Open Broadcaster Software

Not to be confused with OpenBroadcaster.
Open Broadcaster Software

OBS v0.522b x64 running on Windows 7
Developer(s) Hugh "Jim" Bailey and Many Contributors
Initial release v0.32a / 1 September 2012 (2012-09-01)[1]
Stable release v0.657 / 24 November 2015 (2015-11-24)[2]
Development status Active
Written in C, C++[2]
Operating system Windows[2]
OS X
Linux
Platform IA-32 and x86-64
Available in 21 languages
Type Software vision mixer, Streaming media
License GNU GPLv2
Website obsproject.com

Open Broadcaster Software (also known as OBS) is an open source streaming and recording program maintained by the OBS Project.

Overview

Open Broadcaster Software is a free and open source software suite for recording and live streaming. Written in C and C++, OBS provides real-time source and device capture, scene composition, encoding, recording and broadcasting. Transmission of data is done via the Real Time Messaging Protocol and can be sent to any RTMP supporting destination (e.g. YouTube) including many presets for streaming websites such as Twitch.tv and DailyMotion.[3]

For video encoding, OBS is capable of using both the x264 free software library[4] and Intel Quick Sync Video for encoding video streams into the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC format. Audio can be encoded using either the MP3 or AAC codecs.

History

Open Broadcaster Software started out as a small project created by Hugh "Jim" Bailey but quickly grew with the help of many online collaborators working both to improve OBS and spread the knowledge about the program.

Languages

Open Broadcaster Software is currently available in 21 languages. These are the following:

Bulgarian, Portuguese, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified[5]

Many individuals have contributed translations for OBS, with additional languages being added frequently by members.

Plugins

Functionality can be extended by add-on programs called plugins (or plug-ins) found on the official forums.

There are various types of plugins, such as automated scene switchers, remote controllers, and new inputs/devices. Below are some popular types of plugins, and the developers associated with them:


Revision control

The OBS Project uses the open source Git revision control system provided by GitHub.[10] Since May, 2013, the OBS GitHub has received over 1,000+ commits contributed by various developers, testers, and translators all over the world.[11]

See also

References

  1. "Open Broadcaster Software - Changelog". The OBS Project. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Open Broadcaster Software - Download". The OBS Project. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. "How to stream games with Open Broadcaster: a fast, free livestreaming application - News - PC Gamer". Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  4. "x264 Home Page". VideoLan Organization. Retrieved 2011-03-11. In addition to being free to use under the GNU GPL, x264 is also available under a commercial license from x264 LLC and CoreCodec.
  5. "Locales". The OBS Project. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  6. "OBS Remote". The OBS Project. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  7. "Simple scene switcher". The OBS Project. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  8. "DirectShow Audio Source Plugin". The OBS Project. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  9. "Browser source plugin 1.0-24". The OBS Project. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  10. "jp9000/OBS - GitHub". GitHub, Inc. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  11. "Commit History - jp9000/OBS". GitHub, Inc. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

External links

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