Obs studio monitor capture how to#
Obs studio monitor capture windows#

Now, select the option High performance.

If you cannot find it, click on browse and locate the executable (.exe) file of OBS Studio.

Here you will see a list of applications.

Obs studio monitor capture windows#

Go to Settings > Display > Graphics ( Advanced Graphics for Windows 10).

Follow these steps to select OBS’s graphics preferences. Therefore, it’s important to set the graphic preference for the dedicated graphics card to record our gameplay. So, if the OBS studio uses integrated graphics (Power saving GPU) to record, you will get a black screen. Most games will run from a dedicated graphics (High-performance GPU) card rather than an integrated one. When a computer uses integrated graphics and dedicated graphics, the OBS studio’s graphic preference must also match the GPU used when running the game. The OBS also records a black screen from Game Capture if the computer runs on two GPUs, dedicated and integrated. If this is crossed, the OBS will display a blank screen. Make sure that the eye icon is not crossed. You now will see that the Game Capture has appeared on Sources.

Select the Mode as Capture specific window and Window as the game you want to record.

Write any name for your Game Capture, or you can duplicate an exciting one by checking the Add Existing checkbox.

Click Add (If you have right-clicked), click on Game Capture.

Right-click anywhere on the gap in the Sources section or click the + icon.

Note: The game must be running in the background. Now, you can follow these steps to add Game Capture to Sources. Follow these steps to add Game Capture to Sources. If we do not add Game Capture again, the OBS will record the entire screen that you selected. To remove, you can either right-click the Game Capture and select remove or click the Game Capture and click on the – icon. Please follow these steps to remove the Game Capture.

If this does not work, try to remove it and add again. However, you can reset the game capture settings to default by right-clicking the Game Capture > Properties > Default. Removing the previous Game Capture will delete any previous settings of the Game capture, and the new one will have all the default settings. The Sources section is on the bottom bar of the OBS Studio dialog box. The first thing you want to do is remove the game capture and add it again in Sources. Now, according to the things that cause a black screen, let’s try to fix our problem with the solutions listed below.

Obs studio monitor capture how to#

How to Fix Game Capture Black Screen in OBS? Here is a list of a few things that can cause a black screen in OBS.