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Don't show volmeters on Game Capture sources unless "Capture Audio" is set #683

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Update source output_flags for Game Capture audio settings
mhoyer-streamlabs Nov 11, 2025
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Move flag check to obs-source.c
mhoyer-streamlabs Nov 13, 2025
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14 changes: 14 additions & 0 deletions libobs/obs-source.c
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Expand Up @@ -6613,3 +6613,17 @@ void streamlabs_force_source_ui_refresh(obs_source_t *source)
// 'updateSourceFlags' in desktop repo
source->info.output_flags ^= CUSTOM_REFRESH_UI_FLAG;
}

void streamlabs_set_audio_flag(obs_source_t *source, bool isAudio)
{
//game_capture sources have the option of being an audio source - the default is to include the flag
//which causes volmeters to show for game_capture sources that are NOT audio sources so we need to
//be able to toggle the flag
if (isAudio != is_audio_source(source)) {
if (!isAudio) {
source->info.output_flags &= ~OBS_SOURCE_AUDIO;
} else {
source->info.output_flags |= OBS_SOURCE_AUDIO;
}
}
}
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions libobs/obs.h
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Expand Up @@ -1534,6 +1534,7 @@ EXPORT void obs_source_restore_filters(obs_source_t *source,

/** Custom function to force source-related UI refresh from inside OBS */
EXPORT void streamlabs_force_source_ui_refresh(obs_source_t *source);
EXPORT void streamlabs_set_audio_flag(obs_source_t *source, bool isAudio);

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* Functions used by sources */
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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c
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Expand Up @@ -943,6 +943,13 @@ static void game_capture_update(void *data, obs_data_t *settings)
gc->initial_config = false;
}


//make sure the source's output flags are set correctly - they default to
//game_capture being an audio source, if this box isn't checked we need
//to make sure the output flags don't include OBS_SOURCE_AUDIO or else
//the FE will create a volmeter for a non-audio game_capture
streamlabs_set_audio_flag(gc->source, gc->config.capture_audio);

/* Linked audio capture source stuff */
setup_audio_source(gc->source, &gc->audio_source,
cfg.mode == CAPTURE_MODE_WINDOW ? window : NULL,
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