OBS Studio is a free, open-source software suite used primarily for real-time video recording, encoding, and live broadcasting. Built using C and C++, it supports various protocols like RTMP and integrates with hardware encoders such as NVIDIA NVENC and Intel Quick Sync Video. The software is known for its modular architecture, which allows users to extend its functionality through a wide range of native and .NET-based plugins.
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The release of version 33.0.0 introduces a complete overhaul of how the software handles plugins. First-party plugins are now organized into a dedicated 'core' folder, while third-party plugins have been moved to a new installation location and folder structure. To maintain compatibility during the transition, existing third-party plugins will continue to load from legacy locations until the release of version 34.0. Additionally, the update includes a massive upgrade to the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) from version 127/6533 to 150/7871. This update affects the underlying framework for browser sources and docks, though the developers note that most of this work is backend-focused and should remain invisible to the end user.
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Beyond architectural changes, version 33.0.0 improves the user interface and hardware compatibility. The update enhances 'source snapping' in the preview window, allowing sources to snap along the entire axis rather than only when directly touching other elements. It also improves the behavior of spinboxes for numerical values, ensuring that numbers are no longer cut off and that values update only after pressing Enter. On the hardware side, the release enables NVENC support on Arm64 architectures and adds support for the newest NVIDIA Broadcast SDKs for audio and video effects. However, the update also marks the removal of support for Ubuntu 24.04 and several older versions of FFmpeg and Qt.