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OBS Studio (also known as Open Broadcaster Software ) is a free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Record everything from your monitor/screen/window or camera/capture card and live stream or save to your HDD as MP4/MKV. High performance real time video/audio capturing and mixing, with unlimited scenes you can switch between seamlessly via custom transitions. Filters for video sources such as image masking, color correction, chroma/color keying, and more.
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OS:Windows Mac Linux
Version:21.1.2
Released:May 13,2018
File size:106.5MB
OS:Windows Mac Linux
Version:21.1.2
Released:May 13,2018
File size:106.5MB
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Download OBS Studio 21.1.2 Windows [106.5MB] [Win]
Download OBS Studio 21.1.2 Mac [105.1MB] [Mac]
Download OBS Studio 21.1.2 Linux [Linux]
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Version history / Release notes / Changelog
21.1.2 (Windows hotfix)
Fixed an issue with the new 2018 Windows 10 release (1803) that would cause game capture to perform poorly on Direct3D 9.0c games.
Fixed an issue with the auto-updater not being able to see updates in 21.1
21.1.1 (macOS Release)
Fixed a bug on macOS where if an audio capture device was set to "Default", the device would not change until the program was restarted.
OBS Studio 21.1
General Changes
Updated the Browser source to Chromium 63. This includes many important and critical updates to the Browser backend.
The new Chromium build for the browser source now supports APNG (animated PNG) image files.
Fixed a few bugs and a potential crash on shutdown with the browser source, with more fixes and improvements to come in coming updates.
Fixed a bug where the bit icons in certain donation alerts didn't load properly (fixed with the Chromium update for the browser source).
Dockable windows can now be nested.
Updated the program to use the latest Microsoft development toolchain (Visual Studio 2017) for the Windows version.
Changed log file uploading to hastebin (for now) instead of anonymous github gists due to github removing anonymous gist support.
Fixed an issue where the AMD encoder wouldn't show up for some people since 21.0.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug where you could import a scene collection with an already-existing name.
Fixed an issue where a spontaneous rare audio glitch could happen when encoding audio on Windows. This was caused by a Microsoft audio encoder library which was used by default on Windows at bitrates between 96 and 192 kilobits per second; this library has now been replaced.
Fixed a potential crash on startup.
Fixed a few scripting-related crashes.
Fixed a bug where setting a blank replay buffer prefix would reset to the default prefix when the program was restarted.
Fixed a bug where the slideshow source would get stuck on the last image is the slideshow image list was cleared.
Selection rectangles are no longer drawn for audio-only sources.
Fixed an issue with the new 2018 Windows 10 release (1803) that would cause game capture to perform poorly on Direct3D 9.0c games.
Fixed an issue with the auto-updater not being able to see updates in 21.1
21.1.1 (macOS Release)
Fixed a bug on macOS where if an audio capture device was set to "Default", the device would not change until the program was restarted.
OBS Studio 21.1
General Changes
Updated the Browser source to Chromium 63. This includes many important and critical updates to the Browser backend.
The new Chromium build for the browser source now supports APNG (animated PNG) image files.
Fixed a few bugs and a potential crash on shutdown with the browser source, with more fixes and improvements to come in coming updates.
Fixed a bug where the bit icons in certain donation alerts didn't load properly (fixed with the Chromium update for the browser source).
Dockable windows can now be nested.
Updated the program to use the latest Microsoft development toolchain (Visual Studio 2017) for the Windows version.
Changed log file uploading to hastebin (for now) instead of anonymous github gists due to github removing anonymous gist support.
Fixed an issue where the AMD encoder wouldn't show up for some people since 21.0.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug where you could import a scene collection with an already-existing name.
Fixed an issue where a spontaneous rare audio glitch could happen when encoding audio on Windows. This was caused by a Microsoft audio encoder library which was used by default on Windows at bitrates between 96 and 192 kilobits per second; this library has now been replaced.
Fixed a potential crash on startup.
Fixed a few scripting-related crashes.
Fixed a bug where setting a blank replay buffer prefix would reset to the default prefix when the program was restarted.
Fixed a bug where the slideshow source would get stuck on the last image is the slideshow image list was cleared.
Selection rectangles are no longer drawn for audio-only sources.
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All features
Intuitive audio mixer with filter functionality such as noise gate, noise suppression, and gain.
Powerful and easy to use configuration options. Add new Sources, duplicate existing ones, and adjust their properties effortlessly.
Improved and streamlined Settings panel for quickly configuring your broadcasts and recordings.
Both light and dark themes available to fit your preference
Powerful and easy to use configuration options. Add new Sources, duplicate existing ones, and adjust their properties effortlessly.
Improved and streamlined Settings panel for quickly configuring your broadcasts and recordings.
Both light and dark themes available to fit your preference
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Guides and How to's
How to record anything on your screen using the free OBS Studio
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Aug 25, 2017 Version: 20.0.1
OS: Windows 8 64-bit Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
One of the superior optimize streaming software, MUCH MORE better for hardware then - Xsplit and simply aswell Adobe Encoder and etc... Also the best of the best FREE out there and everywhere.
Amazingly easy to set up. Watched a 5 min tutorial and was up and running.
Feb 28, 2015 Version: 0.64b
OS: Windows 8 64-bit Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Quiet day so wanted to test this just for the halibut. My rating means nothing since it should make it very clear that it won't work on XP. It just says "Windows" This program needs Vista sp2 and above with DX10.
Jun 21, 2014 Version: 0_625b
OS: WinXP Ease of use: -/10
Functionality: -/10
Value for money: -/10
Overall: 5/10
I know it's still in beta, but my experience wasn't particularly happy. I'm certainly not a "video ace", but I have a bit of experience.
I looked at the download choices and selected the portable version: I unzipped the 64-bit version in a folder and with a click, the program started just fine.
This, however, was the end of the fun. I found the interface anything but intuitive, but after LOTS of clicking around and looking at the online help >(for some reason the built-in help file was blank), I was sort of able to make a movie of myself with my webcam.
The result was lousy, though I have to confess I didn't try to modify any of the settings. One problem was that the resolution of my monitor (2560x1440) is much higher than that of my webcam, so the movie didn't fill the entire image window. Also, my graphics card (Matrox M9128) isn't particularly designed for video, so the film was choppy - although when I take movies with my digicams, the results are super. Finally, the sound - taken with the mike of my Logitech C910 webcam - was badly out of sync and started with me sounding like Frankenstein but ended with me sounding like Mickey Mouse. Weird.
Anyway, I just tried it because I had nothing to do, but it's not a program I'll look at again. Sorry. Maybe someone with more experience will have better results.
May 26, 2014 Version: 0.624 Beta
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 2/10
Functionality: 5/10
Value for money: 5/10
Overall: 5/10
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