Suspend 64bit version?

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Bensam123

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Hey guys, this may sound like a bad idea, but has releasing OBS in just 32-bit been considered? As of right now there is no big difference or really any reason to use the 64 bit version. The 64 bit version also seems to be contracting it's own set of bugs. It may be a good idea to suspend release of the 64 bit version till a later date when OBS is in a more mature form.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the 64 bit version. I just think that Jim and OBS may benefit from having one version for the time being (make less work and allow Jim to work on other things). It personally caused confusion with me when I was updating test builds as I thought they were released in both forms (but they were only 32 bit a the time). The 64 bit version isn't exclusively labeled as such outside of the directory structure and task manager. It also seems as though there are some performance issues associated with using 64 bit.

Obviously this could be changed in the future, it just seems like a good idea right now. Then again I don't know how much work is involved in maintaining the 64bit version, I'm sure people wouldn't mind.
 
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AndehX

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Not sure what these performance issues with the 64bit version are, but I personally always use the 64bit over the 32bit version. The only time I use the 32bit version, is when I need to hook into a game that specifically requires the 32bit version.
 
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pystub

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There are ways to make same source compile to any target using preprocessor commands and in moderns IDEs building to several targets at once takes one push of a button.
 
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Lain

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Lain
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There is no extra time used for maintaining 64bit. It's all handled automatically. Any optimizations I make usually are SSE intrinsics rather than 64bit-specific instructions anyway, which is native to both.
 
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ExEvolution

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Can't use game capture mode in a 64 bit application using the 32 bit version, although I would love to see the game hook be able to automatically switch between 64 bit and 32 bit without having to open the other program.
 
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