Definitely the best one out there. Its so simple yet so unbelievably fascinating and über effective.
I started streaming a few months ago and to put it simply OBS proved itself to be the best option out of any other software alike out there. GREAT NEW UPDATE today. That "game capture" is such a treat, LOVE IT.

Start using OBS. NOW!!!

R1ch u r such a wizard ♥

Velinath

United States694 Posts

February 06 2013 02:49 GMT

#83

Honestly, since I set up my OBS, I have found myself with an extra XSplit license that I have no use for. Head and shoulders above any alternatives.

MachinimaToasty

Canada27 Posts

February 06 2013 04:00 GMT

#84

Curious does this work with any game?

R1CH

Netherlands10340 Posts

February 06 2013 04:04 GMT

#85

Any DX9 or higher game which doesn't have invasive anti-cheat protection should work with game capture. Most other software should work with monitor or window capture.

Imagine42

United States73 Posts

February 06 2013 04:40 GMT

#86

I guess I'll have to try out .47a, went back to using Xsplit with 1.2 as the .466 version of OBS was giving me issues with webcams while using greenscreens (it would crop the cam down to a tiny region or something and basically I'd have to completely remove all instances of the cam in any scene before I could get it to show up again, reported this on OBS' forums and had no responses). Hopefully it's been fixed, missed using OBS

Inertiaddict

United States126 Posts

February 06 2013 05:17 GMT

#87

I stream from a laptop.

It is an ASUS G53-XT1. It's equipped with an i7 and a GTX 560 Mobile. I bought it thinking that it would have no problem streaming, but X-Split is sort of a resource hog and I had to lower my SC2 settings, which I didn't want to do. Unlike most people, I find that higher graphics settings actually helps me play. I like the little explosions and I like the cloak effect. I feel that it helps me because the higher fidelity offers my eye a better contrast, whereas the low quality setting blends everything together a little. That's just me, though.

I used to stream SC2 with X-Split at 720p, but in order to do so I'd have to:
1) kill all my extraneous system processes (via Task Manager)
2) set the priority of SC2 and X-Split to "High".
3) Set the SC2 graphics to Low.

I don't mind steps 1 and 2, per say, but Step 3 really bugged the crap out of me. I like "High" settings.

With OBS, it is so much better (optimized?) that I actually get:
1) a better looking stream (higher bitrate)
2) at a higher resolution (1200p [1920x1200] versus 720p [1280 × 720]), and
3) I don't have to touch Task Manager or do any System tweaking at all.

OBS is really satisfactory, in my opinion. The GUI is not as "nice" as X-Split, which is something you'll hear a lot, but that is the easy part to improve; and I bet they will. I practically consider myself lucky to have OBS.

I can't tell you how much of an impact the change has had; my laptop plays and streams as well as a desktop would. In closing, however, I want to say that while I used X-Split, it was really also a very nice experience. As someone who is using a laptop to stream, I was well aware that I might have to make a concession or two on the power of my computer or the quality of the stream; as unfortunately, I'm not a millionaire. I don't want to take anything away from X-Split. It does its job very well. If I had a desktop, and power or heat were not an issue, I'd have no problem using X-Split further. OBS, however, is doing a better job filling my needs at the moment.

That's my 2 cents. Thanks for reading and props to R1CH for taking the time out to spread this good information to others.

Grobyc

Canada18410 Posts

February 06 2013 05:27 GMT

#88

My favourite thing about it is that there's no restrictions on bitrate/resolution/audio/etc. Haven't used it much, but I've got it installed and set up so I might make more of a permanent switch pretty soon.

CakeOrI)eath

United States327 Posts

February 06 2013 05:54 GMT

#89

Can it stream bw fullscreen?

Noyect

Sweden129 Posts

February 06 2013 07:33 GMT

#90

Been trying OBS a bit over the past week just to see what I could do on my old hardware (c2d E8400 3.4Ghz, 4GB RAM, GTX 260) and while I can hardly keep X-split open - nevermind actually streaming with it - I'm able to stream Dota 2 at 720p @ 24fps using OBS.

Serpico

4285 Posts

February 06 2013 07:47 GMT

#91

I'm an incredibly huge moron when it comes to overlays, is there a simple guide to creating your own and implementing them with OBS? I'm sure it's very simple, but I haven't seen a very simple and complete guide on it. I always get how to make SC 2 overlays or something. Btw, OBS is awesome, I'd use it to record 1080p but my cpu can't handle it.

Sigh

Canada2433 Posts

February 06 2013 07:54 GMT

#92

Really easy program to use. For a complete streaming newbie like me, I started streaming in about 5-10 minutes with no issues at all. That's what sold me. Also, it's FREEEEE! Awesome work.

Firebolt145

Lalalaland34483 Posts

February 06 2013 08:37 GMT

#93

On February 06 2013 16:47 Serpico wrote:
I'm an incredibly huge moron when it comes to overlays, is there a simple guide to creating your own and implementing them with OBS? I'm sure it's very simple, but I haven't seen a very simple and complete guide on it. I always get how to make SC 2 overlays or something. Btw, OBS is awesome, I'd use it to record 1080p but my cpu can't handle it.

You should check out their forums, they have a guides section that should be able to help you out.

iEchoic

United States1776 Posts

February 06 2013 08:39 GMT

#94

Well, I just downloaded this, got it working within 5 minutes, and it performs far better than xsplit. And it's free.

Fantastic job.

ShotgunMike

Sweden241 Posts

February 06 2013 11:19 GMT

#95

I don't stream very much but I wanted to try a few months back and looked around for good options. I found OBS, downloaded and tested and it was very easy to get running and have worked like a charm. Have not tried anything else but have never really needed to do so.

Deleted User 135096

3624 Posts

February 06 2013 13:39 GMT

#96

On February 06 2013 03:03 CrazyF1r3f0x wrote:
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Hey it's not a wheel T_T
How did you make it a wheel?

R1CH is a wizard... didn't you know this?

lurked

Canada918 Posts

February 06 2013 13:50 GMT

#97

I tried this software a few weeks ago, and man it's amazing. Streaming at 720p without any lag or stuttering, and it doesn't affect my games performances.

I would recommend it to anyone, be it a professional streamer or an amateur, the software is really simple and powerful.

KristofferAG

Norway25712 Posts

February 06 2013 13:52 GMT

#98

Started streaming abuot a year ago and had all kinds of issues. First I used Xsplit, but then I had to pay for it so I switched to the free Adobe thing or whatever it was. Used Destiny's guide to set it up, but it'd constantly break. I gave up streaming altogether till OBS was released. Five minutes, and I was done. Some minor tweaking in the settings made it pretty much perfect.