2.7.1602.2220 Release Notes
Supported operating systems
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
For hardware and software requirements, see further details here:
https://www.xsplit.com/download
Internet connection
Requires Internet connectivity and HTTPS / HTTP port 80/8080 to be open
For live streaming on lowest settings, a minimum upload speed of 500 Kbps is required
Known limitations:
For a list of bugs being worked on see “Known Issues” section. For other general known limitations see list below.
- A bug in some Nvidia’s driver versions ( incl 337.50 and 337.88) prevents some functions in XSplit Broadcaster from working on Laptops with GTX 8XXM GPUs. Nvidia has released updates to its drivers to resolve this problem. Drivers from 340.52 and up resolves this issue
- CPPCORE-399 - Screen capture issues with multi-GPU combination (Exclusive mode window capture is disabled on multi monitor systems where monitors are connected to separate GPU’s)
See Notes on limitation.
- Some Origin-enabled games (eg. Mirror’s Edge - DX9) may crash or freeze. We are actively working with Origin to resolve this. A workaround for the moment is to disable Origin overlay by going to Origin client’s Application Settings -> Origin In Game -> Uncheck “Enable Origin In Game”
- XSplit Broadcaster may not be compatible with other similar applications that capture games running at the same time (i.e.: MSI Afterburner, Fraps).
- To resolve issues with MSI Afterburner, users may try either of the following: Run MSI Afterburner after XSplit Broadcaster, or set the "Application detection level" to “Low” in the RivaTuner properties.
- In DirectX11 games (for example World of Warcraft and Assassin's Creed 3), XSplit Broadcaster will not enter into game and cannot capture when Fraps is running. UPlay and Steam has the same problem, since Fraps prevents any other software from capturing in DX 11.
- XSplit Broadcaster is incompatible with some games using GameGuard for anti-cheat protection, hereunder Hero of the Obelisk and RF online.
- XSplit Broadcaster will run in low performance mode (legacy compatibility mode) on Windows 7/8/8.1 laptops using ATI Enduro switchable graphics (most modern laptops with AMD graphics card). We have to force this mode due to a bug in the AMD Enduro driver. (This issue has persisted since 2013 and can only be resolved by a driver update from AMD)
NOTE: The bug is fixed in AMD Windows 10 drivers, we are still unsure if AMD will fix the bug for Win 7/8
- XSplit Virtual camera fails in GotoMeeting. Issue has been reported and acknowledged by Citrix - we’re hoping for a fix soon.
- AMD Mantle Graphics API and DX12 is not supported by GameSource
- XSplit Broadcaster required a display driver to be installed to run (XBC-3973)
- XVE-303 - XSplit Broadcaster may crash in Win7 if a video is played after changing the system's default playback device
Features and improvements
(2.7.1512.2130 -> 2.7.1602.2220)
- CPPCORE-952 - Improvement to network interface selection
- XBC-4769 - Allow registration button to proceed after validation when clicked
- XBC-4818 - Allow hotkey listening to be disabled or restricted
- XBC-4873 - Add capslock warning in register form password fields
- XBC-4877 - Add overlay for empty root location of recordings
- XBC-4927 - Restore lower audio bitrates for NicoNico users
- XBC-4962 - Provide Intel RSSDK as optional prerequisite during installation
- XBC-4967 - Give warning if DeckLink filter is used as source and remove from Add menu
- XBC-4974 - Improve growl behavior to be less intrusive
Growl notification is now skipped if fullscreen game is active - this should prevent game from unexpectedly going to windowed mode - XBC-4991 - XSplit Broadcaster may crash after Alt+Tab out of the game
- XBCPLUGINS-132 - Input Visualizer source plugin
- XVE-312 - Include detection on the new KB3099229 MFP patch from the Windows 10 "N" Build 1511 Cumulative Update
Fixes
(2.7.1512.2130 -> 2.7.1602.2220)
- CPPCORE-725 - Source Transitions that are enabled, but unchecked, can fail to start on the first try after switching scenes
- CPPCORE-836 - Encoding may continuously restart when recording is paused
- CPPCORE-844/XBC-4523 - Certain .gif gets slow or laggy when added as media file (drag and drop)
- CPPCORE-942 - Game crashes when apphelp.dll hooks D3D VTable
- CPPCORE-954 - Default Skype offline image does not load if the scene is switched while Skype source is hidden and has some source settings applied on it
- CPPCORE-956 - GIF does not loop when used as a masking file
- CPPCORE-962 - WMV Files getting stuck on first frame when played back
- CPPCORE-967 - VCE1/VCE2 probe fails on certain conditions
- CPPCORE-970 - Issues with Scrap Mechanic (OpenGL)
- CPPCORE-981 - GIF image fails to loop when set as GameSource Offline Image
- XBC-4007 - Multiple encoding with VCE2 can result in Error code 0x19 (AMF_INPUT_FULL)
- XBC-4800 - TriDef SmartCam keying settings can be applied to non-camera sources via "Copy Chroma Key Settings"
- XBC-4807 - Some windows may not appear until the main window is clicked
- XBC-4821 - Starting Decklink Playout without any supported hardware crashes XBC
- XBC-4834 - Hang/Freeze during login over WiFi
- XBC-4844 - Backspace is disabled on source property dialogs
- XBC-4869 - Changes on some audio settings are still applied after declining the prompt to save changes
- XBC-4875 - "When Finished" options on the video source property menu is slow to load
- XBC-4876 - Streaming stops if channel name has a backslash; An error dialog about insufficient free space shows.
- XBC-4879 - Animated GIF freezes when some dialogs/functions are called. Stutter is visible on recording or stream output.
- XBC-4880 - "AVerMedia H.264" encoder fails to show when the Hauppauge HD PVR60 driver is installed
- XBC-4896 - Preview Editor's Transition and Go Live menu become disordered when restored on certain window width
- XBC-4897 - "My Recordings" dialog cannot access root level directory
- XBC-4899 - Plugin shows as 'Server version' on plugin store after it's uninstalled. Text only gets corrected and becomes 'Public version' once plugin store is re-opened.
- XBC-4900 - Warning exception occurs upon from virtual camera registration when application folder contains special characters
- XBC-4905 - Social icons on the login page are misaligned when translated to Japanese
- XBC-4907 - Intel RealSense shows the SDK installer link as texts when translated to Brazilian Portuguese
- XBC-4913 - Applying scene changes from the Preview Editor does not play video sources
- XBC-4914 - Large split recording can lose some segments
- XBC-4917 - Unable to detect MFP after Windows 10 "N" Build 1511 Cumulative Update
- XBC-4919 - YouTube video upload may get stuck on request timeout
- XBC-4923 - XmlException shows and may stall the application if a Dailymotion channel has an ampersand
- XBC-4924 - Application does not prompt to save on click of new presentation on a non-empty presentation if scene 1 is blank
- XBC-4926 - "cache" and "res" folder are retained after uninstallation
- XBC-4929 - Incorrect tooltip displays if scene transition is set to None
- XBC-4932 - Permission notification bar is not dismissed after deleting source plugin that requires permission
- XBC-4942 - YouTube Live with carbon copy recording can be started with a blank title and shows an error dialog about insufficient free space
- XBC-4947 - Application can be stalled if a recording or stream with carbon copy recording is started on a directory with not enough free space
- XBC-4954 - "Edit mode" not cancelled when “My Recordings” is restored/maximized
- XBC-4955 - "xthumb" folder may be displayed on the “My Recordings”
- XBC-4960 - Spaces are automatically omitted when adding YouTube tags
- XBC-4961 - Unable to use arrow keys when adding YouTube tags
- XBC-4971 - 10% CPU usage on idle while Express Video Editor is open
- XBC-4977 - File splitting may not work for large recordings
- XBCPLUGINS-128 - Twitch Chat Viewer authentication window shows native .exe icon
- XBCPLUGINS-252 - Chat properties dialog can be navigated backwards, thus may show other chat source's properties
- XBCPLUGINS-262 - Fade animation is gone on Text script on startup and on switch of scene
- XBCPLUGINS-265 - YouTube Live Chat needs to re-authenticate every 1 hour
- XBCPLUGINS-266 - Adding extra encoder parameter with a comma seemingly clears the field
- XBCPLUGINS-269 - Hitbox: Tooltip for the selected server on the channel setup wizard does not show
- XBCPLUGINS-272 - Chatbox opacity may not display correct slider position if value field is entered a space
- XBCPLUGINS-277 - Sina: Unable to stream; App becomes unresponsive when "Set details before broadcast" is enabled
- XBCPLUGINS-279 - Twitch: Ingest iteration dialog appears with white corners
- XBCPLUGINS-280 - Astray color pickers for masking border and shadow of Text source
- XBCPLUGINS-283 - Custom video encoding parameters are not reflected on the UI after syncing
- XBCPLUGINS-289 - Sources does not reconnect to the chat event on re-login when plugin is authenticated while an event is selected on its source property
- XBCPLUGINS-291 - Some sources settings are disabled or not initialized when added from Preview Editor
* Affects Extra Life, Tnotifier, Tobii Eye Tracker, Tracktl, Twitch Chat Viewer via HTML5, YouTube Live Chat Viewer - XBCPLUGINS-292 - Unable to setup source plugins that requires permission on the Preview Editor
- XBCPLUGINS-293 - CBR mode can end up with CRF parameter on initial setup
- XBCPLUGINS-294 - YouTube Live Chat via HTML5: Ampersand on a YouTube Live event appears as “&” on adding of a new YouTube Live Chat source
- XBCPLUGINS-297 - Some sources use its internal name when added from Preview Editor
* Affects YouTube Live Chat Viewer, Twitch Chat Viewer via HTML5, Tracktl, Tobii Eye Tracker, Extra Life - XBCPLUGINS-300 - Audio on selecting Extra-Life alert sound is always heard even if source is hidden
- XBCPLUGINS-304 - hitbox Chat Viewer: Emoticons not being loaded
- XVE-301 - Express Video Editor: Seeker is erratic (may go back and forth) when skipping frames
- XVE-302 - Express Video Editor: Seeker is incorrectly offset and doesn't stick to the mouse if it's dragged to the edge
- XVE-307 - Express Video Editor: Unable to drag-to-add videos again under certain conditions
- XVE-308 - Express Video Editor: Crash after unloading a video file
- XVE-309 - Express Video Editor: Videos do not work on Windows 10 Pro N (with Media Feature Pack)
- XVE-310 - Express Video Editor: Window overlaps with the taskbar when maximized
- XVE-314 - Express Video Editor: Clicking "Undo" after deleting a slice will add the full VOD on the timeline
Known issues:
Critical
- (M30) XBC-5006 - Scene switching with Flash source (RTMP stream / Whiteboard) may crash the application
Major
- (M30) CPPCORE-567 - Encoding with QuickSync cause periodic encoder restarts on some hardware
Quicksync encoding for long recordings/streams (4+ hours) can fail or restart on some Ivy bridge and Haswell systems. (In version 2.7, a working fix for Windows 8 and above has been applied, so this issue is now limited only to Windows 7.)
- (M30) CPPCORE-902/XBC-2657 - AMD VideoCodecEngine bitrate goes higher than the set bitrate
- (M30) XVE-226 - Express Video Editor: Crash when exporting large video files
- (M30) XVE-311 - Express Video Editor: Certain video resolutions will not load in Windows 7 and 8.1, and crashes in Windows 10
Normal
- CPPCORE-521 - Audio/Video desync with Axis IP Cameras running on RTSP
- (M30) CPPCORE-606 - MP4 recordings (saved from live stream) has a small stop in the beginning of playback
- (M30) CPPCORE-624 - XSplit virtual camera fails in GotoMeeting (needs retesting in latest GTM)
- (M30) CPPCORE-678 - Issues with Mist RTMP server
- (M30) CPPCORE-720 - GameSource: Adding Just Cause 2 shows black feed
- (M30) CPPCORE-769/XBC-4232 - Audio Preview gets delayed
- CPPCORE-874 - Slow playback of stinger video files
Workaround: re-encode stinger (webm) file using 30 FPS
- CPPCORE-875 - XSplit virtual camera does not work with Lync/Skype for Business; Affects Windows 8.1/10
Lync/Skype for Business cannot see XSplit Broadcaster because it does not support DirectShow capture sources. Some Microsoft applications only support native hardware driver and XSplit does not provide this yet.
- (M30) CPPCORE-901/XBC-4667 - Setting the Magewell XI100DUSB-HDMI device as "Audio Input" can produce a crackling sound
- (M30) CPPCORE-926 - Unable to generate CFR recording when streaming with auto-recording
- (M29) CPPCORE-964 - VCE2 recordings results in noticeable video pixelation after component update - affects broadcast plugins
- (M30) CPPCORE-965 - Issues with Darkest Dungeon (OpenGL)
- After changing game resolution from 1080p fullscreen to 720p windowed, the game capture becomes cropped on the stage
- Mouse cursor displayed on the stage and on the game are also mismatched
- CPPCORE-983/XBC-4973 - Unable to add certain .WAV files
Note: Affects 64-bit wav files
- XBC-1457 - “My Recordings” becomes slow/unstable when reading multiple files
- (M30) XBC-1948 - Source plugins are still accessible even if the plugins are not installed
- XBC-2791 - Rundll32.exe crashes when dragging main window while thumbnail preview is still loading (pretty hard to accomplish-:)
- XBC-3506 - AVerMedia H264 reports an encoding error when recording from live stream
Note: While this error can happen intermittently, we recommended to restart your computer to begin encoding again with the AVerMedia H.264 codec if you encounter the issue.
- XBC-4044 - Audio can still be heard even if the video fails to play back with "RTMP Stream"
- XBC-4075 - Default broadcast plugins are not downloaded after registering from 2.3 build, and reverting to 2.2 public
Note: Affects users w/o channel set up in their account. If you’re one of those users, you may manually install the plugins from the store or rename/delete your xmXXXX.db before logging into 2.2 to allow XSplit to automatically re-install the default broadcast plugins upon login.
- XBC-4669 - Avermedia USB3.0 devices not capturing from source device with 1080p resolution when running on 32-bit Windows OS
Note: Issue is caused by limitation of 32-bit OS in allocating memory and also the high memory usage of the Avermedia cards. The memory limitation issue becomes more evident when the resolution set is 1080p which leads to the camera failure.
- XBC-4703 - XSplit Broadcaster crashes with the hardware-accelerated playback enabled, and moving the application to a different display on multi-monitor setups
Note: Users with AMD R-series GPUs are advised to install the latest Crimson Driver version 15.12; Users with legacy cards on version 15.7 (ref link) are still affected.
- (M29) XBC-4762 - Constant lag and freezes for the Intel RealSense camera when graph re-initializes during switching of radio buttons
- (M30) XBC-4770 - Recording in 4K (3840x2160) with NVENC can show micro stuttering
Workaround: Use enableusenvenchw:1 exe parameter, but minimize the use of “Keep source in memory” due to the increased memory usage when using this exe parameter.
- (M30) XBC-4939 - NullException in EnsureColumnExists
Note: Affects Windows 8.1 Single Language
- (M30) XBC-4997 - Scene Transition flickers when "Always show preview on scene button hover" is selected
- (M30) XBC-5009 - Source plugins that requires permission do not create an entry on the permissions window when pasted
- (M29) XBCPLUGINS-314 - Quality is restored to default when loading channel w/ VBR mode
- (M29) XVE-262 - Express Video Editor: Gray preview after quickly deleting chunks of file
- XVE-288 - Express Video Editor: Unable to detect installed MFP for Windows 10 N; URL points to the System32 folder
Workaround: Install Windows Updates first before applying the Media Feature Pack patch
- (M29) XVE-316 - Express Video Editor: Issues when running simultaneously from XSplit Broadcaster and XSplit Gamecaster
Minor
- CPPCORE-546 - Source Transitions do not reflect crop settings for Sources.
- XBC-2497 - Add Source submenus may be hidden in some special cases
- (M30) XBC-2837 - Some dialogs keeps flashing a white page when opened
- XBC-2957 - Source transition doesn't work for Skype Video in Offline mode
- XBC-2960 - "Skype Video" flickers when mini video window is opened
Workaround: Calls > Call settings > Show advanced settings > Uncheck “Show call controls when Skype is in the background”
- XBC-3114 - Menu ignores first click after start (and randomly during run)
- XBC-3178 - Projector can show thumbnail previews of other scenes if projecting specific scenes that is not the active scene
- XBC-3347 - Text (Duration and Timer) refreshes when changing System Sound device
- XBC-3481 - Decklink Playout supported frame rates aren't always followed (For Retesting)
- XBC-3874 - Streaming plugins with NVENC shows "Variable" for Frame rate mode (local recording is ok) (FPS is constant, but Mediainfo show variable due to a small time stamp variation on the first few frames)
- XBC-4066 - Numpad hotkeys may be triggered while editing values in the source property
- (M30) XBC-4169 - Error message is not user-friendly when repairing a file that is in-used
- (M30) XBC-4296 - Message prompt dialog can intermittently shrink
- (M30) XBC-4316 - Source property dialog loses focus on changing camera sources
- XBC-4668 - Crash in Simba property page - PropPage_Simba.ax when opening Razer Live Gamer Extreme video input menu
Tested on ExtremeCap U3, Live Gamer Extreme GC550 and Razer Live Gamer Extreme
- XBC-4736/IB-596 - Windows Capture crashes Intel driver on some SLI, Optimus, and Quadro machines
Note: We have identified an issue with the Nvidia drivers, and reported accordingly.
- XBC-4764 - Login and some other UIs have rendering problems in higher DPIs
- (M30) XBC-4895 - The first view during scene transition becomes black when thumbnail preview triggers another scene
- (M30) XBC-4966 - Tooltip for empty favorite transition on right click of a scene is overlapped when general settings is opened
- (M29) XBC-4983 - Incorrect scene name displayed on the permissions window after swapping scenes
- (M30) XBC-4987 - My Recordings can be resized smaller than the buttons and location field at the bottom may disappear
- (M30) XBCPLUGINS-227 - Legacy Video Playlist source doesn't play video on Win7
- (M30) XBCPLUGINS-253 - Application is sent back after authenticating or if authentication is canceled (affects Twitch Chat IRC Viewer & YouTube Chat Viewer via HTML5)
- (M30) XBCPLUGINS-287 - Focus is lost from main window on close of Text Script Editor
- (M30) XBCPLUGINS-303 - UStream: Video encoding quality does not restore to default when restore button is clicked
- (M30) XBCPLUGINS-306 - YouTube Live's pre-broadcast dialog may fail to render if broadcast menu is expanded before the dialog appears
- (M29) XVE-317 - Express Video Editor: Window may not be rendered correctly after opening a new instance using a different app (i.e. XSplit Gamecaster)
If you are looking for the release notes of the previous version, please look here.
To see how issues are prioritized, kindly click here.