Geek Software of the Week: Open Broadcaster Software!
They bill themselves as “The #1 Open Source Streaming Software!” I have heard a lot about it recently, but I HAVE NOT had a chance to test it yet, so don’t assume I have! I seem to have gotten some folks riled up at me recently about that! I am intrigued by it though, and plan to test it. It seems to have been written to stream video of games. I will probably try it for streaming regular video, like my show. Also, it IS still in Beta.
“What is OBS?
Open Broadcaster Software is free and open source software for recording and live streaming. Source code is available to everyone to contribute and improve. Both 32 and 64 bit versions are available and it’s absolutely free!
Plugins
OBS has an API allowing developers to create their own unique plugins, giving them and others complete control of their streaming experience.
Is It Really Free?
Free! Not a dime! There are no subscriptions or anything, no payments at all. OBS is available to everyone, with all features, at absolutely no cost!”