Question / Help BLACK SCREEN WHEN RECORDING

[eltrolloloco]

So I downloaded OBS with the intention of recording some BF4 Beta gameplay for YouTube. I have tried recording as a Game Capture, just recording the entire monitor and putting BF4 in fullscreen mode. None of these work. Windowed Mode works, but I get a small resolution with the game in the corner of the video, and the rest is black. I've tried it one multiple other games, too. Minecraft is the only game I can record without getting a black screen.

Also, It captures the audio, but the video is just black.

I'm running an AMD Radeon 7870, by the way.

If anyone can help me get it to record, even in windowed mode, I would be very greatful.

Here's my OBS log file from today:

 

[Lain]

If the game is using "mantle" (AMD's new API), game capture will not be able to capture it. I've heard BF4 can use it, but I don't know if it's actually implemented in the beta.

Just an important thing to note though.

 

[eltrolloloco]

If the game is using "mantle" (AMD's new API), game capture will not be able to capture it. I've heard BF4 can use it, but I don't know if it's actually implemented in the beta.

Just an important thing to note though.

Ok :/ what about windowed mode? Like I said, I can get it to record with a Window Capture, but the footage shows up in the corner of the video and the rest is black. Any way to fix this?

 

[Xphome]

If the game is using "mantle" (AMD's new API), game capture will not be able to capture it. I've heard BF4 can use it, but I don't know if it's actually implemented in the beta.

Just an important thing to note though.

Ok :/ what about windowed mode? Like I said, I can get it to record with a Window Capture, but the footage shows up in the corner of the video and the rest is black. Any way to fix this?

Make sure base resolution in OBS and the game resolution is the same, or make the source fit the whole stream.

 

[Lain]

Other people seem to be able to capture BF4 with game capture -- if there is an option for mantle somewhere, make sure to turn it off if capturing. (Someone else will have to enlighten me on whether it uses it or not)

 

[Cronos]

Bumping this because it was the most relevant thread on the third page of a Google result-

How would I capture it then?

 

[Xphome]

Bumping this because it was the most relevant thread on the third page of a Google result-

How would I capture it then?

If game capture doesn't work? Run the game in windowed or borderless and use Window Capture.

 

[Lain]

Also post a log file, Cronos

 

[Rimak]

Hey guys, I'm Running HP G6-Pavilion 2300sy with 2 graphic cards Intel HD 400 and Radeon 7600M and was having same issue with black screen monitor and game capture, but got this to work.

TL;DR solution:
Newest AMD drivers have issues.
Set "Power saving" settings in Switchable graphics for obs.

before

after

Full story.

I ran into this issue a while ago, but really didn't found a working solution so I just gave up. The most common answer was to JUST CHOOSE THE OTHER VIDEO CARD IN THE SETTINGS YOU NOOB, but the problem is:

After couple of months windows update found an update on my graph card and while installing totally broke my Radeon graphics driver, so I had to remove it completely and find a working solution. What I did is I found old driver package released for my PC by manufacturer (like 2012 graphics driver).
To my surprise after installing them Monitor capture started working, but since the drivers was so old eventually I stumbled upon some D3D errors in games, so had to update the driver, but after update til newest version I got black screen back.
I found a topic on NVidia laptops to force a certain GPU for applications so that's when I found this solution.
Anyway, hope this helps, cuz it was pain to stream in window capture.