macos-support

[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

[digital flint]

Hi! Somehow my VLC source option disappeared from the OBS and I can't event edit the previos sources any help? ( Mac Silicon M1)

[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

[digital flint]

https://obsproject.com/logs/9CAFmPoCsxHnZrYg

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Intel OBS on Apple Silicon Mac
• Permissions Not Granted (1)
• Non-Standard Framerate

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

it's because you downloaded intel OBS instead of apple silicon

your VLC is arm64, but your OBS is x86

[digital flint]

yap now i can see

[pseudo warren]

bro i tried starting up my OBS

and now it wont measure my screen again

Anyone live stream on youtube that could help me?

because when i have my screen setup i want it to stay there and not switch tabs

it didnt do it yesterday but when i click the little button on my pc that likes whatever it does to my applications so i can click on another thats what it does

[digital urchin]

ayo guys, new to this obs thing. Im setting it up to record my screen while making music on fl studio. Im watching tutorials and hopefully I'll learn a lot to get me rolling asap. Anyone with experience that could pinpoint something they wish they knew when they started streaming/recording music? much love.

[fading hare]

✨ If you're new to OBS Studio:

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

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

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

[queen lion]

Could anyone help me I am using virtual cam in OBS when I start it input source virtual cam is no where to seen in any of the application.

[young hill]

Hey Everyone, I am having trouble connecting with getting my party chat audio to stream from my xbox to obs. I have the chat link pro. I have looked up 25 videos and I cant figure it out!

Please help

[digital urchin]

No one seems to answer over here

[neon lily]

There are only a couple of support volunteers specialising in Mac, myself included, and we may not always be able to answer your questions immediately. Please be patient :)

Your question might be better asked in #stream-setup as it is not a support question

[neon lily]

What macOS version are you using?

[neon lily]

That's an audio question. Try asking in #audio-support

[valid glacier]

Hey all,

I've been struggling to solve this for a long time. Basically, I have a capture card I use through OBS and I want to stream that through a Discord screen share. I can always get the video to share through the OBS window, but never the audio. I want to be able to share the audio/video and still talk over it with my mic.

It's only OBS too, I can share other applications with both video and audio. If it helps, here's all the stuff I've looked into:

• Installed Discord's audio share plugin
• Updated macOS/Discord/OBS
• Tried all options for audio source in Advanced Audio Settings for monitor
• Tried to make an aggregate audio device, merging my microphone and capture audio (creates nasty echo)
• Contacted Discord support (they just ask me to uninstall/reinstall the apps and contact OBS support)
• Tested multiple other applications through Discord screen share to replicate issue (OBS is the only app that can't share audio)

[bronze spruce]

How do i connect my nintendo to macos?

I bought a hdmi to usb but obs wont recognize it

[civic quiver]

hello - can someone help me with screen sharing my samsung to obs/mac?

[frigid bramble]

What are some good settings to record and stream on a MacBook Pro M2 for OBS? I watched YouTube videos and my settings are like theirs, but my video is still not as clear as it should be. Could it be the capture card, or are there more settings I need to change?

[fossil kernel]

Ok so i have a big issue with OBS right now. The issue I am having is my Elgato 4K X isn't being shown anymore by OBS. The Elgato recently received a update for MacOS to do 10gbps on the Mac Studio. I have no video feed through OBS but thankfully it is showing on my second monitor. Also I can no longer select my caputre to show in OBS. That in turn has sent my webcam into a fritz. I use my iphone as the webcam. If I have it unplugged it shows a smaller selectable area in OBS but no video but if I plug it in it shows what seems to be an infinite screen that shows random colors. I have been using the 4K X perfectly since day 1 it came out this year. OBS has been working fine till about an hour ago and after uninstalling and reinstalling a few times now I still have these issues. I also cannot add any new sources to try to create a new one for my elgato. Any help would be great but I know no one uses Macs like this.

[toxic mortar]

ok

[forest axle]

what happens when you try to add your elgato 4k x as a source?

[forest axle]

this requires a capture card

[bronze spruce]

so i buy one?

[fossil kernel]

The first time it let me add it but got no video but now after that I can no longer click the + button to add a source. Would a screen recording help?

[bronze spruce]

Can you reccomend a brand?

[forest axle]

could you take a screenshot? restarting OBS should fix this issue. there shouldn't be any time where the plus button doesn't work; it might be caused by a third-party dock or plugin

[forest axle]

if you 1. see the capture card audio in OBS, 2. have set that audio to monitor, 3. have your OBS audio monitor device set to a virtual device like blackhole in settings, and 4. have discord's audio input set to the virtual device, there is no reason this should not work, and i just tested it and verified it works. this is all also covered in the below guide:

!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]

@fossil kernel it might be the youtube dock causing the issue. i'd try restarting OBS and adding the source, and if that fails close that dock

[fossil kernel]

Sure here is the current screen

[fossil kernel]

You are referring to the one in OBS?

[forest axle]

yes

[fossil kernel]

ok cool im giving it a try now

[bronze spruce]

I have one but it wont recognize the nintendo on obs

[fossil kernel]

So i removed the dock and restart obs while trying to add the capture card i still have no video

[fossil kernel]

What capture card are you using?

[forest axle]

you should probably use the preset function

[bronze spruce]

Its like a usb connected to a hdmi plug

[forest axle]

that isn't a capture card

[bronze spruce]

Can i see a pic of it?

[forest axle]

well, i should be asking you that i guess. it might be a capture card, from your initial description it sounded like it was not, but it may be

[bronze spruce]

Wait ill take a pic

[forest axle]

does checking use preset not work?

[bronze spruce]

This is what I used

[forest axle]

i don't know what that is, but yeah, i don't think that's a capture card

[fossil kernel]

Don't see that option but I am going to keep looking for it.

[bronze spruce]

What does a capture card look like

[forest axle]

oh, you're right, presets aren't available for the capture card device, sorry. the issue is that you have invalid parameters marked in red that you need to set to valid values

they're visible in your screenshot

scroll down and set everything marked in red to a valid value

[forest axle]

it's not something you're likely to have just lying around, you will most likely need to purchase one

i do not have a particular brand i recommend

people frequently use cards from either elgato or avermedia

[bronze spruce]

https://youtu.be/zm57OzWfSsQ?si=J3pT-Iaq8vhukP2E

I followed this video

[fossil kernel]

@forest axle Do you have any knowledge of Elgato capture cards? It seems my current issue is coming from that right now its still not showing video for me and i have changed everything to get rid of the errors.

[forest axle]

could you show all of the parameters you've set

[fossil kernel]

sure

@forest axle i hope this is what you need

[forest axle]

i just meant the capture card device source properties, but on second look i think i can see them all in your screenshot before

have you tried turning the card off and back on?

[fossil kernel]

@forest axle Yea i have but still no video

[fossil kernel]

When you say source properties you mean the ones in OBS not on the elgato correct?

[forest axle]

if it's still not working, can you try the following:

1. open terminal.app (located in /Applications/Utilities)
2. type in the following and press enter:
   system_profiler SPThunderboltDataType SPUSBDataType
3. copy-paste or screenshot the entire output from that command into this window?

[fossil kernel]

I think its with Elgato now. Im chatting with them and I think they have some issues being reported

[frigid bramble]

Are yall able to help with this or no?

[forest axle]

can you be more specific about what you mean by your video "not being clear", perhaps with a clip or screenshot comparison

[prime wigeon]

Could anyone help me with installing a plugin to my m1 macbook, I followed the steps of multiple videos, but when I install a plugin and go through the installer, nothing shows up in my effects section. the plugin is https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/freeze-filter.950/download

[plucky zenith]

did you restart obs after installing the plugin

[prime wigeon]

..

no

lemme try that

bruh

its working now

[prime wigeon]

🙏

[hot marsh]

hello can someone help me i was recording videos on obs but they are all laggi i dont know why it looks 4k but laggin

i dont know if its my MacBook or the obs settings

i have my video capture plug to my ps5

[frigid vigil]

Hey, could someone help me with an issue I have? Unsure if it’s my OBS or my Elgato HD60 X the problem, after hours of setting it up my elgato and OBS, when I started streaming my stream would stutter and freeze completely. I have tried so many different solutions in order to fix the issue but yet with no success. I tried changing my advance setting on OBS from CPU speed to video bitrate and many more but the stream still has the same issues. Only difference I noticed on my laptop the OBS works decently normally only sometimes does it stutter a little but nothing to be concerned about while on twitch the stream freeze completely or moves like an old lady that’s 1 HP. If anyone can help me with fixing this? Please 😔

[valid glacier]

Hey, quick thanks for posting this!

I just tried it with a friend, and we have the same problem. He can hear the game audio, but it causes a side effect of garbling my mic and causing an echo the others can hear. I just cannot get clean audio to come through. He describes it as "I hear the game audio for a second, then I hear you all garbled and myself in the mic echoing"

I set only my microphone and Elgato capture card sources as Monitor, but it cannot get a clean sound for those two sources

[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. It crashed again today and I lost another 24/7 stream.

[forest axle]

could you please post that crash report not as a pdf? here are some instructions

[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]

it sounds like you are probably sending the audio coming out of discord back into discord. you should probably take a close look at your audio mixer in OBS and make sure that none of the sources you have set to monitor are macOS screen captures or other sources that would contain audio from discord itself

[forest axle]

that's quite an old version of OBS

[scenic cedar]

i have to use it on the 2011 mac mini otherwise the mac freaks out graphically

[forest axle]

it's pretty likely that whatever this is is fixed in newer versions of OBS

[scenic cedar]

nope

its very weird because I have an older 2009 mac mini with a Core 2 Duo and it runs fine.

i have been wanting to upgrade the 24/7 stream mac to something a little better and this issue happens.

I tried a 2012 mac mini it has a full on Jetsam event

and a 2011 mac mini with the quad core i7 crashes obs after 6 days just like the 2012 jetsaming

idk its very weird a much older and weaker mac mini has no problem doing it and newer hardware keeps crashing

also my older mac minis have macOS catalina patched onto them

[exotic hemlock]

I don't know why the menus underneath the timers are gone or how to get them back

[neon lily]

What timers?

The toolbar at the bottom? That never has anything underneath it.

Perhaps you mean the Docks?

[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).

[exotic hemlock]

wtf i've had this for like a year and just didn't use obs because i didn't know what to do

[neon lily]

Glad you came to ask, then :)

[valid glacier]

Thanks again

I did check very careful during and after the test, and I made sure the only 2 possible sources of audio were the two monitors I set myself. I even really specifically named them so I know what sources refer to exactly what. "Elgato Audio" is the audio output of my capture card. "Microphone" is obviously my microphone.

My monitoring device is set to Blackhole 2ch as well, and the echoing/garbling issue is there when I switch Discord's audio to Blackhole 2ch.

I really can't fathom what other sources it could be re-sourcing the audio out of Discord back into Discord. It's just a capture card's audio source, and a microphone.

I should also add that I do use OBS to just regularly stream to Twitch too. These two sources provide no issues streaming to Twitch, with perfect game audio and microphone too. This tells me the two sources themselves are providing clean audio.

I only have one macOS screen capture source too, it's for a music player I use sometimes, but it's inactive, not currently connected to any app/window, and not even set to monitor. I just cannot see any single source where the audio is being doubled back in.

[boreal adder]

Hey
When I want to transfer my gameplay from the iPad to Obs on the Macbook, the screen always flickers green
what could be the reason?

[forest axle]

can you show the source properties for the microphone audio source?

i'm beginning to wonder if the issue could be either 1. built-in macOS voice isolation effects on the blackhole input, which can sound 'garbled' or 2. an issue with the listener's setup, if they are hearing themselves. it's a pain but it may be worth double checking exactly what's going on by hopping in the same call with yourself on your phone on another account and seeing what exactly is coming through

you can check if the issue is number 1 by having blackhole active as an input in the call, then scanning the top menu bar for the green, purple, or orange capture indicator, then checking the "mic mode" (you may need to toggle effects on and off to make sure they're really off)

[valid glacier]

This is all I see for the source properties for the mic

I don't mind trying the troubleshooting steps, appreciate the help and giving me some new options to test out. I didn't even consider the macOS Mic Mode because that's pretty new overall to Mac. I'll give that a quick look and let you know, thanks again

[forest axle]

you may want to set this explicitly to the microphone you want to use rather than default. default means it will use your system's default input device which you want to ensure is never blackhole

[valid glacier]

Another good point, thank you. I have no idea what downmixing is because it seems to be a new toggle, but I untoggled it to look and it just gives me options to control left and right channels, so I don't think I should untick that.

[forest axle]

yes, downmixing isn't relevant for simple mono/stereo inputs like mics

[valid glacier]

👍 I'll give it a quick whirl and check the mic mode and report back, cheers

[valid glacier]

Every mic mode is set to standard, I tried toggling to Voice Isolation and that just makes it echo slightly more, but setting it back to standard still makes the voice echo.

[forest axle]

how are you verifying that / how are you listening to yourself?

[valid glacier]

On a separate iPad in a DM with my burner/tester account

Oh also, I don't think it's my friends' audio settings either, we have standard calls without screen share all the time, no issues with sound when just the mic is the input source. It's only when OBS share and something like Blackhole or Loopback becomes involved that it has that effect on the audio.

[forest axle]

well let's just simplify this as much as we can

if you're hearing a persistent echo with a source feeding back on itself, it should be one of those two sources in OBS

and you should be able to see its activity on the meters when it is feeding back

can you tell which one it is?

[valid glacier]

The closest thing I can see to anything on the meter is a little extra kick on the mic

I tried disabling my filters for the mic in OBS too, I had a Noise Gate and Noise Suppression on, doesn't change anything in this context

[velvet umbra]

Why every time I record on OBS it’s only records for 30 seconds and then it stops recording. <the recording turns black when I go back on 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

[valid glacier]

I have to say though: the meter has the tiniest bit of extra kick and I think it's just re-hearing a tiny bit back into my mic from my TV speakers or something. I'm talking like 2-3 dB max of kick. It's nothing like the bad echo I'm hearing live.

The echo/garble in call, you say something, it echoes once, then it garbles, then it makes a massive screeching noise while echoing more. It's a good like 15-20 dB loud spikes.

[velvet umbra]

Thank you bot.

[forest axle]

then it sounds like something else on your system is sending audio into blackhole

[valid glacier]

I don't even begin to know what other audio could be fed in, that's my only source of audio output
Unfortunately Blackhole doesn't have an interface or anything to check. Anything I can check?

Like I mentioned, that tiny kick I think is just my mic re-picking up sound from the TV behind more or something, absolutely miniscule kick of like 2-3 dB. The actual garble/echo is horrible screeching in a tunnel level, like 20 dB spiking

[forest axle]

just for clarity, what meter are you seeing those larger spikes on?

[valid glacier]

I'm not

Those large spikes don't show up at all

[forest axle]

ok so you're just estimating

that's fine, just checking

[valid glacier]

Yup yup 👍

If it helps, I jerry rigged a short recording of the noise it makes

[forest axle]

i don't know what else would be sending audio to blackhole. you should obviously check our system-wide output in the menu bar to make sure it's what it should be and not blackhole

[valid glacier]

(Headphone warning don't have it pumped)

[forest axle]

i would maybe uninstall other virtual audio drivers like loopback to make sure they aren't responsible

[valid glacier]

I checked the system-wide audio, as well as the live meter in the macOS Sound section of the settings. Blackhole doesn't have any big spikes there, the meter pulses along with the game audio normally and the microphone if I talk

I also uninstalled Loopback and it still makes the noises on calls

I dunno if it helps to re-mention, but I've been trying to do this share thing for sending gameplay and commentary to live events and stuff. This has endless problems so I tried using other software like OpenEmu and just straight up game apps to play games and it shares the audio and mic no problem, even without Blackhole.

It literally gets filtered through OBS and all of it turns into mush in a loud tunnel. I do need this to work overall because my capture card connects to games I can't access on my Mac at all

[wide pilot]

does macos have something similiar to application audio capture, to seperate music from mic in audio mixer

[fading hare]

To capture only audio from specific programs:

Windows: follow the Application Audio Capture Guide
macOS: follow the macOS Desktop Audio Capture Guide

[mild onyx]

I recently updated to version 30.1.2 and have a several issues:

1. Everytime I launch OBS, my webcam source is vertically flipped.
2. When I click navigation tabs (file, edit, view, etc) the dropdown menu doesn't appear.
3. When I close out the window I get a "OBS Studio quit unexpectedly" dialog box. It didn't quit unexpectedly; I intentionally closed the program.
4. I saw in a forum that it might be a specific plug-in, so I went to delete that and couldn't even find the plug-ins folder. Macintosh HD>Library>Application Support and then a dead end. There's no obs-studio folder, and I searched in Finder and cannot even find either the obs-studio folder or its plugins sub-folder.

I'm honestly at a loss. I've already uninstalled and reinstalled OBS and restarted my computer. Still the issues persist.

My machine:
Mac Studio (2022)
MacOS version 12.5.1
M1 Max

[boreal adder]

does anyone have a solution?

[wide pilot]

its added to the source, but a new audio mixer is not created is what i am asking about

[plucky zenith]

which source did you add

[wide pilot]

macOS Screen Capture, application capture, spotify

[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

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (1)

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]

how are you sharing content in discord? are you screen sharing? does the feedback occur if you are just only using voice?

[plucky zenith]

use a macOS Audio Capture Source

[forest axle]

if there's minimal activity on the meter in blackhole, and blackhole is your audio input to discord, and there's no activity on the meters in OBS either, then the audio you're hearing in discord must be coming from somewhere else, it just doesn't make any sense otherwise

[wide pilot]

tried it, no need audio mixer still

[plucky zenith]

use that source, close obs, reopen, send a log

[wide pilot]

ok

[forest axle]

the plugins folder is in the library within your user folder, not the library at the root of macintosh HD. you can get there from file->show settings folder within OBS, then navigating to the plugins folder

[wide pilot]

oh wait it came up after closing obs

[plucky zenith]

👍

[wide pilot]

appreciate it

[mild onyx]

Oh my god. The Library folder in my user folder was hidden (box unchecked in the "view options" menu)

Any idea why my Video Capture Device flips vertically when I open OBS?

[forest axle]

heh, no. my hunch would be you flipped it at some point, perhaps on accident. you can reset the transform on a source by selecting it and pressing command-R

[mild onyx]

Cool. I appreciate it!

[valid glacier]

I'm using screen share, yes. Feedback does not occur if I'm just doing a normal voice call.

If it is Blackhole, what can I check to troubleshoot eliminating the issue? I can't just leave it at not working either

Big thanks

[forest axle]

i still don't understand why this is creating a feedback loop, but discord screen share carries audio from whatever program is being displayed, or the entire system if it's a display capture, and it sounds as though that's the cause. i thought there was an option somewhere to disable this feature but i'm not sure where it is

if you want to share content in discord without using discord screen sharing, you can also use OBS's virtual camera, which explicitly does not carry audio, and may be more apt for what you're doing

[valid glacier]

That also sounds enticing thanks, is there a guide on setting that up? I haven't ever used that option before so I'm not sure where to start

[forest axle]

all you should need to do is hit start virtual camera, and then your current scene will be broadcast as a camera device which you can then select like any other camera

[valid glacier]

Thanks, I gave that a try, and it's exactly the same echoey screeching audio, but now the video feed is just horizontally flipped

[mild onyx]

Every time I launch OBS, i get this error. It did not shut down unexpectedly. I just clicked the X to exit it like normal.

Running it in safe mode does nothing to change this. I uploaded 2 different logs to the analzer, and it didn't say anything was wrong.

Downgraded to from 30.1.2 to 30.1.1 and same issue

[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]

you're saying things that are contradictory. it's not really possible that feedback would not occur in a voice call without screen sharing, but would occur with the virtual camera and no screen sharing. is that what you are saying?

the flipping, meanwhile, is not relevant. the flipped version is shown to you only, not anyone viewing your feed

[forest axle]

also as an aside, when trying to figure out feedback, you should be using headphones at all times. from that video it's entirely possible that your computer microphone is just picking up audio output from your phone speaker

[forest axle]

that's an issue with certain docks like the youtube live control panel dock

the workaround would be to close it

as far as i know, it needs to be fixed on the dock author's end

[mild onyx]

Is the YT Live dock not a part of OBS? I never had it until I updated to 30.1.2

[forest axle]

not exactly, it's a third party dock supplied by youtube that gets added when you link OBS with your youtube account

i don't know precisely how it works, but it's youtube's code, in any case

there might be something OBS needs to do to prevent the dock from causing that crash. in any case, it's a known issue and the workaround is closing the dock

[mild onyx]

That seems like it may have done the trick. That was an absolute headache. Hopefully that's all that needed to change.

[verbal hemlock]

hello! i have an issue that i'm having trouble finding any solutions online — I'm using OBS in Studio Mode to do live concert visuals, and I've loaded in a couple dozen media sources. all the visuals are synced to the beat of what the music will be at, but when I cut transition between program and preview, there seems to be a slightttt delay before it starts playing, which throws the sync off. is there anything i can try to fix this? (not streaming or anything, just using OBS as an output to a projector)

[eager sorrel]

Hello

is anyone in here

I have my phone connected to the OBS for live stream. I am using transfom to rotate and it rotates the entire view

[fervent coral]

Hi everyone, I use remote app and obs, sometimes the sound cracks, like rolling in the swamp when i play Elden Ring, appreciate any help！

[plucky zenith]

!log
huh didn't remember elden ring looked like that

[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

[fervent coral]

https://obsproject.com/logs/EJHvBw5taNwJ6qzB

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[fervent coral]

@plucky zenith It's worse in genshin impact.

[frigid vigil]

Hey quick question, does someone know how to get rid of the “NDI Runtime not found. Download the installer here:” I’ve tried the online suggestion but I can’t find the file stated as a solution and not only that but the link that takes you to the NDI doesn’t work for me (I’m on MacBook Pro 2017)

[sinful ridge]

Hey guys i didn't think i'd have to come here to ask for some tech supp but i've legit run out of options + troubleshot basically every possible issue. Still no solution.

My issue: Getting a black screen with capture card despite checking both hdmi and thunderbolt cables. Capture card is shown in my devices but the picture is always black. Have tested using different softwares (discord preview, facetime, photobooth etc.) I did these seperately too so they wouldnt conflict with eachother. Also note, i've used the same setup to record videos in the past and its only bugged out as of this week.

I basically have run out of options, I'm not sure if its my capture card. its being recognized as a device and I haven't touched anything + everything has been kept in good condition. I have tried uninstalling OBS and reinstalling previous versions just in case but to no luck :(

Specs: running a Sony a6300 to my Elgato HD60s+ capture card and using the latest OBS Mac Ver.

Here is my OBS log too: https://obsproject.com/logs/tEDqi9mJy450ODTz

if anyone has any solution or fix or perhaps even run into this issue PLS HELP :((

EDIT: uploaded a new clean log with output session

[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)

[velvet umbra]

Why every time I record on OBS it’s only records for 30 seconds and then it stops recording. <the recording turns black when I go back on OBS.

Can someone ping me when there available to help me. My timezone is PTS and its currently 1:08 am and I have school in the morning, if someone pings me and there available ima ping them back later to see if there still available to help me out!!!

[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.

[valid glacier]

Sorry I'm late, had something come up

I'm not sure what to say here, my only guess is I set it up wrong somehow? I clicked "Start Virtual Camera", started a test video call, and set the camera to the OBS Virtual Camera. The echo happened exactly the same.

I also tried it with headphones on, and it was still going on. I don't know what to say, it's not like this makes sense to me either or I feel like I'd be able to look for more logical answers myself. The basic voice echo I can reduce for sure by wearing headphones, but that horrendous screeching noise sounds like it's coming from the game audio itself. Like some game music starts playing, then it sounds like that audio is thrown into a massive garbler in an echochamber.

[blissful trench]

I was trying to record audio with a noise-suppressed filter on Mac OS Big Sur, OBS v. 24.06. But there is no filter showing. Please help! 🙏

[forest axle]

is there a reason you are using such an old version of OBS?

!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.

[forest axle]

i don't know what specific advice to give you at this point, since i've pursued every known potential source of audio feedback with you already, and you've indicated in each case that it is not the actual source. particularly your report that the feedback doesn't occur in a normal voice call, but only once you turn on the virtual camera or screen sharing, would lead me to believe that something else entirely is going on your machine that i would not know how to debug. in any case, it seems to not be an OBS issue, given that you've said there isn't any activity in your audio mixer in OBS when you're hearing feedback. my only advice is really to just take your entire setup apart, check if there are any other programs on your computer that might be interfering with this process, and just generally simplify as much as you can until you can isolate what the issue is

[blissful trench]

You're right. I uninstalled and downloaded version 30.1.2 now. Thanks🙏

[velvet umbra]

How do you make the quality better??? Like change it.

[native torrent]

!hotkeymode

[opal mauve]

Has anyone ever had an issue when using window capture where it automatically switches between desktops???

This started happening within the last month. I typically have about 5-10 windows open at the same time and I used to be able to use my stream deck to switch between sources. IT still allows me to switch between sources, although now the screen that I have all of the windows open on will automatically switch back to desktop 1 when ever I swipe over to another screen

[brisk leaf]

Hi I'm having trouble to get the feed to display on my obs but it is showing black screen. I'm using a HD60 S card and it is connected to the DSLR camera using a mini HDMI to HDMI in on the card. I connected the card to my MacBook as well using USB C out to USB A and then connected the mic to the soundboard. Need help trying to get the camera to display on OBS. Let me know if this isn't the right place for this topic

[lean raven]

I followed the same procedure as written there. Then I was able to record the desktop audio. However, I don't know how to record only the audio of a specific application. For example, if I record while listening to YouTube and playing Minecraft, the YouTube audio will be recorded in addition to the Minecraft audio. What should I do?

[fair radish]

for some reason obs studio doesnt recognize headphones

like am going into settings

am clicking audio

an clicking desktop audio

it brings up a drop down but i do not see the macbook microphone

or the microhpone that i have connected via headphone jack

[rapid wharf]

im getting an encoding overload

here are my video settings

and stuffs

:C

[sick terrace]

i want to add OBS Log to my docks

[warped mica]

that's not possible unfortunately

[sick terrace]

Indeed unfortunate… can It be made possible in future?

[sick terrace]

I reinstalled OBS Because I was having issues with a plugin, so I deleted all my plugins with it. When reopened OBS it let me add my stats to the top left and move my audio mixer.

[opal blade]

hey so I have a script that modifies the id of the window of a macOS Screen capture, and it's succesfully switching windows but it looks like the audio isn't following, it's sticking with the old window's audio instead, is there any good way to fix this?

[lean raven]

@forest axle

#macos-support message
I followed the same procedure as written there. Then I was able to record the desktop audio. However, I don't know how to record only the audio of a specific application. For example, if I record while listening to YouTube and playing Minecraft, the YouTube audio will be recorded in addition to the Minecraft audio. What should I do?
Also, the video and audio are out of sync.

[fringe kraken]

Has anyone had problems setting up blackhole to play sound through a browser window but also have the mic working? M1 Mac Mini, Sonoma 14.5 with a usb Fifine mic and OBS 28.1.2. I can hear the desktop audio fine but the mic no longer works. Or, maybe that is intended? If that is how it works, is there another sound app that will do what I want? Thanks 🙂

Nevermind I think I fixed it in OBS in the settings. I hope.

[neon lily]

You don’t use Blackhole on Sonoma

And you need to update OBS Studio, we are at version 30.1.2

Desktop audio capture is now 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.

[neon lily]

@fringe kraken

[fringe kraken]

Oh, I had no idea. I'll try it that way too. Thanks! @neon lily

[neon lily]

No problemo

[fringe kraken]

I just need to upgrade OBS that's why.

wow....my life just got 200% easier 😍

[fair radish]

for some reason obs studio desktop audio doesn't work
like am going into settings
am clicking audio
an clicking desktop audio
it brings up a drop down but i do not see the macbook speaker
or the speaker from the device that i have connected via headphone jack

mic works perfectly on the other hand

[neon lily]

Check the message above

You don’t do desktop audio using that drop-down

Here, I’ll post it 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.

[fair radish]

Yooo I got it working tysm so much it’s not been working for like a year or sum

🙏

[zenith raft]

👍

[swift vessel]

hi!

I used OBs in my old macbook air, but now I bought the new model with M3 chip. I downloaded the latest version of OBS but it doesn't recognize the external video source. Are codecs needed?

[swift vessel]

I tried restarting my Mac, but the OBS app no ​​longer opens. He tells me that something went wrong in the last session. I do "Run normally" but it still doesn't open.

[random mortar]

Hello, I have an Early 2015 macbook. I installed version 28.1.2 of OBS so I installed the droidcam plugin but it still does not appear as a source. I tried different versions of the plugin but nothing!

Thanks in advance👌🏿

[shrewd nacelle]

Hi i currently use premiere pro to edit but I'm going to need to switch over to final cut pro. I was wondering if i have multiple audio channels, one for my voice and one for my gameplay, along with my gaming footage. Will fianl cut pro pick up both audio files when editing just like premiere does?

[opal blade]

Apparently this extends to more than scripts. When I use a window capture and I select one window, then I select another, the audio capture will be on the first window I selected and not update.

[frigid bramble]

Does anybody know how I can title my Twitch or Kick stream before I go live on OBS? The YouTube videos I found only show people titling their streams when they first sign in to Twitch, not if you already have an account linked to your OBS.

[livid pond]

Hello support OBS. Im download file from website OBS and after that i update my os. after laptop can running, i open obs application cannot using. how to solve that problem. i try to uninstall and download again. still cannot using this obs

[forest axle]

this is an issue with the avcapture source that will be fixed in the next update. you'll have to remove your scene collection to fix it for now

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

[plucky zenith]

!newsc
does this also happen on a completely new scene collection without anything else than the capture (and no script)

[fading hare]

For testing purposes, you should create a new, empty scene collection. This will allow you to focus on the testing the specific sources that are suspected to have issues.

To create a new scene collection:
1. Click on the Scene Collection menu → New
2. Name the new collection "Testing"
3. In this new scene collection, add the sources that are suspected to have issues

[plucky zenith]

for twitch :
once you're connected in settings > stream, you'll have a dock named "stream info" that you can change it in

for kick you need to add an equivalent as custom browser dock

[livid pond]

i have this problem. how to fix it?

[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.

[opal blade]

yes, it even happens when running in safe mode

[plucky zenith]

can you send a log from the new sc?

[opal blade]

https://obsproject.com/logs/YYgB0JxOny5XObrd

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• Max Audio Buffering

⚠️ Warning

• Safe Mode Enabled (2)

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[plucky zenith]

you're not on an empty scene collection

[opal blade]

I am at the end

I had just added the "m" scene collection

[plucky zenith]

oh mb missed that

[opal blade]

doesn't look like it logs when the window gets switched

[plucky zenith]

unsure then, sorry, should probs wait for the opiion of one of the more mac-versed peeps but might be worth a report

[opal blade]

this is even more interesting, it appears to have the issue even between restarting the app

that I did not expect

[obtuse nimbus]

Hi, I use the mac mini (late 2020, 16gb ram and m1) as a streaming pc, Without streaming or recording the OBS uses between 40% to 70% of cpu. Is there any guide on how to set this up correctly? Base canvas is 1080p, also using 30.1.2 version. I also experieced some crashes , I am adding the logs. One more thing, apple acitvity manger is the one that says 40 to 70 %. In obs it says only around 10% of cpu. Thanks in advance!

[swift vessel]

I tried uninstalling the program but when I try to reopen it it still gives me the same problem and the application closes again

[opal blade]

ok I think I figured it out to some extent, it looks like it has a problem when the windows come from applications with the same name, when I switch to something like chrome, the audio has no problem switching, but if I have multiple java based applications then it starts having issues

[forest axle]

you have the same issue that requires that you 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

you will need to recreate your scenes from scratch unfortunately

[swift vessel]

xfect, after remove that file, the program OBS open it Thanks. But how can find the video from that application?

[forest axle]

you can find your recordings by doing file->show recordings in the menu bar, if that's what you mean

[obtuse nimbus]

Thank you! One more question if this is a bug, I bought the 4k x el gato, I wanted to stream at 2k, but looks like the mac mini could not make it, It was laggin in rendering.. so I was thinking on returning the card.. is this bug also preventing to work with this at 2k?

[forest axle]

my post was not directed at you, it was toward someone else

[obtuse nimbus]

Oo sorry 😅

[forest axle]

the mac mini shouldn't have a problem rendering at 1080p60 though

i'd recommend you post a log that contains the issues you're having:

!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

[forest axle]

this crash on exit is caused by a dock, most likely the youtube live control panel dock. closing that dock will make the program stop crashing on exit

[swift vessel]

the audio search recognizes it (VHS system)... but when I search for the video it doesn't find any data. Years ago I remembered that codecs were needed for the Mac... do you know anything about it?

[obtuse nimbus]

Thank you! At 1080p 60 fps is the cpu expexted to be between 40 to 70%?

[forest axle]

if you're looking at activity monitor, yes, that's normal. 100% is one core, and you have several cores

[forest axle]

what is the make and model of capture card you are using and trying to capture video from?

[obtuse nimbus]

Thank you!

[swift vessel]

do you see? when I search for the video it doesn't find it. This was often the cause of some missing codec. Having purchased a new macair perhaps I need to download them again?

[forest axle]

no, it doesn't have anything to do with downloading codecs

what is the name of the device that it can't find?

[swift vessel]

let me ceck...

purchased on amazon

[forest axle]

i'm not sure if that device supports apple silicon or modern macOS

[swift vessel]

do you sugest new cable from VHS sistem with scart anche 3 cable?

[worldly cedar]

I'm having trouble with a freeze issue with OBS. It is freezing the recording after 20-30 minutes and then you can only hear the audio, but the video is frozen. My specs: m1 mac 2020 macOS Sonoma 14.5

I can post a Video example

If you need it

[forest axle]

what type of source is it that is freezing? a capture card? or a screen capture?

[naive comet]

https://obsproject.com/logs/hwP3cU9UWIQmMY48 virtual camera doesnt pop up anywhere for me and all permissions are granted

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Old Version (29.0.0)

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• 0.8% Rendering Lag

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

the virtual camera requires OBS 30 if you are on macos sonoma

[naive comet]

ohhh ok

[naive comet]

it works on discord but doesnt on chrome

its like chrome goes back to my default facetime camera

[zinc parrot]

im having ussyes

[gilded temple]

I have a question about recording gameplay using shaders. What would be optimal settings to capture the look of the CRT shader without any distortion from the actual look when using RetroArch? I keep trying to tweak around to something that doesn't cause distortion but I haven't found a sweet spot.

[twilit canyon]

Is there a place where I can talk to a support specialist and give them the specs to my Mac and they can tell me the best settings to screen record ableton tutorials at high quality?

[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

[twilit canyon]

Thank you! I only see software encoder available. Is a hardware encoder something that I can buy and add to my Mac?

[granite yacht]

i dont think macs have hardware encoders, and they're not really very easy to modify compared to a standard PC

[twilit canyon]

That’s what I figured but I did want to ask in case there are any suggestions. I wonder if there’s a work around. Just to get good quality videos from screen recording my music software (ableton), it seems like the files are massive. I’m trying to trouble shoot, but I might just need to get a more powerful Mac

[forest axle]

most macs have at least some hardware encoding capability; m1 and later macs have hardware encoders that can be used for streaming as well as recording

[forest axle]

for a CRT shader, some odd artifacts when scaling are inevitable because of the way that CRT shaders subdivide the input pixels into individual pixels for different phosphors. you should play with the downscale filters for your specific source, bilinear will certainly have fewer artifacts than nearest, for example. you may end up needing to pick a specific scaling factor for the source that minimizes artifacts, which might be an integer, i.e. 1/2, 1/4, etc.

[neon lily]

This is not correct

[neon lily]

If you have an Intel Mac, you need to use Advanced Mode

OBS Settings -> Output -> set mode from Simple to Advanced

Under the Recording tab, set the encoder to Apple VT Hardware H.264. Then you need to set an appropriate bit rate. For 1080p@60fps, 15000 kbps or higher.

[granite yacht]

must only be newer ones. even with advanced mode, mine still doesnt have it

[neon lily]

No, this is even true of Intel Macs and has been for years

[granite yacht]

dont know what to tell you, aint there on mine

[neon lily]

Send a screenshot? Could be something wrong

[granite yacht]

could just be macOS being cursed because its completely fine on windows with bootcamp lol

[neon lily]

I don’t think so. Happy to help diagnose though

You could send a screenshot or a log

[granite yacht]

more that i think about it, it probably is just the OS being cursed, it used to be a work mac with a lot of the company’s software on it and i had to wipe it clean and install from USB

[neon lily]

No, that’s not a likely explanation

The OS doesn’t just randomly decide not to report its encoders, that’s not a thing

[granite yacht]

theres been a lot of random issues that shouldnt happen

discord refuses to open unless i open it from command line

it’s constantly thinking vs code is running when its not even installed

it forgets it has bluetooth capabilities

[neon lily]

Sounds like you need a reinstall in general heh

You didn’t happen to install macOS with OpenCore or something?

[granite yacht]

i dont think i did

[lean raven]

@forest axle

[worldly cedar]

@forest axle It is a screen capture freeze

[neon lily]

If you set the macOS screen capture to application or window mode, it only captures audio from whatever it captures

[worldly cedar]

It is a macOS Screen capture

It is the whole screen capturing but then freezing

[silent plover]

same issue, this happened yesterday
the screen capture for macos seems fine at first, but after 5 minutes or so it freezes out of nowhere

[worldly cedar]

I have this issue one year

I had this issue from the all beginning using OBS

[silent plover]

am gonna uninstall obs then install it again and see if it works

[lean raven]

How can I set it up?

[worldly cedar]

Sometimes the screen capture captured a few hours after an update, but it helped only a few weeks

[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.

[worldly cedar]

It didn't work for me

It made it all worse

[lean raven]

I didn't know how to use the loop pack very well, and I couldn't use Sound Siphon if it was a free version. Are there any other applications like this?

@neon lily

[neon lily]

What version of macOS are you using?

[silent plover]

sonoma 14.4

[silent plover]

yeah it didnt work .-.

[neon lily]

I wasn't asking you

My question was in reply to @lean raven

[silent plover]

mb

i think theres no solution for the screen capture freeze 😔

am forced to use another recording software ig

[worldly cedar]

I searched in the OBS forums and tried all

but none of them worked

Streamlabs work for mw

[next vine]

Hi everyone, I hope I am in the right place... I'm a seller and I want to livestream on TikTok/Shopee. Is there a plugin for OBS that makes my skin smoother, brighter, and glowy like Korean skin? Can someone show me how to do that? Thanks in advance!

[neon lily]

That's a heck of a conclusion to arrive at when you've been here all of 10 minutes

[silent plover]

ive been here for 10 minutes, and i tried to fix the bug for 3 days

[neon lily]

Were you suggested to kill the replayd process?

[silent plover]

doesnt help when someone with the same issue said he had it for a year

[worldly cedar]

And me trying to fix this bug in 1 year

[silent plover]

i did

[neon lily]

This isn't the right place to ask. Try #stream-setup

[next vine]

okay, thank you

[neon lily]

No prob

[lean raven]

big sur 11.7.10

[neon lily]

Ah. If you are able to upgrade to macOS 13 or later, then you wouldn't need to use any of the tools like Sound Siphon or Loopback.

However, if you cannot upgrade, then you don't have any choice.

[lean raven]

So I can't update it, so I have no choice but to use either of the two listed, right? However, if you are not a loop pack, you couldn't use it with the free version. Is there a way to use it for free?

[neon lily]

No

[lime ermine]

guys who can help me i have problem on obs

[neon lily]

Explain what your problem is

[worldly cedar]

@silent plover try Streamlabs it's based on OBS but it worked for me(no freezing issue). I din't use Streamlabs because it showed only every 10 seconds a frame(render lag)

[boreal adder]

Hey
When I want to transfer my gameplay from the iPad to Obs on the Macbook, the screen always flickers green
what could be the reason?

[lean raven]

How to use some applications

[silent plover]

yeah am using it, works fine

[frigid bramble]

Is it a countdown timer I can download on OBS?

[zinc parrot]

how do i get my resolution to be better

[twilit canyon]

Yes I have intel. Thank you! I will try these settings. What about keyfram interval?

[zinc parrot]

people i need help with my resolution

[amber haven]

https://obsproject.com/logs/2N8T4SfICyf9WOe6 I would like your help, now when I want to delete a resource from my obs, the program automatically closes

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• High Audio Buffering

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[crimson solar]

im trying to upload an video onto obs but it isnt showing up on the preview

it shows up on the left side but not the right when i transition it back

HELP i fixed it

nevermiiinddd

[thin oracle]

Hello i have an Mabook Pro from 2020 with the Intel i5 is that enove Power to use it as streaming Laptop in HD Quality

[forest axle]

can you provide more information about what you're capturing? can you reliably reproduce the freeze?

it's also known and expected that screen capture sources will freeze if your computer goes to sleep and wakes up

[forest axle]

update your streamdeck software

[worldly cedar]

@forest axle I tried to reproduce this but it recorded Minecraft pretty well for about 20 Minutes without freezing, but i will try to reproduce this issue

[forest axle]

try and produce a clean log of the issue, ideally:

!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

[worldly cedar]

Ok thanks

[forest axle]

screen captures freezing after extended periods was a significant issue in ventura. in my testing that specific issue has been mostly solved in sonoma, but there may still be some causes remaining

[worldly cedar]

https://obsproject.com/logs/T6XiNleAj5GSlylS

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• MP4/MOV Recording

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[worldly cedar]

@forest axle It says that mp4/mov rendering is critical. what video type should I use?

[forest axle]

if it's fragmented mp4 or fragmented mov, it's fine

[acoustic crow]

Though mkv is as well.

[forest axle]

so the freeze occurred during the session associated with this log?

[worldly cedar]

yea

[forest axle]

and it was minecraft? can you provide any detail about what was happening when it froze?

(the mp4/mov warning does not affect this issue)

[worldly cedar]

I was playing minecraft and then after 20 minutes checking OBS if it was frozen. It was frozen on the second minute

You could hear the ingame Sounds

[forest axle]

thanks. did you switch out of the application at that moment? or were you in minecraft the whole time?

[terse moth]

Did you close your Mac

I’ve been having audio recording issues through obs trying to record my xbox with a hd60x elgato, I figured out that the problem I was having was through obs and not the elgato and wondering if anyone can help me

It sounds all choppy and bugged

[forest axle]

you most likely have voice isolation on for your capture card input

[terse moth]

Should I put it to standard

[forest axle]

yes

[terse moth]

That’s crazy

Literally spent

Like 3 hours with elgato tech support

And nothing worked

And it was just simply clicking that

[forest axle]

they should know that at this point

but yes. that's a common occurrence. macOS likes to turn on effects without your consent or awareness

[terse moth]

Lol, well appreciate it thanks

[forest axle]

is this a window capture or an application capture?

or display

[odd harness]

Hey OBS Discord!

I just recently purchased an Elgato Game Capture Neo to replace my HD60 that stopped working. I record on many devices, but I’m trying to set it up for my Xbox Series X, connected to Macbook Pro 2019. Right out of the box, I’m getting a black screen in OBS. Passthrough works fine, as I can see and play the Xbox on my TV. All HDMI ports are properly connected. I’ve tried different USB connections from GCNeo -> Mac, including a USB hub and a USB-to-USBc converter (the USB connection it came with out of the box is USBc-USB so I need a converter of some sort). I’ve been through every troubleshooting guide I can find online. OBS has permission to Screen & Audio Record in System Settings. I’ve properly added Game Capture Neo as a source in OBS. Nothing is working, and I’m stuck feeling like I wasted $120 to be right where I was with the non-functional HD60.

Hoping there’s a simple solution. :/

As a small sidenote, I’ve added multiple sources in the process of trying to solve this issue, and every time I try to delete one to keep the interface clear, OBS crashes. When I launch it again, the sources are still there. This happens EVERY TIME. So I’m just stuck with a bunch of empty, useless sources forever and have to be very wary about creating new ones? Hoping this bug has a fix as well.

[rustic moss]

It was the community support channel, not the official Elgato support they were dealing with (me specifically). Thanks for helping them - I don't have much experience with troubleshooting OBS on the mac so was drawing a blank when they were asking over there. So today I learned a new fix 🙂 Similar to the headache that is Windows Audio Enhancements turning on it seems.

[forest axle]

this is due to the streamdeck plugin misbehaving, you should just need to update it

[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

[forest axle]

(see the first paragraph there about using their app and screen capturing it)

[forest axle]

ah for sure, yeah no worries. yep, macOS is still quite buggy with input effects handling- the same happens with video effects. turning them on for one input can frequently turn them on for other inputs you didn't want, and vice versa. it's very annoying and has been there for multiple releases now

[odd harness]

As far as I understand, Game Capture Neo doesn't have its own app. I stopped using Game Capture HD when my HD60 stopped working. They recommend OBS for the Neo.

[forest axle]

oh sorry, my bad, my brain was on autopilot, i just saw "hd60 stopped working". are you able to add other video capture devices like your built-in camera?

[forest axle]

assuming you can add your built-in camera, let's do this to see if macOS is seeing the neo as a usb3 device:

1. open Terminal.app (located in /Applications/Utilities)
2. type in the following and hit enter:
   system_profiler SPThunderboltDataType SPUSBDataType
3. copy-paste or screenshot the whole output from that command here

(run that with the neo connected)

[odd harness]

Actually just got it sorted out on the Elgato Discord. It was a framerate setting issue. Now what I'd love help with is being able to delete empty sources without the whole app crashing...

[forest axle]

as i said up there, update your streamdeck software

it's an issue with their plugin

[odd harness]

Ah, missed that message. Where and how do I update the plugin?

[forest axle]

i don't have a stream deck, so i dunno. there should be an app somewhere that you can launch and check for updates

[odd harness]

Thing is, I don't think I have a stream deck either. Just the capture card and OBS.

I installed a stream deck once but I've since deleted it.

[forest axle]

then you'll need to manually uninstall the plugin

one sec

[worldly cedar]

@forest axle It is a screen capture not a window capture or something else

[forest axle]

@odd harness you'll want to:

1. open Finder and press Command-Shift-G
2. paste in the following and hit enter:
   /Library/Application Support/obs-studio/plugins
3. remove the stream deck folder or plugin file (i forget what they ship precisely)

then, repeat those steps, except using this path: ~/Library/Application Support/obs-studio/plugins (this is different from the path above)

[worldly cedar]

and I was the whole time in Minecraft

[forest axle]

there are three modes to macOS screen capture. window capture, display capture, and application capture. it would have been one of those

[worldly cedar]

display capture

[forest axle]

got it. thanks

[neon lily]

@twilit canyon we don't offer support in DM. Please use this channel for continued support.

But in answer to your question, keyframe interval set to 2 is usually a good bet

[twilit canyon]

Okay thank you so much! I’ll take you out to lunch when my YouTube channel takes off haha

[neon lily]

It's a deal 🥪

[odd harness]

Deleted the plugin for the first step. Nothing showed up in finder for the second.

[forest axle]

cool. you should be good to go then

[odd harness]

Yep, worked great! 👍 Thanks!

[silent plover]

nobody knows how to solve it

not even the volunteers

sadly since I have the same solution I pretty much was forced to use streamlab till further notice

[worldly cedar]

I tried streamlabs and it worked for me but it really lagged on my m1 mac

But thanks anyway

[forest axle]

there isn't really any reason that captures would freeze in OBS but not streamlabs

@worldly cedar as part of troubleshooting this, i would suggest creating an apple feedback including a sysdiagnose after reproducing the issue once more: https://developer.apple.com/bug-reporting/

this is a macOS-side issue, which i stopped being able to reproduce, but clearly it's alive and well, so more work will be needed to figure out what's causing it and provide information so that apple can fix it

[true stump]

hey! i've been trying to get nice quality videos for me to get back into recording, but no matter how much i change the settings the quality always looks horrendous. i have no clue anymore, ive tried troubleshooting myself so much. pls help 🙏

[forest axle]

could you elaborate on what you mean by horrendous, with a clip or example?

and also maybe a log

!maccleanlog

[fading hare]

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

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

[true stump]

every-non standstill second looks like this screenshot

https://obsproject.com/logs/IrcORqBv8alb37cE

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Custom FFMPEG Output
• Permissions Not Granted (1)

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.6 (OK)
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[hardy sun]

hi everyone! im trying to get a little help on adjusting the format that OBS records STRICLY audio. are there any options on changing this?

[fierce rock]

As in, only audio, no video?

[fading hare]

For high-quality, no fuss recordings on macOS:

Apple Silicon Macs: 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 "Hardware, H.264" (more compatible) or "Hardware, HEVC" (smaller file size).

Intel Macs: use these recommended recording settings. Note: you only use these settings for recording, not streaming.

[fading hare]

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

1. In OBS Settings → Output, set the Output Mode to Simple
2. In the Recording section, choose Indistinguishable Quality as the Recording Quality
3. Set your Video Encoder to a hardware encoder, if available

[forest axle]

^following those instructions should get you back on the right track

[forest axle]

oh, i didn't see this new bot command

nice

[fierce rock]

🤣 I was like, did the Apple silicon recording guide I linked not work?

[forest axle]

it's been a long weekend, my sleepy brain filtered out unfamiliar information and assumed it was in reply to something else :p

[fierce rock]

All good. I'm not a Mac person, so thought maybe it was bad for M1 Macs.

[lean raven]

@neon lily

[forest axle]

please don't ping people if they aren't actively helping you already. loopback is paid, virtual audio cable and blackhole, however, are free. the guides to use them to capture mac audio if you cannot use macOS 13+ should all still be contained in the mac audio guide:

!macaudio

[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]

i don't think there is an out-of-the-box AND free way to do program-specific audio capture unless those programs happen to have their own audio output control

[hardy sun]

thats right

[fierce rock]

Then you want something like Audacity. There is no way to get audio only in OBS.

[hardy sun]

i see. so i can take the file from OBS format and process it in audacity flattening it to only audio?

[fierce rock]

I meant to use audacity to record audio only. You can use pretty much any editing program to extract the audio from existing recordings.

[hardy sun]

sure i dig that. mostly i would like to use it to record internal audio, which audacity isnt very good at. 🙂

i am confused because OBS has an option for source: MAC audio capture.

[fierce rock]

Yes, but there's not an option for audio only output.

[hardy sun]

that makes sense. i will certainly be using the screen capture eventually. if its ok i will confirm. there is no way to move the OBS file into other software and extract ONLY the audio then?

[fierce rock]

No, you can definitely take OBS' recordings into any editing software to extract the audio only.

[hardy sun]

excellent. Hey X thanks for your help. much appreciated.

[fierce rock]

Of course! 👍

[hardy sun]

my apologies. just sent a test from OBS (file format MKV) to Audacity and aparently Audacity doesnt like it.

[neon lily]

Audacity doesn’t open video files

It’s an audio editor

You need to extract the audio first

[hardy sun]

ok cool. so i just need to get some software capable of such things. is it cool if i ask for a recommendation?

im gonna take all that noise back. 🙂 there is a way to use Audacity to import and extract ONLY audio from an MKV file. in order to do so this you only need to dl a LAME library and a FFmpeg library. if anyone wants to know how please feel free to ask. again, thanks for the swift help in here!

[forest axle]

yes, ffmpeg would be the go-to, but it is not particularly user-friendly. it is convenient that audacity offers it as a plugin

[hardy sun]

it certainly is. i cant imagine that it is user friendly all by iteself but it looks like, because the Audacity for Mac is only 64 bit now, they have made it an easy change in the prefrences to just add the libraries.

[low otter]

hello how can i use my elgato cam link on browser

[neon lily]

Cam Link should show up as a webcam. But if not, add it to a scene in OBS Studio then use the virtual camera. What macOS version are you running?

[low otter]

Sonoma 14.5

how can i use my elgato virtual cam on browser

in websites ike ome.tv

[neon lily]

You can't use it on ome.tv

Their terms and conditions expressly forbid virtual cameras

They only allow you to use your real camera, so they block anything that isn't a real camera

[low otter]

but on windows it works

with a little trick

[plucky zenith]

we cannot help you with breaching their terms

also it has nothing to do with obs

[low otter]

ok

[rancid wagon]

What's going on yall

[neon lily]

Your canvas size is likely too large

You'll need to edit your active profile's file manually

1. Quit OBS Studio
2. Click on the Finder icon
3. Click on the Go menu -> Go to Folder
4. Copy paste the following into the box, then click Go
   ~/Library/Application Support/obs-studio/basic/profiles
5. Choose the folder for whichever profile you're using. If you haven't created a profile, it's probably called Untitled
6. Open basic.ini in a text editor (TextEdit will work)
7. Scroll to the [Video] section, and overwrite the following values:

BaseCX=1920
BaseCY=1080
OutputCX=1920
OutputCY=1080

8. Save the file then quit the text editor. Then try opening OBS Studio.

@rancid wagon

[rancid wagon]

Thank you so much! Omg

NEXT! Whats the perfect stream settings for MAC streaming to Twitch

[neon lily]

Depends if it's an Intel Mac or Apple Silicon Mac

[blazing totem]

Less of a developer question, as I am new to the forum. How does OBS support or integrate into hardware created custom made mirrors. If this is out of left field, please hit me up. For a friend.

[rancid wagon]

I also use aethersx2 and lags sometimes also

•I have a apple M1 13.3 screen
•macOS Sonoma
•I use a elgato screen capture thingy thing😂
•monitor is a acer monitor 23.8

[neon lily]

In that case, use the auto config wizard

[fading hare]

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

[rancid wagon]

Thank you! Its works perfectly

[lean raven]

Please tell me how to record only a specific application without any delay between audio and video in Black Hole. It was not written in the URL.

@forest axle

[neon lily]

It's not possible

To do per-application audio capture on older versions of macOS, you must use Sound Siphon or Loopback

[iron rune]

install linux

pactl load-module module-null-sink
pactl load-module module-loopback

[lean raven]

How do I use Sound Siphon?

[neon lily]

You create audio devices in Sound Siphon, and select which apps to capture from

Then you select that audio device in OBS Settings -> Audio

[lean raven]

I can't choose anything

[neon lily]

You haven’t created a device

Click the plus at the lower left

[lean raven]

It doesn't respond even if you push it. Are there any other necessary procedures to use it? Like loop back, restart and press and hold the main power button on your Mac, etc.

[neon lily]

I don’t know

I don’t use Sound Siphon

You should consult the support from the developer

[lean raven]

What are you using？

[glass shadow]

Is the interface really grey? That would imply to me that something is wrong

[neon lily]

A later version of macOS, where no such tools are needed

[shut oxide]

I am trying to install the stroke-glow-shadow pulgin on my mac but it isnt showing up on my obs, can somebody help me?

https://obsproject.com/logs/N68znYvTCj2Sjpuc

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

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

[nocturne marsh]

Hello, here's my problem.

I would like to send the audio from OBS to another application (in this case, Discord). After some research, I found the Blackhole software where, on their Github, they indicate that to route audio from one app to another, you simply need to select the ‘Blackhole’ output on the source and the ‘Blackhole’ input on the destination app.

So, in my OBS audio settings, I've selected ‘Blackhole’ for the monitor output and I've selected ‘Blackhole’ for my Discord input but nothing happens.

Can you shed some light on this?

Thanks in advance!

PS : here's the link on the forum topic : https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/route-obs-audio-to-other-app.175794/

[opal mauve]

Reposting this:

Has anyone ever had an issue when using window capture where it automatically switches between desktops???

This started happening within the last month. I typically have about 5-10 windows open at the same time and I used to be able to use my stream deck to switch between sources. IT still allows me to switch between sources, although now the screen that I have all of the windows open on will automatically switch back to desktop 1 when ever I swipe over to another screen

[lean raven]

I really can't push it.

[dapper delta]

Hi All, when we install OBS on a Mac OBS crashes and. when we try to reopen it, it asks us to either reopen normally or in safe mode. and then does not open. We had stream deck software open. once closing stream deck software, it opened. Do we need stream deck stopped before starting OBS on the Mac?

[dapper delta]

Hi All, When running OBS on a Mac, when we quite and reopen OBS, All USB Camera include the built in Mac Cam are flipped 180. Any idea why this could be happening! thank you.

[pseudo warren]

Hey, am i able to rename the output on my virtual camera? its currently called obs virtual camera, and its in conflict,

[warped mica]

you cannot, no.

what do you mean with "its in conflict"?

[pseudo warren]

It does not let me use the Virtual cam as i have another OBS version installed,

i use both for recording videos

[neon lily]

What?

[opal mauve]

Any one have any ideas what I can do to get help with this issue? I've posted about it on several different occasions

#macos-support message

[forest axle]

if you have a more clear set of steps to explain and reproduce the issue, that might help. i can't tell if the stream deck is required, for example, or what precisely is being switched with the steam deck, or if the desktop is switching to focus that window, or if it occurs without multiple desktop spaces. it's just a very convoluted issue description at the moment

[fading hare]

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

[forest axle]

posting a log is probably the best way to see what's going on:

!maccleanlog

[fading hare]

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

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

⚠️ Warning

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

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 11.6 (OK)
• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-8210Y @ 1.60GHz - Below minimum requirements / Intel HD 500 - Below minimum requirements

[forest axle]

there's a few obvious issues here; you will need to lower your canvas size to at least 1920x1080 (it's currently 1920x1820), but more likely 1280x720 will be better

that said; you didn't follow the instructions correctly, so there isn't all of the information we need

try reading those instructions again and following all of them and we can go from there

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 11.8% Rendering Lag
• 16.1% CPU Encoder Overload

⚠️ Warning

• Browser Not Accelerated
• Permissions Not Granted (2)

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 11.6 (OK)
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-8210Y @ 1.60GHz - Below minimum requirements / Intel HD 500 - Below minimum requirements

[forest axle]

that's fine

frankly, you probably aren't going to be able to get much better performance than this with this computer

it might be usable at 720p, you'll have to test

lowering the canvas to 720p was definitely an improvement compared to what you had before

when you changed the canvas to 1280x720

that helps

there isn't much left you can change

changing that won't improve your performance

you could stream at 480p by changing the canvas to 854x480

but that might be too low resolution for your viewers

you could also remove your browser sources, but you probably want those

sure

restart OBS first

yes

oh cool, glad to hear

you'll need to use your display capture source. you could try adding a window capture and capture your browser, but this might cause lag again

[warped ermine]

Hi, so I've been using OBS to record interview segments on Discord calls for a video I'm working on. There have been now 2 instances where I finish recording, check the file and notice nothing out of the ordinary, but when I check back at a later date, the audio from Discord is gone and only the audio from my mic is there

These are the settings I had at the time

I've since removed the extra stuff like the "macOS Screen Capture" and "Browser," but it seems like it should be working to me

The first time it happened, I just assumed that it was an error on my end or a weird glitch that I didn't notice

But now that it's happened twice, I'm fairly certain that it's more than just that

(both instances, I tested the display capture on a YouTube video beforehand, and everything worked perfectly fine)

The main things I would like to know are:

• Is there any way to avoid this and

• Is there any way to recover the audio that somehow disappeared

[gaunt nexus]

I just want to use your guys audio recording because it's pretty smooth for some reason

[forest axle]

OBS cannot modify the content of your recordings after they have been created. if your recordings once had audio and then later did not, then something else would have modified them. feel free to post a log of a session though, who knows if there may be issues we can identify

!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]

there is also not typically a good reason to use display capture over macOS screen capture; is there a reason you're doing so here? you also generally do not need macOS audio captures in conjunction with macOS screen captures, since macOS screen captures have audio built-in

[obtuse nimbus]

Hi!, I currently have a mac mini 2020 16gb ram, M1, currently trying to stream with obs, canvas is 1080p and there is no downscaling, when I open OBS everything is soo slow(as soon as I close it, there is no issues with the mac), looks like it is taking all cpu, if I click on steam it goes to 995 of skipped frames du to encoding lag. this is the log url https://obsproject.com/logs/BwQ5LQ2JweCjJaBY, do you guys have a recommendation to improve this?

[neon lily]

There's a bug in recent versions of macOS that causes screen capture to slow down the computer

You might be getting hit by that

But also

[fading hare]

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

1. In OBS Settings → Output, set the Output Mode to Simple
2. In the Recording section, choose Indistinguishable Quality as the Recording Quality
3. Set your Video Encoder to a hardware encoder, if available

[neon lily]

Switch to Simple Mode. It'll work for both streaming and recording

[obtuse nimbus]

did not work, I have the stream deck plugin, I am wondering if that is causing it, I used to stream without issues

I am wondering if unisntalling and installing again would help

[warped ermine]

https://obsproject.com/logs/NDytukM4nxCdIPwU

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (1)
• Wrong YUV Color Range

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[warped ermine]

There's no specific reason, I just didn't know which one I should use so I just stuck with the one I first used

[obtuse nimbus]

It worked! Uninstalling it and instslling clean worked!

[tidal plank]

There was a plugin installed on the camera. I uninstalled OBS, uninstalled the plugin, and the camera does not work. The OBS camera is displayed everywhere instead of the standard Mac camera
The /Library/CoreMediaIO/Plug-Ins/DAL folder is empty.
All OBS folders are deleted. I tried installing the OBS and completely uninstalling it again, it didn't help.

Used the commands:
sudo rm -rf /Library/CoreMediaIO/Plug-Ins/DAL/obs-mac-virtualcam.plugin
sudo rm -rf /Library/Application\ Support/obs-studio/plugins/obs-mac-virtualcam
Also didn't help

[neon lily]

The newer virtual camera requires uninstalling OBS Studio

To do that, it needs to be sent to the Trash, then the Trash must be emptied

However, you should be able to select which camera you want to use in your web browser

That's before clicking Test Webcam on that website

[tidal plank]

OBS deleted. Tried reinstalling. I had previously installed the camera plugin, most likely in an older version of OBS. Some sites don't allow me to select the camera and it works as OBS camera, so I can't be seen

[neon lily]

What sites don't allow you to select?

[tidal plank]

For example https://ponimau.com

[neon lily]

Ah hmm, I can't test that one

[tidal plank]

Ran into this yesterday, still couldn't get the camera to turn on. Is there any way to delete the OBS virtual camera if it is already deleted everywhere? In google chrome you can specify the camera for the browser in the settings, there is no setting in safari

[neon lily]

Like I said, the way to delete the virtual camera is to send OBS Studio to the trash

What version of macOS and OBS are we talking?

[tidal plank]

macos sonoma 14.5. OBS was removed a long time ago. Installed version 30+, but previously there was another version that required the plugin to be installed

[neon lily]

Yeah, but that older version of the virtual camera doesn't run on Sonoma to start with

[tidal plank]

And it is not deleted

[neon lily]

Even if the older DAL plugin weren't deleted, it doesn't run on Sonoma like I said so it's not the cause of the issue. It has to be the newer camera, which is uninstalled by properly uninstalling OBS Studio.

But you say, you reinstalled OBS today, right? To try uninstalling it again

[tidal plank]

Yesterday at least 3 times reinstalled OBS and cleaned all folders in Macos

[neon lily]

And you ran OBS at least once, each time?

And then disposed of it by dragging from the Application folder to the Trash, then emptying the Trash?

[tidal plank]

That's right. I even added a camera scene and it worked in OBS. Then uninstalled the OBS via AppCleaner and cleaned out the trash

[carmine wave]

hey, im having trouble with obs on my mac

when im screen recording it stops after 5 mins

but it keeps recording just a frozen screen until i stop it

and each time i use it, it gets shorter and shorter until it freezes and just records one frame

when it does it the purple thing disappears so idk if thats related

this

[forest axle]

as was said a couple of times, to uninstall the extension you need to drag OBS to the trash. not use appcleaner, not clean the trash afterward, but empty the trash and then drag OBS.app to the trash.

if you have in fact done that and the system extension remains, go ahead and:

1. open Terminal.app (located in /Applications/Utilities)
2. paste in the following command and hit enter: systemextensionsctl list
3. share the entire output of that command in this channel with a screenshot or copy-paste

[forest axle]

what application are you recording?

[carmine wave]

multiple, roblox, chrome, safari, does it on all of them 😭

[tidal plank]

uninstalled without any third-party programsЁ

2 extension(s)
--- com.apple.system_extension.cmio
enabled active teamID bundleID (version) name [state]

• • 2MMRE5MTB8 com.obsproject.obs-studio.mac-camera-extension (30.1.2/8576208847) com.obsproject.obs-studio.mac-camera-extension [activated enabled]
    --- com.apple.system_extension.network_extension
    enabled active teamID bundleID (version) name [state]
• • MLZF7K7B5R at.obdev.littlesnitch.networkextension (5.7/6290) Little Snitch Network Extension [activated enabled]

[tidal plank]

I removed the obs folder from /Library/SystemExtensions
but the extension still exists

Finally deleted the extension. Problem solved.

1. disabled SIP
2. sudo systemextensionsctl uninstall 2MMRE5MTB8 com.obsproject.obs-studio.mac-camera-extension
3. reboot

[carmine wave]

can someone help?

[forest axle]

it's still unclear if this means that you dragged OBS to the trash. i would have liked to have seen evidence that that was what you were doing and the extension persisted, since for that to happen without any prompt or error message is basically unheard of

[forest axle]

could you create a log of the issue occurring?

!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]

this is a macOS issue as far as we're aware, but a consistent reproduction has been hard to pin down

if you have a surefire, consistent way to reproduce the issue, that would be very helpful

for most people it happens after some number of hours. if your macOS is up to date and it's happening immediately or very quickly, a log might have useful information

[pseudo warren]

Hi! I’m just wondering if there’s a way to download older versions of OBS or a reliable website.

[forest axle]

old versions are always available at https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/

[pseudo warren]

Thank you

[carmine wave]

hey, i realised it could be a storage issue as i was low on storage.

ill let you know if it persists, thanks for your help

[forest axle]

ok, thanks for the info

[narrow sun]

hey guys
i set my hotkey to trans scene but it didnt work

even i restart obs it still not work

any ideas?

[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

[narrow sun]

https://obsproject.com/logs/mClcLRGBjQikpRTv

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

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

ℹ️ Info

• 1.6% Encoder Overload
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[narrow sun]

that doesnt help my problem

maybe i am just doing it wrong

[plucky zenith]

you need t grant accessibility permissions

[fading hare]

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

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

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

For more information, see the macOS Permissions Guide

[narrow sun]

fixed ty

[carmine wave]

hey, it working all good now thank you. it was a storage issue

[heady pebble]

the retina display is different that my actual retina display

idk why tho cuz its 4k not 2k

i might js be slow tho but please help if u can

[shrewd gyro]

sorry wondering why i dont have more options for video capture source

i cant deactivate or anything, does anyone know how to change that

https://obsproject.com/logs/7R4rBSxDXAOLLxPW

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[clever willow]

Hi! Uncheck the "Use Preset" Box so you should see more options 🙂

And i have a weird Problem, maybe somone knows whats wrong: I use an Scarlet Focusrite Audio Interface on my Mac Studio M2 Max. Suddenly since today OBS Lags with 1 FPS when the my Mic Audio Source is visible. When i uncheck it, OBS runs fine. Whats that now? I Have seen someone has 2022 posted the same Problem in the OBS Forum but there are no answers:
https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/obs-28-freezing-when-i-add-audio-sources.162854/

[shrewd gyro]

unfortunately it still doesnt give me any optons

all it gives me is frame rate settings that are empty

[iron zealot]

When using the recording software and having my headphones with microphones connected to my macbook how do i stop from hearing my own microphone but able to still have my voice over the video and audio of the game?

[heady pebble]

on obs the retina display is different than my actual mac retina display, please help if u can

[forest axle]

OBS gives the 'logical' resolution of your display, rather than the actual physical resolution

your macOS screen captures are full size, so you don't need to worry about it

just set your canvas to the full physical resolution

(if that's what you want)

[forest axle]

scroll down

there are more options below

though i'm not sure what options may exist under windows that don't under macOS

[tropic patrol]

You can change it manually; settings audio. Select your input en output on your preferences

[hollow barn]

one thing to add, look for the monitor function once you are there, change it until it works.

[dawn oak]

Hi everyone,

I am using a DJI Pocket 3 as my video capture device with a Mac mini.

I would like to have a horizontal video input from the DJI, but it always comes in a vertical video frame no matter how I change the settings in OBS or switch the monitor on the DJI.

Does anyone know a solution for this? Thanks~

[clever willow]

Nobody gots an idea? I Will try if there is some Mic Plugin the Issue

[forest axle]

could you send a log?

!maccleanlog

[fading hare]

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

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

[forest axle]

if the issue occurs without any output active, then don't worry about that part

[heady pebble]

how do i do that?

[forest axle]

settings->video

[heady pebble]

bet thanks

[heady pebble]

yo so i was recording and idk why its so pixelated or idk what to call it but it looks off

can u help

its just roblox homepage and my mac cant load it in good res 💀

[forest axle]

what are we looking at here

let's just do this

!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

[blazing anchor]

what setting can i adjust so a clip I am recording doesn't have a delay / sync problem. from Twitter

https://obsproject.com/logs/2cB6glb9vFs6BHEr log file, I use a mac book

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (1)

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i9-9880H @ 2.30GHz - OK! / Radeon Pro 5500M - OK!

[forest axle]

which two sources are not synced? there are many sources here

[obtuse nimbus]

Hi, not sure if this is the correct discord to ask this but I have a dual pc setup, with a wide screen monitor (3440 x 1440 ) in the gaming pc. If I set the resolution to 1440p with the extend display in my gaming pc, I can see in obs in my streaming pc (using el gato hds+) the correct display resolution, however if I duplicate displays in the gaming pc, even if both resoutions are at 1440p, somehow obs get it as if it were wide screen (basically ignores the resolution). Has anyvoardy seen this before?, is there a way to set 1440p with duplicate display?

[shut lake]

Sounds like a bug

[surreal marlin]

Window capture on macOS sometimes generates wrong window resolution. I have to restart OBS Studio.
It might be related to 2x@ hi-dpi.

Version: 30.1.2 Apple Silicon

[rough flint]

Hey. I am trying to set up a stream on twitch (hearthstone) but whenever i start streaming the game does not fill in the screen

and i have black empty rectangles by the sides

[neon lily]

What is your base resolution?

[rough flint]

happens both full screen and windowed

1400x900 apparently

[neon lily]

You can see in OBS Settings -> Video

Right, so that’s a 16:10 resolution

[rough flint]

yeah i set it to 1400x900

same as display

[neon lily]

But Twitch expects a 16;9 resolution only

[rough flint]

hmm

[neon lily]

You’ll need to adjust the base resolution, then fill the extra spaces in your layout

[rough flint]

i dont think i can make 16:9 resolution by default though

given the list of available ones

[neon lily]

You can type in that box

[neon lily]

Oh there, no

[rough flint]

you mean i dont have to adjust my actual pc resolution ?

[neon lily]

No, you adjust your base resolution in OBS Settings -> Video

If you want to have a 16:9 resolution on the computer itself, you’ll either need to plug in a monitor or use a piece of software like BetterDisplay

It lets you choose a custom resolution

[rough flint]

i dont think it solves the issue

these black lines and not filling in the screen persist

even if i enter full screen mode kinda

ok i cud jsut manually fit it i guess

[flint egret]

Hey everyone. Question about obs studio on Mac and sound issues out of my rekordbox dj controller.
I have audio routed via blackhole and an aggregate device. Currently I can’t get any sound I want to cue on the controller when sound is routed via the aggregate device. Any streaming dj’s on here who could help🙏🙏🙏

[fierce rock]

<@&715347355565817879> First post seems like a shady PowerPoint

[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...

please help me

[fast sandal]

👀 Hello everyone! I can't seem to get OBS Studio running on my Mac Mini M2 Pro Sonoma 14.5 (1701 Segmentation fault). It was working but then it quit as I was trying different cameras (from my iPad and iPhone). Tried uninstalling, deleting relevant files in /Library, rebooted a number of times and reinstalled (30.1.2) but I still get the 'improper shutdown' message. I've tried starting from Terminal with "/Applications/OBS.app/Contents/MacOS/OBS --disable-shutdown-check", checked permissions... Not sure what else to try. Error log shows "error: [ mac-screencapture ]: init_screen_stream: Invalid target window ID: 227". Any suggestions 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.

[forest axle]

that's a known issue that will be fixed in the next version of OBS. the only resolution for the moment is removing 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

[fast sandal]

Thank you @forest axle ! Worked perfectly.

[vapid gorge]

I'm still having issues with OBS 30.0.2 and Discord. When I stream, it shows all the OBS controls instead of just gameplay. I was told to start my virtual camera before sharing my screen on discord and that it would show up in the options, but it still can only recognize the entire app and not just the gameplay

sry the images got clippped weirdly when I uploaded them all

[plucky zenith]

use the vcam, not screenshare

[vapid gorge]

where's the option to select the vcam?

[plucky zenith]

in discord

click on the cam icon instead of the screen one

[forest axle]

the virtual camera is treated like any other physical camera, so you have to turn on your camera in discord, yeah

then select the virtual camera instead of a physical one

[vapid gorge]

oooooh

i think it's working

oh wait but it's backwards?

[fading hare]

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

[vapid gorge]

i see

thanks!

[rain aspen]

????????????

Can someone help me?

[forest axle]

do you have a consistent way to reproduce the freeze?

you have to set all the invalid parameters marked in red to valid values before the fps field will populate. you'll have to scroll down to locate all of them

[forest axle]

can you show a screenshot with the FPS options it's showing you, with all of the parameters visible?

just showing the entire source properties window, with everything you have set

if you change the input format to yuv420, do the available fps values change?

now if you switch it to simple fps instead of rational fps, what fps options are shown

assuming your switch is connected correctly, i don't know why it would be showing a black screen at that point either, may just be an issue with the card

probably good to try disconnecting and reconnecting it, etc

that shouldn't do anything; it's a capture card issue

i'd disconnect and reconnect your switch from the capture card as well...you may also need to fiddle with those parameters

setting values like you are in that source properties window changes the configuration of the card itself, and if the card doesn't work well it might get confused

[forest axle]

sorry, been in and out. another thing we should probably check is whether your card is connected via USB3 or not

to do that:

1. open Terminal.app (located in /Applications/Utilities)
2. type in the following and hit enter:
   system_profiler SPThunderboltDataType SPUSBDataType
3. copy-paste the whole output from that command into here

[forest axle]

that's fine, i can see the issue

the capture card isn't connected with a cable that supports usb 3

you need a usb 3 connection for video capture

i'm not sure what cable you're using to connect it to your machine, or if there are any hubs or adapters in between, but everything has to be usb 3-capable

usb-c is just the physical connector

it's not about the HDMI cable, it's about the USB cable between the card and your computer

usb 3 refers to the speeds the cable is capable of carrying rather than the connector

usb 2 is up to 480 mb/s, while usb 3 is 5 gb/s or greater

again, you need to connect the card to your machine with a usb 3 cable

if you don't have one, you will need to buy one

no, the HDMI cable is not relevant, it's fine

the cable between the capture card and your computer is what is relevant

yes

if you have another cable around you can try it; the point is that cable has to support usb 3

sometimes there's an "SS" symbol on the cable, but not always; you'll have to just try them to know for sure, or purchase one that explicitly says it supports usb 3 or greater

if the entire connection between the card and your device supports USB 3, including any adapter or hub, then yes

no problem, best of luck!

[modern orbit]

hi can u help me? i cant stream on boosty.to , stream has started but i have black screen. URL and key are correct. OBS 29.0.2 (mac) . Streaming on youtube is fine

[rain aspen]

Yes, I do, later I will record to show the situation, but in short, when I use a heavy program like Premiere, it gets a bit slow, but then the image freezes,

[terse cedar]

Does anyone know if OBS will work with this camera: PTZOptics PT12X-USB-GY-G2
Currently a church is using this camera with Wirecast and I am moving them over to OBS as SermonAudio highly recommends it. However, I think Wirecast can switch the audio and make that camera move for a second scene. The camera and audio are separate devices. Will OBS do this, and if so, how do I make it do this? Is there a way to setup scenes, like scene 1 is to move the camera and use MIC 1 and then switch to scene 2 and moves the camera again and uses MIC 2?

[grizzled night]

i found this https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/ptz-controls.1284/ and there's probably other ptz plugins as well. for mic changing, you can simply add mic 1 to scene 1, and mic 2 to scene 2, just don't add the mic to the other scene and the mic will automatically switch (i'm assuming you have 2 mics that are both connected to the computer)

[digital urchin]

When exporting my recording there’s is no microphone audio, until I put it inside a program like capcut

Is this a quicktime player issue?

Maybe I should get VLC ah

[forest axle]

that's odd

can you create a clean log?

!maccleanlog

[fading hare]

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

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

[digital urchin]

https://obsproject.com/logs/x4gOU7aQIe4HmiOK

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 11.5 (OK)
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

well, quicktime won't play back .mkvs in general

[digital urchin]

i really think its quicktime players fault.

i open the mp4 version tho

[forest axle]

oh, yeah, quicktime may only play the first audio track by default

and it looks like your microphone audio is on track 2

[digital urchin]

yeah

[forest axle]

tbh that's probably correct behavior

[digital urchin]

i want them separate

okay then

thank you

maybe get vlc then

[forest axle]

VLC will probably do the same thing

when there are multiple audio tracks on a video, it typically makes sense that you'd only want one playing back at once, i.e. for multiple languages in a show or movie or something

[digital urchin]

vlc works!

[swift dirge]

byebye bigot.

c'mon discord, delete the messages...

Fine, I'll do it myself!

anyway.

[forest axle]

maybe discord's automated systems are overwhelmed by..similar actors :p

[digital urchin]

Prolly a troll man

[neon lily]

They pop up at this time of year

[fading hare]

@fading hare

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

Click here for instructions on how to configure your system.

[odd marlin]

Have we lost the ability to change naming conventions with 30.1.2?

[plucky zenith]

which naming conventions? of the outputted file?

[odd marlin]

yes...the output

[plucky zenith]

it's still there

[odd marlin]

Has it moved? I don't see it in output/recording settings

[plucky zenith]

was never there, it's in settings > advanced

[odd marlin]

hmmm...could have sworn it was there. thank you, i'm an idiot. lol

[mystic thistle]

I dont really update my applications because i usually dislike new updates, but i was actually forced to to fix some audio errors with OBS. now i have a 'desktop audio' source, and the only way I can play audio to my stream is using this connection to a voice changer output which makes it so I cant hear it. is there any way to fix this so I can hear it, but it also goes to my stream? also, for some reason my window capture ALSO does not display what Im capturing. just the other day, everything was working fine and audio was picked up simply by using the window capture.

[forest axle]

could you type the same command you did before into terminal and share the results?

i'll re-copy it

1. open Terminal.app (located in /Applications/Utilities)
2. type in the following and hit enter:
   system_profiler SPThunderboltDataType SPUSBDataType
3. copy-paste the whole output from that command into here

looks like your computer isn't seeing your capture card at all, at the moment

is the capture card plugged in?

hmm, that looks like it's seeing a usb hub, but not a device connected to that hub

the hub is at least connected via usb 3

so if you connect your card to that hub with a usb 3 cable, it should be visible

what is connected to your computer? you can take a picture or something

your computer is showing that a usb3 hub is connected, rather than the capture card

i would need to see a picture of what's physically connected to your machine to know any further what's going on

since the output of that command isn't showing a card connected

yeah that's fine, you can just post when you do, i will check back

this channel isn't usually too fast-paced

[forest axle]

what version of macOS are you on?

[forest axle]

alright yeah, that dock is what i meant when i was saying hub

hmm. it looks like the dock does not get along with your card unfortunately 😦

you are now discovering the joys of USB and macs

i'm pretty surprised that that card doesn't work if it's plugged directly into your mac

i.e. without the dock

the dock may work with one device, but may not be compatible with others

while the card might get along with one dock/adapter/hub, but not others

a lot of people go with devices from elgato and avermedia because they are relatively easy to use and generally work well enough with macOS

though they sometimes do need adapters still, and not all adapters will work

it looks like that card is actually designed to work with USB 2.0, which is very weird because when it was connected it advertised itself as USB 3.0

so i really don't know what my advice is 😅 i would probably return the card because it looks fairly crappy and clearly isn't working

but i'd also just beware that that adapter may also not work if you acquire a new card

most cards should allow you to use your own cable, though, which means you won't be tied to that adapter

so i'd recommend getting a card that doesn't have the cable physically attached to it

no problem. i'm sorry it's a frustrating journey!

[mystic thistle]

13.3

[forest axle]

for window capture, you can use macOS screen capture instead of window capture

for the audio issue, i'm not sure i precisely understand it; #audio-support may be of greater help

[mystic thistle]

Screen capture is also just black

[forest axle]

have you granted permissions as prompted?

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

[mystic thistle]

https://obsproject.com/logs/POAPLFKoOzoB30cj

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.3 (OK)
• 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)

[forest axle]

looks like replayd may have frozen on you

to resolve that:

1. open terminal.app (located in /Applications/Utilities)
2. copy-paste the following command and hit enter: sudo killall replayd

you may need to type your password after hitting enter

[mystic thistle]

Alright

Yeah, didn't do anything

[forest axle]

can you take a screenshot of the source properties window for your macos screen capture source?

[mystic thistle]

The only thing really working on obs atm is the mic

[mystic thistle]

screen capture doesnt work either

[tribal shore]

hello, if somebody can help me I have a windows 11 computer and would like to screen share my iphone but it wont recognize in the obs application as a device, is there a way for me to do it?

[forest axle]

let's try killing replayd this way:

1. open activity monitor (also in /applications/utilities)
2. in activity monitor, in the top right, search for "replayd" and then select it
3. hit the X icon along the top bar and force quit it

[mystic thistle]

i dont have something called replayd on my computer?

nothing is sowing up when i search

[forest axle]

can you show a screenshot?

[forest axle]

it won't appear under the energy tab, it would need to be cpu or memory

[mystic thistle]

oh!

oookay that worked

thank you!

[tribal shore]

@forest axle can i ask for help

[forest axle]

yes, but please don't ping people that aren't already helping you. if you need help with windows OBS, you'll want #windows-support though

[tribal shore]

my question is just if iphone 15 is eligible to be use a video source to still mirror screen in obs even though i have a windows 11 computer?

i had a macbook pro before and sold it

and now if i cant i regre it now

[forest axle]

you'll want to ask that in #windows-support. i'm not misdirecting you, i literally have no idea

that's the channel for help if you're using the windows version of OBS

[sweet laurel]

olympiakos athens is better

[valid nacelle]

When I add a browser source in OBS to show custom HTML/CSS the paddings and margins differ from what I see in other browsers, despite using a CSS reset. Any tips on how to stop this happening?

[valid rover]

[shut lagoon]

I can't even get OBS to open at all. Not Responding. At least you have a working microphone lol

[pseudo warren]

Hello. My obs don't open. I putted some random numbers and letters in URL and Stream Key and click on Apply. After this, my obs just close and even if I try to close all obs, it stay like that:

[plucky zenith]

#windows-support

[willow bane]

Can someone help me get the best settings for recording (mainly Minecraft pvp clips)

I've tested a lot but every single one ends up terrible

and I can't look up vids because a lot are for windows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ER2GY7EVo

kinda like this but for Mac

either its for windows or its outdated

[fading hare]

For high-quality, no fuss recordings on macOS:

Apple Silicon Macs: 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 "Hardware, H.264" (more compatible) or "Hardware, HEVC" (smaller file size).

Intel Macs: use these recommended recording settings. Note: you only use these settings for recording, not streaming.

[willow bane]

I'm using an M3 chip Macbook so what is it considered? Intel or Silicon?

[fierce rock]

If it's not an Intel CPU, then it's Apple.

[willow bane]

I did what this says but do I have to change anything else?

Like the Common FPS Value

what do I set it as

[neon lily]

Whatever you want

If you're unsure, you should use the Auto Config Wizard

[fading hare]

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

[willow bane]

i did not know that exists

[neon lily]

It pops up the first time you use OBS

[willow bane]

I didn't for me

I don't remember

actually

idek

for the FPS, which one is the best

[fierce rock]

Just keep it at 60.

[willow bane]

ty

yo it actually looks pretty decent

[round yarrow]

hi im new on here and new to OBS but when recording and playing back, for some reason it only plays around half of my screen on my recordings, can anyone help me and tell me what im doing wrong?? Thanks in advance😫

[willow bane]

Ok guys I did the Wizard tool and it's smooth and not laggy but it looks "not clear"

is there some way to make it "clearer"

[pseudo warren]

help

pls

[pseudo warren]

how

[willow bane]

like it kinda looks like this

[fierce rock]

!macrecording 👇 still the best options.

[fading hare]

For high-quality, no fuss recordings on macOS:

Apple Silicon Macs: 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 "Hardware, H.264" (more compatible) or "Hardware, HEVC" (smaller file size).

Intel Macs: use these recommended recording settings. Note: you only use these settings for recording, not streaming.

[willow bane]

be quiet

[fierce rock]

!new Need to add sources.