OBS Studio 31.0 RC1

OBS Studio is software designed for capturing, compositing, encoding, recording, and streaming video content, efficiently. It is the re-write of the widely used Open Broadcaster Software, to allow even more features and multi-platform support. OBS Studio supports multiple sources, including media files, games, web pages, application windows, webcams, your desktop, microphone and more.

OBS Studio Features:

  • High performance real time video/audio capturing and mixing, with unlimited scenes you can switch between seamlessly via custom transitions.
  • Live streaming to Twitch, YouTube, Periscope, Mixer, GoodGame, DailyMotion, Hitbox, VK and any other RTMP server
  • Filters for video sources such as image masking, color correction, chroma/color keying, and more.
  • x264, H.264 and AAC for your live streams and video recordings
  • Intel Quick Sync Video (QSV) and NVIDIA NVENC support
  • Intuitive audio mixer with per-source filters such as noise gate, noise suppression, and gain. Take full control with VST plugin support.
  • GPU-based game capture for high performance game streaming
  • Unlimited number of scenes and sources
  • Number of different and customizable transitions for when you switch between scenes
  • Hotkeys for almost any action such as start or stop your stream or recording, push-to-talk, fast mute of any audio source, show or hide any video source, switch between scenes,and much more
  • Live preview of any changes on your scenes and sources using Studio Mode before pushing them to your stream where your viewers will see those changes
  • DirectShow capture device support (webcams, capture cards, etc)
  • Powerful and easy to use configuration options. Add new Sources, duplicate existing ones, and adjust their properties effortlessly.
  • Streamlined Settings panel for quickly configuring your broadcasts and recordings. Switch between different profiles with ease.
  • Light and dark themes available to fit your environment.
  • ...and many other features. For free. At all.

OBS Studio 31.0.0 RC1 changes:

  • Fixed an issue in Beta 1-3 causing a YouTube dock to not appear when switching to a profile where it was previously set up [shiina424]
  • Fixed a possible deadlock in Beta 1-3 if any NVIDIA Audio Filters were configured [exeldro]
  • Fixed a crash in Beta 1-3 if multitrack output failed to start and the user chose to continue with regular stream output [dsaedtler]
  • Fixed a crash on macOS that could occur if an audio device was disconnected [jcm93]
  • Fixed a crash on Windows when capturing D3D12 games [confusionattack/Lain-B]
  • Fixed an issue in Beta 1-3 causing spurious connection errors when streaming Multitrack Video to Amazon IVS auto URLs [palana]
  • Fixed an issue in Beta 1-3 causing Decklink Input/Output to not work [CyBeRoni]
  • Fixed an issue in Beta 1-3 where the Auto Configuration Wizard would alter the stream key if Multitrack Video was enabled [dsaedtler]
  • Changed scripts to correctly pass settings to modified callbacks on reload [Penwy]
  • Removed legacy QSV code for old devices (Haswell or older) [RytoEX]
  • Removed legacy QSV code for Windows 7 [RytoEX]