macos-support

[warm coral]

I am new to this too so I cannot help you much.

Maybe some suggestions.

You need to get the app as a source and then full screen capture and see it elsewhere too?

Or just record full screen of your app?

[real solar]

Hi! Updating to 31.0.0 has OBS crashing whenever I try to launch it. I'm on Sequoia 15.2. If I change the name of the obs-studio folder in Application Support, OBS launches just fine. Any suggestions on diagnosing the issue?

[fading hare]

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

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.

[plucky zenith]

in that appliaction support folder, there's a file named user.ini, can you upload it here?

[plucky zenith]

ok, still in that folder, go in basic > scenes and show what's listed there

[plucky zenith]

well that's a lot
you think you can zip them (just the .json ones should do it) and send it here.
string suspition it's this bug

[real solar]

if that's the case I can try deleting the ones I don't need anymore, including the untitled ones

[forest axle]

unfortunately i don't think so, it's this CEF thing; it's dying in ffmpeg initialization

Thread 1233 Crashed:: av:prores:df7
0   Chromium Embedded Framework              0x30f05b9b8 fontations_ffi$cxxbridge1$BridgeBitmapGlyph$operator$sizeof + 1288868
1   Chromium Embedded Framework              0x30f05b9b8 fontations_ffi$cxxbridge1$BridgeBitmapGlyph$operator$sizeof + 1288868
2   Chromium Embedded Framework              0x30f05b9d0 fontations_ffi$cxxbridge1$BridgeBitmapGlyph$operator$sizeof + 1288892
3   Chromium Embedded Framework              0x30f05b9ec fontations_ffi$cxxbridge1$BridgeBitmapGlyph$operator$sizeof + 1288920
4   Chromium Embedded Framework              0x30f06135c fontations_ffi$cxxbridge1$BridgeBitmapGlyph$operator$sizeof + 1311816
5   Chromium Embedded Framework              0x30f05e650 fontations_ffi$cxxbridge1$BridgeBitmapGlyph$operator$sizeof + 1300284
6   Chromium Embedded Framework              0x30f05e20c fontations_ffi$cxxbridge1$BridgeBitmapGlyph$operator$sizeof + 1299192
7   Chromium Embedded Framework              0x30f06dd98 fontations_ffi$cxxbridge1$BridgeBitmapGlyph$operator$sizeof + 1363588
8   Chromium Embedded Framework              0x30f0742d8 fontations_ffi$cxxbridge1$BridgeBitmapGlyph$operator$sizeof + 1389508
9   libsystem_malloc.dylib                   0x18d51beb0 _malloc_zone_memalign + 316
10  libsystem_malloc.dylib                   0x18d51c58c _posix_memalign + 52
11  libavutil.dylib                          0x103bd5f60 av_malloc + 52
12  libsystem_pthread.dylib                  0x18d6df0fc thread_start + 8

[real solar]

Are those from browser docks?

[plucky zenith]

oh mb, still need to get more used to reading ips

[forest axle]

it's very hard to read them if you aren't on macOS; on macOS they at least look somewhat normal

[plucky zenith]

ooooh

oh yeah ouki I see the json compacts those

[forest axle]

unfortunately no, i don't think this has anything to do with whether you have browser docks up

[plucky zenith]

they said yeeting the settings folder solves it

so it's either docks or sources

[forest axle]

from my investigation so far it's actually closer to random chance =/

[plucky zenith]

oh

[real solar]

Damn, so am I stuck in 30.2.3 for now?

[forest axle]

or, consistent under some conditions, but the conditions that cause it seem random

[spring musk]

Hey all I'm getting a split second delay on all my recordings. I tried browsing here and changing a few settings with no luck. I even tried re-adding the audio source as someone mentioned as well. Any help would be awesome; thanks much! Latest Log: https://obsproject.com/logs/N6LacGi5sxFuocyP Another Log: https://obsproject.com/logs/vCvGgUpjC7B6TOXW

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[molten grotto]

!delay You can offset audio or use a delay filter on the video to get them to line up better. 1000ms = 1 second

[fading hare]

If you need to delay your audio sources, go to Edit -> Advanced Audio Properties and adjust the Sync Offset (ms) field. If you need to delay your video sources, add a Video Delay (Async) filter. For other sources (Window/Game/Display Capture), add a Render Delay filter and adjust as necessary.

[spring musk]

Thank you! So there's no real issue? We have to add in a delay?

[molten grotto]

Yeah, it's common for things to be a little off between camera and mic sources

[spring musk]

Is there a method to getting it dialed in? Without having to guess, record, view file, repeat?

[alpine hare]

https://obsproject.com/logs/K2y9hRNicQOreqlQ

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• Two Instances
• Max Audio Buffering
• Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduler

ℹ️ Info

• Windows 11 24H2 (OK)
• Not Admin
• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - OK! / GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - OK!

[coral flame]

question : what are the best settings for me to record roblox and stream ? without any problems

https://obsproject.com/logs/fSIE0RDi5qpUxoKf

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 50.8% Rendering Lag
• 94.8% GPU Encoder Overload

⚠️ Warning

• Integrated GPU
• Safe Mode Enabled (2)

ℹ️ Info

• Insufficient Hardware
• Windows 10 22H2 (OK)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz - Below cpu encoding requirements / Intel HD 4400 - Possible bottleneck

[coral flame]

what is the best, settings for me ?

wrong..

[molten grotto]

You can use a video editing program to see how far apart they are, if you have one you're comfortable with.

I'm pretty sloppy, just guess and adjust though.

[spring musk]

Makes sense thank you

[finite aurora]

What do i need to do if this shows up?

[warm coral]

Try running as admin or redownload the dmg. as it might be damaged.

[warm coral]

It seems like your rendering is not powerful enough.

[warm coral]

You need stronger hardware - cpu/gpu.

[finite aurora]

I'm admin.

[finite aurora]

And i redownloaded.

[warm coral]

Still nothing?

[finite aurora]

Yeah still nothing.

[warm coral]

What is your OS latest?

What is your model?

Intel or ARM?

If app dmg. is ok and you have correct version then if it is not possible to open it maybe reset system and try again or right click the dmg. and go from there? That’s weird.

Also reset your caches.

[green beacon]

is there a better plugin for streaming to twitch and youtube at the same time or is this plugin still the best way? https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/multiple-rtmp-outputs-plugin.964/ lots of comments say its not working after recent updates so i thought id see what others here are using for streaming to youtube/twitch simultaneously

[plucky zenith]

it has been updated, and now works with the latest update.
Issue of comments saying it doesn't work is that after it gets updated and workss again, the comments don't get removed.

but also yess there's a few others

[latent mason]

The new mac mini m4 shows overload when streaming 4k60 and drops to 50 to normal

[inner otter]

bro is still helping after 5 months

gigachad

[plucky zenith]

I been here for 3 years, dear

[orchid rune]

Having an issue where my network speed is showing 10mbps upload speed but OBS is only uploading around 3-5, which is causing lots of frame drops and bad quality stream. Wondering what can be done about this. Also having ongoing issues with my internet service provider which is likely contributing to this, but hoping to get some advice if there is anything that can be done about my speed testing at 1 speed and OBS uploading much slower

[fading hare]

Speed tests mean very little with regards to streaming and your choice of bitrate. They measure your raw upload speed to a server that's near you (likely run by your local ISP), instead of your stable upload speed to a streaming server. Your stable speed will determine the bitrate you can comfortably stream at.

The stable speed can be estimated as roughly 70-75% of the speed test result in a lot of cases, however this is by no means a perfect estimate. In reality, it may end up being much worse if there's problems between your ISP and the streaming service.

[green beacon]

Ok awesome as long as there isn’t one that’s clearly better it sounds like this one is the most used/liked one so I’ll go with that

[pallid slate]

Hey everyone, would anyone have a solution to our problem?

[prime thistle]

So I have some color settings made under the Advanced settings tabs and it works when im streaming but not when im recording. Can someone help me fix it?

[gentle flume]

Hi all, does anyone have experiencing with setting up OBS with Whatnot please?

I have tried using the instructions on Whatno, however when I add my OBS Websocket Service Password and select Connect - the Connect button just stays white and nothing happens

Any assistance/guidance woud be greatly appreciated

[candid perch]

Anything on my spindump

[forest axle]

thanks for the reminder, i had been meaning to get back to you. i can't say exactly why things are hanging from that dump, but it looks like a likely culprit is the sheer amount of stuff you're loading when you start OBS. you have over 600 media sources, and OBS is using over 33 gb of memory in that spindump, which is quite a lot. if you need all those media sources, you will probably want to go through them all and enable the "close while inactive" option, so that OBS doesn't keep them all hanging around in memory

[robust vault]

Hi team.

Running OBS on Mac Studio M2 chip set and for the last few months I've been having it crash when I close. It runs fine, no issues, but every time I close, it crashs. I am assuming this is related to one of the plugins but after researching I am unable to locate how to tell which may be causing the issue. Any suggestions to point me in the right direction?

https://obsproject.com/logs/4kYfAnIRT7KCws4h

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session
• Third-Party Plugins (7)

Hardware Check

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

[candid perch]

Thanx let me go thru and elimanate, i stream alot on twitch for different things let me sort thru

[prime thistle]

So I have some color settings made under the Advanced settings tabs and it works when im streaming but not when im recording. Can someone help me fix it?

[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

[prime thistle]

https://obsproject.com/logs/62Hrb7xGhOgd0gcY

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Old Version (30.2.2)
• Permissions Not Granted (1)

ℹ️ Info

• 0.1% Rendering Lag

Hardware Check

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

[finite aurora]

Here.

Its sequoia 15.2

[prime thistle]

this doesnnt help me problem even tho i just updated

[orchid rune]

thank you for the response. Is there a setting that I can play around with to try and improve this? My stable speed appears to jump around 10-50% of my speed test result, vs. the 70-75% you mentioned. Wondering if there is some sort of setting I can pay around with like the bitrate.

[wide stone]

Hello, I have a Mac Mini M1 and has 2 monitors connected to it; one is the main monitor and the other is extending the display. Does macOS not support fullscreen projector? When I do fullscreen projector the main monitor goes black and only the extended monitor has the contents, I could not control the scenes I want to. What might be the solution for this?

[delicate hedge]

Hello, i have a mac m1 and when I try to add a window capture safari doesn't appear, I want to stream a web game in safari

[surreal atlas]

How do you get macros?

@fading hare how do you get macros

[prime cove]

I cannot close OBS, no response, and I have to shut it down forcely each time, why? the lastest version,mac arm64

[wicked girder]

okay i think this'll be a fun one...
Mac M2 Air. I have been streaming fine at 48fps (dropped from 60 to try and fix), 1080p - yesterday i added a few decorations to my stream and have been getting encoding overloaded - it seems one of the webm files has an audio track??? also seeing a failure to get name with coreaudio. any ideas what could be going wrong here?

i think this is the most recent log file where it was happening, but if these logs are unhelpful i can grab new logs after i go live tomorrow since it doesn't seem to happen with recordings.

https://obsproject.com/logs/BKOxyBC9MOu8EcLc

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• Max Audio Buffering

⚠️ Warning

• Non-Standard Framerate

ℹ️ Info

• 0.1% Rendering Lag
• 2.1% Encoder Overload
• Third-Party Plugins (2)

Hardware Check

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

[white hollow]

can someone help me on my OBS setup, my mic is not working during recording

[white hollow]

guys I have fixed the issue on my audio, how do I fix the issue with camera and video resolution?

[kind gust]

hi, is anyone else having issues with their tuna plugin? I am experiencing some ticker skipping and lag

[ashen lava]

Hi everyone ! I've a question about How to introduce my own transition in OBS !

Someone could help me?

[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!

[gray viper]

Hello everyone… I have an i7 iMac with AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT 8 GB. The AMD graphics are not showing up as an encoder option in OBS. When I stream by myself I am ok for the most part however when using the “Stream Together” feature trouble begins. alleviate? If my graphics card was an option would this alleviate some pressure off of my machine? Here is the latest log file. Thanks for you time any correspondence will be greatly appreciated. https://obsproject.com/logs/BzNLhcd9JoXfxA4J

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• 9.8% Rendering Lag
• Permissions Not Granted (1)

ℹ️ Info

• 0.3% Dropped Frames
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz - OK! / Radeon Pro 5500 XT - OK!

[plucky zenith]

on apple all encoding goes through videotoolbox you won't have the amd encoder show in obs.
If you want to encode on the GPU, use the hardware encoder option

[gray viper]

Thank you very much I will try that.

[broken vector]

Hey everyone, my camera becomes laggy if i add an audio input device (focusrite in this case) I used to just use audio hijack in the past but that stopped working. So i thought i would finally use the new audio input things in obs. I have no clue how to fix this, any help would be appreciated

it is only when i scene change

i just saw there is an update with stream deck maybe that has something to do with it

[prime thistle]

So I have some color settings made under the Advanced settings tabs and it works when im streaming but not when im recording. Can someone help me fix it?

[broken vector]

Still freezing with scene changes

ok it is confirmed that adding an audio input was what was making it lag the scene changes, as soon i removed it, scene changes went back to normal

[cunning minnow]

for scene collection if me remove list have save in hard Drive. if i remove will lost or will not which. if i not use that remove if i need import and export that will lost or won't which?

[plucky zenith]

that sentence does not make any sense, try to explain what you want to know more simply

[cunning minnow]

i sorry. i not good english. i am Deaf. i use Sign Language. i not know how correct Sentence. sorry.....

[plucky zenith]

it's ok, I'll try to understand.
you exported your scene collection and are trying to import it back in?

[fossil kernel]

Could anyone help me with getting my Elgato 4K X to show video again. I unplugged it by mistake and now I only get a black screen in OBS. The 4K X is updated and was working fine. I think OBS just might not recongize it for some reason.

[broken vector]

Hey everyone am i doing something wrong when reporting and issue

[plucky zenith]

what do you mean?

[broken vector]

Does anyone know why adding an audio input would make everything start lagging

[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

[restive warren]

Having trouble staying connected to Instagram with the vertical dock

[broken vector]

Can anyone help

[molten grotto]

Someone used the bot to ask for a log so they could help

[green beacon]

has anybody here used the Multiple RTMP outputs plugin bye sorayuki before? i installed it but have no idea where to go to configure it and almost all the instructions are in japanese that ive found, i dont see any plugins menu anywhere in obs, i currently stream through twitch primarily, so i have those settings configured already, i see this in OBS settings but idk if this will stream to both twitch and youtube at the same time, to me it seems like in obs this menu lets you pick one or the other

[cunning minnow]

Can you send me a list of OBS Studio versions with their dates? I need to check because I’m having problems with lag and choppiness. Thanks!

[green beacon]

ok so i found the multiple output option, but do i need to plug in both the youtube and twitch settings into that or will it pick up twitch automatically?

[molten grotto]

Since you already have YT connected in the OBS settings, you would use the multiple output one to send only to Twitch. You will probably want different stream settings for Twitch than YT.

[green beacon]

so since twitch is the primary stream service i use should i only configured youtube in that plugin?

[molten grotto]

Yes, that works too. It will be easier to have YT be the primary though, if you want to see chat in OBS and such. The YT chat URL changes every stream, and having it signed in makes this work automatically in OBS.

[green beacon]

well we monitor our twitch chat via ipads so yeah that may be better, twitch wasnt working in the rtmp plugin though i kept getting a "could not connect to server" error, yet the youtube connection in the plugin worked fine

so i think maybe having obs windowed and leaving some space for the youtube chat popout window to the side might work

[molten grotto]

I'm not sure why that wasn't connecting, try double checking URL and stream key, I guess.

[green beacon]

Well first I got an incorrect stream url error so I found and fixed that but then got a could not connect error so idk how to troubleshoot that

[green beacon]

this is the twitch ingest url im using per twitch's recommendations rtmp://ingest.global-contribute.live-video.net/app/{stream_key} and i just double checked my stream key and its correct

so the error just says "Error: Failed to connect to stream"

when it does work i get this pop up

but as you can see in the background, the streams look like theyre running, and i just checked both of them as an outside viewer and theyre working

also when i end the stream from obs, its still going in youtube

[green beacon]

so what steam settings are you recommending to change for youtube?

[molten grotto]

You only want to stream to Twitch and YT, is that correct?

[green beacon]

yes

[molten grotto]

Don't put YT in the Multiple output dock, only connect to it in OBS Settings > Stream.

What's your internet upload speed?

[green beacon]

fast, gigabit fiber line, averages between 700-900 mbps up

[molten grotto]

Cool. For the YT stream in OBS Settings > Stream page, try 25000 kbps

For the Twitch stream in the multiple output dock, use 6000

[green beacon]

so this is what i had for my output settings when twitch streaming only

[molten grotto]

Make this 25000 for YT

[green beacon]

ok

so in obs the youtube live control panel had me plug in my email, it said it was going to ask me to confirm a passkey like a fingerprint scan which i have on my macbook but its just like loading something and not moving to the next page

also i keep getting a pop up now that says "Starting the output failed. Please check the log for details.

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

https://obsproject.com/logs/WWZMBzdxTmV0DJWF heres my current log file

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (1)

ℹ️ Info

• 0.1% Rendering Lag
• 0.1% Encoder Overload
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[molten grotto]

Try choosing a specific Twitch ingest server instead of that global one.

https://help.twitch.tv/s/twitch-ingest-recommendation?language=en_US

[green beacon]

ok so if youtube is the primary in the obs stream settings do i also need it in the rtmp plug in settings?

[molten grotto]

You do not. One stream from OBS, one stream from multirtmp dock

[green beacon]

ok

ok so what about the other error that i get when i just click start streaming in obs now?

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

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

never had this error with just twitch streaming alone

this is such garbage, with as widely as this plugin seems to be used theres like zero info on how to set it up or use it...getting really frustrated with this crap

[molten grotto]

I gave you the attempted fix above already

[green beacon]

for the encoder error i got?

also if i configure 25000 bitrate for youtube since its the primary stream in obs now, how do i edit the bitrate for the twitch output since that needs to be lower?

[molten grotto]

Yes, the ingest server thing.

You edit the bitrate for Twitch in the multirtmp dock for it.

If everything there says something like "same as OBS" change the encoder first to your apple hardware encoder.

[green beacon]

ok gotcha yes i changed the ingest server thing, my question i asked after that was about the encoder error that said ""Starting the output failed. Please check the log for details.

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

[molten grotto]

The ingest server thing was for that error. I don't know how I can be more clear.

Did you try it and then still get the error after? You haven't said

[green beacon]

oh ok, and no i didnt get the error again, i guess i thought it was a different error since it referred to drivers

[molten grotto]

It's just a generic error, so it isn't always drivers. Glad it's working now.

[green beacon]

ok gotcha, so one more thing, with configuring the broacast details, it makes me configure a broadcast for youtube before i start, but i know in twitch it lets me select the game im playing so people searching by that game can find it, where would i configure that so it shows up for twitch?

[molten grotto]

You can do that in the Twitch website, Stream Manager page

[green beacon]

ok, looks like i have to do that on youtube as well

[molten grotto]

For YT, you use the OBS button Manage Broadcast

[green beacon]

yeah, but theres no select game option to pick which game im playing

thats all i get

[molten grotto]

!youtube I don't believe YT has that feature, only Twitch

[fading hare]

How to stream to YouTube: https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/streaming-to-youtube-with-obs-studio.232/

[green beacon]

it does

[molten grotto]

Okay, then use that

[green beacon]

but will the settings for the title/description in obs overwrite the title/description?

[molten grotto]

As long as you don't select the broadcast in OBS, and just use the YT site there, no.

[green beacon]

well before i can even stream in obs it asks me to configure the broadcast

[molten grotto]

Try reading the guide, I haven't attempted to do it like that before.

[green beacon]

ok so how do you do it then because obs will not let me start a youtube stream without configuring broadcast settings within obs

[molten grotto]

Did I not just say I don't know?

[green beacon]

no need to be rude, youre giving advice on doing multi-broadcasts with this plugin as if youre aware of how to properly set it up and as if youve used it, so how am i to know you dont use it?

[molten grotto]

I have used the plugin, and frankly am walking you through it kindly using my personal time when you could find this information elsewhere. You are asking about using the YT integration differently than standard, not the plugin.

[green beacon]

ok i appreciate the help, ill work with it more

[ashen echo]

im lookin into recoding some stuff for tiktok and the wide recoring does not work for me and becomes a nusance. can i change the format on the recoding and if so can anyone guide me to that thanks

[marsh lichen]

ISO help capturing a 21:9 3440x1440 display with an Elgato 4K X and incorporating it into a 1080p stream

current problem: settings for the capture device within OBS seems to be missing parameters or otherwise different from what I've seen online

[plucky zenith]

yeah, that screenshot is from windows

[marsh lichen]

I agree

is OBS on mac missing features compared to windows?

[plucky zenith]

no, the way macos accesses video devices is different than the one windows uses

[marsh lichen]

do you have an idea of how to get from point A to point B through this problem or not really?

I can make a statement like macOS access video devices differently from windows without external help.

[plucky zenith]

well for the moment, I don't see what the problem actually is

the options in the sources aren't the same, that's normal

that's a consequence of one being on windows and the other on mac

so : how is that an issue for you

[marsh lichen]

reread this and see if you can put it together

[plucky zenith]

the passive aggressiveness is seriously unrequired and no, if I'm asking you to detail it's because I need you to detail in order to help you

[marsh lichen]

I agree

but yknow, you give passive aggressiveneess you might get it back

[plucky zenith]

nothing in that message was passive aggressive.
The API that windows and macos use are different, and that's why the options in the source are different, not because there are features missing

[marsh lichen]

dont worry about helping me @plucky zenith

[plucky zenith]

ouki, my apologies

[marsh lichen]

In case anyone has the same issue- Elgato's macOS utilities won't currently offer to update firmare to 24.xx.xx, but if you can connect a 4k X to a windows and update it, then switch back to your macOS all the expected UW resolutions will appear

[tame bluff]

hey. i have a problem wherein obs shuts down unexpectedly for me as soon as i set up my livestream

wondering if anyone can help

newbie to obs but have been livestreaming on it for almost 2 years - some how gotten by this entire time

keep getting this message on the log files: [coreaudio_get_device_name] failed to get name: 560947818

[fading hare]

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

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]

thanks. that crash is caused by a source pointing toward an audio device that is no longer connected

so look through your sources; you should have an audio input capture one somewhere that's hooked up a device that isn't connected

[storm solar]

https://obsproject.com/logs/AOCcD3NCvnaOlilU

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• Max Audio Buffering

⚠️ Warning

• 11.6% Encoder Overload

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 12.7 (OK)
• 2.4% Rendering Lag
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-5350U @ 1.80GHz - Below minimum requirements / Intel Arc - OK!

[red trout]

hi, i have a problem with screen capture

nothing shows up in display section

[forest axle]

!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]

er sorry, please post a log per the above!

[fleet jay]

yo could anyone help fix a problem on OBS studio where my recording just instantly freezes its screen after litterally 30 seconds of being open

[spiral gate]

08:04:10.778: OpenType support missing for "Open Sans", script 11
08:04:10.778: OpenType support missing for ".AppleSystemUIFont", script 11
08:04:11.170: Populating font family aliases took 391 ms. Replace uses of missing font family "MS Shell Dlg" with one that exists to avoid this cost.
08:04:11.184: OpenType support missing for "Open Sans", script 12
08:04:11.184: OpenType support missing for ".AppleSystemUIFont", script 12
08:04:11.186: OpenType support missing for "Open Sans", script 16
08:04:11.186: OpenType support missing for ".AppleSystemUIFont", script 16
08:04:11.187: OpenType support missing for "Open Sans", script 20
08:04:11.187: OpenType support missing for ".AppleSystemUIFont", script 20

Anyone know what this is ?

[marble falcon]

This is my first time using Streamlabs and OBS on my new MacBook Air M1 chip laptop. How can I set it up?

[molten grotto]

You'll want to choose one or the other, OBS Studio or Streamlabs Desktop. Generally, running both can overload a system.

[marble falcon]

Which one you prefer?

[molten grotto]

OBS Studio

!sl That's what this support discord is for, BTW. SL has their own support.

[fading hare]

As Streamlabs Desktop is not maintained by the OBS Project, we are unable to provide support for it. For help with Streamlabs Desktop, visit the Streamlabs Support Center.

Note: You can also use Streamlabs wide selection of on-screen widgets directly in OBS Studio. To learn how, follow Stream Layout Tutorial 2: Alerts & Chat Box.

[marble falcon]

I am new to this.

[molten grotto]

That's cool. We were all new at some point!

[molten grotto]

!new If you decide to use OBS, here's some guides below

[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

[marble falcon]

I am going to setup my obs on my MacBook Air.

[restive warren]

???

[fleet jay]

yo could anyone help fix a problem on OBS studio where my recording just instantly freezes its screen after litterally 30 seconds of being open

[spiral gate]

You need to get your logs out here

[fleet jay]

alr bet

https://obsproject.com/logs/EuhRUWWT8zNvrNXC

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session

Hardware Check

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

[fleet jay]

do i need to have output session?

[marble falcon]

How can I setup my obs on my MacBook Air?

[fleet jay]

https://obsproject.com/logs/yi61n9kWynID5tWq

[fading hare]

Hardware Check

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

[fleet jay]

LITTERALLY doesnt give me anything to help me with

solution: (says nothing)

[marble falcon]

How can I setup my obs on my MacBook Air?

[forest axle]

youre saying the macOS screen capture source freezes within 30 seconds of adding it, every time?

[fleet jay]

yes

not kidding

30 seconds to 2 min

[forest axle]

how much free disk space do you have according to finder?

[fleet jay]

10.87 GB

thats enough right?

[forest axle]

macOS screen capture has been known to do freeze if you don't have a lot of space free, for some reason, and that may be low enough to cause it

you might check if freeing up a lot more (say, 20-30 GB at least) affects the issue at all

[fleet jay]

ok, i will clear it, but what about it isnt about disk space and it continues to freeze?

[forest axle]

then let me know and we will keep looking at it

[fleet jay]

alr thanks

[marble falcon]

How can I setup my obs for the first time on my MacBook Air?

[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

[marble falcon]

Thank you

[tame otter]

Hi, I would like to know how to configure my OBS for alerts, donations, and Twitch chat. How do I do it? Can you guide me?

[green beacon]

anybody know of a way i can pull a log file if obs totally crapped out and froze my macbook? had it happen twice today during a stream while using my xbox series x, the stream froze up first and then i noticed the whole macbook froze then i had to hard restart and when i went to look at the previous and current log file analyze pages it says no active output found as if i wasnt streaming, i found several log files but theyre so massive with text idk how to decipher whats wrong by looking at them

[pure fjord]

Hello, I am new to using OBS. I am a TikTok live streamer trying to learn how to set up my phone camera for my webcam for OBS. I have tried watching a few videos on how to set it up. But to no avail, I cannot seem to get it right.

[tranquil pendant]

Hey guys, I've been having an issue in OBS on my Mac for a while now where I can't move the sources on the canvas. Is there a fix for this?

[plucky zenith]

did you make sure the canvas is unlocked

[tranquil pendant]

Yes!

[plucky zenith]

just in case screenshot the setting?

[tranquil pendant]

I got it! I had "Lock Preview" enabled under "Edit," I didn’t even know that was a thing. Still, thanks for being ready to help, Penwywern!

[plucky zenith]

👍

[agile smelt]

Hello, I have some problem...... I just updated my OBS and I can't open it after updating, does anyone know how to fix this? (Sorry I don't understand English well, please forgive me if my words are not nice

[fading hare]

Please manually upload your log file.

(Windows)

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

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

[agile smelt]

how can I find the logs? I use macOS

[plucky zenith]

it tells you in that bot's message

[agile smelt]

Sorry...I tried but can't find it. I will try again! Thank you!

[potent lark]

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

~/ is your local user Home folder, where your other folders like Videos, Music, Pictures are also located. Library should be a folder inside of it as well.

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

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

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session

Hardware Check

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

[agile smelt]

Thank you so much! I got it!!

[agile smelt]

I tried to open by both Safe mode and Standard mode, but they didn't work.
and I can't open it, so that I can't change my Canvas Resolution.

[plucky zenith]

if you install this version, does it work
https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/30.2.3

[feral granite]

Hello team OBS. I keep getting crashes and I don't know why? I'm using OBS on MacBook m1 to stream to twitch. Can anyone read crash reports?

[fading hare]

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

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.

[agile smelt]

It works! Thank you so much for helping me!!! 🙏

[plucky zenith]

yeah, so OBS right now has an issue with loading on computers with non-latin characters in the username. you'll have to stay on that version till it gets fixed

[feral granite]

This is the crash report

[forest axle]

does this crash occur if you launch OBS in safe mode?

[feral granite]

I haven't run OBS in safe mode since the crashes started. Today I had a crash 30 mins into the stream, after launching, quitting , then relaunching OBS again, I was able to stream for two hours before the it crashed again (which is the report above). Then I launched OBS again, quit, launched again and then streamed for another 30 mins before ending the stream without a crash.

I have to quit obs are a relaunch because otherwise right clicking doesn't work and I cannot access things like properties or filters.

Yesterday I had eight crashes over the four hours.

I think updating to the latest MacOS has upset things. I can't think of anything else that would be different since streaming last week without issues. I haven't had a single crash in the 30 streams over the last few months.

[forest axle]

safe mode actually disables websockets entirely; so i'm sure the crash will go away in safe mode

[feral granite]

I was just wondering if the issue is painfully obvious to people who can read the crash report

[forest axle]

i would try removing the plugins you installed; one of them is likely the cause

it is not possible for me to tell easily which one

it's also possible it isn't a plugin; it just seems likely

[feral granite]

OKay no worries, thank you.

Do yoo know off the top of your head the directory where I can find plug-ins on Mac?

[plucky zenith]

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

[brave radish]

@feral granite same issue here. M4 Max newest Mac OS. After some hours I get a crash. Have only 2 plugins. One is vertical stream (Atium) and second is Stream Deck Plugin

When I check the log file it’s huge around 5gb

[fading hare]

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

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.

[green beacon]

anybody know of a way i can pull a log file if obs totally crapped out and froze my macbook? had it happen twice today during a stream while using my xbox series x, the stream froze up first and then i noticed the whole macbook froze then i had to hard restart and when i went to look at the previous and current log file analyze pages it says no active output found as if i wasnt streaming, i found several log files but theyre so massive with text idk how to decipher whats wrong by looking at them

[brave radish]

My log files are huge as well when obs crashes not sure why. Like 5gb

[forest axle]

can you post a crash report like the bot message directed? and if an OBS log is ever 5gb in size, that is almost certainly caused by a plugin misbehaving and not something that can be done by OBS

[brave radish]

Going to 👍 thanks for the help. It’s just I have only these two plugins. One is vertical stream (Atium) and second is Stream Deck Plugin.

And these crashes are now active since I upgraded my MacBook to M4 Max and to the newest OS

[brave radish]

Also deleted everything related to OBS and reinstalled still this issue. Just not sure if the vertical or the stream deck plugin has problems

[feral granite]

My first thoughts were that Apple Intelligence which was added with the latest update was perhaps hogging some resources in the background. I turned Siri off entirely and it crashes randomly

[brave radish]

Oh ok. So you think it’s newest OS problems? And how many plugins you have or which ones?

[feral granite]

I have about 12 plugins. I was streaming Sekiro for 30 independent streams with no crashes. I keep backstepping to remove the latest tweaks I’ve added to the stream since Sekiro. I kinda feel it’s been happening since I updated the OS.

I’ll find the plugin list and share for science

I don’t use a stream deck or the vertical thingy

[brave radish]

@feral granite so it’s probably OS. Because I have this crashes also since update. Before it was fine

[forest axle]

please post the crash report

[green beacon]

heres my crash report from last night, to recap i was streaming from an xbox series x, using an m2 macbook, i stream to youtube and twitch using the multiple output plugin by sorayuki

i dont seem to have a crash report from the last crash of the night that locked everything up, i had to hard restart the macbook for anything to work

[forest axle]

thank you; that one at least appears to be a crash in the macOS openGL driver

[forest axle]

could you send an OBS log as well so we can see what sources you have?

!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]

can you also update macOS and see if the crash still occurs? you are on an older version

[green beacon]

https://obsproject.com/logs/ZGMydN3dHOdTnLW2 heres my current one

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (1)

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[green beacon]

ah didnt realize i was on an older version, thought i clicked somewhere to keep it up to date

ok downloading the sequoia update now

never had full crashes like this before when streaming on my switch/ps5 though, weird

would trying to run at 25000 bits for the stream quality have an affect on that? somebody mentioned to do that bitrate for youtube, but even in youtube studio it was giving me a warning to reduce it to 6800

ive always done around 6000-8000 when twitch streaming so 25000 sounded kinda high to me but idk anything about it so maybe its not

once i update the macOS should i be looking for a new obs update as well?

[forest axle]

no; OBS is up to date

[green beacon]

ok cool

im updated now so we'll see how it goes friday when i do a long stream again

the game on the xbox i was playing crashed maybe an hour into playing it but thats not an obs issue it crashed on the console itself, but about an hour after that obs itself crashed once locking things up completely, then crashed again maybe 30-45 mins later, both crashes locked up the entire laptop

[charred steeple]

how can i get obs for mac catalina

[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.

[glad nebula]

how to fix doubled audio?

the only source i have is macos screen capture

[green beacon]

@yam so other than macOS being out of date did you see any other errors? ive been streaming for quite a while and havent had a full system crash like this before and the only thing different is streaming through both twitch/youtube using the plugin a lot of people seem to use, and using an xbox series x for the console

[glad nebula]

same result if im using macos audio capture

[forest axle]

nothing you were doing should cause the entire operating system to crash, no. in general, nothing you do from an application should ever be able to bring down the entire machine

the crash was in the openGL driver, which is a pretty low-level system component internal to macOS. i have experienced openGL crashes causing kernel panics before, so i think it's a pretty likely culprit

hopefully the issue is not present in the current macOS

[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

[glad nebula]

https://obsproject.com/logs/N43F4mOHPI7ToIoB

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• 5.8% CPU Encoder Overload

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz - OK! / Radeon RX 5600 XT - OK!

[glad nebula]

hows 5.8% of cpu usage count as overloaded

oh wait i fixed the audio

[forest axle]

what was the problem?

[glad nebula]

this, i have this turned on

[forest axle]

makes sense

[green beacon]

Ok gotcha so it sounds like it’s possible the outdated OS may have cause the issue then? I guess I’ll just have to wait to see if it happens again during my next long stream

[fringe tinsel]

Hello everyone I tried my hardest to find in the Mac support on the website about my particular version but I scrolled until I went crossed eyed lmao. Quick question does the new update OBS STUDIO 31.0.0 work for Mac OS Monterey 12.7.6?

[molten grotto]

The page hasn't updated for 31 yet, but if 30.2.3 is listed as compatible, I would bet 31 also is

[fringe tinsel]

So update should I press the red button and do it. I take no accountable in myself I look to professionals lol

Accountability*

[molten grotto]

Haha, yeah. Go ahead. If it doesn't work out it's easy to revert

[fringe tinsel]

Yes Captain 🫡 I shall report back. Bahahaha Have a Great Night Thank You!!!

[molten grotto]

Best kf luck! Thanks, you too!

[spiral gate]

QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified

What does this mean?

[prime cove]

is admin here?

[spiral gate]

Version 31 is the problem you need to rollback

[dim pewter]

Guys when i start my obs, my mouse becomes laggy. I have m4 max so it should not be an issiue, right ? I'm using two external monitors

[alpine adder]

Can I download obs onto macbook air

@power

@molten grotto

[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.

[alpine adder]

How can I clip on macbook air

Like if I click certain keys then it clips the last 30 seconds of playtime

[fading hare]

The replay buffer is a feature that allows you to keep a rolling buffer of OBS' output for a set amount of time (known as "flashback recording"), which can be saved to disk as a recorded video when a hotkey is pressed. You can enable it via Settings -> Output.

[alpine adder]

Where can I find my replay buffer clip

[fading hare]

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

[potent lark]

!commands there is a bot command for many questions 🙂

[fading hare]

A list of commands can be found here: https://obsbot.rodney.io/

[alpine adder]

So if I have replay buffer rolling how do i set it to record the last 30 seconds

[potent lark]

You would set the length of time in OBS Settings > Output as the bot message mentions

There are 3 hotkeys that can be configured for the replay buffer. Start, Save, and Stop.

Start and stop will, start and stop the buffer

“Save” will take whatever amount of video that is in the buffer and save it to disk.

[alpine adder]

so in order to actually clip something i need to have buffer started, right?

[potent lark]

yes. Once started, the Replay Buffer will hold the last # seconds of video in RAM. So if it is set to 30 seconds, it will hold the last 30 seconds as a rolling buffer. NOTE: if you set the value too high and/or you dont have a lot of RAM to begin with, the buffer may not be able to hold the full duration.

[feral elm]

hi guys

i hope someone can help me here cause i dont know where i crash my head anymore XD

i have a m4 pro with 14/20 and 48gb ram, elgato 4k X for record my gameplay and every record that i make have stutter issue...

anyone have a solution for this or it's insolvable? thanks for anyone answer me..

[static elk]

Hoping this is a simple fix. I was recording my mini dv tapes and accidentally clicked on a mode, where it shows the green screen. Is there a way to completely remove the green screen while doing this?

[alpine adder]

so im confused

if replay buffer is enabled is that what actually clips the last 30 seconds

like if i click start replay buffer it clips the last 30 seconds

[potent lark]

when you "Start" the buffer, it just buffers video into RAM.

when you press the "Save" hotkey, it takes whatever is in RAM at that moment and saves it to a file on your hard drive

[alpine adder]

what is ram..

[potent lark]

your computers memory

[alpine adder]

how can i change/see where the ram is stored @potent lark

[potent lark]

!log a log file from OBS will be the simplest way (its been forever since i last use a Mac)

[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

[alpine adder]

https://obsproject.com/logs/wgNR59GmU4d7Y4kC

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Intel OBS on Apple Silicon Mac
• Permissions Not Granted (2)

ℹ️ Info

• 0.4% Rendering Lag
• 4.2% CPU Encoder Overload

Hardware Check

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

[potent lark]

according to the log, you have 8GB of memory/RAM.

you will want to go to OBS Settings > Hotkeys and set one for "Save Replay"

you will need to Start the replay buffer first, so it buffers your stream to memory

then every time you want to save a clip, press the Save Replay hotkey. it will take the video in the buffer and save it to a file in your recordings folder

[alpine adder]

Ok this makes sense

[alpine adder]

ive done that

but

how can i change where it saves the clip to

[potent lark]

in OBS Settings > Output, in the Recording section. Clips are saved in the same folder as Recordings

[alpine adder]

Recording path?

[potent lark]

yep

[alpine adder]

kk

[errant cedar]

hello i have a scene collection imported from windows when i click for example a window audio capture use for youtube music OBS does crash any advice how to remove it without crashing?

[sleek yew]

when i stream all my veiwers can see is a black screen

could i get some help

[sinful forum]

You should be able to control click the scene and delete the whole thing but ur probs gonna have to edit the files to delete theone object hope this helps

[errant cedar]

The file is a mess got
Another idea instead duplicate the scene on windows delete the capture and re export :P

[atomic halo]

Help

I need help

I’m a local pastor trying to start a podcast with your platform

I have two cameras that’s not showing up

Please someone help me

I don’t know what I’m doing

Help

Help

Hello

Is anyone here

Help

[molten grotto]

!maclog You know what you need to do

[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

[atomic halo]

I can only use discord on my phone when I try to use in Safari the page doesn’t open

Should I type it in

My cameras show up in properties but not on the preview or main screen

Please help me

I’ll make a donation to OBS

I’m desperate

[molten grotto]

Select the camera source and do CMD+R

[atomic halo]

Can you please call me

What’s CMDR

HELLO

I tried command r

Nothing

[molten grotto]

Buttons on the keyboard.

If you don't stop the yelling I won't help you. Calm down

[atomic halo]

No I’m sorry it was cap lock

Please forgive me

I’m sorry

I didn’t mean that

When I select the camera I see it but it will not show in the boxes

[molten grotto]

Screenshot the properties of the camera source

[atomic halo]

Sorry

Ok

How do I get them in this box

Please forgive me

[molten grotto]

Exit studio mode by clicking its button. Add complications for a new user

[molten grotto]

No need to add anything.

Now unlock your camera sources in the Sources dock by clicking their padlock icons

[atomic halo]

I don’t know what to do

[molten grotto]

The sources dock is like layers of a cake. The ones higher cover up the ones below

[atomic halo]

Ok what do I do

[molten grotto]

Do the other cameras also show in the properties when you look?

[atomic halo]

Yes

I have
Main
Side
And upper left

[molten grotto]

Good. Select the one named side, tell me do you see a red border in the OBS Preview

[atomic halo]

No

[molten grotto]

Is the source still locked?

[atomic halo]

If I click the true off upper left the picture in the upper left goes black

How do I tell if source is locked

[molten grotto]

The padlock icon in the sources dock next to each source will let you know

[atomic halo]

OK yes
I clicked off all padlocks

[molten grotto]

Select side by clicking it once, then screenshot your whole OBS window (not the properties)

[atomic halo]

OK if I put the mouse on upper left I see a blue border around upper left picture

[molten grotto]

Exit studio mode

[atomic halo]

How

[molten grotto]

Click the button of the same name

Once you have done that, with side selected, do CMD+r

[molten grotto]

I'm sorry, I gotta run

[atomic halo]

Any advice

Is there anyone else

[forest axle]

you didn't exit studio mode; you should do that, it will make things simpler

[atomic halo]

Yes I did

I see multiple boxes now

[forest axle]

can you take a screenshot of the interface? it's also simpler if you take a screenshot instead of taking a photograph of your screen

!screenshot

[fading hare]

How to take a screenshot - http://www.take-a-screenshot.org/

[atomic halo]

Ok

Thank you

[forest axle]

i meant, use discord on your computer, and use the screenshots from your computer

but, whatever. you still have not exited studio mode

[atomic halo]

Yam I’m sorry

Please I’m a pastor and I’m trying

How do I exit studio

Please don’t give up on me

[forest axle]

i'd suggest you slow down and read carefully the directions that people are giving you. you've been told how to exit studio mode twice. you press the button in the main interface window that says "studio mode", near the bottom middle right

[atomic halo]

Ok I think I did it

I’ll re read the instructions on screen shot again

[forest axle]

mostly that involves using discord on your computer rather than your phone

[atomic halo]

Oh I’m using my Mac to communicate with you that’s why I was using pictures when I try to go into discord on Safari it just gives a blank screen

I think I’m out of studio mode now

[forest axle]

you are. what issues are you having at this point?

[atomic halo]

I can’t open discord on safari from my Mac

Ok

I can’t separate the cameras in studio mode

I have a main, side, and upper left

Camera

I can’t get them in the proper boxes

That’s how it looks in studio mode

I’m a local pastor trying to star a podcast

[forest axle]

why are you trying to use studio mode? i don't understand

you don't need to use studio mode for anything

[atomic halo]

I was told that if I’ll find a podcast that I need to use studio mode to talk and also call up websites

I want to be able to do live broadcasts

I want to be able to have guest

I want to be able to have live chats

And be able to slow audience screens

From Safari etc

Yam if you can help I will make a donation to the charity of your choice

I don’t know what I’m doing

[molten grotto]

!studiomode Studio mode isn't needed for any of that stuff. It is only so you can have things you adjust that don't show to the viewers.

[fading hare]

An overview of OBS Studio's Studio Mode can be found here: https://obsproject.com/wiki/OBS-Studio-Overview#studio-mode

[molten grotto]

!new You should check out the Quick Start Guide below for getting set up in OBS

[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

[atomic halo]

Ok

[wooden sand]

Hello all! Have some major issues with dropped frame rates. They reach over 90%. I read my logs, which mentioned insufficient bandwidth. Called my ISP (AT&T), and they did the usual (restarted modem, asked me to run internet tests, told me to turn off connection from other devices). Cloudflare says my download speed is 15.3 Mbps. Upload is 877kbps. The guy I was on the phone with tried to tell me the upload speed is fine. Anyways, I asked if I could have someone come out and take a look, but he said he was trying to save me money because "they won't do anything he has already tried." I am not able to upgrade to fiber, its not available where I live. Any ideas or help would be appreciated 😅

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 80.8% Dropped Frames
• Wrong Color Format

⚠️ Warning

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

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[radiant monolith]

so i just recorded a hour and 45 minute video on obs and i can't find the footage anywhere in my files! i'm hoping that it's just taking a long time to render and it is not lost to me

[fading hare]

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

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

[radiant monolith]

https://obsproject.com/logs/EUur0gHqNcjGLM4k

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 90.7% Rendering Lag
• 91.4% CPU Encoder Overload

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-1030NG7 @ 1.10GHz - Possible bottleneck / Intel Iris Xe - Possible bottleneck

[plucky zenith]

so, it's supposed to be in the movies folder, but even if it is, it'll be missing 90% of it

[radiant monolith]

ah

[plucky zenith]

basically your settings are too much and the computer can't keep up.

[radiant monolith]

ah

[plucky zenith]

in settings > output > recording, change the encoder to Apple VT H264 Hardware Encoder do a short recording like that and send a log here again

[civic dawn]

i need help seting up my mine pls

[plucky zenith]

are you on windows or on mac?

[radiant monolith]

https://obsproject.com/logs/mJstytOSHWjTnSCx

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 92.1% Rendering Lag
• 91.4% CPU Encoder Overload

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-1030NG7 @ 1.10GHz - Possible bottleneck / Intel Iris Xe - Possible bottleneck

[radiant monolith]

so uh the very short video had like only 30% of what i actually recorded

[plucky zenith]

settings > video, set both resolutions to 1280x720 and fps to 30, try like that

[wooden sand]

Hi @plucky zenith 🙂 Do you happen to have any thoughts about my own predicament?

[fading hare]

If your stream is disconnecting or OBS Studio reports dropped frames, follow our Stream Connection Troubleshooting guide for details on how to reduce these issues.

[radiant monolith]

https://obsproject.com/logs/ZBaD2iAmM9tL6V7V

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 92.1% Rendering Lag
• 91.4% CPU Encoder Overload

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-1030NG7 @ 1.10GHz - Possible bottleneck / Intel Iris Xe - Possible bottleneck

[radiant monolith]

so it recorded like half of it

[plucky zenith]

what are you recording exactly?

[radiant monolith]

streaming my browser (opera gx), recording desktop audio, and external audio from my mic

but i think one of the problems here is that i was streaming my entire screen into a discord call as well 💀

[plucky zenith]

yeah that was my next question

discord encoding is kinda bad, and your computr is a bit underpowered so both at the same time might be too much

[radiant monolith]

ah

[frigid bramble]

I am currently streaming on Twitch using a PS5 and a MacBook Pro with a capture card. Unfortunately, my viewers are experiencing a black screen. Despite having the necessary permissions enabled and ensuring that OBS is up-to-date, the issue persists. I have attempted to resolve the problem by restarting my MacBook and resetting everything, but nothing has worked so far. Does anyone have any insights or solutions to this problem?

I turned off DHCP

[wooden sand]

Went through the Stream Connection Troubleshooting guide. Unfortunately, none of the solutions worked.

[dim pewter]

can anyone help me on that?

[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

[mental rivet]

i feel like my obs recordings are very unsaturated

can anyone help me on that

also i cant find game capture in sources

[potent lark]

"Game Capture" source is specifically a Windows feature.

The Sources Guide on the Wiki says to use either MacOS Screen Capture or Display Capture

[mental rivet]

ohh ic

[wooden sand]

I had an AT&T rep come out and take a look. They confirmed what I was fearing— the only internet plan available in my area isn’t nearly enough for what I want to do.

So it looks like I need to look into switching providers. I think Cox is the main other one in my area… but I hear nightmare stories about them. Does anyone have advice?

Well never mind, he just told me that he doesn’t even see a terminal for Cox in my area 🙃

[frigid bramble]

I am currently streaming on Twitch using a PS5 and a MacBook Pro with a capture card. Unfortunately, my viewers are experiencing a black screen. Despite having the necessary permissions enabled and ensuring that OBS is up-to-date, the issue persists. I have attempted to resolve the problem by restarting my MacBook and resetting everything. I turned off DHCP but nothing has worked so far. Does anyone have any insights or solutions to this problem?

[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

[scenic forum]

I am recording a video for a videogame called "Geometry Dash" and beating a hard level. I need to record clicks in order to prove my legitimacy. For some reason, I have reset OBS to default settings but my keyboard sounds are cut off when I try to record them using the Macbook Pro mic or my other Microphone. Why does this happen? How do I remove this noise cancellation?

could anyone help me on that?

[forest axle]

have you added your microphone as an audio input capture source already?

[scenic forum]

yes

[forest axle]

make sure that voice isolation isn't on https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/use-mic-modes-on-your-mac-mchle82b42f0/mac

[scenic forum]

lemme try it

[scenic forum]

tysm you're the best!

[short rune]

@frigid bramble not sure if I understand it right. If you are live streaming to TWITCH directly from your ps5, but you are using a capture card to connect your ps5 to your laptop to OBS? In this it won’t do anything as you’re not streaming from your laptop through capture card for the pass-through capability.
Another underlying issue is the HDCP in the console setting. That setting is the whole issue and the reason why the capture card isn’t able to capture anything as that HDCP is built to protect from the game to being copied or whatever the reason it is.

You are using your laptop for what? To chat with your viewers?

[mossy hawk]

I attempted to install OBS on my mac today, however, I can't get the program to open. It reads, "You can’t open the application “OBS” because this application is not supported on this Mac."

I tried another pathway (contents->macOS->OBS) and it opens up a terminal that reflects a truncation of the program:
"-bash: /Users/xxxxxxx/Desktop/OBS.app/Contents/MacOS/OBS: Bad CPU type in executable
logout"

I've also tried updating my mac and the issue has persisted. If anyone has any advice it would be appreciated!

[plucky zenith]

what version of macos

[mossy hawk]

sequoia 15.2

[forest axle]

you downloaded the apple silicon version; you need the intel version. https://obsproject.com/download

[mossy hawk]

cool thanks

i appreciate it!

i assumed the intel one was for virtual machines or something

[forest axle]

nah, it's for any mac that precedes the m1

you won't ever see that error the other way around, also; if an apple silicon user runs the intel version, it'll either just work or they'll be prompted to install rosetta

[frigid bramble]

My bad if I said it wrong. I have my PS5 hooked up to a capture card, which connects to my MacBook Pro. I use OBS to stream to Twitch. Everything looks good on OBS (PS5 screen, audio, and face cam). However, when I start my stream, my viewers see the preview screen, but it frozen. When they click on the video, they see a black screen. This issue persists for all my viewers, so I believe it's something on my end.

[forest axle]

please post 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

[frigid bramble]

https://obsproject.com/logs/uBF69L8MnB4GEeni

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[frigid bramble]

This what the viewers. All you see is a black screen but you can hear the audio

[molten grotto]

The bitrate is too high for Twitch. Use 6000 instead.

[frigid bramble]

THANK YOU!!!!!!

[molten grotto]

YW!

[eternal parcel]

im trying to stream but when i stream the quality is bad and its lagging but in game its good how do i fix this

wait nvm i fixed it

[short rune]

This is true. @frigid bramble was it fixed or the issue still persist?

[blissful forge]

I need help with capture cards on obs, ive never used obs once

what does this mean

someone help please

[blissful forge]

can someone help me please its christmas :(

[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

[blissful forge]

this is not helpful in the slightest

where do i find the audio properties

[potent lark]

do you mean the Advanced Audio Properties menu?

[blissful forge]

YES 🙏

[potent lark]

in the Edit menu

[blissful forge]

its not there..

[potent lark]

im on Windows, but it should be the same on Mac.

[blissful forge]

I need this

[blissful forge]

Yea I found it but

I need it for the capture card

[potent lark]

screenshot your Advanced Audio Properties window then

[blissful forge]

ok done

thats all

i just want to capture my switch audio :(

[potent lark]

what does the page previous to this one show?

[blissful forge]

wait...

i think i may have it

rob hold on

im gonna send a recording

its loading right now so give me a moment

but i MAY have gotten it to work, hang on with me here

[potent lark]

not sure what specific capture device you have, but searching for WARRKY capture devices on Amazon brings up not very good reviews. Ive personally never heard of that brand

[blissful forge]

i think i got it to work maybe

i got the audio input and it seems to be using audio, can you show me where to direct recordings into again?

the audio seems to be playing, just need to figure out how to send recordings to a specific folder again

[fading hare]

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

[blissful forge]

THE AUDIO WORKS!!

THANK YOU

thanks so much rob

[potent lark]

welcome

[blissful forge]

keep getting this error

what do i do

@potent lark

fixed it, had to disconnect yt account and reconnect

[primal rain]

Everytime I record a video

it duplicates it

it likes make a second video

[potent lark]

You may have auto-remux enabled. Also, that looks like you are on Windows, and not MacOS

[primal rain]

Where do I go to disable it?

[potent lark]

OBS Settings > Advanced, then look in the Recording section

[primal rain]

Thank you

[hushed island]

i don't use obs anymore, but im on an intel macbook running sequoia 15.1.1 and i've only noticed now but whenever i go on photo booth it shows up with the obs virtual camera not working thing but i dont have it installed? so i dont know what to do and i've tried searching up everything but i cant find it in the actual laptop

[potent lark]

try this -> #macos-support message

[hushed island]

thank you!!

this is all that shows up should i delete the .txt file?

[potent lark]

Dont know, i dont use Macs these days. Best to defer to @forest axle when they are available (or someone else if they happen to know specifically)

[hushed island]

that's okay, thank you for all your help!! :)

[forest axle]

those instructions are outdated. to remove the camera extension on macOS sequoia, you can either 1. drag OBS.app to the trash, or 2. go to system settings -> general -> login items and extensions -> camera extensions

[hushed island]

ahh thank you so much :D the second one worked for me

[indigo forge]

Hello I need help trying to be able to use the mic on my Astro a50x on one

Obs^

I can see everything but they can’t hear me through that mic

It’s only through the MacBook mic

[blissful forge]

https://obsproject.com/logs/HpJNFMR1bPB0Ba5v

[fading hare]

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 11.7 (OK)

Hardware Check

Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz - Possible bottleneck / Radeon R9 M370X - Possible bottleneck

[blissful forge]

how do i make this less laggier

[fluid matrix]

/Imagine a luxury women's bag with a classy golden logo.

[analog sonnet]

Hey is this where I can ask questions about OBS? I’m having issues with it saying invalid signal upscaling (invalid output resolution selected)

[haughty quest]

excuse me how can I fix this so it's display is in windows

[supple wasp]

Anyone know how I can fix desktop audio to work on obs?

[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.

[tulip lotus]

how do i get 2 timer at the same time

@pearl yacht how do i get 2 timers at the same time

[plucky zenith]

you mean using the script, and you want two separate timers

[tulip lotus]

yes

how

[plucky zenith]

create a copy of the script's file, with a different name, and then add it

[modest crown]

Hey folks. I am a returning OBS user who hasn't touched the software since 2016 - right now I am tryin to use it so that I can capture some footage of a few softwares for a project I am working on. From the research I have done I understand that CRF is the best Rate Controller option for recording, yet that does not appear to be an option for me (as seen in the screenshot below).

I've scoured the internet (mostly OBS forums, reddit, and YT comment sections [i'm desperate]) and have found no answers to this question. For reference, these are my current settings
Recording Format: mkv
Video Encoder: Apple VT HEVC Hardware Encoder
Audio Encoder: CoreAudio AAC
Bitrate: 4000 kbps.

I also have a screenshot of my computer specs as well.

what I find especially curious is that in streaming settings Rate Controllers are abundant, CRF is an option

[forest axle]

can you scroll up or enlarge the window in that first screenshot so we can confirm the encoder you have selected?

[modest crown]

@forest axle I did try a recording at 2500 kbps (which was default) and it was fine but still a little choppy

the test recording at 4k kbps was incredibly choppy

[forest axle]

i do not remember whether or not it's expected that intel hardware encoders lack CRF; i won't be able to check until later when i am at my machine

[modest crown]

So pretty much if it’s not I’m out of luck?

[hexed swan]

Hello, I am NEW to OBS. I want to record a video playing in my Safari web browser. I cannot figure out how to preview the video in OBS or how to record anything. I installed BlackHole to capture Desktop Audio. I got that to work. When I click "Record," I just get a black screen with the audio. Can anyone give me step-by-step instructions on how to capture video?? UPDATE: I was able to get it to capture video, but I am unable to record just a selection within a window. I would like to record just the video embedded in the page.

[civic finch]

[vivid prairie]

[green beacon]

getting really low connection speeds using the sorayuki rtmp plugin via twitch, im located in arizona and the nearest ingest server i could think to use was los angeles, im on a gigabit fiber line that does 600 down and 400 up and im connected via ethernet to a router satellite, any idea why my connection speeds are so incredibly low?

[fading hare]

If your stream is disconnecting or OBS Studio reports dropped frames, follow our Stream Connection Troubleshooting guide for details on how to reduce these issues.

[chilly sparrow]

I’m not positive as I don’t have a T2-equipped Intel Mac to test with, but from what I remember using OBS on older (2010 Mac Pro) Macs, the pre-Apple Silicon Macs’ hardware encoders don’t support constant bitrate encoding modes. You could try selecting the “Apple VT HEVC T2 Hardware Encoder” option to see if that one offers a constant bitrate mode, although if it doesn’t (or if the constant bitrate mode encoding from that encoder doesn’t have satisfactory quality), you’ll probably need to use x264 software encoding instead.

While H264 will probably work fine in most cases, if you know you need a HEVC/H265 encoded-file (rather than the H264 that x264 will generate), you could maybe try originally recording in H264 (possibly at a higher bitrate than would normally be needed) and then transcode to HEVC with a tool like Handbrake after the recording is over (I believe the variable bitrate encoding modes do better transcoding an existing file compared to encoding a live feed in real time). You could also use Handbrake to transcode to HEVC on, say, a Windows system with an NVIDIA GPU with Nvenc, as Nvenc hardware encoding supports constant bitrate modes (at least on most NVIDIA GPUs). You could also potentially try using HEVC software encoding to transcode the recorded file to HEVC, with something like x265, although keep in mind that at least if you’re in the US, there are potential legal patent concerns over doing software encoding of HEVC, which I believe is why OBS does not offer x265 as an encoding option (I’m not a lawyer and this is not legal advice, just letting you know as a precaution).

[forest axle]

they aren't talking about CBR, they're talking about CRF

[brave inlet]

Happy holidays what’s the oldest supported Mac version where I can still get updates?

[chilly sparrow]

Ahh, thanks, I hadn’t seen that. @modest crown most of what I said still applies (x264 supports CRF, and you can select that instead of CBR), but probably ignore the part about Nvenc since it looks like it doesn’t support CRF (at least on the GPU I checked on).

[modest crown]

So instead of using the HECV encoder i should use x264

[chilly sparrow]

If you don’t know that you need a HEVC encode (which based on what you’ve mentioned I don’t think you do), then yes using x264 would probably be the simplest way to get CRF.

[modest crown]

This was super helpful- so much advice I found across multiple platforms was geared towards gaming so knowing that I don’t have to conform to what’s standard is awesome

[modest crown]

Seperate issue - seems pretty solvable compared to my other - I've noticed that my recordings appear to be washed out or desaturated. Is there a way to fix that?

(left is from the recording, right is a screeshot of the application)

[forest axle]

are you using macOS screen capture?

!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

[modest crown]

correct

@forest axle here is the log link https://obsproject.com/logs/JA5Tfn3MKOUg9Um9

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Old Version (29.1.3)
• Permissions Not Granted (2)

ℹ️ Info

• 0.1% Rendering Lag

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-1038NG7 @ 2.00GHz - OK! / Intel Iris Xe - Possible bottleneck

[forest axle]

your settings are fine; though upgrading OBS is probably a good idea

there are subtle issues in OBS that cause incorrect luminance (brightness) that's mostly visible in greys like that

you can mitigate it by setting your color space to sRGB in settings->advanced->color space

[modest crown]

Should I be worried about this?

[forest axle]

no; the first few frames are always registered as dropped while the encoder starts up, it's normal

[modest crown]

good to know

[green beacon]

lol nice of the bot in the macOS channel to link me to a twitch connection test that is a windows program…

[molten grotto]

The Twitch test is literally one small part of the guide which is meant for everyone. If it doesn't apply to you, it doesn't apply to you

[green beacon]

Well some of the other parts don’t make sense to me like “A good starting point is to set your bitrate to 75% of your total upload speed” my upload speed is around 600Mbps and the bitrates are typically in kbps

[plucky zenith]

a Mbps is 1000 kbps

and your stable upload speed to the twitch servers is likely not 600 Mbps

[molten grotto]

I think it was also written with the intent a user would know the limitations of their streaming site and take that into account

[green beacon]

Yeah I have no idea what twitch/youtubes different limits are

[plucky zenith]

6000 kbps for twitch 51 000 for youtube

[green beacon]

Gotcha

The thing is I’ve been streaming on a switch and ps5 for almost 2 years and never had issues like this til I started with my xbox series X, or maybe I just never noticed the low connection speeds until I started using the RTMP plugin

But I guess that’s appropriate given what you just said about the limitation of twitch

[molten grotto]

Yup, that's fine

[green beacon]

Ok

[worldly spade]

Ok

[green beacon]

And it’s possible it was some weird internet issue I was having last night, both streams on twitch and YouTube were choppy as hell during one of my segments and I reset routers and things seemed fine after that, audio never had any issues it was the video that was laggy on the streams but through obs the video playback seemed totally normal

[modest crown]

I made this change and updated my obs. Honestly with how my recordings look now I feel that they are acceptable (any other small issues can be tweaked in post).

Thanks for the help!

[half spire]

it wont let me screen rec, i added the screen rec on my thing, and it wont reconise my display or a window

[stuck obsidian]

sup guys, i play on a windows pc but my obs runs on a macbook and smashes it, i have had this issue where sometimes randomly my mic will start crackling and ill have to change my mic from wave link stream to microphonefx and the other way around sometimes, its not the biggest issue but it can be frustrating at times if i record a nice gameplay then listen to it and my audio isnt there and my mic is just making that crackling, thumping sound, obviously using wave link with a shure sm7b, any recommendations would be great as ive been checking for any updates and everything is up to date, thanks in advance !

[pseudo warren]

I put custom CSS in my yt chat but it still shows up normal in my stream

[muted flame]

Hello everyone! I was wondering if someone could help, I want to display my nintendo switch on my macbook, but it's not working! I bought a capture card for the hdmi cable, and though the mac and OBS recognises the capture card, theres just a black screen, no feed. I tried it with two different hdmi's cables and its the same problem, I made sure to also test them as well as the nintendo and its dock on my friends TV and they work fine. Is there anyway to figure out what's wrong?

[winged wadi]

Hey guys, relatively new to OBS and I'm trying to setup a capture card so I can stream directly from my Xbox but everytime I get it setup it just streams a still image of what I had on my Xbox when I click apply, 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

[muted flame]

Great bot! Just mentioning the logs helped me find the soution. I had permission for OBS video share turned off on my mac. easy fix!

[peak comet]

hello, trying to set up a shure SM7B mic running through a scarlett solo into OBS. The mic works on garageband, ableton live and is registering sound on all other apps except OBS. I have it in the drop down menu, and selected, and all inputs are coming from scarlett solo but no sound is registering in OBS. Any help is greatly appreciated, cheers

[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

[peak comet]

https://obsproject.com/logs/iGUSjNE1Ay3tN4VX

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (2)

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session

Hardware Check

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

[peak comet]

still nothing unfortunately

[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

[peak comet]

fixed, thank you

[desert axle]

Hey, can anyone help with a video scrolling issue I’ve been having on my MacBook with obs? I have an elgato HD60X hooked up to an Xbox series x, my 4K tv & MacBook Pro. I managed to stabilize the video for now but at times when I first connect to obs & add the audio & video sources the screen wants to scroll upwards & eventually appear static & blurred like an early 2000’s tv

On My capture device utility app I have my EDID mode set to internal & the HDR tone mapping switched off

[forest axle]

hmm; can you provide a brief clip of the issue? and a clean OBS 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

[desert axle]

https://obsproject.com/logs/CTcfBfIHxDzjONZX

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• macOS 13.6 (OK)
• No Output Session

Hardware Check

Intel Core i5-7360U @ 2.30GHz - Below cpu encoding requirements / Intel Iris Xe - Possible bottleneck

[desert axle]

I see it says below cpu encoding requirements but it only seems to do this with arma reforger. MLB the show works fine

At the end of the video it just froze on that screen

[stuck obsidian]

sup guys, i play on a windows pc but my obs runs on a macbook and smashes it, i have had this issue where sometimes randomly my mic will start crackling and ill have to change my mic from wave link stream to microphonefx and the other way around sometimes, its not the biggest issue but it can be frustrating at times if i record a nice gameplay then listen to it and my audio isnt there and my mic is just making that crackling, thumping sound, obviously using wave link with a shure sm7b, any recommendations would be great as ive been checking for any updates and everything is up to date, thanks in advance !

[forest axle]

that doesn't seem like an issue with your machine, it seems like an issue with your capture card. pretty odd though. i would visit elgato support

!elgatosupport

[fading hare]

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

[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 also sounds like an issue with the elgato wave link though

[green beacon]

So I know this may be more of a twitch thing but I thought I’d ask if anybody has any advice, I’m on r-1.ch/analyzer and most of the tests came out ok except the video frames one which said “Your stream had 888 duplicate frames (49.33%), resulting in low frame rate / jitter for your viewers. This can occur when encoding at a higher frame rate than your content is rendering at. Note this check can generate false positives if the channel was streaming static content while being tested.” Anybody have an idea on how to resolve this?

[green beacon]

So how do I encode from obs at a proper frame rate to make that test happy?

[stuck obsidian]

sup guys, i play on a windows pc but my obs runs on a macbook and smashes it, i have had this issue where sometimes randomly my mic will start crackling and ill have to change my mic from wave link stream to microphonefx and the other way around sometimes, its not the biggest issue but it can be frustrating at times if i record a nice gameplay then listen to it and my audio isnt there and my mic is just making that crackling, thumping sound, obviously using wave link with a shure sm7b, any recommendations would be great as ive been checking for any updates and everything is up to date, thanks in advance !

[willow relic]

Hi guys, I'm using OBS 31 with MacOS 15.2 and until two weeks ago it was running well. Now it's crashing everytime I start a stream. I've already uninstall and install OBS but it didn't help. I will give you the OBS report. Maybe one of you guys can help me solve the problem.

[inner blade]

should i be good with a migration from windows to obs on mac as is?
should obs 27.2.4 work fine on catalina?

[forest axle]

please don't copy paste the same message repeatedly; you were asked to post a clean log

[forest axle]

looks like this is caused by the vertical canvas plugin. i'd make sure that is up to date and if so contact the plugin author

[willow relic]

@forest axle Thank you. I will look into it.

[fervent delta]

Can I get help with connecting my iPhone 14 with the 4K X

[celest shell]

I've been trying to record gameplay which is fine on my screen but the recording is always laggy even though yesterday it was completly fine with the same settings. I've changed some settings based on what i've found on google but nothing works, https://obsproject.com/logs/2ADkcXiatpBLUcdl
note: on obs it says bitrate is 6000 but in the log it says 2500, and my cpu usage is around 5%
also the OBS Log Analyzer says 45.9% rendering lag, but all games and refresh rates are capped at 60 fps so the GPU should not be maxed out

[fading hare]

🛑 Critical

• 44.9% Rendering Lag

⚠️ Warning

• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

@celest shell what program are you recording?

[celest shell]

roblox

[forest axle]

is game mode on?

[celest shell]

yes

[forest axle]

do not use game mode

[celest shell]

Oh let me see how it works the

then

It works

Thats odd how it does that

Thanks!

[forest axle]

game mode does what it says; it prioritizes the focused program and gives less resources to programs in the background; i.e., in this case OBS

[celest shell]

Oh true, I knew it did that but I did not know it would do so much as to delay OBS or that it should just use more gpu

Good to know though thank you

[inner blade]

bump?
also should i be fine with qsv in terms of performance or it is a cpu hog?

[molten grotto]

!macversions Guide below. QSV is a hardware encoder, so it shouldn't actually use CPU. It just lives in the CPU

[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 also would not recommend trying to port your scene collection file directly from windows to macOS

many of the source types are not shared, and trying to do so could cause issues

[inner blade]

i see, what would you suggest me to do? its just some text, game capture and browser, nothing that isnt really unique?

[inner blade]

thank you! well but qsv, potentially due to bugs, could cause issues or cpu hogging

[forest axle]

QSV doesn't exist as such on macOS, all hardware encoders are wrapped by videotoolbox

game capture doesn't either; the equivalent is macOS screen capture

the text source is also different

so you should likely just recreate your scenes, which is perfectly doable; just don't migrate the actual file

[inner blade]

gotcha, they'll just disappear i guess or i can remove them manually and adjust

how about using streamfx there? hmmmm

i could manually edit the files to adjust for macos

[forest axle]

that's probably not a good idea

[inner blade]

hmm.... well thank you for advising, i'll think twice before starting obs without adjusting the user data

so i start over with my scenes then, okay..... kind of a bummer

no big deal

[inner blade]

may i ask how different?

Also im copying from windows to mac 27.2.4 (same version)

for game capture, didn't syphoninject exist before?

what happened?

[forest axle]

1. don't use 27.2.4, there is no reason to use that when a newer version is available
2. syphon is deprecated because it is in almost all cases superseded by macOS screen capture
3. the windows text source simply doesn't exist on macOS, a different source type exists for text that uses a different API

in general, as i've said multiple times, you should abandon the notion of migrating your scene file directly. this is completely unsupported and unlikely to work for all of the reasons i've mentioned and more, and may in fact cause issues

[inner blade]

understood! is there like a converter for those or...?

[forest axle]

no, there is not

[inner blade]

deletes scene files
well, it's the last qt5 version available, but i guess people actually moved the ecosystem to qt6 by now

there could be a converter....

anyways thank you, i'll not bother again with unsupported things

[forest axle]

no, there couldn't

[inner blade]

Oh... okay then, hm

[warped mica]

Well there is a converter, the importer. It just sucks nowadays because it hasn’t been adjusted for the new macOS capture sources

It could and should be updated

But as of now, wouldn’t recommend using it

[inner blade]

Ah, how about at the point of 27.2.4? not recommended to use either? im on catalina

which was the last version of macos the importer has been adjusted for?

thanks gxalpha!

[green beacon]

So I know this may be more of a twitch thing but I thought I’d ask if anybody has any advice, I’m on r-1.ch/analyzer and most of the tests came out ok except the video frames one which said “Your stream had 888 duplicate frames (49.33%), resulting in low frame rate / jitter for your viewers. This can occur when encoding at a higher frame rate than your content is rendering at. Note this check can generate false positives if the channel was streaming static content while being tested.” Anybody have an idea on how to resolve this?, how should i be encoding to get a decent frame rate?

[molten grotto]

Are you streaming a game?

[green beacon]

yeah thats all i stream

from either a ps5, nintendo switch, or xbox series x

[molten grotto]

Okay, so it sounds like the capture card is not reaching the same FPS as OBS is streaming. When you watch the OBS preview, does the capture card output look choppy?

[green beacon]

not usually no, i had one last week that was VERY choppy but it was happening in both my youtube live and twitch stream so i thought maybe it was an internet thing, because the output through OBS seemed totally normal, but usually no the stream seems to look fine, im using an elgato hd60 s+

idk if theres a better capture card i should be looking into i just picked this one up a few years ago without researching too much

[molten grotto]

That capture card should be fine, but it may not have enough USB bandwidth. Is it connected to a USB hub or directly to the Mac?

[green beacon]

directly to the mac, i have a 2022 macbook air, it has thunderbolt ports on the side (usb 4) and im using a usb 3 cable so idk if i should get better cables

[fervent delta]

Hello

[molten grotto]

Those should be fine for cables. Does the choppiness happen after streaming for awhile? Could be a heat issue.

[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!

[fervent delta]

Can I get help with connecting my iPhone 14 with the 4K X

[green beacon]

well thats the thing the choppy video only happened once and i think that was attributed to an isp issue because that went away after i did some router rebooting, its these weird test results im getting from that site that concerns me about issues i may be unaware of, i was streaming last night and the video display seemed fine but when running that analyzer it gave me that duplicate frame error so idk if im encoding in an improper way or what

[molten grotto]

!logfolder Can you find the log from that stream? Logs have the date and time from when OBS is launched, so it would be somewhere before that stream.

[fading hare]

To see all of your logs, select Help > Log Files > Show Log Files.

If you want to manually analyse a log, upload it's contents to a service like Hastebin and use this tool.

[green beacon]

this is the only log file i have from that day, the time of the log file being modified is hours before the stream started so idk if that will have any appropriate info in it

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (1)

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[molten grotto]

This one doesn't have a stream in it

[green beacon]

this one is from yesterday

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (1)

ℹ️ Info

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

Hardware Check

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

[green beacon]

i have like 10 from yesterday for some reason and i only streamed for 2 1/2 hours

idk if i should just paste them all in here

[molten grotto]

No, just the one log from before the stream started

Do you know about what time it started?

[green beacon]

ok lemme try to find that

yeah lemme check my twitch

so the stream started around 7pm ish i have several logs between 6:47 and 6:59 then one at 9:29 when i stopped which has a larger file size than the others

so heres that one from 9:29 after the stream

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Permissions Not Granted (1)

ℹ️ Info

• 0.1% Dropped Frames
• Third-Party Plugins (1)

Hardware Check

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

[molten grotto]

Okay, yeah a connection issue makes the most sense. It's only a teeny bit of dropped frames here, but the instability can come and go. Other streams could have had worse connection. You will want to talk with your ISP, letting them know when this happened.

[green beacon]

gotcha, and i have a usb hub that has an ethernet port on it which is connected to one of my wifi satellites im using an orbi 6 router system, maybe its from having the wifi enabled on the macbook so that is taking precidence over the ethernet connection, maybe i should turn wifi off when using that so its directly connected to the ethernet for sure

i have a fiber line with a gigabit connection usually getting 900mbps down and about 400-600mbsp up

[molten grotto]

Sure, it's good to experiment and see what helps.

[green beacon]

ok gotcha, so with the duplicate frames error referring to encoding settings possibly causing it should i be using something different for encoding other than this?

i record while streaming and heres my recording settings

[molten grotto]

I think its referring to connection

[green beacon]

well the part that caught my attention was "This can occur when encoding at a higher frame rate than your content is rendering at." so i wasnt sure if that was an encoder or connection setting that needed to maybe be changed

[molten grotto]

What this could be referring to, as I mentioned in earlier messages, is that the capture card may not be running at the same FPS as the stream. Like if it's only bringing in 46 FPS when stream is set to 60. The other possibility is connection. You would have to ask Twitch what they specifically mean by that

[green beacon]

hmmm ok gotcha

ill make sure to turn off wifi from now on then to see how that helps, thanks for your help/advice!

[molten grotto]

I hope all goes perfectly for you!

[regal garnet]

I have an M3 MacBook air, and my obs says "Encoding Overloading" when i changed no settings at all. I stream at 1080p, 60fps, with a bitrate of 6500kps. I record with a bitrate of 18,000 kbps at the same time. As I stream, I have twitch open just to monitor. Background tasks include, spotify, safari, and discord. I have 8 gigs of ram. Gameplay comes from a capture card, I also have two cameras active - the imbedded FaceTime Camera at 1080p and Logitecgs C922 camera connected via usb hub. I have one mic, the HyperX Quadcast. Capture card takes video from the pc and puts in on my Mac.

pls help i like streaming

[lone blade]

Hello alll can I do a screen record with this app then airplay it to a TV?

[lone blade]

How do you select a source

[sonic storm]

Ok so I’m maving audio problems
-I have a chat link cable

• I have the highest bandwidth of audio ect
• I have m3 pro mb pro
  -audio sound so disordered
• I downloaded the 4k cap. And change it to analog ect
  Idk wat to do honestly I js want the audio to sound right while I hear thru my Bluetooth headphones(no 3.5 mm jack btw)

I’m also using ps5 pro

[hexed swan]

Hello, I am NEW to OBS. I want to record a video playing in my Safari web browser. I cannot figure out how to preview the video in OBS or how to record anything. I installed BlackHole to capture Desktop Audio. I got that to work. When I click "Record," I just get a black screen with the audio. Can anyone give me step-by-step instructions on how to capture video?? UPDATE: I was able to get it to capture video, but I am unable to record just a selection within a window. I would like to record just the video embedded in the page. Can anyone guide me?

[fading hare]

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

[regal garnet]

I have an M3 MacBook air, and my obs says "Encoding Overloading" when i changed no settings at all. I stream at 1080p, 60fps, with a bitrate of 6500kps. I record with a bitrate of 18,000 kbps at the same time. As I stream, I have twitch open just to monitor. Background tasks include, spotify, safari, and discord. I have 8 gigs of ram. Gameplay comes from a capture card, I also have two cameras active - the imbedded FaceTime Camera at 1080p and Logitecgs C922 camera connected via usb hub. I have one mic, the HyperX Quadcast. Capture card takes video from the pc and puts in on my Mac.
pls help i like streaming

[frigid plinth]

Hello, I just started using OBS, and I was try to figure out how to stream and I managed to figure it out (window capture - there was a option for the game I was playing), but I was showing a friend and I delete the window capture so I could see what she sees but I am not able to do it again even though she had the same things open as I did. I watched a tutorial and It had an macOs option that I didn’t have. Would anyone mind helping. Thank you for your time.

[cunning minnow]

Howdy! Good morning! I need help making my chroma key setup more clear. I use both green and blue screens, along with two soft lights and Neewer lights in the front. However, I’m having trouble because I can still see green or white edges around the subject. How can I match and smooth it better?

I use OBS Studio with a green screen. The problem is that it’s hard to perfectly match, and I can see white or green edge lines. How can I smooth these edges?

I use a Logitech C920 camera connected to a Mac Mini M2, iMac, and MacBook. OBS Studio is installed on all of them. I also have a soft light and Neewer lights.

[fading hare]

For an in-depth overview of greenscreens and how they work, and how you can improve your own, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH8TWTt51W8

[plush sedge]

can u help me i sighn up and i cant stream still

so

can u hlep

this sum bull shit

[tepid mauve]

is it possible to do green screen without a green backround?

i am having trouble

[plucky zenith]

do you have a nvidia gpu?

[tepid mauve]

this is my first time using OBS studios

so i don't really know what that is

[plucky zenith]

are you on a mac?

[tepid mauve]

PC

windows

[plucky zenith]

then why are you in #macos-support

[tepid mauve]

i clicked on a link

from OBS

it took me straight here

[fading hare]

If you need help or have questions about OBS, check out our #support-portal first!

[golden plaza]

idk why i struggle so much figuring out this program

so tools i have are

scarlette 2i2
yamaha montage m8x
Macbook Pro m2 Max chip 32g unified memory and the max core processor whatever that is for it.
every chord i would need to get set up right.

the goal is to be able to stream quality studio sound while i stream on OmeTv. ppl keep telling me i cant do that but i got everything that i have because of people like Frank Tedesco which does exactly that. So help setting up OBS properly would be great. Assume youre teaching a 5 year old. the smallest details help my adhd brain

im not using a mic at the moment. i would be just using the mic thats attached to my laptop

[winged widget]

Hi! I just downloaded OBS, and I am very confused. Can I use it to create a language teaching video? So far, I can't have a background image in the background, it covers my face. Also, I need to jump from application to application, and they should stay in the background, behind me so to say, and not in front of me and I do not see how it is possible. Can anybody help? Or I need to go back to Zoom? Thanks!

[undone kelp]

can someone please send the link in to the real obs just in case i get a virus

[lethal rampart]

just go on the official obs website

[heavy tulip]

i got qustion

[fading hare]

OBS Studio can be downloaded:

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

[long umbra]

yes you can. you need to bring your webcam layer to the front by just click on the webcam and drag it up above the screen capture. also to jump from app to app you need to select the mac os screen capture option and it will show your entire screen. watch some tutorials on yt. i make educational vids and this is the answer to prayer bro. so much better than anything else i was using.

see cam on top means it's top layer on the recording

you can also change the size of webcam box to be smaller so ppl can see your screen

you can move it around, rotate it, flip it, whatever

from the screen it self

but the order is down there

[heavy tulip]

Hey got questions when I installed it by accident i clicked stream one I want the recording one I have uninstalled it and reinstalled several times I do know how to fixs it

[drowsy patrol]

hi, somehow OBs refuses to open when i try to launch it 90% the time. When i can open it i receive no image from my capture card 4k X bypass does work.

[heavy tulip]

Hey got questions when I installed it by accident i clicked stream one I want the recording one I have uninstalled it and reinstalled several times I do know how to fixs it

[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.

[molten grotto]

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[crimson timber]

Can not get python to load under Tools > Scripts. OBS v31.0.0 64-bit Apple Silicon downloaded from web site. Mac is on Sequoia. Trying to use Homebrew installed Python 3.11. My path is: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/python@3.11/3.11.11/Frameworks
I've tried a bunch of different paths, but each time I keep getting: "Python not currently loaded". Any help would be appreciated. I've googled, gpt'd, and gemini'd to death. thanks!

[forest axle]

this is a known issue. the workaround is to use the python installer from the python website, then point OBS at the folder /Library/Frameworks

[crimson timber]

thank you. i had a heck of a time finding any documentation on it. I'll give that a shot.

[wispy thicket]

how come when I close obs it still shows an orange button at the top bar of my computer saying its still capturing audio?

[tulip roost]

Hello, i dont see CBR bitrate option

Can someone help me

thanks

[hazy onyx]

Hello,
I'm looking for some help please with an error that keeps popping up whenever I try to record my two 27-inch monitors using 5120x1440 canvas on macos

The error that keeps getting thrown is:
"Starting the output failed. Please check the log for details.
Note: If you are using the NVENC or AMD encoders, make sure your video drivers are up to date."

Here's a link to the log if needed: https://obsproject.com/logs/Bm1HsAvgtDEvqaA7

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session

Hardware Check

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

[hazy onyx]

Perhaps it's worth adding that I can indeed record my two monitors using scaled down resolution of 3840x1080. It's attempting to record with 5120x1440 that never works

I appreciate any insight into this

[pliant violet]

Hello everyone,
First of all: Happy New Year.
I will be running a loop as part of an exhibition. The exhibition will run for 2 weeks and I would like to stream it live for the entire time. I don't care about video at all - if I can somehow upload an image to YouTube. My question relates to the sound: What is the safest and best way to get the signal coming out of my amp into the MacBook and then live on YouTube?
Thanks & all the best
Thomas

[neon crane]

Use FFMPEG or just a timeline editor like imovie to export a video of your static image - audio track of your video is the video audio. Then, use "Media Source" in OBS to stream this video. This way, you can safely interact with your computer the whole time as OBS touches no part of your mac.

Media source also allows you to loop the video when the video finishes.

[forest axle]

the h264 hardware encoder doesn't support more than 4,000 in either the X or Y dimension. if you need larger dimensions, use HEVC or x264

[pliant violet]

Thanks

[solar badge]

Hi! This has always confused me, so I wanted to ask this question in here. I’m using a 4k monitor, but macOS scales the resolution to 1080p to help with visibility (even though the 4k signal is retained?). With this in mind, would I set the base canvas resolution in OBS to 1080p or 4K? Right now, I have it set to 3840x2160, but I don’t know whether that’s technically incorrect since the default scaled resolution of my display is 1920x1080.

[forest axle]

macOS is likely saying that the display is 1920x1080 "logical" pixels, but the physical resolution is 3840x2160. if you want the full resolution of the display in your output, you likely want to set the canvas to be 3840x2160

[hazy onyx]

Thanks for the suggestion. I already tried it with 'Software (x264)' as video encoder and it also failed with the exact same error message

[forest axle]

in that case there's probably some other issue with your settings, can you post 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

[hazy onyx]

Here's the current log:
https://obsproject.com/logs/laxCpiqfvq3Mr5Ul

[fading hare]

⚠️ Warning

• Non-Standard Aspect Ratio

ℹ️ Info

• No Output Session

Hardware Check

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

[forest axle]

in that log it looks like you're still trying to record with the hardware encoder rather than x264

maybe just show a screenshot of your recording settings in the settings window?

[hazy onyx]

That's weird, I changed and saved the settings, then closed OBS, then reopend OBS, just to double-check

[forest axle]

that first screenshot shows your stream encoding settings, which are separate from the recording settings

[hazy onyx]

oops!

I changed the settings as you explained earlier (with HVEC). It works fine. Thanks for the help

[solar badge]

Thank you so much!

[sharp cedar]

hello is there any way to remove the background on your web cam? i was told obs removed the option "remove background?

i would if possible like to add a background

[warped mica]

There are plugins that can do that, for example https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/macos-background-removal.1691/ (disclaimer: this particular one was made by me, others exist too)

[sharp cedar]

ohh i see thank you kindly 🙏🏻

now where would i click to download. apologies im not to tech savvy

i believe i might have found it mmm check back soon

ehhh ill find a way

[inner blade]

make sure the download is not corrupted, if you're super sure its safe, run xattr -r com.apple.quarantine <drag file> in a terminal
Did you follow the instructions behind in the screenshot?

also uh, do third party plugins support count as obs support or not?????

[sharp cedar]

hey , thanks i will try another link

[warped mica]

You might need to allow it in System Settings, macOS changed some stuff with the latest version

[inner blade]

cool, just saying out of caution, we dont know what you're doing or trying to do, we're not magicians

[warped mica]

This in somewhere in (Privacy & Security)

[sharp cedar]

understood

[inner blade]

oh yeah, that's the alternative to right click -> open because that method broke

[sharp cedar]

will do thank u

[inner blade]

i guess that's the ui alternative to removing gatekeeper from the file via cli

[warped mica]

I’ll need to update the instructions for that

[inner blade]

ah hey there, the best method is to run the cli command, that makes gatekeeper not bother at all.
i dont remember when apple removed the ability to ctrl+click -> open but its one of the recent major versions.

the ui way requires you to attempt to open it tho

then navigating to privacy and security to allow it

the other one is just easier because its one step before opening and its free from gatekeeper control, albeit it's a more advanced way

[warped mica]

That’s a fair point

Unfortunately guiding users to the command line seems scary to some. Maybe I’ll add both ways.

[inner blade]

yep that'll be better

i tend to use -rsd because of recursion and affecting symlinks

[sharp cedar]

got it

[inner blade]

cool

[sharp cedar]

yep

@warped mica thanks again man!

[inner blade]

oh yeah, just add all the different ways because it varies by macos versions too, i dont remember when was the first version to include the privacy and security allow thing

[warped mica]

No worries. Thank you and @inner blade for the pointer to the outdated instructions, I’ll update them when I have the chance.

[inner blade]

the xattr one is on every version through, the ui changed a bit

[sharp cedar]

one last question how do i add the plug in so it can sow up in obs filters

[inner blade]

the installer should've done that for you, restart obs studio

[sharp cedar]

ahh thats right ok

[inner blade]

i was going to mention to close obs studio a moment ago

[sharp cedar]

😳 it works!!! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH THE BOTH OF YOU 🙏🏻

now if only i could add my own background lol

[barren narwhal]

hello i have a rode pro mixer mac m1 pro and i have my elgato hd 60x running into my computer and everything hooked up the problem is my audio from thr ps5 sounds scratchy coming through the mixer and everything else sounds fine music on computer and everything else. i GOT IT WORKING ONE TIME PERFECTLY came back and it ran perfect and i was so happy after months of trying ti fix it. then way day boom i came back to finally use it and it just srtopped and started sounding scratchy agaibn i have a video to let you see how it sounds it is driving me mad i can tell you tht much'

[pseudo warren]

for my macbook air i am wondering where to find my video files but i cant find them on my documents

[gusty atlas]

I have a MacBook Air and whenever I try to link my gameplay onto my computer, I get a black screen instead of my gameplay. This is happening with both OBS and streamlabs

Been at this for 2 days

I’m about to give you

[fading hare]

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

[gusty atlas]

Can I get some help please

[tawdry needle]

hi, is there a way to capture a full screen application without having it active? like background recording of that app?

[surreal kiln]

Hi, it seems like windows capture on mac will lose the track of some applications if those applications are restarted, and you must re-select them in the windows capture properties, I'm not sure why this happens, but is there a way to get around that? Perhaps identifying window based on process name?

[glad apex]

I wanted to move some things around on the overlay and needed to stretch the capture screen to match the resolution and it just won't let me. I can't click on the elements in the preview pane, when I click on them in the list it shows the border with pixels listed and a bigger than normal red square on the grab points. When I go to grab a point, the red just goes away. It's like I locked something but if I did it was by accident and I have no idea what I might have done!

Mac Studio running Sonoma 14.6.