That was a typo in my previous reply. It was amended. Aero was, and is ENABLED. I am using "windows capture" as a source. Also made sure I selected an Aero windows theme in Win7 control panel. Done!
Ok, I'm trying to test OBS by capturing a video I uploaded to my youtube channel. Yes, I am trying to record the video on playback in youtube using Chrome and Firefox. I started from the beginning and added a new source (window capture) and noticed in the "Create/Select Source" window that there was a ticked-box that automatically defaulted to "Make source visible". I un-ticked this box and now OBS is gone in the "Properties for Window Capture" window and now OBS is not showing, only my browser window is showing. Just the way I preferred!
All was good for awhile and then suddenly I could no longer see my source (whatever you are recording or capturing with OBS).
In other words, all I received was a black screen. After two grueling days of digging around for a solution, I finally stumbled upon Jim's post that made a lot of sense. I believe my real problem was not with OBS but rather my graphics card configuration.
Jim's post in the OBS forum:
https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/laptop-black-screen-when-capturing-read-here-first.5965/
I kindly suggest reading the additional link below that also addresses conflicting graphics cards, especially the question at the bottom under "Questions and Answers". The title of the question is:
Game capture is not working on Windows 10?
http://visihow.com/Fix_the_Black_Screen_in_the_Open_Broadcaster_Software_Application
Trust me on this, the solution is not only regulated to windows 10. This worked for me and I am running windows 7.
Here is the Question and Answer from the link above: Again, this worked for me and I am running windows 7.
I started with step # 3 and it fixed my problem. Step # 3 below starts by saying: "Right-click an empty space on the desktop and click "NVIDIA Control Panel".
Game capture is not working on Windows 10?
I already tried the compatibility through properties as well as reinstalling, no luck. I have tried: Running the obs program as an administrator and using compatibility mode. I think it was caused by: Upgrading to Windows 10
Here are some solutions for your problem.
- Try running the captured source in full-screen window mode.
- Right-Click "Game Capture" and "Properties". Check "Anti-Cheat".
- Right-click an empty space on the desktop and click "NVIDIA Control Panel". Click "Manage 3D settings" and "Program Settings". Add Open Broadcast Software. Select either "Use global settings (High-performance NVIDIA processor)" or "Integrated graphics" (see what works) in the "Select preferred graphics processor for this program" drop-down menu. Click "Preview stream" in OBS to see if it works.
- Start the 64-bit version with administrative rights (right-click the 64-bit link in the start menu and select "Run as administrator").
Thank you for your help.
-OBS Studio
-Dell Latitude E6530 laptop
-4 gigs ram
-Display adapters:
Intel (R) HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA NVS 5200M
-INTEL Core i5 - 3360M CPU @ 2.80 GHz
-Windows7 Professional
