NVIDIA Kepler (600 and 700 series) GPUs are no longer supported for NVENC.
Note
NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 551.76 (Windows) / 550.54.14 (Linux) or newer.
Important
The code signing certificate for OBS has been updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions with this OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.
Beta 3 Changes
Fixed a regression in Beta 1-2 causing the AUTHORS file to not load on Linux [tytan652]
Fixed a regression in Beta 1-2 where encoders might not load correctly [PatTheMav]
Fixed a crash in Beta 1-2 on shutdown on Linux if browser panels/docks were open [WizardCM]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1-2 causing Frontend API events to not dispatch during application launch [PatTheMav]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1-2 where the "Show Profile Folder" menu item behavior had changed [WizardCM]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1-2 where websocket commands to create/delete profiles did not work [BarryCarlyon]
Fixed a memory leak in PipeWire plugin [dimtpap]
Fixed a crash on Linux when importing a scene collection created on Windows [SarenDev]
Fixed a crash on Windows when capturing a Vulkan application [Charlese2]
Fixed an issue on FreeBSD with handling SSL certificates [emaste]
Fixed an issue with pressed button color in the Rachni theme [shiina424]
Fixed an issue with some missing icons in the System theme [shiina424]
Removed legacy YouTube chat [gxalpha]
Blocked TikTok Virtual Camera from loading in OBS due to known issues [notr1ch]
Beta 2 Changes
Fixed a regression in Beta 1 where deleting a profile or scene collection caused the last remaining item to be selected instead of the first remaining item [PatTheMav]
Fixed a regression in Beta 1 that caused the backup scene collection file to be deleted when removing a scene collection [PatTheMav]
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 when specifying a Profile or Scene Collection via launch parameters [PatTheMav]
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 on FreeBSD on application launch [emaste]
Fixed a freeze in Beta 1 on Linux when trying to close a browser panel/dock [WizardCM/tytan652]
Fixed a failure to launch in Beta 1 on FreeBSD [emaste]
Fixed some theme bugs in Beta 1 in Yami Light [gxalpha]
Fixed some theme bugs in Beta 1 for the mute button [gxalpha]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 with groups causing coordinates to be off-canvas [derrod]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 with NVENC failing if b-frames were set below 4 with UHQ tuning [derrod]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 with the order of Profiles and Scene Collections [PatTheMav]
31.0 New Features
Added NVIDIA Blur Filter and Background Blur [pkviet]
Added preview scrollbars and zoom/scale indicator [cg2121/Warchamp7]
Added v210 format support for AJA device capture [paulh-aja]
Added Amazon IVS service integration [palana]
Added QSV AV1 Screen Content Coding [thyintel]
Enabled first-party YouTube Chat features [msuman-google]
31.0 Changes
Updated the browser source/docks CEF (Chromium) to version 127 (6533) on all platforms [reitowo/WizardCM/PatTheMav/tytan652/pkviet/kkartaltepe/Lain-B]
Changed scene items to use relative coordinates [derrod]
Existing scene collections will be automatically converted to use relative coordinates if the scene collection has a known output resolution set.
Split NVIDIA Audio Effects from Noise Suppression [pkviet]
Existing filters will be automatically migrated.
Changed the Image Slideshow's Playback Mode property from radio buttons to a dropdown [derrod]
Disabled the (currently unsupported) built-in Automatic Scene Switcher when using Wayland on Linux [tytan652]
Improved error messages for macOS Virtual Camera [jcm93]
Changed Display and Window capture on Windows to not capture the first found display or window [Lain-B]
Changed display and window capture on Linux to not capture implicitly [Lain-B]
Added a warning to Window Capture when trying to capture WinUI 3 applications with BitBlt [qhy040404]
Refactored the NVENC implementation with various improvements [derrod]
SDK 12.2 features, such as split encoding, are now supported.
Additional features from old SDKs are supported:
B-Frames as reference
Target Quality VBR mode (CQVBR)
A custom options field has been added to allow setting more options that don't warrant their own UI elements.
Improved screensaver inhibit functions on Linux in Flatpak
Removed default desktop audio device on macOS 13+ [jcm93]
Removed NVIDIA Kepler GPU support for NVENC [derrod]
Removed FTL support [derrod]
Removed legacy migrations from OBS Studio 28.1 and earlier [derrod]
If updating from these older versions, you may wish to update to OBS Studio 30.2 first, and then update to OBS Studio 31.
Removed support for Ubuntu 22.04 [derrod]
Application settings have been split into "app" configuration and "user" configuration, rather than storing everything in global.ini [PatTheMav]
31.0 Bug Fixes
Fixed two crashes with the QSV encoder on Linux [kkartaltepe]
Fixed a crash with a race condition involving multitrack video output reconnect [dsaedtler]
Fixed two potential crashes in Linux Window Capture [Lain-B]
Fixed a deadlock in MP4 muxer [derrod/notr1ch]
Fixed a deadlock when shutting down muxer [exeldro]
Fixed a potential deadlock when stopping an encoder [derrod]
Fixed a potential memory error and crash in text parser [fzwoch]
Fixed a couple minor memory leaks [pkviet]
Fixed a memory leak when playing an HDR media file [tt2468]
Fixed an SRT listener bug where the socket was not closed properly [pkviet]
Fixed an issue where the current scene collection could be erased to default when trying to switch to a different scene collection that's corrupted or invalid [derrod]
Fixed a buffer overrun in UTF-8 text conversion [derrod]
Fixed an issue that could cause bitrate spikes in QSV CBR [thyintel]
Note: This fix only applies to Lunar Lake or newer except Alder Lake N.
Fixed an issue where the Auto Configuration Wizard could unintentionally enable Enhanced Broadcasting [lexano-ivs]
Fixed issues with the audio clipping indicators displaying incorrectly on volume meters [norihiro]
Fixed an issue causing hotkeys to register inconsistently on macOS [jcm93]
Fixed an issue causing multitrack video output to fail if color format was set to I444 [dsaedtler]
Fixed an issue where Custom CSS in browser sources no longer worked with certain websites (namely YouTube chat) [vvto33]
NVIDIA Kepler (600 and 700 series) GPUs are no longer supported for NVENC.
Note
NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 551.76 (Windows) / 550.54.14 (Linux) or newer.
Important
The code signing certificate for OBS has been updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions with this OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.
Beta 2 Changes
Fixed a regression in Beta 1 where deleting a profile or scene collection caused the last remaining item to be selected instead of the first remaining item [PatTheMav]
Fixed a regression in Beta 1 that caused the backup scene collection file to be deleted when removing a scene collection [PatTheMav]
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 when specifying a Profile or Scene Collection via launch parameters [PatTheMav]
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 on FreeBSD on application launch [emaste]
Fixed a freeze in Beta 1 on Linux when trying to close a browser panel/dock [WizardCM/tytan652]
Fixed a failure to launch in Beta 1 on FreeBSD [emaste]
Fixed some theme bugs in Beta 1 in Yami Light [gxalpha]
Fixed some theme bugs in Beta 1 for the mute button [gxalpha]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 with groups causing coordinates to be off-canvas [derrod]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 with NVENC failing if b-frames were set below 4 with UHQ tuning [derrod]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 with the order of Profiles and Scene Collections [PatTheMav]
31.0 New Features
Added NVIDIA Blur Filter and Background Blur [pkviet]
Added preview scrollbars and zoom/scale indicator [cg2121/Warchamp7]
Added v210 format support for AJA device capture [paulh-aja]
Added Amazon IVS service integration [palana]
Added QSV AV1 Screen Content Coding [thyintel]
Enabled first-party YouTube Chat features [msuman-google]
31.0 Changes
Updated the browser source/docks CEF (Chromium) to version 127 (6533) on all platforms [reitowo/WizardCM/PatTheMav/tytan652/pkviet/kkartaltepe/Lain-B]
Changed scene items to use relative coordinates [derrod]
Existing scene collections will be automatically converted to use relative coordinates if the scene collection has a known output resolution set.
Split NVIDIA Audio Effects from Noise Suppression [pkviet]
Existing filters will be automatically migrated.
Changed the Image Slideshow's Playback Mode property from radio buttons to a dropdown [derrod]
Disabled the (currently unsupported) built-in Automatic Scene Switcher when using Wayland on Linux [tytan652]
Improved error messages for macOS Virtual Camera [jcm93]
Changed Display and Window capture on Windows to not capture the first found display or window [Lain-B]
Changed display and window capture on Linux to not capture implicitly [Lain-B]
Added a warning to Window Capture when trying to capture WinUI 3 applications with BitBlt [qhy040404]
Refactored the NVENC implementation with various improvements [derrod]
SDK 12.2 features, such as split encoding, are now supported.
Additional features from old SDKs are supported:
B-Frames as reference
Target Quality VBR mode (CQVBR)
A custom options field has been added to allow setting more options that don't warrant their own UI elements.
Improved screensaver inhibit functions on Linux in Flatpak
Removed default desktop audio device on macOS 13+ [jcm93]
Removed NVIDIA Kepler GPU support for NVENC [derrod]
Removed FTL support [derrod]
Removed legacy migrations from OBS Studio 28.1 and earlier [derrod]
If updating from these older versions, you may wish to update to OBS Studio 30.2 first, and then update to OBS Studio 31.
Removed support for Ubuntu 22.04 [derrod]
Application settings have been split into "app" configuration and "user" configuration, rather than storing everything in global.ini [PatTheMav]
31.0 Bug Fixes
Fixed two crashes with the QSV encoder on Linux [kkartaltepe]
Fixed a crash with a race condition involving multitrack video output reconnect [dsaedtler]
Fixed two potential crashes in Linux Window Capture [Lain-B]
Fixed a deadlock in MP4 muxer [derrod/notr1ch]
Fixed a deadlock when shutting down muxer [exeldro]
Fixed a potential deadlock when stopping an encoder [derrod]
Fixed a potential memory error and crash in text parser [fzwoch]
Fixed a couple minor memory leaks [pkviet]
Fixed a memory leak when playing an HDR media file [tt2468]
Fixed an SRT listener bug where the socket was not closed properly [pkviet]
Fixed an issue where the current scene collection could be erased to default when trying to switch to a different scene collection that's corrupted or invalid [derrod]
Fixed a buffer overrun in UTF-8 text conversion [derrod]
Fixed an issue that could cause bitrate spikes in QSV CBR [thyintel]
Note: This fix only applies to Lunar Lake or newer except Alder Lake N.
Fixed an issue where the Auto Configuration Wizard could unintentionally enable Enhanced Broadcasting [lexano-ivs]
Fixed issues with the audio clipping indicators displaying incorrectly on volume meters [norihiro]
Fixed an issue causing hotkeys to register inconsistently on macOS [jcm93]
Fixed an issue causing multitrack video output to fail if color format was set to I444 [dsaedtler]
Fixed an issue where Custom CSS in browser sources no longer worked with certain websites (namely YouTube chat) [vvto33]
Ensured data in sidebar is re-fetched when switching pages while a sidebar pane is already opened (#23553 by @SP12893678)
Ensured errors occured within the cards layout are always shown (#23802 by @SP12893678)
Fixed format warnings in api/src/request/is-denied-ip.ts and app/src/interfaces/input-rich-text-html/input-rich-text-html.vue (#23584 by @ComfortablyCoding)
Fixed an issue that would cause log streaming to fail on Directus installations that use a subpath in the URL (#23569 by @JoshTheDerf)
Fixed an issue that could cause the color picker interface to crash when a invalid color was used and improved the UX of interacting with the text input of the color picker interface. (#23654 by @connorwinston)
Ensured users are redirected to the intended page after login via LDAP (#23788 by @mmsardar)
Fixed failing validation of $CURRENT_POLICIES and $CURRENT_ROLES in the filter interface (#23730 by @hanneskuettner)
Fixed the truncation of long collection names in the permission configuration interface (#23700 by @hanneskuettner)
Fixed format warnings in api/src/request/is-denied-ip.ts and app/src/interfaces/input-rich-text-html/input-rich-text-html.vue (#23584 by @ComfortablyCoding)
Ensured notifications are reloaded after manually running a Flow to provide users with the latest notifications generated by the Flow (#23381 by @Dominic-Marcelino)
Ensured warning about unsaved changes is displayed for Flows with custom confirmation config too (#23408 by @Dominic-Marcelino)
Improved selection label of the "New Tab" checkbox in the html rich text editor (#23502 by @simboonlong)
Added notice in notifications drawer when no items are found due to applied search/filter (#23428 by @paescuj)
Fixed styling issues with the related-values display (#21854 by @formfcw)
Added the option to select a default sort field in the O2M interface (#23019 by @alexvdvalk)
@directus/composables
Enhanced & aligned item counts in collections, providing more detailed information (#22519 by @paescuj)
🐛 Bug Fixes & Optimizations
@directus/app
Fixed bookmark duplication when rapidly switching between bookmarks (#23324 by @SP12893678)
Fixed translations interface that attempted to query the language direction field, even if unconfigured and unavailable (#23300 by @hanneskuettner)
Fixed readonly mutation to fields in the store via item drawer (#23277 by @azrikahar)
Fixed the sorting behavior when adding new items to a O2M relation that uses a string sort field (e.g. through manual (#23348 by @hanneskuettner)
sorting in the table interface)
Enhanced & aligned item counts in collections, providing more detailed information (#22519 by @paescuj)
Improved WYSIWYG editor to hide the toolbar if no toolbar items are selected (#23310 by @Dominic-Marcelino)
Fixed the WYSIWYG interface to correctly apply the font configured in the interface settings (#23343 by @formfcw)
@directus/api
Persist default value and nullable during field schema update (#23151 by @echocrow)
Fixed caching behavior of permissions that contain dynamic variables (#23321 by @hanneskuettner)
Fixed the permission application for relational _some and _none filters (#23272 by @hanneskuettner)
Fixed an issue where the first column would be missing when importing UTF-8 BOM CSV files (#23332 by @azrikahar)
Fixed sort field default for related o2m items in case of missing permissions (#23267 by @hanneskuettner)
Fixed typo for invalid aggregate query parameter log (#23334 by @azrikahar)
Fixed item permission checking for collections that have permissions with no field access (#23357 by @hanneskuettner)
Fixed deep groupBy queries for O2M relations, where results were not correctly grouped under their respective parent (#23279 by @hanneskuettner)
items
Fixed the notification for finished file exports to be sent out to users without requiring any permissions on directus_notifications (#23336 by @azrikahar)
Fixed the retrieval of updatable singleton field permissions in the /permissions/me/<collection> endpoint (#23269 by @hanneskuettner)
Fixed permissions migration to work with more MySQL flavors (#23327 by @hanneskuettner)
Fixed "DB_CLIENT" Environment Variable is missing. appearing during directus init (#23256 by @ComfortablyCoding)
Fixed M2A querying when the user does not have access to all related collections (#23340 by @hanneskuettner)
Fixed an issue that would cause the translations display not to use the correct language if the user relied on "system (#23240 by @danilobuerger)
language"
@directus/api
Improved policies migration to handle a missing foreign key on directus_permissions.role more gracefully (#23251 by @hanneskuettner)
Ensured the migrations are properly executed when bootstrapping MySQL (#23233 by @paescuj)
Fixed drop foreign key if has different constraint name on permissions policies migrations (#23253 by @joselcvarela)
Fixed the init CLI command for MySQL to use the new mysql2 package (#23231 by @paescuj)
📝 Documentation
Added support for listening on unix sockets via a new UNIX_SOCKET_PATH variable (#23150 by @McSundae)
Added support to provide a cast prefix to config variables which are read from a file using the _FILE suffix (#22164 by @joselcvarela)
Directus v11 contains a brand new permissions system that's based on policies. We've provided a migration, so the upgrade path is the same as with other releases. This is a big release, which changes the paradigm on how permissions are attached and executed. Please make a database backup before upgrading your version of Directus.
Ensured that policies attached to a user, role and parent roles are correctly prioritized (#22967 by @paescuj)
Ensured the default DB_FILENAME option from the Docker Image is not applied when using MySQL/MariaDB, fixing a corresponding warning (#22970 by @cliqer)
Fixed the policies migration for the case where permissions had been configured for the public role (#22811 by @paescuj)
Fix query error on some DB vendors when using multi relation sort (#22872 by @hanneskuettner)
If you would like to support the OBS Project, please consider contributing to our Patreon or Open Collective!
Important
NVIDIA Kepler GPUs are no longer supported for NVENC.
Note
NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 551.76 (Windows) / 550.54.14 (Linux) or newer.
Important
The code signing certificate for OBS is being updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions starting with the next major OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.
31.0 New Features
Added NVIDIA Blur Filter and Background Blur [pkviet]
Added preview scrollbars and zoom/scale indicator [cg2121/Warchamp7]
Added v210 format support for AJA device capture [paulh-aja]
Added Amazon IVS service integration [palana]
Added QSV AV1 Screen Content Coding [thyintel]
Enabled first-party YouTube Chat features [msuman-google]
31.0 Changes
Updated the browser source/docks CEF (Chromium) to version 127 (6533) on all platforms [reitowo/WizardCM/PatTheMav/tytan652/pkviet/kkartaltepe/Lain-B]
Changed scene items to use relative coordinates [derrod]
Existing scene collections will be automatically converted to use relative coordinates if the scene collection has a known output resolution set.
Split NVIDIA Audio Effects from Noise Suppression [pkviet]
Existing filters will be automatically migrated.
Changed the Image Slideshow's Playback Mode property from radio buttons to a dropdown [derrod]
Disabled the (currently unsupported) built-in Automatic Scene Switcher when using Wayland on Linux [tytan652]
Improved error messages for macOS Virtual Camera [jcm93]
Changed Display and Window capture on Windows to not capture the first found display or window [Lain-B]
Changed display and window capture on Linux to not capture implicitly [Lain-B]
Added a warning to Window Capture when trying to capture WinUI 3 applications with BitBlt [qhy040404]
Refactored the NVENC implementation with various improvements [derrod]
SDK 12.2 features, such as split encoding, are now supported.
Additional features from old SDKs are supported:
B-Frames as reference
Target Quality VBR mode (CQVBR)
A custom options field has been added to allow setting more options that don't warrant their own UI elements.
Improved screensaver inhibit functions on Linux in Flatpak
Removed default desktop audio device on macOS 13+ [jcm93]
Removed NVIDIA Kepler GPU support for NVENC [derrod]
Removed FTL support [derrod]
Removed legacy migrations from OBS Studio 28.1 and earlier [derrod]
If updating from these older versions, you may wish to update to OBS Studio 30.2 first, and then update to OBS Studio 31.
Removed support for Ubuntu 22.04 [derrod]
Application settings have been split into "app" configuration and "user" configuration, rather than storing everything in global.ini [PatTheMav]
31.0 Bug Fixes
Fixed two crashes with the QSV encoder on Linux [kkartaltepe]
Fixed a crash with a race condition involving multitrack video output reconnect [dsaedtler]
Fixed two potential crashes in Linux Window Capture [Lain-B]
Fixed a deadlock in MP4 muxer [derrod/notr1ch]
Fixed a deadlock when shutting down muxer [exeldro]
Fixed a potential deadlock when stopping an encoder [derrod]
Fixed a potential memory error and crash in text parser [fzwoch]
Fixed a couple minor memory leaks [pkviet]
Fixed a memory leak when playing an HDR media file [tt2468]
Fixed an SRT listener bug where the socket was not closed properly [pkviet]
Fixed an issue where the current scene collection could be erased to default when trying to switch to a different scene collection that's corrupted or invalid [derrod]
Fixed a buffer overrun in UTF-8 text conversion [derrod]
Fixed an issue that could cause bitrate spikes in QSV CBR [thyintel]
Note: This fix only applies to Lunar Lake or newer except Alder Lake N.
Fixed an issue where the Auto Configuration Wizard could unintentionally enable Enhanced Broadcasting [lexano-ivs]
Fixed issues with the audio clipping indicators displaying incorrectly on volume meters [norihiro]
Fixed various issues with Happy Eyeballs [notr1ch]
Fixed an issue causing hotkeys to register inconsistently on macOS [jcm93]
Fixed an issue causing multitrack video output to fail if color format was set to I444 [dsaedtler]
Fixed an issue where Custom CSS in browser sources no longer worked with certain websites (namely YouTube chat) [vvto33]
If you would like to support the OBS Project, please consider contributing to our Patreon or Open Collective!
Note
NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 531.61 (Windows) / 530.41.03 (Linux) or newer.
Important
The code signing certificate for OBS is being updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions starting with the next major OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.
30.2.3 Hotfix Changes
Fixed a possible deadlock when using Hybrid MP4 [derrod/notr1ch]
Fixed a possible deadlock when closing OBS while outputs are active [derrod]
Fixed a possible crash when connecting to an RTMP server [notr1ch]
Fixed a possible RTMP disconnect/timeout on Windows systems without IPv6 connectivity when connecting to a dual-stack RTMP server [notr1ch]
Fixed browser source custom CSS injection for sites with 'require-trusted-types-for' CSP (e.g., YouTube) [vvto33]
Adjusted IPv4/IPv6 address selection to be stricter [notr1ch]
Fixed a memory leak with the volume sliders [pkviet]
30.2.2 Hotfix Changes
Fixed an issue that caused the Windows updater to repeatedly notify users that an update was available even after updating to 30.2.1 [RytoEX]
30.2.1 Hotfix Changes
Fixed a possible crash when loading scene data [norihiro/notr1ch]
Fixed an issue with CoreAudio AAC timestamps causing a stream to fail [derrod]
Fixed an issue with obs-websocket not reading Virtual Camera availability correctly [tt2468]
Fixed an issue with obs-websocket settings not saving correctly [tt2468]
Fixed an issue causing the legacy AMF encoder to no longer be available after updating OBS [derrod]
Fixed an issue where attempting to run OBS with the OpenGL renderer on Windows would fail [kkartaltepe]
Note: The OpenGL renderer is unsupported on Windows. When running OBS on Windows, the Direct3D 11 renderer is faster and more efficient than the OpenGL renderer. The OBS renderer can be changed to Direct3D 11 in Settings → Advanced → Video.
Fixed read-only QTextEdit background color [Warchamp7]
Fixed source tree icon spacing [Warchamp7]
Adjusted sizing of Classic audio meter elements [Warchamp7]
30.2 New Features
Added support for Multitrack Video streaming [palana]
The supported audio channel configurations are stereo or mono.
This feature is currently only available on Windows and requires an NVIDIA GTX 900, GTX 10, or RTX 20 series GPU or newer or an AMD RX 6000 series GPU or newer. Support for other operating systems and GPU vendors is planned.
When this feature is enabled, the following data about your system will be sent to the streaming service when starting a stream:
OBS version and audio/video settings (Resolution, framerate, audio channels/tracks)
CPU info (Name, speed, core counts)
GPU info (Model, memory, driver version, device ID, vendor ID)
Memory info (Free, total)
OS info (name, version, arch, emulation)
Windows info (Gaming feature status: Game Bar, Game DVR, Game Mode, Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling)
Multitrack Video settings (Maximum streaming bandwidth, maximum video tracks)
Added support for Enhanced RTMP/FLV multi-track audio and video [palana/kc5nra]
Replaces the old metadata-based "VOD Track"
Added "Hybrid MP4" output format (BETA) [derrod]
Combines fault-tolerance of fragmented MP4 with wide compatibility and faster access times of regular MP4. For more information, see: https://obsproject.com/kb/hybrid-mp4
Supports inserting chapter markers into the file via a hotkey or API. These markers are supported by most video players and editing software, such as DaVinci Resolve
Added Linux support to the native NVENC encoder [derrod]
NVENC AV1 is now supported on Linux
Added Linux shared texture support to the NVENC encoder [derrod]
Added Linux shared texture support to the QuickSync encoder [kkartaltepe]
Added Linux shared texture support to the VA-API encoder [nowrep]
Added HEVC support to WebRTC output [murillo128]
Added Composable Themes system to simplify theme creation, maintenance, and enable future customization options [derrod/Warchamp7]
Themes now consist of a base theme and variants that can be switched between in the new "Appearance" settings tab
The legacy System theme is no longer available. If it was used for accessibility reasons with high contrast, enable high contrast in your operating system settings to re-enable the OBS System Theme. OBS can only detect high contrast on Windows and macOS at this time.
30.2 Changes
Various UI and Theme tweaks [Warchamp7]
Audio of multiple instances of a source in a scene/group is now deduplicated [derrod]
Deduplication is recursive, but does not apply on groups or nested scenes that are currently playing show/hide transitions, this may be fixed in the future
Scene Collection specific plugin data is now retained for plugins that are not currently loaded [derrod]
Closed-captions are now supported for HEVC and AV1 [jhnbwrs]
Qt Fusion style is now always enforced on Linux [tytan652]
Combined PipeWire window/display capture into unified "Screen Capture" source to align with other platforms [tytan652]
Renamed "Screen Capture (XSHM)" as "Display Capture (XSHM)" for consistency with other capture sources [tytan652]
Set default recording format on macOS to fragmented MOV [gxalpha]
Improved freetype2 text source performance [kkartaltepe]
File open dialogs now start in the directory of the currently selected file, rather than the default [Warchamp7]
Moved warnings in advanced output to bottom of settings window for better visibility [GPattenden]
Various performance improvements for texture encoding [kkartaltepe]
Prioritize NVDEC decoder on NVIDIA systems [moocowsheep]
Support NVDEC decoder for encoded DirectShow sources [moocowsheep]
Replaced non-texture NVENC FFmpeg fallback with native implementation [derrod]
Log now includes all available encoders [Penwy]
Reset duration of scene item show/hide transitions when removing the transitions [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of volume meters [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of multiview borders and labels [Warchamp7]
Added support for audio-only and video-only WHIP outputs [tt2468]
Changed default container in non-macOS OBS Beta builds from Fragmented MP4 to Hybrid MP4 [derrod]
30.2 Bug Fixes
Fixed packet priority not being set for some AV1 encoders, resulting in outputs never recovering from dropping frames [derrod]
Fixed various issues with audio channel layouts in (remuxed) recordings [pkv/derrod]
Fixed various issues with the native FLV muxer [palana]
Fixed various issues with the RTMP protocol implementation [palana]
Fixed minor errors in HEVC and AVC decoder configuration records [derrod]
Fixed change discard confirmation dialog popping up twice when closing source properties [tytan652]
Fixed QSV AV1 on multi-GPU systems [thyintel/derrod]
Fixed FFmpeg output erroneously checking disk space when not writing to a file [RytoEX]
Fixed auto-config wizard not working without a stream key [mar10iana]
Fixed text alignment with extents [exeldro]
Fixed encoder properties having nested scroll areas in output settings [derrod]
Fixed crash if input video resolution changes when using hardware-accelerated decoding [tt2468]
Fixed button text being cut off in controls dock [powersagitar]
Fixed undo action for filters showing UUID instead of name [derrod]
Fixed not all eligible Patreon supporters being shown in the "About" dialogue [Warchamp7]
Fixed copy-pasting show/hide transitions not including duration [Warchamp7]
Fixed settings dialog being cut off on low-resolution screens [tytan652/Warchamp7/derrod/RytoEX] (Yes, this one took four people to figure out)
Fixed paused indicator text stacking [Aleksbgbg]
Fixed disabled audio sources showing up in advanced audio properties [Penwy]
Fixed Grid Mode setting not being persisted when enabled through the View menu [RytoEX]
Fixed CoreAudio not handling encoder delay, resulting in audio being 44-48 ms late [derrod]
Fixed OBS not handling negative audio timestamps at the start of an output correctly, resulting in Opus and CoreAudio AAC audio being delayed by a few ms [derrod]
Fixed VA-API AV1 encoder being unavailable if H.264 is unsupported [kkartaltepe]
Fixed WebRTC buffer size being too small for recovery with high-bitrate video [Sean-Der]
Fixed renaming multiple scenes when hitting Tab key while renaming [howellrl]
If you would like to support the OBS Project, please consider contributing to our Patreon or Open Collective!
Note
NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 531.61 (Windows) / 530.41.03 (Linux) or newer.
Important
The code signing certificate for OBS is being updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions starting with the next major OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.
30.2.2 Hotfix Changes
Fixed an issue that caused the Windows updater to repeatedly notify users that an update was available even after updating to 30.2.1 [RytoEX]
30.2.1 Hotfix Changes
Fixed a possible crash when loading scene data [norihiro/notr1ch]
Fixed an issue with CoreAudio AAC timestamps causing a stream to fail [derrod]
Fixed an issue with obs-websocket not reading Virtual Camera availability correctly [tt2468]
Fixed an issue with obs-websocket settings not saving correctly [tt2468]
Fixed an issue causing the legacy AMF encoder to no longer be available after updating OBS [derrod]
Fixed an issue where attempting to run OBS with the OpenGL renderer on Windows would fail [kkartaltepe]
Note: The OpenGL renderer is unsupported on Windows. When running OBS on Windows, the Direct3D 11 renderer is faster and more efficient than the OpenGL renderer. The OBS renderer can be changed to Direct3D 11 in Settings → Advanced → Video.
Fixed read-only QTextEdit background color [Warchamp7]
Fixed source tree icon spacing [Warchamp7]
Adjusted sizing of Classic audio meter elements [Warchamp7]
30.2 New Features
Added support for Multitrack Video streaming [palana]
The supported audio channel configurations are stereo or mono.
This feature is currently only available on Windows and requires an NVIDIA GTX 900, GTX 10, or RTX 20 series GPU or newer or an AMD RX 6000 series GPU or newer. Support for other operating systems and GPU vendors is planned.
When this feature is enabled, the following data about your system will be sent to the streaming service when starting a stream:
OBS version and audio/video settings (Resolution, framerate, audio channels/tracks)
CPU info (Name, speed, core counts)
GPU info (Model, memory, driver version, device ID, vendor ID)
Memory info (Free, total)
OS info (name, version, arch, emulation)
Windows info (Gaming feature status: Game Bar, Game DVR, Game Mode, Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling)
Multitrack Video settings (Maximum streaming bandwidth, maximum video tracks)
Added support for Enhanced RTMP/FLV multi-track audio and video [palana/kc5nra]
Replaces the old metadata-based "VOD Track"
Added "Hybrid MP4" output format (BETA) [derrod]
Combines fault-tolerance of fragmented MP4 with wide compatibility and faster access times of regular MP4. For more information, see: https://obsproject.com/kb/hybrid-mp4
Supports inserting chapter markers into the file via a hotkey or API. These markers are supported by most video players and editing software, such as DaVinci Resolve
Added Linux support to the native NVENC encoder [derrod]
NVENC AV1 is now supported on Linux
Added Linux shared texture support to the NVENC encoder [derrod]
Added Linux shared texture support to the QuickSync encoder [kkartaltepe]
Added Linux shared texture support to the VA-API encoder [nowrep]
Added HEVC support to WebRTC output [murillo128]
Added Composable Themes system to simplify theme creation, maintenance, and enable future customization options [derrod/Warchamp7]
Themes now consist of a base theme and variants that can be switched between in the new "Appearance" settings tab
The legacy System theme is no longer available. If it was used for accessibility reasons with high contrast, enable high contrast in your operating system settings to re-enable the OBS System Theme. OBS can only detect high contrast on Windows and macOS at this time.
30.2 Changes
Various UI and Theme tweaks [Warchamp7]
Audio of multiple instances of a source in a scene/group is now deduplicated [derrod]
Deduplication is recursive, but does not apply on groups or nested scenes that are currently playing show/hide transitions, this may be fixed in the future
Scene Collection specific plugin data is now retained for plugins that are not currently loaded [derrod]
Closed-captions are now supported for HEVC and AV1 [jhnbwrs]
Qt Fusion style is now always enforced on Linux [tytan652]
Combined PipeWire window/display capture into unified "Screen Capture" source to align with other platforms [tytan652]
Renamed "Screen Capture (XSHM)" as "Display Capture (XSHM)" for consistency with other capture sources [tytan652]
Set default recording format on macOS to fragmented MOV [gxalpha]
Improved freetype2 text source performance [kkartaltepe]
File open dialogs now start in the directory of the currently selected file, rather than the default [Warchamp7]
Moved warnings in advanced output to bottom of settings window for better visibility [GPattenden]
Various performance improvements for texture encoding [kkartaltepe]
Prioritize NVDEC decoder on NVIDIA systems [moocowsheep]
Support NVDEC decoder for encoded DirectShow sources [moocowsheep]
Replaced non-texture NVENC FFmpeg fallback with native implementation [derrod]
Log now includes all available encoders [Penwy]
Reset duration of scene item show/hide transitions when removing the transitions [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of volume meters [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of multiview borders and labels [Warchamp7]
Added support for audio-only and video-only WHIP outputs [tt2468]
Changed default container in non-macOS OBS Beta builds from Fragmented MP4 to Hybrid MP4 [derrod]
30.2 Bug Fixes
Fixed packet priority not being set for some AV1 encoders, resulting in outputs never recovering from dropping frames [derrod]
Fixed various issues with audio channel layouts in (remuxed) recordings [pkv/derrod]
Fixed various issues with the native FLV muxer [palana]
Fixed various issues with the RTMP protocol implementation [palana]
Fixed minor errors in HEVC and AVC decoder configuration records [derrod]
Fixed change discard confirmation dialog popping up twice when closing source properties [tytan652]
Fixed QSV AV1 on multi-GPU systems [thyintel/derrod]
Fixed FFmpeg output erroneously checking disk space when not writing to a file [RytoEX]
Fixed auto-config wizard not working without a stream key [mar10iana]
Fixed text alignment with extents [exeldro]
Fixed encoder properties having nested scroll areas in output settings [derrod]
Fixed crash if input video resolution changes when using hardware-accelerated decoding [tt2468]
Fixed button text being cut off in controls dock [powersagitar]
Fixed undo action for filters showing UUID instead of name [derrod]
Fixed not all eligible Patreon supporters being shown in the "About" dialogue [Warchamp7]
Fixed copy-pasting show/hide transitions not including duration [Warchamp7]
Fixed settings dialog being cut off on low-resolution screens [tytan652/Warchamp7/derrod/RytoEX] (Yes, this one took four people to figure out)
Fixed paused indicator text stacking [Aleksbgbg]
Fixed disabled audio sources showing up in advanced audio properties [Penwy]
Fixed Grid Mode setting not being persisted when enabled through the View menu [RytoEX]
Fixed CoreAudio not handling encoder delay, resulting in audio being 44-48 ms late [derrod]
Fixed OBS not handling negative audio timestamps at the start of an output correctly, resulting in Opus and CoreAudio AAC audio being delayed by a few ms [derrod]
Fixed VA-API AV1 encoder being unavailable if H.264 is unsupported [kkartaltepe]
Fixed WebRTC buffer size being too small for recovery with high-bitrate video [Sean-Der]
Fixed renaming multiple scenes when hitting Tab key while renaming [howellrl]
If you would like to support the OBS Project, please consider contributing to our Patreon or Open Collective!
Note
NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 531.61 (Windows) / 530.41.03 (Linux) or newer.
Important
The code signing certificate for OBS is being updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions starting with the next major OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.
30.2.1 Hotfix Changes
Fixed a possible crash when loading scene data [norihiro/notr1ch]
Fixed an issue with CoreAudio AAC timestamps causing a stream to fail [derrod]
Fixed an issue with obs-websocket not reading Virtual Camera availability correctly [tt2468]
Fixed an issue with obs-websocket settings not saving correctly [tt2468]
Fixed an issue causing the legacy AMF encoder to no longer be available after updating OBS [derrod]
Fixed an issue where attempting to run OBS with the OpenGL renderer on Windows would fail [kkartaltepe]
Note: The OpenGL renderer is unsupported on Windows. When running OBS on Windows, the Direct3D 11 renderer is faster and more efficient than the OpenGL renderer. The OBS renderer can be changed to Direct3D 11 in Settings → Advanced → Video.
Fixed read-only QTextEdit background color [Warchamp7]
Fixed source tree icon spacing [Warchamp7]
Adjusted sizing of Classic audio meter elements [Warchamp7]
30.2 New Features
Added support for Multitrack Video streaming [palana]
The supported audio channel configurations are stereo or mono.
This feature is currently only available on Windows and requires an NVIDIA GTX 900, GTX 10, or RTX 20 series GPU or newer or an AMD RX 6000 series GPU or newer. Support for other operating systems and GPU vendors is planned.
When this feature is enabled, the following data about your system will be sent to the streaming service when starting a stream:
OBS version and audio/video settings (Resolution, framerate, audio channels/tracks)
CPU info (Name, speed, core counts)
GPU info (Model, memory, driver version, device ID, vendor ID)
Memory info (Free, total)
OS info (name, version, arch, emulation)
Windows info (Gaming feature status: Game Bar, Game DVR, Game Mode, Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling)
Multitrack Video settings (Maximum streaming bandwidth, maximum video tracks)
Added support for Enhanced RTMP/FLV multi-track audio and video [palana/kc5nra]
Replaces the old metadata-based "VOD Track"
Added "Hybrid MP4" output format (BETA) [derrod]
Combines fault-tolerance of fragmented MP4 with wide compatibility and faster access times of regular MP4. For more information, see: https://obsproject.com/kb/hybrid-mp4
Supports inserting chapter markers into the file via a hotkey or API. These markers are supported by most video players and editing software, such as DaVinci Resolve
Added Linux support to the native NVENC encoder [derrod]
NVENC AV1 is now supported on Linux
Added Linux shared texture support to the NVENC encoder [derrod]
Added Linux shared texture support to the QuickSync encoder [kkartaltepe]
Added Linux shared texture support to the VA-API encoder [nowrep]
Added HEVC support to WebRTC output [murillo128]
Added Composable Themes system to simplify theme creation, maintenance, and enable future customization options [derrod/Warchamp7]
Themes now consist of a base theme and variants that can be switched between in the new "Appearance" settings tab
The legacy System theme is no longer available. If it was used for accessibility reasons with high contrast, enable high contrast in your operating system settings to re-enable the OBS System Theme. OBS can only detect high contrast on Windows and macOS at this time.
30.2 Changes
Various UI and Theme tweaks [Warchamp7]
Audio of multiple instances of a source in a scene/group is now deduplicated [derrod]
Deduplication is recursive, but does not apply on groups or nested scenes that are currently playing show/hide transitions, this may be fixed in the future
Scene Collection specific plugin data is now retained for plugins that are not currently loaded [derrod]
Closed-captions are now supported for HEVC and AV1 [jhnbwrs]
Qt Fusion style is now always enforced on Linux [tytan652]
Combined PipeWire window/display capture into unified "Screen Capture" source to align with other platforms [tytan652]
Renamed "Screen Capture (XSHM)" as "Display Capture (XSHM)" for consistency with other capture sources [tytan652]
Set default recording format on macOS to fragmented MOV [gxalpha]
Improved freetype2 text source performance [kkartaltepe]
File open dialogs now start in the directory of the currently selected file, rather than the default [Warchamp7]
Moved warnings in advanced output to bottom of settings window for better visibility [GPattenden]
Various performance improvements for texture encoding [kkartaltepe]
Prioritize NVDEC decoder on NVIDIA systems [moocowsheep]
Support NVDEC decoder for encoded DirectShow sources [moocowsheep]
Replaced non-texture NVENC FFmpeg fallback with native implementation [derrod]
Log now includes all available encoders [Penwy]
Reset duration of scene item show/hide transitions when removing the transitions [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of volume meters [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of multiview borders and labels [Warchamp7]
Added support for audio-only and video-only WHIP outputs [tt2468]
Changed default container in non-macOS OBS Beta builds from Fragmented MP4 to Hybrid MP4 [derrod]
30.2 Bug Fixes
Fixed packet priority not being set for some AV1 encoders, resulting in outputs never recovering from dropping frames [derrod]
Fixed various issues with audio channel layouts in (remuxed) recordings [pkv/derrod]
Fixed various issues with the native FLV muxer [palana]
Fixed various issues with the RTMP protocol implementation [palana]
Fixed minor errors in HEVC and AVC decoder configuration records [derrod]
Fixed change discard confirmation dialog popping up twice when closing source properties [tytan652]
Fixed QSV AV1 on multi-GPU systems [thyintel/derrod]
Fixed FFmpeg output erroneously checking disk space when not writing to a file [RytoEX]
Fixed auto-config wizard not working without a stream key [mar10iana]
Fixed text alignment with extents [exeldro]
Fixed encoder properties having nested scroll areas in output settings [derrod]
Fixed crash if input video resolution changes when using hardware-accelerated decoding [tt2468]
Fixed button text being cut off in controls dock [powersagitar]
Fixed undo action for filters showing UUID instead of name [derrod]
Fixed not all eligible Patreon supporters being shown in the "About" dialogue [Warchamp7]
Fixed copy-pasting show/hide transitions not including duration [Warchamp7]
Fixed settings dialog being cut off on low-resolution screens [tytan652/Warchamp7/derrod/RytoEX] (Yes, this one took four people to figure out)
Fixed paused indicator text stacking [Aleksbgbg]
Fixed disabled audio sources showing up in advanced audio properties [Penwy]
Fixed Grid Mode setting not being persisted when enabled through the View menu [RytoEX]
Fixed CoreAudio not handling encoder delay, resulting in audio being 44-48 ms late [derrod]
Fixed OBS not handling negative audio timestamps at the start of an output correctly, resulting in Opus and CoreAudio AAC audio being delayed by a few ms [derrod]
Fixed VA-API AV1 encoder being unavailable if H.264 is unsupported [kkartaltepe]
Fixed WebRTC buffer size being too small for recovery with high-bitrate video [Sean-Der]
Fixed renaming multiple scenes when hitting Tab key while renaming [howellrl]
If you would like to support the OBS Project, please consider contributing to our Patreon or Open Collective!
Note
NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 531.61 (Windows) / 530.41.03 (Linux) or newer.
Important
The code signing certificate for OBS is being updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions starting with the next major OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.
30.2 New Features
Added support for Multitrack Video streaming [palana]
The supported audio channel configurations are stereo or mono.
This feature is currently only available on Windows and requires an NVIDIA GTX 900, GTX 10, or RTX 20 series GPU or newer or an AMD RX 6000 series GPU or newer. Support for other operating systems and GPU vendors is planned.
When this feature is enabled, the following data about your system will be sent to the streaming service when starting a stream:
OBS version and audio/video settings (Resolution, framerate, audio channels/tracks)
CPU info (Name, speed, core counts)
GPU info (Model, memory, driver version, device ID, vendor ID)
Memory info (Free, total)
OS info (name, version, arch, emulation)
Windows info (Gaming feature status: Game Bar, Game DVR, Game Mode, Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling)
Multitrack Video settings (Maximum streaming bandwidth, maximum video tracks)
Added support for Enhanced RTMP/FLV multi-track audio and video [palana/kc5nra]
Replaces the old metadata-based "VOD Track"
Added "Hybrid MP4" output format (BETA) [derrod]
Combines fault-tolerance of fragmented MP4 with wide compatibility and faster access times of regular MP4. For more information, see: https://obsproject.com/kb/hybrid-mp4
Supports inserting chapter markers into the file via a hotkey or API. These markers are supported by most video players and editing software, such as DaVinci Resolve
Added Linux support to the native NVENC encoder [derrod]
NVENC AV1 is now supported on Linux
Added Linux shared texture support to the NVENC encoder [derrod]
Added Linux shared texture support to the QuickSync encoder [kkartaltepe]
Added Linux shared texture support to the VA-API encoder [nowrep]
Added HEVC support to WebRTC output [murillo128]
Added Composable Themes system to simplify theme creation, maintenance, and enable future customization options [derrod/Warchamp7]
Themes now consist of a base theme and variants that can be switched between in the new "Appearance" settings tab
The legacy System theme is no longer available. If it was used for accessibility reasons with high contrast, enable high contrast in your operating system settings to re-enable the OBS System Theme. OBS can only detect high contrast on Windows and macOS at this time.
30.2 Changes
Various UI and Theme tweaks [Warchamp7]
Audio of multiple instances of a source in a scene/group is now deduplicated [derrod]
Deduplication is recursive, but does not apply on groups or nested scenes that are currently playing show/hide transitions, this may be fixed in the future
Scene Collection specific plugin data is now retained for plugins that are not currently loaded [derrod]
Closed-captions are now supported for HEVC and AV1 [jhnbwrs]
Qt Fusion style is now always enforced on Linux [tytan652]
Combined PipeWire window/display capture into unified "Screen Capture" source to align with other platforms [tytan652]
Renamed "Screen Capture (XSHM)" as "Display Capture (XSHM)" for consistency with other capture sources [tytan652]
Set default recording format on macOS to fragmented MOV [gxalpha]
Improved freetype2 text source performance [kkartaltepe]
File open dialogs now start in the directory of the currently selected file, rather than the default [Warchamp7]
Moved warnings in advanced output to bottom of settings window for better visibility [GPattenden]
Various performance improvements for texture encoding [kkartaltepe]
Prioritize NVDEC decoder on NVIDIA systems [moocowsheep]
Support NVDEC decoder for encoded DirectShow sources [moocowsheep]
Replaced non-texture NVENC FFmpeg fallback with native implementation [derrod]
Log now includes all available encoders [Penwy]
Reset duration of scene item show/hide transitions when removing the transitions [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of volume meters [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of multiview borders and labels [Warchamp7]
Added support for audio-only and video-only WHIP outputs [tt2468]
Changed default container in non-macOS OBS Beta builds from Fragmented MP4 to Hybrid MP4 [derrod]
30.2 Bug Fixes
Fixed packet priority not being set for some AV1 encoders, resulting in outputs never recovering from dropping frames [derrod]
Fixed various issues with audio channel layouts in (remuxed) recordings [pkv/derrod]
Fixed various issues with the native FLV muxer [palana]
Fixed various issues with the RTMP protocol implementation [palana]
Fixed minor errors in HEVC and AVC decoder configuration records [derrod]
Fixed change discard confirmation dialog popping up twice when closing source properties [tytan652]
Fixed QSV AV1 on multi-GPU systems [thyintel/derrod]
Fixed FFmpeg output erroneously checking disk space when not writing to a file [RytoEX]
Fixed auto-config wizard not working without a stream key [mar10iana]
Fixed text alignment with extents [exeldro]
Fixed encoder properties having nested scroll areas in output settings [derrod]
Fixed crash if input video resolution changes when using hardware-accelerated decoding [tt2468]
Fixed button text being cut off in controls dock [powersagitar]
Fixed undo action for filters showing UUID instead of name [derrod]
Fixed not all eligible Patreon supporters being shown in the "About" dialogue [Warchamp7]
Fixed copy-pasting show/hide transitions not including duration [Warchamp7]
Fixed settings dialog being cut off on low-resolution screens [tytan652/Warchamp7/derrod/RytoEX] (Yes, this one took four people to figure out)
Fixed paused indicator text stacking [Aleksbgbg]
Fixed disabled audio sources showing up in advanced audio properties [Penwy]
Fixed Grid Mode setting not being persisted when enabled through the View menu [RytoEX]
Fixed CoreAudio not handling encoder delay, resulting in audio being 44-48 ms late [derrod]
Fixed OBS not handling negative audio timestamps at the start of an output correctly, resulting in Opus and CoreAudio AAC audio being delayed by a few ms [derrod]
Fixed VA-API AV1 encoder being unavailable if H.264 is unsupported [kkartaltepe]
Fixed WebRTC buffer size being too small for recovery with high-bitrate video [Sean-Der]
Fixed renaming multiple scenes when hitting Tab key while renaming [howellrl]
If you would like to support the OBS Project, please consider contributing to our Patreon or Open Collective!
Note
NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 531.61 (Windows) / 530.41.03 (Linux) or newer.
Important
The code signing certificate for OBS is being updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions starting with the next major OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.
Release Candidate 1 Changes
Fixed a crash in Beta 1-4 with Hybrid MP4 if the encoder failed to start [derrod]
Fixed a crash in Beta 4 when shutting down OBS while a Multitrack Video stream was running [tt2468]
Fixed an issue in Beta 4 with the streaming audio track being incorrect [lexano-ivs]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1-4 where the Hybrid MP4 output could produce invalid files when using split by size [derrod]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1-4 where NVENC AV1 4:4:4 errors were unclear [derrod]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1-4 where a video capture device could spam the log with errors if hardware decoding and custom config were enabled with no CUDA devices in the system [RytoEX]
Added an error dialog for Multitrack Video (Enhanced Broadcasting) when audio channels are set to unsupported values [palana]
The supported audio channel configurations are stereo or mono.
Disabled Multitrack Video settings on non-Windows platforms for now [palana]
Made further UI adjustments from Beta 4 based on user feedback [Warchamp7]
Beta 4 Changes
Fixed an issue in Beta 2 and Beta 3 where the warning message when changing Advanced settings that required a restart would not be visible [RytoEX]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1-3 where the submenu arrow indicator in menus was too close to the menu item text [RytoEX]
Fixed an issue in Beta 2-3 on Linux where Lua scripts still would not load [tytan652]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1-3 with not being able to play certain video files on Windows with NVIDIA GPUs [tt2468]
Fixed an issue with Bandwidth Test Mode not working with Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting [RytoEX]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1-3 with the Stream Audio Track setting not working correctly with Multitrack Video [palana]
Added unit suffix Kbps to Multitrack Video Maximum Aggregate Bitrate setting field [RytoEX]
Added support for Multitrack Video (Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting) for AMD RX 6000 and 7000 series GPUs [palana]
Changed the Beta 1-3 default value of Multitrack Video Maximum Aggregate Bitrate setting field from 8000 to 0 [RytoEX]
Changed the Beta 1-3 Multitrack Video Maximum Aggregate Bitrate setting field step value (change when scrolling) from 1 to 50 [RytoEX]
Changed default container in non-macOS OBS Beta builds from Fragmented MP4 to Hybrid MP4 [derrod]
Beta 3 Changes
Fixed a crash in Beta 2 on Windows when running OBS normally (not in Portable Mode) [derrod]
Fixed a memory leak in Beta 2 [derrod]
Beta 2 Changes
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 when canceling a stream attempt with incompatible settings [palana]
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 related to WebSocket settings migration on systems set to non-English languages [tt2468]
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 where loading a theme could result in infinite recursion [derrod]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 with Lua scripts not working on Linux [tytan652]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 with the chapter marker hotkey setting not showing up [derrod]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 where the Replay Buffer button text could be incorrect when trying to stop the Replay Buffer [gxalpha]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 where a theme would override another theme with the same ID [tytan652]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 where a warning dialog box for Multitrack Video errors would have untranslated buttons [RytoEX]
Clarified a warning message in Beta 1 when choosing a different GPU for NVENC [derrod]
Added detection for outdated Visual C++ Runtime which would cause a crash in Beta 1 [derrod]
Added detection in the Windows updater for outdated Visual C++ Runtime which would cause a crash in Beta 1 [derrod]
Made some UI adjustments from Beta 1 based on user feedback [Warchamp7]
30.2 New Features
Added support for Multitrack Video streaming [palana]
On Twitch, this is known as Enhanced Broadcasting. Currently, this requires Windows and an NVIDIA GPU. Support for other platforms and GPU vendors is planned. For more information, see: https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/multiple-encodes
When this feature is enabled, the following data about your system will be sent to the streaming service when starting a stream:
OBS config info (canvas width and height, frame rate, encoder width and height, which GPU OBS is using, VOD Audio Track setting, OBS version)
CPU info (name, speed, core counts)
GPU info (model, memory, driver version, device ID, vendor ID)
Memory info (free, total)
OS info (name, version, arch, emulation)
Windows info (gaming feature status: Game Bar, Game DVR, Game Mode, Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling)
Multitrack Video settings (maximum streaming bandwidth, maximum video tracks)
Added support for Enhanced RTMP/FLV multi-track audio and video [palana/kc5nra]
Replaces the old metadata-based "VOD Track"
Added "Hybrid MP4" output format (BETA) [derrod]
Combines fault-tolerance of fragmented MP4 with wide compatibility and faster access times of regular MP4. For more information, see: https://obsproject.com/kb/hybrid-mp4
Supports inserting chapter markers into the file via a hotkey or API. These markers are supported by most video players and editing software, such as DaVinci Resolve
Added Linux support to the native NVENC encoder [derrod]
NVENC AV1 is now supported on Linux
Added Linux shared texture support to the NVENC encoder [derrod]
Added Linux shared texture support to the QuickSync encoder [kkartaltepe]
Added Linux shared texture support to the VA-API encoder [nowrep]
Added HEVC support to WebRTC output [murillo128]
Added Composable Themes system to simplify theme creation, maintenance, and enable future customisation options [derrod/Warchamp7]
Themes now consist of a base theme and variants that can be switched between in the new "Appearance" settings tab
Audio of multiple instances of a source in a scene/group is now deduplicated [derrod]
Deduplication is recursive, but does not apply on groups or nested scenes that are currently playing show/hide transitions, this may be fixed in the future
Scene Collection specific plugin data is now retained for plugins that are not currently loaded [derrod]
Closed-captions are now supported for HEVC and AV1 [jhnbwrs]
Qt Fusion style is now always enforced on Linux [tytan652]
Combined PipeWire window/display capture into unified "Screen Capture" source to align with other platforms [tytan652]
Renamed "Screen Capture (XSHM)" as "Display Capture (XSHM)" for consistency with other capture sources [tytan652]
Set default recording format on macOS to fragmented MOV [gxalpha]
Improved freetype2 text source performance [kkartaltepe]
File open dialogs now start in the directory of the currently selected file, rather than the default [Warchamp7]
Moved warnings in advanced output to bottom of settings window for better visibility [GPattenden]
Various performance improvements for texture encoding [kkartaltepe]
Prioritize NVDEC decoder on NVIDIA systems [moocowsheep]
Support NVDEC decoder for encoded DirectShow sources [moocowsheep]
Replaced non-texture NVENC FFmpeg fallback with native implementation [derrod]
Log now includes all available encoders [Penwy]
Reset duration of scene item show/hide transitions when removing the transitions [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of volume meters [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of multiview borders and labels [Warchamp7]
Added support for audio-only and video-only WHIP outputs [tt2468]
30.2 Bug Fixes
Fixed packet priority not being set for some AV1 encoders, resulting in outputs never recovering from dropping frames [derrod]
Fixed various issues with audio channel layouts in (remuxed) recordings [pkv/derrod]
Fixed various issues with the native FLV muxer [palana]
Fixed various issues with the RTMP protocol implementation [palana]
Fixed minor errors in HEVC and AVC decoder configuration records [derrod]
Fixed change discard confirmation dialog popping up twice when closing source properties [tytan652]
Fixed QSV AV1 on multi-GPU systems [thyintel/derrod]
Fixed FFmpeg output erroneously checking disk space when not writing to a file [RytoEX]
Fixed auto-config wizard not working without a stream key [mar10iana]
Fixed text alignment with extents [exeldro]
Fixed encoder properties having nested scroll areas in output settings [derrod]
Fixed crash if input video resolution changes when using hardware-accelerated decoding [tt2468]
Fixed button text being cut off in controls dock [powersagitar]
Fixed undo action for filters showing UUID instead of name [derrod]
Fixed not all eligible Patreon supporters being shown in the "About" dialogue [Warchamp7]
Fixed copy-pasting show/hide transitions not including duration [Warchamp7]
Fixed settings dialog being cut off on low-resolution screens [tytan652/Warchamp7/derrod/RytoEX] (yes, this one took four people to figure out)
Fixed paused indicator text stacking [Aleksbgbg]
Fixed disabled audio sources showing up in advanced audio properties [Penwy]
Fixed Grid Mode setting not being persisted when enabled through the View menu [RytoEX]
Fixed CoreAudio not handling encoder delay, resulting in audio being 44-48 ms late [derrod]
Fixed OBS not handling negative audio timestamps at the start of an output correctly, resulting in Opus and CoreAudio AAC audio being delayed by a few ms [derrod]
Fixed VA-API AV1 encoder being unavailable if H.264 is unsupported [kkartaltepe]
Fixed WebRTC buffer size being too small for recovery with high-bitrate video [Sean-Der]
Fixed renaming multiple scenes when hitting Tab key while renaming [howellrl]
If you would like to support the OBS Project, please consider contributing to our Patreon or Open Collective!
Note
NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 531.61 (Windows) / 530.41.03 (Linux) or newer.
Important
The code signing certificate for OBS is being updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions starting with the next major OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.
Beta 4 Changes
Fixed an issue in Beta 2 and Beta 3 where the warning message when changing Advanced settings that required a restart would not be visible [RytoEX]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1-3 where the submenu arrow indicator in menus was too close to the menu item text [RytoEX]
Fixed an issue in Beta 2-3 on Linux where Lua scripts still would not load [tytan652]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1-3 with not being able to play certain video files on Windows with NVIDIA GPUs [tt2468]
Fixed an issue with Bandwidth Test Mode not working with Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting [RytoEX]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1-3 with the Stream Audio Track setting not working correctly with Multitrack Video [palana]
Added unit suffix Kbps to Multitrack Video Maximum Aggregate Bitrate setting field [RytoEX]
Added support for Multitrack Video (Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting) for AMD RX 6000 and 7000 series GPUs [palana]
There is a known issue on Twitch's side that may cause a multi-GPU setup to not work correctly.
Changed the Beta 1-3 default value of Multitrack Video Maximum Aggregate Bitrate setting field from 8000 to 0 [RytoEX]
Changed the Beta 1-3 Multitrack Video Maximum Aggregate Bitrate setting field step value (change when scrolling) from 1 to 50 [RytoEX]
Changed default container in non-macOS OBS Beta builds from Fragmented MP4 to Hybrid MP4 [derrod]
Beta 3 Changes
Fixed a crash in Beta 2 on Windows when running OBS normally (not in Portable Mode) [derrod]
Fixed a memory leak in Beta 2 [derrod]
Beta 2 Changes
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 when canceling a stream attempt with incompatible settings [palana]
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 related to WebSocket settings migration on systems set to non-English languages [tt2468]
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 where loading a theme could result in infinite recursion [derrod]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 with Lua scripts not working on Linux [tytan652]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 with the chapter marker hotkey setting not showing up [derrod]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 where the Replay Buffer button text could be incorrect when trying to stop the Replay Buffer [gxalpha]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 where a theme would override another theme with the same ID [tytan652]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 where a warning dialog box for Multitrack Video errors would have untranslated buttons [RytoEX]
Clarified a warning message in Beta 1 when choosing a different GPU for NVENC [derrod]
Added detection for outdated Visual C++ Runtime which would cause a crash in Beta 1 [derrod]
Added detection in the Windows updater for outdated Visual C++ Runtime which would cause a crash in Beta 1 [derrod]
Made some UI adjustments from Beta 1 based on user feedback [Warchamp7]
30.2 New Features
Added support for Multitrack Video streaming [palana]
On Twitch, this is known as Enhanced Broadcasting. Currently, this requires Windows and an NVIDIA GPU. Support for other platforms and GPU vendors is planned. For more information, see: https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/multiple-encodes
When this feature is enabled, the following data about your system will be sent to the streaming service when starting a stream:
OBS config info (canvas width and height, frame rate, encoder width and height, VOD Audio Track setting, OBS version)
CPU info (name, speed, core counts)
GPU info (model, memory, driver version, device ID, vendor ID)
Memory info (free, total)
OS info (name, version, arch, emulation)
Windows info (gaming feature status: Game Bar, Game DVR, Game Mode, Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling)
Multitrack Video settings (maximum streaming bandwidth, maximum video tracks)
Added support for Enhanced RTMP/FLV multi-track audio and video [palana/kc5nra]
Replaces the old metadata-based "VOD Track"
Added "Hybrid MP4" output format (BETA) [derrod]
Combines fault-tolerance of fragmented MP4 with wide compatibility and faster access times of regular MP4. For more information, see: https://obsproject.com/kb/hybrid-mp4
Supports inserting chapter markers into the file via a hotkey or API. These markers are supported by most video players and editing software, such as DaVinci Resolve
Added Linux support to the native NVENC encoder [derrod]
NVENC AV1 is now supported on Linux
Added Linux shared texture support to the NVENC encoder [derrod]
Added Linux shared texture support to the QuickSync encoder [kkartaltepe]
Added Linux shared texture support to the VA-API encoder [nowrep]
Added HEVC support to WebRTC output [murillo128]
Added Composable Themes system to simplify theme creation, maintenance, and enable future customisation options [derrod/Warchamp7]
Themes now consist of a base theme and variants that can be switched between in the new "Appearance" settings tab
Audio of multiple instances of a source in a scene/group is now deduplicated [derrod]
Deduplication is recursive, but does not apply on groups or nested scenes that are currently playing show/hide transitions, this may be fixed in the future
Scene Collection specific plugin data is now retained for plugins that are not currently loaded [derrod]
Closed-captions are now supported for HEVC and AV1 [jhnbwrs]
Qt Fusion style is now always enforced on Linux [tytan652]
Combined PipeWire window/display capture into unified "Screen Capture" source to align with other platforms [tytan652]
Renamed "Screen Capture (XSHM)" as "Display Capture (XSHM)" for consistency with other capture sources [tytan652]
Set default recording format on macOS to fragmented MOV [gxalpha]
Improved freetype2 text source performance [kkartaltepe]
File open dialogs now start in the directory of the currently selected file, rather than the default [Warchamp7]
Moved warnings in advanced output to bottom of settings window for better visibility [GPattenden]
Various performance improvements for texture encoding [kkartaltepe]
Prioritize NVDEC decoder on NVIDIA systems [moocowsheep]
Support NVDEC decoder for encoded DirectShow sources [moocowsheep]
Replaced non-texture NVENC FFmpeg fallback with native implementation [derrod]
Log now includes all available encoders [Penwy]
Reset duration of scene item show/hide transitions when removing the transitions [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of volume meters [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of multiview borders and labels [Warchamp7]
Added support for audio-only and video-only WHIP outputs [tt2468]
30.2 Bug Fixes
Fixed packet priority not being set for some AV1 encoders, resulting in outputs never recovering from dropping frames [derrod]
Fixed various issues with audio channel layouts in (remuxed) recordings [pkv/derrod]
Fixed various issues with the native FLV muxer [palana]
Fixed various issues with the RTMP protocol implementation [palana]
Fixed minor errors in HEVC and AVC decoder configuration records [derrod]
Fixed change discard confirmation dialog popping up twice when closing source properties [tytan652]
Fixed QSV AV1 on multi-GPU systems [thyintel/derrod]
Fixed FFmpeg output erroneously checking disk space when not writing to a file [RytoEX]
Fixed auto-config wizard not working without a stream key [mar10iana]
Fixed text alignment with extents [exeldro]
Fixed encoder properties having nested scroll areas in output settings [derrod]
Fixed crash if input video resolution changes when using hardware-accelerated decoding [tt2468]
Fixed button text being cut off in controls dock [powersagitar]
Fixed undo action for filters showing UUID instead of name [derrod]
Fixed not all eligible Patreon supporters being shown in the "About" dialogue [Warchamp7]
Fixed copy-pasting show/hide transitions not including duration [Warchamp7]
Fixed settings dialog being cut off on low-resolution screens [tytan652/Warchamp7/derrod/RytoEX] (yes, this one took four people to figure out)
Fixed paused indicator text stacking [Aleksbgbg]
Fixed disabled audio sources showing up in advanced audio properties [Penwy]
Fixed Grid Mode setting not being persisted when enabled through the View menu [RytoEX]
Fixed CoreAudio not handling encoder delay, resulting in audio being 44-48 ms late [derrod]
Fixed OBS not handling negative audio timestamps at the start of an output correctly, resulting in Opus and CoreAudio AAC audio being delayed by a few ms [derrod]
Fixed VA-API AV1 encoder being unavailable if H.264 is unsupported [kkartaltepe]
Fixed WebRTC buffer size being too small for recovery with high-bitrate video [Sean-Der]
Fixed renaming multiple scenes when hitting Tab key while renaming [howellrl]
The code signing certificate for OBS is being updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions starting with the next major OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.
Beta 3 Changes
Fixed a crash in Beta 2 on Windows when running OBS normally (not in Portable Mode) [derrod]
Fixed a memory leak in Beta 2 [derrod]
Beta 2 Changes
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 when canceling a stream attempt with incompatible settings [palana]
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 related to WebSocket settings migration on systems set to non-English languages [tt2468]
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 where loading a theme could result in infinite recursion [derrod]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 with Lua scripts not working on Linux [tytan652]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 with the chapter marker hotkey setting not showing up [derrod]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 where the Replay Buffer button text could be incorrect when trying to stop the Replay Buffer [gxalpha]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 where a theme would override another theme with the same ID [tytan652]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 where a warning dialog box for Multitrack Video errors would have untranslated buttons [RytoEX]
Clarified a warning message in Beta 1 when choosing a different GPU for NVENC [derrod]
Added detection for outdated Visual C++ Runtime which would cause a crash in Beta 1 [derrod]
Added detection in the Windows updater for outdated Visual C++ Runtime which would cause a crash in Beta 1 [derrod]
Made some UI adjustments from Beta 1 based on user feedback [Warchamp7]
30.2 New Features
Added support for Multitrack Video streaming [palana]
On Twitch, this is known as Enhanced Broadcasting. Currently, this requires Windows and an NVIDIA GPU. Support for other platforms and GPU vendors is planned. For more information, see: https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/multiple-encodes
When this feature is enabled, the following data about your system will be sent to the streaming service when starting a stream:
OBS config info (canvas width and height, frame rate, encoder width and height, VOD Audio Track setting, OBS version)
CPU info (name, speed, core counts)
GPU info (model, memory, driver version, device ID, vendor ID)
Memory info (free, total)
OS info (name, version, arch, emulation)
Windows info (gaming feature status: Game Bar, Game DVR, Game Mode, Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling)
Multitrack Video settings (maximum streaming bandwidth, maximum video tracks)
Added support for Enhanced RTMP/FLV multi-track audio and video [palana/kc5nra]
Replaces the old metadata-based "VOD Track"
Added "Hybrid MP4" output format (BETA) [derrod]
Combines fault-tolerance of fragmented MP4 with wide compatibility and faster access times of regular MP4. For more information, see: https://obsproject.com/kb/hybrid-mp4
Supports inserting chapter markers into the file via a hotkey or API. These markers are supported by most video players and editing software, such as DaVinci Resolve
Added Linux support to the native NVENC encoder [derrod]
NVENC AV1 is now supported on Linux
Added Linux shared texture support to the NVENC encoder [derrod]
Added Linux shared texture support to the QuickSync encoder [kkartaltepe]
Added Linux shared texture support to the VA-API encoder [nowrep]
Added HEVC support to WebRTC output [murillo128]
Added Composable Themes system to simplify theme creation, maintenance, and enable future customisation options [derrod/Warchamp7]
Themes now consist of a base theme and variants that can be switched between in the new "Appearance" settings tab
Audio of multiple instances of a source in a scene/group is now deduplicated [derrod]
Deduplication is recursive, but does not apply on groups or nested scenes that are currently playing show/hide transitions, this may be fixed in the future
Scene Collection specific plugin data is now retained for plugins that are not currently loaded [derrod]
Closed-captions are now supported for HEVC and AV1 [jhnbwrs]
Qt Fusion style is now always enforced on Linux [tytan652]
Combined PipeWire window/display capture into unified "Screen Capture" source to align with other platforms [tytan652]
Renamed "Screen Capture (XSHM)" as "Display Capture (XSHM)" for consistency with other capture sources [tytan652]
Set default recording format on macOS to fragmented MOV [gxalpha]
Improved freetype2 text source performance [kkartaltepe]
File open dialogs now start in the directory of the currently selected file, rather than the default [Warchamp7]
Moved warnings in advanced output to bottom of settings window for better visibility [GPattenden]
Various performance improvements for texture encoding [kkartaltepe]
Prioritize NVDEC decoder on NVIDIA systems [moocowsheep]
Support NVDEC decoder for encoded DirectShow sources [moocowsheep]
Replaced non-texture NVENC FFmpeg fallback with native implementation [derrod]
Log now includes all available encoders [Penwy]
Reset duration of scene item show/hide transitions when removing the transitions [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of volume meters [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of multiview borders and labels [Warchamp7]
Added support for audio-only and video-only WHIP outputs [tt2468]
30.2 Bug Fixes
Fixed packet priority not being set for some AV1 encoders, resulting in outputs never recovering from dropping frames [derrod]
Fixed various issues with audio channel layouts in (remuxed) recordings [pkv/derrod]
Fixed various issues with the native FLV muxer [palana]
Fixed various issues with the RTMP protocol implementation [palana]
Fixed minor errors in HEVC and AVC decoder configuration records [derrod]
Fixed change discard confirmation dialog popping up twice when closing source properties [tytan652]
Fixed QSV AV1 on multi-GPU systems [thyintel/derrod]
Fixed FFmpeg output erroneously checking disk space when not writing to a file [RytoEX]
Fixed auto-config wizard not working without a stream key [mar10iana]
Fixed text alignment with extents [exeldro]
Fixed encoder properties having nested scroll areas in output settings [derrod]
Fixed crash if input video resolution changes when using hardware-accelerated decoding [tt2468]
Fixed button text being cut off in controls dock [powersagitar]
Fixed undo action for filters showing UUID instead of name [derrod]
Fixed not all eligible Patreon supporters being shown in the "About" dialogue [Warchamp7]
Fixed copy-pasting show/hide transitions not including duration [Warchamp7]
Fixed settings dialog being cut off on low-resolution screens [tytan652/Warchamp7/derrod/RytoEX] (yes, this one took four people to figure out)
Fixed paused indicator text stacking [Aleksbgbg]
Fixed disabled audio sources showing up in advanced audio properties [Penwy]
Fixed Grid Mode setting not being persisted when enabled through the View menu [RytoEX]
Fixed CoreAudio not handling encoder delay, resulting in audio being 44-48 ms late [derrod]
Fixed OBS not handling negative audio timestamps at the start of an output correctly, resulting in Opus and CoreAudio AAC audio being delayed by a few ms [derrod]
Fixed VA-API AV1 encoder being unavailable if H.264 is unsupported [kkartaltepe]
Fixed WebRTC buffer size being too small for recovery with high-bitrate video [Sean-Der]
Fixed renaming multiple scenes when hitting Tab key while renaming [howellrl]
The code signing certificate for OBS is being updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions starting with the next major OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.
30.2.0 Beta 2 Changes
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 when canceling a stream attempt with incompatible settings [palana]
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 related to WebSocket settings migration on systems set to non-English languages [tt2468]
Fixed a crash in Beta 1 where loading a theme could result in infinite recursion [derrod]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 with Lua scripts not working on Linux [tytan652]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 with the chapter marker hotkey setting not showing up [derrod]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 where the Replay Buffer button text could be incorrect when trying to stop the Replay Buffer [gxalpha]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 where a theme would override another theme with the same ID [tytan652]
Fixed an issue in Beta 1 where a warning dialog box for Multitrack Video errors would have untranslated buttons [RytoEX]
Clarified a warning message in Beta 1 when choosing a different GPU for NVENC [derrod]
Added detection for outdated Visual C++ Runtime which would cause a crash in Beta 1 [derrod]
Added detection in the Windows updater for outdated Visual C++ Runtime which would cause a crash in Beta 1 [derrod]
Made some UI adjustments from Beta 1 based on user feedback [Warchamp7]
30.2 New Features
Added support for Multitrack Video streaming [palana]
On Twitch, this is known as Enhanced Broadcasting. Currently, this requires Windows and an NVIDIA GPU. Support for other platforms and GPU vendors is planned. For more information, see: https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/multiple-encodes
When this feature is enabled, the following data about your system will be sent to the streaming service when starting a stream:
OBS config info (canvas width and height, frame rate, encoder width and height, VOD Audio Track setting, OBS version)
CPU info (name, speed, core counts)
GPU info (model, memory, driver version, device ID, vendor ID)
Memory info (free, total)
OS info (name, version, arch, emulation)
Windows info (gaming feature status: Game Bar, Game DVR, Game Mode, Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling)
Multitrack Video settings (maximum streaming bandwidth, maximum video tracks)
Added support for Enhanced RTMP/FLV multi-track audio and video [palana/kc5nra]
Replaces the old metadata-based "VOD Track"
Added "Hybrid MP4" output format (BETA) [derrod]
Combines fault-tolerance of fragmented MP4 with wide compatibility and faster access times of regular MP4. For more information, see: https://obsproject.com/kb/hybrid-mp4
Supports inserting chapter markers into the file via a hotkey or API. These markers are supported by most video players and editing software, such as DaVinci Resolve
Added Linux support to the native NVENC encoder [derrod]
NVENC AV1 is now supported on Linux
Added Linux shared texture support to the NVENC encoder [derrod]
Added Linux shared texture support to the QuickSync encoder [kkartaltepe]
Added Linux shared texture support to the VA-API encoder [nowrep]
Added HEVC support to WebRTC output [murillo128]
Added Composable Themes system to simplify theme creation, maintenance, and enable future customisation options [derrod/Warchamp7]
Themes now consist of a base theme and variants that can be switched between in the new "Appearance" settings tab
Audio of multiple instances of a source in a scene/group is now deduplicated [derrod]
Deduplication is recursive, but does not apply on groups or nested scenes that are currently playing show/hide transitions, this may be fixed in the future
Scene Collection specific plugin data is now retained for plugins that are not currently loaded [derrod]
Closed-captions are now supported for HEVC and AV1 [jhnbwrs]
Qt Fusion style is now always enforced on Linux [tytan652]
Combined PipeWire window/display capture into unified "Screen Capture" source to align with other platforms [tytan652]
Renamed "Screen Capture (XSHM)" as "Display Capture (XSHM)" for consistency with other capture sources [tytan652]
Set default recording format on macOS to fragmented MOV [gxalpha]
Improved freetype2 text source performance [kkartaltepe]
File open dialogs now start in the directory of the currently selected file, rather than the default [Warchamp7]
Moved warnings in advanced output to bottom of settings window for better visibility [GPattenden]
Various performance improvements for texture encoding [kkartaltepe]
Prioritize NVDEC decoder on NVIDIA systems [moocowsheep]
Support NVDEC decoder for encoded DirectShow sources [moocowsheep]
Replaced non-texture NVENC FFmpeg fallback with native implementation [derrod]
Log now includes all available encoders [Penwy]
Reset duration of scene item show/hide transitions when removing the transitions [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of volume meters [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of multiview borders and labels [Warchamp7]
Added support for audio-only and video-only WHIP outputs [tt2468]
30.2 Bug Fixes
Fixed packet priority not being set for some AV1 encoders, resulting in outputs never recovering from dropping frames [derrod]
Fixed various issues with audio channel layouts in (remuxed) recordings [pkv/derrod]
Fixed various issues with the native FLV muxer [palana]
Fixed various issues with the RTMP protocol implementation [palana]
Fixed minor errors in HEVC and AVC decoder configuration records [derrod]
Fixed change discard confirmation dialog popping up twice when closing source properties [tytan652]
Fixed QSV AV1 on multi-GPU systems [thyintel/derrod]
Fixed FFmpeg output erroneously checking disk space when not writing to a file [RytoEX]
Fixed auto-config wizard not working without a stream key [mar10iana]
Fixed text alignment with extents [exeldro]
Fixed encoder properties having nested scroll areas in output settings [derrod]
Fixed crash if input video resolution changes when using hardware-accelerated decoding [tt2468]
Fixed button text being cut off in controls dock [powersagitar]
Fixed undo action for filters showing UUID instead of name [derrod]
Fixed not all eligible Patreon supporters being shown in the "About" dialogue [Warchamp7]
Fixed copy-pasting show/hide transitions not including duration [Warchamp7]
Fixed settings dialog being cut off on low-resolution screens [tytan652/Warchamp7/derrod/RytoEX] (yes, this one took four people to figure out)
Fixed paused indicator text stacking [Aleksbgbg]
Fixed disabled audio sources showing up in advanced audio properties [Penwy]
Fixed Grid Mode setting not being persisted when enabled through the View menu [RytoEX]
Fixed CoreAudio not handling encoder delay, resulting in audio being 44-48 ms late [derrod]
Fixed OBS not handling negative audio timestamps at the start of an output correctly, resulting in Opus and CoreAudio AAC audio being delayed by a few ms [derrod]
Fixed VA-API AV1 encoder being unavailable if H.264 is unsupported [kkartaltepe]
Fixed WebRTC buffer size being too small for recovery with high-bitrate video [Sean-Der]
Fixed renaming multiple scenes when hitting Tab key while renaming [howellrl]
The code signing certificate for OBS is being updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions starting with the next major OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.
30.2 New Features
Added support for Multitrack Video streaming [palana]
On Twitch, this is known as Enhanced Broadcasting. Currently, this requires Windows and an NVIDIA GPU. Support for other platforms and GPU vendors is planned. For more information, see: https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/multiple-encodes
When this feature is enabled, the following data about your system will be sent to the streaming service when starting a stream:
OBS config info (canvas width and height, frame rate, encoder width and height, VOD Audio Track setting, OBS version)
CPU info (name, speed, core counts)
GPU info (model, memory, driver version, device ID, vendor ID)
Memory info (free, total)
OS info (name, version, arch, emulation)
Windows info (gaming feature status: Game Bar, Game DVR, Game Mode, Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling)
Multitrack Video settings (maximum streaming bandwidth, maximum video tracks)
Added support for Enhanced RTMP/FLV multi-track audio and video [palana/kc5nra]
Replaces the old metadata-based "VOD Track"
Added "Hybrid MP4" output format (BETA) [derrod]
Combines fault-tolerance of fragmented MP4 with wide compatibility and faster access times of regular MP4. For more information, see: https://obsproject.com/kb/hybrid-mp4
Supports inserting chapter markers into the file via a hotkey or API. These markers are supported by most video players and editing software, such as DaVinci Resolve
Added Linux support to the native NVENC encoder [derrod]
NVENC AV1 is now supported on Linux
Added Linux shared texture support to the NVENC encoder [derrod]
Added Linux shared texture support to the QuickSync encoder [kkartaltepe]
Added Linux shared texture support to the VA-API encoder [nowrep]
Added HEVC support to WebRTC output [murillo128]
Added Composable Themes system to simplify theme creation, maintenance, and enable future customisation options [derrod/Warchamp7]
Themes now consist of a base theme and variants that can be switched between in the new "Appearance" settings tab
Audio of multiple instances of a source in a scene/group is now deduplicated [derrod]
Deduplication is recursive, but does not apply on groups or nested scenes that are currently playing show/hide transitions, this may be fixed in the future
Scene Collection specific plugin data is now retained for plugins that are not currently loaded [derrod]
Closed-captions are now supported for HEVC and AV1 [jhnbwrs]
Qt Fusion style is now always enforced on Linux [tytan652]
Combined PipeWire window/display capture into unified "Screen Capture" source to align with other platforms [tytan652]
Renamed "Screen Capture (XSHM)" as "Display Capture (XSHM)" for consistency with other capture sources [tytan652]
Set default recording format on macOS to fragmented MOV [gxalpha]
Improved freetype2 text source performance [kkartaltepe]
File open dialogs now start in the directory of the currently selected file, rather than the default [Warchamp7]
Moved warnings in advanced output to bottom of settings window for better visibility [GPattenden]
Various performance improvements for texture encoding [kkartaltepe]
Prioritize NVDEC decoder on NVIDIA systems [moocowsheep]
Support NVDEC decoder for encoded DirectShow sources [moocowsheep]
Replaced non-texture NVENC FFmpeg fallback with native implementation [derrod]
Log now includes all available encoders [Penwy]
Reset duration of scene item show/hide transitions when removing the transitions [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of volume meters [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of multiview borders and labels [Warchamp7]
Added support for audio-only and video-only WHIP outputs [tt2468]
30.2 Bug Fixes
Fixed packet priority not being set for some AV1 encoders, resulting in outputs never recovering from dropping frames [derrod]
Fixed various issues with audio channel layouts in (remuxed) recordings [pkv/derrod]
Fixed various issues with the native FLV muxer [palana]
Fixed various issues with the RTMP protocol implementation [palana]
Fixed minor errors in HEVC and AVC decoder configuration records [derrod]
Fixed change discard confirmation dialog popping up twice when closing source properties [tytan652]
Fixed QSV AV1 on multi-GPU systems [thyintel/derrod]
Fixed FFmpeg output erroneously checking disk space when not writing to a file [RytoEX]
Fixed auto-config wizard not working without a stream key [mar10iana]
Fixed text alignment with extents [exeldro]
Fixed encoder properties having nested scroll areas in output settings [derrod]
Fixed crash if input video resolution changes when using hardware-accelerated decoding [tt2468]
Fixed button text being cut off in controls dock [powersagitar]
Fixed undo action for filters showing UUID instead of name [derrod]
Fixed not all eligible Patreon supporters being shown in the "About" dialogue [Warchamp7]
Fixed copy-pasting show/hide transitions not including duration [Warchamp7]
Fixed settings dialog being cut off on low-resolution screens [tytan652/Warchamp7/derrod/RytoEX] (yes, this one took four people to figure out)
Fixed paused indicator text stacking [Aleksbgbg]
Fixed disabled audio sources showing up in advanced audio properties [Penwy]
Fixed Grid Mode setting not being persisted when enabled through the View menu [RytoEX]
Fixed CoreAudio not handling encoder delay, resulting in audio being 44-48 ms late [derrod]
Fixed OBS not handling negative audio timestamps at the start of an output correctly, resulting in Opus and CoreAudio AAC audio being delayed by a few ms [derrod]
Fixed VA-API AV1 encoder being unavailable if H.264 is unsupported [kkartaltepe]
Fixed WebRTC buffer size being too small for recovery with high-bitrate video [Sean-Der]
Fixed renaming multiple scenes when hitting Tab key while renaming [howellrl]
The reworked Image Slideshow source loads files asynchronously and fixes an issue where the slideshow would loop before showing all images. To change existing Image Slideshow sources to the new version, you must recreate them. Existing Image Slideshow sources will continue functioning as before.
Added Capture Audio option to window/game capture on Windows [derrod]
Added Premultiplied Alpha option for game capture on Windows [jpark37]
Added option for automatic cropping to bounding box [derrod]
Added maxRGB tonemapper for SDR in HDR Tone Mapping filter [jpark37]
Added GPU rescaling options for streaming and recording outputs [derrod]
Added channel selection for CoreAudio input devices [PatTheMav]
Added Capture Card Device source type on macOS [PatTheMav]
Enabled multi-track audio support for mpegts [pkviet]
Added AV1 support for VA-API [nowrep]
Added AV1 support for WebRTC/WHIP output [Sean-Der]
Added Video Capture Device (PipeWire) source type [GeorgesStavracas]
30.1 Changes
Added HDR support for the Elgato HD60 X Rev.2 [FBirth]
Added theme data search paths [derrod]
Added Lua script location to search path for Lua native libraries [Smartkin]
Added Python 3.11 support for macOS [PatTheMav]
Updated obs-websocket to version 5.4.2 [tt2468/Lain-B]
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