OBS 31.0.1 New Features

One of the best open-source screen recorders OBS updated to version 31.0.1. This article lists all the new and improved features of this version.

OBS 31.0.1 New Features

  • Added NVIDIA Blur Filter and Background Blur
  • Added preview scrollbars and zoom/scale indicator 
  • Added v210 format support for AJA device capture 
  • Added Amazon IVS service integration 
  • Added QSV AV1 Screen Content Coding 
  • Enabled first-party YouTube Chat features 

OBS 31.0.1 Important Changes

  • NVIDIA Kepler (600 and 700 series) GPUs are no longer supported by NVENC.
  • NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 551.76 (Windows) / 550.54.14 (Linux) or newer.
  • The code signing certificate for OBS has been updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions with this OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.

OBS 31.0.1 Changes

  • Updated the browser source/docks CEF (Chromium) to version 127 (6533) on all platforms [reitowo/WizardCM/PatTheMav/tytan652/pkviet/kkartaltepe/Lain-B]
  • Changed scene items to use relative coordinates [derrod]
    Existing scene collections will be automatically converted to use relative coordinates if the scene collection has a known output resolution set.
  • Split NVIDIA Audio Effects from Noise Suppression [pkviet]
    Existing filters will be automatically migrated.
  • Changed the Image Slideshow's Playback Mode property from radio buttons to a dropdown [derrod]
  • Disabled the (currently unsupported) built-in Automatic Scene Switcher when using Wayland on Linux [tytan652]
  • Improved error messages for macOS Virtual Camera [jcm93]
  • Changed Display and Window capture on Windows to not capture the first found display or window [Lain-B]
  • Changed display and window capture on Linux to not capture implicitly [Lain-B]
  • Added a warning to Window Capture when trying to capture WinUI 3 applications with BitBlt [qhy040404]
  • Refactored the NVENC implementation with various improve
  • ments [derrod]
    SDK 12.2 features, such as split encoding, are now supported.Additional features from old SDKs are supported:
      B-Frames as reference
      Target Quality VBR mode (CQVBR)
    A custom options field has been added to allow setting more options that don't warrant their own UI elements.
  • Improved screensaver inhibit functions on Linux in Flatpak [tytan652]
  • Changed scripts to correctly pass settings to modified callbacks on reload [Penwy]
  • Removed legacy QSV code for old devices (Haswell or older) [RytoEX]
  • Removed legacy QSV code for Windows 7 [RytoEX]
  • Removed default desktop audio device on macOS 13+ [jcm93]
  • Removed NVIDIA Kepler GPU (600 and 700 series)support for NVENC [derrod]
  • Removed FTL support [derrod]
  • Removed legacy migrations from OBS Studio 28.1 and earlier [derrod]
    If updating from these older versions, you may wish to update to OBS Studio 30.2 first, and then update to OBS Studio 31.
  • Removed support for Ubuntu 22.04 [derrod]
  • Removed legacy YouTube chat [gxalpha]
  • Blocked TikTok Virtual Camera from loading in OBS due to known issues [notr1ch]
  • Application settings have been split into "app" configuration and "user" configuration, rather than storing everything in global.ini [PatTheMav]

Hotfix Changes

  • Fixed a crash on macOS caused by hand gesture reactions [gxalpha]
  • Fixed a crash caused by malformed scene collection files [PatTheMav]
  • Fixed a possible crash on Linux when initializing PipeWire screen sharing [tytan652]
  • Fixed a possible deadlock and freeze on macOS while exiting OBS [izwb003]
  • Fixed an issue with inhibiting screensaver on Linux [tytan652]
  • Fixed an issue where migrated NVIDIA Audio Effects filters would not retain their position in the filter order [pkviet]
  • Fixed an issue where Scene Collections could have an incorrect base resolution [derrod]
  • Fixed an issue on Linux with Portable Mode causing the config directory to be in the wrong location [Penwy]
  • Fixed an issue where an Image Slideshow Source set to Random Playback Mode would stop on the last image [derrod]
  • Fixed a missing string for an NVENC error message [derrod]
  • Changed NVENC to not permit invalid custom options [derrod]

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed two crashes with the QSV encoder on Linux [kkartaltepe]
  • Fixed a crash with a race condition involving multitrack video output reconnect [dsaedtler]
  • Fixed two potential crashes in Linux Window Capture [Lain-B]
  • Fixed a crash on macOS that could occur if an audio device was disconnected [jcm93]
  • Fixed a crash on Windows when capturing D3D12 games [confusionattack/Lain-B]
  • Fixed a crash on Linux when importing a scene collection created on Windows [SarenDev]
  • Fixed a crash on Windows when capturing a Vulkan application [Charlese2]
  • Fixed a deadlock in MP4 muxer [derrod/notr1ch]
  • Fixed a deadlock when shutting down muxer [exeldro]
  • Fixed a potential deadlock when stopping an encoder [derrod]
  • Fixed a potential memory error and crash in text parser [fzwoch]
  • Fixed a couple minor memory leaks [pkviet]
  • Fixed a memory leak in PipeWire plugin [dimtpap]
  • Fixed a memory leak when playing an HDR media file [tt2468]
  • Fixed an issue on FreeBSD with handling SSL certificates [emaste]
  • Fixed an issue with pressed button color in the Rachni theme [shiina424]
  • Fixed an issue with some missing icons in the System theme [shiina424]
  • Fixed an SRT listener bug where the socket was not closed properly [pkviet]
  • Fixed an issue where the current scene collection could be erased to default when trying to switch to a different scene collection that's corrupted or invalid [derrod]
  • Fixed a buffer overrun in UTF-8 text conversion [derrod]
  • Fixed an issue that could cause bitrate spikes in QSV CBR [thyintel]
    Note: This fix only applies to Lunar Lake or newer except Alder Lake N.
  • Fixed an issue where the Auto Configuration Wizard could unintentionally enable Enhanced Broadcasting [lexano-ivs]
  • Fixed issues with the audio clipping indicators displaying incorrectly on volume meters [norihiro]
  • Fixed an issue causing hotkeys to register inconsistently on macOS [jcm93]
  • Fixed an issue causing multitrack video output to fail if color format was set to I444 [dsaedtler]
  • Fixed an issue where Custom CSS in browser sources no longer worked with certain websites (namely YouTube chat) [vvto33]
  • Restored STUN support for WHIP output [mondain]
  •  Hotfix Changes
  • Fixed a crash on macOS caused by hand gesture reactions [gxalpha]
  • Fixed a crash caused by malformed scene collection files [PatTheMav]
  • Fixed a possible crash on Linux when initializing PipeWire screen sharing [tytan652]
  • Fixed a possible deadlock and freeze on macOS while exiting OBS [izwb003]
  • Fixed an issue with inhibiting screensaver on Linux [tytan652]
  • Fixed an issue where migrated NVIDIA Audio Effects filters would not retain their position in the filter order [pkviet]
  • Fixed an issue where Scene Collections could have an incorrect base resolution [derrod]
  • Fixed an issue on Linux with Portable Mode causing the config directory to be in the wrong location [Penwy]
  • Fixed an issue where an Image Slideshow Source set to Random Playback Mode would stop on the last image [derrod]
  • Fixed a missing string for an NVENC error message [derrod]
  • Changed NVENC to not permit invalid custom options [derrod]
Source: Github | OBS

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