OBS Studio 29.0 Update

OBS Studio

Free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming

This release brings additional encoders, including AV1 on the AMD RX7000 series and AV1/HEVC for supported Intel GPUs on Windows, and HEVC and ProRes support on macOS, as well as fixes for bugs and crashes. [h2]Features[/h2] [list] [*] Added support for the AMD AV1 Encoder for the RX7000 series GPUs on Windows [AMD/Jim] [*] Added support for the Intel AV1 Encoder for Arc GPUs on Windows [Intel/Jim] - [b]Note:[/b] CQP is available but not fully supported [*] Added support for the Intel HEVC Encoder on Windows [yuriy-chumak/rcdrone/Jim] [*] Added an upward compressor filter [pkv] [*] Added a 3-band equalizer filter [Jim] [*] Added support for native HEVC and ProRes encoders on macOS, including P010 and HDR [Developer-Ecosystem-Engineering/PatTheMav/gxalpha] [*] Added support for macOS Desk View [Developer-Ecosystem-Engineering] [*] Websockets updated to 5.1.0, which has a number of bug fixes, UI improvements, and new stream reconnect events. [tt2468] [*] Added update channels for opting into receiving beta/release-candidate builds to Windows [Rodney] [/list] [h2]Tweaks and Improvements[/h2] [list] [*] The Replay Buffer's memory limit is now set to 75% of installed system RAM rather than fixed to 8GB [Rodney] [*] Added media key support in Linux [kkartaltepe] [*] Various improvements to NVIDIA Video and Audio filters, including a Mask Refresh slider and support for temporal processing, which provides better quality masking [pkv] [*] Improved Display Capture screen naming & saving on Windows; indexes should now match regardless of Mode, and reconnected displays should show the correct monitor [jpark37] [list] [*] [b]Note:[/b] This does mean existing Display Capture sources will be blank until manually configured, to avoid showing the wrong display [/list] [*] Added support for encryption and authentication for SRT and RIST outputs [pkv] [*] Disabled ScreenCaptureKit Display & App capture on macOS 12 due to various issues; users should either update to macOS 13 or use the existing Screen Capture source [PatTheMav] [*] Removed the automatic numbering on Multiview labels [Warchamp7] [*] Added the ability to mute individual browser docks [WizardCM] [*] Added the ability to right click and 'Inspect' individual browser docks [WizardCM] [*] Changed the default Simple Output NVENC preset to P5 for better compatibility & performance [RytoEX] [*] Added support for higher refresh rates in the Video Capture Device source on Windows [WizardCM/EposVox] [*] Added the Apple VT Hardware encoder to the Auto Configuration Wizard [gxalpha] [*] Improved FFmpeg VA-API enablement by directly using Libva to check device capabilities [tytan652] [*] Various minor UX/accessibility tweaks in the UI [Warchamp7/cg2121] [*] Raised the speed at which dynamic bitrate recovers after a drop [Jim] [*] Audio should now be automatically captured for most capture card brands using the Video Capture Device source on Windows [WizardCM/EposVox] [*] Added a slide counter to the Source Toolbar when an Image Slide Show is selected [cg2121] [/list] [h2]Bug Fixes[/h2] [list] [*] Fixed issues with async filters (such as Delay) not rendering correctly [jpark37] [*] Various performance improvements to Decklink preview output [jpark37] [*] Fixed an issue where source Projector windows wouldn't close when a source was deleted [cg2121] [*] Fixed an issue where cursors would disappear or display incorrectly on screen captures on Windows [caesay] [*] Fixed issues with CQP rate control for SVT and AOM AV1 encoders [flaeri] [*] Fixed an issue with CQP rate control for AMD HEVC and H264 [flaeri] [*] Fixed Virtual Camera not working with Webex and GoToMeeting [Jim] [*] Fixed capturing UHD/4K YUV on the AJA Kona HDMI [paulh-aja] [*] Fixed a bug where slideshow sources wouldn't remove cleared files when removing missing files [gxalpha] [*] Fixed slideshow counter on the source context toolbar showing "1/0" when empty, now shows "-/-" instead [cg2121] [*] Fixed chroma location for VAAPI [jpark37] [*] Fixed a case where macOS' VideoToolBox HEVC encoder would be parsed as AVC [jpark37] [*] Allow SRT streams to disconnect after timeout [pkv] [*] Fixed color space being incorrect for some video devices running in MJPEG video format on Windows [jpark37] [*] Fixed monitor names in the Fullscreen Projector & Multiview menus on Windows [WizardCM] [/list]