If you don’t do this, your webcam won’t show. Make sure the Game source is under the Webcam/Video Capture source. Now that our Game Source is set up, we will look into getting our video capture source (webcam) configured. Display Capture (least performing one of all, and your monitor/desktop is shown to everyone when you exit games) Configuring a Game Capture Source in Streamlabs Obs Window Capture (Borderless window is fantastic with this and super stable) 3. Game Capture (always use this unless it won’t work) 2. In terms of performance, this is the consensus in ranking for them: 1. It is recommended trying to use either Game Capture or Window Capture before trying Display Capture. Last but not least is the Display Capture source, which is one of the worst-performing sources for capturing games out of the three. The frames are limited to 60 fps in window applications such as fullscreen window/borderless window, and Window Capture works well with this. In which case, the preferred capture method would be the Window Capture source. Not all games will need the Game Capture source, as many of them work fine on borderless window mode.

The most preferred way to do it is using the Game Capture source as it directly captures the game application (DirectX/OpenGL). There are currently three methods of capturing your game. Ultimately, you can just leave it so that it picks up any fullscreen application instead. Leave the game running in the background and it should get picked up. You might need to restart your Streamlabs OBS software if it does not pick up the game. Otherwise, Streamlabs OBS won’t see the process running and won’t be able to select it. We will cover this feature further in the guide.įor your game to be able to get picked up by Streamlabs OBS, you will need it running in the background as you set this up. It allows you to specify which sources are shown on stream and in your recording. Streamlabs OBS has also released Selective Recording. Furthermore, if your streaming and your recording your VODs at the same time, you can control your audio sources that go into your video to prevent copyright issues. This feature combines all of your essential streaming windows, such as your chat, events, widgets, and SLOBS, into one view. Another neat feature is the 4-screens-in-1, which helps to reduce window/screen clutters. Now you can easily stay in touch with your community while gaming on one monitor. SLOBS comes with an In-Game Overlay so you can read your chat and events directly in-game. It can be hard to keep up with your chat and interact with them.

If you are starting streaming, chances are you only have one monitor.

SLOBS has game-aware video encoding, which allows a better stream quality for the game you picked while keeping your system’s CPU performance in check.

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