OBS works for all except for one specific source

[Paul95]

I am a relatively new OBS user (age 74) and very happy with recording news videos (etc.) from the Internet using Window Capture -- until this evening when I ran into a problem.

My TV and Internet provider is Bell Canada, and my TV service is called Bell Fibe, which allows me to view my subscribed TV programs (live and pvr recordings) on my computer using the Bell Fibe app. Window Capture has worked fine until tonight, when OBS can no longer see anything I playback with the Bell Fibe app. Everything displays on my browser screen, but OBS cannot see any of the video display whether it be the live TV feed or playback of recordings -- OBS displays a black screen where the video should be displayed, but OBS DOES display the programming guide and anything else that is NOT part of a TV program (including the Internet titles at the top of the page with the Internet address and bookmarks bar, etc.)

OBS still sees the Internet and YouTube videos (etc.) that are not part of the Bell Fibe TV programming (and I do NOT have the "black screen" problem caused by using the wrong graphics card). This does not appear to be a problem with my Windows 10 operating system, but rather something about my Bell Fibe TV source.

Can a specific source block OBS? And is there any hope of regaining control?

Help would be much appreciated.

 

[qhobbes]

You'll want to contact Bell Canada for any assistance with recording their content.

 

[koala]

Copyrighted content being censored away is the work of DRM. You can do nothing about it - this is done by the app that's displaying the the DRM-protected video, Windows and the display driver. You will probably not even see anything if you connect a capture device and try to directly capture what is displayed on your monitor. OBS is not a tool to work around DRM.

 

[Paul95]

Copyrighted content being censored away is the work of DRM. You can do nothing about it - this is done by the app that's displaying the the DRM-protected video, Windows and the display driver. You will probably not even see anything if you connect a capture device and try to directly capture what is displayed on your monitor. OBS is not a tool to work around DRM.

Thanks for the info. It makes sense, even though it's not great news. And I appreciate your help.

If I click "Like" does that mean I like the answer or I value your input?

PS - What does "DRM" stand for?

 

[FerretBomb]

Normally 'like' is indicating that you appreciate the post; that it's useful, helpful, or informative.

DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. Essentially it's there specifically to stop people from recording copyrighted content, referred to as 'piracy', even if it's just for personal use.