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  1. K

    I have a black screen when i'm trying to record my game.

    https://obsproject.com/logs/lvSqdBbTNZri3TCx When i'm trying to record or stream my game it doesn't show my game it shows only black screen. Please help
  2. W

    Black Screen

    Just installed OBS, watched a video on how to record my screen, I select display capture and for no reason whatsoever instead of doing its job OBS records a black screen. I then watched another video on how to fix the issue, running it as an administrator, graphics settings, etc... absolutely no...
  3. B

    Minecraft lags when I ran obs.

    I've been having this problem for a while and tried multiple things to fix it. I've run it in administrator, I've even gone to the NVIDIA control panel and added the Javaw.exe file. That fixed it for a while but it stopped working. What happens is it lags Minecraft along with many visual...
  4. L

    Nothing when trying to capture window

    Since i got my computer i had nothing but bugs and errors. I wanted to try streaming but im unnable to set everything up because of not being able to capture specific window. Mainly i wanted to stream league of legends, when i try to capture ANY window it shows me nothing and preview is black...
  5. R

    Black screen on preview but the stream and record fine (after the 29.0 update)

    Usually people has problems tring to capture the game ending up with a black screen. What is happining to me is that I have the game being captured and if a press to record or to stream the video goes on fine on the twitch, but the preview on the program in my pc is black. If I click on screen...
  6. A

    Game Capture sometimes randomly requires Run as Administrator

    Recently, I tried to use the usual scene for capturing a game window, through a "Game Capture" source. That time, it did not work. The preview just showed a black screen and all recording attempts showed one, too. Audio worked. No matter, which window I selected, all were black screens in OBS...
  7. P

    Videos are dark for first few seconds then go back to normal

    It usually starts after recording a few sessions in OBS. So i'll record, stop recording, then record again, a few times over. The first few videos are usually fine but then this issue described starts to happen. The log is attached, it'll show 4 recording sessions. I've uploaded the 4 sessions...
  8. Y

    corrupted mp4 (black screen) on HVENC HEVC

    NVENC HEVC (h.265) corrupts my mp4 file. (h.264 working, like in version 27.4.2) black screen on recording, if video is longer than 20 minutes. hevc 265 codec - installed recording format - mp4 windows admin rights - does no fix https://obsproject.com/logs/r3aWpXfMA_eYrI85
  9. D

    OBS Studio - Macbook Pro m1 - Swissonic webcam 2 fhd only one is showing the screen -> the second black screen

    Hello, i got a problem - i connected two webcams via HUB but only one camera is showing - the another one is active but i got a black screen. Do i make a mistake? need some help!!! THNK
  10. M

    Black Screen for 7 Days to Die/Darkness Falls

    I am trying to use OBS to capture my 7D2D/DF builds for posterity, but all I get is black screen using Game Capture. If I try to use Screen Capture, my OBS shows up in my display window, but the recording is all black. I can use Game Capture and record just fine for Guild Wars 2. I have played...
  11. A

    Black screen when trying to do game capture with Valorant

    Hi! What I tried doing is: Game Capture Mode: Capture Specific Window Window: [VALORANT-Win64-Shipping.exe]:Valorant Window match priority: Match title, otherwise find window of same executable Checked Limit Capture Framerate (tried without before)/Capture Cursor/Use anti-cheat compatibility...
  12. Z

    Black Screen after Stinger Transition

    Hello! I am currently having an issue where whenever I use my stinger transition, The game displays a Black screen for two seconds before displaying again. Is there a fix to this problem?
  13. D

    Game shows in Capture Properties window, but not in main preview or output.

    I realise this is a tediously common question, but I've no where left to turn. I installed OBS on the recomendation of a friend who said it was good for game recording, but I can't get a recorded image no matter what I do and I just get a black screen. We both use Windows 7 (64Bit) and the...
  14. Wilzzu

    Is there a way to capture display by monitor ID?

    I have 3 monitors and when playing a game I usually disconnect the other two with a external program. This sometimes switches the display order in the display capture list and the final recording results in a black screen, because it's trying to record a display that is actually disconnected. Is...
  15. A

    NVENC Start Failure black screen

    Hi, I recently bought an elgato HD60x to be able to stream when I console game as well. Since hooking it up however my preview shows fine but whenever I record it is just a black screen with audio. After getting frustrated and deciding to just stream like usual no Elgato but I now appear to have...
  16. W

    GPU Seems to Fail at Random Only While Live

    Log: https://obsproject.com/logs/JhwMufWD96w64hrS Might be a long shot, but I have a very specific issue that's bubbled up for a while and gotten much worse in the past couple months. I typically stream indie games with VTube Studio or Veadotube Mini running in place of a webcam. Everything...
  17. I

    Problems with VHS C cassettes

    Hello, im in the process of transferring old family videos to digital. I have successfully transferred all my VHS tape’s using OBS. The issue is with VHS C tapes. These tapes will play when the VCR is connected to my Tv, but when i attempt to play them through OBS, the screen just goes...
  18. willaguirre04

    Frozen screen in recording, but works in preview.

    Disclaimer: I've already tried the fixes in the similar threads at this post, this post, and this post. They didn't work. I'm on an ASUS Zephyrus with an NVIDIA 3060 and an i9. I've been trying to record Minecraft Java (Lunar Client), but my recordings won't work. Initially, I tried using Game...
  19. I

    Black Video output after finishing a recording

    Hello! I just came upon an issue where, when recording an elgato input, my finished file is black video, with no audio. I have included a log file with this post. The weirdest part is that, when recording the same setup last week, there was no issue, but now one has come up. Please advise.
  20. A

    Dual PC/HD60s setup problems (Constant Black Screen / Blinking Black Screen)

    LOG URL: https://obsproject.com/logs/iX0YFWPNKB2BhVkV I recently moved to a dual pc streaming setup using the Elgato HD60s Capture Card. My main computer isn't quite strong enough to handle gaming AND streaming/recording simultaneously, even if the game is rather lightweight. Occasionally...
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