Bug Report Chroma Key Pick Screen Color Bug?
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amsyar ZeRo
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@NerdOrDie I also wonder why.It happened to me every time.
This isn't truly a bug as it is a missing feature. When adjusting the chroma key filter I have to use a different program to pick the RGB or HTML color value and then put it into OBS. I'd be super helpful if the color picker had the eye dropper feature to pick a color from a video source (or any part of the screen.
i don't think this is a missing feature... It appears to be a bug at least on the Mac version. Works fine on the windows version. If you choose "pick screen color" it only lets you move your mouse around the screen with all the swatches on it... What good is that? I need to be able to pick a color from my video feed on the preview pane... Like I said, windows version works perfectly, mac not...
mauroalpha
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Same here, it doesn't work neither with mojave and catalina
The issue we've all been talking about is that on Mac, you *cannot select a color outside of the Key Color window*.
See video example below. As soon as the cursor leaves the Key Color window / box, the Pick Screen Color action is no longer active.
I'm having the same problem. I was following a tutorial where I could see this used to work fine, but it doesn't work anymore in July 26, 2020
EDIT: and I think I found the reason why is not working:
When you pick a color, lets say: #000000 (black)
it automatically chooses: #ff + 000000
See photo:
EDIT: and I think I found the reason why is not working:
When you pick a color, lets say: #000000 (black)
it automatically chooses: #ff + 000000
See photo:
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InSinkProductions
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Same. OSX High Sierra - OBS ver. 25.07 (64 bit). I heard there was a new version of OBS with some game changers. Anyone know if this has been fixed in Mac version. I have had some issues with NDI and using different versions of OBS on a Mac, so that's a concern as well. Not worth taking a chance on the green screen bug fix, if NDI starts acting up again.
jackc
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A possible workaround is to use OS X's Digital Color Meter under Utilities to obtain the RGB values and manually insert those values.
Videar solution #9 absolutely works in Catalina and is completely unintuitive.
1. Press Pick Screen Color
2. Left-click inside the color chooser AND HOLD DOWN the left click button while moving the cursor to the part of the screen you want to pick the color from.
3. Release the mouse button
4. Click Ok
Note that this only works once you've granted screen recording permission to OBS and restarted OBS.
1. Press Pick Screen Color
2. Left-click inside the color chooser AND HOLD DOWN the left click button while moving the cursor to the part of the screen you want to pick the color from.
3. Release the mouse button
4. Click Ok
Note that this only works once you've granted screen recording permission to OBS and restarted OBS.
AnonymousUser
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Thanks Jim... this worked for me.
As you said, totally unintuitive. I can't imaging what you were doing when you discovered this, but thanks, for sharing the workaround.
Hippy Fiasco
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A Star is born! My hero- thank you :)
SliVeBurnA
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This issue is still not resolved with OBS v27. How is that possible?
Bug has been reported in 2016, maybe even earlier.
Fortunately, jimshank's solution still works.
But I do not understand why they can't fix this.
Bug has been reported in 2016, maybe even earlier.
Fortunately, jimshank's solution still works.
But I do not understand why they can't fix this.