obsproject / obsproject/obs-studio
Consumes GPU watts , memory and processing power unnecessarily unless keeps changing process priority
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Description
Operating System Info
Windows 11
Other OS
No response
OBS Studio Version
32.1.2
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/CqKgLGpSmRszJmxG
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
No response
Expected Behavior
this is normal startup consumption and this is mesen , its more drastic in heavy games
below is when you change the process priority to anything, normal or above normal
Current Behavior
Same as above,
Steps to Reproduce
just open and change process priority
Anything else we should know?
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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 reviewing the linked OBS log and reproducing the behavior on Windows 11 with a heavy game, comparing resource use before and after changing process priority. The issue is resolved when changing OBS Studio's process priority no longer causes unnecessary GPU, memory, or processing usage.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, cpp
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems, performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100