Delay start of a recording

[nlbmoi]

Good evening.
I'm trying to record a video on software with OBS: the problem is that when I click on "Start recording", in my output video, I have the software window at the start of the video (just as I 'have the software window at the end of the video).
How can I delay the start of recording by a few seconds to avoid this problem?
Thanks in advance

 

[AaronD]

If you'd rather not trim it later in a video editor, you can use the Advanced Scene Switcher plugin:

Advanced Scene Switcher

This plugin will allow you to automate various tasks using "Macros". Macros consist of a list of conditions under which a list of actions will be performed. Examples and guides can be found in the wiki. Feel free to contribute! If you run...

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Set up a macro like this:

• Delayed Recording
  • Conditions:
    • Hotkey
  • Actions:
    • Wait 1 sec
    • Start Recording

Give that hotkey a name, then assign it in OBS's normal hotkey settings. Now you have a 1-second-delayed start. Or, you can leave the condition blank, and use Adv. SS's menu to make a dockable button for it instead.

 

[AaronD]

Or if your hotkeys work when OBS is not in focus (Settings -> Advanced), you could just assign some that your other app doesn't respond to. Problem solved.

 

[ashmanmedia]

If you'd rather not trim it later in a video editor, you can use the Advanced Scene Switcher plugin:

Advanced Scene Switcher

This plugin will allow you to automate various tasks using "Macros". Macros consist of a list of conditions under which a list of actions will be performed. Examples and guides can be found in the wiki. Feel free to contribute! If you run...

obsproject.com

Set up a macro like this:

• Delayed Recording
  • Conditions:
    • Hotkey
  • Actions:
    • Wait 1 sec
    • Start Recording

Give that hotkey a name, then assign it in OBS's normal hotkey settings. Now you have a 1-second-delayed start. Or, you can leave the condition blank, and use Adv. SS's menu to make a dockable button for it instead.

Again on this topic... THANK YOU I learned and almost are 100% happy.
BUT with the latest advanced scene switcher.

How can we modify this to MINIMIZE OBS as a priority after macro starts?

Can we get at windows by window title?

 

[AaronD]

How can we modify this to MINIMIZE OBS as a priority after macro starts?

Can we get at windows by window title?

I don't think it does that...yet. If you ask in this thread, you'll probably get a solution one way or another:

Advanced Scene Switcher

Warmuptill submitted a new resource: Automatic Scene Switching - Switches to specified scenes depending on which window is in focus A remake of the "Simple Scene Switcher"(https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/simple-scene-switcher.29/) for obs-studio. Installation 1. Extract the folder. 2...

obsproject.com

The author is very accommodating. Some of what it does are the result of my requests. Try not to abuse that. :-)