OBS Studio 29.0 Beta 3 Beta 3 Changes -------------- * Fixed two bugs where systems with multiple video adapters with hardware encoders would not show support for their respective hardware encoders [Jim] * Fixed AMD AV1 encoder's default CQP value being 7 rather than 20 [Jim] * Fixed upward compressor sounding like it's peaking or a bit blown out when used [pkv] * Added a couple rate control methods for AMD's AVC/HEVC encoders [rhutsAMD] * Fixed chroma location for VAAPI [jpark37] * Fixed a case where macOS' VideoToolBox HEVC encoder would be parsed as AVC [jpark37] * Allow SRT streams to disconnect after timeout [pkv] * Fixed a bug where slideshow sources wouldn't remove cleared files when removing missing files [gxalpha] * Fixed slideshow counter on the source context toolbar showing "1/0" when empty, now shows "-/-" instead [cg2121] Beta 2 Changes -------------- * Fixed QSV just generally not working properly for some/most people (my fault -Jim) * Fixed QSV not even showing up for some people (also my fault -Jim) * Fixed color space being incorrect for some video devices running in MJPEG video format on Windows [jpark37] * Fixed monitor names in the Fullscreen Projector & Multiview menus on Windows [WizardCM] * Fixed CQP rate control on AMF H.264 encoder [Flaeri] Features -------- * Added support for the AMD AV1 Encoder for RDNA3 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 29.0 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] * Updated dependencies, including switching to Qt 6.4.1, which should fix a number of issues [RytoEX/tytan652] Bug Fixes --------- * Fixed issues with async filters (such as Delay) not rendering correctly [jpark37] * Various performance improvements to Decklink preview output [jpark37] * Fixed an issue where source Projector windows wouldn’t close when a source was deleted [cg2121] * Fixed an issue where cursors would disappear or display incorrectly on screen captures on Windows [caesay] * Fixed issues with CQP rate control for SVT and AOM AV1 encoders [flaeri] * Fixed issue with CQP rate control for AMD HEVC when using CQP [flaeri] * Fixed Virtual Camera not working with Webex and GoToMeeting [Jim] * Fixed capturing UHD/4K YUV on the AJA Kona HDMI [paulh-aja]