Question / Help Displaying a weird black border, issue with scenes/game

[Iojiki]

Hello,

I recently started using OBS to stream and although I really like the software, I'm encountering a couple issues. I've tried capturing a game source, but nothing appears when I choose this option and select my game. Therefore I've been using window capture to capture the game window. Unfortunately if I set it to capture the entire window it captures the in game screen, but will not capture the lobby. Instead it shows the lobby and a weird black background the picks up only my mouse cursor and replicates it instead of showing the image I have set to be in the background of the lobby. I ran my log file through the analyzer and came up with no issues but I will post it below.

If someone could help me either fix the black background issue or get game capture up and running so I dont have this issue, that would be swell.

07:43:46: Open Broadcaster Software v0.571b - 32bit (´・ω・｀)
07:43:46: -------------------------------
07:43:46: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU    Q6600  @ 2.40GHz
07:43:46: CPU Speed: 2400MHz
07:43:46: Physical Memory:  4094MB Total, 2404MB Free
07:43:46: stepping id: 11, model 15, family 6, type 0, extmodel 0, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 4, total cores 4
07:43:46: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}
07:43:46: Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7601 S
07:43:46: Aero is Enabled
07:43:46: -------------------------------
07:43:46: OBS Modules:
07:43:46: Base Address     Module
07:43:46: 00310000         OBS.exe
07:43:46: 65FA0000         OBSApi.dll
07:43:46: 67220000         DShowPlugin.dll
07:43:46: 6B030000         GraphicsCapture.dll
07:43:46: 67200000         NoiseGate.dll
07:43:46: 671E0000         PSVPlugin.dll
07:43:46: ------------------------------------------
07:43:46: Adapter 1
07:43:46:   Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
07:43:46:   Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 919994368
07:43:46:   Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 1878159360
07:43:46: =====Stream Start: 2013-10-04, 07:43:46===============================================
07:43:46:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
07:43:46:   Base resolution: 1920x1080
07:43:46:   Output resolution: 1280x720
07:43:46: ------------------------------------------
07:43:46: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260...
07:43:46: ------------------------------------------
07:43:46: Audio Format: 48000hz
07:43:46: Playback device Default
07:43:46: ------------------------------------------
07:43:46: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
07:43:46: ------------------------------------------
07:43:46: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (High Definition Audio Device)
07:43:46: ------------------------------------------
07:43:46: Audio Encoding: AAC
07:43:46:     bitrate: 128
07:43:46: Using Window Capture
07:43:46: Using bitmap image
07:43:46: ------------------------------------------
07:43:46: Video Encoding: x264
07:43:46:     fps: 30
07:43:46:     width: 1280, height: 720
07:43:46:     preset: veryfast
07:43:46:     profile: high
07:43:46:     keyint: 60
07:43:46:     CBR: yes
07:43:46:     CFR: yes
07:43:46:     max bitrate: 3000
07:43:46:     buffer size: 3000
07:43:46: ------------------------------------------
07:43:46: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)' is 352800, samples per sec is 44100
07:43:46: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Microphone (High Definition Audio Device)' is 352800, samples per sec is 44100
07:43:53: Using Window Capture
07:43:55: Total frames encoded: 243, total frames duplicated: 2 (0.82%)
07:43:55: Total frames rendered: 247, number of late frames: 0 (0.00%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
07:43:55: 
07:43:55: Profiler time results:
07:43:55: 
07:43:55: ==============================================================
07:43:55: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 6.293 ms] [children: 90.6%] [unaccounted: 9.42%]
07:43:55: | scene->Preprocess - [90.6%] [avg time: 5.7 ms]
07:43:55: GPU download and conversion - [100%] [avg time: 6.155 ms] [children: 106%] [unaccounted: -5.65%]
07:43:55: | flush - [0.861%] [avg time: 0.053 ms]
07:43:55: | CopyResource - [105%] [avg time: 6.44 ms]
07:43:55: | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.162%] [avg time: 0.01 ms]
07:43:55: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 1.129 ms] [children: 98.9%] [unaccounted: 1.06%]
07:43:55: | Convert444toNV12 - [98.9%] [avg time: 1.117 ms]
07:43:55: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 2.365 ms]
07:43:55: ==============================================================
07:43:55: 
07:43:55: 
07:43:55: Profiler CPU results:
07:43:55: 
07:43:55: ==============================================================
07:43:55: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 5.431 ms, total 1341.61 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
07:43:55: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 5.242 ms, total 1294.81 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
07:43:55: GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 3.6 ms, total 889.207 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
07:43:55: | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.189 ms, total 46.8 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
07:43:55: | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 3.615 ms, total 842.407 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
07:43:55: | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
07:43:55: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.975 ms, total 452.402 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
07:43:55: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.975 ms, total 452.402 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
07:43:55: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 2.431 ms, total 561.603 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
07:43:55: ==============================================================
07:43:55: 
07:43:55: =====Stream End: 2013-10-04, 07:43:55=================================================

 

[Lain]

Thank you for the log file. What game? Have you tried game capture's hotkey feature?

 

[Iojiki]

Trying to play Dawngate. I'm also experiencing some skipped frames every now and then. No I haven't tried the hotkey feature yet.

 

[Iojiki]

I tried the hotkey feature but it won't let me choose the game.

 

[dodgepong]

Is Dawngate like LoL in the sense that the lobby is a separate sort of window from the main game? If so then you should try giving the Simple Scene Switcher a shot. In one scene, use Window capture on the lobby, and in another scene, use Game capture on the game. And when you swap between then, the scene will automatically change accordingly.

 

[Iojiki]

I'll give it a shot. It is like LoL, so I'll try it and let you know what my results are.

 

[alpinlol]

mhm i've also been streaming dawngate but im still using monitor capture for everything besides games so i just use game capture for dawngate when ingame and since the launcher got another window name the scene switcher is perfect for this setup but im sure the launcher would work with window capture

 

[Iojiki]

Messed around with window capture and used a manual hotkey to swtich between the two. The problem wasn't able to be solved with the plugin, but adjusting the look of each window capture to my liking in settings and manual switching when I get in game worked fine.

Thanks all.

 

[Lain]

The hotkey doesn't let you choose a game, the hotkey feature causes it to capture the topmost window when you press the hotkey