This new version implements great improvements
The release of the new version of OBS Studio 28.0, version that comes to celebrate the tenth anniversary of OBS and in which also great improvements, bug fixes and more have been made.
In this new version of OBS 28.0 that is presented, it stands out significantly improved color management, in addition to adding high dynamic range support (HDR, High Dynamic Range) and color depth of 10 bits per channel.
Were added new settings for color spaces and formats, because HDR encoding with 10-bit color is available for AV1 and HEVC formats and requires NVIDIA 10 and AMD 5000 GPUs for HEVC (Intel QuickSync and Apple VT not yet supported). HDR streaming is currently only available through YouTube's HLS service.
It is worth mentioning that on Linux and macOS, HDR support still needs to be improved; for example, HDR preview doesn't work and some encoders need to be updated.
The graphical interfacea was changed to use Qt 6, then, on the one hand, Qt update allowed to get bug fixes updates and improved support for Windows 11 and Apple Silicon, but on the other hand, it led to the end of support for Windows 7 and 8, macOS 10.13 and 10.14, Ubuntu 18.04 and all 32-bit operating systems, as well as loss of compatibility with some plugins continuing to use Qt 5 (most plugins have already been ported to Qt 6).
In addition to this, it also highlights the support for Mac computers equipped with the Apple M1 ARM chip (AppleSilicon). Since native builds are incompatible with many plugins, the ability to use builds based on the x86 architecture on Apple Silicon devices is also left behind. The Apple VT encoder on Apple Silicon systems supports CBR, CRF, and simple mode.
For macOS 12.5+, support for the ScreenCaptureKit framework has been implemented, including the ability to capture video with sound.
For Windows, added an implementation new and more optimized of the encoder for AMD chips, added support for the NVIDIA Background Removal component (requires NVIDIA Video Effects SDK), provided the ability to capture sound from the application, Added an echo removal mode to the noise suppression filter from NVIDIA.
Also noteworthy is the ability to automatically split the recording into parts based on file size or length, as well as in manual mode.
Finally, if you are interested in knowing more about it, you can consult the details in the following link.
How to install OBS Studio 28 on Ubuntu and derivatives?
For those who are interested in being able to install this new version of OBS on their system, they can do so by following the instructions we share below.
Installing OBS Studio 28 from Flatpak
In general, for almost any current Linux distribution, the installation of this software can be done with the help of Flatpak packages. They should only have the support to install these types of packages.
In a terminal they just have to execute the following command:
flatpak install flathub com.obsproject.Studio
In the event that you already have the application installed by this means, you can update it by executing the following command:
flatpak update com.obsproject.Studio
Installing OBS Studio 28 from Snap
Another general method of installing this application is with the help of Snap packages. In the same way as Flatpak, they must have the support to install these types of packages.
The installation is going to be done from a terminal by typing:
sudo snap install obs-studio
Installation done, now we are going to connect the media:
sudo snap connect obs-studio:camera
sudo snap connect obs-studio:removable-media
Installation from PPA
For those who are Ubuntu users and derivatives, they can install the application by adding a repository to the system.
We add this by typing:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:obsproject/obs-studio sudo apt-get update
And we install the application by running
sudo apt-get install obs-studio sudo apt-get install ffmpeg