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    Question / Help Cant change default processor and I get a black screen as a result

    It was working fine till I updated my windows a month ago from 1803 to whatever version it is right now. Normally to switch the graphics processor OBS runs on I open the nvidia control panel and switch it to whatever I like. Since I do a lot of display captures, and my display runs on intel, I...
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    Question / Help Black Screen When Capturing Heroes 3

    Hi all, I've been trying to stream Heroes of Might and Magic 3 via OBS, and all I get is a black screen. It happens both when I try to capture a fullscreen application or a specific window. I've also tried recording with the black screen to see if maybe it shows up in the recordings, but it...
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    Bug Report Display capture ,,Black Screen Problem"

    My last log: https://obsproject.com/logs/pBJV1x0ejhyS1uSJ Hello I have some problem with Display capture when I connect my second Monitor there is no problem with capture . But my main laptop screen cannot be capture properly . There is no problem with capture a game but only with capture...
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    Question / Help Black screen issue, nothing works

    Hi, I have an laptop (64bit) with NVidia GeForce 940MX graphics card (4GB) along with integrated Intel graphics card. I have been trying to solve the black screen issue for over 2 weeks now (no progress till now) and here's what I've done: 1. I understand that on laptop since there are 2 GPUs...
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    Question / Help Blank screen to Mobile viewers...

    Hey guys my stream is running fine as long as you are watching on a PC. However, nobody can see anything if they're trying to watch on their mobile Device. Audio is going through but not video. Any ideas>? All drivers are up to date, OBS is up to date...
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    Question / Help Black Screen when using display capture only (Not graphics card selection issue)

    Been messing with this for like a week now, I don't know why my capture display isn't working, this is what I've done. Made sure that the preferred graphics card for OBS is the integrated graphics https://imgur.com/B7jQaX6 Opened as an administrator, click use integrated graphics after...
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    Question / Help OBS black screen with window and game capture (non-laptop)

    Hi guys i'm javing issues capturing games (windowed and full) on my rig. I followed a handful of guides to remedy this -run as admin -run windows 7 compatibility mode -designate nvidia gpu as processor for running obs -uninstall/reinstall And i still can't get it to capture the screen. I...
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    Question / Help black screen win10

    I've tried everything. I can't capture the window and the desktop. Games working. https://obsproject.com/logs/bOFO5X29-agFQoMU
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    Question / Help OBS Game Capture black screen please help me!!

    Alright, so i recently reset my laptop because of some issues so i reset it and got OBS back again and now the game capture doesn't even work at all i don't understand why. I did everything that i did before when my laptop was working fine now that i reset it OBS game capture no longer works for...
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    Question / Help Display Capture Error

    https://obsproject.com/logs/wj5lw4URLoyl3G6u If I setup the graphic settings to "System default" or "High performance", I can see the image to be recorded, but it does not allow me to record. Error: "Starting the output failed. Please check the log for details. Note: If you are using the...
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    Question / Help My OBS recording lags every single time and no fix can help. Any advice?

    I record OBS on a Lenovo 2 11 Yoga laptop and so far all I have experienced with OBS are problems. Every one of my recording lags, freezes, is a black screen, or has no audio (audio problems happen rarely but still occur). PLEASE HELP!1!1!!1!1!!111!1!!1!!111!111!!1
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    Bug Report Black Capture Display Screen - OBS always use Nvidia GPU not Integrated

    Here is link to log file Can you please help. https://obsproject.com/logs/q1s32hTSfaJc73rI
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    Question / Help HELP Window Capture only captures cursor arrow and black screen

    HELP. I just bought a 590 p0070 HP with Intel UHD Graphics card and Win 10 It won't let me capture windows. I just get a black screen. I'm about to return the damn computer. Please help I have watched 5 tutorials and have done everything. I had the latest version and I unistalled/reinstalled 6x...
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    Question / Help Installed OBS - Seeing a Black Screen ? No Scenes?

    Hello, I just installed OBS on my MAC OS and all I see is a black screen. There are NO scenes or anything!? Not sure why ... Anyone know how to get them back!? Attached is a screenshot
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    Question / Help Black Screen On Laptop running GTX 1060/Integrated

    Ive searched around and nothing ive tried has worked, no source works (display, window, game) sound plays, nothing else Pls help https://obsproject.com/logs/4ZQgLGeGkaQlMNaI
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    Solution for "Black Screen" Display Capture even after performing the steps on OBS forum

    I use OBS to record my screen completely (i.e, not a particular window or a particular game) which is why I needed to use Display Capture in OBS but it was showing me the black screen. Now this had happened before but at that time, I used the solution on the OBS Forum about changing the NVIDIA...
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    Question / Help Black screen when trying to record using full screen (in osu!)

    I am trying to record a game called "osu!" with it being in fullscreen mode but OBS only shows a black screen. I found some tutorials relating to fullscreen - black screen problems, but they all seemed to be either outdated or not working (for me). I have an Nvidia laptop (Lenovo Legion Y520)...
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    Question / Help Display capture black screen

    I have a gaming laptop with NVIDIA Graphics card and an Intel Integrated card. I have checked and tried all possible ways to fix the famous 'Black screen' in OBS but they seem to not work at all, Here's what I have tried: 1. Changing the preferred card to Integrated 2. Changing the preferred...
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    Question / Help Display Capture Not Working (No Properties Unavailable)

    I've started using OBS for not a long time. I just updated my macOS and when I checked my OBS, my display capture was black. When I clicked properties, it says "no properties available." I would like to know how to fix it. I'm also new to OBS so I would like a easy tutorial. Thank you!
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    Question / Help Desktop showing black screen for capturing Window as a source

    Hello: Like many, I am having a black screen issue. Most of the fixes I see are for laptops. I am using a desktop with a GeForce GTX 1060 and an i7 on Win10. OBS seems to work fine to capture full display sources, but I am trying to capture an record an application window as a source. I...
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