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.
Features
- Added support for the AMD AV1 Encoder for RDNA3 GPUs
- Added support for the Intel AV1 Encoder for Arc GPUs
- Added support for the Intel HEVC Encoder
- 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
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
- Improved Display Capture screen naming & saving on Windows; indexes should now match regardless of Mode, and reconnected displays should show the correct monitor
- 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
- 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
- Updated dependencies, including switching to Qt 6.4.1, which should fix a number of issues
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
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
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