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    Mac screen resolution

    Hello, I have an iMac 5k retina. When I record the screen I get all the image blurred. I want to screen record my application at the best result. I tried few setting on video preferences but didn't get any result. can you give me any advice on what is the best result (having a moderate normal...
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    Can't Start My Stream from Stream Deck Mobile "Auto-start is disabled..."

    I'm running OBS 28.1.2 on my 2019 Macbook Pro 16" with Monterey 12.6 and I have the latest version of Stream Deck Mobile on my phone. The point of the SDM app is to control the stream from a room adjacent to where my Macbook is running the stream, and I can start/stop recording the stream with...
  3. D

    How to Install Portable OBS for Mac

    Hello all, I've wanted to use OBS to livestream concerts for some time now, unfortunately the application puts such a strain on my old computer that it either can't keep up with the stream or it just crashes all together. I head that there are ways to run OBS off of a portable install from a...
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    OBS Studio 28.1.2 crashing when linking restream.io account

    Everything was working fine until today I noticed my restream docks were missing. Tried to re link my account in preferences>stream and it crashes every time. Also crashes when I try to link just my twitch account. Link to crash Log
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    FPS Dropping like Hotcakes

    I am trying to use OBS 28.0.3 to record Sims 4 gameplay on my iMac 24" (Apple M1). I have watched hundreds of YouTube help videos on how to configure it for my Mac and have only gotten confused and frustrated. I do not know why my FPS goes from CPU: 10%, 60.00 fps to CPU: 4.6%, 3.93 fps right...
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    I’m interested in learning how to code a plugin

    I’d like to know, is there a guide for building plugins for OBS? I use macOS, can they be coded in Swift? Any general information on how to get started would be awesome.
  7. brayncostanich

    Loupedeck support with v28 beta on Mac M1

    helllloooo lovely OBS folks! I've recently got a loupedeck/razer streamy controller thingy and it's very nice. big upgrade from my little stream deck 2x3. however, i can't seem to get it to work with OBS v28. It always says "OBS is not running." I'm on an M1 Macbook Pro, and the non betas...
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    Issues with macOS Plugin Installation from Template

    Hello! I started development on a plugin for OBS v27 using OBS' plugin template, but I am experiencing issues installing the plugin on macOS. OBS v27 built from source, as well as OBS v28 both recognize the ".plugin" file built by the plugin template. However, the plugin will not load or even...
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    OBS 26.1.0 Crashes on Start Up, Any Fix? Desperate.

    I don't want to update OBS as a script I'm using only works with v26 and older. Please help. __ info: CPU Name: Apple M1 info: CPU Speed: 2400MHZ info: Physical Cores: 8, Logical Cores: 8 info: Physical Memory: 16384MB Total info: OS Name: Mac OS X (NSMACHOperatingSystem) info: OS...
  10. commandantp

    Can't Screen record 4K Video on Mac M1 Pro + 4k External Display

    Hi! I've been doing screen recordings forever and used to be able to record in 4K the videos. Somehow now it is lower quality and 1080p. Here's the log file: https://obsproject.com/logs/Zve0oz4Y91hFSkh6 I set the base canvas to 4k but can't select anything higher than 1920x1080 in output...
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    Can't screen record on MacOS

    I am running MacOS Catalina 10.15.7 on a macbook air (not sure what year it is) I have uninstalled and reinstalled OBS twice, and it still doesn't appear in the Screen Recording options in system preferences. I can only display capture the OBS window. Can someone please help me with this? (and...
  12. Tctutt

    Decklink Output Question

    Hi, I am currently doing some research on the decklink output in obs. I was wondering if the decklink output outputs audio and video or just video?
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    So how do I show the cursor?

    New OBS user here, I'm using OBS to send some clips to friends, but I want them to be able to see my cursor while it is visible. I've checked other threads and they've said to select the Window Capture, then hit Properties and check the correct box, but that box doesn't exist: Anybody know...
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    OBS will not open after installing a control board plugin

    My name is David Staffen, I run the audio and visual at my local church. I thought we should get a PTZ camera to make our streams a bit higher quality. I went to install a plug in called WebSocket. However after I installed the plugin OBS would not open and crash. I tried to uninstall the plug...
  15. EnzoCast

    M1 MacBook Pro - Elgato HD60X - 2k HDR - 60FPS - Apple VT H264 Hardware Encoder?

    It's a big title, but it tells you most of what you need to know. I'm looking to gather some information on the best method to use to record and stream (not simultaneously) using the MAcBook M1 - 2020 Base Model - 8Gb Ram. The Elgato HD60X claims to capture 2k at 60FPS. I don't know for sure the...
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    Can't use custom audio device on MacOS

    Hi guys I'm trying to use a custom audio device for a video capture device but I can't see the option in device's properties. I also have a windows PC and in windows I can see the option. How can I use this option in a MacOS? This is my MacOS device's properties window: This is my Windows PC...
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    MBP 16 2019 - CPU/GPU spiking, lagging computer

    Hello! Im really getting frustrated now and couldnt figure out what's happening. I have this mac with the following Specs: MBP 16-2019 MacOS Big Sur (upgraded 2 days ago when i thought upgrading could solve my problem) 11.4 2,6 GHz 6 core intel core i7 16 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon Pro...
  18. head of salmon

    obs is lagging, could use some help

    my machine: macbook air retina 2018 13 inch processor: 1,6 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 memory: 8 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 617 1536 MB my obs settings: every time I try to record Minecraft with my friends, the game drops to 20fps; any way to fix that with obs? I'm already...
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    3 verschiedenen Streams gleichzeitig ins Internet?

    Hi, wir haben hier einen MacMini und dort läuft schon OBS einwandfrei und es wird 1 Stream erfolgreich ins Internet gestreamt nun wollen wir aber 3 verschiedenen Streams gleichzeit ins Internet stellen. Wird das funktionieren? Denn wir streamen einen Bildschirmaufnahme und das soll so weiter...
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    How to fix lag/stuttering on Mac for streaming games

    Not sure if this works for all macs but this solution worked for me (2021 M1 Pro MacBook). Last week I tried streaming a game (Stardew Valley), and while the game ran perfectly fine for me on my screen, the output from OBS was dropping tons of frames and lagging half a second behind. To fix...
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