Who uses Open Broadcaster Software here?

[lovingGamer]

I need little help, with Open Broadcaster Software..

Everything works but one thing does not

 

here is my problem

 

I added source and game and still black screen!

[Jobbe03]

Not all games are supported afaik

[Atmos]

This fella does! When capturing a game scene, you have to be actively viewing the page for it to update. Hence, if you also alt+tab out of a page while streaming then it will freeze the video on the last updating frame. Make sure as well you're pointing it at the correct game or program you want to capture. 

[lovingGamer]

This fella does! When capturing a game scene, you have to be actively viewing the page for it to update. Hence, if you also alt+tab out of a page while streaming then it will freeze the video on the last updating frame. Make sure as well you're pointing it at the correct game or program you want to capture. 

I don't understand you

[Atmos]

I don't understand you

Ok. If you start OBS outside of a game while its running, and try to view it w/o opening the game back up, the stream wont update video and thusly you'll get a black screen, but simply opening the game up will fix this.

 

OR, you could have OBS looking for the wrong program to stream, can you access the settings for "game capture" to make sure its looking at the right program to record?

[MrBucket101]

Not all games are supported afaik

yup, the planetside 2 engine being the biggest PITA of them all. Quite a few games will crash when you try to stream with OBS. Just have to tinker with it.

 

I don't understand you

Game Capture is for when the game is running in Full Screen. If you alt+tab out of fullscreen, then there is nothing to be captured.

 

If your game is not running in full screen, but a fullscreen window, then use window capture

[xAcid9]

Follow this guy guide. http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/185565-guide-recording-gameplay-with-obs/

[lovingGamer]

yup, the planetside 2 engine being the biggest PITA of them all. Quite a few games will crash when you try to stream with OBS. Just have to tinker with it.

 

Game Capture is for when the game is running in Full Screen. If you alt+tab out of fullscreen, then there is nothing to be captured.

 

If your game is not running in full screen, but a fullscreen window, then use window capture

 

It worked! but why do i have press alt+tab to move from black screen?

[MrBucket101]

It worked! but why do i have press alt+tab to move from black screen?

because the game isn't in full screen, alt tabbing back into the game puts it at full screen

[lovingGamer]

because the game isn't in full screen, alt tabbing back into the game puts it at full screen

What if game is in full screen?

[MrBucket101]

What if game is in full screen?

then the game capture will work

[lovingGamer]

then the game capture will work

It does not work for Ghosts Recon Phantoms it's full screen

[Thony]

Play in bordeless, do monitor capture and choose the region size (manually select the size of screen u want to record)

I did it few days ago. Works nicelly.

[lovingGamer]

Play in bordeless, do monitor capture and choose the region size (manually select the size of screen u want to record)

I did it few days ago. Works nicelly.

okay....

[MrBucket101]

Play in bordeless, do monitor capture and choose the region size (manually select the size of screen u want to record)

I did it few days ago. Works nicelly.

Window Capture is better for that sort of thing

[lovingGamer]

Window Capture is better for that sort of thing

What to do in that Window lol help

[MrBucket101]

What to do in that Window lol help

setup your game to run in a fullscreen window, or a window

 

Then add a new capture source, and choose window capture, then double click ont hat and choose which window you want to capture

[rucdoc]

Another issue is some games are not happy if you are not running obs in admin.

[vembutech]

Hi,

 

Are you selecting the game from the dropdown in Game capture, or are you using the hotkey method to hook the game?

What game are you trying to capture?

Also, keep in mind that with fullscreen games, you have to have the game focused for it to be captured. Otherwise, it stops rendering if you are alt-tabbed, which could manifest as a black screen or a frozen frame.