OBS Studio 32.2.2

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<h3>OBS Studio: Open-source Live Streaming and Recording</h3>
<p>OBS Studio is a free, open-source application for live streaming and high-quality screen recording. It offers real-time video and audio capture, mixing, and scene composition for a wide range of productions, from single-host streams to multi-source broadcasts. The project provides native builds for Windows, macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon), and Linux, and maintains public release notes and distributed checksums for available artifacts.</p>
<h3>Recent Release Highlights (32.2.0)</h3>
<p>The 32.2.0 release continues incremental improvements to the front end, media handling, and platform integrations. Notable additions and changes include:</p>
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<li>Replaced the add-source dropdown with a new dialog to streamline source selection and organization.</li>
<li>Frontend API enhancements, including copy/paste functions for sources and elements.</li>
<li>Added a filter to compose SDR into HDR and support for .webp images when adding directories to the Image Slide Show source.</li>
<li>Dynamic bitrate support for multitrack video and improved handling for missing files in filters.</li>
<li>Mac-specific usability: a delete-as-hotkey option for removing sources and forced updates from Intel to Apple Silicon builds on Apple Silicon machines.</li>
<li>Various UI and behavior tweaks such as improved FPS selector UX, theming for checked buttons, and minimum sizes for controls to reduce layout issues.</li>
<li>Multiple bug fixes across platforms addressing crashes, dock state corruption, display capture issues, virtual camera resets, and encoder/format-specific fixes (NVENC, VAAPI AV1, PipeWire on certain GPUs).</li>
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<h3>Core Features and Workflow</h3>
<p>OBS Studio combines modular scene composition with flexible input sources and an extensible audio mixer. It supports creating unlimited scenes that can include window captures, browser sources, webcams, capture cards, images, text, and media files. Scenes can be arranged with customizable transitions and controlled via hotkeys.</p>
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<li>Studio Mode and Multiview provide staging and overview capabilities for complex productions, with the ability to preview and cue scenes before going live.</li>
<li>An intuitive audio mixer supports per-source filters such as noise suppression, noise gate, and gain, alongside VST plugin support for advanced processing.</li>
<li>Recording and streaming outputs are configurable for single- or multitrack recordings, and OBS integrates with major streaming platforms and custom services.</li>
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<h3>Extensibility and Automation</h3>
<p>OBS exposes a plugin API and scripting interfaces to extend functionality and automate workflows. Official and community plugins, plus Lua and Python scripting, enable custom overlays, automated scene logic, and integrations with external tools. A plugin manager and resources repository simplify discovery and installation of third-party extensions.</p>
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<li>Native plugins can be used for high-performance integrations, while scripts allow tailored production logic and repetitive-task automation.</li>
<li>The modular Dock UI supports multi-monitor setups with detachable panels and configurable layouts for production-specific workflows.</li>
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<h3>Platform Support and Reliability</h3>
<p>Official builds are provided for Windows, macOS (requiring recent macOS versions), and a variety of Linux distributions. Release artifacts include checksums and packaged binaries for specific platforms. The development cadence includes release candidates and regular fixes addressing crashes, encoder behavior, and platform-specific capture issues.</p>
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<li>Windows and macOS builds are offered for current OS versions, with Apple Silicon and Intel builds provided separately on macOS.</li>
<li>Linux receives improvements for modern audio/capture stacks such as PipeWire and distribution-specific packages for easier installation.</li>
<li>Release notes document changes, bug fixes, and checksums for downloaded artifacts.</li>
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<h3>Typical Use Cases</h3>
<p>OBS Studio suits a broad range of creators and production scenarios. Its feature set supports live streamers, educators, podcasters, remote presenters, and event producers who require a combination of flexible input handling, scene composition, multitrack recording, and extensibility through plugins and scripts.</p>
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<li>Quick setups can leverage presets and auto-configuration for standard streaming tasks.</li>
<li>Intermediate users can refine audio chains, scene layouts, and transitions to achieve polished outputs.</li>
<li>Advanced productions benefit from multiview staging, capture card integration, low-latency delivery options, and scripted automation for repeatable workflows.</li>
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