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    Help Please! AirPods audio input sounds worse on Mac

    I was using OBS for screen recording on my Mac using AirPods. So, when I use my AirPods for both input and output audio capture, the sound quality kinda sucks on my Mac. I've been reading up online, and apparently, Bluetooth headsets have two modes. When you use them for both input and output...
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    When trying to recording on Macbook Pro M3, I get an error. Changing my encoder doesn't fix

    It tells me "Starting the output failed. Please check the log for details." Here's the log: 13:36:05.379: CPU Name: Apple M3 Pro 13:36:05.379: CPU Speed: 2400MHz 13:36:05.379: Physical Cores: 12, Logical Cores: 12 13:36:05.379: Physical Memory: 18432MB Total 13:36:05.379: OS Name: Mac OS X...
  3. A

    Video-2-Mac kit - sound but no video

    Hello folks, I've got a stack of VHS home movies to convert, and I've picked up the Video-2-Mac kit taking the SCART adaptor > red/white/yellow > into iMac. I can play the VHS tape, and the audio flows perfectly, and records, but the video screen remains a blue rectangle flashing away in OBS...
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    A little problem with workspaces

    Hello, I'm using OBS on mac, so far so good but there is a problem I would like to solve. Hope someone can help. I use a lot of workspaces on mac (multiple desktops aka mission control) and also I have two displays, and when I launch OBS on a given desktop in a given display it does not "find"...
  5. markjay

    Text (FreeType2) With Templates 2024-02-19

    This is an enhancement to the Text (FreeType2) source for Windows. With it, you can enter text such as: Then, you can go to Tools->Edit Text (GDI+) With Templates Variables That will show you the variables that it has found across all of your scenes: Then, you can fill them in: And, you...
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    OBS optimized for Mac OS Sonoma

    I’m still running Mac OS Venture 13 because when I previously updated to Sonoma 14.x OBS studio would not open. Unfortunately now my Mac OS Ventura has been having clock, night mode and displays (3) reshuffle issues. After reviewing 2X with Apple supple they recommended the only fix at this...
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    Centering Text

    Hello everyone! I run a sports broadcast network and used OBS for a year on Windows with great success! We've switched to Macs and are having issues designing graphics. Is there a real way to center text like numbers for scorebugs? I've tried many methods to no avail. Thank you!
  8. R

    Audio extremely quiet despite being set at 100%

    Hello. I am having issues with OBS where when recording, the audio I capture is extremely quiet, despite my setting the audio volume to 100%. My specs are: MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013): Processor: 2.6 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 Memory: 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Graphics: Intel Iris 1536...
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    OBS Audio Crashing and Frame Rate Stuttering after 5 mins stream live

    Hi, I love OBS but today, it's terrible. After 5 mins or so, everything goes super slow, dropped frames, and I cannot hear anything from OBS. Tried restarting my stream/OBS about 5 times by now. Not great when I am trying to stream during the holidays. Any ideas? I'm on Mac M1 Max fully loaded...
  10. R

    Why does one video quality not match what my camera is showing?

    I have had this issue throughout my computers even through upgrading to a Mac mini m2 chip. But why doesn’t my one recording/playback not match what I see on my Sony zv-e10 (I’m not very technical so I’m might be explaining things wrong) What’s weird is when I use boot camp to add windows to my...
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    OBS 30.0.2 Crash in Sonoma 14.2

    After I updated my Mac to Sonoma 14.2, my OBS 30.0.2 no longer opens. It even opens for 3 seconds and closes. I have already tried previous versions of obs but the problem persists. Someone with the same problem?
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    Focus on Optimizing OBS for Mac (M1, M2, M3 etc Silicon Chips)

    At the moment, I can't stream on my M1 Macbook Pro Max. It's an insanely powerful machine, and should easily handle a 1080p stream and recording. Right now, it cannot. I'd like to see a stable version that does not run the CPU% into the ground when streaming in high or even medium settings. It...
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    OBS stops recording at a scene at the beginning of a video(the recording is still active but nothing gets recorded after that)

    I am facing a recent issue where OBS stops recording at a scene in the video. The recording button is still active and when I stop recording & watch the output only the beginning is recorded and video shows still scene for the rest of the duration until the end of recording. I started a...
  14. bramses

    Heartbeat Tearing & Blurring

    Whenever streaming/recording my OBS is tearing/blurring periodically, once every 3-5 seconds or so, see attached pics below (first pic is a tear heartbeat, second is normal). How might I address this? Thank you!! Specs: MBP 2021, Apple M1 Pro 16GB RAM Sonoma 14.0 OBS 30.0.0 64bit Video: -...
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    OBS freezing at the end of live stream

    Hello! A bit of a newbie OBS user here. I've been using OBS to broadcast streams of webinars to RTMPS YouTube via stream key for a few months now, and so far I haven't had any issues until earlier today when OBS froze at the end of a one hour live stream event. I tried to advance to the next...
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    How to Fix Washed out Colors on Mac?

    Hello, I realize this question has been asked before but can't find a clear answer anywhere. I recently switched to OBS on a Mac and my exported recordings look washed out and too white. The files play normally in players like VLC but look washed out in Quicktime and internet browsers on my...
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    Virtual Camera Not Recognized in Zoom

    My OBS & Zoom were working together as expected last week. This week Zoom does not see OBS virtual camera, even though it's started in OBS. I am currently running Mac OS Sonoma 14.1, OBS 29.1 & Zoom 5.16.6. I've tried upgrading OBS & Zoom, downgrading, uninstalling & reinstalling. Before I...
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    Nintendo Switch not showing thru El Gato / NDI Source

    Hello! I recently moved to M2 Mac and been having issues with showing my NSwitch Screen to my OBS I already downloaded NDI Source plugin AND NDI 5 Runtime but still having issues and NDI doesnt seem to be connected to OBS I then found this thread on Github...
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    Color Correcting OBS

    My OBS is showing the colors of my drawing much differently than what I am seeing on my secondary display (drawing tablet). It is coming off much more yellow/green than I want. Both monitors are set to SRGB, so they should be showing the same thing. Any suggestions on how I can fix/color...
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    MacOS Ventura 13.5 and OBS 29.1.3: Black Camera Output

    I use OBS 29.1.3 on an Intel iMac with Ventura 13.5 My external USB-Device is a Cam Link 4k which now only shows a Black Screen / Camera Output with every setting that I try. This device however works in every other App (Quick Camera, Zoom, ...) without any issues. But in OBS the output is...
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