obsproject / obsproject/obs-studio

Browser source alerts audio only until I change "page permissions" to any other option

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Description

Operating System Info

Windows 10

Other OS

No response

OBS Studio Version

27.2.1

OBS Studio Version (Other)

No response

OBS Studio Log URL

https://obsproject.com/logs/tAYoQLtq-mt0REFF

OBS Studio Crash Log URL

No response

Expected Behavior

My webm alerts from both streamlabs and streamelements should play the video+audio. My emote wall should also display emotes flying around screen.

Current Behavior

Alerts play audio only, and emote wall shows no emotes.

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Send a test alert or send emotes in chat
  2. Hear audio, but no video or see no emotes on emote wall
Anything else we should know?

To fix this I go into page permissions and change it to any other option. Then the alert works correctly with both video and audio. And emote wall works correctly.

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked OBS Studio log and reproducing the browser source behavior with Streamlabs or Streamelements alerts and the emote wall on Windows 10 with OBS Studio 27.2.1. Investigate why changing page permissions makes video and emotes appear, and consider the issue done when browser-source alerts show video and audio without changing that setting.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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