obsproject / obsproject/obs-studio

OBS29 doesn't play nicely with BetterDisplay (https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay)

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Description

Operating System Info

macOS 13

Other OS

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OBS Studio Version

29.0.0

OBS Studio Version (Other)

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OBS Studio Log URL

https://obsproject.com/logs/WLmdsKMtQIsImz2K

OBS Studio Crash Log URL

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Expected Behavior

When Selecting either [Full-screen Projector(Program) ]or [Mulit-view (Full-screen)] and choosing a dummy display I would expect to see the relevant output on that display (either via a PIP viewer or NDI screen grab of that screen)

Current Behavior

The dummy display screen turns black and no other output is observed.

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Create a dummy display 1920x1080 and activate it and a PIP display on the main screen to see it.
  2. Run OBS with a base setting of 1920x1080
  3. Select either [Full-screen Projector(Program) ]or [Mulit-view (Full-screen)] with the dummy display as the chosen destination.
  4. Result. Dummy display turns black.
Anything else we should know?

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First steps

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  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 reproducing the issue with OBS 29.0.0, macOS 13, BetterDisplay, a 1920x1080 dummy display, and the Full-screen Projector or Multiview output. Review the linked OBS log while tracing the relevant projector and display behavior; done means the dummy display shows the selected output instead of turning black.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, cpp, 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

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