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Fullscreen video preview stops

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Description

Operating System Info

macOS 14

Other OS

No response

OBS Studio Version

31.1.2

OBS Studio Version (Other)

No response

OBS Studio Log URL

https://obsproject.com/logs/jAhTBUaY6SmBHxvt

OBS Studio Crash Log URL

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Expected Behavior

Should record a full-screen window when playing video.

Current Behavior

OBS preview freezes when going to Fullscreen when using "macOS screen Capture" example, a browser on macOS Sonoma when recording video, it freezes to the last frame until you escape Fullscreen.

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Go to YouTube full-screen mode.
  2. In OBS, use macOS screen Capture with the browser window. You may have to check the show fullscreen and hidden windows/applications.
  3. The video audio plays, but the video frame freezes till you escape full-screen mode.
  4. This happens while previewing also recording.
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Anything else we should know?

Workaround - Use the menu bar to "Start" and "Stop Recording" without toggling the windows with cmd + tab after you set the window/application.

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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

Start with the macOS screen Capture source and reproduce the freeze using the linked OBS log, macOS 14, and OBS 31.1.2. Test YouTube fullscreen capture while previewing and recording, including the shown fullscreen and hidden windows options. Done means the captured video frame continues updating through fullscreen transitions while audio remains intact.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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