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Setting up OBS
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OBS Configuration

  • Download and install OBS from OBS Download
  • Disable Hardware Acceleration in Chrome 
    - Open Chrome
- Settings
- Search for Hardware Acceleration
- Turn off 'Use hardware acceleration when available'
- Relaunch Chrome
  • Launch Code disabling GPU rendering

Start > Run > 'C:\Users\brett.miller\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe' --disable-gpu

or

Start-Process 'C:\Users\brett.miller\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe' -argumentList '--disable-gpu'

Add Sources

- Right Click in Sources
- Add > Window Capture
- Create New > Sensible Name e.g.: 'VsCode'
- Window dropdown
- Select relevant Window

If you're adding Desktop Capture and only see a black screen you will need to change the GPU OBS uses.

- Right Click Desktop
- Click NVIDIA Control Panel
- Manage 3D Settings
- Program Settings Tab
- Select Program to customise
- 'C:\Program Files\obs-studio\bin\64bit\obs64.exe'
- Select the preferred grapbics processor for this program
    - I had to change to integrated graphics but you may have to select NVIDIA
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