github obsproject/obs-studio 26.1.0-rc2
OBS Studio 26.1 Release Candidate 2

latest releases: 30.1.2, 30.1.1, 30.1.0...
pre-release3 years ago

Release Candidate 2 Changes

  • Fixed an issue where older NVIDIA driver versions would no longer work with NVENC
  • Fixed a bug where browser dock windows would suddenly go to minimum size
  • Fixed a bug where the Twitch Soundtrack plugin and OBS would overwrite each other’s Twitch VOD track depending on the settings in OBS. OBS now prioritizes its own setting before deferring to secondary plugins for the Twitch VOD track
  • Fixed an issue where DPI scaling would round up, causing UI elements to appear too large
  • Fixed an issue where the new virtual camera wouldn't work correctly on M1 Macs
  • Fixed an issue where ‘Paste Filters’ on sources didn't work in all situations
  • Added a check to the installer for Visual Studio 2019 redistributables

New Features and Additions

  • Added Virtual Camera output on macOS [johnboiles/PatTheMav]
  • Added Virtual Camera output on Linux (requires v4l2loopback-dkms) [catxfish/cg2121]
  • Added the ability to use a separate audio track for the VOD when using Twitch [Jim]
    • If using Simple output mode, enable "Enable Advanced Encoder Settings", and enable "Twitch VOD Track (Uses Track 2)". Twitch VOD output will then be on audio track 2
    • If using Advanced output mode in the Streaming tab, enable "Twitch VOD Track" and select the track you'd like to use for it
  • Added OpenBSD support [grayed]
  • Added the ability to ingest captions coming from Decklink devices via "Decklink Captions" from the Tools menu [DDRBoxman]
  • Added hardware decoding options for stinger transitions [WizardCM]
  • Added an option to duplicate filters in the right-click context menu of filters [exeldro]
  • Added ability to copy and paste a single filter between sources [cg2121]
  • (API) Added a replay buffer save event to the frontend API [hgonomeg]

Improvements/Tweaks

  • On Linux, the program will now detect other instances that are currently running and warn the user about running more than one copies at a time [clockley]
  • When creating a new profile, you will be now be given the option to run the auto-configuration wizard [JohannMG]
  • Changed the “Enforce Streaming Service Bitrate” to “Ignore streaming service setting recommendations”, moved it to the Streaming section of the Settings window, and made it so it now affects both Simple and Advanced output modes. [Jim]
  • Maximum limitations for streaming services are now shown in the Streaming section of the Settings window [Jim]
  • Streaming services may now apply resolution and framerate limits on streams to their services [Jim]

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug where the "Save Replay" button would stay highlighted after being clicked [offthegrid-mike]
  • Fixed a bug where the Media source would have unusual lag playing back certain media files (particularly WMV files) [Jim]
  • Fixed an issue where Facebook streaming would allow you to select resolutions/framerates that aren't supported [Jim]
  • Fixed certain connection issues with SRT/mpegts [pkviet]
  • Fixed a bug where you could disable the Replay Buffer even if it was currently active [Scrxtchy]
  • Fixed a bug where renaming a source would not return keyboard/mouse focus back to the list [jberenhaus]

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