How to keep OBS out of Desktop video

[thesirdotcom]

This is also a Windows thing. Basically, I record the desktop with OBS and everything works great .... except that most of the recorded screen IS OBS and so it doesn't work well for a capture. I've searched everywhere, but I can't find an answer. Two monitors worked perfectly, but I just lost my second monitor so I'm trying to do this with one screen.

 

[Tangential]

This is also a Windows thing. Basically, I record the desktop with OBS and everything works great .... except that most of the recorded screen IS OBS and so it doesn't work well for a capture. I've searched everywhere, but I can't find an answer. Two monitors worked perfectly, but I just lost my second monitor so I'm trying to do this with one screen.

What if you put OBS on an alternate desktop?

 

[thesirdotcom]

That's the problem, two monitors works great, but my monitor just died on me so now I just have one for now. Even in youtube videos about OBS you see people recording OBS interface instead of what's underneath it.

 

[Tangential]

That's the problem, two monitors works great, but my monitor just died on me so now I just have one for now. Even in youtube videos about OBS you see people recording OBS interface instead of what's underneath it.

You can setup multiple desktops on a single monitor in MacOS called “spaces” and use various hot keys to move between them. This feature has been in MacOS as long as I can remember and I can’t imagine not using it. I have a 3 monitor setup and I still use it. Here is Apple’s instructions for setting it up and using it. I don’t know how/if OBS interacts with that, but it’s probably worth trying.

 

[thesirdotcom]

You can setup multiple desktops on a single monitor in MacOS called “spaces” and use various hot keys to move between them. This feature has been in MacOS as long as I can remember and I can’t imagine not using it. I have a 3 monitor setup and I still use it. Here is Apple’s instructions for setting it up and using it. I don’t know how/if OBS interacts with that, but it’s probably worth trying.

Thanks for that! I'm kind of a Mac noob so I had never heard of spaces. Well yes, that's a great and I will certainly give it a try.