Fixed a bug with the group room, where videos froze on guest re-join
added &scene=0 (&scene) , which auto-adds videos to the scene without interaction
Updated the &mirror URL flag to have 0, 1, 2, and 3 as options.
-no mirror parameter in the URL is the default. Local previews are mirrored
-mirror=0 turns off ALL mirroring, for everything.
-mirror=1 inverts the default. Local previews are not mirrored, but guests are mirrored.
-mirror=2 mirrors ALL videos
-mirror=3 is the same as default, except the entire website is mirrored, including Text (useful for teleprompters?)
Experimental Code Change : When the data-channel closes, I auto-close the video channels as well, and try to reload the video from scratch. I do not wait for the video stream to time out. This *might* fix a 'stacking video' problem, as well as reducing the "frozen frame" video problem when a guest reloads.
This 10.2 release is currently on https://obs.ninja/beta for testing
Mainly just a 1-week sprint focusing on bug fixes and not so much on major features.
Biggest fix this sprint was related to VP9 + Custom Video Bitrates now working as intended.
for private deployment, please see blank.json as a good starting point for unbranded customization text. My goal is to move towards more of a library for the core code, so I am trying to separate out the UI/text/style more and more. This should make forking of new branches of the code easier in the long run.
&view should work in the previous version, but tested again in this version
&view=xx,yy,zz should work
&codec=vp9 issue fixed in codec handler
numerous other fixes.
I've fixed issues with innerHTML calls in this release that would normally totally break things if there were changes to index.html. Now, if there is an error, it is handled more gracefully and usually just a single UI element breaks. You should be able to customize the index.html file now without too many hassles.
You will also notice that the index.html has the following line:
<script type="text/javascript" id="main-js" data-translation="blank" src="./main.js"></script>
you can specify different languages or different branding/wording translations by setting the data-translation value to that of the json filename located in the translations folder. You can also create your own json files and specify them that way. By default I am specifying the "blank" translation.
I'm trying to steer the app code in the direction of being a bit like a library, for numerous reasons, but please reach out if you have issues with this new release. This release has numerous bug fixes and uses a new handshake server to improve the group-room experience, which I will continue to update. I will continue to work towards allowing greater accessibility in stylizing the application.
Some of the notable changes revolve around fixing issues with the Group Chat, refining the UX/UI, adding stream iso-recording, enabling camera zooming on Android, and allowing users to select multiple audio sources, disable audio, or disable the video.
Change list
Audio can be disabled and/or mixed with more than one audio input device
video can be disabled, allowing for audio-only publishing
avatar silhouette takes the place of a stream without a video
Some Android cameras can now zoom-in with a swipe up action.
The Create Invite Link option lets you select some advanced parameters, like bitrate and stereo, in a very easy way.
reduced the size of the preview window ; for camera and screens hare
made all OBS/invite links easier to copy, dragged into OBS v25, and seleced.
Most OBS/invite links can be right clicked to access custom menu
copy to clipboard links that are clicked
Viewers in Group Chat can magnify and increase the bitrate of one video at a time.
Pseudo-Fullscreen works in group chat now
Room names can be accessed via https://obs.ninja/myroomnamehere
You can record videos via the group control room; selectable bitrates. webm Format
filename of recorded files is the timestamp of the ended recording time; milliseconds
new iOS error messages
firefox shows camera labels now
Add a "secure" mode that increases verbosity and prevents a stream being accessed more than once
electron app interface works with the production code
It is harder to hit 'ready to go', before the camera is actually ready
expanded help information in a less annoying way
if you deny Screen-share permissions, it will let you try again without a page refresh
Custom generated invite links, if dragged into OBS v25, will be named according to the given label
Got rid of the cartoon cat; too much visual complexity
Numerous UX changes to the Control Room page
Codec remains set at VP8, but progress in OBS has made on its issues.
Added a new TURN video relay server to US West (LA). I've also increased the capacity of the existing US-Central server. 16x more capacity over all.
Video Control bar hidden in more cases; or delayed in showing
Increased readability of some fonts
Improved mobile layout and accessibility
Mute/Unmute button has been made more secure
No need to toggle mute in group chat to get the audio to work
pressing enter on input fields auto submits; no clicking needed
Dynamic bitrates improved
Group automixer improved a bit
no-cursor option works with Electron app now
cleaned up the Error page in OBS if it fails to load a video; no more 'leaked' streamIDs
renamed streamid, permaid, and roomid. They are now room, push, and view. backwards compatible tho still.
Invite to Room page is more mobile friendly and clean; less noise
iPad Pro treated like an iOS device; limits resolution to 720p
rounded corners of the big buttons because "looks more modern". ;/
Updated Licence and added a CLA
Added translations / languages via a template system
electron-app improvements, such as the ability to select OUTPUT AUDIO Destination
Fixed a few bugs reported over the last few days, since production release
and many others that I likely forgot about
More improvements to group chat , including lower CPU usage
Perma ID's are used everywhere now
Option to change resolution made easier
720p default res, instead of 1080p
Minor UX/UI improvements
VP9 default codec
Random other little things
Fixed a regression relating to STUN. In my rewrote of the webrtc code, and frantic attempts to fix other bugs, I introduced one that caused STUN to only *partially* complete. For a few users, that was enough to break it.
I also had some users complaining about iOS resolutions not being high. While you can manually increase this, I decided to instead set the default res to 1280x720. up from 640x360. I'm trying to find a good balance here.
If battery life becomes an issue, I may also need to force the codec to h264, instead of allowing VP8. =/
Group Room *PARTIALLY* complete on the front-end side
Server-side Code re-written, but still needing heavy testing -- added support for group video and smarter routing
If OBS video fails, the default screen has better information
O in OBS turns red if server is down after loading obs.ninja
QR Code link works, including the option for use of a usable PERMA LINK , which can be used to invite someone
RETRY button if stream does not connect; useful if sending out a guest link
More error handling
- fixed issue with mobile rear camera not working
- improved mobile sizing for low resolution horizontal viewing
- added OBS v25 drag and drop support from Chrome on Windows.
-- also spent a lot of time looking into trying to get OBS to work on Mac OS; solution was to use v23 on MacOS
