This snap doesn't have Twitch-specific docks, doesn't allow Twitch chat addons, doesn't load plugins, etc. (I did put the plugin in ~/snap/obs-studio/plugins)
What should have happened?
Given that the apt-installed version from OBS's PPA doesn't have these problems, this snap at the very least should not be recommended to Ubuntu users. However given that the OBS project also provides an official Flatpak, what's the point in maintaining this snap at all? Forgive my bluntness but I wasted quite a bit of time trying to get this snap to work.
Output of snap info $snap_name
name: obs-studio
summary: Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording
publisher: Snapcrafters✪
store-url: https://snapcraft.io/obs-studio
contact: https://github.com/snapcrafters/obs-studio/issues
license: GPL-2.0
description: |
OBS Studio is software designed for capturing, compositing, encoding, recording, and streaming
video content, efficiently. _This is a community-supported modified build of OBS Studio; please
file issues on the Snapcrafters GitHub:_ https://github.com/snapcrafters/obs-studio/issues
**Batteries included**
The snap of OBS studio comes pre-loaded with some extra features:
* Supports **nvenc (NVIDIA) and VA-API (AMD & Intel) accelerated video encoding**.
* **Advanced Scene Switcher** plugin; an automated scene switcher
* **Browser** plugin; CEF-based OBS Studio browser plugin
* **Directory Watch Media** plugin; filter you can add to a media source to load the oldest or
newest file in a directory.
* **Dynamic Delay** plugin; filter for dynamic delaying a video source.
* **Freeze Filter** plugin; freeze a source using a filter.
* **gPhoto** plugin; connect DSLR cameras with obs-studio via gPhoto.
* **GStreamer** plugins; feed GStreamer launch pipelines into OBS Studio and use GStreamer
encoder elements.
* **Move Transition** plugin; move sources to a new position during a scene transition.
* **NDI** plugin; Network A/V via NewTek's NDI.
* **NvFBC** plugin; screen capture via NVIDIA FBC API. Requires NvFBC patches for Nvidia drivers
for consumer-grade GPUs.
* **RGB Levels** plugin; simple filter to adjust RGB levels.
* **Source Switcher** plugin; to switch between a list of sources.
* **Spectralizer** plugin; audio visualization using fftw.
* **StreamFX** plugin; collection modern effects filters and transitions.
* **Text Pango** plugin; Provides a text source rendered using Pango with multi-language
support, emoji support, vertical rendering and RTL support.
* **Transition Matrix** plugin; customize Any -> One or One -> One scene transitions.
* **VNC Source** plugin; VNC viewer that works as a source.
* **Websockets** plugin; remote-control OBS Studio through WebSockets.
**Connecting Interfaces**
For the best experience, you'll want to connect the following interfaces.
sudo snap connect obs-studio:alsa
sudo snap connect obs-studio:audio-record
sudo snap connect obs-studio:avahi-control
sudo snap connect obs-studio:camera
sudo snap connect obs-studio:jack1
sudo snap connect obs-studio:kernel-module-observe
**NDI**
If you want to use the NDI plugin you'll need to connect the Avahi Control interface.
snap connect obs-studio:avahi-control
**Virtual Camera**
Starting with OBS 26.1.0, Virtual Camera support is integrated. Here's how to install and
configure `v4l2loopback`:
sudo snap connect obs-studio:kernel-module-observe
sudo apt -y install v4l2loopback-dkms v4l2loopback-utils
echo "options v4l2loopback devices=1 video_nr=13 card_label='OBS Virtual Camera'
exclusive_caps=1" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/v4l2loopback.conf
echo "v4l2loopback" | sudo tee /etc/modules-load.d/v4l2loopback.conf
sudo modprobe -r v4l2loopback
sudo modprobe v4l2loopback devices=1 video_nr=13 card_label='OBS Virtual Camera'
exclusive_caps=1
**NOTE!** Using `video_nr` greater than 64 will not work.
**Removable Storage**
To access content on external storage, connect to the removable-media plug:
snap connect obs-studio:removable-media
**gPhoto**
The gPhoto plugin allows some DSLR cameras to be connected via USB. You'll need to connect the Raw
USB interface.
snap connect obs-studio:raw-usb
**3rd Party plugins**
To install pre-compiled plugins, download and extract the plugin to
`~/snap/obs-studio/current/.config/obs-studio/plugins/`.
This is how the Input Overlay plugin looks when correctly installed:
/home/username/snap/obs-studio/current/.config/obs-studio/plugins/
└── input-overlay
├── bin
│ └── 64bit
│ └── input-overlay.so
└── data
└── locale
├── de-DE.ini
├── en-US.ini
└── ru-RU.ini
If you want to use the Input Overlay plugin, you'll also need to connect the joystick interface:
snap connect obs-studio:joystick
commands:
- obs-studio.eglinfo
- obs-studio.ffmpeg
- obs-studio.ffplay
- obs-studio.ffprobe
- obs-studio.glxinfo
- obs-studio
- obs-studio.srt-ffplay
- obs-studio.srt-file-transmit
- obs-studio.srt-live-transmit
- obs-studio.srt-tunnel
- obs-studio.vainfo
- obs-studio.vdpauinfo
- obs-studio.vulkaninfo
snap-id: 6uLU2MJmBURfLNz4rmL4WT2CmtVULE2u
tracking: latest/stable
refresh-date: today at 15:09 BST
channels:
latest/stable: 27.1.3 2021-12-20 (1284) 418MB -
latest/candidate: ↑
latest/beta: ↑
latest/edge: 27.2.1 2022-02-24 (1287) 439MB -
installed: 27.1.3 (1284) 418MB -
What happened?
This snap doesn't have Twitch-specific docks, doesn't allow Twitch chat addons, doesn't load plugins, etc. (I did put the plugin in ~/snap/obs-studio/plugins)
What should have happened?
Given that the apt-installed version from OBS's PPA doesn't have these problems, this snap at the very least should not be recommended to Ubuntu users. However given that the OBS project also provides an official Flatpak, what's the point in maintaining this snap at all? Forgive my bluntness but I wasted quite a bit of time trying to get this snap to work.
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