Steve Grant
New Member
Hello all,
I have an issue where my Mac screen starts to flash after a few minutes in OBS (could be 5 minutes, could be 1 hour). I cannot determine what exactly is triggering this to happen but it does not occur with other demanding programs such as Traktor PRO 3, Lightroom etc.
Here is a link to a video I made showing what is happening. I basically lose control of the Mac and have to press and hold the power button and do a hard restart to get back in to the Mac. It never gives a crash report though, like it's not appearing as an OBS issue as such?
I have also attached a screenshot of my mac spec. It's also worth mentioning that my screen tends to flicker a bit when OBS is running (even when not streaming). It seems as though this Mac does not like OBS. I am considering purchasing a PC to do the job but wanted to check here first in case it's only a small issue I have overlooked in settings. I am running OBS 25.0.7 (64 bit)
Any help would be great before I decide to go and buy another system for streaming. It's worth noting also that this occurs when simply streaming a vinyl dj set using audio via iRig Stream i.e. not running Traktor. I have followed simple steps to reduce cpu load such as running without preview, reducing over-elaborate scene use, etc. Just an external dslr (via capture card), face time cam on mac and irig stream card for audio. CPU usage at approx 12%.
Thanks.
I have an issue where my Mac screen starts to flash after a few minutes in OBS (could be 5 minutes, could be 1 hour). I cannot determine what exactly is triggering this to happen but it does not occur with other demanding programs such as Traktor PRO 3, Lightroom etc.
Here is a link to a video I made showing what is happening. I basically lose control of the Mac and have to press and hold the power button and do a hard restart to get back in to the Mac. It never gives a crash report though, like it's not appearing as an OBS issue as such?
I have also attached a screenshot of my mac spec. It's also worth mentioning that my screen tends to flicker a bit when OBS is running (even when not streaming). It seems as though this Mac does not like OBS. I am considering purchasing a PC to do the job but wanted to check here first in case it's only a small issue I have overlooked in settings. I am running OBS 25.0.7 (64 bit)
Any help would be great before I decide to go and buy another system for streaming. It's worth noting also that this occurs when simply streaming a vinyl dj set using audio via iRig Stream i.e. not running Traktor. I have followed simple steps to reduce cpu load such as running without preview, reducing over-elaborate scene use, etc. Just an external dslr (via capture card), face time cam on mac and irig stream card for audio. CPU usage at approx 12%.
Thanks.
