Question / Help Blinking Cursor

[Zarovich]

I'm aware this has been posted several times, but the posts are all old and unhelpful. I'm using Game capture and Video Capture devices in my scene. If you have any other questions, let me know. Are there any settings I need to have on or off in order to stop the blinking? Sometimes it will disappear for several seconds or completely until I turn off the stream.

 

[RockGuitarist1]

I remember this happening to me on games that operate via OpenGL. For some reason OpenGL games, like, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, does not work with Game Capture...Well it does work, but it flickers. The only fix I could find for this is by running the game windowed and running Window Capture, but then again, who likes doing that?...

 

[Zarovich]

For example, I am running Starcraft II on all low settings, but my computer easily handles High at 60 FPS.

 

[RockGuitarist1]

It's not your in-game settings, it is with OBS or the coding of the game working with the Game Capture Source. Is it just the mouse cursor flickering, or the game as well?

 

[Kharay]

For some reason OpenGL games, like, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, does not work with Game Capture...Well it does work, but it flickers. The only fix I could find for this is by running the game windowed and running Window Capture, but then again, who likes doing that?...

1 -- Not all OpenGL games have this issue; Minecraft captures just fine in fullscreen.
2 -- Nothing wrong with running a game in a window. For example, you could consider running a game in a so-called borderless window. A lot of games already have this option and it's only becoming more and more common. In fact, I predict that reasonably soon (within the next few years tops), actual fullscreen will simply have completely been replaced with borderless window (also known as a fullscreen window).
3 -- Nothing wrong with using Game Capture for a windowed game. I capture Minecraft like that; I play it in a 1600x900 window and capture it with Game Capture. It's not a problem.

 

[RockGuitarist1]

I found this as well that may be of use to you.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=318897

 

[Zarovich]

My issue when putting on Windowed-Fullscreen is that it brings my FPS down to about 3, and to me that's unplayable.To clarify, Guitarist, it is JUST my cursor, both in and out of game. I t happens sporadically as well, and I never know when that time will be.

 

[Kharay]

If you're talking about SC2 in that example, I run it Fullscreen Window without any trouble at max FPS, which in my case means 60 since I prefer having VSync enabled. What is your hardware like? And what OS are you using?

Can I see an OBS log? http://obsproject.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=97

 

[Zarovich]

http://pastebin.com/Az8HUGHM - Here's the log for ya. Sorry about not posting it with my original opening statement. As for my specs, they are listed here -

G73Sw Asus Laptop
GTX 460M Graphics Card
i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00 GHz (8CPUs)
8GB RAM (unsure what kind, within laptop and not in dxdiag)
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS

 

[Kharay]

To get good performance out of capturing a windowed game, Enable Aero.

 

[RockGuitarist1]

Ya 3fps is definitely bad haha. Hmm, maybe this thread will help.

http://forums.starcraft.org/threads/36123-Flickering-Mouse-Cursor

 

[Zarovich]

I only turned it off because my computer told me it would run better without it on, and that was just recently.

Edit - Only turned off Aero*, that is.

 

[Kharay]

The only situation where you'd want to disable Aero is when using Monitor Capture in Windows 7. Which isn't recommended anyhow. Safest bet really is just to leave Aero enabled.

 

[Zarovich]

Why would you be against monitor capture? Also, it happens out of game as well, but only when OBS is recording.

 

[Krazy]

Monitor Capture is by far the slowest capture method on Windows 7/Vista

 

[Zarovich]

I have multiple scenes, one for in game, one for out of game, and one for monitor screen.