Sorry if these are obvious questions, I'm still fairly new to OBS.ĮDIT: Another thing: The basic Windows 'Movies and TV' application is not an option for window capture, which is why I looked toward trying the browser capture. So, technically two questions: First, are there any browsers or workarounds that would allow me to capture the YouTube video? Secondly, what could be going wrong with my display capture? When I add it as a source, I'm just creating a display capture, using display 1 (my only option), and I've tried with and without capturing the cursor, and both result in the black screen.

Also, when I try using Window Capture, I just get a black screen and nothing will pop up. Using OBS Studio for Screen Recordings The WP Guru How To Record WHILE Streaming at a HIGHER Quality Gaming Careers 150K views How To Record your PowerPoint Presentation Using OBS Studio. From finding another post here I learned that Chrome (and Edge and Firefox) blocks captures like OBS window capture.

Select it, then enter a name for the device, then on the next screen, select the right option from the Device. To record a specific window with OBS Studio, we will use the Window Capture feature. So, if your screen capture is 1920x1080, you can keep it as an OBS HD recording (in 1080p). It can be the same as your Base Resolution or smaller. The Output (Scaled) Resolution is the size of your recorded video. You can set it as your entire screen or a specific portion of it. I was trying to capture gameplay footage I'd uploaded to YouTube to try and record a video, but the image just freezes and won't properly record anything. Video Capture Device refers to cameras and video capture cards or accessories. The Base (Canvas) Resolution determines your capture size.

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