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MacOS version screen capture freezing after a few hours
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Description
Operating System Info
macOS 13
Other OS
No response
OBS Studio Version
29.1.2
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/7sNubk2YMQdBB51O
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
No response
Expected Behavior
Doing screen capture indefinitely. NOT TO FREEZE.
Current Behavior
After leaving OBS on for a couple of hours the screen capture freezes.
Steps to Reproduce
- open OBS Studio
- add source "screen capture"
- wait for a few hours
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Anything else we should know?
This happens on OBS v28 as well. On multiple mac devices, including my MacBook Pro 16" (Intel), MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Max) and my iMac (Intel).
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 Studio log and reproducing the freeze with the macOS screen capture source after extended runtime. Compare behavior across the reported macOS devices and OBS versions; done means screen capture remains responsive during indefinite use without freezing.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- 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