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Narcogen
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Narcogen
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23:35:05.490: - scene 'Scéna':
23:35:05.490: - source: 'Záznam obrazovky' (monitor_capture)
23:35:05.490: - source: 'Záznam hry' (game_capture)
You've got both a display (monitor) capture in your scene, and a game capture (a capture of a specific application).
It looks like the game capture is not configured, as it is not attempting to hook any application.
It's also possible that one capture is concealing the other.
It is not recommended to use both in the same scene as they may interfere/cause degraded performance.
23:35:05.490: - source: 'Záznam obrazovky' (monitor_capture)
23:35:05.490: - source: 'Záznam hry' (game_capture)
You've got both a display (monitor) capture in your scene, and a game capture (a capture of a specific application).
It looks like the game capture is not configured, as it is not attempting to hook any application.
It's also possible that one capture is concealing the other.
It is not recommended to use both in the same scene as they may interfere/cause degraded performance.
I'm having a similar problem. I've installed the program 3 times (fully uninstalling it every time) and no matter what I try, it won't record any visuals, only audio. I've tried for source Window Capture, Display Capture, and Game Capture. In all cases, it records the audio from on screen or in the game (system sounds) but never any video. It's a simple setup, but I even watched 3 different YouTube videos and I did everything they suggested, but no dice. Any ideas?
https://obsproject.com/logs/rGQ2RMvhuwezbrJK
https://obsproject.com/logs/RVqg-QYTGfg2wbVG
https://obsproject.com/logs/rGQ2RMvhuwezbrJK
https://obsproject.com/logs/RVqg-QYTGfg2wbVG
Narcogen
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Laptop? Black screen when capturing? Read here first.
You're on a laptop with two GPUs. For display (monitor) capture to work, OBS needs to run on the integrated GPU. You are running it on the discrete GPU:
03:17:05.602: Loading up D3D11 on adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M (0)
03:17:08.279: - scene 'Scene':
03:17:08.279: - source: 'Window Capture' (window_capture)
03:17:08.279: - scene 'Screen Capture':
03:17:08.279: - source: 'Display Capture 2' (monitor_capture)
So that display capture 2 there won't work while OBS is launching on the Nvidia card.
Whether the Window capture work depends on what app you're trying to capture.
02:07:00.471: [window-capture: 'Window Capture'] update settings:
02:07:00.471: executable: chrome.exe
Apps from the Microsoft Store can't be captured, and Chrome windows can't be captured if hardware acceleration is on. So that window capture above also won't work unless you've already turned hardware acceleration off.
You're on a laptop with two GPUs. For display (monitor) capture to work, OBS needs to run on the integrated GPU. You are running it on the discrete GPU:
03:17:05.602: Loading up D3D11 on adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M (0)
03:17:08.279: - scene 'Scene':
03:17:08.279: - source: 'Window Capture' (window_capture)
03:17:08.279: - scene 'Screen Capture':
03:17:08.279: - source: 'Display Capture 2' (monitor_capture)
So that display capture 2 there won't work while OBS is launching on the Nvidia card.
Whether the Window capture work depends on what app you're trying to capture.
02:07:00.471: [window-capture: 'Window Capture'] update settings:
02:07:00.471: executable: chrome.exe
Apps from the Microsoft Store can't be captured, and Chrome windows can't be captured if hardware acceleration is on. So that window capture above also won't work unless you've already turned hardware acceleration off.
hello everybody
quite the same problem for me: I try a display capture of a video on my laptop, but only audio is ok, black screen for the visuel. I added the obs option on the NVIDIA panel as per your indication. However, I do not feel comfortable to modify anything on GPU as per your explanation , this is nothing for my level of computer understanding....
Maybe you could help me? I send you latest logfile, hope this is the right one. Many thanks in advance, greetings from France
https://obsproject.com/logs/3jIALasjD2_YJ_xg
quite the same problem for me: I try a display capture of a video on my laptop, but only audio is ok, black screen for the visuel. I added the obs option on the NVIDIA panel as per your indication. However, I do not feel comfortable to modify anything on GPU as per your explanation , this is nothing for my level of computer understanding....
Maybe you could help me? I send you latest logfile, hope this is the right one. Many thanks in advance, greetings from France
https://obsproject.com/logs/3jIALasjD2_YJ_xg
Narcogen
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17:35:48.039: Loading up D3D11 on adapter NVIDIA GeForce 820M (0)
The log shows that OBS is running on the Nvidia card. Display capture cannot be used in this mode on a laptop with a single display and both an integrated and discrete graphics card.
The page linked provides instructions on changing your Nvidia settings so that OBS will launch on the integrated GPU so that you can use display capture.
Laptop? Black screen when capturing? Read here first.
The log shows that OBS is running on the Nvidia card. Display capture cannot be used in this mode on a laptop with a single display and both an integrated and discrete graphics card.
The page linked provides instructions on changing your Nvidia settings so that OBS will launch on the integrated GPU so that you can use display capture.
Laptop? Black screen when capturing? Read here first.
Thanks Narcogen, you led me to the fix. I simply opened up the Nvidia Control Panel, selected the second tab under Manage 3D Settings (Program Settings), then for #1 selected Add and chose OBS Studio. For #2, selected Integrated Graphics, and hit apply. Once the Nvidia Control Panel finished making the change, I restarted OBS and all was good. Thanks again.