How to capture fullscreen video from chrome ?

[MasterK]

Hi everyone!

I have a problem with the OBS configuration for recording videos from Chrome.

My goal is to capture a video stream in full screen (for example, on YouTube or another platform). I'm using the classic “Window Capture” method in OBS, but when I switch to another application or overlay another window on Chrome (apart from OBS), the image in OBS goes black. The flow returns to normal only if I return to the Chrome window, either by selecting it again, or by hovering over the icons in my taskbar.

I've already disabled hardware acceleration in Chrome, but that didn't fix the problem.

Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this or a solution so that the feed remains visible in OBS even when I switch windows?

Thanks in advance for your advice!

PS: Don't hesitate to ask me for more information, I don't know if I've described my problem clearly enough.

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[koala]

when I switch to another application or overlay another window on Chrome (apart from OBS), the image in OBS goes black.

Chrome stops rendering for power saving reasons if it detects the window or tab isn't visible.