obsproject / obsproject/obs-studio

[BUG-Mac] Failed to start "Virtual Camera" sometime on macOS 14.1

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Description

Operating System Info

macOS 14

Other OS

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OBS Studio Version

30.0.0

OBS Studio Version (Other)

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OBS Studio Log URL

https://obsproject.com/logs/jAMa2yao4ygGxgFO

OBS Studio Crash Log URL

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Expected Behavior

"Virtual Camera" on Mac can work.

Current Behavior

When click "Start Virtual Camera", it alerted "Could not find virtual camera.".
But I am very sure I have authorized OBS virtual camera.
I run the command "systemextensionsctl list", the results includes obs as below:

*	*	2MMRE5MTB8	com.obsproject.obs-studio.mac-camera-extension (30.0.0/6829539522)	com.obsproject.obs-studio.mac-camera-extension	[activated enabled]
Steps to Reproduce
  1. Click "Start Virtual Camera"
  2. It alerted "Counld not find virtual camera" sometime.

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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 reviewing the linked OBS Studio log and reproducing the intermittent failure with “Start Virtual Camera” on macOS 14. Check the reported systemextensionsctl status for the OBS camera extension and compare successful and failed runs. Done means the virtual camera starts reliably without the “Could not find virtual camera” alert.

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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
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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