OBS Sources - Display vs Window vs Game Capture

Learn the differences between Display, Window, and Game Capture and which one you should use for your video recording or streaming needs.

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[Claythargic]

Ahhh that rarest of rare tutorials with no nonsense and no terrible humor, and WELL DONE.

[callizto]

0:41 -display capture
2:00- window capture
2:57-game capture

[RealSlopeDude]

Showing how to crop was exactly what I needed to know. Thanks so much.

[SamiFab]

Excellent Chris - no fluff, no padding straight to the point and answered sooo many questions succinctly that other videos leave out. Thank YOU!

[フォグマシン]

Chris, I watched one of your videos and it was super clear and you made it uncomplicated. Thank you.

[speedfreakDaniel]

My achievements (the blue popup notifications) don't show up at all. I can hear the sound but the alert doesn't show up during my recording. Some help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

[userxthuf]

i’ve been searching this video for 24 hrs 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[projct]

Finally!!! Window capture needed. Thank you so much

[danskifpv]

Great tutorial Chris, thanks! Which one is the most CPU hungry of them all?

[elysejohansen]

Thank you for this extremely helpful tutorial! I needed to know how to capture a specific game window vs sharing my whole computer life while streaming. It took me forever to find what I needed to know and this has everything I need in one, appreciate it!!

[mccrindlefineart]

If you're having issues displaying any browsers, go into your browser settings and turn off Hardware Acceleration (Works with most browsers)

[LucidOreo]

Is there a performance difference between any of them?

[Housestationlive]

display capture don't always works for game cause in full screen mode, games sometimes automatically changes yourscreen resolution, which has for consequences to mess up with your obs configuration.

[ninesehyper]

WOW straight to the point. Amazing video, you have earned my like sir

[eclecticx]

Good but basic breakdown that doesn't answer the big question. Which among those is the most resource intensive?

[ankitdarwhekar]

What about the quality.
Which is the best among three for game recording.

[sensasianone_battlestation]

Been having issues with the color being really washed out (can’t see the clouds in the sky, desert scene looks white and washed out using Display capture. When I switched to Window capture, BOOM color was ALOT more accurate! Then I saw your video after but great content for beginners man

[NickmadeStupidVideo]

ive been using multiple monitors. one for obs and the other for full screen games

[creeperjo]

OH MY GOD IT WORKED...FINALLY IT WORKED! NO MORE STUPID MIRROING EFFECT!!!

[testchannel]

When using either of these formats, if I went live on Youtube does the sound automatically go with it and it just uses whatever is present on your laptop/desktop?