How To Use Game Capture Syphon Obs Mac

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With the release of the PROPRESENTER 7 from Renewed-Vision, you can now utilize OBS and PROPRESENTER to do some amazing things. One such feature that I think is going to be beneficial to churches is the ability to utilize Alpha Keying to place lyrics and graphics over your video program mix using a network connection.

When I was setting up OBS to stream Stardew Valley (SDV) this was my process: Open SDV and promptly Cmd + H to hide but not quit the game. Under 'Sources' chose Game Capture (Syphon) Clicked Launch SyphonInject. Clicked on SDV once. Clicked Inject once. Now here the problem arises.

I thought I would write a blog on how to go about this along with what you need to do this in your setting.
1. You need to download OBS on 1 Mac machine. You can download OBS here. You will need to download OBS onto a machine that is capable of capturing the Program Output of your stream feed (OBS MAC).
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2. Download NDI Syphon. You can download NDI Syphon for Mac here. You will download NDISyphon on both your OBS MAC and also your PROPRESENTER machine.
3. ProPresenter with an active license. You will need a machine within Renewed Vision specs and have a valid license key.

4. Next, you will create an NDI screen with ProPresenter that matches these settings. In ProPresenter 7 you can now create a new screen, select it to be an NDI screen with the following settings below:

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5. Once you have completed this you will need to open NDI Syphon and ensure that you see the NDI connection. You will enable that connection to be active. You will notice that you see the lyrics showing up because in ProPresenter 7 a slide with text has been selected.


6. On the OBS Machine do the following:

-Open OBS

-Select the plus button to add an input
First, you will want to add a VIDEO CAPTURE DEVICE and set it to look at the PROGRAM FEED that you have routed into your Machine with whatever capture card you are using.
Then you will setup the ProPresenter Lyrics/Graphics part.
-Then you will want to double click on the input you labeled ProPresenter
-Once you double click into this menu you will see a dropdown box where you can select the NDI source.
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Notice here that the PROPRESENTER source needs to be in front of your Video capture source. This will overlay lyrics/graphics over your video.
And now for the finished product. Below is a clip of what this looks like in action. As I click on slides in ProPresenter the NDI sends that signal and overlays it over the video in OBS.

EXTRA TIPS:

To do this well there are a couple of things you need to keep in mind.
  1. Use a dedicated network for all of this. Do not use a church wireless network that would draw on bandwidth. Make sure you have a dedicated network for the production elements.
  2. Hardwire if at all possible. Hardwiring is best, wireless works but it is not always consistent so if you can hardwire your machines together on a network you will have the best results.
  3. Test this, please don’t just set this up for an event without checking and running through your setup to make sure it works.
  4. Use this to enhance your stream with custom lower thirds and graphics packages. If you need help doing this reach out to me at Steve.dirks@twelvethirty.media.
  5. This solution is not really the best long term solution. If you are interested in doing this long term the best thing is to set up your ProPresenter machine with an output card that can send the 2 signals required (a Key and Fill) to your switcher console and then you can overlay these lyrics through your switcher.

Here’s a complete tutorial on how to use OBS to record games on Windows & Mac computers. Open broadcaster software is a perfect solution to record games for free right from your Windows and Mac PC.

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So often gamers wish to share the PC game play with their friends and other gamers on YouTube or other social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. Especially if you are good at a particular style of gaming, you will want to flaunt your skills. OBS lets you record the game progress quite effectively without affecting the overall performance of the computer. What I really love about OBS is that it is not resource-intensive. It sites quietly in the background while you play the game as if it doesn’t even exist. we have given a simple and easy to follow guide on how to use OBS on PC to record games on PC. All you need to do is, follow th instructions given below.

OBS offers to you an incredibly easy to use interface. Even if you are using game recording for the first time, you will be able to use OBS without any difficulties. In this article we learn to record games using OBS.

If you are using iOS device, you can capture the iOS device screen with iOS 11 screen recorder or Vidyo screen recorder.

How to Use OBS on PC (Windows 10/8.1/8/7 & Mac) With Right Sources:

OBS lets you select the source you wish to create the screen recording for. Thankfully, it has the option dedicated to game recording. This makes sure you do not have to alter the settings dramatically. You simply need to tweak some settings depending upon the resolution, fps and bitrate of the game. If you don’t know how to use OBS on PC, Follow these simple steps:

  • Launch OBS on your PC.
  • Right click on the empty space in the ‘Scenes’ box
  • Click ‘Add Scene’ on the pop-up menu. A new scene will appear on the list in the Scenes box
  • Select the new scene that you just created.
  • In the ‘Sources’ box you will see ‘Monitor Capture’ checked by default. Since we need to record a game, we need to add another source. Right click anywhere on the empty space in ‘Sources’ box and hover the mouse over ‘Add’ on the pop-up that appears.
  • In the submenu select ‘Game Capture’.
  • Enter a new name for the recording in the ‘Please enter a name’ or you could leave it to default value of ‘Game Capture’.
  • Game Capture settings preferences dialogue box will appear. On this window, you need to select the game/application you wish to record. You can find the list of all the open applications in the ‘Application’ drop down box.
  • If the game isn’t already open, run it and minimize it. Now come back to the OBS’ Game Capture preferences dialogue box. Select the game in the ‘Application’ drop down box. If the game does not appear, press the ‘Refresh’ button next to ‘Application’ box.
  • This dialogue box has other, self-explanatory options. Make the choice according to your preferences.
  • Click OK.
  • If you wish to insert a web-cam feed into the video as picture-in-picture mode, click inside the Sources box again and from the Add submenu select ‘Video Capture Device.’ The webcam feed will appear in a small window, which you can position anywhere on the screen

How to Use OBS on PC With Right Settings to Record Games on Windows & Mac Computers:

Next to the ‘Sources’ box, on the right, you will see some stacked buttons. Of these buttons, ‘Settings’ is the most important. It is important to choose the right settings for the video capture to get the desirable results. For instance, you need to choose the right Bitrate corresponding to the fps. Here is what you need to do if you don’t know how to use OBS on your Windows and Mac computers:

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  • Click the Settings button.
  • You will see a list of the options on the left sidebar. Select ‘Encoding’.

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  • Here, you need to input the appropriate Max Bitrate for Video Encoding and Bitrate for Audio Encoding. If you are not sure what is the right bitrate, visit YouTube support page https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1722171?hl=en. Expand the Bitrate section on this page and you will see the right bitrate for a particular resolution and fps.
  • Depending upon the game settings, enter the appropriate Bitrate values on this screen
  • Now click ‘Broadcast Settings’ on the left on the Settings menu. Here, click on the ‘Mode’ drop-down and select ‘File Output Only’ (since we are not live streaming). You can also choose the folder location where you want the recorded video to be saved. This is also the section where you can change the Base Resolution, Aspect Ratio, as well as the fps value.
  • Now click the Audio option on the Settings window to make sure you have selected the right audio source if you are planning to add the audio commentary. Make sure that ‘Desktop Audio Device’ is set to ‘Default.’
  • We are pretty much done now. All you need to do is go back to the home screen of OBS and click on ‘Start Recording’ button. Start playing the game and it will keep getting recorded. Once you are done recording, return to OBS and press ‘Stop Recording’.

Conclusion:

How To Use Game Capture Syphon Obs Mac Os

Hope this tutorial has answered queries like how to use OBS on Windows & Mac PC. If you have any issues, feel free to contact us via comments.