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Crash when start recording
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Description
Operating System Info
Other
Other OS
Fedora
OBS Studio Version
32.0.4
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/PjLknDX5kG0jOnJq
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
Expected Behavior
I expect it to start recording
Current Behavior
If I start recording using VAAPI H264 it crashes
Steps to Reproduce
- Press record
- Crash
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Anything else we should know?
No response
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 crash with VAAPI H264 on Fedora using the listed OBS Studio log and crash-log URLs as the initial evidence. Trace the recording-start path and the VAAPI H264 encoder handling, then confirm that recording starts without a crash and that relevant regression coverage passes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, fedora, linux
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100