OBS Black Screen Fix 2019 & Beyond

Common Problem With Simple Solutions

It’s a really common problem that most likely has to do with the video card. This is a particularly easy problem to fix but there are many conflicting ideas on how to fix it.

OBS Black Screen Error Fix

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Only One Path

One method we read about is running OBS in compatibility mode. This did not work for our systems but we show you how it’s done in the video and give you a short description of how to do it.

Compatibility Mode

Press the Windows button
Type OBS
Open the file location of OBS
Right-click Version of OBS that is compatible with your system (32 or 64)
Select Properties, then compatibility
Check the box to run in compatibility mode and select Win 7
click save
Did not work for us but it is a good troubleshooting tip

What Did Work!!!!

What worked for us is changing the graphic card settings. Many laptops have 3rd party graphics cards and an integrated graphics card. At times the 3rd party card causes problems with OBS. That means we must change the video card settings inside the 3rd party software to point OBS at the integrated graphics card so it can work properly.

The 3rd party card within our laptops is produced by Nvidia. So we must open the setting for Nvidia to change this.

Steps to Success

Open Nvidia Settings
Select “Manage 3D Settings” in the left panel
In the main window select “Program Settings”
In the box labeled “Select a Program to Customize”
In the drop-down box select OBS
In the next section Select “Integrated Graphics”
Save, Close OBS, Reopen OBS, Add new “Display Capture
You should have a nice image of your screen instead of a black box

There is a video that walks thru the whole process. If this helped you, please visit our youtube page and subscribe.

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