One thing we particularly liked was the ability to reuse the same object in multiple scenes. These sources, once applied, can be reordered, exactly like layers in an image editor or video editor app, with the one above obscuring those beneath it. We found the options offered by OBS Studio to be impressive: each scene can be filled with multiple sources. However, it must be stressed that for what you’re getting for free, these are minor inconveniences - and no software is perfect, right? Many tools to help you create great content.Set up as many keyboard shortcuts as you’d like (Image credit: OBS Studio) Somehow, that solves the problem, but it’s very annoying, not to mention a waste of time, especially if you’re setting up a slideshow with many images. The only way around this we could find was to open it in a photo or video viewing app, and save it as a new file. See, any photo or video shot on an iPhone will appear upside down when imported - even on a Mac. But it feels overly time-consuming to have to go there just to change a word, or fix a typo.īe that as it may, once you’ve familiarized yourself with such peculiarities, you will find a supremely flexible tool - apart from one issue that we’ve also encountered in some video editing packages in the past. Of course this is also where you get to choose its font, style, color, and so on.

It feels like there’s always one too many clicks to get the work done.įor instance, when adding text to a scene, you can click on it directly in the preview window to resize it and move it around, and it almost feels like a double-click would allow you to edit it - like you can with image compositors.īut this isn’t the case: you need to double-click on its listing in the Source panel in order to do that. It’s a bit like you have to wrestle with its way of working, until you capitulate and have to work on its terms.

OBS Studio features a huge amount of flexibility, but the interface doesn’t feel that user-friendly.

Confusing interface for newbies, and upside-down media.

Those who are concerned about revealing how messy their work environment is, will heave a sigh of relief when they realize they can limit what is streamed, to a specific window for instance, or even just a webpage.

One source can be a webpage - stopping people from seeing your messy desktop! (Image credit: OBS Studio)Īnd, if you happen to find a dreaded black screen when trying to access your desktop, make sure you allow OBS to have screen recording privileges in your computer’s privacy settings.

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