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Glitching on recording using MacOS Screen capture due to magnifier
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Description
Operating System Info
macOS 14
Other OS
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OBS Studio Version
32.0.2
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
N/A
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
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Expected Behavior
I thought OBS would record my full screen without registering the magnifier when using MacOS' new screencapturekit API.
Current Behavior
Glitching when magnified. As soon as you move your mouse over certain elements, they disappear. Upon zooming out (disabling magnifier) I noticed that some of the VST plugins I use in Ableton don't show up on the recording.
Steps to Reproduce
- Enable zoom from the Accessibility menu in the System Settings
- Open OBS Studio and select MacOS Screen Capture
- Zoom in Open either a DAW with VST Plugins or load an instance of Finder.
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Anything else we should know?
I'm visually impaired, so I rely on the Magnifier in full screen mode. I've been trying to find a way of recording my whole screen so that when I upload a music production tutorial to a platform, people can see what I'm doing as if they're using their own machine.
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
Start by reproducing the issue with OBS Studio's MacOS Screen Capture source while macOS zoom is enabled, using the listed DAW/VST and Finder scenarios. Investigate the screen-capture path and compare recordings with magnification enabled and disabled. Done means the recording no longer loses or hides screen elements in these cases.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100