Simple recording/stream indicator

MCBYT

MCBYT

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I'm proposing a simple recording/stream indicator for full-screen games while using OBS. A simple red dot at the bottom corner for recording or blue dot for streaming would do the trick. I haven't seen any threads on this since 2014, so might as well bring it up now :$
 
MCBYT

MCBYT

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MrFrenglish said:
I would suggest using this theme:

https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/new-flat-dark-theme-for-obs-studio.616/

That way "Start Streaming" or "Start Recording" buttons stay red when you go live or record.
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I was meaning for fullscreen games where you can't see OBS in the background. And @adocilesloth, Red Dot is, at least for me, only a small icon in my taskbar. It disappears in fullscreen and upon returning back to the desktop from fullscreen is nowhere to be found.
 
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adocilesloth

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MCBYT said:
I was meaning for fullscreen games where you can't see OBS in the background. And @adocilesloth, Red Dot is, at least for me, only a small icon in my taskbar. It disappears in fullscreen and upon returning back to the desktop from fullscreen is nowhere to be found.
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Ah, okay, fair enough. I've never used it but the description sounded like it was what you were looking for.
 
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EWT

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My solution was in Notification Area settings on my PC. I selected OBS as an icon to appear on the taskbar. Now when I am recording in OBS, the icon reflects this status with a red dot.
 
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Columbiform

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Here's what I'm doing at the moment.
I have a webcam with a light on it.
In it's properties I select "deactivate when not showing".
I set the same hotkeys for start/stop recording and show/hide webcam.
I position my webcam in the far corner and make it 0 in size.

(I suppose I could also place my webcam beneath/behind the game source)

Now when I use my hotkeys to toggle on/off my recording the webcam light goes on and off to match.
 
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