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macOS screen capture freezes randomly
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Description
Operating System Info
macOS 14
Other OS
No response
OBS Studio Version
30.2.3
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/TOdgwuvLpRtJSDOQ
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
No response
Expected Behavior
Recording and screen capture working without issues
Current Behavior
Randomly, but happens quite often, the macOSScreenCap source no longer updates when the screen is being updated.
The workaround is to open the properties of the source and click on Restart Capture.
The UI is updated to show the latest capture and everything works smoothly. Until it happens again.
Steps to Reproduce
- Add source - screen capture on a mac
- Wait some time
- The capture no longer updates when the screen changes
Anything else we should know?
Interestingly after clicking the button (restart capture) is disabled. Is it only enabled when we detect something is wrong?
I'd like to understand where the issue is.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The report identifies the macOSScreenCap source and provides an OBS log URL; start by reviewing that log and tracing the source's capture lifecycle around the Restart Capture control. Reproduce the freeze using the listed steps, then verify that screen updates continue reliably and the control behaves correctly afterward.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, macos
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100