OBS Studio News

We have beta build for OBS Studio 29.0 available for testing! This is a major feature release, focused on AV1 support and a few other features.

[h2]Features[/h2]

• Added support for the AMD AV1 Encoder for RDNA3 GPUs [AMD/Jim]
  
• Added support for the Intel AV1 Encoder for Arc GPUs [Intel/Jim]
  
• Added support for the Intel HEVC Encoder [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]
  

[h2]Tweaks and Improvements[/h2]

• The Replay Buffer's memory limit is now set to 75% of installed system RAM rather than fixed to 8GB [derrod]
  
• Added media key support in Linux [kkartaltepe]
  
• Various improvements to NVIDIA Video and Audio filters, including a Mask Refresh slider [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]
  
• 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]
  
• 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]
  
• Updated dependencies, including switching to Qt 6.4.1, which should fix a number of issues [RytoEX/tytan652]
  

Find the the full patch notes for OBS Studio 29.0 Beta 1 here: github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/29.0.0-beta1

You can now opt-into the beta by adding the "OBS Studio Beta" app to your library, this will allow you to keep the stable release installed side-by-side and give you a clean installation to play with.
To add the beta to your library go to the OBS Studio store page and click "Request Access", you will be given access immediately:


If you instead wish to update your regular OBS Studio Steam install to the beta open the "Properties" window, navigate to the "Betas" tab and select the "beta" option in the dropdown:


(If you're not seeing the "beta" option yet try restarting your Steam client)

We need your help tracking down as many bugs as you can find before we make a full release! Please give the build a try and let us know here or in the #beta-testing channel on Discord: https://obsproject.com/discord

• Fixed NVENC preset not being migrated properly in simple output mode [RytoEX]
  
• Fixed the inability to start the encoder when NVENC is set to a bframe count higher than is supported by the device [RytoEX]
  

OBS 28.1 is now available, this is a minor update for 28.0 introducing support for AV1 encoding via NVIDIA NVENC as well as a few bug fixes.

[h3]Note for macOS users:[/h3]
Starting with this update M1/M2 Macs will run the ARM/"Apple Silicon" version of OBS by default.
This may lead to some plugins or VST effects not being loaded due to not being Apple Silicon compatible, so make sure to check for plugin updates.
To keep using the x86/Intel version of OBS add the "--intel" parameter to "Launch Options" (Right click -> Properties -> Launch Options).

[h2]Changes:[/h2]

• Added NVENC AV1 hardware encoder on Windows [Jim]
  
  • Currently only works with the NV12 (OBS default) and P010 color formats
    
  • Currently does not support the "rescale" feature in advanced output mode
    
  • Only available for RTX 40 Series video cards from NVIDIA
    
  
  
  
• Updated NVENC presets [Jim]
  
  • Presets have been split into 3 different settings: Preset, Tuning, and Multipass mode
    
  • Presets are now P1-P7, lower numbers being lower quality, higher numbers being higher quality. Note that higher presets may incur higher GPU usage which could impact the performance of games running simultaneously with OBS. The number of simultaneous NVENC encoding sessions may be lower when using the highest presets. OBS will automatically map your current NVENC settings to the closest preset when upgrading.
    
  • Tuning is used to determine whether to prioritize latency or quality. It has three settings: High Quality, Low Latency, and Ultra Low Latency.
    
  • Multipass Mode is used to determine whether a second pass is used in encoding, and has three settings: Disabled, Quarter Resolution, and Full Resolution. Enabling this will give higher quality at the cost of more GPU resource usage.
    
  
  
  
• Fixed a bug where Direct3D 9 games stopped capturing properly with game capture on Windows 11 22H2 [Rodney]
  
• Moved "Always on Top" to the View menu [gxalpha]
  
• You can now select a specific source for the Virtual Camera [chippydip]
  
• Fixed a crash on resolution change of Windows Virtual Camera [Jim]
  
• Fixed a Discord crash with Windows Virtual Camera [Jim]
  
• Fixed crashes with macOS applications loading the virtual camera [PatTheMav]
  
• Fixed Steam version launching x86_64 version on Apple Silicon devices [Rodney]
  
• Fixed Stats widget appearance issues [tytan652]
  
• Fixed Blend Method in Studio Mode [rcdrone]
  
• Fixed case where video capture is darkened when both luma wipe and scale filtering are set [rcdrone]
  

[h3]Note for macOS users:[/h3]
Starting with this update Apple Silicon Macs will correctly run the ARM version of OBS by default.
This may lead to some plugins or VST effects not being loaded due to not being Apple Silicon compatible, so make sure to check for plugin updates.
To keep using the x86/Intel version of OBS add the "--intel" parameter to "Launch Options" (Right click -> Properties -> Launch Options).

[h2]28.1 Release Candidate 1 Changes[/h2]

• Fix Stats widget appearance and font size [tytan652]
  
• Fix theme selection after clicking apply and cancel in Settings [tytan652]
  
• Fix Steam launching x86 version under Rosetta [Rodney]
  
• Fix crashes in apps loading macOS Virtual Camera [PatTheMav/steven-michaud]
  
• Use correct title for failed replay buffer start [gxalpha]
  
• Fix crash on resolution change of Windows Virtual Camera [Jim]
  
• Fix possible crash when making quick UI changes [PatTheMav]
  
• Fix a crash related to Windows Virtual Camera [Jim]
  
• Fix crash after running autoconfig at less than 240p [r1ch]
  
• Fix Max Quality and Quality NVENC Preset upgrade mappings [RytoEX]