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If you are looking for a more robust solution Streamlabs OBS[1] is more popular in the livestreaming community, it's OBS on steroids. It is also open source, an

by bnycum 7y ago

If you are looking for a more robust solution Streamlabs OBS[1] is more popular in the livestreaming community, it's OBS on steroids. It is also open source, and just released a beta on Mac like this week. [1]: https://streamlabs.com/ https://streamlabs.com/

songshuu 7y ago
Oh snap, it's out of Beta!? Downloaded!
ShamelessC 7y ago
Is this a fork of OBS or another project. If it's a fork, why not work on the OBS project to implement these enhancements there? Is there backlash to that sort of thing from the OBS maintainers?
- ihuman 7y ago
  I think one of the reasons why is because Streamlabs sells premium add-ons https://streamlabs.com/goprime https://streamlabs.com/goprime
  - ehsankia 7y ago
    That aside, I think it specializes OBS in a way that is too specific for OBS, which tries to be more generic. I think they both have their place, but personally I use OBS for recording videos and SLOBS adds no value for me.
    - joking 7y ago
      I didn't know about slobs, but the idea of a "theme store" maybe would be something worth to explore on obs, It actually could be a revenue stream, just like wordpress, where the core is open source but you have several theme stores.
- timdorr 7y ago
  It's a frontend for OBS. This is the Electron app: https://github.com/stream-labs/streamlabs-obs/ https://github.com/stream-labs/streamlabs-obs/ This is the wrapper library for Node: https://github.com/stream-labs/obs-studio-node https://github.com/stream-labs/obs-studio-node
- fenrirthviti 7y ago
  Almost all of their changes are UI changes. They use our core OBS Studio code, with an Electron GUI instead of Qt. Not easy/basically impossible to port back over. We monitor any back end changes they make, and pull when appropriate. They do not collaborate with us, however, so it's rare they make changes that we can use.
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r1ch 7y ago
I wouldn't say Streamlabs is more robust - it's the same core of OBS Studio, with Electron instead of Qt for the frontend and better Streamlabs integration.
- rgoodwintx 7y ago
  For newbies, it also comes with a ton of demo content and setups (pre-roll, transition, etc), to ease the learning and spin-up curve. Agree that doesn't make it more robust (see my other comment). I have no affiliation with either project, just an Old Guy learning/doing some streaming projects.
hackonr 7y ago
Can you elaborate on what makes it more robust?
- bnycum 7y ago
  Streamlabs OBS has support for alerts (subs/followers, donations, etc), themes, overlays/widgets, etc. Most livestreamers use it for a more interactive experience. Just depends on what you need.
- rgoodwintx 7y ago
  One example: keeping Preview and Program windows open (common for realtime stream prep/mgmt) on Mac with OBS will kill your frame rate (dropping 20%+ of frames) due to GPU rendering issues in Qt [1]. Streamlabs has no issues with this. I guess there's a question about whether that == "robust", but in terms of the app's features performing as it should, I would guess so. Some simple/weird workarounds: literally move the Preview window offscreen, and/or open a Windowed Projector (popup) for Preview (but again keep Preview off screen). [1] Can't find the thread on it now, but it's something about the way the two views are structured in a container
  - NiekvdMaas 7y ago
    Link you are referring to: https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/low-framerate-in-studio-mode.64925 https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/low-framerate-in-studio...
- ollerac 7y ago
  It's still in beta, so it's not actually better yet. I tried it out for a week and it didn't work out. After about 30 minutes of streaming, my dropped frames went up to 90%, despite my connection being strong. OBS never had a problem with this.
talkingtab 7y ago
A link to the Mac beta? And no Linux version, right?
- LockAndLol 7y ago
  No linux version, no. They concentrate on twitch / game streamers. Most gamers are on windows so Linux doesn't even pop up on their radar.
eggbrain 7y ago
The main issue I have with Streamlabs is that they _heavily_ push their "Prime" SaaS model. I started to get myself set up on Streamlabs for the first time the other day, and accidentally deleted my free Theme/ Scenes that I set up during install. So I went to their Store to re-find it (https://streamlabs.com/library#/ https://streamlabs.com/library#/), and it's almost impossible to filter through to find the non-prime things -- none of their filters / sorts allow filtering by price or Prime. I stumbled upon that I could type "free" in the search bar to finally do it, but it was quite painful, and without that I was having to filter out the first 20-30 pages to get past all the "Prime" addons.

by bnycum 7y ago

songshuu 7y ago

Oh snap, it's out of Beta!? Downloaded!

ShamelessC 7y ago

Is this a fork of OBS or another project. If it's a fork, why not work on the OBS project to implement these enhancements there? Is there backlash to that sort of thing from the OBS maintainers?

ihuman 7y ago
I think one of the reasons why is because Streamlabs sells premium add-ons https://streamlabs.com/goprime https://streamlabs.com/goprime
- ehsankia 7y ago
  That aside, I think it specializes OBS in a way that is too specific for OBS, which tries to be more generic. I think they both have their place, but personally I use OBS for recording videos and SLOBS adds no value for me.
  - joking 7y ago
    I didn't know about slobs, but the idea of a "theme store" maybe would be something worth to explore on obs, It actually could be a revenue stream, just like wordpress, where the core is open source but you have several theme stores.
timdorr 7y ago
It's a frontend for OBS. This is the Electron app: https://github.com/stream-labs/streamlabs-obs/ https://github.com/stream-labs/streamlabs-obs/ This is the wrapper library for Node: https://github.com/stream-labs/obs-studio-node https://github.com/stream-labs/obs-studio-node
fenrirthviti 7y ago
Almost all of their changes are UI changes. They use our core OBS Studio code, with an Electron GUI instead of Qt. Not easy/basically impossible to port back over. We monitor any back end changes they make, and pull when appropriate. They do not collaborate with us, however, so it's rare they make changes that we can use.

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r1ch 7y ago

I wouldn't say Streamlabs is more robust - it's the same core of OBS Studio, with Electron instead of Qt for the frontend and better Streamlabs integration.

rgoodwintx 7y ago
For newbies, it also comes with a ton of demo content and setups (pre-roll, transition, etc), to ease the learning and spin-up curve. Agree that doesn't make it more robust (see my other comment). I have no affiliation with either project, just an Old Guy learning/doing some streaming projects.

hackonr 7y ago

Can you elaborate on what makes it more robust?

bnycum 7y ago
Streamlabs OBS has support for alerts (subs/followers, donations, etc), themes, overlays/widgets, etc. Most livestreamers use it for a more interactive experience. Just depends on what you need.
rgoodwintx 7y ago
One example: keeping Preview and Program windows open (common for realtime stream prep/mgmt) on Mac with OBS will kill your frame rate (dropping 20%+ of frames) due to GPU rendering issues in Qt [1]. Streamlabs has no issues with this. I guess there's a question about whether that == "robust", but in terms of the app's features performing as it should, I would guess so. Some simple/weird workarounds: literally move the Preview window offscreen, and/or open a Windowed Projector (popup) for Preview (but again keep Preview off screen). [1] Can't find the thread on it now, but it's something about the way the two views are structured in a container
- NiekvdMaas 7y ago
  Link you are referring to: https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/low-framerate-in-studio-mode.64925 https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/low-framerate-in-studio...
ollerac 7y ago
It's still in beta, so it's not actually better yet. I tried it out for a week and it didn't work out. After about 30 minutes of streaming, my dropped frames went up to 90%, despite my connection being strong. OBS never had a problem with this.

talkingtab 7y ago

A link to the Mac beta? And no Linux version, right?

LockAndLol 7y ago
No linux version, no. They concentrate on twitch / game streamers. Most gamers are on windows so Linux doesn't even pop up on their radar.

eggbrain 7y ago

The main issue I have with Streamlabs is that they _heavily_ push their "Prime" SaaS model. I started to get myself set up on Streamlabs for the first time the other day, and accidentally deleted my free Theme/ Scenes that I set up during install. So I went to their Store to re-find it (https://streamlabs.com/library#/ https://streamlabs.com/library#/), and it's almost impossible to filter through to find the non-prime things -- none of their filters / sorts allow filtering by price or Prime. I stumbled upon that I could type "free" in the search bar to finally do it, but it was quite painful, and without that I was having to filter out the first 20-30 pages to get past all the "Prime" addons.