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Application Capture loses audio when application reopens on MacOS

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Description

Operating System Info

macOS 13

Other OS

No response

OBS Studio Version

29.1.3

OBS Studio Version (Other)

No response

OBS Studio Log URL

https://obsproject.com/logs/wRvHr3e6lPL9fJyn

OBS Studio Crash Log URL

No response

Expected Behavior

When I reopen the selected application in Application Capture, I expect there to be audio from the application as there is when i first select it. Tested with Leauge of Legends.

Current Behavior

No audio from the application is coming into the audio mixer, but audio is coming through just fine via my audio interface.
If I toggle show cursor on/off audio works again. I have to do this every time I open the application.

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Set League Of Legends to Application Capture
  2. Reopen a game
  3. No audio
  4. toggle show cursor on/off while in game to fix it.
Anything else we should know?

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue on macOS 13 with OBS Studio 29.1.3 using the League of Legends Application Capture steps, then inspect the provided OBS log URL. Done means application audio remains in the audio mixer after reopening the application without toggling Show Cursor.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, macos
Domain
audio-video-rtc, desktop
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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