OBS Studio 32.2.2

OBS Studio is an application designed for gamers, artists, developers or amateur users who enjoy creating tutorials and streams that they share over the Internet. Create high quality recording with OpenGL or Direct3D on your desktop and stream them on the Internet via this intuitive software solution. Works with multiple streaming services, including Twitch The setup is quick and uneventful, so it is unlikely that you can encounter any issues at this stage. Upon launch, you are welcomed by a minimalistic, yet clean and intuitive interface that displays all available features and functions.

You should know that the program allows you to connect to the major streaming services, such as Twitch, YouTube or DailyMotion, for instance. Alternatively, you can add your custom streaming service or save the recordings on your local drives in high-quality formats (MOV, FLV, MKV, MP4, TS and M3u8).

As you would expect, the application permits you to configure the stream, so that you can be sure that the audience watching your live recording gets quality. Therefore, you can change the resolution, adjust the FPS, alter the delay and set the maximum bitrate, so that they are suitable for a wider range of devices.

Enables you to add multimedia files into the stream easily
Even though the primary goal of the initial releases was to make the application work on multiple platforms, there are some notable differences between this too and Open Broadcaster Software.

For starters, the program comes with a more dynamic API that enables developers to create their own plugins, so that they can have a more efficient control over the streaming experience. In addition, the Studio version allows you to include more type of files into the streaming, such as Audio Input and Output Capture, Display Captures, Images and Browser, for instance.

Perhaps the most noteworthy difference is the Studio mode that enables you to compare scenes and customize transitions with just a few clicks. It is worth mentioning that both applications allow you to record videos from various sources and integrate text, media, desktop recording, game capture or webcam streams into the content.

A tool that allows you to better manage the streaming process
Irrespective of whether you are creating a tutorial to upload for your gamers friends or you want to exhibit a highlight feature of a product that you want to launch in the near future, OBS Studio enables you to make live recordings that you stream or save locally effortlessly.

Features

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]
- Note: 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]
Added update channels for opting into receiving beta/release-candidate builds to Windows [Rodney]
- Work is still underway to get everything ready on the server side, updating via the built-in updater may not be available until later in the OBS 30.0 beta-testing period
Websockets updated to 5.1.0, which has a number of bug fixes, UI improvements, and new stream reconnect events. [tt2468]

Tweaks and Improvements

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]
- Note: This does mean existing Display Capture sources will be blank until manually configured, to avoid showing the wrong display
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]

Important

NVIDIA Kepler (600 and 700 series) GPUs are no longer supported for NVENC.

Note

NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 551.76 (Windows) / 550.54.14 (Linux) or newer.

Important

The code signing certificate for OBS has been updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions with this OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.

32.2.2 Hotfix Changes

Fixed an issue where plugins might not load properly on the first start after updating OBS on Windows [notr1ch]
Blocked OBS Studio from running on macOS 12 [RytoEX]
Due to a Qt update, OBS Studio 32.2.x fails to launch on macOS 12. For macOS 12, please use OBS Studio 32.1.2.

32.2.1 Hotfix Changes

Fixed game capture failing after updating OBS if the previous hook was still in use [notr1ch]

32.2 New Features

Replaced add source dropdown with new dialog [Warchamp7]
Added copy paste functions to frontend API [exeldro]
Added filter to compose SDR into HDR [jpark37]
Added delete as a hotkey to delete sources on macOS [PatTheMav]
Added dynamic bitrate support to multitrack video [lexano-ivs]
Added missing file support for filters [exeldro]
Added ability for plugins to set custom icons for new source types [cg2121]
Improved FPS selector UX [jcm93]
Included .webp files when adding a directory to Image Slide Show source [TarunCore]

32.2 Changes

Forced Intel-based installations to update to Apple Silicon version on macOS [PatTheMav]
This change means that OBS Studio versions built for Intel-based Macs but running on Apple Silicon Macs will automatically update to OBS Studio built for Apple Silicon Macs. If an installation was using third-party plugins, those plugins will no longer load until replaced with Apple Silicon versions.
Fixed audio mixer state getting out of sync when changing settings via websockets or plugins [Warchamp7]
Added theming for checked QToolButtons [glikely]
Added minimum width to spinboxes [Warchamp7]
Changed new capture devices to use fallback frame rate by default [PatTheMav]
Improved OpenGL performance slightly on low-end machines [kkartaltepe]
Set minimum size for color source to 1 pixel [exeldro]
Disallowed overwriting the crash handler [sebastian-s-beckmann]
Applied process mitigation policies for Windows [notr1ch]
Adjusted description of multitrack video [jhnbwrs]
Improved DLL loading behavior on Windows [notr1ch]
Limited multitrack video config to Custom service [PatTheMav]
Removed redundant “Monitor Only” from the Advanced Audio Properties window [Warchamp7]
Mute and Monitor are handled independently in the new Audio Mixer
Removed Close button from What’s New dialog [Warchamp7]
Removed margins from What’s New dialog [Warchamp7]

32.2 Bug Fixes

Fixed OAuth and dock state save corruption [PatTheMav]
Fixed group bounds not resizing when removing items [howellrl]
Fixed canvas mixes not being restored after video reset [dsaedtler]
Fixed some erroneous crashes during shutdown [Warchamp7]
Fixed display capture sometimes capturing black after a duplicator failure [ThrowTop]
Fixed color of controls dock output buttons in System theme [shiina424]
Fixed virtual camera reset failures [stephematician]
Fixed potential crash when user discards changes in the settings window [suogesi]
Fixed incorrect return value in virtualcam filter [xtfo]
Fixed source toolbar buttons not working after dragging a source into a group [Warchamp7]
Fixed properties hint icon spacing [Warchamp7]
Fixed potential crash when a video device reconnects on macOS [jcm93]
Fixed an issue where PipeWire could fail on NVIDIA GPUs [hoshinolina]
Fixed obs_canvas_get_video_info returning incorrect framerate [dsaedtler]
Fixed NVENC using incorrect bitrate in CQVBR mode [Lordmau5]
Fixed VAAPI AV1 not working when streaming with WHIP [RytoEX]

32.2 Deprecations

Deprecated obs_properties_add_button [sebastian-s-beckmann]

(Freeware) x64