I'm sending cropped Window Captures from a separate program to OBS, for use as a Virtual Camera. I want to be able to change scenes in OBS, while watching that program at all times. The OBS hotkeys would be to change among several pre-built scenes, doing simple Cut transitions. Can this be done easily? Would Touch Portal handle this? Thank you!
Can OBS Hotkeys still work if another Program is running in foreground on the same PC?
- Thread starter Babblingo
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FerretBomb
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Yes, OBS hotkeys function at all times, regardless of which program is in focus.
They're also hotkeys, not shortcuts (like most other programs use). Why setting 'spacebar' as ANY hotkey in OBS is a terrible idea. Soon as you hit the spacebar for any reason (even typing a sentence) it will trigger the hotkey in OBS each and every time, instantly.
They're also hotkeys, not shortcuts (like most other programs use). Why setting 'spacebar' as ANY hotkey in OBS is a terrible idea. Soon as you hit the spacebar for any reason (even typing a sentence) it will trigger the hotkey in OBS each and every time, instantly.
That’s all good to know, and what I had expected... but I could not get
my hot keys to do anything, until OBS was in focus. I’m on Win 10 Pro. Is there a global OBS setting involved? I looked. I can speculate that it has something to do with my other program, or I can keep trying.
I will try your Spacebat idea and report back....
my hot keys to do anything, until OBS was in focus. I’m on Win 10 Pro. Is there a global OBS setting involved? I looked. I can speculate that it has something to do with my other program, or I can keep trying.
I will try your Spacebat idea and report back....
GeeMack
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Go to Settings, then to the Advanced tab, and near the bottom you can set the hot keys to always stay active or to only stay active when OBS is in focus.
FerretBomb
Active Member
That's the difference between a hotkey, and a shortcut. OBS uses hotkeys. This is intentional, following production standard.
It's STRONGLY advised that you use a modifier key like CTRL or ALT to avoid accidental triggering while typing, or extended-range keys that are part of the HID spec but not actually present on most keyboards, like F13-F24.
More than one person has assigned 'transition' to 'spacebar', and couldn't figure out why the scenes were constantly changing while they were typing.
lofihap
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The multi-windowed view is great, but it will add more workload onto the PC. Anything in the scenes you are not actively on, are being pre-loaded so you can see them in the window - so the it never puts those scenes/resources to release if not the active scene.
Just keep that in mind.
lofihap
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Dont know if that is actually possible. Since the hotkeys are created for each individual scene/source, etc.