SLI Capture often causes game capture to break if it's not a specific hardware setup. If you choose that method, the game must be on, then select it's name in the Window dropdownįor the options you can check, it's generally a good idea to leave them on the default as shown. Once you have the properties window open, decide which Mode you would like, remember that Fullscreen will simply capture any fullscreen game, capture specific window (as shown below) lets you specify the exact game you want. Note that it is recommended to only have one game capture source per scene if you are specifying each game individually, otherwise use the methods outlined in the Sources Guide for hotkey mode. In your Sources Box, select the + and choose Game Capture, it will bring up the window belowĪdd a new source named after your game, or select one from the list if you have previously added game captures from other scenes in the current scene collection.

macOS users should use Display Capture for the best performance instead. Note: Game Capture is only available as a source on Windows.

Common Issue Troubleshooting/Resolution.

There are several issues which you can run into getting a Game Capture working properly.

Follow the Game Capture link for an overview of Game Capture and some basic info about it, come back to this page if you are having any issues with it working.

This guide is specifically for configuring the Game Capture Source properly, and goes over basic troubleshooting if things may not be working.

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