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@github-actions github-actions released this 08 Oct 21:20
· 83 commits to master since this release

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Important

NVIDIA Kepler GPUs are no longer supported for NVENC.

Note

NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 551.76 (Windows) / 550.54.14 (Linux) or newer.

Important

The code signing certificate for OBS is being updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions starting with the next major OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.

31.0 New Features

  • Added NVIDIA Blur Filter and Background Blur [pkviet]
  • Added preview scrollbars and zoom/scale indicator [cg2121/Warchamp7]
  • Added v210 format support for AJA device capture [paulh-aja]
  • Added Amazon IVS service integration [palana]
  • Added QSV AV1 Screen Content Coding [thyintel]
  • Enabled first-party YouTube Chat features [msuman-google]

31.0 Changes

  • Updated the browser source/docks CEF (Chromium) to version 127 (6533) on all platforms [reitowo/WizardCM/PatTheMav/tytan652/pkviet/kkartaltepe/Lain-B]
  • Changed scene items to use relative coordinates [derrod]
    • Existing scene collections will be automatically converted to use relative coordinates if the scene collection has a known output resolution set.
  • Split NVIDIA Audio Effects from Noise Suppression [pkviet]
    • Existing filters will be automatically migrated.
  • Changed the Image Slideshow's Playback Mode property from radio buttons to a dropdown [derrod]
  • Disabled the (currently unsupported) built-in Automatic Scene Switcher when using Wayland on Linux [tytan652]
  • Improved error messages for macOS Virtual Camera [jcm93]
  • Changed Display and Window capture on Windows to not capture the first found display or window [Lain-B]
  • Changed display and window capture on Linux to not capture implicitly [Lain-B]
  • Added a warning to Window Capture when trying to capture WinUI 3 applications with BitBlt [qhy040404]
  • Refactored the NVENC implementation with various improvements [derrod]
    • SDK 12.2 features, such as split encoding, are now supported.
    • Additional features from old SDKs are supported:
      • B-Frames as reference
      • Target Quality VBR mode (CQVBR)
    • A custom options field has been added to allow setting more options that don't warrant their own UI elements.
  • Improved screensaver inhibit functions on Linux in Flatpak
  • Removed default desktop audio device on macOS 13+ [jcm93]
  • Removed NVIDIA Kepler GPU support for NVENC [derrod]
  • Removed FTL support [derrod]
  • Removed legacy migrations from OBS Studio 28.1 and earlier [derrod]
    • If updating from these older versions, you may wish to update to OBS Studio 30.2 first, and then update to OBS Studio 31.
  • Removed support for Ubuntu 22.04 [derrod]
  • Application settings have been split into "app" configuration and "user" configuration, rather than storing everything in global.ini [PatTheMav]

31.0 Bug Fixes

  • Fixed two crashes with the QSV encoder on Linux [kkartaltepe]
  • Fixed a crash with a race condition involving multitrack video output reconnect [dsaedtler]
  • Fixed two potential crashes in Linux Window Capture [Lain-B]
  • Fixed a deadlock in MP4 muxer [derrod/notr1ch]
  • Fixed a deadlock when shutting down muxer [exeldro]
  • Fixed a potential deadlock when stopping an encoder [derrod]
  • Fixed a potential memory error and crash in text parser [fzwoch]
  • Fixed a couple minor memory leaks [pkviet]
  • Fixed a memory leak when playing an HDR media file [tt2468]
  • Fixed an SRT listener bug where the socket was not closed properly [pkviet]
  • Fixed an issue where the current scene collection could be erased to default when trying to switch to a different scene collection that's corrupted or invalid [derrod]
  • Fixed a buffer overrun in UTF-8 text conversion [derrod]
  • Fixed an issue that could cause bitrate spikes in QSV CBR [thyintel]
    • Note: This fix only applies to Lunar Lake or newer except Alder Lake N.
  • Fixed an issue where the Auto Configuration Wizard could unintentionally enable Enhanced Broadcasting [lexano-ivs]
  • Fixed issues with the audio clipping indicators displaying incorrectly on volume meters [norihiro]
  • Fixed various issues with Happy Eyeballs [notr1ch]
  • Fixed an issue causing hotkeys to register inconsistently on macOS [jcm93]
  • Fixed an issue causing multitrack video output to fail if color format was set to I444 [dsaedtler]
  • Fixed an issue where Custom CSS in browser sources no longer worked with certain websites (namely YouTube chat) [vvto33]
  • Restored STUN support for WHIP output [mondain]

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