Question / Help OBS in VMWare doesn't work
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koala
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Actually, OBS works for me on an esxi 6.5 server guest (guest OS Windows 10), as long as I keep "3D support" unchecked in the video card settings of the vmware guest configuration. In this case, Windows will load the "Microsoft Basic Renderer", under which OBS will start and eat huge amounts of CPU due to the software GPU emulation. This isn't fit for production, only for testing and showcases and recording plain windows stuff - no real graphics. It's probably the same level of operation you get within an rdp session.
If I activate 3D support in the guest configuration without having real 3D support hardware, OBS will refuse to start due to missing hardware support. In this case, Windows will load the "VMWare svga" graphics driver, which probably requires real 3D hardware on the host (which my host hasn't).
@win7xd While OBS might not be able to run within your guest, you can certainly run OBS on your host/workstation and capture the Vmware window or rdp session window.
If I activate 3D support in the guest configuration without having real 3D support hardware, OBS will refuse to start due to missing hardware support. In this case, Windows will load the "VMWare svga" graphics driver, which probably requires real 3D hardware on the host (which my host hasn't).
@win7xd While OBS might not be able to run within your guest, you can certainly run OBS on your host/workstation and capture the Vmware window or rdp session window.