Window Capture With Partial Title Match?

jl303

New Member
Whenever I open an app that handles documents, the title of window contains has the document name.
I.E. PowerPoint Slide Show - [name]
This mean I have to change source property every time I open a different document.
Is there a way to capture the window with the title containing "PowerPoint Slide Show"?
Maybe regex for advance use?
I'm just using PowerPoint as an example, but it applies to apps that you open a file and edit.
Thanks!
 

kenji_hayakawa

New Member
I'm experiencing the same issue and would love to find a solution to this.

In my case, the Window Capture doesn't even remember the exact title. Instead, every time I restart OBS, each window capture assigns a random source. So, for example, if I capture an Acrobat PDF file and then restart OBS, the "same" Window Capture will now capture some random source such as the Dock of my home screen.

I've written more here with screenshots, but just wanted to add a voice here too.
 

noynaert

New Member
I am having similar issues. The OBS Windows Capture uses the entire window name. I want to have the process name register the window, not the process name and file actually in use. For example, if I have a text editor like VS code open, the Window Title keeps changing as I move through different files.

Windows Switcher solves the problem. The Windows Switcher allows you to edit the file name and use regex expressions to match the title. I have thought about a kluge that would use Windows Switcher to get around this problem. It looks like a lot of people have this problem.
 
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