Question / Help Simply a Black Screen while streaming.

orphand

New Member
Hey guys!
So i've worked pretty hard on fixing this but I can't seem to find a cure.
The main problem seems to be that I simply cannot use the Game Capture feature with ....... (drumroll) League of Legends! haha
Seems like many others on the forums had the same issues. Sorry for bringing it back up.
When I try to use the Game Capture mode it simply goes to a black screen and will not work!! There have been times i'd be able to make the Mouse pointer show up in game and the audio but nothing else!
I am able to utilize the Windows mode but it is very glitchy feeling. The video stream flickers an impossible amount and i'm unable to stream the screen and my webcam as well. I've tried without the webcam in windowed mode and no good either.
I installed the switcher plugin and set it up so the game would automatically swap scenes when the game started to load... But it still didn't help at all :(

I've checked several threads and google searches but no answer, though I have seen several others with the black screen problem.


As far as my setting go:
Quality Balance: 6
Max Bitrate/buffer: 800
Codec: MP3
Streaming options are setup correctly and work in all other modes.
Video Res: 1920x1080
Res Downscale: 1.50
FPS:24


While In game I do have the game set from fullscreen to borderless, neither work.
I've tried both game capture and also a Global Source to run it.

Heres a log of everything from my most recent attempt to get it to work.

06:50:27: Open Broadcaster Software v0.542b - 32bit (´・ω・`)
06:50:27: -------------------------------
06:50:27: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30GHz
06:50:27: CPU Speed: 2294MHz
06:50:27: Physical Memory: 4095MB Total, 3428MB Free
06:50:27: stepping id: 9, model 10, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 8, total cores 4
06:50:27: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}
06:50:27: Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7601 S
06:50:27: Aero is Disabled
06:50:27: -------------------------------
06:50:27: OBS Modules:
06:50:27: Base Address Module
06:50:27: 001A0000 OBS.exe
06:50:27: 5BA40000 OBSApi.dll
06:50:27: 747B0000 DShowPlugin.dll
06:50:27: 6FA10000 GraphicsCapture.dll
06:50:27: 6F8C0000 NoiseGate.dll
06:50:27: 6F8A0000 PSVPlugin.dll
06:50:27: 6F310000 scenesw.dll
06:50:27: ------------------------------------------
06:50:27: Adapter 1
06:50:27: Video Adapter: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
06:50:27: Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 2186911744
06:50:27: Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 2107990016
06:50:27: =====Stream Start: 2013-07-20, 06:50:27===============================================
06:50:27: Multithreaded optimizations: On
06:50:27: Base resolution: 1920x1080
06:50:27: Output resolution: 1280x720
06:50:27: ------------------------------------------
06:50:27: Loading up D3D10...
06:50:27: Playback device Default
06:50:27: ------------------------------------------
06:50:27: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Sound Blaster Recon3Di)
06:50:27: ------------------------------------------
06:50:27: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone Array (Sound Blaster Recon3Di)
06:50:27: ------------------------------------------
06:50:27: Audio Encoding: MP3
06:50:27: bitrate: 128
06:50:27: Using graphics capture
06:50:27: ------------------------------------------
06:50:27: Video Encoding: x264
06:50:27: fps: 24
06:50:27: width: 1280, height: 720
06:50:27: preset: veryfast
06:50:27: CBR: no
06:50:27: CFR: no
06:50:27: max bitrate: 800
06:50:27: buffer size: 800
06:50:27: quality: 6
06:50:27: ------------------------------------------
06:50:27: SharedTexCapture hooked
06:50:29: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
06:50:29: Server selection: rtmp://live-iad.justin.tv/app
06:50:30: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
06:50:30: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
06:51:13: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:51:13: New Scene
06:51:13: Using Window Capture
06:51:15: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:51:15: New Scene
06:51:16: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:51:16: New Scene
06:51:16: Using Window Capture
06:51:30: Using Monitor Capture
06:51:35: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:51:35: New Scene
06:52:06: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:52:06: New Scene
06:52:06: Using Monitor Capture
06:52:40: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:52:40: New Scene
06:52:41: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:52:41: New Scene
06:52:41: Using Monitor Capture
06:52:42: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:52:42: New Scene
06:52:42: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:52:42: New Scene
06:52:42: Using Monitor Capture
06:52:43: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:52:43: New Scene
06:52:43: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:52:43: New Scene
06:52:43: Using Monitor Capture
06:52:44: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:52:44: New Scene
06:52:44: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:52:44: New Scene
06:52:44: Using Monitor Capture
06:52:45: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:52:45: New Scene
06:53:03: GraphicsCaptureSource::NewCapture: eliminating old capture
06:53:03: SharedTexCapture hooked
06:53:23: GraphicsCaptureSource::NewCapture: eliminating old capture
06:53:23: SharedTexCapture hooked
06:53:36: GraphicsCaptureSource::NewCapture: eliminating old capture
06:53:36: SharedTexCapture hooked
06:54:21: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:54:21: New Scene
06:54:21: Using Monitor Capture
06:54:23: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:54:23: New Scene
06:54:23: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:54:23: New Scene
06:54:23: Using Monitor Capture
06:54:24: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:54:24: New Scene
06:54:24: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:54:24: New Scene
06:54:24: Using Monitor Capture
06:54:25: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:54:25: New Scene
06:54:25: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
06:54:25: New Scene
06:54:25: Using Monitor Capture
06:54:33: Total frames rendered: 5895, number of frames that lagged: 3 (0.05%) (it's okay for some frames to lag)
06:54:33: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Aborting due to bStopping
06:54:33: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
06:54:33: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
06:54:33: =====Stream End: 2013-07-20, 06:54:33=================================================
06:54:34:
06:54:34: Profiler results:
06:54:34:
06:54:34: ==============================================================
06:54:34: frame - [100%] [avg time: 4.819 ms (cpu time: avg 3.686 ms, total 21730.9 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 99.9%] [unaccounted: 0.145%]
06:54:34: | frame preprocessing and rendering - [46.9%] [avg time: 2.262 ms (cpu time: avg 1.466 ms, total 8642.46 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 36.3%] [unaccounted: 10.7%]
06:54:34: | | scene->Preprocess - [36.3%] [avg time: 1.747 ms (cpu time: avg 1.032 ms, total 6084.04 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
06:54:34: | video encoding and uploading - [52.9%] [avg time: 2.55 ms (cpu time: avg 2.217 ms, total 13072.9 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1] [children: 52.2%] [unaccounted: 0.706%]
06:54:34: | | flush - [3.4%] [avg time: 0.164 ms (cpu time: avg 0.142 ms, total 842.402 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
06:54:34: | | CopyResource - [1.02%] [avg time: 0.049 ms (cpu time: avg 0.05 ms, total 296.4 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
06:54:34: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [1.16%] [avg time: 0.056 ms (cpu time: avg 0.002 ms, total 15.601 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
06:54:34: | | call to encoder - [46.2%] [avg time: 2.226 ms (cpu time: avg 1.971 ms, total 11622.1 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
06:54:34: | | sending stuff out - [0.436%] [avg time: 0.021 ms (cpu time: avg 0.018 ms, total 109.2 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 0]
06:54:34: | Convert444Threads - [1.73e+003%] [avg time: 83.302 ms (cpu time: avg 2.191 ms, total 12916.9 ms)] [avg calls per frame: 1]
06:54:34: ==============================================================
06:54:34:


Basically what i'm looking for is a solution to make it work. I'd like to be able to utilize the game capture feature. The switcher isn't a big deal to me as long as the capture works.
I have made sure I properly updated the Game Capture window once the game starts. Still hasn't worked.
I know i'm close because I can see the in-game mouse and hear audio.....
But I can't see the gameplay unless I use windowed mode, which leaves me with terrible streaming!!

Thanks for your time and hard work.
 

hilalpro

Member
Make sure that obs is set to use the right gpu from the 3d settings of your graphic's card control panel. if not, enable aero if you want window capture to work better.
 

orphand

New Member
To be honest i'm not sure how to check and make sure it's correct.
I've gone into OBS settings and then gone to video.
Video Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000

It's the only option available.
Is there something else I should be doing to check this?
 

Kharay

Member
Given the fact you do see the mouse and are getting audio, I am actually inclined to think you've simply captured the wrong window. Did you set the scenes up with LoL fullscreen? Because that might've confused things a bit. If you could, set the scenes up with LoL windowed (use Window or Monitor Capture for its main window and Game Capture for its match window).
 

orphand

New Member
I've made sure several times I was using the correct game window.
I initially setup a monitor capture for the game menu screen (as league has 2 screens ... Menu and and Gameplay)
then I setup a Game Capture for League.
It wasn't working so I made sure I setup the correct league game screen with the game capture.
If I do it correctly all I see is the mouse and a black screen. As if the game capture cannot capture the graphics just my in game cursor.
Here is a brief video you can skim thru showing the problem. I try a couple fixes but to no real avail.
My goal is to get this functioning in a full screen/ Borderless game capture. I don't want to use monitor or windowed mode as it reduces video quality and becomes extremely jumpy and impossible to watch.

http://www.twitch.tv/orphandthu/b/433625646
 

DraggyIke

New Member
Hey guys, made a profile to contribute this solution.

I've been streaming MWO and Tribes for weeks, then suddenly, only picking up a black screen for resources like Window and Game capture.

No matter what I did with graphics adapter settings or choices, OBS side or PC side, no change.

What solved this problem for me was clicking "Global Sources", adding my Game Capture resource as a Global Source, then, within the scene, adding the Global Source instead of the game or window capture resource. This solved my issues.

Ike
 
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