm confused as to how the iPhone even enters this scenario

Focus on the main point: you don't think your virtual camera is outputting at the highest quality

[full gyro]

Sorry for confusion, let me add that to the post

[neon lily]

I doubt there's anything to add

What is your iPhone camera pointing at?

[full gyro]

At this example I was pointing it at menu on that streaming service

[full gyro]

I just noticed that when I use iPhone as a camera the quality is better

[neon lily]

Right

What streaming service is this, btw?

[full gyro]

WhatNot

[narrow chasm]

thank you so much it worked...

[full gyro]

I suspect my issue is something related to how iphone compress the video but that sounds so delusional tbh

[neon lily]

Right. Now, what's your output resolution in OBS Settings -> Video?

I think I asked you this earlier and you told me a bunch of stuff

But I just want the actual numbers

[full gyro]

This is what gives the "best" result right now

[neon lily]

1920x1080?

I thought WhatNot video was vertical?

[full gyro]

Yes, but I have to feed them 16x9 anyway

But that's a nice point to research, never thought about "why" part

[neon lily]

Yeah, that seems odd to me. I gather because the website itself accepts a standard 16:9 webcam image and crops to the middle by itself

[full gyro]

For some reason when I feed them 9x16, right, they try to "scale" it back to 16x9 what results in too much zooming. Let me setup and I will make a screenshot

[neon lily]

Yeah, I believe you.

[full gyro]

Um, maybe there is a way to, um, rotate the output resolution? )

[neon lily]

No, no point

If you're streaming through the website, they clearly expect 16:9 video

Because that's what standard webcams output

I have a feeling the virtual camera only supports 1920x1080 at maximum, anyway

[full gyro]

Oooh 😳

I am completely lost then, lol

[neon lily]

So basically, you'll be taking a 3840x2160 image from the camera, rotating it sideways which will effectively turn it into 2160x1215, and then that's getting further downscaled when the whole canvas is downscaled to 1920x1080

to an effective resolution of 1080*608

So yeah, I would anticipate the picture being blurrier

My impression is that they really want you to use their mobile app for full resolution video

[full gyro]

Well, this is an USA company so I was expecting something completely weird from that, but not that much

May I ask do you know anything atleast remotely similar to the OBS but with 4k virtual camera?

[neon lily]

No idea

[full gyro]

Or maybe a person who can improve OBS virtual cam so it would support 4k?

[neon lily]

I'm sure if it could support 4K in the first place, it would

But even if it did support 4K, you would still see a quality reduction

Just by virtue of the fact you're putting a 9:16 image on a 16:9 canvas

What do you plan to have on the OBS side that warrants using it to begin with, btw? I thought of an alternative but it might not meet your needs

[full gyro]

Yea, wow, that was hard to accept

About needs, I am just looking a way to separate music and mic channels, add some sources with additional information, like amount of teams left or current highest bid

[neon lily]

Oh sure, makes sense. Yeah, what I had in mind would be no use 😄

[full gyro]

With obs I could just plug browser source with 90% of these features, so browser source would be enough for now more than

Jeez!

[full gyro]

What was your idea anyway? Maybe I would try luck there as well

[neon lily]

Camo Studio

But the only text you can set in it is static

[full gyro]

Oh, yeah, saw it yesterday

[neon lily]

And there's no equivalent to the browser source

[full gyro]

Damn, have no words how this situation sucks

But thank you very much for education

[neon lily]

Sorry it didn't work out exactly as you want it. But I wouldn't give up on the situation — remember that most people are watching a live stream on their mobiles, so people may not notice it being a little blurrier anyway :)

Depending on their connection, especially 😄

[full gyro]

Ah, this streaming type has so many little text and we want our viewers to be able to read it 😭
But, yeah, you right, usability > quality imo

[neon lily]

Probably just means the text has to be bigger than you planned :D

[full gyro]

Oh, it's that simple 😄

Yea, probably will have to move camera closer and move to quality over quantity approach, who knows

[prime nova]

Hello! can anyone help? For some reason my video capture card stopped working in obs. It works and both computers read it, but in obs there is just a black screen (nothing)

[acoustic crow]

What kind of device?

[prime nova]

4K HDMI Video Capture Card USB 3.0

[acoustic crow]

Come on bot

You going to ding me for this too bot? https://webcammictest.com/

Okay. Does the device show in that?

And just to be sure you're trying to do this on a Mac and not windows?

[compact gust]

Any bug or something from update that wont allow me to add sources to my scenes? M1 mac mini.

[neon lily]

What issue are you having, @compact gust?

As in, what steps are you doing and which ones aren't working?

[compact gust]

Under sources in any scene when I click to add a source or click to open settings for a source no window is popping up for me.

[prime nova]

yes mac

[neon lily]

Huh, strange. Could you do a very short screen recording of that and upload it here? To do a screen recording, hit Cmd-Shift-5, select screen recording in the toolbar, then click the record button. Then stop the recording with the button in the menu bar.

[compact gust]

Ok will do 🤙🏼

[neon lily]

Does it work in the webcam test site that sudo linked?

[prime nova]

no, but my camera and mic work there

[neon lily]

I'm confused. You said you haven't tested it there … but then you said it works there. So the answer to my question is "yes"?

[prime nova]

well in total yes 🙂

[neon lily]

OK, great. So it's working on that site but not working in OBS Studio

Can you send a log, please?

[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

[compact gust]

ay best its really delayed. Havent been able to replicate a scenario where itll pop up even delayed.

[prime nova]

Idk if there is a problem with my mic or cam because i tried to use it on both streaming services. problem with my card and i dont know what to do

[prime nova]

https://obsproject.com/logs/v7kl9VpkGpEnWhkH

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• High Audio Buffering
• Permissions Not Granted (1)

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (6)

Hardware Check

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

[prime nova]

THANKSSSSSS

IM JUST DUMB

[compact gust]

also each time I close obs i get notified obs closed unexpectedly. That normal?

[acoustic crow]

@prime nova fixed?

[prime nova]

Yes! Thanks!

[calm arch]

hello I would like to make a dual PC with Mac I would like to know it is possible or not or it is like a normal PC it changes nothing thank you

[full gyro]

@pearl yacht hi, sorry for the ping, but can I ask your opinion here?
Basically, is there a hardcap at full hd for a virtual camera on Mac? And maybe you have an idea how much effort it would take to make a 4k virtual camera possible?

[pearl yacht]

just send a 4k stream to the virtual camera and it's 4k

the device resolution is irrelevant except for applications which incorrectly use it

[full gyro]

Oh, okay, glad it's possible to do 4k, thanks!

[pearl yacht]

you might run into issues with certain apps though

e.g. if you preview the output with quicktime, it will dutifully change to the resolution that you send via OBS

e.g. your browser or conferencing software might not be able to handle that and still only look at the device resolution

and camera extensions are not supposed to have "physical resolutions" that can be changed because.. they don't have a sensor with a physical resolution 😄

[full gyro]

Oh, that's interesting. Will try to do it from 4k device then, but that would be hilarious to work xd

Yup, thank you for ideas!

[pearl yacht]

but in general, just set OBS to 4k and macOS will pipe the 4k output through the virtual cam

[full gyro]

Sick 🔥

[pearl yacht]

set it to portrait mode, and you'll get portrait mode videos

but if you do a google hangout, it probably won't work

because the webrtc stack in browsers can't handle that

at least the portrait thing, I think it should still get 4k video

[full gyro]

This was very inspiring! Hope will get be a solution over this issue with all of these tips, lol

[full gyro]

Figured out that potentially I do something wrong with OBS because when I feed portrait video directly from an iPhone "continuity camera" it works as it should and doesn't scale the video.

Would appreciate any additional idea what else is possible to do within OBS to make the feed "similar" to feed from a mobile

[real venture]

Probably not a Mac specific thing but does anyone have a solution for including the program in a scene? I want to project a custom scene that also shows the program in a custom crop onto an external display, sound does not have to be included. I know you can do this with NDI to localhost but it seems inefficient.

[full gyro]

I may be wrong, but sounds like regular hdmi cable would solve that as you will use that external display as actual additional display

[real venture]

Yes, I got that part, but I want to project a custom scene that includes the program.

Just like you can nest scenes quite easily I want to nest the program.

[full gyro]

Maybe put that program inside other scene and nest that scene instead?

[real venture]

That's what I want to do, but the "program" is not element you can add to a scene, right?

[full gyro]

Hm, isn't "Screen Capture -> Window" already what you are looking for? "program" term is just a regular mac window app, right?

[real venture]

No "program" is the OBS program, like the main output.

But yeah, that's a another way of doing it actually. I can just app capture OBS 🙂

[compact gust]

@neon lily

[hushed pagoda]

Sorry for dumb question, new user here. I am using Continuity Camera to record video on Macbook and can not find a way to "mirror" the image that I am seeing so that when I raise my right nad it is on the right of the video.

*hand

[forest axle]

i forget the exact location, but you should be able to right click the source->transform>flip horizontally

or similar

[hushed pagoda]

Cool....so a "horizontal" flip would be similar to what Zoom calls "mirror image"?

Thank you!

[simple laurel]

I have a MAC computer, and a Blackmagic, but I have OBS 27.2.4, I cannot upload the version, due to some technical issues, please can you help me with the NDI plugin for this version of OBS

[blissful kindle]

hello @forest axle i could use some help again.. its like everytime i open obs theirs a new problem :/

here are my logs https://obsproject.com/logs/C9mlU45h69S33olc

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[blissful kindle]

https://obsproject.com/logs/coXj85fHmkYTG4H9

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 10.5% Rendering Lag

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[blissful kindle]

fixed it.

[simple laurel]

I have a MAC computer, and a Blackmagic, but I have OBS 27.2.4, I cannot upload the version, due to some technical issues, please can you help me with the NDI plugin for this version of OBS

[frozen pine]

Hi guys. I have airpods pro and OBS and "Multi Output Device". The stream is able to hear Desktop audio but for me, i can hear it on my airpods for two seconds then i cant hear it anymore. Stream continues to hear Desktop Audio though.

[neon lily]

What version of macOS do you have?

[frozen pine]

14.4.1 it comes and goes.

[neon lily]

If you're using macOS 14, you don't need to be messing with multi-audio devices

To capture desktop audio, just replace any Display Capture sources you have with the macOS Screen Capture source which automatically captures desktop audio

[fading hare]

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.

[frozen pine]

OMG THIS WORKS THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE UPDATE ❤️ ❤️

[neon lily]

np

[frozen pine]

will this work for discord VC to be able to come thru the stream AND my airpods?

[neon lily]

Yes

[blissful kindle]

https://obsproject.com/logs/1nijvYO2P63x3IYP

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• 0.2% Rendering Lag
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[blissful kindle]

i swear.

If i have one more fricking problem bro

feets do you know why this is happening??

[neon lily]

Why what is happening?

You just posted a log, you didn't say what issue you're having

[blissful kindle]

oh

its kinda laggy

[neon lily]

Looks like you're recording a game and recording 2880x1800 video at the same time. What are you doing in the game at that time?

[blissful kindle]

huh??

uhh

I was recording roblox,.

[neon lily]

Right, so you're playing a game which uses the GPU

And you're recording a very high resolution video which also uses the GPU

[blissful kindle]

yes?

[neon lily]

Great.

[blissful kindle]

wait now this is what it says

https://obsproject.com/logs/6IOzIoFFSpkjQRY5

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio
• Non-Standard Framerate

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[neon lily]

What mode is your screen capture source in

Application? Window? Display?

[blissful kindle]

Window, the other ones dont work properly.

[neon lily]

Window is the one that doesn't work properly lol

You'll be wanting Application for best performance atm

[blissful kindle]

yes but when i use application it doesnt fit in the canvas properly

see, i only want the game showing. Not the game name and the thing at the top

[neon lily]

If you play Roblox in full screen, it should fit just fine since it's taking up the full width and height

[blissful kindle]

but then it goes away

[neon lily]

Or, you could just crop the top bit out

But yeah, the window capture has a bug with it

Or something making it less performant

[neon lily]

What did you record that with, OBS or macOS built in screen recording?

[blissful kindle]

macOS built in screen recording

[neon lily]

Oh yeah, I see what you mean

So it records fine as long as it's on screen, but of course that means you can't swipe back to look at OBS or anything

[blissful kindle]

nope

is their a way to completely reset all obs settings back to when i first downloaded the app?

[neon lily]

At any rate, I don't think you answered one of my earlier questions. Or maybe I didn't post it 😅

[neon lily]

Profile menu -> New
Scene Collection menu -> New

[blissful kindle]

question? Didnt see it.

[neon lily]

Considering you have exactly one scene/source and are using a preset, I don't think that'll make any difference

Ah, I meant to ask: when you say it's laggy, do you mean the video or the whole Mac?

i.e. is it making Roblox lag?

[blissful kindle]

just the video, because roblox wasnt lagging, just the video after i pressed stop recording.

[neon lily]

I mean, you only recorded for about 20 seconds

[blissful kindle]

that was for a test

to see if it would lag

because earlier i recorded a 3hr thing js to find out it was lagging

Literally evey time i open my obs there is a new problem.

[neon lily]

Well, then you should send that log. Because you sent a log for 20 seconds, of which only 2 frames lagged. That's not even worth investigating.

If you've got a previous log from that longer session, send that

!previouslog

[fading hare]

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

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

[blissful kindle]

k

[neon lily]

Oh wait, no, not that.

You'll need to look through your Log Files. Same menu. Then drop the one for that session here.

[blissful kindle]

huh??

Im confused.

[fierce rock]

!manuallog You'll find the log in there.

[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

[blissful kindle]

that says windows

now macOS

[fierce rock]

Except at the bottom, where it says MacOS

[plucky zenith]

it does say macos

[blissful kindle]

ohh

[fierce rock]

I wouldn't have used the command if it didn't apply.

[blissful kindle]

sorry.

[fierce rock]

Not a problem, hiding at the bottom.

[blissful kindle]

Im sorry. This is very confusing. What do i need to press?

[neon lily]

Nothing

Even easier

Help menu -> Log Files menu -> Show Log Files

[blissful kindle]

ifound ot

it*\

[neon lily]

Sure, now you need to find the one from when you did your 3 hour recording

[blissful kindle]

ok

how do i know whcih one it was

[plucky zenith]

what day and time did you do your recording at?

[blissful kindle]

today

[neon lily]

Right, so all of those logs are from today. Look at the times.

[plucky zenith]

today being april 27?

what time?

[blissful kindle]

yes

uh

idk

[plucky zenith]

what is the name of the recorded file?

[blissful kindle]

whatever obs made it

[plucky zenith]

go look at it and tell me what it is

[blissful kindle]

about that

when i found out it was laggy i deleted it

[plucky zenith]

ok. you do not remember at all, what was the hour when you made the recording?

[fierce rock]

Could have just been the video player. Too late now. It's probably the log that has 1730 in it.

[blissful kindle]

i think 7-8-9

one of those times

[plucky zenith]

send this one

[blissful kindle]

W arrow. alright i will send it.

[plucky zenith]

yeah, to be fair after looking, was that one or the 955 XD

[fierce rock]

Yup, my thoughts exactly

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• 0.9% Rendering Lag
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[plucky zenith]

yeah if it was lagging, it was likely just the player

[blissful kindle]

so wha can i do so obs doesnt make another problem everytime i open it

[plucky zenith]

well, here, there wasn't any problem

[blissful kindle]

uhh.

but its sitting right thee

there*

[plucky zenith]

what is sitting there?

[blissful kindle]

this.

[plucky zenith]

yeah?

[neon lily]

20 frames out of 698904

That's not worth thinking about

[blissful kindle]

oh ok

[plucky zenith]

there is no issue with this

[blissful kindle]

but

feets

[plucky zenith]

if the recording looked choppy it wasn't obs' fault

[blissful kindle]

about the canvas

[neon lily]

What about it

[blissful kindle]

how to crop

[neon lily]

In that log, you had set the output resolution to 1620x1080

Looks like you had mistyped 1920

[blissful kindle]

na it should have been 2880 x 1864

that what my reso is on macOS

[neon lily]

Well, that's not what it is in the log. So at that particular time, it was incorrect, yeah.

I think Mac users with M-based laptops will always get that non-standard aspect ratio, too. Because our Macs do have non-standard aspect ratios

It is our fate to have to set a base resolution that isn't our actual resolution, then decide if we want to crop or add stuff where the black bars would be. Thanks, Apple

[blissful kindle]

im using the max one, is that bad for youtube vids?

[neon lily]

It's not bad, it's just non-standard

It's not a typical 16:9 or 16:10 shape

[blissful kindle]

would there still be black bars on youtube?

[neon lily]

YouTube will gladly accept and serve up videos in any aspect ratio. It just means viewers will see black bars

[blissful kindle]

danget

[fierce rock]

Either you see black bars, they see black bars, or you trade in your Mac for a PC with a standard 16:9 aspect ratio.

[neon lily]

I think that the second-from-top option is a good one, 2880x1800. It's also 16:10 so there'll be bars, but they'll be minimal. It just means that you position the screen capture so it doesn't capture the menu bar

[blissful kindle]

ok

[blissful kindle]

is it bad to record at 100 fps

[fierce rock]

Why would you want to? Seems a pretty random framerate.

[blissful kindle]

that means the quality would be better right?

[fierce rock]

Not even close. Leave it at 60.

[blissful kindle]

oh ok

[blissful kindle]

I have 1 last question.

how do i

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio
• Non-Standard Framerate

ℹ️ Info

• 0.2% Rendering Lag
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[blissful kindle]

see how it says permissions not granted

i want to enable them, how do i?

[blissful kindle]

do you know how?

[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

[winter heath]

Hello, i have problem, when i dont in OBS studio, i can't use hotkeys

I have never disable hotkeys, and permission

also i setted the hotkeys

[scenic oasis]

i have done the instructions here but now i cant hear any audio from my computer now even if im recording or not, anyone know how to fix?

[plucky zenith]

what version of macos are you on?

[scenic oasis]

macos high sierra 10.13.6

[plucky zenith]

probably misconfigured the multi-output device then

[quiet drum]

Hello!
It seems like I'm getting lag in OBS, not just the the stream due to a slow network. It also says I'm pinned to 60 fps in the lower right. However, the video still looks laggy in the OBS preview window, which then also looks laggy on stream too.
I've tried lowering my bitrate and that doesn't seem to do anything at all, even if I choose a crazy low value. It also doesn't look like my CPU or GPU is being overwhelmed.

I'm using OBS 30.1.2 on an M1 Macbook Pro, and capturing a PS5 with an Elgato HD60 S+.

Could there be a problem with my capture card? Not a good enough USB cable? Some other setting in OBS I need to adjust? I'm kinda grapsing at straws now. I can provide screenshots and/or a screen recording of what's going on too, if needed.

If anyone has ideas on how to fix it please lmk!

[neon lily]

!autoconfig use the auto config wizard. When asked what encoder to use, select Apple VT H.264 Hardware

[fading hare]

Please run the OBS auto-configuration tool. To use the auto-config, click on the Tools menu in OBS, select Auto-Configuration Wizard, and then just follow the on-screen directions. You can use this tool to get a set baseline settings for your hardware, and adjust as necessary from there.

[neon lily]

!macelgato also, follow the advice on the cable here

[fading hare]

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

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

[quiet drum]

I'm using the card listed in this post as the new one that is compatible. However, USB 3 doesn't seem right. I'm using a USB C cable, and that is the only kind of port even available on the card and the computer. USB C shuld be better anyway.

I'll try to auto configure tool mentioned above!

[quiet drum]

I just ran the auto configure wizard, but it never even asked for the encoder. Once it finsihed its test I cjose accept the settings, and it still looks like the shame choppy mess as before😔

[neon lily]

Go to OBS Settings -> Output, and choose it there

[simple laurel]

I have a MAC computer, and a Blackmagic, but I have OBS 27.2.4, I cannot upload the version, due to some technical issues, please can you help me with the NDI plugin for this version of OBS

[quiet drum]

No effect

[plucky zenith]

pretty sure that's not how the autoconfig set it

[quiet drum]

I literally just ran the wizard. Then the only thing I changed manually was the encoder as instructed above

[plucky zenith]

after running the wizard, it was in advanced mode?

[quiet drum]

I had to change to advanced to select the encoder

[plucky zenith]

no

encder selection is also available in simple

[quiet drum]

Let me show you what I mean...

[plucky zenith]

oh wait, you're on an intel mac or a silicon one?

[quiet drum]

If I keep it on simple no other options are available than this one, which is not what was recommended above.

[plucky zenith]

you're on an intel mac?

[quiet drum]

M1, so Apple silicon

[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

[solemn quiver]

https://obsproject.com/logs/Z3UAcv7MDIOl1Fxp

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 42.4% Dropped Frames
• 19.8% Rendering Lag

⚠️ Warning

• 6.1% CPU Encoder Overload
• Permissions Not Granted (1)
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz - Possible bottleneck / GeForce GT 650M - Possible bottleneck

[solemn quiver]

I am on 720 30fps

[quiet drum]

Here's what it look like....

Kinda hot garbage

[plucky zenith]

send a log as instreucted

[plucky zenith]

also not sure what part of this is hot garbage?

[quiet drum]

It's super stuttery

[plucky zenith]

not on my end

[quiet drum]

We have v different eyeballs then lol. But trust me it is. All my viewers were complaining too. It might be more apparent if you could compare it to the display on my TV or if I was in an action sequence. Anyway, here's the log...

https://obsproject.com/logs/rYPwssx1d2a6ORI0

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (1)

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 12.5 (OK)
• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

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

[quiet drum]

Ok apparently I don't know how to do this lol

Do I have to be currently streaming for this to work?

I don't actually know what "permissions not granted" means.

[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

[quiet drum]

Ok I tried again during a live stream.

https://obsproject.com/logs/JzOO8rrIAQLlyYP1

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (1)

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 12.5 (OK)
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

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

[quiet drum]

Here's a linkto the stream too if that matters...
https://youtube.com/live/ncWdOGpwEQ0?feature=share

[solemn quiver]

Have a frames drop and encoder problem

https://obsproject.com/logs/Z3UAcv7MDIOl1Fxp

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 42.4% Dropped Frames
• 19.8% Rendering Lag

⚠️ Warning

• 6.1% CPU Encoder Overload
• Permissions Not Granted (1)
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz - Possible bottleneck / GeForce GT 650M - Possible bottleneck

[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.

[plucky zenith]

if you close obs, and try using the capture card in another program, is it choppy there too?

[quiet drum]

I've only ever used it in OBS. What other programs could I try?

[plucky zenith]

https://webcamtests.com/

[quiet drum]

Ok I have no idea what I'm doing here. What do I need to do to test the card, not just my webcam?

[plucky zenith]

select the card in the dropdown

[quiet drum]

This is the only option I see, and when I click "test my webcam" is displays the feed form the camera, not the capture card.

from*

[plucky zenith]

unsure why that doesn't detect the capture card then

[quiet drum]

Does anything look weird in the log I sent?

[molten grotto]

That site showed offline for me again, maybe try this one https://webcammictest.com/

[plucky zenith]

no, it's just very likely an issue of the capture card or its connection

[quiet drum]

Ok I can use the capture card on this site, and yes it does look choppy

[molten grotto]

Okay, yup. Something up with card or connection

[quiet drum]

This seems kinda crazy, but is it possible a "better" USBC cable would help?

[plucky zenith]

it could be caused by the cable, but not necessarily

[quiet drum]

HDMI cables too possibly?

The card is pretty much the only option that works for M1Macs as far as I know. I'd hat eto have to spend another $200 or whatever on another card anyway😭

[molten grotto]

!elgatosupport Different cables, different port (if you can), and get in touch with Elgato support too

[fading hare]

For help with Elgato products, please submit a ticket with them directly at https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/requests/new. They also have a community Discord server.

[quiet drum]

Whoa... There's definitely something weird going on with the connection/cables. I'm guessing it's not actually the card either. I tried changing to a different USBC cable and I got literally no image in OBS at all but I did have sound. Then I tried a different port with that cable and there was still no video.
Then I went back to my original cable and it only works on one of the ports, but not the rest...

I know this is OBS support, so I can stop wasting your time after this, but any last ideas before I go? Shoul I try using an additional dongle with a power supply? Do you think it's a problem with the ports on my computer or the usb cables themselves? Why does it only work on one port and with the one cable (and still has the original choppy video issue so not really working)??? Or do you think it is still more likely to be the capture card?
Ty for all the help guys!🙇‍♂️

[forest axle]

have you already said what cable you are using originally?

is it the one that came with the card? can you identify what type of cable it is specifically?

usb-c cables are not all alike

[quiet drum]

No USBC cable came with the card. I was previously using the cable that came with my ASUS ROG phone, and the second one I tried was one that came with an external monitor. If you have a reccomended cable I try/buy I'm down

[forest axle]

sounds like neither cable you've used is likely to support USB 3, which is likely your issue

[quiet drum]

I thought USB 3 is the older type of cable?

[forest axle]

usb 3 defines a spec for what type of data and power can be carried over the cable

there are more advanced cables like thunderbolt 3 or 4 which you can get if you want a cable that's future proof that you can use for anything. the minimum you need is a cable that supports usb 3.0 (5gbps transfer speeds)

[quiet drum]

I'll try buying one that says it supports it. Ty

This should definitely be adequate right?
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-3-3-usb-c-to-usb-c-3-2-gen-2-superspeed-10gbps-cable-black/6419158.p?skuId=6419158&extStoreId=393&utm_source=feed&ref=212&loc=12790274090&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw57exBhAsEiwAaIxaZuhYNnbdFAdZoxn3ACeTNmhvQQ1OftwwhWVs0G9kJdjJtRqBgqGkKhoC3M0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[forest axle]

should be fine, yea

[quiet drum]

Thanks again everyone. This has really helped me narrow down the issue

[ripe lark]

that overlay is just too powerful for your system. nothing to do with obs. use less resource hog overlays or buy a better machine.

[quiet drum]

I'm not even using an overlay lol

[molten grotto]

Yeah, it's definitely something with the capture card. The testing you did shows that

[ripe lark]

you showed an animated anime girl in a video clip saying it looks like garbage... sorry thought it was that. i have an M1 mac mini and i push it to the limit where i'm starting to get frame drops ... means mac studio for me... it's the next purchase. our machines are mostly the limiting factor... in your case maybe the capture card. only specific capture cards work with macs. elgato HS60+ is what had flawless video and audio for me. everything else was a dud.

[quiet drum]

No worries man, but yeah my CPU and GPU are only running around 50% or less. Think we narrowed down the problem. Thanks for trying to help tho!

[ripe lark]

of course.. i get frame drops and my machine is running at 9% capacity.

9 percent.... so imagine what it looks like at 50% cpu gpu.

i range from 6-15% capacity and i still have issues from time to time.

you can see what my setup and live on youtube looks like here. it's where i stream to. https://www.youtube.com/live/zUuLPKqqmxg?si=inq8XPKu_xqADNRT

[quiet drum]

I should clarify that I can get it to run at far less. It is only higher when I was also running other programs and doing that screen recording at the same time. Anyway, I'll come back if it turns out our previous analysis was incorrect

[normal osprey]

hello, since last week my HDPVR Capture no longer runs--constantly Quitting Unexpectedly, whether safe mode, monterey, catalina or mojave. Any way for me to use OBS to both capture the HDPVR video feed and record/stream; negating the need for the Hauppauge software in between...? Thanks for any assistance! Does not automatically appear in Video Capture Device preset choices

[stoic steeple]

Hello, again.
does anyone have any ideas
Thanks.

[hearty raptor]

Hello everyone, I stream since 1 month and everything work good. But yesterday when I started streaming, there is a lost of connexion. Anyone have a solution to resolve this ? (sorry for my english)

[worthy gale]

Question: I'm recording a video capture (4k camera) at 25fps with two cameras. One over USB streaming, and one over a 4k capture device. I noticed that it's sometimes choppy and did some tests.
I tested by recording a 50fps video playing on a phone.
With USB streaming, each frame correctly shows an increment of 2 frames.
But with the 4k capture card (Avermedia Live Streamer CAP 4K - BU113), it is not stable. It can increment: 2, 2, 0, 4, 2, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, etc...
This applies when connected to either camera, so it seems to indicate that the capture card is at fault.
I connected the capture card directly to a Macbook Pro M1.

It seems the repeated frame occurs every ~8 frames, so that's quite frequent...

Is this a problem with the capture card? Is there anything I can configure to synchronize properly?
Does OBS have a way of synchronizing with capture devices? Or does it just scrape the most recent frame?

[worthy gale]

If I record in OBS with 50fps (25fps 4k input), I should see a changed frame every 2 frames. But I sometimes see 3 repeated frames, immediately followed by 3 changing frames. This essentially means that the framerate is not stable at 25fps, but that the frames are served in a way such that the framerate increases and decreases, e.g. 20-30fps with jitter.

So I'm thinking that it could also be a problem with the OBS implementation?

[patent roost]

Hello all, I'm new to OBS, I'm using a 2 device setup, a Windows PC with a Razer, Ripsaw HD capture device, that feeds a Mac Pro running OBS to actually record and stream, I've read some introduction documentation, and the Razer documentation (which is very basic few lines) and would appreciate some tuning/setup advice, I think the focal area is the Mac Pro device doing the streaming, rather than the OBS install on the windows PC

is it better to ask in here assuming I want to walk through advice for the Mac, or is there a genric setup advice channel as I appreciate my setup covers windows/mac/Razer hardware device

(I'm trying to achieve nice streaming to Twitch for fun, and high quality recordings to hard disk of gaming sessions)

[marble lance]

hi everyone! my team is developing an overlay app for streamers and we are facing issues with svg masks showing up properly in the OBS browser source... masks work fine on all standard browsers and it seems like the chromium browser powering the browser source has svg mask compatibility so i'm a little confused. also, it makes it more difficult to debug if i don't have access to the browser source's inspector. any help would be greatly appreciated 🙏

[plucky zenith]

!remotedebugging
check the below to get dev tools for the browser source

[fading hare]

To expose Chrome Dev Tools for your browser sources, add --remote-debugging-port=1234 to your OBS Studio shortcut (where 1234 is your preferred port number) and navigate to http://localhost:1234/ in Chrome to connect to the session

[plucky zenith]

although, if by "svg mask not showing properly, you're talking of alpha being shown different, be aware that obs is doing color blending differently than what most programs do by default, check the below for explanation
https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/wiki/linear-color-blending

[urban topaz]

OBS not running properly, whenever I open the application it’s not there but there’s a really loud echo

[latent tinsel]

which encoder is best for M3 Pro to stream at the best quality?

[urban topaz]

hey can I ask you a question?

Are you on Mac intel?

[latent tinsel]

No sir

Apple silicon

[urban topaz]

dang

[latent tinsel]

Which encoder is best ?

[urban topaz]

idk my OBS hasn’t been working for 2 years

[finite cargo]

Hello! Is someone able to help me use OBS for SpellTable? Do I need to use the Virtual Camera for that? Or Start Streaming?

[latent tinsel]

Try prismlive

[urban topaz]

Alright

[finite cargo]

If it's Virtual Camera, do I need to install a second app or something?

[finite cargo]

Or like, does virtual camera not work on macOS anymore?

[forest axle]

you might want to do view->reset UI

[forest axle]

surely spelltable has some sort of instructions? what are they expecting from you?

the virtual camera should certainly work, but if that's what you're having difficulty with, let us know and we can probably help

[dusk slate]

yo I have my chat link pro set up on my el gato 4kx to my PS5 and it picks up my game audio but not my headset, Can anyone help?

[fading hare]

For help with Elgato products, please submit a ticket with them directly at https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/requests/new. They also have a community Discord server.

[finite cargo]

I got it sorted! OBS was telling me to toggle a specific setting, but the path to find that setting changed "recently"

[forest axle]

i see. would you mind saying exactly which one? there might be something we need to fix

[woven walrus]

Not sure if this is an OBS or macOS bug.

• Trying to enable my webcam's features like Portrait and Studio Light in the Camera menu bar and it also enables them on other capture devices and vice versa.
• This causes devices like the Elgato game capture card to take on those filters and blur out the game's feed.

[forest axle]

it's a macOS bug

and has been for some time

@pearl yacht do you have an FBID for this one? any updates? (ha ha)

[marble lance]

thanks for your help! 🙏 i can now view the inspector but still can't get my mask to display properly... i think it might be because the chromium browser doesn't pick up the css mask-mode property? sounds like its related to doing color blending differently

[plucky zenith]

make sure you design it with linear alpha blending in mind

[woven walrus]

Thanks. 🙂 That's what I feared. Off to drop this into the apple.com/feedback void.

[marble lance]

thanks!! any shot you would have insight into how that would be effecting my svg masks from working ??? trying everything with no luck 😭

[plucky zenith]

did yu read the link I sent?

[stable brook]

Hey there, I’m having an issue with my Elgato 4K X capture card in OBS… I’m trying to capture video from a Lumix Camera. My camera is outputting 1080p 60fps over HDMI, and for some reason in OBS I’m only getting 30fps.

I also have an Elgato CamLink 4K, and that capture card is plug and play 60fps in OBS, so I’m not entirely sure why my Elgato 4K X isn’t.

When I double click the video capture device source in OBS to open its properties, and I uncheck Use Preset box, a Resolution and Frame rate drop down becomes visible, but Frame rate is written in red, and nothing is listed in the drop down beside Simple FPS Values.

Interestingly, the exact same occurs when I go to the properties of the video capture device source that the CamLink 4K. Frame rate is also written in red, and the drop down next to Simple FPS Values is empty.

Does anyone know why my Elgato 4K X isn’t able to capture video at 60 FPS ?

Here’s a screenshot of what’s happening

[neon lily]

Hardware Apple H.264

[neon lily]

How is the device connected to your Mac?

[stable brook]

With the USB-C cable that came with the Elgato 4K X

[plucky zenith]

not 100% sure, but wouldn't it need to actually have a signal (so, be connected to a hdmi) to know which fps values to display?

[stable brook]

I’ll actually plug in my camera

[neon lily]

More to do with low framerate sometimes being a symptom of using a slow cable

But that doesn't seem to be the issue here

[stable brook]

Damn it my camera just died lol let me use my Nintendo switch

[forest axle]

all you need to do is scroll down

same with the other device

there are invalid parameters down there

[stable brook]

Sorry I don’t understand

Oh

[forest axle]

set those to valid parameters, and the fps field will populate

[stable brook]

Under input format I see
NV12 - 420YpCbCr8BiPlanar
and
YUY2 - 422YpCbCr8_yuvs

What are these and which should I use?

[forest axle]

either is fine, probably nv12

i would recommend using presets for this reason. it would be odd if 60fps was not surfacing in a preset

[stable brook]

Heyyy that did it

Awesome thanks so much

[stable brook]

Didn’t understand this message too well

[forest axle]

if you check use preset, and just use "high", would you not be getting 60fps?

[stable brook]

I just tried that, when I do this

It’s 30fps

[forest axle]

what options do you have besides "high"?

[stable brook]

3840x2160
1920x1080
1280x720
960x540
640x480
352x288
320x240
High
Medium
Low

[forest axle]

hmm. neither 1920x1080 nor high yield 60fps?

[stable brook]

High doesn’t, let me try 1920

No, the 1920x1080 setting is 30fps

[forest axle]

gotcha

thanks for the info... to me it's unusual that those presets would not end up at 60fps but that's something i'll have to look into

[stable brook]

It’s just so strange because I didn’t have to adjust any of these properties like this with the CamLink 4K capture card, that one was as simple as plug n play.

The 4K X which is like Elgato’s highest end capture card did need all this finagling though.

[forest axle]

i believe, after looking a bit, that for some reason presets are fps independent. so at some point, something set your card to 30fps, and from that point, presets all stuck with that value

if your card is never set to 30fps, then presets would maintain 60fps

as to how that happened originally, could only guess at this point

[stable brook]

Yeah, dunno. Any idea how I might set it to 60 fps instead?

[forest axle]

permanently, no. i would think that setting it to 60fps via the non-preset device properties would do the job

if it doesn't, i'm not sure

[stable brook]

welp… it works using these device properties so I’m happy with it

I really appreciate your help thanks so much

[forest axle]

no probs!

[stable brook]

Also noticed there’s a slight bit of a color difference between using the preset properties and the non-preset properties

[plucky zenith]

probs difference between NV12 and YUY2

[pearl yacht]

Presets are somewhat independent from actual resolution and framerate - the latter doesn’t factor in at all (you can’t give a preference) and resolution just tells macOS the size of the samples you want, not what the device runs in

Which allows macOS to select res/framerate independently given the combined requirements of all capture sessions on the device (as it can only have one active resolution but multiple apps can ask for different ones)

Hence why the capture card source requires you to select a specific combination of resolution, framerate, and colour format to change the device (but which will impact all other sessions)

Always keep in mind that CMIO is designed for webcams and their usage scenarios like doing a FaceTime call or recording some typical webcam video - it seems like it’s not designed to handle capture cards well (especially not high resolution and high framerate - it struggles with frame pacing at 4k60)

[stable brook]

I switched it from NV12 to YUY2 and now the colors are exactly the same as they are on the CamLink 4K

[full roost]

Hi. I run a small video production company in the UK. I've just enrolled with Apple Business Manager. I notice OBS is one of the apps I'd like to have on my work Macs, but is not available in the Apple Business Manager app store. I have spoken to Apple Business Manager Support and they say for apps not available on the app store, I need to ask the developers to publish the app privately to the app store, specifying our organisation number - which I can supply - which would then make it available for me/my staff. Is there anyone on here who can help or point me in the right direction so I'm asking the right person please?

[pearl yacht]

OBS cannot be published on the App Store as it’s GPL-licensed

Whoever would publish it cannot fulfil the contract terms required for publishing as the GPL does not grant those rights to the publisher, last I checked

[neon lily]

Indeed.

[full roost]

Thanks for the response. So how do I roll out OBS to my work devices? And wouldn't publishing it privately for a specific company negate the license terms? Ie - we provide our company number on ABM, OBS published privately to the app store so effectively only we can see it?

As you can prob tell, I'm not an IT person, just basing this on what ABM support have told me.

[pearl yacht]

That’s not how it works - when an app is published to the App Store - whether privately or publicly - the publisher gives Apple the rights to distribute that copy of the binary, but the GPL does not allow anyone to grant Apple that right

[full roost]

Ok. Thanks. So is there a 'correct' way to install OBS on ABM devices?

[neon lily]

The same way as installing any app

Download it, open the disk image, drag it to the Applications folder

😄 sorry, bit glib to say it that way

Used to be doable with Apple Configurator

[pearl yacht]

Yeah you probably would have to create a custom profile and allow the bundle ID or something, but I never worked with ABM

[full roost]

Okay, but my understanding of ABM is that I can remotely push apps out to multiple devices. If I'm understanding correctly, for OBS I'd have to go back to installing that app on each device in person, one at a time (as my staff won't have the right to download and instal apps)?

[pearl yacht]

Probably with a script that downloads and installs it or something

You need to come up with a custom solution to automate a manual installation effectively

[full roost]

Thanks - as I say, as a non-IT person, that's going to be beyond me I'm afraid. I'm pushing it wrapping my head around ABM and Jamf!!

Appreciate the input though.

[pearl yacht]

But, again, I haven’t worked with ABM, so no idea what’s possible - the intended work of providing apps from the App Store is not possible with OBS

[neon lily]

ABM seems really tailored to just App Store stuff

[pearl yacht]

Yep, which makes sense for a controlled environment

Must shops I worked for didn’t bother with ABM, but I guess in some cases legal requirements might force you to

[full roost]

Thanks both - much appreciated.

[stoic steeple]

Hello to the OBS community,
I'm using Obs to crop a stream in portrait mode. It works pretty well except that the cropping doesn't trigger for every feed.
Sometimes the cropping is done when the stream is launched and other times not.
Is there a setting to force it every time?
Please find attached my cropping setting.
Thank you for your help.

[plucky zenith]

what do you mean by "for every feed"?

[patent roost]

I'm struggling to get my resolutions aligned/scaled properly between my Windows PC - running a game at 2K resolution, that is being captured by my Razer HD Screen Capture card at 1080P resolution (for streaming) the game is not scaling so it's cutting off the bottom of the screen in the stream https://www.twitch.tv/ikoniauk

(streaming it now to test) I thought it would scale the window to 1080p on the steaming device (from reading the docs and guides)

what am I doing wrong, I'm pretty confident it's the OBS settings on the Mac that's streaming that's wrong, rather than OBS on windows that's mirroring the display to the virtual screen the capture card is using

and the right hand side of the screen is trimmed too, do I have to do something canvas v screen sizing

I understand why it's cropped putting a larger source into a smaller output means it loses something, but the docs suggest it should scale

I'm also assuming that is what's causing the stream to be badly pixlated

[blazing anchor]

Recording of browser source audio is not working on Mac? What am I doing wrong ?

[patent roost]

ahh, I think I've got it

[stoic steeple]

For every stream. sorry

[plucky zenith]

if you have it set like that, it should be streaming in 1080x1920 for every stream, unless you set another rescale in settings > output

[marble lance]

i did yes but still can't figure it out

[blazing anchor]

I am confused about the black hole audio set up

[shell flame]

Hello! I can not sing in to my OBS platform - it shows some error regarding my not correct exit the previous time. What shoul I do?

[fading hare]

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

1. Open Console.app (Located in /Applications/Utilities).
2. Navigate to the Crash Reports view along the left sidebar, then sort the table by date to find the most recent crash with the OBS process name.
3. Drag and drop the selected crash onto the Discord window to upload the file, or copy-and-paste the report text here.

[shell flame]

where shoul I open it? on my computer?

[forest axle]

95% sure that's the avcapture crash. the only workaround for that at the moment is to remove your scene collection

[shell flame]

how to do it?

[forest axle]

to do that:

1. open Finder
2. press Command-Shift-G or do Go->Go To Folder
3. paste in the following and hit enter: ~/Library/Application Support/obs-studio/basic/scenes
4. remove the .json and .json.bak files for your scene collection out of the folder

[shell flame]

it works! Thank you!

[shell flame]

thank you very much!

[cobalt pollen]

How do I import OBS clips into IMovie?

[valid coyote]

Is OBS 27.2.4 compatible with Mac OS Sonoma 14?

[forest axle]

it is, yes. what are you looking for from such an old version?

[fading hare]

Remuxing allows you to copy video and audio from one MKV/FLV to another video container format for use in players and editors that do not support MKV/FLV. This process is safe, lossless, and takes seconds.

To remux any recordings made with OBS Studio:

1. In OBS Studio, click the File menu → Remux Recordings
2. Click on the … (three dots) button, then select your MKV or FLV file
3. Click on the Remux button

[forest axle]

also be aware that OBS does not explicitly support older versions, so if things break using 27.2.4, you're basically on your own

[valid coyote]

@forest axle I use an older version for compatibility issues with other softwares and OS.

[neon lily]

!macaudio you may not need Blackhole if you are running an up-to-date copy of macOS

[fading hare]

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.

[thorn wyvern]

https://obsproject.com/logs/P7ZY2pMlwoklVrhM

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.6 (OK)
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz - OK! / Radeon Pro 580 - OK!

[loud void]

Hi there,
I'm a Professor who's been using OBS to make a custom setup for online classes for the past few years. Later this week, I'm teaching in person for the first time. I'd like to keep my OBS setup for my classes, however I struggle to get OBS' virtual camera to stream anywhere local. I did a presentation recently using the fullscreen preview method and it caused A LOT of tech issues. I'd like to find a program that just captures OBS virtual camera feed locally for me to maximize and show on a separate screen/display. Anyone have any ideas on a basic program that will do that?

[plucky zenith]

what exactly were the issues with the projector?

[loud void]

There came points where either OBS or the Powerpoint OBS was showing would stop responding and I'd have to do a bunch of weird bullshit to get them to work again in the middle of the presentation. This happened several times. If I had a program that I could just plug the virtual camera in as a local feed, it would be fine.

[stoic steeple]

Sorry ut's "for every streams"

[blazing anchor]

Is there anyone to offer support/via zoom or anyone recommended happy to donate to the platform for help

[neon lily]

That’s not necessary

Simply state what you need help with

If anybody can help, they will reply

I believe you previously asked about desktop audio capture. I sent a link (via the bot) on how to set it up, but you didn’t reply to it

[bright dagger]

Quando tento mudar de cena através do atalho e estou usando outra tela que o OBS não está selecionado não funciona nenhum atalho

Alguém já teve esse problema, como posso resolver?

[fading hare]

Welcome to the official OBS Community Discord server! Unfortunately, our support volunteers can only provide support in English. Most of our support documents and guides are also only in English. If you feel comfortable using a service like Google Translate, feel free to use that to send messages to us. We'll do our best to understand your intent, and we'll try to help you as much as we can. Translate

[bright dagger]

When I try to change the scene using the shortcut and I'm using another screen where OBS is not selected, no shortcut works
Has anyone had this problem, how can I solve it?

[thorn wyvern]

Any advice on how to solve the problem of skipped frames after encoding? More than 90% are skipped whenever I stream on Twitch and when I check the log file here everything tells me it's fine.

[forest axle]

if you're having encoder lag, that would show up in a log

[forest axle]

you will probably want to start encoding again with your machine exactly how it is when you hit encoder lag and then post a clean log. this may seem repetitive, but it's necessary for us to see what's going on

!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

[thorn wyvern]

ok got it.

https://obsproject.com/logs/Dh5YdfVBan3ABINQ

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• 11.3% CPU Encoder Overload

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.6 (OK)
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz - OK! / Radeon Pro 580 - OK!

[pseudo warren]

what is the best setings

[forest axle]

thanks, i'll take a look in a bit

[forest axle]

youre hitting overload with the software encoder, which generally just means your computer is under too much load to encode in time. you could try streaming with the hardware encoder, though this may be unreliable on intel, or else lower your specs, perhaps to 1080p30 or 720p60, or else find some other way to reduce the load on your machine while you're streaming (closing other applications, etc)

[thorn wyvern]

got it, thanks.

[mystic swan]

Have to reset audio devices nearly every time I start OBS why is this?

[neon lily]

Unsure what you mean, Nikki. What's the exact issue and steps you need to do to resolve them?

[soft marsh]

I have stream delay set up for about 15 seconds. If I wanted to stop the video or audio before it goes live in that time, how would I do that?

[plucky zenith]

you can't

at least not inside obs

[soft marsh]

Could I stop streaming and would it end right there before it shows what I dont want to show?

[plucky zenith]

If you click "stop streaming", I don't think it would, but it might
if you force-close obs, it likely will

[soft marsh]

So your saying if I stop streaming, it wouldnt stop the stream until that delay is over?

[plucky zenith]

as I just said, it might depend on what exactly you mean by "stop streaming"

best way to know is to test

[soft marsh]

I mean by pressing stop streaming in the bottom left of OBS

[plucky zenith]

then as I said, If you click "stop streaming", I don't think it would, but it might

[soft marsh]

Okay ill try it out

[cobalt pollen]

After screen recording and remuxing, QuickTime Player only shows part of the recording zoomed in. How do I record the entire screen regularly?

[plucky zenith]

does the non-remuxed video show correctly?

[cobalt pollen]

It shows the video just zoomed in and not the entire captured video

[plucky zenith]

does the obs preview also show that?

[cobalt pollen]

No the preview shows the full screen

[plucky zenith]

!cleanlog
make a short recording as described below and send here both the log and the recording

[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

[cobalt pollen]

How do I edit the crop so that the video shows my entire computer screen?

That might be my issue

[plucky zenith]

please do as I asked

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 12.6 (OK)
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[plucky zenith]

ok, and send the file here?

[cobalt pollen]

The recording?

[plucky zenith]

yes

ok, can you show me a screenshot of the obs window?

[cobalt pollen]

Its not showing the entire fight

Are you an admin?

[plucky zenith]

no

actually, nevermind, don't need a screenshot I can see it in there. The obs preview is not actually showing the whole screen

select the source, press ctrl+r then ctrl+f

[cobalt pollen]

Nothing is popping up

[plucky zenith]

yeah, but it should have made the source actually fit the preview

also you really shouldn't be trying to record/stream boxing matches that's heavily copyrighted content

[cobalt pollen]

Ok

I was gonna make a highlight reel

But for other things I want to make sure I’m able to see the full screen

[plucky zenith]

well, does the obs preview show the whole screen after doing as I described?

[cobalt pollen]

No

[plucky zenith]

ok, right click the source, then select transform > fit to screen

[cobalt pollen]

I did

[plucky zenith]

ok, it now should show the whole screen?

[cobalt pollen]

Yes it does

Thanks

[vagrant ore]

Hi I’m not able to stream it says server issue I re entered a new stream key and still acting up

[plucky zenith]

which site are you streaming to?

[vagrant ore]

Kick

[plucky zenith]

ok, are you sure you set the right server

[vagrant ore]

No I’m not how can I do that 🙏🫶🏾

[plucky zenith]

well, what did you set as the server?

[vagrant ore]

I didn’t

I was able to stream for a few mins yesterday I was just checking now today it will be t work

I am new I may need instructions

[plucky zenith]

well, in settings > stream, above the place where you put the stream key, you need to set the server to the URL kick gives you

[vagrant ore]

Oh yes I did that but let me recenter brb

Ok I put it in again still same issue

[plucky zenith]

!log
make it happen, then send a log

[fading hare]

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

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

[vagrant ore]

https://obsproject.com/logs/WdgTmNBv6QsPjR2k

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 11.7 (OK)
• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-4650U @ 1.70GHz - Below minimum requirements / Intel HD 5000 - Possible bottleneck

[plucky zenith]

!simple
try the following
- in settings > output, change the mode to simple
- select x264 as your encoder

[fading hare]

We recommend using Simple output mode for most streaming and recording needs. While advanced output mode allows for more fine-tuning of options, it does not guarantee better quality; in fact, it often results in lower quality/performance when settings are changed that should not be.

To change back to Simple output mode:

1. In OBS Studio, click on Settings, then select Output
2. Change Output Mode from Advanced to Simple

[vagrant ore]

Followed all steps still same issue

[plucky zenith]

send a log again?

[vagrant ore]

https://obsproject.com/logs/XENJgOeiSvryZRxW

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 11.7 (OK)
• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-4650U @ 1.70GHz - Below minimum requirements / Intel HD 5000 - Possible bottleneck

[plucky zenith]

go to settings > video and change the output resolution to 720p, check like that?

[vagrant ore]

768x432

[plucky zenith]

no, 1280x720

[vagrant ore]

Same issue so sad now and I quite obs completely and restarted cause it said did not shut down correct after making changes.

https://obsproject.com/logs/SGJYcYhV5kDKHNp4

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 11.7 (OK)
• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-4650U @ 1.70GHz - Below minimum requirements / Intel HD 5000 - Possible bottleneck

[vagrant ore]

Latest log

[plucky zenith]

you're 100% sure the stream key is correct?

[vagrant ore]

Yes I just checked and re entered 2 times

I will reset the key in kick again and recenter now brb

[plucky zenith]

are you able to stream to twitch rn?

[vagrant ore]

I reset key and it’s working but but my mod is seeing me but it’s buffering bad and I’m not moving on his screen but everyone else live is fine

[plucky zenith]

if it works for other people but not him, then that's an issue on his side, not yours

(although I would suggest you increase your bitrate to 3500 kbps)

[vagrant ore]

No I mean it works for him to see others but I’m looking at his screen and I’m buffering is there anything I should change

Ok let me try that

Ok how do I get in widescreen full screen

I’m not moving on my end it show me froze

I’m giving up for now but thank you 😊

[tranquil mango]

I am having trouble wasn’t sure which chat to join so I came here, but I have an elgato capture card and a Mac laptop trying to set up the capture card through OBS but I am not able to find the capture card even when I add “video capture device “

This is the type of capture card I have

And I can’t find it I’ve downloaded the app as well as went to the elgato website it directed me to and downloaded the type of device needed for Mac but I’m still having issues trying to add it to my source

[acoustic crow]

!elgatomac

[fading hare]

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

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

[acoustic crow]

@tranquil mango ^^^

[tranquil mango]

I figured that’s what it was but had to make sure I do have an hd60+ so I’ll definitely use that one thank you

[sage whale]

is there a way to make the Windowed Projector (Preview) window be available in video conference/screensharing apps? For example when I'm on a Slack call, or a Google Meet and I choose which window to target, the Windowed Projector window is never available as a sharing target.

For context I'm using a mouse zoom script that follows my mouse on a very large screen, so I'd like to just share the preview window rather than an ultrawide which is too big for those viewing from laptops

Trying to work out why the Windowed Projector isn't a "real" window

[pure tundra]

Hello everyone , i need help and that be 2 hour i work on that

Im a vtuber , and use vtuber studio when i use obs , im on. a macbook air 2020. I want to stream some game like minecraft or like gameplay of pokemon ( first generation not the 3d ) , yet i either bug out on the game ( minecraft ) or like when its not bug out , i have my encoder surcharging
Here are all the parameter i made

anyone can help me?

[arctic tide]

hello, screen capture doesn't work https://obsproject.com/logs/ox4pykSh6YhAlr26

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[arctic tide]

dont understand

[arctic tide]

how to make screen capture work?

[old mesa]

@arctic tide you need to give obs permission to record your screen, click the OBS Studio menu and hit "review app permissions"

[arctic tide]

it's already given, but still doesnt work

[old mesa]

according to the log, the permission hasn't been given yet, you might need to try restarting the program and trying it again

[arctic tide]

i tried for several times and restarted and even restarted mac

[old mesa]

if you go to your Mac system settings, and go to "privacy & security", and then "screen recording", is OBS there?

like this is what it looks like for me

[arctic tide]

for some reason the OBS does not display that the Mac has permission to record the screen

[old mesa]

strange, I'm not sure why it is like this

[arctic tide]

in other applications like prismlivestudio it works but obs doesnt

[old mesa]

maybe someone else will drop by here later and they know what the issue could be

[pure tundra]

still try to find help with it

[covert elk]

hey everyone i just downloaded obs and im having trouble to navigate it

i keep having a black screen when i try to record the screen

i also only want to record not stream... can anyone help me please

[molten grotto]

Sure, can you screenshot your OBS window for us and put it here?

[covert elk]

thanks for your help dot... and as seen above its just a black screen

no matter what i have tried

[molten grotto]

What are you trying to capture? The whole screen, or just a certain program?

[covert elk]

well i am trying to screen record/ capture a google page or like google window...

would that be considered a program?

[molten grotto]

!log Probably.

Grab a log link and maybe it's a simple fix

[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

[molten grotto]

!maclog Oops, I did the wrong command! Here we go

[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

[covert elk]

https://obsproject.com/logs/OTrdN9ykqGk9cZGE

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• Auto-Config Wizard

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (7)

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.2 (OK)
• 0.2% Rendering Lag
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[covert elk]

oh so uhhhh its just the permissions?

[molten grotto]

!macpermission Yup, just that, I think

[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

[covert elk]

thanks for your help dottie i appreciate it

[molten grotto]

YW!

The permissions thing is for a different user, sorry!

[covert elk]

also was wondering do i need to adjust the red box to scale in the black obs window thing?

like does the red part need to be within the black part

or outside of it?

[molten grotto]

Your screen resolution is probably different from the one OBS is set for.

If you know what it ism you can type it in to Settings > Video page, in the Canvas and Output Resolution boxes

[covert elk]

which one dot?

the base or the output?

or both?

[molten grotto]

Both

[covert elk]

ok last thing... i promise lol... thanks dot...

when i make a screen recording how do i open the file?

it says there is no supporting application

which applications do you guys ususally use?

[molten grotto]

!vlc Grab VLC player

[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.

[blissful tapir]

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

[tawny roost]

Does anyone else have issues with OBS forgetting hotkeys after closing and reopening?

Also, I'm having a heck of a time trying to find free overlays/graphics/etc... to use as a beginning streamer that doesn't want to invest too much immediately

Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

[neon lily]

This isn't surprising. Multiple output works best when you can use the hardware encoder for both streams; you can't use the hardware encoder at all on Intel Macs

The software encoder can barely handle one stream without lag on an Intel Mac, let alone two

[neon lily]

This question is best asked in #stream-setup

[tawny roost]

roger that

[tawny roost]

although, the first part of the question doesn't apply to setting up a stream... it applies to the main OS app dumping "saved" settings

[arctic tide]

still didnt solve the problem

[neon lily]

I don't follow. I replied to your post asking about where to find free overlays.

[fading hare]

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

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

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.

[neon lily]

@arctic tide Try resetting your permissions then starting again

[blissful tapir]

I did as you recommended me, hardware enconder for both streams, but still with delay, lagging too much, CPU 6,5% e 22.99/60.00 FPS. What Can I do to fix this issue of lagging the OBS Software ? The usage of CPU and FPS is it correct? I think my Macbook Pro has enough space and all, What Can be? Or even with MacBook Pro is not enough?

[neon lily]

I didn't recommend anything to you

And I explicitly said the hardware encoder is not usable on Intel Macs

As per my previous message, an Intel Mac will not be capable of two streams at once

[tawny roost]

so, do you not have an answer to the hotkey issue?

[neon lily]

Indeed. That's why I didn't reply to the hotkey issue.

I don't use hotkeys, myself

[tawny roost]

..... is there a person I should wait for to ask them?

[neon lily]

No

If someone knows, they'll answer

You might have to ask again, considering the conversation has scrolled up.

[tawny roost]

ok

Why do my saved hotkeys always get dumped when I quit the app?

[fiery pumice]

Hello! Does anyone have any expertise on OBS and capture cards? Trying to set it up and OBS can't find my device.

[neon lily]

Which capture card?

[fiery pumice]

elgato hd60 s

macbook pro

[neon lily]

Intel or Apple Silicon Mac?

[fiery pumice]

intel

[fading hare]

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

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

[neon lily]

You will need the OBS Link app

And also the obs-ndi plugin. I think it's linked in that guide. I can't check, the Elgato site is blocked at my wor klol

[fiery pumice]

oh dear! so much!

I evidently got sold a sh** product on Amazon! will try again!

[neon lily]

Well, no, it's not a shit product

You just need to use OBS Link and the obs-ndi plugin

[storm coral]

Got any advice for a M1 Max user, I'm only using the video record feature not the steam feature, using a 4K camera and on Screen my face look clear but when I recorded it, my face looks a little "filtered" like instagram face filtered

Here is my video setting on output

[neon lily]

Check your menu bar for the video effects icon

Along the top, it’s usually purple or green

[storm coral]

Noobie question, I don't see it

[neon lily]

It's in the menu bar, which is at the top of the screen

Remember that on macOS, the menu bar is not a part of the window, it's always along the top of the screen

[storm coral]

Right!

I see what you mean

Hmmm I don't see it.... maybe I'm crazy all i got it

[neon lily]

It will come up when your camera is active. Is it active currently?

[storm coral]

So kinda

Here's the issue

[covert elk]

hey guys i was wondering does obs usually freeze all of a sudden and not screen record when you swipe to a different window? Cause I started it and went to a different window but it turns out it did not record the window i wanted (it only got the audio). And it stayed at the window where i hit record so that sucks... I tried it again though and it works... is there a way to ensure it does not freeze like this again? Or should i just be more careful and make sure?

[kind gust]

Hi I'm using the VLC vid function in SE OBS and whenever I add something to the playlist it restarts my stream back to the start of the playlist and I have to manually go back to where it was playing from before. I have tried all various options and still haven’t figured it out by trial and error. Would anyone happen to know about this? 🤔 💭

[neon lily]

!local use a high quality recording preset

[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

[neon lily]

And make sure your output resolution matches the base resolution

[storm coral]

Gtocha! Thanks !

That worked thank you @neon lily

[golden halo]

I need genuine help. My OBS refuses to screen capture and there’s nothing I can do. I’ve got the latest version, I gave it all the permissions, and nothing changed. It appears like there is a red square indicating where the display capture would be placed so my only assumption is that the display capture is a speck, the literal size of an atom, and it refuses to upscale. I’m genuinely at my wits end, I need help

I have a video recording from my phone if that’s any help

Like I’m genuinely so exhausted at this point

It’s midnight for me, I’m just gonna sleep, someone please let me know if they can help me

[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

[golden halo]

https://obsproject.com/logs/3VLyEAnqr7qTOkyO

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Intel OBS on Apple Silicon Mac

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[golden halo]

Has that

Has that been the whole

Issue

[forest axle]

no

though there generally isn't a good reason to use intel OBS on apple silicon, so feel free to download the apple silicon version

[golden halo]

No I have the same problem

Okay

[vague bough]

can someone help why i cant see my camera option to choose

[golden halo]

https://obsproject.com/logs/kD2VssOQAB1U3al5

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[golden halo]

What does this mean

[vague bough]

i see those but not my camera exactly

[forest axle]

i think the first thing i would try is restarting replayd, a system process that controls screen capture. sometimes it crashes, and screen capture stops functioning

[golden halo]

how do i do that

[forest axle]

i am typing how to do that, one second please

[golden halo]

okay

sorry

thank you

[forest axle]

to do that:

1. quit OBS
2. open activity monitor.app (located in /applications/utilities)
3. in activity monitor, search in the top right for "replayd"
4. select replayd, then hit the X icon along the top bar, then select "force quit"
5. reopen OBS and see if your screen capture sources appear

[forest axle]

#windows-support

[vague bough]

i did put it there i just wait?

[forest axle]

yes. it is the middle of the night in north america, so there may not be anyone available to help. if not, you can try again tomorrow

[golden halo]

IT WORKED

Oh my god im gonna cry thank you so much

[forest axle]

glad to hear it worked!

[vague bough]

alright then ty

nvm got it

[daring bramble]

Hi OBS community, wondering if anyone or if OBS has fixed the issue with --startvirtualcam on macOS Sonoma which seems to be due to the asynchronous nature of the Camera Extension code as stated in the OBS forums?

[warped mica]

No, that still doesn’t work

[daring bramble]

oh yeah i thought so, i was hoping a fix would come soon after the Sonoma release but it's been months now.. fingers crossed for the next release including a fix... thanks for your response Sebastian...

[digital sentinel]

Hey guys, just installed OBS and allowed all in system settings but when I add my screen in the source it doesn't show anything

[plucky zenith]

!log
close obs ,reopen,s end a log

[fading hare]

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

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

[tawny roost]

Is anyone aware of how/why OBS dumps my hotkey settings when I quit the app?

[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

[tawny roost]

I just deleted the app, and am going to reinstall it to see if that helps... it seemed to work ok until I tried using SE.Live 🤦‍♂️

[digital sentinel]

https://obsproject.com/logs/vBapgdAGZEBLXxM4

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[misty depot]

Hey, can someone please help me, obs Cashed. im going to atach the log here.

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Non-Standard Framerate

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (3)

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

can you post the crash log?

!maccrash

[fading hare]

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

1. Open Console.app (Located in /Applications/Utilities).
2. Navigate to the Crash Reports view along the left sidebar, then sort the table by date to find the most recent crash with the OBS process name.
3. Drag and drop the selected crash onto the Discord window to upload the file, or copy-and-paste the report text here.

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Non-Standard Framerate

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (3)

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

looks like the crash that has to due to with outdated stream deck software

if you update your streamdeck software, the crash should go away

[misty depot]

So, even if I dont use streamdeck but is donwload in this laptop it will afect OBS?

Thank you, it worked.

[viscid granite]

Hey guys anyone able to help me with some obs issues on here

I use OBS on whatnot.
2 sources. Canon with capture card (face cam) and iOS capture ( plugged in iPhone) for main cam
Both previews on ios and whatnot app look clear. But when I join the stream from another phone the video quality from ios capture device is blurry

2023 iMac Sonoma 14

[neon lily]

Sorry, I'm not quite understanding the issue. You're saying the iPhone capture's quality seems to lower only when you watch your stream?

[viscid granite]

Correct. The quality of the stream is super blurry. Even though my preview on obs is crystal clear

I'm using the obs app on iPhone

[neon lily]

There is no OBS app on iPhone

[viscid granite]

Obs camera I mean. Capture app

[neon lily]

Also, now you're saying the quality of the stream is lower? Not just the iPhone capture?

[viscid granite]

Correct. The video preview on obs is clear. But the output quality on stream is blurry.

[neon lily]

OK. Let's see your stream settings.

[fading hare]

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

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

[neon lily]

Oh wait, you wouldn't be streaming, you'd be using the virtual camera

Never mind that message from the bot, in that case

[viscid granite]

I click ' start virtual camera '
Then when I start my whatnot stream I choose ' obs studio ' as camera option

[neon lily]

Although it wouldn't hurt to see your settings anyway. If you could just follow steps 4 and 5, that'd be great

[viscid granite]

Ok brb

https://obsproject.com/logs/xKEBETHHhYITjoHO

[fading hare]

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

🛑 Critical

• Wrong Color Format

⚠️ Warning

• Wrong YUV Color Range

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• 0.1% Rendering Lag
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

Apple M3 (not in benchmark DB) / Apple Apple M3 (not in benchmark DB)

[neon lily]

OK, let's take a look

[viscid granite]

I truly appreciate the help. Been on this for days.

[neon lily]

Oh man, the OBS plugin spams your lag. Did you know that you don't need any app or plugin to capture your iPhone camera, it just needs to be up-to-date and connected to the same iCloud account as your Mac?

Anyway, that's unrelated to your issue. Just … the log spam. :D

[viscid granite]

I did not! Please any advise to improve anything at all would be appreciated

[fading hare]

To use your iPhone or Android phone as a webcam, follow the Smartphone Camera Guide.

[neon lily]

^ in that link, the section on Continuity Camera.

Do you think you could take a screenshot of your OBS preview and of the output on your phone, and send both screenshots here? I'm not seeing anything particularly useful in the log

Other than you're outputting at 1920x1080, which isn't unrealistic

[viscid granite]

Sure yes. I'm actually signing jnto same iCloud now to test maybe that's a potential fix

[neon lily]

Well, it won't be

Like I said, that issue isn't related to your quality woes

[viscid granite]

Gotcha. Let me take photos

Obs preview

Actual stream quality

[neon lily]

Could you take screenshots, rather? They both look as blurry as each other to me

[viscid granite]

This is screenshot of low quality while in stream

[viscid granite]

And this is screenshot from obs preview

[neon lily]

Hm, doesn't look that different, to me. The difference would amount to the stream resolution being delivered to the viewer, whatever it is. I'll try to find some info on that.

[viscid granite]

Unfortunately with trading cards it makes a difference in the viewers eyes. Please if there's any input and/or solutions I would greatly appreciate it. I've been on YouTube and forums for a week now trying to fix it 🙏

[neon lily]

I have to admit, if I take the two screenshots and make the elements in the picture comparable sizes, the OBS screenshot doesn't look any clearer

Or put another way, the stream screenshot doesn't look any blurrier

Have you tried asking on the seller Discord?

[viscid granite]

Seller as in whatnot discord?
And really? I have tested it with a few pair of eyes and the difference is pretty easy to spot

[neon lily]

Well, you haven't given me two identical images to compare so I'm just going with what you've provided. Making the images the same size and lining up the elements, the blurriness looks about the same

And yeah, the WhatNot Discord

By the way, I'm not doubting you or the people you've shown it to

[viscid granite]

I'll give it a shot. Also this is the 2 identical angles

[neon lily]

It's just that if I can't identify the issue, I can't ably help you to fix it, if you see

Are those both screenshots?

Those angles aren't identical

[viscid granite]

Both screenshots. Left s preview , right is while on stream

[neon lily]

Again, they're at two different angles. Does the stand or the camera move, or something?

They also look as blurry as each other, to me

@forest axle maybe your eyes can help me out here

[viscid granite]

I'm so sorry. I'm new to this and the whole camera thing! I'll try to get better angle. Thank you for your patience 😅

[neon lily]

The angle shouldn't be changing at all if the stream screenshot is of what OBS is capturing

Should be the same output

[viscid granite]

The phone sits on a stand and will move a little

[neon lily]

Ah, not on a tripod? I think that's what I was assuming

[viscid granite]

It's a desk mount. I'm going to get you better photos tomorrow and see if we can find any issues. Thank you once again, have a great night

[neon lily]

Good evening

[wicked oriole]

when looking at the footage, is there a way to get rid of this on the top?

the black bar with that blue circle thing

[neon lily]

You could cover it with a black Color Source

Or not use display capture but application capture instead

[wicked oriole]

im using window rn

is there like any 3rd party app or something that can cut it out?

[neon lily]

No

[wicked oriole]

no like the current footage

[neon lily]

Well, you could use a video editor and crop it I suppose

[wicked oriole]

i tried with application and it's gone