macos-support

[neon lily]

If you remux it to MP4, then the photos app can crop it

[wicked oriole]

thanks i didn't think about using the photos app on my mac

[keen rose]

Hey can someone help me, I switch from my MacBook Pro, to my IMac and I was able to get all my scenes and files, but now I’m unable to get my Xbox to show, I’m getting a black screen.

[digital sentinel]

Hey, is it possible to manually set the resolution of the output? I'm recording my Mac screen + external monitor, so I can put them underneath each other
Basically make the resolution bigger in height than width

[acoustic crow]

The spot in settings can be manually entered yes.

This being that specifically

[sullen ginkgo]

Hello. New here. Not sure if posting in right place. But having major issues with OBS and streaming to whatnot for sports cards. I have OBS and twitch cameras setup. My first streams were perfect. Then somewhere along the line everything went bad. When I set up my scenes in OBS - camera 1 is FaceTime came on laptop for my face. Camera two is a bravio 4k webcam. Everything looks fantastic in OBS. When I start virtual cam and go live on whatnot everything is zoomed in and resolution is terrible. Tried everything. New resolutions. Manual cropping. Reinstalling etc. but can’t fix. Again everything worked great for months. Then I went live one night and it’s been terrible. Any help? Thank you!!!!

*Two not twitch

[digital sentinel]

ah that's perfect! it didn't occur to me I can change them manually lol
thanks

[pearl jolt]

Hi! I got 2 Scenes with each 1 Camera in OBS. When the scenes are switching (via makro who is speaking), the video of the cams is for around 1-2 seconds bad. its not the focus of the camera, it looks like pixel encoding problems in software. Here is an example. Any idea what I can try? Recording Settings?

the Audio is good, its an offline recording

[cinder solar]

Hey everyone. OBS is now crashing instantly when streaming. Doesn't matter the service. I've tried a variety of encoder settings. The same encoder settings work for Source Record and built in Recording. Any guidance on how to debug further would be super appreciated 🙂

[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.

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (4)

Hardware Check

Apple M1 Ultra 20 Core - OK! / Apple Apple M1 Ultra (not in benchmark DB)

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (4)

Hardware Check

Apple M1 Ultra 20 Core - OK! / Apple Apple M1 Ultra (not in benchmark DB)

[forest axle]

not the logs we need; be sure to read those instructions

[cinder solar]

There you go! Apologies.

[forest axle]

no problem, thanks

looks like source-record is crashing

can you show your source record settings?

[cinder solar]

Is OBS-ffmpeg crashing?

Ah yes here you go.

[forest axle]

source record is the plugin you have installed that lets you record sources separately from the main output

[cinder solar]

Yeah - it did work for a while but maybe i changed something

been trying a bunch of settings here are my current settings

Rec Format is MP4

I've also tried 20000 and 6000 as the bitrate

These are the defaults though

Stream mode is set to none

Record mode is set to Streaming or Recording

[forest axle]

i can't imagine why it would be crashing with those settings, you may need to get in contact with the source record developer

[cinder solar]

Maximum Seconds is set to 0 (the default)

How can I uninstall and reinstall plugins? 🙂

I have 5 Source Record filters set. One per scene. Maybe that is too many?

[forest axle]

also, tangentially: CBR at 2500 kind of defeats the purpose of recording the source since it's quite a low bitrate. CRF would make more sense for this purpose. i can't imagine that would solve the crash though

[forest axle]

possibly...... that would mean you have like 6 hardware encoder sessions running simultaneously, and videotoolbox isn't known for having the best failure modes

[cinder solar]

Yeah i'm actually not sure the best bitrate settings for this stuff. I've heard a variety of answers. Is the following a good plan: STREAMING 1080P - 6000kbps / RECORDING 4k - 20000kbps

[forest axle]

you probably want to switch some of those to software encoding, or just remove them; recording 5 sources separately from the main output seems a bit excessive or at least like you could possibly streamline your workflow

[cinder solar]

I'm trying to record each camera input separately so I can have a Youtube version of the stream edited afterwards. This seems like the way to do it unless I'm missing something? Happy to make changes!

[forest axle]

for recording, it generally makes more sense to target a quality (CRF) rather than a specific bitrate, which is a value you can tinker with

[forest axle]

if you need all 5, then sure. but i'd advise switching at least of them to use x264 rather than hardware encoding

[cinder solar]

I can try switching them to use the software encoder

What CRF value would you recommend for 4k

[forest axle]

.6-.7 is a reasonable range if you want high quality. start there and see if your files are too big and if so you can lower it

[cinder solar]

I can't seem to set decimal values. Default is 27

[forest axle]

oh yeah, i was thinking about the hardware encoder. for x264 it works the other way around, and lower is better

another thing you might be able to try is using HEVC to record, which will give you better filesize savings for the same quality. H264 is only really necessary for streaming or compatibility. you might also be able to use the hardware encoders for all of your sources if you use HEVC, but i can't guarantee that, you'll just have to experiment

[cinder solar]

Got it i'll switch to HEVC and try that

Is there a big difference encoding to mp4 vs mkv?

[forest axle]

mp4 plays back natively, mkv needs third party players. if OBS crashes, partial mp4s aren't recoverable but partial .mkvs are. i'd recommend using fmp4 or fmov (different from mp4 / mov), since they both play back natively and are recoverable in the event of a crash

[pearl jolt]

hey braille, i also have a problem with my video recording, it looks you may have an idea for me. you know why this randomly happens (pixels) for 1-2 seconds when i switch to a camera?

[forest axle]

that probably means that there isn't a keyframe when you switch scenes

i think OBS generally is meant to add a keyframe on scene change, but it might not work that way with all encoders

i don't remember the specifics there

[pearl jolt]

ok, also for offline recordings to mkv?

[forest axle]

see just above where i mentioned what separates mkv and mp4 and fmp4

[cinder solar]

No good with HEVC hardware encoding. Will try with software.

[pearl jolt]

hm ok but i cant select fmp4 or fmov. do i need to use another encoder?

[cinder solar]

Recording with Source-Record works fine without Streaming so maybe I'm looking in the wrong place...

[forest axle]

ah sorry, fmp4 is fragmented mp4

[pearl jolt]

ah ok i try this now

[forest axle]

which encoder are you using to stream?

[pearl jolt]

same error with fragmented mp4 😦

[cinder solar]

I've tried em all

[pearl jolt]

i try fmov

[forest axle]

it was never suggested that recording with fragmented mp4 would resolve your keyframe issue

those things are unrelated

[pearl jolt]

oh ok. what can I try to fix the keyframe issue? I also use an makro with automatic scene switch but the issue exist also without it

[forest axle]

i do not know, sorry. the best thing to try would probably be a different encoder like x264

[pearl jolt]

fair enough tip, i will try everything what makes sense 😄

[forest axle]

looks normal. i don't know why source record would cause a crash if you're streaming with the hardware encoder. my gut would say it's a source record issue

[pearl jolt]

I dont use this plugin to record the source anymore...would that may also help ?

with x264, do i need to choose something from this? default is deactivated

[cinder solar]

How can I uninstall plugins? I'll try removing it and go from there.

[forest axle]

you can do file->show settings folder, then they live in the plugins folder

[forest axle]

your keyframe issue has to do with how your main output is being encoded. source record being active or not is unrelated to that, so removing it would not affect anything

[cinder solar]

Removing Source-Record fixes the stream crash 🙂 Will try and reinstall and test with one scene at a time. Thanks so much for the help Yam - did not expect such a helpful discord channel for this stuff 🙂

[forest axle]

no problem. you could also try streaming with the software encoder, and doing 5 source record sessions with the hardware encoders, if it turns out that the issue is that only either OBS or source record can use the hardware encoders at the same time

[cinder solar]

Super interesting - even without using SourceRecord - just having it installed causes the crash...

[forest axle]

yeah, i would try a bug report over there as well- sounds like it's just misbehaving

[pearl jolt]

alright, so it makes sense to try the different encoder out. would this bilinear / area_/bicubic have any impact on my keyframe issue and worth to try out differently?

[warped mica]

No

[robust radish]

Hi all, I just downloaded obs to use it for presenting slides on zoom, but every time I try to delete a video capture or a scene collection device it crashes, and now it only works if I run it in safe mode (or else I can't delete things, which makes things a little hard for a total newbie). I haven't downloaded any plugins, I had literally just started using it and was creating a test scene. Any ideas on how to fix this? I have turned the laptop off and on, obviously, and I uninstalled it (by deleting the app) and reinstalled, to no avail. Please help! I'd love to use the app, but as it is there's no way!

https://obsproject.com/logs/kP4ux6UY5U16On9B

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Safe Mode Enabled (2)

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

you most likely need to update your streamdeck software

[robust radish]

Dang, that worked! I'm not even using streamdeck, it's not even connected, I'd never have thought of it! Thank you!

[boreal saffron]

How to record for Instagram reels/insta screen size?

[neon lily]

Change your base resolution and output resolution to 1080x1920, in OBS Settings -> Video

[stoic flame]

Is there anyway to capture full screen apps or videos through OBS on Mac?

it gets moved to another space and OBS won't see it

[neon lily]

By using display capture mode in macOS Screen Capture, or window capture mode

[primal sierra]

https://obsproject.com/logs/OxTWTEPZWwO7Nyhx

[fading hare]

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)

[mossy nimbus]

https://obsproject.com/logs/ReZ5vtWOH62egrjQ

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 35.6% Rendering Lag

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (4)

Hardware Check

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

[mossy nimbus]

Yeah so when i try to record a webbrowser and i move the webpage, the rendering time goes super high and framerate in obs down to around 11 fps sometimes.

doesnt happen when its not recording. and happens with both software and hardware encoding.
turning off hardware acceleration on the webbrowser helped to make it only 29 or 28 fps but now the browser is stuttery. maybe M1 is just not powerful

[fierce rock]

Is it normal that you change scenes rapidly as well? Lots of scene changes in there.

Also, are you using the MacOS Screen Capture in Windows Capture mode to capture the browser?

[mossy nimbus]

me? no i was using a screen capture

[fierce rock]

Well, you mentioned recording a web browser. What scene is it in?

[mossy nimbus]

well i was testing to see if the move transisitions worked during it recording thats why the scenes switch often

also the screen capture is in a scene called Screens Raw.

or at least i renamed it to that after a bit

and then i just put the screens raw scene in the other scenes. so i can in the future have like window captures or both of my screens organised in that one scene

actualy window capture mode doesnt seem to show the webbrowser at all and application capture just shows something else entirely

actually i did find it. i needed to enable show windows with empty names

Is putting scenes into each other ok? like i thought that way organising multiple scenes with the same screen or window captures is better

or multiple cameras

[fierce rock]

Nesting Scenes is fine, and is better/safer than groups.

[mossy nimbus]

https://obsproject.com/logs/VB5Aiadjg0sxZkAB

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 27.2% Rendering Lag

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (4)

Hardware Check

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

[mossy nimbus]

window capture is worse. by a lot. not only makes obs slow but the entire system UI actually stutter and lag seconds behind

and i did delete the screen capture

I mean still it's an m1 chip. It's literally the least powerful mac they make

[fierce rock]

What if you leave the limiter filter off the screen capture? Not sure if that'll help at all, but honestly, starting to shoot in the dark, and Mac ain't my normal help channel.

[mossy nimbus]

Unsurprised it's a bit crap because it's not a super high end chip. But this much lol.

[mossy nimbus]

The limiter filter?

[fierce rock]

I assume that was the source capturing the browser window.

[mossy nimbus]

It doesn't have any filters added and also no properties to set either

at least not in the UI. like i put none in

https://obsproject.com/logs/pNSQuCw6UxnFOhgc

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 18.6% Rendering Lag

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (4)

Hardware Check

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

[mossy nimbus]

is that in there too? i deleted screen captures again, made a completely fresh screen capture. for the whole screen. and restarted obs

i really think its just not powerful enough. i think it was fine while it was only rendering the Screens Raw scene. but when i switched to another one it went bad

yea just one screen plus webcam gives it a mental breakdown

[forest zodiac]

For some reason my display capture overlaps my camera, any fix for this, before my camera would be over my display capture ?

[slender zealot]

(crossposting from #windows-support )

[forest zodiac]

Sorry just needed support quick, first time in this discord channel @slender zealot

[slender zealot]

the info was for the persons who give support. So they know.

[fading hare]

Self-advertisement or advertisement for others is not allowed on this server unless it's directly relevant to a discussion or question. Please read the rules in the #rules channel.

[mossy nimbus]

does the mac version just not have any camera controls?

[forest axle]

what sorts of controls are you looking for?

[mossy nimbus]

well i remember on linux this webcam had like gamma control. and white balance, iso. auto or manual focus. stuff like that

[forest axle]

hmm, i don't know the situation on linux, but generally those sorts of controls are left to applications or drivers by the camera manufacturer. the video capture device source only offers control over things like framerate, color space and format, resolution

[mossy nimbus]

well yeah where is framerate then though?

[forest axle]

you would uncheck "use preset" and modify it from there

[mossy nimbus]

i see. i dont know how that is on linux. been a long time since i set up obs fresh there

that is not helpful though lol

[forest axle]

the frame rate field won't populate unless valid values are selected for the other parameters

[mossy nimbus]

i guess then i need to find out how you talk to the camera itself then. if obs cant do that on mac. even with this light on lowest setting everything is way too bright. and i know the camera works

with correct settings

[forest axle]

googling it reveals that the manufacturer ships macos software, so that seems like the expected way to modify those settings

[mossy nimbus]

yea i even had it installed already probably for when i recorded podcasts on this machine. that was a web thing though. not obs

do you know more about the mac version? the other person who was helping me earlier with it having rendering time problems said they dont support the mac version usually

[forest axle]

the mac version of OBS?

[mossy nimbus]

yea

[forest axle]

i might be able to help yes

i saw your issues with rendering lag. macos screen capture performance is something of a known issue. display and application capture perform better than window capture

with your setup i wouldn't have expected much rendering lag. it might be worth testing macos screen capture in a clean scene collection (scene collection->new in the menu bar) to verify that the lag isn't the result of something else in your setup

that said, i wouldn't recommend using the window capture mode at the moment due to the performance issues

[mossy nimbus]

maybe

or probably its because of my webcams

because i have one scene with 2 cameras in. one always hidden. to switch between.then both have.. should have, but only one of them now has a mask. and then in the other scenes i have that camera scene, with a mask again

that was like my idea of ok i need the camera... area to change in size

technically maybe that means the 2 masks are being layered on top of each other?

I made a new scene collection and only screen capture was pretty much fine. added a webcam too as ok too but once i put on a mask. and then another mask on that scene it started doing similar render times

[forest axle]

it could be the mask performing poorly, i'm not sure, i've never looked at that specifically

[mossy nimbus]

yeah just enabling a second mask on that webcam adds like 5 ms at least.

in the clean collection

[forest axle]

render times by themselves are not always a reliable indicator either

the gpu aggressively downclocks if it can, so it might be taking longer at a lower clock speed

[mossy nimbus]

but still idunno. i think its just a resource problem. because it happens when a webbrowser is on screen. being scrolled or especially resized too

that increases the render time so much

dont think i can do super much there

yeah just with it sitting there screen recording and showing the webcam is around 20ms. if i hide the camera scene its around 10 to 11ms to render. so when doing things to the browser adds another 15 to 20ms or more. i see

and yea its better with the masks removed too.

but ugly and still not stale 30 most the time.

thats a dumb question but do we think a chip higher end than just a bare M1 would do better?

[forest axle]

definitely, but i am surprised that just a display capture of a browser and two cameras with simple filters is causing lag, i have seen much more complicated setups function well on the base m1. what is going on in your browser and what browser is it?

if the mask filter is performing poorly you could also try something like putting the mask in the scene as an image source, and then just ordering it in front of your camera source, and not having any filters on the source itself

[mossy nimbus]

well it happens with both Arc and Firefox. and i used X/twitter as the site. because thats where i wanted to start a video off after i was done setting things up

and x does seem like more of a bad performing site but still. like if i want to show a tweet i want to do that with more than 15 20 fps. which it has sometimes

and yea its like not many things.

in the scenes i mean

[mossy nimbus]

thats not gonna work though is it. like the mask cuts out the webcam with a square with rounded corners

and it gets moved around too

[forest axle]

in the case of the second image yes, you'd have to do something slightly different

[mossy nimbus]

i cant do it for the first one either though

i realise now its probably fine anyways. for now. its not like if i show a tweet and and article or something, its not like im scrolling constantly

[forest axle]

we're in contact with apple about the screen capture performance issues, which it looks like you are indeed experiencing while you're scrolling there. you might (might) have better performance in safari

[sharp garden]

Could some one help me out trying to set up my hdmi capture card into my MacBook Pro

It used to work like a month ago and now it won’t even load up

[hardy marsh]

I have the AverMedia Ultra 2.1 and recently it quit working, I was finally aboe to get it to work but only in 30 fps. keeps giving me red flags in the frames under settings for the device.

any reason why it will not give me the topion for 60fps anymore....nothing has changed...almost wondering if my cable is flakey

[mossy nimbus]

Alright. Thanks. Ill try safari. Probably get a more powerful machine anyways. This is only a rented mac mini because I wanted to try Mac.
You really feel and see the whole ui of the mac slowing down in framerate when I launch OBS.

[gritty tiger]

Hello! anyone have some problem with OBS TELEPORT on MACOS - M2? When i paste the plugin in the folder, OBS doesn't run. if i delete the plugin, it run again. Someone have some trick? i want to get a double stream setup. gaming with PC and stream with Macbook pro.

Do you Still have the same issue?

[magic veldt]

Hi, I have a Sony ILCE 7m3 and since the new OS obs update came out it no longer sees my camera. Apple says it's not their bug, sony ditto will probably be obs's which conflicts with the new OS.

The sony I can open it with its original app, however I can't see it in the OBS list
Solutions?

[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

[magic veldt]

https://obsproject.com/logs/jFc1zh8J3wyEGh9i

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Intel OBS on Apple Silicon Mac

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (4)

Hardware Check

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

[magic veldt]

As you can see at the top there is the check but not the name of the Sony (device). Yesterday before the update everything was ok. If I use OS Ventura it works

[plucky zenith]

!downloads
try installing the right version of obs, see if that works

[fading hare]

OBS Studio can be downloaded:

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

[plucky zenith]

(the apple silicon one)

[magic veldt]

I have the right version

[plucky zenith]

no you don't

you're on an apple silicon mac, you need the apple silicon obs

[magic veldt]

ok installed, but nothing changes. Obs doesn't recognize him. It's a compatibility issue with the new OS

[plucky zenith]

can you send a log again?

[magic veldt]

https://obsproject.com/logs/Erh27Epf8EEBRQ1E

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[magic veldt]

https://obsproject.com/logs/rybrVJgg2jqfgdTD

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[plucky zenith]

can you use the camera in any other program than obs?

[acoustic crow]

Or this https://webcamtests.com/

[magic veldt]

yes

[plucky zenith]

which program did you test in?

[magic veldt]

It won't show me on that site. On the Sony app yes

How come? Is there a problem with the device? Because everything works on the official Sony IEDT app.

With Ventura it also works in OBS

?

[plucky zenith]

the sony app likely does it differently, and ina proprietary way.

you mentionned an OS upgrade, it likely changed something to the way this camera is recognised

I'd suggest asking sony

[acoustic crow]

How do you have it connected to your computer is a good question tbh.

[sullen ginkgo]

Hello. Need some help. I stream on Whatnot using OBS. I use a Mac M1 and iPhone 15 as camera sources. Used to work great. Now everything looks perfect in OBS. When I go live with virtual cam on what not everything is zoomed in and terrible looking. I’ve tried everything. Need to get back up and running. Thanks!

[sullen ginkgo]

Is there a better way to get help? I’ve posted the above message 6 times with no replies. Is it because I’m new. Or a wrong setting? Just curious. Thank you!

[molten grotto]

Not a lot of people use whatnot, may be not many people are familiar with its streaming requirements. I'm watching a video on their site right now to find clues.

It's not clear to me yet if they expect a vertical 9:16 stream, or a 16:9 stream. Do you happen to have any insight as to their requirements?

!cleanlog Okay, this is interesting. They instruct you to make a 1920x1080 canvas (16:9) but only put sources in the middle of the canvas in a 9:16 shape, then use the OBS vcam. Weird.

Can you make a log so I can see what's going on in OBS?

[fading hare]

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

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

[sullen ginkgo]

@molten grotto thank you. That could be the issue. I have the canvas set up vertical 9:16. I’ll switch to 16:9 and put the source at 9:16 in middle. Maybe it’s that simple. I hope so as it’s been a nightmare troubleshooting. I’ll keep you posted. Thanks so much.

[molten grotto]

I hope it works! YW!

[robust radish]

Hi all, anyone know how to connect an ipad screen as another video source to show up on obs? It's not connected directly to the mac. but through a USB hub (obviously, considering the lack of ports in a macbook...). It's not showing on video capture device or display capture

[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

[meager depot]

Hi there, I am struggeling to connect my C920 HD Pro Webcam to OBS correctly. I always get a pink/green picture. With all other software the webcam works fine. What do I need to change insinde OBS?

[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

[meager depot]

https://obsproject.com/logs/HbfyzK0CbwrfiLQH

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz - Below cpu encoding requirements / GeForce GT 640M - Possible bottleneck

[loud blaze]

Hello! My verticle obs is not streaming to tik tok even though i have my server and updated stream key? i click the broadcast button and the time duration stays at 00.00.00 what can ido to fix?

https://obsproject.com/logs/GThYvQ3oWfxOuGXG

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (3)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-8257U @ 1.40GHz - OK! / Intel Iris Xe - Possible bottleneck

[fading hare]

For help with the Aitum OBS plugin or their tools and services, please join their community Discord server for direct troubleshooting.

[fierce wedge]

Hello everyone. I've got an issue. Trying to connect obs to my ps5 but they are on 2 different sources under hdmi. how would i be able to record what's going on as well as being able to broadcast to twitch?

[winter nebula]

Trying to see if obs will still record even if it’s on another source

[fervent sedge]

hello, my name is Anthony Hernandez and I am a sound tech at my church, I have 3 cameras hooked up to an ATEM but obs is not showing them, just a black screen. What do I do?

[distant onyx]

I’m having a very slight audio delay in my stream output. Sounds ok on the monitor as far as I can tell.

The delay seems to be about .5-1 seconds after the video.

The capture card is an Elgato HD60x, and I’m capturing the audio thru Elgato Wave Link software and outputting the stream audio as the audio source in OBS

[boreal mica]

This “stopping recording” issue is exactly what I’m experiencing. Driving me crazy.

[digital sentinel]

Hey, my video is 4360x1440 to fit both my screens next to each other and get this error when starting the recording

Is there something that can be done?

`Starting the output failed. Please check the log for details.

Note: If you are using the NVENC or AMD encoders, make sure your video drivers are up to date.`

[neon lily]

That means the resolution is too high for the encoder

The encoder doesn't support that resolution of video. And I doubt x264 will be performant enough to encode that resolution, either.

[digital sentinel]

so the only way to get a different encoder would be a different graphics card?

I made it smaller, but when I scale down the screens, the quality is weird.. kind of blurry. Is there a workaround for this by any chance?

[neon lily]

There's no such thing as "a different graphics card" on macOS

There are only two encoders: the Hardware encoder provided by Apple and the x264 software encoder

All encoders have resolution limitations

[forest axle]

if you are on a machine with an HEVC hardware encoder, that hardware encoder supports resolutions above 4000 (prores does as well). depending your machine, x264 might be OK as well, but as feets says it will be pretty demanding

[hexed moth]

does obs not detect elgato hd60s on apple m1 chips?

[forest axle]

it does not:

[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

[hexed moth]

do you know anything about elgato because on there app it works but when i start a twitch stream it captures the sound but not the video

[forest axle]

you'll probably want to seek support from them

!elgatosupport

[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.

[hexed moth]

so if i wanna use obs i need to get a elgato hd60+?

what about the hd60x

[vale hearth]

Hello, I need some tech support

I changed my recording format on OBS and now the option no longer appears in my output settings.

It's totally vanished

[forest axle]

could you take a screenshot of your output settings?

[vale hearth]

Sure! Just a minute..

0 I qq

After I changed my recording format, these warnings showed up and the option vanished

[forest axle]

the warning appears above; the options are just underneath. you can scroll up and down

[vale hearth]

Ohmygosh! That was so simple! Thank you! Lol

I have another question

I switched to MOV format because the default one wasn't supported by my MacBook pro. But MOV creates a lag between audio and video.

Do you know what format would be best to avoid the lag and also allow me to view my videos?

[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.

[vale hearth]

Thanks! Actually MOV is working fine now

[fiery pumice]

Hey! What download do I need for Audio Capture for my MAC running Sonoma?

[vale hearth]

No lag anymore!

[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.

[neon lily]

!macaudio You don't need to download anything, it's built in

[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.

[vale hearth]

I have a question; how do I move my sources window so that it doesn't overlap?

[neon lily]

Putting the docks back is a bit of a pain on macOS

Easiest way is to reset your docks from the Docks menu

[vale hearth]

I'm not very tech savvy. What are docks? Where do I find the menu? (Not even sure how I made this happen in the first place!)

Oh I see the menu

Will that change my settings at all? Everything else is perfect and I don't want to mess things up

Done! All is well. Thanks!

[neon lily]

No problem

Sorry for not replying sooner, I'm at work :)

[lost tangle]

I can not install OBS on my mac mini M2 2023 with macos sonoma 14.4.1. It goes continuously in loop and can not be installed

yesterday noon while i install 3 webcam in obs that go well until 17 o clock obs crash and after impossible use it. i don t know if sonoma agg go in that hour but i use obs for music and i can t work... many thanks in advance who can help me..

before this i had problems connecting more one cam to obs. some give only blkack screen. i resolve this usinfg thunderbolt usb c port with hub 2k and...pufff. crash obs and impossible use or reinstall. today morn with apple support try all and service gently help me and write for me to contact discaed service.......

[young pagoda]

?

Do not try to ping everyone

What is the problem?

[lost tangle]

not ping only esplain triyng, obs in trah but if i install again impossible open. suggest provvisory mode ba

+ut nothing.. until yesterda go well obs on mac

[lost tangle]

HELP OBS DON T WORK..PLS HELP MR..

[forest axle]

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

[lost tangle]

many many thanks....i dont know why but now obs go!!!!!!!! have a good night my friend👍 😀

[pseudo warren]

Can someone help I got high ping while streaming

[zealous sky]

hi im trying to download obs onto my mac but the download is being blocked, is it because obs doesnt have it for the newest operating system sonoma?

could someone please help

[plucky zenith]

where are you downloading from?

[zealous sky]

never mind i figured it out i needed to turn on safe browsing the computer was blocking it because it couldnt safley read the file

[meager depot]

Does anyone have an idea how to fix this?

[forest axle]

you may want to try using the 'legacy' video capture device source. it's in the "deprecated" folder when you add a source

[wanton cargo]

I picked up an elgato wave 3, but now my elgato HD60X is not outputting to OBS. I have tried a reboot of my computer, my xbox, a fresh install, changing the input on my computer setting, and nothing seems to work

[old mesa]

are you using a usb hub? those sometimes limit bandwidth too much, try connecting it directly to your computer if possible

[wanton cargo]

It has worked fine until this point

and now OBS just keeps crashing 🙂

love that for me

and elgato wave link wont open now

wooohooo

[distant onyx]

This looks like a white balance error

[meager depot]

that didn't work 😦

[meager depot]

Can I correct that inside OBS software?

[forest axle]

can you post a log with the legacy source added?

[forest axle]

actually; use the "capture card device" source. that should solve the issue

[rain aspen]

Hello everyone, good afternoon, I'm facing a problem here in OBS for Mac, in the silicon version, I'm recording some video editing classes, I use a template where I record the screen and my camera at the same time, but in different situations the screen recording would freeze and I would have to stop the recording, close the program and start recording, this also happened with the screen recording audio, which at random moments would stop working.

I also tested it on another computer, which has Windows 10, and my camera was glitching, and I still don't understand why, I wanted to know if anyone has any idea how to solve these problems that are happening...

Furthermore, I'm having problems with my obs about marking a place to save the recorded video, I try to save it on my SSD and it says that the storage is full but it's not, I can only save it on its internal storage...

[distant onyx]

If anyone happens upon the issue I had - a new USB hub fixed everything. Looks like I was overloading the precious hub, so a new hub alongside it and splitting up the resources between hubs got me back to 1080 on everything at 60 fps again. 60fps looking buttery smooth again.

[oblique pollen]

Hello! I have been experiencing an issue with my OBS for Mac. I stream through an El gato HD60S+ from my PS5 to my Mac. everything was working fine until I disconnected the capture card. Now, my audio from my PS5 ,only, sounds like it is underwater when it comes through. Most of the time however, there is no audio, it spikes and sounds like you are cycling through different radio stations.

I know it is a problem on the OBS side because I tried it on streamlabs and the audio is coming through fine.

I have tried changing the audio bitrate, the USB transfer mode, removing all filters from all audio sources, and still nothing.

I would appreciate any help, Thanks!

[distant onyx]

Not that it’s much fun but if you rebuild the scenes from scratch (as in completely start over, trash and re-add your resources), does it still repeat?

[forest axle]

could you send a log, as well as a clip of the audio issue?

!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

[oblique pollen]

yeah, I trie deleting absolutely everything and starting again, and still the error is persisting

[oblique pollen]

let me get on that

[oblique pollen]

https://obsproject.com/logs/bn27CAeLnJ2nf4Ch

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.2 (OK)
• Non-Default x264 Preset
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[oblique pollen]

I just saw that the audio seems perfect on the screen recording, however if you look at the mixer, it is not reaching the levels that one can hear. The audio sounds completely distorted when I am just listening to it through OBS and not the screen recording

[forest axle]

how are you getting capture card audio into this screen recording if you are not making the recording with OBS?

[oblique pollen]

I used quicktime player on my Computer to screen record

[oblique pollen]

when i tried uploading the recording from OBS there is simply no audio, same when I Stream

[forest axle]

we need to see an OBS recording of the issue

there is activity on the meters in that recording, so there would be some sort of audio in a recording made from OBS

[oblique pollen]

got it, hang on

this is the only format I know how to send it unfortunately, but the issue is clear in the recording

[forest axle]

sounds like voice isolation to me

you'll want to go up to the macos menu bar, click the green/purple capture indicator, find your input, and make sure voice isolation is off. you may need to toggle it on and then off again

[oblique pollen]

Yam you are a god amongst Men

[oblique pollen]

I bought a new set of HDMI and new HUB for it to be that. thank you my friend

[shy elbow]

my Imac verison 10.3.6 which is really low is not picking up any of the audio when i record.

[alpine ivy]

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what

what @hybrid cypress

[paper holly]

How do I get my twitch docks in obs to stop showing up big screen and back to a slot next to the canvas

[fading hare]

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

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

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

[paper holly]

I tried resetting the dock and still get the same result. Where I try to toggle twitch chat and Activity Feed I get a full screen instead of it being on the left or right side of the preview canvas

Even my Stats dock is full screen

[plucky zenith]

does it also happen if obs is not in fullscreen?

[neon lily]

Is that the stats dock or the stats window?

[plucky zenith]

that's the window

(the close button is only on the window)

[neon lily]

Yeah, I figured

[meager depot]

https://obsproject.com/logs/SOdakHtlkWvTodZG

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz - Below cpu encoding requirements / GeForce GT 640M - Possible bottleneck

[meager depot]

I think this worked! THANK YOU YAM

[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

[twin cloud]

this link a help for stream

https://www.voicemod.net/

[fading hare]

Self-advertisement or advertisement for others is not allowed on this server unless it's directly relevant to a discussion or question. Please read the rules in the #rules channel.

[oblique pollen]

I know this is dumb, but have you tried double clicking the windows? Or near the top where it lets you drag them, I had this same issue

[distant tusk]

I just joined the Discord for this exact thing and it worked perfectly. Big thank you for this and thanks to @oblique pollen for bringing it up!

[pseudo warren]

How do I screen record on mac with obs

[plucky zenith]

with the macos screen record source

[pseudo warren]

How bro

[fading hare]

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

[pseudo warren]

Bro it doesn’t even say how to do it at the link

[forest axle]

it does. please take some time to read it, it will help you! if you're encountering a specific issue, then feel free to post what it is, but please be detailed and provide as much information as you can, since that makes it easier to help than "it's not working," or something similar

[pseudo warren]

macOS Screen Capture is a modern capture source based on ScreenCaptureKit. It allows you to capture a whole display, a single window, or all visible windows for a chosen application. On macOS 13 and later, it can also capture audio.

For more information on audio capture, see the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide.

Properties
Property Description Default
Method The capture method you want to use Display Capture
Display The display to capture (Display Capture / Application Capture)
Application The application to capture (Application Capture)
Window The window to capture (Window Capture)
Show windows with empty names Whether windows with empty titles should appear in the list (Window Capture) Off
Show fullscreen and hidden windows / applications Whether windows or applications that are hidden or in full screen should appear in the list (Window Capture / Application Capture) Off

All it shows

Wait

[plucky zenith]

scroll down on the first page

read how to use sources

[pseudo warren]

Bor

I’m confused bro

[plucky zenith]

read what is on the page below
https://obsproject.com/kb/sources-guide

[pseudo warren]

Alr I did the steps

All it recording is a black screen bro

[daring perch]

Having an issue with M1 mac. Press start streaming, everything is fine but stream doesnt start on twitch end or kick? Any one run into this?

[forest axle]

you'll need to pay attention when you get prompted to do things by your computer. when you add a macos screen capture source, you're prompted to grant permissions. you most likely did not do this

[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

[daring perch]

https://obsproject.com/logs/EtzMQqLtNGWLtGE0

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Old Version (30.0.0)
• Safe Mode Enabled (2)
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

Hardware Check

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

[pseudo warren]

I FOUND OUT GUYS

I FOUND OUT

EZZZ

IM HIM

🦸

[forest axle]

it looks like you connected successfully, and your encoder settings look normal, so if you aren't seeing your stream, that seems like a service-side issue

or possibly an issue with however you're determining that your stream is not on

your bandwidth test flag could also be on if you ever did something like that

[daring perch]

Twitch doesnt go live lol

I will update to 30.1.1

See if it fixes the issue.

I seem to have fixed it.

[pseudo warren]

Wait why is it so laggy bro

How do I change quality

[fleet jay]

hey obs people, i have had a freezing problem ever since i installed OBS, where i start recording and about 20 min later, my video freezes out of nowhere, and stops recording, i have lost multiple hours of recording due to this problem, and completely searched the internet for some solution, however not a single video, or guide solved my problem, so i am here to ask if anyone can help me solve my problem, i will cooperate with you and do everything i can to solve this problem. (not even inserting logs into the website says anything is wrong but it still freezes

[forest axle]

what source type is it that you're seeing a freeze with?

also, what version of macOS and OBS are you using?

[fleet jay]

what is source type?

macbook air D (ventura 3.0)

obs version 30.1.2

[forest axle]

source type like what content is freezing? is it a feed from a capture card? or a screen recording (macos screen capture)?

[fleet jay]

"mac os recording"

[forest axle]

macos screen capture?

[fleet jay]

i think so yea

yes

[forest axle]

and what version of ventura specifically? can you screenshot the about this mac screen?

thats in the top left, click the apple, then "about this mac", then take a screenshot

[forest axle]

gotcha. macOS screen capture freezing on the first version of ventura, 13.0, is a known issue

you'll need to update macOS to solve that. unfortunately, the newest version of sonoma has other issues with macOS screen capture

it does not freeze in the new version, it mostly just does not perform as well

if solving the freezing is a priority, update macOS

[fleet jay]

where do i update, the system has notified me that i need an update

[forest axle]

system settings

then it should be up near the top

[fleet jay]

regular settings or specifically "system settings"?

[forest axle]

macOS system settings

top left again, then system settings

[fleet jay]

this is the result, i clicked on "check for updates"

or is it a software update, that i need?

[forest axle]

you need to update macOS, yes

not OBS

[fleet jay]

ok i will start updating now, i will be back if problem still occur after a test record
thanks i really appreciate it man.

[thorn wyvern]

https://obsproject.com/logs/JE685WQoh9eism1C

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.6 (OK)
• 0.1% Rendering Lag
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[thorn wyvern]

https://obsproject.com/logs/bTSXjBBGbzpBKO1h

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.6 (OK)
• 0.2% CPU Encoder Overload
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[lost tangle]

Hi I would install plug in virtual camera on obs in my mini mac m2 sonoma but i can t find the correct app to use in web. Someone can help me? many thanks in advance 👍 👀

[neon lily]

There's nothing to install

It's part of OBS Studio

It gets installed when you first run it

Unless you mean something else, not the virtual camera

[lost tangle]

great. i use obs froim little time but i don t find virtual camera in struments.. sorry for my ignorance from rome

[lost tangle]

ok i find and unlook virtual camera. thanks a lot

[fair imp]

can someone help me with streaming on twitch?
not able to do, through OBS
it is showing that im offlne

[fading hare]

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

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

[pseudo warren]

Bro it just records a black screen

I dont know why

Nvm I fixed it now it’s just very croppped when recording

[stray vessel]

guys y dont i have game capture on here

[neon lily]

Game Capture is a Windows thing

You want macOS Screen Capture

[stray vessel]

oka

[magic comet]

Hello I need help with my capture card I got it all plugged in and everything but when I add it to sources my ps5 isn’t showing up any tips?

I’m on a MacBook Air btw

This is how it’s looking

[fleet jay]

quick question, is there anyone here who knows if there is a MOS (mouse adapter) discord server, i am having a problem with it and cant find a solution online

[urban topaz]

My OBS doesn’t work at all and when I turn it on it just says “run in safe mode or run normally” either option it will just produce a loud echo

Been like that for 2-3 years

On intel btw

[oblique pollen]

Have you tried adding at as video capture device in the source instead? Mine doesn't show up as a capture card

[magic comet]

@oblique pollen yessir that was the problem I ended up paying someone of Fiverr to show me how to set it up it worked but still couldn’t figure out how to get my game sound to work ima just get a ps5 camera and stream on that thanks for the help tho!

[oblique pollen]

The sound has to be added as its own source as well.

[magic comet]

@oblique pollen it was only picking up my MacBook audio the guy told me it didn’t work with my capture card

[oblique pollen]

Should be "audio capture device" or something like that and it'll let you select your capture card. But if you tried that already then I'm not too sure

[oblique pollen]

I was having the same issue

[magic comet]

Bet let me try it out see if that works that is for the help boss!

[true knoll]

Hello EveryOne.

OBS is not recognizing my M50 Cannon. EOS WebCam is running. please help. ty

[tawny yoke]

I switched to a new ElGato 4K X yesterday (on latest MacOS, Mac Studio M2 Max) and I recorded from PS5. I made 5 different .mkv recordings, and 4 of them look excellent, but one is just a freeze frame for the full 90 minutes. Any help on what would cause that? I was just starting and stopping while streaming direct from PS5 to YT and didn't change any settings between recordings.

[true knoll]

i use the EOS WebCam App. it was running fine 2 weeks ago

i will be visiting family today in celebration of Mother's Day. Later y'all!

[forest axle]

hard to say from just this description. we would probably need a log of the issue occurring to be able to tell. it could be a connection issue with the card, but unless you're able to reproduce it in a clean log we would just be guessing

!maccleanlog

[fading hare]

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

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

[forest axle]

what version of macOS are you on?

[tawny yoke]

14.4.1

[forest axle]

that question was directed toward a different user

[tawny yoke]

Well like I said it was random and among several recordings I made yesterday without any changes to the settings or wiring, so just odd that one came out that way. I tried remux in OBS and using Handbrake to convert and I get the same single frame for 90 mins. Doing a 30 second test likely won't catch it but I'll do more recording today and see what happens. Just thought maybe others have experienced that before.

[forest axle]

if you still have the log from that session, you can try to find it by doing file->show settings folder in OBS, then looking in the logs folder

[tawny yoke]

My logs flder has logs from 9th and 10th but none from yesterday 🤔

[tawny yoke]

.mkv is a great format. If your stream or recording gets interrupted the whole file doesn't get corrupted like some other formats. You can easily convert them in OBS using the Remux Recordings option in the File menu. Some programs will recognize the mkv file direct but I use Premiere Pro so I need to convert

Settings -> Output -> Recording tab lets you choose format

[lime drift]

I could swear at some point in the past if I had a source selected that had a device or window picker associated with it (like audio and video capture) that there would be a drop-down menu in the status bar at the bottom of the program display to change what it was pointed at without having to go into the properties. Is there a pref for that somewhere that I accidentally turned off or is that something that got removed?

hmm, audio capture source actually does have that still (lets you pick which mic), must be a source-type specific thing...

I could swear window capture used to have that, too

[forest axle]

yeah, you're correct. that's a feature that's specific to the source implementation

so window capture had it, macos screen capture does not

it would be good to implement, i'm not sure what amount of added complexity there might be since macos screen capture is basically three source types in one, and wouldn't have just one contextual picker

[lime drift]

yeah, I'd imagine the popup displayed would be specific to which capture type you have selected, and you'd have to go into properties to change which type.

But that makes an assumption that the status bar API lets it swap out the controls on the fly.

ah, it's on Windows where I saw the window picker in the status bar

I have a weird setup where the main encoding for the stream is done on a Windows PC, but my work environment I'm sharing is on a Mac, and so I have OBS running on both, and the window capture on the Mac OBS is relaying it to the PC over NDI.

[candid ridge]

Hi i have recently been experiencing an issue when trying to connect my obs to twitch, this error message appears i have tried everything, pls help. OBS Also wont update as the "check for updates" is faded. i am on version 30.1.2

[lime drift]

Asking for more things to try implies that there's a possibility you haven't tried everything and are looking for the things to try that you haven't thought of. (but I'm being pedantic there). 30.1.2 is already the current version, so it might be faded because it already checked recently. Tossing OBS ERR_INVALID_HANDLE into Google gives me a bunch of things to try, I'm guessing those might be what you tried already?

actually, adding "twitch" to the search with that gives me much more relevant stuff

[candid ridge]

yep. it just gives me this message rather than the usual connection to twitch via obs

[lime drift]

the first thing I see suggested is to log out of twitch from OBS if it's already thinks it's logged in but really isn't. Settings > Stream > Disconnect Account, then do Connect Account and log in again.

and of course you've tried restarting it, right? 🙂

[candid ridge]

the chat bar on docks doesn't load on obs and my streamlabs add ons such as follower goal and viewer count wont appear also so i don't know if i can disconnect account via obs

[lime drift]

Oh, it's the StreamLabs version of OBS?

[candid ridge]

its just obs i use not the streamlabs obs. i get my viewer count/follower goal from streamlabs. but my chat isn't loading. is there another way to disconnect twitch account from obs as chat bar doesn't load

[lime drift]

Settings > Stream > Disconnect Account

On mine the screen capture adds a volume control to the mixer panel. Just mute it from there?

[candid ridge]

under stream its only saying connect account. no disconnect account option :/

[lime drift]

in that case, you're not connected yet. Do Connect Account and authenticate.

make sure it's set for Twitch first

(should be right above the Connect button, to pick which service you're connecting to)

[candid ridge]

it is set to twitch but theres no authenticate :/ just the err_invalid_handle message

[lime drift]

Oh, you get that message immediately when you click the Connect Account button?

[candid ridge]

yep. haven't had this issue until now and i have been on twitch 2 years :/

[lime drift]

you did try restarting OBS, right?

And you can log into the Twitch dashboard with a web browser, right? (just to make sure there's nothing wrong with your account on Twitch's end)

[candid ridge]

yep the dashboard is fine. just obs when try to connect my twitch account to obs

[pliant escarp]

I can’t see my on pin bar when recording? How do I open screen enough to see?

[candid ridge]

i have restarted obs same issue?

does restarting in safe mode help?

[forest axle]

unlikely

i would maybe try removing your obs-browser cache... in OBS, do file->show settings folder, then navigate to the plugin_config folder, then remove the obs-browser folder

[candid ridge]

i removed that folder. its still saying ERR_INVALID_HANDLE message

[forest axle]

it is probably a larger connection issue with your machine in that case; i would check if you've made any changes to your network settings recently or installed any sort of antivirus or vpn, changed your DNS settings, etc

[woven flare]

Guys du OBS work ?

i cant start it

[lean raven]

Please tell me how to record game audio and audio using microphone or discord separately with OBS version 30.0.2 on Apple M1 Silicon with Mac OS version 11.7.10. When I looked on the internet, the application audio capture on the source page did not exist.

[plucky zenith]

!macaudio
application audio capture is for windows, for mac, check the guide below

[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.

[lean raven]

Since macos version 11.7.10, should I use OBS Studio 28 and 29?

[plucky zenith]

no, macos 11 should be able to run obs 30

[lean raven]

but,When using OBS Studio 30 on macOS 13 (Ventura) and higherIt is written as

[plucky zenith]

but you're not on ventura

so check the other guide

[lean raven]

I have big sur

so i don't have venture

[lean raven]

Does that mean this guide is not possible?
Which guide should I look at?

[plucky zenith]

since you're on a previous version of macos, the one that says "For previous versions of macOS"

[lean raven]

ok thank you

[dark thunder]

Does OBS always immediately crash on mac os sonoma 14.4.1?

[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.

[candid ridge]

i have installed norton recently. but it normally works its just this time it seems to have interferred with obs

[dark thunder]

i guess I followed the instructions.

[candid ridge]

in my crash reports i only have norton service manager not obs :/

[forest axle]

known issue, you'll need to remove your scene collection

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

[forest axle]

does the issue stop occurring with your antivirus disabled or uninstalled?

[candid ridge]

i haven't uninstalled the antivirus. if i uninstall can i reinstall as i don't want it to the void it having already being redeemed

[candid ridge]

omg you are a genius. i just uninstalled norton the problem has dissapeared

[dark thunder]

it now launches...however, now there’s no source. so we’re back to no camera. meanwhile the cam works fine with other apps. this is insane...all this great tech just to watch it fail.

[high mist]

i can't figure out websocket server settings

can anyone help me?

[plucky zenith]

what's the issue?

[high mist]

I can’t get it to connect anything

[plucky zenith]

did you tick "enable websocket server"

[dark thunder]

completed. app launches without crashing. no webcam is recognized. however this anker webcam works fine on its own app.

[high mist]

Yes I did

Nothing shows up

[dark thunder]

camera works! mac eboot required and voila! gracias @yam !

*reboot

[idle jetty]

I dont have option to change the desktop audio, beside that I cant hear any sound from my setup

[shy storm]

hello i dont know if anyone can help me on this i currently have an elgato hd60s plugged into my windoes pc(Gaming PC) which i wanna stream via my macbook pro (streaming pc) is there anyone who can guide me i'm kinda confuse on why its not working i've installed the NDI etc...

[cobalt pollen]

How do I record the internal computer audio when recording/streaming? I don’t want to have to use the computer mic to record the audio of a certain video or media form

[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.

[cobalt pollen]

I have this same problem

[neon lily]

Which problem, they mentioned two

[cobalt pollen]

I can’t record desktop audio. And can’t change it

[neon lily]

I see. What version of macOS do you have?

[jolly meadow]

Hi everyone. How to check the version of the CEF (Chromium) of the browser source in OBS? Tried to find this info but have no results yet. Would appreciate it if someone hit me with the link to the guide. Thanks.

[warped mica]

103 at this time

We’re looking to update soon™️

(But probably not in the next minor version of OBS)

[jolly meadow]

Thanks! Can I check the version by myself in OBS or this information is not public?

[warped mica]

You should be able to just open the about page in a browser source or dock

That you would also open in Chrome

But I don’t know the link of the top of my head

[jolly meadow]

The about page of the browser source in OBS? If so could you please tell me where to find this? I found the only general about information with the version of OBS

[acoustic crow]

flag options are only available via the windows builds right?

Actually this might help with those being the port number https://obsproject.com/kb/launch-parameters --remote-debugging-port=#####

[jolly meadow]

thanks, I'll check one more time. but does the debugging show the version of the OBS browser source? I thought it showed the current version of the installed Chrome

[acoustic crow]

Actually looking again but it actually didn't show anything that I could backup my initial idea.

[jolly meadow]

Checked and unfortunately, it shows the version of installed Chrome

[high mist]

can anyone help me with the websocket server issue?

[cobalt pollen]

Sonoma 14.5

[idle jetty]

Mine is Ventura 13.5

[livid rampart]

so i should simply update my mac

[acoustic crow]

If your device is capable of updating yes otherwise grab this.

!macversions

[fading hare]

The currently-supported version of OBS Studio (30.0+) runs on macOS 11 (Big Sur) and higher on Intel and Apple Silicon.

Some features, such as the new macOS Screen Capture and macOS Audio Capture sources require macOS 13 (Ventura) or later.

For versions of OBS Studio compatible with prior versions of macOS, see the macOS Versions page.

[livid rampart]

thanks dude

or sir

or mam

[ocean kayak]

hello! i am trying to make a stream with obs and youtube, but every time i press start streaming obs fells out and nothing works. what can be a problem? i use obs for a lot of years, this never happened before

[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.

[forest axle]

could we see the OBS log from when you tried to stream as well? in OBS in the menu bar, you can do help->log files->show log files, then try to locate the one from an attempted stream and drag it here as well

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

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

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

thank you, let me take a look

that's quite an odd trace, i'm not sure what could be going on

does the crash occur if you use the hardware encoder (apple hardware h264) instead of x264?

[open lodge]

Hello, Discord does not see my virtual camera. Zoom does, but the camera drop down in discord just shows my hardware camera.

[plucky zenith]

what version of macos and obs are you on?

[open lodge]

OBS 30.1.2.
Mac 12.7.5

[plucky zenith]

so, unless you want to upgrade the macos version, your best bet is to use discord in chrome, rather than the desktop version

[open lodge]

I see. thank you!

In chrome the camera settings only shows “default “ still no virtual camera

[plucky zenith]

might have been misremembering, try in safari?

[open lodge]

No same thing. I appreciate the help though. I’ll keep digging

Got it working in chrome. Thank you for your help!

[plucky zenith]

what was the hangup?

[ocean kayak]

mm how can i change hardware?

[plucky zenith]

in settings > output, change the "video encoder" field to what yam said

[ocean kayak]

did that still same problem ((

[plucky zenith]

send the crash from that too?

[open lodge]

i'm using an old laptop and even chrome was out of date and needed permissions. in other words, my own attention to detail was the hold up. thanks for the assist

[plucky zenith]

👍

[forest axle]

can you post the crash report from that crash?

[shy briar]

Hello, it appears that I cannot reconnect my iphone as a video source to obs for my mac. I accidentally clicked disconnect instead of pause when finished using the iphone. Is there a way to reconnect wirelessly? Thanks!

[forest axle]

you have to re-enable continuity camera in your iOS settings

[foggy saddle]

Hello. Can anyone hel. I'm using an old Mac with OS 10.13.6 High Sierra. The latest OBS is for IOS 11 and higher. Does anyone know of or have a link to a previous download that is compatable?

[fading hare]

The currently-supported version of OBS Studio (30.0+) runs on macOS 11 (Big Sur) and higher on Intel and Apple Silicon.

Some features, such as the new macOS Screen Capture and macOS Audio Capture sources require macOS 13 (Ventura) or later.

For versions of OBS Studio compatible with prior versions of macOS, see the macOS Versions page.

[neon lily]

Did you read the audio guide posted to you by the bot?

Here it is again

[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.

[ocean kayak]

this one?

[ocean kayak]

may be i can somehow restart all the obs? so that it reset settings

[forest axle]

that looks like the same trace, i'm looking for a trace where it crashes when you are using the H264 hardware encoder, not x264

[ocean kayak]

i deleted and dowloaded X84_64 version and now it works

[floral tulip]

Hi! Does anyone use AV1 on a Macbook AIR M3 in 4k? It works?

I want to change M1 to M3 since M1 does not work with AV1.
I take the picture from ATOMOS XCAST at 1440p and stretch it to 4k. Works well on PC with RTX4070, but I want a convenient portable option

[forest axle]

you won't be able to hardware* encode with AV1 on any mac chip

decode performance should easily be able to show 4K though, i would assume they tested that case

[forest axle]

you'll want to check out #windows-support

[forest axle]

you're on windows. so you need #windows-support

this is for macOS

[shy swan]

hello, i have a macbook pro 2023 with 16G of memory, (idk if that was necessary to say but anyway) I opened OBS today only to see that it needed to be updated, after updating when I try to stream, the stream will never connect, its stuck in a loop of disconnecting and reconnecting which has never happened before, I have been searching online for a fix for about a hour or so and nothing helps

[neon lily]

Send a log with your connection attempts by following these instructions, please

[fading hare]

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

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

[shy swan]

https://obsproject.com/logs/EGzOaBmBWQ5Cu1tA

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Intel OBS on Apple Silicon Mac
• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[shy swan]

@neon lily

[neon lily]

Thank you

Huh, odd. The error message isn't terribly helpful

I'll see what I can dig up

[shy swan]

alr thanks man

[neon lily]

What service are you streaming to?

[shy swan]

Kick

[neon lily]

Ah, they're very picky about the settings you use, and I'm not familiar with them

They change based on server load, I think

How long have you had the issue?

[shy swan]

thing is ive streamed to kick before using this same computer, the only thing that i changed was i created a new scene to stream from my oculus, although idk if that would be the issue

[shy swan]

started today after i updated to the newest version

[neon lily]

Does your stream key have /app/ in it?

[shy swan]

no it does not

ive tried restarting my mac 2-3 times, restarting OBS after every failed stream, and also changing my bit rate...not sure what else there is to try

also sometimes when i try to end the failed stream, OBS will just crash and i have to force quit it

[neon lily]

Ah, your stream key seems to be missing a part

The error I found is No application or playpath in URL!

[shy swan]

so should I go to kick and re- copy and paste my stream key into OBS?

[neon lily]

Nah. Rather, make sure you have /app at the end of the URL

[shy swan]

after .net?

[neon lily]

Or rather :443/app

yeh

Just found that in Kick's docs

[shy swan]

fosho ill try adding that

[shy swan]

i added it into OBS and OBS gave me this "Could not access the specified channel or stream key, please double-check your stream key. If it is correct, there may be a problem connecting to the server."

[neon lily]

Can you take a screenshot of the OBS Settings -> Stream window?

With your stream key hidden, of course :)

I'm going by this: https://help.kick.com/en/articles/7066931-how-to-stream-on-kick-com <-- specifically, right at the bottom of the page

[neon lily]

I don't see :443/app at the end of your URL?

[shy swan]

I in fact just did notice that and changed it, tried the stream again but still did not work

i even reset my stream key to see if that was the issue

still nothing

[neon lily]

Check out that link I sent for more info, 'cos the URL/stream key seemed to be the issue

Something was missing

The last section covers it

[shy swan]

alr, and if that doesnt work?

just wait for another obs update?

[neon lily]

Let's not live in what-ifs

[molten grotto]

I just checked the log and noticed this.

Kick will do this disconnect thing to some people who are above 1280x720 and above 3000-3500 bitrate.

Try those numbers instead

[neon lily]

That, too

[molten grotto]

Not certain, but some think it's based on average viewer numbers? Kick has never clarified

[neon lily]

It'd be lovely if they sent back a more useful error message

[molten grotto]

Sure would! Haha

[shy swan]

thank you all for your help

[clever cloak]

Hi all. Just wondering if anyone knows why some fonts do not work on OBS?

[faint jackal]

Aight, burning question, I’ve got a MacBook with 2 usbc female ports, and one 3.5 mm female aux port, I am using a capture card with a usb to usbc adapter, and a microphone usb to usbc adapter as well, taking up both usbc ports. I want to get a webcam, which is usually usb, and I wanted to know if I can use a usb female to 3.5 mm male adapter for a mic so that I can set up a webcam. I also need to do some more experimentation, but I’m not sure if using a Mac multi adapter (usb/aux/hdmi) would change what different elements would show up as. As of now using my mic through the multi, it shows the mics name, ergo my concern. Any help would be appreciated, I’ll be asleep so I can’t respond back asap, thanks in advance 🙂

[next venture]

does anyone one know good obs settings because when i try to record my 16inch m1 macbook screen the video resolution is quite high since my macbook screen is set on 4k

[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

[next venture]

i did that but the screen is not aligned with my scene:

[fading hare]

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

[thorn wyvern]

https://obsproject.com/logs/KGyuJBDlvdudTzkE

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 31.2% CPU Encoder Overload

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.6 (OK)
• 0.1% Rendering Lag
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[hasty sorrel]

The only desktop audio option I have is nothing

is there a reason for this or is mac just hot garbage

[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.

[forest axle]

macOS does not use audio 'devices' the same way other OSs do, the above is the relevant info for how to capture audio on macOS

[hasty sorrel]

okay but not whenever I try recording anything on my mac the screen is just black

I'm not sure if I did something to the scaling of the capture or anything

literally this is all I'm seeing

[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

[hasty sorrel]

https://obsproject.com/logs/OTNfnqqE5noMwDZO

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• MP4/MOV Recording
• Max Audio Buffering

⚠️ 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)

[hasty sorrel]

⁉️

what permissions would they even be tho

[forest axle]

have you restarted OBS

[hasty sorrel]

yes

[forest axle]

hmm

[hasty sorrel]

it shows the application I'm trying to record but in the background it's just black, straight up

[forest axle]

seems like maybe your source is just located off the canvas then

try selecting it and pressing command-R

[hasty sorrel]

now its just incredibly zoomed in

i think i can fix this tho

[forest axle]

that just means your source is larger than your canvas

[hasty sorrel]

is there a way I can change the size of the canvas

[forest axle]

yes. settings->video

[hasty sorrel]

okay thats fixed

now i just needa figure out mac os audio capture 💀

[forest axle]

typically, you don't need macos audio capture. macos screen capture adds an audio source automatically

[hasty sorrel]

oh I see

[terse stag]

my screen is just black how to fix

[quiet drum]

Hello. I was on here about 2 weeks ago to solve an issue of stuttery looking video in OBS. We thought we had narrowed it down to an issue with the capture card itself, but it doesn't look like that's it now.

I'm running OBS 30.1.2 on an M1 Max Macbook Pro with Sonoma 14.4.1, and have an Elgato HD60S+ connected with a Belkin thunderbolt 4 cable.

I have stuttery video in OBS no matter what device I have hooked up to the capture card, phone, PS5 etc. It is an issue regardless if I am actually streaming or recording. It looks bad just idling in the preview window. My CPU and GPU and running at 6% or less, and the lower right says I'm glued to 60 FPS.

I went through trouble shooting here, then with Elgato support, and nothing has helped. I just tested the capture card on my friend's gaming PC, and it looks great with zero stuttering (screenshot attached of how it was auto configured when working on the PC). Then I tried removed the capture card source on my computer, and starting over fresh. Now I can't get any video from it at all. I can only get a black screen even after running the Elgato Capture Device Utility and the auto configuration wizard in OBS.

Any ideas why it won't work on my computer? How can I fix this? Even if it's unfixable there should be some explanation for why this is happening. It seems like it must be my mac, but it also seems like it should be more than powerful enough to handle this. I don't know what to do at this point, but I haven't been able to stream for 2 weeks now, and it's looking more and more like I never will be able to.

[crystal oar]

When I click on "Start Virtual Camera", I get an error that says, "Could not find virtual camera. Please try again." Any ideas?

[forest axle]

first, try logging out and back in

[forest axle]

it's most likely an issue with how you have the card connected. you should make sure that the entire connection between the card and your machine is at least USB-3 compliant, ideally with one cable and no hubs in between

[crystal oar]

it's a USB webcam that can only connect through an adapter to get to usb c

[forest axle]

i was replying to a different user there

[crystal oar]

haha. ok

[forest axle]

only my first post was toward you; try logging out and in

[crystal oar]

still can't find virtual

[forest axle]

let's see a log

!maclog

[fading hare]

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

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

[crystal oar]

https://obsproject.com/logs/ofChdqI1HXW2Ud1t

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Intel OBS on Apple Silicon Mac
• Permissions Not Granted (1)

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

sec, checking something

hmm

@crystal oar try restarting your machine

[crystal oar]

restarted. no change.

[forest axle]

hmm

[forest axle]

can you open terminal.app in /applications/utilities, then paste in this line, hit enter, and tell us what appears in the output?
systemextensionsctl list

[forest axle]

a screenshot or copy-pasting the output would be ideal

[crystal oar]

2 extension(s)
--- com.apple.system_extension.cmio
enabled active teamID bundleID (version) name [state]
2024-05-15 20:17:20.523 systemextensionsctl[1237:19638] Cannot getLocalizedStringForKey: Completely failed to resolve bundle info, returning empty results

• • 2MMRE5MTB8 com.obsproject.obs-studio.mac-camera-extension (30.1.2/8576208847) [activated enabled]
    2024-05-15 20:17:20.523 systemextensionsctl[1237:19638] Cannot getLocalizedStringForKey: Completely failed to resolve bundle info, returning empty results
• • Y93VXCB8Q5 com.elgato.CameraHub.CameraExtension (1.1/4) [activated enabled]

[forest axle]

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[forest axle]

thanks. this is interesting, i have not seen this issue before

[crystal oar]

should i uninstall and reinstall obs?

[forest axle]

yeah that's not a bad idea

drag OBS to the trash to uninstall it

then please reboot, then reinstall it

i think that stands the greatest chance of un-messing up things, as it were

my hunch is that this may be happening your all of your extensions, and your system at large may be horked™ unfortunately...

hopefully not

[crystal oar]

uninstalling and reinstalling worked!

[quiet drum]

Yeah,as I said it is a thunderbolt 4 cable that should be way faster than needed. I'm not using any hubs of dongles either 🫤

I should also add it was the same cable that worked on my friend's computer

[forest axle]

missed that part, apologies.

could you please post a clean log of the issue as well as a clip of the stutter you're seeing?

!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

[mystic grail]

obs virtual cam in video settings shows screen without obs interface, but screensharing obs virtual cam in voice call shows the obs interface

pls help

[forest axle]

the first picture shows your virtual camera, but in the second screenshot it seems like you're sharing your screen- those are two different things

for your virtual camera to appear in a voice call you would turn on your camera, and select the virtual camera, rather than selecting 'share screen'

[mystic grail]

sighhhh

im actually so stupid 😭

thx broski

[forest axle]

not at all, definitely confusing the first time you do it. no problem

[lost tangle]

Hi Now i try to use virtual camera obs in mac m2 sonoma to see obs screen in whatsup desktop on my mac. i have 5 webcam active and whatsup see all well and see also obs virtual camera but if i choose this don t change nothing. i activate v c in obs and try to open before obs or wa. someone can help me many thanls

[glacial wave]

ıs there anyone who understands this

[fading hare]

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

[neon lily]

To be clear, this channel is for OBS Studio support, not general support for macOS

[glacial wave]

yes I am trying to make something on OBS with using ffmpeg

[neon lily]

Building ffmpeg is still out of scope

But the tech support server may be able to help

[deep drum]

hi. I am new here. running obs on 2017 macbook pro, I get a message obs did not shot down properly, run in safe or normal mode? whichever option I chose, the app crashes and asks me to report or reopen but again, whichever option I chose, same happen. any help is appreciated. thank you in advance.

[steel patrol]

Good evening, I have been running OBS on an intel Macbook pro until recent and just upgraded to and M3 Pro Model, I was able to stream normally until recently.

As of about 3 days ago the OBS "Capture Card Device" option to display on my scene is only sending a black screen/no visual, however when I use the alternate "VIdeo Capture Device" I get video input into OBS be it at 30 fps and not 60 like I would hope through the Capture Card Device option. any help is appreciated!

[neon lily]

Do you have Streamdeck software installed?

[neon lily]

What kind of device is it, and how is it connected to your computer? What kind of cable at both ends?

[steel patrol]

Im on a 2023 Macbook pro on an M3 max chip, I currently use a high speed usb-c/thunderbolt cord at both ends of the connection to avoid needing an external hub. I have also tried to use the cable that came with my HD60x but that hasn't solved the issue either.

[deep drum]

No, I do not. Can you tell me, what is it for? And is it necessary to install it? Thank you.

[plucky zenith]

it's for making a streamdeck work, it's not necessary, it's been known to crash obs

[deep drum]

So what to do in order to solve my problem with OBS, please? Thank you.

[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.

[sage swan]

the moment I hit Start streaming my CPU usage spikes to 100% and I loose half my frames

https://obsproject.com/logs/WyYoOAh8YJeqscoo

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 45.8% Rendering Lag
• 32.4% CPU Encoder Overload

⚠️ Warning

• Old Version (30.0.2)
• Browser Not Accelerated

ℹ️ Info

• Dynamic Bitrate
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

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

[sage swan]

Hello?

I updated to current version according to the recommendation and now its dropping frames without streaming

[steel patrol]

it may take a bit to get feedback, they are volunteers

I'm waiting too so just hold tight

[sage swan]

Sorry I had asked in the past and it had been basically immediate so its new to have to wait

[steel patrol]

might have just been some off timing

[forest axle]

you seem to have two simultaneous encoder sessions happening, one from your normal stream/recording and one from vertical-canvas. you probably want to stop vertical-canvas from running its own encoder session there

the base m1 i think is unlikely to be able to support two encoder sessions on top of everything else you have going on there

you should probably also use the hardware encoder for your main stream/recording rather than x264

[sage swan]

How do I disable to verticle? I don't even have it avtive

[loud pelican]

can anybody explain to me why sometimes OBS just decides to not clip. it'll work just fine and then randomly nahhh it'll just decide im good i don't need to clip shit you're fine. i run it in admin i don't even run the games i play normally in admin , my settings are set up perfectly so i just don't understand why this happens im ready to blow my fucking brains out cause i seem to be the only on with this problem when i search online. i tab out click my binded button while in the app AND SURE ENOUGH it then works tab back in the game and everything is fine so fuck me ig right what i am doing wrong cause i can't take this shit anymore

[sage swan]

got it

[plucky zenith]

if the game is running as admin but obs isn't, or the opposite, then hotkeys won't work in it

also make sure you're not pressing any modifier key with the hotkey, like shift ctrl or alt

[loud pelican]

i mean i run obs in admin but not the games i play cause i was told that would have conflict it actually gave me more problems when i had ti set up like that so i have it purely just obs running in admin so it has top priorty

[loud pelican]

i will say though that is a good answer i don't think it's that but its something for me to keep in mind cause i'm not ruling it out of possibility so i thank you for that

[plucky zenith]

oh, wait, you're on macos?

mb, hadn't seen the channel

[plucky zenith]

!log
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

[loud pelican]

https://obsproject.com/logs/zZe6eODJpEk7qAyj

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• Two Instances
• Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduler

⚠️ Warning

• Mismatched Sample Rates
• Windows 10 Game DVR
• Wrong YUV Color Range

ℹ️ Info

• Windows 11 23H2 (OK)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i9-12900K - OK! / GeForce RTX 3080 - OK!

[loud pelican]

huh

that's neat as hell

[molten grotto]

That's the weirdest Mac hardware I ever saw.

[plucky zenith]

you're not on macos

[loud pelican]

wdym, i have my replay buffer set to pgup

[loud pelican]

not mac lmao

[plucky zenith]

you're on windows

[loud pelican]

does macros mean mac

[plucky zenith]

this is #macos-support

macos, no r

[loud pelican]

ohhh

i see excuse my ignorance

myb

[plucky zenith]

no issue

[sage swan]

So I stopped the stream in the verticle. It improved slightly

https://obsproject.com/logs/x4mrRXL4c4678q2T

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 54.0% Rendering Lag
• 51.5% CPU Encoder Overload

⚠️ Warning

• Browser Not Accelerated

ℹ️ Info

• Dynamic Bitrate
• Third-Party Plugins (3)

Hardware Check

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

[sage swan]

I have to stop to get a new one don't I?

[forest axle]

restart OBS between sessions to get a new analysis, yes

[sage swan]

https://obsproject.com/logs/xZgy2HLOAhpJkqxh

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 40.8% Rendering Lag

⚠️ Warning

• Browser Not Accelerated

ℹ️ Info

• 1.0% CPU Encoder Overload
• Dynamic Bitrate
• Third-Party Plugins (3)

Hardware Check

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

[sage swan]

Switched to Hardware as suggested. Worse

[forest axle]

you're running two different sessions with the hardware encoder

you need your recording to use "same as stream" for the encoder

[sage swan]

Made that change, still pulling 35 fps

https://obsproject.com/logs/btUQPW9US4GmOZpk

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 46.5% Rendering Lag

⚠️ Warning

• Browser Not Accelerated

ℹ️ Info

• 1.0% CPU Encoder Overload
• Dynamic Bitrate
• Third-Party Plugins (3)

Hardware Check

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

[sage swan]

it seems so radomn. Everything was working fine. I changed nothing then al of a sudden this happened.

the last week or so and it just doesnt work

It's all rendering lag issues it appears. I can't see why though

[forest axle]

it's probably a particular scene or source causing lag. i would recommend starting a fresh scene collection (scene collection->new) and gradually reconstructing your scenes to see if there is a particular one that is causing the lag more than others

it's tedious, but probably the best route forward

[sage swan]

But why would they all of a sudden have this issue? It doesnt make any logical sense

But I guess it doesn't really matter

[forest axle]

the most common cause in situations like this is that something did in fact change, and you just weren't conscious of either what you did to cause the issue, or what else on your system changed that made the issue start occurring

which is not to say you did anything wrong; everyone has this happen at some point, where something starts going wrong for seemingly no reason

[deep drum]

Hi, this is a crash report that I was asked to submit last night because of an issue running OBS studio on my 2017 MacBook Pro. HTH

[signal olive]

im not sure if that doc has macro enabled

so im not gonna open it

[deep drum]

hi. this is a crash repport I was asked to submit last night because of a problem running obs studio on my 2017 macbook pro. hth.

[forest axle]

this is a known issue, and has been fixed, but the fix has not landed in a release yet. to resolve it you'll need to remove your scene collection

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

[deep drum]

I did so just now and opened obs then selected run in safe mode, then received the following message: obs tried to load new system extension if you want to enable these extensions open security and privacy in system settings. I am not sure whether or not I should do so.

[forest axle]

if you want to use the virtual camera you will need the system extension; otherwise you do not

[fathom widget]

can anyone help with this?

[forest axle]

#windows-support

[deep drum]

Okay, next problem is, I added my USB audio interface and the sources but my intention is to sing over backing tracks but when I stream, my voice only comes through. Any idea? Thank you.

[pearl blade]

Hello, I have been using Obs on mac for a while and now for some reason I can't add new sources or change the properties of sources. I can still switch Scenes

[finite haven]

Just switched to macbook pro M2 from M1 air. I did a direct transfer of my devices, everything working great. Went to use OBS for first time and I cannot get display to connect. I have completed the security/screen recording 3 times. no change. When I go to Full Screen Projector - Source - It creates and opens a new black desktop. I have searched a bit for solution, everyone only talks about the security fix to a black screen issue.

[unborn badge]

why?

[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.

[unborn badge]

I can't cut the video

[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

[fossil quiver]

Anyone cannot stream and record at the same time?

My OBS works well while its only recording and streaming, but the result become totally unwatchable when OBS is recording and streaming at the same time( like its 1 fps)

[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

[fossil quiver]

Here's the log file: https://obsproject.com/logs/SRnGVpm5dTI6PPO6

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 74.6% Encoder Overload

⚠️ Warning

• Old Version (30.0.2)

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.6 (OK)
• 1.7% Dropped Frames
• 0.8% Rendering Lag

Hardware Check

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

[fossil quiver]

Pretty cool, I dropped the fps to 30 and it did work!

[finite haven]

https://obsproject.com/logs/h4101LucAa6RWsIS

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (1)

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.2 (OK)
• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[unborn badge]

why ?
\

I can't cut the video

[quartz mango]

Can people help me? I want to use obs to push the stream to Zoom. How should I operate it. I turned on the virtual camera on obs, but I can't see it in zoom

[quartz mango]

After I upgraded the software, I succeeded

[solid dust]

more of a general question, is there a way to make screenshots as gifs or jpeg's?

[hushed hamlet]

I'm out of the loop of OBS's development, what was the last version for Mojave again? Edit:** 27.2.4**, it is. Thanks

[fading hare]

The currently-supported version of OBS Studio (30.0+) runs on macOS 11 (Big Sur) and higher on Intel and Apple Silicon.

Some features, such as the new macOS Screen Capture and macOS Audio Capture sources require macOS 13 (Ventura) or later.

For versions of OBS Studio compatible with prior versions of macOS, see the macOS Versions page.

[sudden kettle]

i need helpp

pls

can somebody help me

when im trying to do the display screen thingy

it says no device connected

how do i add the chat dock back on

ahhhh

does anybody know why roblox application doesn't show up?

in the obs

[runic slate]

Dear MacOsers, what are some "best practices", tricks that you usually do to improve OBS performance on a Macbook Pro?

Asking for my fan, which works like a turbined when obs is running.

[grave prairie]

hi, the desktop audio bar isn't reacting to anything I'm playing on my Macbook, even on default modes. Mic/Aux worked perfectly fine on the other hand.

[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.

[velvet inlet]

How do I record audio on Mac?

[forest axle]

desktop audio, or audio from a microphone or external device?

[velvet inlet]

like from an app

[forest axle]

see the message directly above your first one

[velvet inlet]

Thanks

[sudden kettle]

i need helpppp

anybody?

i need the chat dock

to appear again

[plucky zenith]

show me settings > stream

[plucky zenith]

check under "docks"

[sudden kettle]

wheres the docks

theres no "docks"....

[fading hare]

On macOS, the menu bar is located at the top of the screen, not the OBS Studio window. If you are in full screen mode and cannot see the menu bar, move your cursor to the top of the screen.

[sudden kettle]

yess finally i found out

[zealous sky]

Does anyone know how to fix the audio issue where my stream can hear the game audio and other party members without the help of a chat link cable and PlayStation play on the computer

[neon lily]

I'm unclear if the issue you're having is that they (A) can and you want them not to or that they (B) can't and you do want them to

[lost tangle]

Hi Now i try to use virtual camera obs in mac m2 sonoma to see obs screen in whatsup desktop on my mac. i have 5 webcam active and whatsup see all well and see also obs virtual camera but if i choose this don t change nothing. i activate v c in obs and try to open before obs or wa. someone can help me many thanls

#macos-support message

[near totem]

Would appreciate some help with my audio not coming from my media source, ive tried already messing with the audio properties but still no result. I have Black Hole installed which getting the desktop audio but lost the media source audio. Stressing me out and when i record using Vdo Ninja with two other people, only captures one persons audio. Thank you very much this disord.

[grave prairie]

According to this, I should be good, but still, I don't get any desktop audio. is there a setting on Mac that I'm missing?

[grave prairie]

Nevermind I fixed it thank you!

[scenic cedar]

I run a 24/7 stream on an older mac mini but every 5-6 days I see my stream offline and I go onto the mac to see OBS crash. Can someone help me resolve this

[tulip garnet]

I have problems with audio. It brakes on the OBS Studio. I´m with el Gato HD60S on a Mac. The audio is terrible 😭 . Help, please.

[cunning minnow]

Hi good afternoon! i am back. can i have a question. any have text or picture can make myself own for folder for example i have some text or any picture see last ".json". that one. can i make files group in one path or follow obs studio files which ??

[lime field]

hello i have a question how do you connect your discord Video call audio to OBS on a macbook air?

[fading hare]

You can share your OBS Studio content over video call services such as Zoom, Skype, Discord, etc. by following the Video Call Streaming Tutorial.

[delicate ledge]

Hey there! May I ask what the situation on global hotkeys is for OBS? I read that it's supposed to work, just with a few issues here and there, but I can't get it to work at all.
Tried to follow every guide I could find online. Does anyone know what I can do?
I gave OBS access to input monitoring & set "Hotkey Focus Behavior" to "Never disable hotkeys"

[tawny roost]

I started using the free elagato mobile stream deck with the plugin... now I don't really need hotkeys except for a couple custom functions

Most of the basic commands are in the plugin, so it's a direct command rather than hotkey

[delicate ledge]

Well, I explicitly want to be able to do it through my keyboard. I have a lot of hotkeys for other stuff and want to reduce having to remove my fingers from my keyboard as much as possible

[tawny roost]

QUESTION:
OBS is showing CPU usage at 8.4%... my activity monitor is showing OBS CPU usage at 67%... that's a big difference, and the Activity Monitor seems more in line with the truth due to lagging issues I've been having. So, how is OBS still considered a "light-weight" program, and is there a way to actually lighten the load on my computer?

[forest axle]

for hotkeys to work while OBS is not focused, the accessibility permission is required. you can find it through system settings or file->review app permissions

there are other known issues with hotkeys on macOS, but that should be enough to get you started

[forest axle]

can you elaborate on what you mean by lagging issues?

feel free to provide a clean log of the issue:

!maccleanlog

[fading hare]

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

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

[forest axle]

as an aside, activity monitor reports CPU use as "percent of one core", roughly speaking, which is why you will frequently see figures that disagree, or over-100% figures in activity monitor

[tawny roost]

thank you for that

[pseudo warren]

Anyone know how i can get my Screen Capture to be perfectly alligned with the screen

[delicate ledge]

I also have that. Doesn't work any way. SIP (System Integrity protection) being partially turned off shouldn't cause any issues with this, right?

[forest axle]

no. what hotkey specifically do you have set on what kind of source that isn't working?

[delicate ledge]

Control + M. It's supposed to toggle two text sources. Works fine when the window is in focus, not when it isn't.

[forest axle]

let's see a log

!maclog

[fading hare]

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

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

[pseudo warren]

So lets say when im streaming and i want my gameplay to like be in length with the OBS box

how do i do that

[fading hare]

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

[delicate ledge]

https://obsproject.com/logs/s0KWyZfdoOuJSPTG

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (8)

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

looks like your permissions appear to be set correctly, so i'd recommend resetting them

!macresetpermissions

[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.

[delicate ledge]

then set your permissions straight away in OBS the OBS Studio menu → Review App Permissions
Where is this?

Oh, in the menu bar, was confused because this says OBS Studio, but in the menu bar it's just OBS

Works now! Very odd

[forest axle]

sometimes macOS gets confused about application permissions

[delicate ledge]

Yeah that much I know, but usually just toggling it off and on again works, never had to fully reset permissions 😅

Anyways, works now, so all good. Thanks for the help! 💜

[faint jackal]

How can I crop an element?

Figured it out

[faint jackal]

Separate issue
How to remove green screen from my camera background

[plucky zenith]

!filters
chroma key filter

[fading hare]

You can fine-tune your video and audio sources using filters. To access Filters, you can either:

• click on the Filters button on the source toolbar
  OR
• right click on your source (or click the Gear icon next to an audio source) and select Filters

See the Filters Guide for more information on what filters are available and how they work.

[faint jackal]

Nvm figured that out too

Thanks 🙂

[faint jackal]

!discord

[fading hare]

As part of OBS Studio 25, you can now Window Capture Discord without disabling hardware acceleration.

Requirements:

• Windows 10 Version 1903 or newer (open winver.exe to check)
• Window Capture "Capture Method": "Windows Graphics Capture"

For older versions of Windows disable the hardware acceleration option in Discord:
User Settings -> Appearance.

[forest axle]

heh, that's a fairly old bot entry

you may (guessing) be interested in this:

!videocall

[fading hare]

You can share your OBS Studio content over video call services such as Zoom, Skype, Discord, etc. by following the Video Call Streaming Tutorial.

[forest axle]

if you have specific issues just ask though

[faint jackal]

!import

[fading hare]

As of OBS Studio 25, you can import Scene Collections from other applications, including OBS Classic, XSplit, and Streamlabs.

1. In OBS Studio, open the "Scene Collection" menu along the top
2. Choose "Import"
3. If asked to "Automatically Search for Scene Collections", choose "Yes" ^
4. Use the checkboxes ✅ on the left to choose what to import
5. Press "Import" along the bottom
6. Switch to the newly imported Collection via the "Scene Collection" menu

^ If the dialog did not appear, or you previously selected "No", go to Settings -> General -> Importers and enable "Search known locations.."

[faint jackal]

!download

[fading hare]

OBS Studio can be downloaded:

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

[faint jackal]

!download overlay

[fading hare]

OBS Studio can be downloaded:

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

[faint jackal]

!overlay

I want to download my overlay onto my files, anyway I can do that?

[forest axle]

i don't know what you mean by that, can you be more specific or show an example or something?

[deep drum]

Hi, I added my MacBook Pro built-in camera in the source, but I am still getting a blank screen. Any idea? Thank you.

[neon lily]

Please ask for help rather than spam bot commands you don't know… thank you 🙏

[neon lily]

Send a screenshot of your OBS window

[near totem]

I’m having trouble getting Audio from my guest using VDO ninja, I’m using a black hole plugin to capture desktop audio. My sound setting on my Mac is multi-output with IMac speakers and Black Hole selected. But still nothing… idk what I’m doing wrong everything seems good with the desktop audio for recording but now just can’t hear guest through VDO Ninja. Please and thank you. I’m literally stressing out.

[runic slate]

I use blackhole too, did you remember to create a "Multiple Output" device?

And then you have to set the mac to use this as your OUTPUT source.

this way it sends both the audio from the Ninja to your headphones/Macspeakers as you want AND to blackhole, which then lands in OBS.

Notice that if you have some type of Audio Monitoring ON in OBS that may lead to echo recording as the mac will record both blackhole as well as the monitoring device.

[near totem]

Solved thank you! Now having my guest hear clips or sounds from OBS. I don’t have an application audio capture listed in the sources…

[sour tide]

Does anyone know if I need some specific drivers to get the Blackmagic Design Decklink Quad HDMI recorder to show as a video capture device in OBS?

I can see it working in the Blackmagic Design Media Express software but I just can't see it as an input in OBS

Did u ever get this solved?

[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

[queen lion]

Can anyone tell me if obs studio can make a portion of screen as webcam for google meeting?

[plucky zenith]

!vcam
using the virtual cam, yeah, it should work

[fading hare]

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

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

[plucky zenith]

you might run into issues if you aren't on the latest macos, though

[meager sorrel]

Hey guys Im running an elgato linked with astro a40s with the astro splitter with the ps5 but on my mac it gives me a black screen when i select video game capture device