obsproject / obsproject/obs-studio

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
  1. Add source - screen capture on a mac
  2. Wait some time
  3. 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.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. 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

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