Question / Help Dynamic Images

[Reesebiz]

Quick question: How can I set up dynamic images in OBS? When I update a text file it refreshes on stream, but when I add an image it doesn't.

 

[Reesebiz]

No one knows how to do this? I don't mind installing plugins or something...

 

[FerretBomb]

Are you talking about an image slideshow? If it's set to watch a directory, you may need to refresh the source (disable/re-enable it, so long as it's not set up as a Global) to get any new images dropped in to enter the rotation.

 

[Reesebiz]

I'm not looking for something where I need to be at the computer to disable/re-enable the sources, need something automatic. I have a program that overwrites the image file and I need OBS to refresh it when it changes.

 

[FerretBomb]

Not sure that's possible; pretty sure OBS caches the images the first time they're loaded, for efficiency. Overwriting the file on disk would do nothing at that point.

 

[Reesebiz]

Didn't look possible so I used the CLR Browser Source plugin and created a file called image.html and put this inside:

<img id="myimg" src="userimage.png">

    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function() {
            setInterval(function() {
                $("#myimg").attr("src", "userimage.png?" + new Date().getTime());
            }, 2000);
        });
    </script>

After I just loaded that file with the plugin and it refresh the image every 2 seconds. There's probably a better method, but I just hacked this together.

 

[FerretBomb]

Just remember, if it's stupid and it works, then it's not stupid.

Thanks for posting the workaround!