Question / Help Black Screen/Windows 8

[Teknohmygod]

Currently running Windows 8 with the most recent DirectX update. I'm still getting a black screen when I try to do just desktop streaming. I'm not specifically trying to stream a game I just want to stream everything that's on the desktop but I just keep getting a black screen. I don't really know what to do from here.

 

[Teknohmygod]

Don't reply with a link to the FAQ. the only reason I'm asking is because I used to FAQ and didn't get any solutions.

 

[Teknohmygod]

Also, I'm getting sound to my page. Just no video.

 

[Lain]

If possible, please post a log file.

Also, there's a new desktop capture for windows 8 coming very soon that's super fast. So even if you don't resolve this issue now you'll definitely be able to get it working soon.

 

[Teknohmygod]

Total frames rendered: 493, number of frames that lagged: 68 (13.79%) (it's okay for some frames to lag)
=====Stream End=======================================================================
=====Stream Start=====================================================================
Multithreaded optimizations: On
Base resolution: 1920x1200
Output resolution: 1920x1200
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Loading up D3D10...
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Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (High Definition Audio Device)
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Audio Encoding: AAC
bitrate: 128
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Video Encoding: x264
fps: 40
width: 1920, height: 1200
preset: veryfast

 

[Teknohmygod]

Oh god. I'm an idiot.
I fixed it.

 

[Teknohmygod]

also, another thing I'm curious about is I was hovering around 50 FPS then when I started streaming I went down to 12.

 

[Teknohmygod]

I seen something about turning off Aero? but I'm not sure how to do that.

 

[Warchamp7]

Aero can't be disabled in Windows 8. Until Jim gets in a specific version of Monitor Capture for Windows 8, it's going to be very laggy.

 

[Teknohmygod]

So I should just like...wait? lol.

 

[Warchamp7]

Yeah, or use a different method of capture :)

 

[Teknohmygod]

I'm patient.

 

[Lain]

testing windows 8 capture in 0.458 pre-release 2. only captures the main monitor, and can't be cropped, but it's a start.

 

[Nakuu]

Streaming Windows 8 Monitor Capture for 30 mins and so far it seems perfectly fine. Thumbnail are updating
correctly as well.
BTW. What was wrong in previous versions with Win 8 Monitor Capture?

Log after ~30mins of streaming: http://pastebin.com/dvUr9uEq

 

[Warchamp7]

Due to how Windows 8 works, there's a new way for capturing the monitor that Jim is using. Before, it was using the same way as Vista/7, which is really laggy if Aero is enabled and Aero can't be turned off in Windows 8.

 

[Lain]

I added a test version of windows 8 monitor capture in 0.458a. Should be better.

 

[Teknohmygod]

works really crisp now. hovering around 40 fps for the time being.

 

[mohammedshah00]

If you have windows 8 just right click and click troubleshoot compatibility and and choose windows vista (service pack 2) and you're done!