Questions tagged [obs-studio]
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How to change monitor names in Windows
I have four USB HDMI capture cards plugged into four different laptops which have their video stream sent to them from a desktop running OBS. There are several HDMI cables running from the desktop ...
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How to Record Web Page as Video with Transparency?
I would like to record the HTML output with the alpha channel preserved so that the resulting video has a transparent background, that way I can use the web app's output as an overlay in post-...
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Why is the camera list showing “Sonix Technology Co Ltd.” instead of “Integrated Camera?”
I’m trying to set up OBS with my webcam and integrated camera, but in the cameras list it shows up with my webcam, but instead of “Integrated Camera,” it shows up with “Sonix Technology Co., Ltd.,” ...
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How to stream from OBS Studio onto ffserver?
I have ffserver running and can send streams on it with:
ffmpeg -re -i intro.avi http://myserver:8090/feed1.ffm
I can do this from both windows and linux and it works.
Now I want to send the same ...
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Starting virtual cam automatically by modifying the obs64.exe file in the source folder
I'm starting OBS automatically by using the software System Scheduler; this software requires as input the obs64.exe file in the source folder, not a shortcut of OBS.
I know that, by typing --...
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Passthrough of virtual devices through Remote Desktop
One of the features of Windows Remote Desktop is device passthrough, which allows for an easy way to provide a remote machine with access to devices. Unfortunately it looks as though this is only for ...
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My OBS is hanging on Stopping Recording
My OBS is hanging on Stopping Recording... after I tried to save and end the session.
I'm recording to MVK, which I read was a "safe" format for this very situation.
I'm still waiting on the ...
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How can a keypress on a specific keyboard be mapped to another key such as F24?
I want to use an extra keyboard on Linux to control my OBS scenes. OBS has a way to setup keyboard shortcuts and so forth but only as a general key (it doesn't detect which keyboard the key is pressed ...
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How would I connect a wireless microphone to a speaker and a computer. Then have that same computer also use that speaker
At work, they assigned me a task to integrate people from zoom into our live events.
So far I have mics and video sources running through OBS. The video and sound are then sent to Zoom via ...
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OBS settings for recording presentation (still screen) with mouse cursor in low size and good quality?
How could I reproduce these settings with OBS Studio FFmpeg recorder?
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42 (isom/mp42)
Format : AVC
Format profile : [email protected]
Format ...
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How can I use an OBS Virtual Camera in MS Teams?
On previous versions of MS Teams I was able to select my virtual cam running from OBS. Since an update somehere in september I'm no longer able to select any virtual cameras in MS Teams. I've found ...
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FFmpeg not able to record screen at high fps
I have been trying to record a video playing on chrome on my desktop (1920 * 1080) at 60 fps using ffmpeg. Not very familiar with ffmpeg so please correct me if I wrote something incorrect in the post....
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Recording Issue with OBS Studio software, each video recording is not in sync with the audio for the recording
I use OBS Studio to record video's usually of podcasts that I want to keep. Each time I record OBS creates 2 identical recordings when I only need one, so I just delete the second one. When I playback ...
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Trying to record screen with webcam separately
I am trying to record my screen and my webcam separately in HD. So basically I have 2 1920x1080 screens that I am trying to record.
What I did was I created a canvas of 3840x1080 and placed them side ...
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Live Stream from a low-end laptop
I desire to stream my gameplay live on twitch using my laptop which is a one with pretty low specs. as follows:
Wifi connection with ~8Mbps upload
Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit
Intel i3-5005u 2....
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Stream multiple RTMP IP Cameras with OBS and ffmpeg
I created a streaming server using Nginx and the RMTP module on a VPS running CentOS 7. I am trying to stream multiple IP cameras using OBS for broadcasting the stream. My question is how to create ...
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OBS: Using VLC via Window Capture to stream doesn't display the video
I'm trying to stream a video using VLC media on YouTube while not showing the viewers what I'm doing behind the scene on my laptop. So, I thought of using Windows Capture which is to capture by VLC ...
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Video quality degrades when uploading to YouTube with variable frame rate
So I use OBS (latest ver) to record my gameplay on Windows 10.
OBS settings are:
recording format: MP4
Recording quality: indistinguishable quality, large file size
Encoder: Software (x264 low CPU ...
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How can I connect multiple sound devices to OBS?
I have an atypical audio setup that I am trying to get to work reasonably for streaming with Open Broadcaster Software (OBS).
My ideal situation is that I could see each of the inputs from my USB ...
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Cannot get more than 3 Webcams to work at once (in OBS)
I have 1 Logitech C290, and 4 C270s, but I can only ever get a max of three working at the same time in OBS Studio.
I've tried pretty much every combination of hubs and not hubs, powered hubs, PCI-E ...
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Is there a way to add a virtual display to Windows 10?
I'm asking if there is a way to add a virtual display to Windows 10.
(No, I don't mean virtual desktop. Like a virtual hardware device.)
The virtual display should show up in Device Manager, and ...
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How can I disable minimizing window in Ubuntu?
I need to prevent my Ubuntu to minimize windows (it would be better if I could choose which one specifically). Is there any way to do it? I need it for OBS Studio, because it stops showing any window ...
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New Teams doesn't capture OBS virtual camera and flakes out
Old Teams works fine and has for years. As soon as the "New Teams" app came out, it wouldn't capture my OBS virtual camera once the meeting starts.
It recognises the virtual camera, but it ...
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OBS, other encoder than FFmpeg VAAPI H.264 and x264?
Linux + Intel HD 620. I can see only two options. If what I read on the web is correct, the GPU is capable of encoding H265 or VP9. Why can't I encode in those formats? Is this because OBS does not ...
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Debian OBS black screen with cursor when screen capture but not on window capture
I've downloaded obs using apt and I'm trying to screen record.
When I use window capture, it captures just fine. But when I tried to Screen Capture, it just shows a black screen with just my cursor.
I'...
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Which options are incompatible with CRF, CQP?
What settings should not be used when using CQP, CRF modes. I read that 2pass mode is not compatible with constant quantization modes. It is also recommended to disable adaptive quantization. Maybe ...
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Virtual Camera Modus in OBS turn video into green / pink glitch (Ubuntu)
I want to use my Sony Alpha 6100 as a virtualcam via OBS on Ubuntu 22.04. OBS also finds my camera as input via gphoto2 and v4l2loopback-dkms. The image appears in OBS and looks good.
As soon as I ...
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How to Stream a camera view from another computer on Discord with better performance?
For some issues with the app Discord, my client told me he got another PC to try something. I was able to redirect the video stream to another computer?
It's possible without any device to buy, and I ...
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How does google chrome detect when other windows are maximized on top of it?
I've been recording google meet conference calls with OBS since they made this a premium feature on the site. So far it's all been going well except when I have to maximize a different window on top ...
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Can I save incoming Zoom stream data directly?
I'm having issues recording my Zoom meetings. My laptop is kinda crap and when it recieves the incoming zoom, having to both render it on screen AND then using OBS to screen capture seems like it's ...
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How to solve OBS is not recording all instance of a window
For some reason, I am using an OBS recorder for recording a Webex recording in its nbr recording player. But the problem is it is not recording the chat and other windows which are instances of the ...
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Microsoft Teams Audio not being captured in OBS
I have OBS set to capture my Desktop Audio, however, Microsoft teams is the only program that OBS wont recognize the audio (no sound animation in obs). OBS doesnt capture audio when I am in a Teams ...
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Live streaming without sound via HDMI
I'm live streaming via a camcorder via hdmi into a audio and video capture card into obs. I have a seperate sound source which also runs into the capture card and straight into obs. However I do not ...
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How to get rid of these many camera devices?
I have installed many camera devices, and I can’t seem to remove them nor uninstall the driver. What can I do?
I searched through Device Manager, but I cannot find the camera device name. Here's the ...
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Seamless use of Microsoft Teams with an OBS source?
For teaching, I would like to use OBS to switch between scenes. On its own it is great, but I would like to share the live with my Teams meeting. Here what I try:
Use a VirtualCam : the resolution is ...
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Audio stuttering only during live stream using OBS and only when 'full'/complex
Not sure if this is the right community to post this in, so please advise where, if not here. Been streaming our church service with great success for 22 weeks now since the beginning of lockdown in ...
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OBS encoder overloaded when streaming, but not when just recording
I have a 1080p screen and can record it smoothly with OBS while playing games. However, when I livestream, I quickly get a message "recorder overloaded". It works somewhat when nothing is running ...
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Linux Kiosk Mode for Specified Programs
I am using Linux Mint and I want to only be able to run certain apps on it. All the posts that I have found so far are about locking it down to a browser which isn't what I want as I need to be able ...
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Is it possible to add motion blur to an OBS Studio stream?
Is it possible to add motion blur to a livestream on OBS Studio, to make it look smoother, watch this video for an example but can I do it on a livestream?
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Recording speaker output at 100% volume despite turning them down - may need to uncouple application volume from output device volume
I am trying to record audio only of a webcast running in a Chrome tab on Open Broadcaster Software Studio. I am using a Windows 10 laptop, with nothing plugged in, so laptop speakers and microphone ...
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How does audio in OBS Studio work?
Recently i've downloaded OBS Studio to attempt to figure it out. What i've noticed is it takes my desktop sound but doesn't play it through my headphones. It will register that sound is playing, but I ...
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Failure to record OpenGL window with OBS
I run OBS, switch to the window to record, and press the hotkey I've assigned to record. Then I wait 3 seconds and press the "stop recording" hotkey. During this whole time I see the desired animation ...
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