OBS crash : "Failed to initialize video. Your GPU may not be supported, or your graphics drivers may need to be updated."

[housemusic]

Hello,

I've been having big problems with OBS for two weeks.

After importing a picture that exceeds 10 000 pixels (16 667 × 5 121 px exactly), OBS crashed.

Now, when I try to open OBS, I get the following error message: "Failed to initialize video. Your GPU may not be supported, or your graphics drivers may need to be updated."

I am using an Apple M1 Pro with 32GB of memory, running Sonoma 14.5 (the latest version).

In the "basic.ini" file, the settings are already configured as follows:
Code:
[Video]
BaseCX=1920
BaseCY=1080
OutputCX=1920
OutputCY=1080

Since OBS still doesn't work, I deleted the entire obs-studio folder, but OBS still won't open.

I also tried completely uninstalling OBS using the CleanMyMac app and then reinstalling it, but the issue persists.

Could you please help me resolve this?

Thank you for your help !

 

[housemusic]

I finally fixed the problem!

Despite using an app cleaner, OBS wasn't fully uninstalled. To completely remove OBS from your Mac, follow these steps:

1. Open Finder and search for "obs".
2. Click the "+" next to "Save" at the top right.
3. Select "Name", "matches", type "obs", then click the "+" again.
4. Choose "System files" and select "are included".
5. All folders related to OBS should appear, such as applet_obs, com.obsproject.obs-studio, obs-studio, and OBS (the app).
6. Move all these folders to the trash (Be careful to only move OBS-related files, as other unrelated files might appear in the search).
7. Empty the trash and restart your Mac.
8. Visit obsproject.com to download OBS for Mac (Apple Silicon).

OBS is now working again after three weeks of issues. Be careful not to upload overly large images to your canvas in the future!