The release of the new version of OBS Studio 29 and in this new version for Linux, support for multimedia keys is implemented to start/stop playback, switch between the previous and next tracks, change the volume and mute the sound. Support is available for both X11 and Wayland based environments.
Another change that stands out is that added a compression filter up (Upright Compressor), which increases the volume of silent signals without changing the sound level, which is above the set threshold. For example, the filter can be used when streaming requires game sounds to be clearly audible, in conditions where the game sound level is initially set below the sound level in the voice track.
In addition to that, we can also find that Various improvements have been made to the audio and video filters based on NVIDIA technologies. Among other things, a slider for mask refresh (Mask Refresh) has been added to filters and support for the possibility of temporary processing has been implemented, providing a higher level of quality when working with masks.
It is also noted that now the ability to mute sound in browser panels is provided individual (browser base), as well as inspect the content of browser panels (Inspect in the context menu), in addition to added support for output authentication and encryption when transmitted using the SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) and RIST (Reliable Internet Transmission Transport) protocols.
Of the other changes that stand out:
- Added the ability to use the encoders provided on AMD RX7000 and Intel Arc GPUs for hardware accelerated video encoding in AV1 format on the Windows platform.
- Added an update delivery channel for the Windows platform with beta releases and release candidates.
- For systems running macOS, native support for HEVC and ProRes encoders, including P010 and HDR, has been implemented. Added Apple VT Encoder to Auto Setup Wizard.
- Filter added with 3-band equalizer.
- Added support for the Intel HEVC encoder for Windows systems.
- Implemented support for macOS Desk View.
- Updated obs-websocket 5.1 plugin for remote control of OBS with data transfer via WebSocket.
- Changed the memory limit for the playback buffer: the buffer size is now limited to 75% of the available RAM, instead of setting a fixed 8 GB.
- Improved inclusion of VA-API based on FFmpeg (Libva library used to check device compatibility).
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How to install OBS Studio 29 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 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 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