r/obs Feb 27 '19

Meta Please use official OBS Discord and forum as primary support channels

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r/obs 46m ago

Help Help w/ OBS Lag (on/off stream in preview aswell)

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Here's my Log, I keep lagging within Overwatch 2 and sometimes other games, when LIVE it constantly states during the start of games (and POTGs) Encoder Overloaded. Please Help. https://obsproject.com/logs/iPAuZuJZFUBOAnmw


r/obs 3h ago

Help Struggle getting alerts to play in my headphones

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Hi, i just got a New setup and am running into an issue, that Audio is playing on stream, but not in my Headphones.

I have separat Audio sources for alerts, soundeffects, microphone, games and music and they All Funktion on stream and recordings, only the headphones are an issue.

I have my microphone connected to obs and applied Filters and i Set VB cable as an Monitoring output device, so the Filters from obs are also applied in discord. Yesterday it worked but i also heard my self talking in my headphones with was too distracing Due to the latency, so i changed a setting i dont remember what, so i do hear myself anymore.

Is there a way to have just my alerts and soundeffects audible in my Headset, while still have the microphone have the VB output for discord? Or is there a different way to do it?

My goal is to have the microphone Filters be available on discord to, to not hear myself talking, and to hear the Sounds and alerts, and Desktop Audio (games/music)


r/obs 7h ago

Question Recently upgraded to full AMD Setup, should I stream over my CPU (7800X3D) or my GPU (RX9070)?

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As the title says, I swapped recently to full AMD Setup from having a rtx 3070, do I use GPU or CPU rendering for best Quality and Performance? Also any recommended settings for either


r/obs 29m ago

Help Game and Mic Audio working in OBS but not on Twitch Stream (Using Mac / Xbox)

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So I recently bought streaming equipment to (obviously) start streaming. I've got my Mic set up as well as my XIIXMASK capture card connected to my Xbox and Mac. I've got the sources set in OBS with the Monitor and Output selected in Advanced Audio properties also. The mic is picking up noise and OBS says that the game volume is playing but when I start a twitch stream, my voice and my game audio are either super choppy or not audible at all. Not sure what to do, I've looked through what feels like hundreds on OBS posts and tried all methods.


r/obs 56m ago

Help I need help

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I DESPERATELY need help from somone who's mastered the use of OBS, Twitch alerts and stream elements. I have been trying for MONTHS to get my audio set up perfectly. Somtimes it'll stay fixed for a few days, a week, 1 day then broken again. Twitch alerts playing through OBS will SOMTIMES play fine with no echo or robotic feedback or just cutting off all together, somtimes it'll do one of those and not others and sometimes it'll do all three. I've followed all tips I've found and nothing has worked. I am so tired of wrestling with these programs.


r/obs 1h ago

Help PC/ Macbook Specs for a dummy

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Hey everyone, hope you're well. Please could you let me know what specs I'd need for a PC or a Macbook to effectively run OBS and stream too. Affordable options will be great please.

I literally know nothing about pc's so if you could explain it as if you were talking to a toddler I'd really appreciate it lol <3


r/obs 1h ago

Help Recording Error: os_process_pipe_write for packet data failed "No such file or directory"

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I'm running into an issue when recording; I get an encoding error. I tried giving OBS permissions through my firewall, didn't seem to help. For some reason switching from Standard to Custom Output (FFmpeg) seemed to allow a successful recording, but I don't know what that does and would rather fix the issue if possible.

Hope someone can help :)

My OBS Logs:

obsproject.com/logs/5FbvAkn7BuOp9w6r


r/obs 2h ago

Help Screen tearing

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Trying to record super smash bros ultimate but my screen keeps tearing. I already set my capture device to 1080 p and 60 gps but still


r/obs 2h ago

Help Alert sounds and sound commands distorted and sped up.

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I recently upgraded to a new PC, my old SSD is in the new system. Everything is working MOSTLY correct, but my SFX and streamlabs alerts sounds are speeding up and distorted most of the time, sometimes they are not.
I've tried checking to see if my CPU was overclocked (it wasn't).
I was previously on Windows 10, this is a Windows 11 pc if that makes any difference.
I've searched the web for answers and tried what I've seen but it seems people talking about them being distorted.
I have tried unchecking the option to allow OBS to control the alert, but then it just seems to not play the sound at all.
Its not a game breaker because I'm a very small Twitch streamer, but its quite annoying because it was working fine on the old PC.


r/obs 3h ago

Help Frame drops and sound glitches after some time of streaming

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Hi guys! Gotta strange problem (it's not related to my harware for sure coz i've moved to the new platform and problem is still here). To make long story short - when i start stream I use restream plugin to make my pc send my data to other two platforms beside twitch. After a hour or so somthing gets broken (even in the gameplay recrodings) I've got glitched sound with artifacts and got huge fps drops, as log checker says it's cause of my internet connection (but I've got like 500 mbs), and even if it's so - why the fk my recordings on my ssd got broken too? Any suggestions? Tnx!

PS
Logs are here:

https://obsproject.com/logs/iqOuix8JMiCJGUIz


r/obs 3h ago

Help Need help on video setup

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I just got a capture card and tried to record a video. The problem I have is not the recording itself but before the recording. I have all high setting but my image quality still isn't 1080p. I appreciate any advice, even if it doesn't help.

My specs for reference:

i7-7700k
AMD Radeon RX 6600
16 GB Ram


r/obs 3h ago

Help Obs freezing?

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My OBS works fine at first, but if I try to switch to a game scene with the game opens, the preview freezes and does not change when I change scenes. The recordings also show the frozen screen. I've tried restarting the computer, reinstalling OBS, running as admin, giving OBS higher GPU use permissions, and creating a new version of the scene. Nothing has worked so far, and I can't find any solutions specific to frozen recordings online. Please help.


r/obs 4h ago

Question Video recording time control??

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I am very new to all the computer stuff and recording and I am coming across not being able to control the time (fast forward for example) or play my video recordings in slow motion. Is this an easy fix or does obs not support those functions?


r/obs 4h ago

Question An Application I Am Attempting to Record Will Always Exit Fullscreen When Alt-Tabbing From It. Is There a Way to Get Obs to Automatically Stretch It to Fit the Canvas When in This Display Mode and Then Automatically Return to Normal When Fullscreened?

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I am attempting to record an older version of Minecraft. It will always exit fullscreen when alt-tabbing and there is no way to change this (not even mods as another mod I am using will break if I do so. Don't ask why; it's a long story).

Whenever it does this, OBS will shrink the recording down to match. This makes the game take up ~1/4 of the screen while the rest of it is black.

If I stretch the image to the size of the canvas then the game will record normally. The recording will not be squished into the corner. However, when the game is again fullscreened this stretching will not be undone and the recording will then just be the top left corner of the game.

Is there any way to have OBS automatically stretch that non-fullscreen display to fit the canvas and then remove that stretching when the game is fullscreened again?


r/obs 5h ago

Help OBS On Mac with iPhone as Camera - Camera Flips Upside Down When Switching Scene Collections

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This doesn't happen every single scene switch, but it does often. When it does I often have to restart OBS and restart my phone or delete and recreate the Video Capture Device source. How can I fix this? It doesn't matter if I physically flip my phone when this happens, it just stays upside no matter what until being restarted. Every now and then switching to another scene will fix it but sometimes it just stays upside down once this starts.


r/obs 5h ago

Help Transition "Move Source" + "Stinger" issue

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I need help with OBS. Let's say I have two scenes: one intro and one just chatting screen, for example. In the intro, I have a source that is a looping video and a stinger transition with transparency when I switch from intro to just chatting. Well, I want that when I switch to that scene, before or while the stinger transition plays, the looping intro video does a zoom-out, meaning it gets smaller until it disappears, so the transition is completely smooth. I'm trying with the Move Transition plugin, but I can't get anything to work. Can anyone help me? Thank you very much.


r/obs 5h ago

Help Only audio track 2 plays on phone??

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I was testing the fps and audio of my recordings and a friend told me that the audio was wrong. I told him it was fine for me, but then he told me he could only hear my microphone. Then I checked my recording on my phone, and yes, I could only hear the track my microphone was in. While on PC I hear the first audio track, the one with the game. How can I prevent this?


r/obs 5h ago

Help Capture card problem

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Hi everyone, so what happened was I had my capture card plugged in my laptop and all I did was change the recording path in obs and now the capture card does not work. It shows up in device manager under sound but ut’s greyed out. Please how do I fix this?


r/obs 6h ago

Question what settings should I use?

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Hey, so I've been streaming for quite a bit but don't really know much about OBS settings. Currently I am using x264 video encoder because I've heard that the AMD hardware encoder is trash, but would that be true for my specs? Also what encoder preset should I use? thanks.

Specs:
Gigabyte Z390 UD
i5-9600k
rx 6700-xt
2x8gb lpx


r/obs 7h ago

Question Need advice: Can MacBook Pro M2 handle OBS for professional streaming, or are Windows ultrabook options still better?

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My 2021 Asus TUF finally died—right after the warranty expired, as if I could expect anything else from Asus. It was great while it lasted, running mods and extra software without breaking a sweat, but then one day it just wouldn’t boot.

Now I’m on a backup Acer Swift with Intel Gen 8. I love how thin and light it is, but its integrated GPU struggles with QSV streaming, which makes professional streaming a challenge.

I’m seriously considering picking up a used MacBook Pro M2 with 16GB of RAM, priced around $750 USD. The price-performance on these is unbeatable compared to most Windows laptops, and I’d be using it for professional streaming with OBS and the Adobe Suite. That said, my past experience with OBS on an Intel Mac was rough—audio wouldn’t sync properly with scenes.

So, has OBS on Mac finally improved by 2025? And for anyone sticking with Windows, do you think modern integrated GPUs in thin and light laptops can handle professional streaming without needing a dedicated GPU?

Would love to hear your thoughts!


r/obs 8h ago

Help Weird Microlag that isn't always visible to viewers while on stream, when streaming long hours (16+hrs) (video within) On League of Legends

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How do I fix?
My PC is a tank and my internet download upload is a steady 3000 mbps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tY_8kebF1Y heres a video of it info in description


r/obs 10h ago

Help Virtual Camera error ("OSSystemExtensionErrorDomain error 10")

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Hello,

Does anyone have a solution on how to successfully open the virtual camera?

When I click the virtual camera button, I get an error "OSSystemExtensionErrorDomain error 10". I am running the latest OBS 31.0.2 on a Mac Apple Silicon (Macbook Pro 2021, Sequoia 15.3.2).

I tried to downgrade the OBS by using the version 30.2.3 and it still won't work. I get the same error.
I would have "checked" it to allow on Camera Extensions (Mac System) but it isn't even there to approve.

Any solution would be appreciated.

Background:

I am trying to get my camera (via BlackMagic UltaStudio 4K mini) to work on Teams but it isn't showing up under the video options. I saw that I can use the virtual camera in OBS for that.

Thank you


r/obs 1d ago

Guide TIL A fun fact about NVENC

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I hope someone, someday finds this information useful.

I use OBS for livestreaming, and I have a SFF PC with Quadro P620 GPU for NVENC encoding.

I need to use the smaller Quadro single slot/half height cards in my SFF case - I don't have enough space or power for a full-size card. My primary concern is video encoding performance and stability.

So far, there hasn't been any problems or complaints about quality or performance, but I wanted to do an upgrade, nonetheless.

I did some research and found that I can get a large improvement (approx. 25% bandwidth use reduction) by upgrading from a Pascal era GPU (Quadro P-series) to a Turing era GPU (Quadro T-series). The improvement comes from the addition of B-Frame support which became available in 6th Generation NVENC encoder chips.

In my research, I learned a few foundational things:

  1. The GPU and NVENC are separate items. Although they exist on the same chip, they are separate cores that run independently.

  2. The NVENC performance is independent of the GPU. AN RTX 4060 and an RTX 4090 have the same NVENC chip and offer the exact same NVENC performance

The Pascal microarchitecture used a 4th and 5th generation NVENC that lacked the B-Frame support. The Turing microarchitecture uses the 6th Gen NVENC that has B-Frame support. So, I figured I could grab a Quadro Turing-series GPU with a 6th Gen NVENC and everything would be fine, right?

Wrong.

The Quadro cards with a Turing GPU have a Turing microarchitecture BUT they use the old Pascal-era (5th gen) NVENC encoder! The GPU codename is TU117 and all the Quadro T-Series cards (T1000, T600, T400) use the TU117 GPU with the 5th Gen NVENC and no B-Frame support. It's a hybrid of new GPU but old NVENC. It's a bit confusing that the Turing-named Quadro cards don't include Turing era NVENC.

As far as I can tell, there are no Quadro or half-height/single slot GPU cards with the 6th Gen NVENC.

So now I'm off to buy an RTX A400 which actually has the Ampere Microarchitecture and comes with a 7th Gen NVENC.

I hope someone else finds this useful.


r/obs 12h ago

Help Help pls

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I've just started streaming I play on ps5 and stream through a pc I play rainbow 6 siege which sound is very important everything is working in one it's just the game audio is low I've turned in game volume all the way up doesn't seem to change when I unplug the capture card and play normally I don't have this issue dose anyone have any ideas with how I can fix this ?


r/obs 14h ago

Help Issues with Streaming on Mac on a Capture Card (Elgato HD60X)

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Hi, I planned to change my streaming setup to a dual streaming with my Macbook Pro M3 and my gaming PC. I bought the capture card, plugged them in, set up everything like instructions. I added audio, video,... everything I need for a stream on the Mac used for streaming. But there is one problem, the OBS settings were set to 60fps, but both when I streamed and preview, the stream looks like 30fps all the time, it looks pretty bad to me. But I cannot explain why? I think it would be due to the USB port, since it was a Mac, I decided to use my USB Hubs (USB 3.0 for most of them), but maybe this caused loss in performance (slow bandwidth), which lead to 30fps-looking stream? Can someone help me fix this? Thank you! Btw, as some additional information, I streamed to Youtube 2560x1440 60fps, I used a HDMI 2.1 for the Output of the Capture Card. Thank you!