Question / Help Tunneling effect when doing monitor capture.

[Rosario Corsini]

That might not be the best name for what's happening, but that's basically the only way to describe what is happening. Here is an image showing what I mean:

And here is the log file pastebin link:

http://pastebin.com/x1LqAYMs Let me know if there's anything else you need.

 

[Osiris]

So what is the actual problem, because I don't see a problem?

 

[Rosario Corsini]

So what is the actual problem, because I don't see a problem?

You don't see that OBS repeats in the window? Maybe I need to put it full screen.

A better representation:

Shouldn't OBS be hidden? I mean, I guess there is no real problem and everyone has this happen to them. I don't know. To me it just seems like OBS should hide itself when capturing the while screen because you then get this recursive view. I've had this issue with a few other capturing program. Is this not even an issue? I don't know.

 

[Osiris]

Why should OBS be hidden? You can just minimize OBS.

 

[Jack0r]

A monitor capture will capture everything on the monitor. If you just want to show a single window, do a window capture.
The hall of mirrors effect is normal if a program captures itself.

 

[Rosario Corsini]

A monitor capture will capture everything on the monitor. If you just want to show a single window, do a window capture.
The hall of mirrors effect is normal if a program captures itself.

Is there no way to not capture itself? Some kind of setting? If not, sorry to waste your time.

 

[Osiris]

But you are not going to have OBS up all the time.

 

[Rosario Corsini]

But you are not going to have OBS up all the time.

A fair point I guess.