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SendCaptions not working
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Description
Operating System Info
Windows 10
Other OS
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OBS Studio Version
27.0.1
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/oeSC2zsH3QUec5sK
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
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Expected Behavior
I am using websockets to send captions. Websockets uses SendCaptions to send the caption.
The caption builds one word at a time.
I have set the system to send captions at long intervals for test purposes.
I would expect the captions to appear on the video correctly.
Current Behavior
Captions should appear in video output. After a few seconds the output fails, as follows:
Sending the following text works:
This is an automated test caption from your captione
Sending the following text works:
This is an automated test caption from your captione
Sending the following text does not work:
This is an automated test caption from your captioner
etc
The problem appears to be linked to the number of characters in the line and can be repeated fully. I haves tested with Youtube and Facebook
Steps to Reproduce
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Using SendCaption sending the following text works:
This is an automated test caption from your captione -
Sending the following text does not work:
This is an automated test caption from your captioner
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 SendCaptions path and the linked OBS Studio log, then trace how captions are passed through the websocket interface and video output. Reproduce the boundary between the working and failing caption strings using OBS Studio 27.0.1. Done means captions continue appearing correctly when the line reaches the reported character length.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100