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Razvan Serea
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September 23, 2022 5:40 a.m. EDT
OBS Studio is software designed to efficiently capture, compose, encode, record and stream video content. It is the rewrite of the widely used Open Broadcaster software, to allow even more features and cross-platform support. OBS Studio supports multiple sources, including media files, games, web pages, application windows, webcams, your desktop, your microphone, and more.
Features of OBS Studio:
- Real-time high-performance video/audio capture and mixing, with unlimited scenes, you can switch between them seamlessly via custom transitions.
- Live stream to Twitch, YouTube, Periscope, Mixer, GoodGame, DailyMotion, Hitbox, VK and any other RTMP server
- Filters for video sources such as image masking, color correction, chroma/color keying, etc.
- x264, H.264 and AAC for your live streams and video recordings
- Intel Quick Sync Video (QSV) and NVIDIA NVENC support
- Intuitive audio mixer with filters per source such as noise gate, noise removal and gain. Take full control with VST plug-in support.
- GPU-based game capture for high-performance game streaming
- Unlimited number of scenes and sources
- Number of different and customizable transitions when switching between scenes
- Hotkeys for almost any action such as start or stop your stream or recording, press to talk, quickly mute any audio source, show or hide any video source, switch between scenes, and much more
- Live preview of all changes made to your scenes and sources using Studio Mode before pushing them to your stream where your viewers will see those changes
- Support for DirectShow capture devices (webcams, capture cards, etc.)
- Powerful and easy to use configuration options. Add new sources, duplicate existing ones and adjust their properties effortlessly.
- Simplified settings panel to quickly configure your broadcasts and recordings. Easily switch between profiles.
- Light and dark themes available to match your environment.
- …and many more features. Free. At all.
28.0.2 Fix:
- Fix macOS Updater not updating to newer versions [Rodney]
- Fixed Manage YouTube Stream dialog too large for 768p screens [cg2121]
- Fixed broken prefix for obspython binary module on Linux [PatTheMav]
- Fixed shortcut settings screen not accepting all inputs on macOS [PatTheMav]
- Fixed memory leak with mpegts [pkv]
- Fixed crash when left clicking on non-multiview spotlights [r1ch]
- Fixed I420 HLG support [rcdrone]
- Fixed resource leak in v4l2 release [shoffmeister]
- Fixed edit source name text box not accepting input when entering [PatTheMav]
- Added support for playing NV12/YUY2 PQ/HLG [rcdrone]
- Fixed spacing in scene and source tree [gxalpha]
- Fixed Qt5 related plugins blocking Qt6 based OBS builds on Linux [kkartaltepe/norihiro]
- Volume update controls decay rate on profile change [PatTheMav]
- Fixed crash when deleting filter after changing a value [PatTheMav]
- Troubleshoot image sharing and color space issues for macOS Virtual Camera [PatTheMav]
- Fixed crashes and unusable property button for VSTs on M1 Macs [PatTheMav]
- Fix Light theme Studio mode labels and T-bar [shiina424]
- Update media states when image source is disabled/enabled [WarmUpTill]
- Do not save/overwrite browser docks if CEF has not been loaded [WizardCM]
- Fixed DeckLink output color gamut and space [rcdrone]
- Deprecation of traditional capture sources on macOS 12 [gxalpha]
- Fixed a startup crash on Intel Macs [Jim]
- Fixed NVIDIA audio effects not updating based on user selection [pkv]
Download 64-bit: OBS Studio 28.0.2 | Notebook | ~100.0 MB (Open Source)
See: OBS Studio homepage | Other operating systems
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