2.6.1510.2621 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 user 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 Assassins 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. We have tried to contact INCA Internet (developers of GameGuard) but have received no response on this issue yet. 

• XSplit Broadcaster will run in low performance mode (legacy compatibility mode) on 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. No current ETA on a driver update to solve this issue.

• 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 is not supported by GameSource
  
• XSplit Broadcaster required a display driver to be installed to run (XBC-3973)
  
• XSplit Broadcaster may hang if XSplit Gamecaster is running and has RealSense enabled (XBC-4634)

Features and improvements

• CPPCORE-796/881/877/XBC-4525/4632/4671 - Options to use hardware acceleration
  * See option in Tools > General settings > Advanced tab

• Hardware accelerated video playback
  * Only available in Windows 8 & up
• Hardware accelerate USB2 capture devices

• CPPCORE-812/887 - Improve game capture for SLI configurations
• Source property improvements

• XBC-2932 - Allow adjustment on window region capture
• XBC-4642 - Allow window capture target to be changed
• XBC-4534 - Use pixels in cropping values for Layout tab instead of percent as units
• XBC-4674 - Game capture: Make "Enable frame smoothing" a sub-option of "Enable special optimization"

• XBC-2719 - Do not prompt to save presentation on scene switch or thumbnail preview on blank presentation
• XBC-3037 - Ability to edit an existing tag without having to remove it if Backspace key is pressed
• XBC-3209 - Create growl for when XSplit is launched in Compatibility mode
• XBC-3447 - Integrate native RTMP w. HW decoding (Only works with exe parameter dsrtmp:1 and with video playback acceleration enabled in general settings -> advanced) (Features need more testing and improvement)
• XBC-3858 - Allow to set network adapter in broadcast plugin
• XBC-4006 - Improve handling of corrupted local database
• XBC-4300 - Support for Wowza Streaming Cloud
• XBC-4423 - Improve screen selection for Projector
• XBC-4441 - Beta support for Intel Realsense cameras (ability to remove background)
• XBC-4500 - Support for Brazilian-Portuguese language
• XBC-4535 - Renamed "Script Plugin" to "Extension"
• XBC-4594/4645 - Update stinger_howto.txt file
• XBC-4619 - Preview Editor: Save current “Go Live” setting
• XBC-4639 - Start position of "My Recordings" dialog affects usability in smaller screens
• XBC-4651 - Perform Twitch ingest pruning in automatic mode
• XBC-4652 - Provide localization for installer
• XBCPLUGINS-122 - New HTML5-based Twitch chat source (BETA)
• XBCPLUGINS-171 - Custom RTMP: Check authentication before saving channel settings and prompt if invalid credentials are used

Fixes

• CPPCORE-314 - GameSource Compatibility with FXAA
• CPPCORE-802 - Games are not captured correctly - Flight Simulator X and X-Plane
• CPPCORE-865 - Reconnected source does not update when source properties dialog is open
• CPPCORE-866 - Cropped webpage URL source gets distorted when setting chroma key
• XBC-3575 - Cannot login 2nd account if "Remember me" is unchecked
• XBC-4055 - X button still enabled on Yes/No confirmation dialog
• XBC-4318 - Main window becomes inactive when auto-login is enabled
• XBC-4461 - XSplit is stuck on splash screen when registering or when logging in on a clean machine
• XBC-4474 - Missing moderator icon on the Twitch IRC Chat Viewer
• XBC-4505 - Wrong codec name displayed on Reconfigure Stream dialog when streaming using VCE
• XBC-4506 - Express Video Editor remains open after logout if warning dialog was dismissed by clicking the X button
• XBC-4509 - Clicking sign up to Twitter and then log in with an existing account from the upper right link will open the Twitter dashboard in the same window
• XBC-4533 - Dialog to save current presentation still shows after clicking New and Load Presentation even if presentation is made empty
• XBC-4542 - XSplit may freeze by streaming to an unauthorized plugin and quickly clicking “Share stream” menu thereafter
• XBC-4559 - HTML/Webpage URL source distortion when selecting color keying with cropping enabled in layout
• XBC-4571 - Hyperlinks on the purchase points window and notice dialog are opened in the same window when clicked using the middle mouse button
• XBC-4585 - Clicking the "here" link using the middle mouse button opens a web page within the VOD manager
• XBC-4590 - XSplit may crash after stopping a recording (x264)
• XBC-4593 - Application may get stuck if ESC key is spam clicked to close the about window
• XBC-4611 - Previous and Next button in the media control of Video Playlist Legacy plugin functions are reversed
• XBC-4622 - Hour duration displayed on the VOD manager resets when it reaches 24 hours
• XBC-4641 - Incorrect parameter values used for VCE2
• XBC-4647 - Exception on XSplitRegSrc after upgrading to Windows 10
• XBC-4666/XBCPLUGINS-197 - Set extra encoder parameters are not reflected in "Reconfigure video stream" dialog
• XBC-4689 - QuickSync may bypass the watermark check; Happens in Demo mode
• XBCPLUGINS-158 - Hitbox & Ustream: Exception occurs when clicking Skip Wizard while offline
• XBCPLUGINS-162 - Broadcast plugins VBV buffer when Restored doesn't have the same behavior with other plugins
• XBCPLUGINS-168 - Text: Misaligned text while resizing during Fade animation
• XBCPLUGINS-169 - Text: Fade animation in text does not work until animation is re-selected from source property or source is refreshed if a custom delimeter is used
• XBCPLUGINS-175 - YouTube Live: Encoding tooltip is not translated
• XBCPLUGINS-178 - LIVEhouse.in: Cannot communicate with the LIVEhouse.in server when signing up for Facebook
• XBCPLUGINS-185 - Dailymotion: WebException may appear after authenticating if connection to server is not stable and times out frequently
• XBCPLUGINS-188 - Local Streaming & Custom RTMP: Adaptive bitrate is enabled for codecs other than x264
• XBCPLUGINS-192 - Video Encoding Settings layout for the C985 encoder is muddled
• XBCPLUGINS-194/203 - LocalStreaming: Absence of JVM can cause XSplit.Core and XSplitCleanUp processes to get stuck on exit
• XBCPLUGINS-196 - Extra Encoder Parameters gets applied on all the same broadcast plug-ins
• XBCPLUGINS-207 - Purchase dialog shows on start of streaming of Azubu on free users
• XBCPLUGINS-211 - Twitch: Bandwidth tester may connect to a different server instead of the one shown in the server text box
• XBCPLUGINS-212 - hitbox: Bandwidth tester may connect to a different server instead of the one shown in the server text box
• XVE-291 - Express Video Editor: Empty presentation overlay is clickable even if presentation is not empty
• XVE-292 - Express Video Editor: The loading bar when exporting a video in Express Video Editor exceeds and reaches the window edge
• XVE-293 - Express Video Editor: App crash encountered when exporting videos with different encoding settings
• XVE-298 - Express Video Editor: App crashes when exporting edited video
• XVE-299 - Express Video Editor: Broken preview image for split recordings

Known issues:

Major

• (M26) CPPCORE-567 - Encoding with QuickSync cause periodic encoder restarts on some hardware
  * If high bitrate, error can show up in a short span;
  * Found to happen on some Intel HD4600 (Haswell), Intel HD4000 (Ivy Bridge) and some laptops with built-in Haswell chipsets.
  * Update (September 4, 2015): Issue is now isolated to desktop systems which also has discrete graphics card. - We are working hard to resolve the issue.
  
• (M26) CPPCORE-777 - BlackMagic WDM filter does not remember settings (Issue ticket has been accepted by BMD so we are waiting for a driver update)  
  * Update (September 4, 2015): BlackMagic has released a new driver 10.5 desktop video which should resolve this issue.

• (M28) CPPCORE-902 - AMD VideoCodecEngine bitrate goes higher than the set bitrate
• (M28) CPPCORE-944 - VHMultiWriter crashing during long NVENC recordings
• (M28) XBC-4813 - XSplit does not allow NVENC encoding of resolutions between 1080p & 4K (3840x2160)
• (M28) - XVE-304 - Express Video Editor: Crash on editing certain QuickSync encoded files

Normal

• CPPCORE-521 - Audio/Video desync with Axis IP Cameras running on RTSP
• CPPCORE-546 - Source Transitions do not reflect crop settings for Sources.
• (M27) CPPCORE-606 - MP4 recordings (saved from live stream) has a small stop in the beginning of playback
• (M27) CPPCORE-624 - XSplit virtual camera fails in GotoMeeting (needs retesting in latest GTM)
• (M27) CPPCORE-678 - Issues with Mist RTMP server
• (M28) CPPCORE-720 - GameSource: Adding Just Cause 2 shows black feed
• (M26) CPPCORE-769/XBC-4232 - Audio Preview gets delayed
• (M26) CPPCORE-832 - Using QuickSync (QS2) may cause high CPU usage during periodic encoder restart
• (M26) CPPCORE-836 - Encoding may continuously restart even when recording is paused
• (M26) CPPCORE-844/XBC-4523 - Certain .gif gets slow or laggy when added as media file (drag and drop)
• (M28) CPPCORE-847 - StackHash error during QuickSync (QS2) periodic restart
• (M28) CPPCORE-918 - Audio is played back on "New Presentation" for webm stinger files
• (M28) CPPCORE-926 - Unable to generate CFR recording when streaming with auto-recording
• XBC-1457 - VOD Manager becomes slow when reading multiple files
• (M27) XBC-1948 - Source plugins are still accessible even if the plugins are not installed
• (M27) XBC-2657 - VideoCodecEngine gradually ignores specified bitrate settings and increases over time
• XBC-2791 - Rundll32.exe crashes when dragging main window while thumbnail preview is still loading (pretty hard to accomplish-:)
• (M27) XBC-3391 - Split recordings doesn't support correct timestamping
• (M26) 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-3525 - Get property "wasapienum" failed for some very particular SWF files; Crash follows
• (M26) XBC-4007 - Multiple encoding with VCE2 can result in Error code 0x19 (AMF_INPUT_FULL)
  * Update (September 4, 2015): Issue seems to affect Win7; our tests with Win8.1 & Win10 did not produce this issue.
  This is now limited to single encoding - succeeding attempts to encode with VCE2 will get a prompt.

• XBC-4044 - Audio can still be heard even if the video fails to play back with "RTMP Stream"
• (M25) 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.
• (M27) XBC-4116 - Unable to play the converted mp4 in Win7N file if "OPTIMIZE FOR WEB" is checked
• (M28) XBC-4451 - Tridef settings of a camera source may follow the last set/viewed values from other camera sources
• (M28) XBC-4494 - Menu bar is not fully displayed for other languages
• (M28) XBC-4656 - Recorded .FLV files uploaded to YouTube gets broken
• (M28) CPPCORE-901/XBC-4667 - Setting the Magewell XI100DUSB-HDMI device as "Audio Input" can produce a crackling sound

• 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

• (M28) 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.
• (M28) XBC-4698 - MS AAC (or AAC LC HQ) is not activated for Windows 10N even if patch is installed
  Note: The Media feature pack for Windows 10 "N" and "KN" doesn't install the required libraries for the feature to work
• (M28) XBC-4699 - Missing texts and buttons on some message dialogs may stall the application
• 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.
• (M28) XBC-4723 - Video playback may pause before the video ends
• (M28) XBC-4749 - Restart prompt for hardware acceleration of video playback can appear in Windows 7
• (M29) 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.
• (M28) XBCPLUGINS-210 - hitbox: Best ingest server from wizard may be far away from the best ingest server in the dropdown
• (M28) XBCPLUGINS-229 - Some video encoding codecs does not meet the stream recommendation of Hitbox
• (M28) XBCPLUGINS-233 - Wowza: Stopping a stream from the website may not stop the stream in XSplit
• (M28) XBCPLUGINS-242 - Fade delimiter of Text source becomes visible if font color is changed
• (M28) XBCPLUGINS-243 - Changes on the Interval and Fade speed of Text Source do not reflect right away unless source is refreshed or animation is reselected
• (M28) XBCPLUGINS-246 - Text Source: RSS feed reader is not working anymore
• (M28) XVE-261 - Express Video Editor: Play/pause button may not work after deleting a VOD
• (M28) XVE-262 - Express Video Editor: Gray preview after quickly deleting chunks of file
• (M28) XVE-284 - Express Video Editor: Remaining video will have an incorrect duration
• (M28) XVE-287 - Express Video Editor: Application may have delays in responding to mouse dragging to move the window when it receives back focus

• (M27) 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
• (M28) XVE-294 - Express Video Editor: Crash when closing while exporting video
• (M28) XVE-297 - Express Video Editor: Unable to save project with proper file name after removing invalid character
• (M28) XVE-303 - Express Video Editor: XSplit may crash if a video is played after changing the system's default playback device

Minor

• (M27) CPPCORE-725/XBC-2956 - Sources where transitions are enabled, but unchecked, can fail to start on the first try after switching scenes (Workaround: check “keep source loaded”)
• XBC-2497 - Add Source submenus may be hidden in some special cases
• (M27) 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-3178 - Projector can show thumbnail previews of other scenes if projecting specific scenes that is not the active scene
• (M28) 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 w. 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)
• (M27) XBC-4004 - Check mark in the Resolution menu for the selected resolution is missing after installing/uninstalling a broadcast plugin
• (M26) XBC-4169 - Error message is not user-friendly when repairing a file that is in-used
• (M27) XBC-4296/XBCPLUGINS-119 - Message prompt dialog can intermittently shrink
• (M27) XBC-4316 - Source property dialog loses focus on changing camera sources
• (M27) XBC-4574 - TriDef is selectable for unsupported capture cards
• (M28) XBC-4665 - Maximized XSplit window can overlap with the taskbar
• (M28) XBC-4721 - Text on "Share your Stream" to Twitter is broken
• (M28) XBC-4728 - Install button in store remains disabled when plugin installation fails
• XBC-4736 - 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.
• (M28) XBC-4744 - Install button remains disabled if installing plugins in quick succession
• (M28) XBC-4746 - Quickly installing and uninstalling source plugins may stall the application
• (M28) XBC-4755 - Push to Talk hotkey is disabled when another key is pressed
• (M28) XBC-4758 - Crash occurs when clicking the 'x' button on the redemption window
• (M28) XBC-4768 - Pre-installed broadcast plugins do not use default resolutions on video size for newly registered users
• (M28) XBC-4806 - Main window can appear truncated with missing bottom panel when resized while loading
• (M28) XBCPLUGINS-220 - Twitch Chat Viewer via HTML5 may show incorrect chatbox color
• (M28) XBCPLUGINS-245 - Dailymotion and Livehouse: Changes made on channel settings are discarded on click of authorize/deauthorize button
• (M28) XBCPLUGINS-251 - Text opacity does not apply to all delimited text contents unless source is refreshed
• (M28) XBCPLUGINS-253 - Twitch Chat IRC Viewer: Application is sent back after Twitch authentication or if authentication is canceled
• (M28) XVE-289 - Express Video Editor: Stage remains stretched when maximizing then dragging the title bar down
• (M27) XVE-290 - Express Video Editor: Clicking the title bar makes the stage flicker

• (M28) XVE-301 - Express Video Editor: Seeker is erratic (may go back and forth) when skipping frames
• (M28) XVE-302 - Express Video Editor: Seeker is incorrectly offset and doesn't stick to the mouse if it's dragged to the edge

If you are looking for the release notes of the previous version, please look here.

To see how issues are prioritized, kindly click here.