OBS Studio 29.1 Beta 2

OBS Studio 29.1 Beta 2 is now available!

Note: Due to technical issues this beta is still Windows only, we hope to have a Mac build uploaded later this week.

• Fixed a crash when attempting to start an NVENC encoding session when using the FFmpeg encoder [RytoEX]

• Fixed an issue where Properties would scroll incorrectly when toggling options [derrod]

• Fixed an issue where Game Capture would display compatibility notices unnecessarily [derrod]

• Fixed various issues with remuxing & auto remuxing the new fragmented video formats [derrod]

• Fixed CBR padding when using NVENC AV1/HEVC [derrod]

• Fixed AV1 padding data being removed from RTMP streams [notr1ch/derrod]

• Fixed an issue where replay buffer and automatic file splitting would not work when using fragmented video formats [derrod]

• Added AMD AV1 encoder to simple output mode [notr1ch]

• Improved default buffering behavior for most Elgato video capture devices on Windows [FBirth]

• Various improvements and fixes to Decklink performance [jpark37]

• Fixed transparent windows capturing incorrectly on Wayland using PipeWire [asahilina]

• Fixed an issue where the Settings window could be closed without selecting a video encoder [gxalpha]

• Fixed macOS build not packaging correctly [PatTheMav]

• Added more applications to the DLL blocklist on Windows [notr1ch]

• Fixed an issue with the source rotation handle when source is flipped [cg2121]

• Fixed an issue with FFmpeg NVENC producing invalid DTS when using b-frames [RytoEX/flaeri/derrod/tt2468]

• Fixed an issue with Qt where incompatible encoders could still be selected on macOS [gxalpha]

• Added codec logging for the QSV encoder [RytoEX]

• Fixed an issue where loading an SRT stream in Media Source could cause rendering/UI freeze [tt2468]

• Fixed HEVC encoded RTMP streams not playing back correctly when b-frames are enabled [YouTube]