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27.1.3 Hotfix Changes

• Fixed a bug introduced in 27.1.2 where some sources wouldn't have their audio output properly [Jim]

27.1.2 Hotfix Changes

• Fixed Browser Source transparency issue [rcdrone]
• Fixed an issue where the main window could not be resized for smaller monitors [Warchamp7]
• Fixed hotkeys failing sometimes when the program was in focus [RytoEX]
• Fixed an issue where the Bandwidth Test checkbox for Twitch would be incorrectly disabled [derrod]
• Fixed an issue where the Bandwidth Test was unavailable for YouTube in the Auto Configuration wizard [derrod]
• Fixed a crash when opening the Auto Configuration dialog with a linked YouTube account [notr1ch]

27.1.1 Hotfix Changes

• Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect deployment of 27.1 on Windows, causing the Display Capture Source to look washed out [Jim]

27.1 New Features and Additions

• Added YouTube integration [yuriy-chumak]
  • Allows the ability to connect your YouTube account without using a stream key
  • Adds various features when setting up your stream that allows you to set settings for each stream: your stream title, description, privacy settings, scheduling streams, and more
  • YouTube streams are created and managed via a new “Manage Broadcast” button next to “Start Streaming” [derrod]
  • Also features a chat dock for public and unlisted broadcasts (currently read-only) [derrod]
  • Bandwidth testing is now supported in the Auto-Configuration wizard when logged in [derrod]
  • Special thanks to the developers at YouTube for working with us directly on the initial implementation of this feature and helping to make it a reality
• Added an 18-scene multiview option [XDelta]
• Added a “Mask Only” option to the stinger track matte [Jim]
• Added a feature to browser sources to allow limited control over OBS, which must be explicitly granted by the user [gxalpha]
  • For more details, see the documentation here: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-browser#control-obs
• Added an option to draw safe areas in the preview (same as the safe areas in the multiview) [cg2121]

27.1 Tweaks

• Added performance fixes for Windows 11 and Windows 10 Insider builds [rcdrone]
• Names for displays on macOS Display capture are now human readable names [Developer-Ecosystem-Engineering]
• Auto-Remux now works with Replay Buffer [gxalpha]
• Optimized the media source, reducing unnecessary CPU usage [rcdrone]
• The missing files dialog will now detect missing files for stingers as well [gxalpha]
• Remove “Enter Fullscreen” from the menu on macOS because macOS already has a builtin fullscreen mode interface option [gxalpha]
• Sources that are invisible/hidden will now have their text dimmed as well in the source list [gxalpha]
• Added a “Missing Files Check” menu item to the “Scene Collections” menu [gxalpha]
• Added source icons to the source toolbar [cg2121]
• Image sources that use gif files now will animate in preview when using studio mode [cg2121]
• Enabled Alpha option in the Freetype 2 Test Source’s Font dialog [norihiro]
• Added the ability to disable the Missing Files dialog using a startup flag [tt2468]
• Added Ctrl+R on Linux and Cmd+R on macOS to reload browser panels [WizardCM]
• Re-enabled drag & drop for scenes & sources on Linux [GeorgeStavracas]
• Minor UI improvements to various areas, including Source Toolbar, Transform dialog and more [Warchamp7]
• Improved internal behaviour in the game capture source to avoid unnecessary re-hooking [rcdrone]
• Wayland capture sources are now available without having to pass custom parameters to OBS from the command line [tytan652]

27.1 Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug on Wayland on Linux where the cursor would capture slightly mispositioned [GeorgeStavracas]
• Fixed a bug with Dynamic Bitrate that would cause it to malfunction when used with hardware encoders [R1CH]
• Fixed a bug on Wayland where capture methods (ie window/desktop) that weren’t fully supported would appear anyway [GeorgeStavracas]
• Fixed a variety of colour-related bugs in window capture and browser source [rcdrone]
• Fixed a bug where track matte stingers would flash previous frames sometimes [Jim]
• Fixed an issue where the projectors would list incorrect resolutions for DPI-scaled monitors [RytoEX]
• Fixed a crash on exit that could occur when using 3rd party plugins that hold references to sources with audio monitoring enabled [R1CH]
• Fixed a bug where the Game Capture source would occasionally still capture overlays with the “Capture third-party overlays” option disabled [kokole]
• Fixed a bug where keyboard interaction did not work correctly on macOS [WizardCM]
• Fixed a bug where the replay * *buffer could crash when plugins interact with it [exeldro]
• Fixed an issue where the mask/blend filter looked incorrect on version 27 [rcdrone]
• Fixed a bug where deleting a scene that’s used as a source wouldn’t Undo/Redo properly [exeldro]
• Fixed a bug where the Auto-Remux would pop up blank sometimes [gxalpha]
• Fixed a bug where performing a redo for creating sources would cause sources to be created in the wrong scene [gxalpha]
• Fixed the “Deactivate when not showing” option in the Decklink source not working properly [cg2121]
• Fixed a bug where themes were unable to use previously defined palette variables [WizardCM]
• Fixed log viewer taking up unnecessary extra memory when closed [cg2121]
• Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting OBS with decklink output active [R1CH]
• Fixed an issue where saving screenshots or the replay buffer would fail if the output filename format contained a directory path [R1CH]
• Fixed a crash that could occur when a connection was dropped during the Auto-Configuration Wizard’s bandwidth-testing stage [derrod]
• Disabled "Network Optimizations" when using RTMPS because of incompatibility [R1CH]
• Fixed an issue where setting a zero second auto reconnect delay would cause OBS to stop responding if disconnected [R1CH]