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Virtual Camera does not display on macOS with I420 Color Format and Full Color Range

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Description

Operating System Info

macOS 14

OBS Studio Version

30.1.1

Expected Behavior

Virtual Camera should work using the I420 color space.

Current Behavior

Running OBS 30.1.1 on an m2 Mac mini.
When NV12 is selected as the color format in Advanced settings, virtual camera works fine.
Changing the format to I420, virtual camera stays on black screen. Restarting mac or reinstalling OBS does not fix the issue.
The Color Range is set to "Full".

Steps to Reproduce

Switch between nv12 and I420 color space with "Full" color range.

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Research direction

Reproduce on macOS 14 with OBS Studio 30.1.1 on an M2 Mac mini, switching the virtual camera between NV12 and I420 with Full color range. Trace the virtual-camera color-format path and compare the working NV12 output with I420; done means I420 displays correctly without regressing NV12.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, cpp, macos
Domain
audio-video-rtc, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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