Question / Help 2pc streaming setup

cruzlink2

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Hi guys, I have a 2pc streaming setup where I use my graphics card to extend the main desktop to the streaming machine which has a datapath E1S capture card. I use a DVI cable from the main computers graphics card to the E1S but the extended desktop on the E1S looks washed out as hell. I looked in the ati control panel to see if I could select the pixel format but it was not available. I assumed that the graphics card would see the capture card as a DVI display and automatically output full 4:4:4 but it seems it's not. Anyone ran into this issue?
 

dping

Active Member
Hi guys, I have a 2pc streaming setup where I use my graphics card to extend the main desktop to the streaming machine which has a datapath E1S capture card. I use a DVI cable from the main computers graphics card to the E1S but the extended desktop on the E1S looks washed out as hell. I looked in the ati control panel to see if I could select the pixel format but it was not available. I assumed that the graphics card would see the capture card as a DVI display and automatically output full 4:4:4 but it seems it's not. Anyone ran into this issue?
twitch uses limited range anyway, so I would expect that somewhere down the line for it to limit some color.
 

cruzlink2

New Member
I know about twitch, but I am getting washed out color on the preview before I even stream. I feel like maybe the graphics card is not sending the proper color spacing over to the E1S. I know this issue should not happen with DVI cable that defaults to full color range, but my graphics card does not seem to be doing that.
 

sam686

Member
Maybe show us OBS-mp logs?

Many capture cards may be doing RGB to YUY2 conversion, losing half horizontal color/chroma resolution.
Maybe change the pixel format (RGB preferred) in OBS's video capture?
 

sam686

Member
Maybe use a color correction filter, not sure what else might be the problem, without seeing OBS log files.
 
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