Open Broadcaster Software is a free and open source application for recording and streaming video over the Internet.
The OBS Studio 29.0.1 patch release released, which arrives solved various crashes, of which in Linux, it solves the problems generated with rendering, problems with Wayland and more.
For whom it is they are unaware of this software, they should know that It is for broadcast, composition and video recording. The development goal of OBS Studio is to create a free version of the Open Broadcaster Software application that is not tied to the Windows platform, supports OpenGL, and is extensible through plugins.
Main new features of OBS Studio 29.0.1
In this hotfix release of OBS Studio 29.0.1 fixed “NVIDIA AUDIO Effects SDK is obsolete” message that appeared in the noise reduction filter properties when the SDK was not installed, as well as fixed a crash that could occur if you use the NVIDIA audio effect filters and then uninstall the SDK.
Another of the corrections made and regarding linux, went with him software rendering not working correctly, a solution was also given to bug where overriding the theme on linux could cause the program to not start, as well as the bug where linux captures didn't work correctly on X11 and the solution to the crash in Linux when using Wayland and try to use automatic scene change.
In addition to that, also fixed crash when using virtual camera as OBS source and changing canvas resolution and fixed bug in custom ffmpeg output mode where RTMP forced certain encoders.
Of the other corrections made in this new version:
- Fixed a bug on macOS where the properties window would go behind the main window after opening a file selection dialog.
- Fixed a bug where the profile encoder settings would not update correctly when switching between services that require a different encoder.
- Fixed up-compressor and expander audio filters sounding distorted
- Fixed a bug where the stats window/panel would show incorrect disk space calculation when pausing recordings.
- Fixed a bug on Windows where the “Force SDR” setting in the window capture would not appear
- Fixed a bug on macOS where the virtual camera would appear red.
- Fixed a bug where alpha was not displayed correctly when configuring OBS to use the BGRA color format.
- Fixed a crash on startup when minimizing OBS.
- Fixed a bug where projectors could look washed out when projecting SDR content while using an HDR display.
- Fixed a bug on Windows where child screens would sometimes not show up in the screenshot properties.
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How to install OBS Studio 29.0.1 on Ubuntu and derivatives?
For those who are interested in being able to install this new version of OBS on their system, they can do so by following the instructions we share below.
Installing OBS Studio 29.0.1 from Flatpak
In general, for almost any current Linux distribution, the installation of this software can be done with the help of Flatpak packages. They should only have the support to install these types of packages.
In a terminal they just have to execute the following command:
flatpak install flathub com.obsproject.Studio
In the event that you already have the application installed by this means, you can update it by executing the following command:
flatpak update com.obsproject.Studio
Installing OBS Studio 29.0.1 from Snap
Another general method of installing this application is with the help of Snap packages. In the same way as Flatpak, they must have the support to install these types of packages.
The installation is going to be done from a terminal by typing:
sudo snap install obs-studio
Installation done, now we are going to connect the media:
sudo snap connect obs-studio:camera
sudo snap connect obs-studio:removable-media
Installation from PPA
For those who are Ubuntu users and derivatives, they can install the application by adding a repository to the system.
We add this by typing:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:obsproject/obs-studio sudo apt-get update
And we install the application by running
sudo apt-get install obs-studio sudo apt-get install ffmpeg