[SOLVED] Green screen instead of any image

[mutalisk]

Hi Folks,

I was going crazy trying to fix the issue when I got the solid green screen instead of any image when streaming/recording/using virtual camera.
My setup is:
- Windows 8.1
- OBS Studio 26.1.1

The solution was to use the OpenGL Video Renderer:
1. Add an OBS Studio shortcut on your desktop, if not done already
2. Right click the shortcut -> Properties -> Shortcut (tab)
3. In the "Target" field, at the very end add a space followed by --allow-opengl
4. Click Apply -> OK
5. Run OBS studio using the shortcut
6. Open Settings -> Advanced
7. Set Video -> Rendered to OpenGL
8. Click Apply -> OK
9. Close OBS Studio and open it again using the shortcut

This fixed the green screen issue for me, hope it helps you too.

 

[greenvention]

All my recent recordings are just green (it didn't used to do this).
Is there a way to get the video back on recordings already made? or is this fix just for recordings going forward in the future? I would really like to salvage my videos as they were interviews with clients. I didn't realize it wasn't recording properly. I tried this fix but I don't know how to open already recorded videos in OBS. Is there a way to fix in VLC? or is it too late?

 

[mat397]

Amazing it worked flawless thanks!

 

[Harold]

Opengl renderer is actually more likely to break things than fix them, and Windows 8 AND OBS 26.x are no longer supported.

 

[Makso]

Didn't work at all for me, i have a Windows 10 and my OBS Version is 31.0.1. If anybody has solutions on how to fix the green screen please make sure to reply.