Why “OBS” is being discussed
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you can easily record lossless h264 via obs and any ffmpeg-backed player will play it just fine the days where the OS matters for video playback are long gone
by Sopel · Oct 29, 2026
Very nice, do they plan on doing a lighter version for OBS and real time compositing?
by keyle · Oct 26, 2026
I am more curious than anything else, but why rewrite OBS? Each time I use it, there is very little in terms of use cases that don't fit me. Was it written with something in min…
by iugtmkbdfil834 · Oct 25, 2026
Flint · free browser streaming software for Twitch, an OBS alternative
by xnx · Oct 25, 2026 · 4 points
Is this something new? I've seen streamers produce a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droste_effect with OBS self-capture many times. (Unless that only happens…
by zahlman · Oct 25, 2026
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