Question / Help Couple of rookie questions

[archyo]

I'm entirely new in the streaming business so I'm going to ask 2 dumb questions I can't figure.

First time I had OBS open nothing happened to my desktop, but now when I open it, it feels like windows goes into light mode or something smiliar, the border of every program becomes lightblue instead of dark grey/black. Any reason why this is? I find all the light colors annoying.

Now when I open OBS and I stream, in OBS i can view an image of the image of the image if you understand what I mean. I know it always looked like this in XSplit, but first time I had OBS open, it didn't do this.

 

[Warchamp7]

You checked off "Disable Aero on start up" in your video options.

Disabling Aero is what makes your Windows theme looks like that, cause it's unloading the fancy theme.

If you're using Monitor Capture, you want Aero off. Otherwise, it's fine to have it on.

 

[archyo]

Thanks!

When I try to save my recordings locally, I can't just add a save folder, it wants me to pick out a .flv or .mp4 file?

 

[Warchamp7]

You need to specify a filename for the file

 

[archyo]

Ah, I thought they would save automaticly once I start streaming.

 

[dodgepong]

They will save automatically. If there is already a file of the same name, like "Stream.mp4", then instead of overwriting it it will append a (1) at the end, so "Stream (1).mp4", "Stream (2).mp4", etc.

 

[micechal]

About your second question, you mean this:

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It can be because you've added Monitor Capture or Window Capture with OBS selected. Make your Monitor Capture's region smaller or move it somewehere so it doesn't capture OBS.

 

[archyo]

Thanks for all the replies :-) - its exactly what i mean micechal.

Another question though, my mic has never done this before, but when im using it with OBS it literally catches every single sound in the room, my breathing, my keyboard, my computer. It sounds like I'm sitting in a laundry room, if I have my mic activated. I'm using a Razer Megalodon headset, so the mic should be of fine quality.

Anyone know a way around this?