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Captions failed to start
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Description
Operating System Info
Windows 11
Other OS
No response
OBS Studio Version
29.1.1
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/2XcjDSRDWgZ2xJQp
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
No response
Expected Behavior
When starting captions, no error message appears
Current Behavior
A "Failed to start captions" error message appears when enabling closed captions.
Steps to Reproduce
- Go to Tools>Closed Captions (Experimental)
- Configure and Enable
Anything else we should know?
Found a fix by installing the English United States language pack for Windows, all features included.
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 with the OBS Studio log linked in the issue and reproduce the failure on Windows 11 with OBS Studio 29.1.1. Compare caption startup with and without the English (United States) language pack, then verify that closed captions can be configured and enabled without the error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- accessibility, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100