OBS Studio 29.0 Update

This release brings additional encoders, including AV1 on the AMD RX7000 series and AV1/HEVC for supported Intel GPUs on Windows, and HEVC and ProRes support on macOS, as well as fixes for bugs and crashes.

Features

• Added support for the AMD AV1 Encoder for the RX7000 series GPUs on Windows
• Added support for the Intel AV1 Encoder for Arc GPUs on Windows - Note: CQP is available but not fully supported
• Added support for the Intel HEVC Encoder on Windows
• Added an upward compressor filter
• Added a 3-band equalizer filter
• Added support for native HEVC and ProRes encoders on macOS, including P010 and HDR
• Added support for macOS Desk View
• Websockets updated to 5.1.0, which has a number of bug fixes, UI improvements, and new stream reconnect events.
• Added update channels for opting into receiving beta/release-candidate builds to Windows

Tweaks and Improvements

• The Replay Buffer's memory limit is now set to 75% of installed system RAM rather than fixed to 8GB
• Added media key support in Linux
• Various improvements to NVIDIA Video and Audio filters, including a Mask Refresh slider and support for temporal processing, which provides better quality masking
• Improved Display Capture screen naming & saving on Windows; indexes should now match regardless of Mode, and reconnected displays should show the correct monitor
  • 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
• 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
• Removed the automatic numbering on Multiview labels
• Added the ability to mute individual browser docks
• Added the ability to right click and 'Inspect' individual browser docks
• Changed the default Simple Output NVENC preset to P5 for better compatibility & performance
• Added support for higher refresh rates in the Video Capture Device source on Windows
• Added the Apple VT Hardware encoder to the Auto Configuration Wizard
• Improved FFmpeg VA-API enablement by directly using Libva to check device capabilities
• Various minor UX/accessibility tweaks in the UI
• Raised the speed at which dynamic bitrate recovers after a drop
• Audio should now be automatically captured for most capture card brands using the Video Capture Device source on Windows
• Added a slide counter to the Source Toolbar when an Image Slide Show is selected

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issues with async filters (such as Delay) not rendering correctly
• Various performance improvements to Decklink preview output
• Fixed an issue where source Projector windows wouldn't close when a source was deleted
• Fixed an issue where cursors would disappear or display incorrectly on screen captures on Windows
• Fixed issues with CQP rate control for SVT and AOM AV1 encoders
• Fixed an issue with CQP rate control for AMD HEVC and H264
• Fixed Virtual Camera not working with Webex and GoToMeeting
• Fixed capturing UHD/4K YUV on the AJA Kona HDMI
• Fixed a bug where slideshow sources wouldn't remove cleared files when removing missing files
• Fixed slideshow counter on the source context toolbar showing "1/0" when empty, now shows "-/-" instead
• Fixed chroma location for VAAPI
• Fixed a case where macOS' VideoToolBox HEVC encoder would be parsed as AVC
• Allow SRT streams to disconnect after timeout
• Fixed color space being incorrect for some video devices running in MJPEG video format on Windows
• Fixed monitor names in the Fullscreen Projector & Multiview menus on Windows