Hidden Media Sources are automatically starting and crashing my GPU

[bonervidya]

I have a lot of media sources that shouldn't be playing when they're hidden, I don't know if it's the new update but when I boot up, i'm hitting like 50% GPU immediately because a bunch of the videos are playing even when hidden, why is this? I've selected show nothing when playback ends also.

 

[Suslik V]

Media do not start playback in background on startup of OBS in case of:

• "Restart playback when source becomes active" property in media is checked and source hidden/disabled via the "eye" icon or hotkey in the previous session of OBS that was shutdown properly (settings saved)
• "Restart playback when source becomes active" property in media is checked and media is not in the current scene, previous session of OBS was shutdown properly (settings saved)
• media file not exist or inaccessible in other way

It is possible to auto hide source when it ends (not make it transparent but really hide OBS source) via the plugins or scripts:

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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Also, confusion that comes from auto start of media playback was mentioned in the next threads:

Media source always played if close file when inactive is checked · Issue #10676 · obsproject/obs-studio

Operating System Info Windows 11 Other OS No response OBS Studio Version 30.1.2 OBS Studio Version (Other) No response OBS Studio Log URL https://obsproject.com/logs/rOSyWMH7fRWelcVT OBS Studio Cra...

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Prevent obs playing a mediasource

Today I made a lurkcommand with a video file, created my own scene and inserted it nested into my live scene. Now this file is always activated when OBS starts and also when the scene changes. I created a trigger for this in streamerbot, and it works perfectly. However, it would be great if...

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[rockbottom]

Disable Hardware Decoding for all of the Media Sources but just 2 or 3 in the scene that you're using. When it's enabled the file will use (waste) VRAM.

The vertical plugin evidently causes the files to play no matter what.

Media Sources Won't Deactivate · Issue #11008 · obsproject/obs-studio

Operating System Info Windows 11 Other OS No response OBS Studio Version 30.2.0 OBS Studio Version (Other) No response OBS Studio Log URL https://obsproject.com/logs/QX3mOqgzXseFylMt OBS Studio Cra...

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