Need auto-scale function and auto-detect-game-capture source

[SumsMee]

As I used OBS Studio for almost 3 months I found that I need to change base resolution between 1920x1080 and 1280x720 very very frequently. Everytime I changed base resolution, all sources need to re-scale to correct size. I think that OBS should enable users to deside wether sources will auto-scale when basic resolution changes.

You may ask me why not keep base resolution and change output resolution instead? Well, as far as I know, if base resolution is not same as game resolution, it'll lead to a bit blur, which means your record won't look as sharp as what it should be. That's why I often change base resolution.

Another Function needed is auto-detect-game-capture source. Like what XSplit does, I think game capture should be auto-detected. OBS gave an solution that it's able to auto-detect any fullscreen game, but you know that many players, like me, play games in window-mode. Another solution that OBS gave us is activate game capture with hotkey. Well, don't you think that pressing certain keys everytime when you launch OBS is complicated?

 

[Harold]

I found that I need to change base resolution between 1920x1080 and 1280x720 very very frequently

Why do you need to change your base resolution at all?

 

[SumsMee]

Why do you need to change your base resolution at all?

Some games are 1280*720 wile some are 1920*1080. Instead of changing output resolution, changing base resolution can make your recording quality the best because there's no any downscale. Recording an 1280*720 window with 1920*1080 base resolution and 1.5x downscale (1280*720 output resolution) is very different from recording with 1280*720 base resolution. You can try it yourself.

 

[Harold]

Then I would recommend doing separate scene collections for your 1080p games vs your 720p games.

 

[SumsMee]

Then I would recommend doing separate scene collections for your 1080p games vs your 720p games.

that's what i'm doing now, but i think that it'll be nice if it can auto fit.

 

[Interlace]

It's not that weird to not want to see artifacts when switching to non-canvas resolutions, or needing to take multiple manual steps to adjust while live :/ Hope the devs figure out an autoscale/autostretch feature.