
Expanded support for subtitle tracks in VLC source (up to 1000). Changed the default FFmpeg AAC encoder to twoloop which has higher quality. NVENC error messages now include more details.
Output rescaling is ignored if the scaled resolution matches the current video output resolution. Added support for multiple audio tracks in Simple output recording. HDR is not yet supported, this restriction may be lifted during the OBS 29.1 beta testing period. Currently only supported by/enabled for YouTube. Added support for streaming AV1/HEVC over RTMP. Added indicator if an audio source is unmuted, but not assigned to any audio tracks. Added lossless audio recording options (FLAC/ALAC/PCM including 32-bit float). Added ProRes 4444 (XQ) support for VideoToolbox encoder on macOS. Added support for surround sound for AJA capture cards. The default recording format has been tentatively changed to fragmented MP4/MOV, please submit your feedback on Discord or the Forums if you run into any issues!. Fragmented MP4 and MOV files can be remuxed to regular MP4/MOV in cases where the former may not be read correctly (e.g. These offer greater compatibility than MKV while providing similar resilience against data loss due to crashes, running out of space, etc. Added a setting to record in fragmented MP4 and MOV formats. Added the ability to zoom browser docks with Ctrl - and + and the right click menu. Added compatibility notices in the Window and Game Capture sources for Windows. Added an option to preload media sources used in Stingers to memory, to avoid frame skips during transitions. Added settings to select the audio encoder for streaming and recording.
Added Update Channels on macOS and updated Sparkle for smaller and faster updates going forward.If you are affected, please update to the latest version of your VTubing software. This blocks old versions of popular VTubing software virtual cameras that are known to cause freezes when accessing video capture device properties.
This allows OBS to block problematic DLLs from attaching to OBS and causing freezing or crashes, for example 3rd party overlay hooks and outdated video capture devices.
Added a DLL blocking feature for Windows.