Display capture method/source in version 27.0?

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aiqtidar

New Member
A couple lines from the update notes:

"Added a new capture method for Display Capture, allowing the ability to capture displays cross-GPU. This fixes the black screen issues on laptops in particular (Requires Windows 10, 1903 or newer)"

"For users who have previously switched the “default” GPU to the integrated GPU, it is recommended to remove the override and instead use the new toggle in the Display Capture source"

I have windows version 20H2, which according to the version histories seems to be much newer than 1903. Maybe I'm missing something obvious but I simply cannot seem to find any different display capture methods or sources. So far it looks identical to before, and I'm still having to use the old workaround in order to not get a black screen. Could anyone show how to access this new setting for display capture source/method, preferably with a screenshot? Thanks.
 
koala

koala

Active Member
For me, the version 27 capture options are like this:
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The established method is "DXGI", and the new method is "Windows 10 (1903 and up)". For me, on a desktop, both are the same except the "Windows 10 (1903 and up)" variant makes a visible yellow border around the corresponding monitor. What variant is actually used for you can be seen in the OBS logfile. Here I switched between them to see what happens. Note how "WGC" and "DXGI" changed.
Code: 
20:57:11.126: [duplicator-monitor-capture: 'Display Capture'] update settings:
20:57:11.126:     display: 2 (1920x1200)
20:57:11.126:     cursor: true
20:57:11.126:     method: WGC
20:57:20.059: [duplicator-monitor-capture: 'Display Capture'] update settings:
20:57:20.059:     display: 2 (1920x1200)
20:57:20.059:     cursor: true
20:57:20.059:     method: DXGI
20:57:22.592: [duplicator-monitor-capture: 'Display Capture'] update settings:
20:57:22.592:     display: 2 (1920x1200)
20:57:22.592:     cursor: true
20:57:22.592:     method: DXGI
20:57:24.259: [duplicator-monitor-capture: 'Display Capture'] update settings:
20:57:24.259:     display: 2 (1920x1200)
20:57:24.259:     cursor: true
20:57:24.259:     method: WGC
 
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