DistroAV - Network Audio/Video in OBS-Studio using NDI® technology 6.2.0

Changes since 4.4

• NDI updated to version 3.5: improved source discovery and networking
• New feature: Studio Mode Preview Output
• New UI localization: Simplified Chinese
• macOS bugfix: fix Qt version mismatch
• Refactored input and output code
• License switched from LGPL to GPL 2.0

Windows, Linux and macOS Install instructions: see the release page on GitHub.

Changes since 4.2.3

• New source sync mode: "Source Timing". When selected, it makes use of the frame timestamps as provided by the remote sender.
  • If you run into A/V desync issues in your two-PC OBS streaming setup, give this sync mode a try on the streaming computer.
• New source options: YUV Range and Colorspace. If you don't know what these are, leave these two settings to "Default".
• Source bugfix: video not cleared when switching to Audio Only mode
• Fixed several minor memory leaks

Windows, Linux and macOS Install instructions: see the release page on GitHub.

Changes since 4.2.2

• Bugfixes:
  • Fixed several memory leaks in source, filter and output.
  • [Windows only] Compatibility fixes for OBS Studio 21.1:
    • Compiler upgraded to Visual Studio 2015
    • Qt upgraded to 5.10.1

Windows, Linux and macOS Install instructions: see the release page on GitHub.

Changes since 4.2.1

• Bugfix: filter's NDI name not saved on exit
• Bugfix: filter's NDI name empty when created
  
• Bugfix: deleting an audio-only filter could cause a crash
  
• Bugfix: incomplete NDI instance protection
  
• Dedicated output filter: experimental macOS fix to decrease CPU usage

Windows, Linux and macOS Install instructions: see the release page on GitHub.

Changes since 4.2

• Bugfix: crash when changing NDI name in the dedicated output filter settings
• Bugfix: NDI name not saved in dedicated output filter settings

Windows, Linux and macOS Install instructions: see the release page on GitHub.

Changes since 4.1.3

• macOS releases now use the NDI runtime installed from the redistributable.
• Source:
  • Lower input latency
  • New "Sync" option. You can choose between "Internal" (generate frame timestamps locally) or "Network" (use NDI frame timestamps). Use "Internal" mode if you encounter audio desync issues.
  • New "Bandwidth" option (replaces the "Low bandwidth" checkbox). You can choose between "Highest", "Lowest" or "Audio Only".
• "Dedicated output" filter:
  • Lower output latency
  • New "NDI name" option. Dedicated output NDI name is now independent from the filter's name.
  • Now compatible with audio-only sources (like the Desktop audio source).

Windows, Linux and macOS Install instructions: see the release page on GitHub.

Changes since 4.1.2

• Bug fix: improper timestamp handling in source and main output (this can fix many sync issues)

Windows, Linux and macOS Install instructions: see the release page on GitHub.

Changes since 4.1.1

• Bug fix: interleaved video from Main NDI Output (fixed back to progressive)
• Bug fix: heavy tearing on video from Dedicated NDI Output
• New Main Output option: "asynchronous sending". Can improve framerate on low-end systems, but causes tearing.
  
• Bug fix: wrong settings dialog title

Windows, Linux and macOS Install instructions: see the release page on GitHub.

Changes since 4.1

• Bug fix: no alpha channel from NDI Sources
• Bug fix: tearing at very high framerates

Windows, Linux and macOS Install instructions: see the release page on GitHub.

Changes since 4.0.1

• Update to NDI 3.0: brings support for NDI-HX along with major performance and bandwidth improvements
  
• NDI Main Output: huge performance improvement in the YUV conversion code. Tested with 4K 30fps
  
• NDI Source: support for optional hardware acceleration (disabled by default in the source properties)
  
• Bug fix: possible crash when turning off or restarting the NDI Main Output

Windows, Linux and macOS Install instructions: see the release page on GitHub.