VL -> OBS video issues: aspect-ratio, signal, current-state issue

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  1. if the video is not a 16:9, arriving to OBS all gets distorted.

  2. a.: if selected video source NULL (zero, nothing), the last “processed source’s frame” is kept (but I possibly need BlankScreen sometimes).
    b.: When starting all from scratch, OBS is receiving a “fullGREEN” image from VSTLive3.

  3. I can forward VideoStream to OBS now either for 1pcs video track (LOVELY!!!), but as soon as set all in VideoDirector to send-data-to-OBS and closing the “unecesarry” window, VL stops data-streaming to OBS

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That is because video director monitor window should remain open but it closes as soon as you close video director selector, same happens even if you don’t stream to OBS… video director monitor should be listed in video views and in the video monitors menu in devices like all the other 6 and be independent from video director selector being open or closed (remember selected track or blank it no active video event clip ongoing).

Cheers, Ciro.

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Yes to all of that. There will be an additional Video View for Director. However could not quite make it for the upcoming version, but should do for the next one.

OBS scaling, ratio, and colors should work with the next version. Regarding performance, if you pass 4k frames through various stages (track view, monitor, preview, director, director Monitor, OBS…) it may be asking for too much.

That’s tricky, OBS does the same, there is no “black”…

Yes, that is the “no frame”.

  1. Don’t quite understand that question? First try again with the new version, maybe solved.
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Let’s see, sure!
3. with other words: would be nice to having Video->to->OBS (once it’s set) in the case DirectorMonitor is closed. // Currently DataArrayToOBS seems to be stopped at VDm close.

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yes, that is the plan.

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Actually, in my understanding, when receiving color#000000 for a pixel, pixel is should emit “00R,00G,00B”. For our eyes that generally means a “blank screen”, no? :slight_smile:

With 3.0.14, I could close VD-monitor window while OBS-dataforward remained.
I guess, VD-view must left opened any any case (minimised to taskbar, dataforward->OBS gets suspended)

No green bar, that has been fixed too :slight_smile:

Somehow… to mee (on Mac now):
VideoDirector get’s to this state at every single song change (and losing dataforward->OBS then). Need to close VD-view and reopen VD-view.

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if there is no frame, ther is no pixel, and nothing to receive, not even transparent :slight_smile:

Yes, wer are working on smooth Video Director operation and automation.

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Then it’ receiving nothing, means no pixel/ColorCh will emit :wink: blank, like cut or unplug a cable, even when switching to an audio-input that is empty/nc. But I guess its a bit trickier in terms of programming such :smiling_face:

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If a cable is cut it cannot emit anything (or, it cannot be received). Will send black frame, takes less time than arguing…bit of performance though.

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I’m sorry, didn’t meant arguing at all. And if it works like that in software-terms, your workaround soundz the solution :smiling_face: