With Open Broadcaster Software, creators worldwide have access to free tools that used to be reserved for people with the money to invest. Now, anyone can create amazing content that rivals the best videos if they can figure out how to work the program. Unfortunately, while it’s mostly straightforward, anyone who starts using the program will likely have issues with the more minute functions.
In this article, we’re going to teach you how to record a screen in OBS so that you can broadcast your games, display, or anything else you want to show your audience.
How to Record a Screen in OBS
If you want to show your entire display, meaning everything that shows up on your screen, you’ll need to select the Display Capture option, name it, and then select the display if you have multiple screens. Another option that’s a little safer is to use Window Capture in OBS only to show a specific screen. Lastly, Game Capture will allow you to capture a game automatically or as one particular fullscreen application.
Tips for Recording Screen in OBS
The most important tip is to be aware of what you’re showing on your display while streaming. If you choose the Display Capture option, you will reveal everything you do on that screen to your audience, including personal files, work, or whatever else you happened to have in the background. If you have multiple displays, it might benefit you to reserve one of them for capturing windows and the others for work and personal stuff.
If you’re having issues with cropping, meaning only part of your screen is being shown, you will need to click inside the OBS display to select the video. Then, you can move, stretch, or shrink the capture until it properly fills up your display. If you can’t get OBS to register a specific Window Capture at all, then you’ll need to restart the program so OBS can register all the open programs.
When you’re streaming or watching a recorded video, you may notice that the window in the video is lower quality than what you captured. In this instance, you’ll need to find the best bitrate for OBS and your hardware. If you want to put out a high-quality video, you can set the bitrate at 10,000 or higher. However, be aware this will be more taxing on your PC.
This is all you need to know to record a screen in OBS and put out high-quality streams and videos. You can find more guides on the software in the OBS section of our website.
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