Please refer to the FAQ for general questions on usage:
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
For hardware and software requirements, see further details here:
https://www.xsplit.com/download
Requires Internet connectivity with HTTP / HTTPS port 80/443 open and RTMP port 1935 open
For live streaming on lowest settings, a minimum upload speed of 500 kbps is required
For a list of bugs being worked on see “Known Issues” section. For other general known limitations see list below.
- XGC-2776 - Update of UI with merging of settings and hotkeys
- XGC-2431 - Implement support for Azubu livestreaming
Improvements:
- XGC-XXX - Windows 10 optimizations and windows 10 store certification test compliance
- XGC-XXX - Enhancements for display scale above 200% DPI
- XGC-XXX - Improve handling of webcam delay with Elgato devices
- XGC-2927 - Add warning when main monitor connected to Intel GPU or application started up on Intel GPU
- XGC-2894 - Detect SLI/Crossfire and disable special optimization for game
- XGC-2864 - Update start tab images to remove black side spaces
- XGC-2850 - Make YouTube API error messages more detailed when user cannot start live stream
- XGC-2847 - Integrate new YouTube API DLLs (removed any v2 API call)
- XGC-2829 - For x264 Local Recording, change default preset to ultrafast
- XGC-2725 - Rename Make "Faststart" to Optimize for Web
- XGC-2706 - Add Username fields for social network accounts in Accounts Tab
Fixes:
- XGC-2956 - Unnecessary per-monitor DPI changed prompt occurs when using DPI scaling higher than 200% which results to an exception
- XGC-2948 - Recording and Stream is always on BRB mode - Project Zomboid
- XGC-2946 - Issues with YouTube video upload dialog
- XGC-2944 - Loading large images on the "Replace Image Overlay" file dialog can make the overlay hang and crash the application
- XGC-2943 - Canceling while uploading a video results to an error message
- XGC-2941 - YouTube VOD Privacy always displays Unlisted
- XGC-2940 - BRB Graphics is plain black on first trigger
- XGC-2932 - Game rendering and overlay flickers on keypress/cursor movement - Escape Dead Island
- XGC-2931 - Overlay camera preview slightly changes position when clicking on any option (>100% DPI)
- XGC-2920 - Chroma Key tooltip remains translated after switching back to English
- XGC-2919 - Link on "Optimize For Web" tooltip does not work after language change
- XGC-2917 - Start Tab statistics are cleared on stopStream even if delay is set
- XGC-2916 - Some fields on embedded dialogs are not properly aligned
- XGC-2914 - "Optimize for Web" menu appears after uploading a VOD to YouTube
- XGC-2909 - Unable to type in Russian text (and possibly non-English character which doesn't require IME) inside overlay
- XGC-2905 - No resolution changed info in YouTube live when streaming 540p
- XGC-2900 - Authentication form of Custom RTMP shows a another clickable form behind it
- XGC-2897 - Unable to stream to YouTube live when resolution set below 720p and framerate set to 60fps
- XGC-2893 - Expanding multiple dropdowns at the same time locks other dropdowns
- XGC-2889 - Possible issue when getting YouTube auth code
- XGC-2884 - Unable to authenticate to YouTube live inside overlay
- XGC-2874 - Warn and offer to uninstall DirectShowSpy-Win32.dll if loaded on any process
- XGC-2873 - Stream Settings : 'Avg' and 'Jitter' column values are misaligned
- XGC-2871 - Double clicking a tag in an uploaded VOD edits the last tag and will duplicates the last tag
- XGC-2870 - High DPI issue - Splash screen may appear small then zooms according to DPI setting on startup
- XGC-2869 - Only one tag is displayed when editing settings of an uploaded VOD
- XGC-2868 - Recordings set in 60 fps shows up 59 fps in the recorded file
- XGC-2867 - Position of "BRB MODE ON" can be different from the position of the status label
- XGC-2861 - Exception occurs when cam preview loads but camera is unplugged and chroma key is enabled
- XGC-2860 - App becomes unresponsive when Chroma Key Threshold is changed and camera is dragged across the overlay
- XGC-2852 - Internal exception occurs periodically when streaming to Twitch
- XGC-2840 - Cursor always go back to Username and Fullname when app regains focus
- XGC-2836 - Express Edit text and icon overlapped when text translation is long
- XGC-2835 - Default width of External Settings window can be reduced
- XGC-2822 - Possibly high CPU usage when app started in offline mode
- XGC-2804 - Local resource files update when switching between build versions
- XGC-2749 - YouTube Upload Video dialog improvements
- XGC-2944 - Loading large images on the "Replace Image Overlay" file dialog can make the overlay hang and crash the application
- XGC-XXXX - Black line at the bottom when using Elgato device in Console Viewer
- XGC-XXXX - Crash with some GOG games
- XGC-XXXX - UI rendering issues with multi-monitor setup on Windows 8.1 with per-monitor scaling
- XGC-XXXX - Overlay not properly showing up in game - Final Fantasy IV
- XGC-XXXX - Application loose ability to capture newly started game after XSplit Broadcaster is closed
- XGC-XXXX - 0 length is always displayed in VOD manager when converting an flv file to mp4 in an N machine
For verification:
- XGC-2952 - Unable to stream to Red5 server version 1.0.2 - 1.0.5
- XGC-2842 - Some in-game keys does not work after triggering the default overlay hotkey once - H1Z1
- XGC-2762 - Overlay elements improvements for long translations
- XGC-1711 - External settings improvement for long translations
Please reference Known Limitations section above for critical or major issues that are currently out of our hands and/or directly related to 3rd party hardware, software or drivers.
Major
- XGC-XXXX - Quicksync encoding for long recordings/streams (4+ hours) can fail on some Ivy bridge and Haswell systems (Issue is under investigation)
- XGC-XXXX - Some Origin-enabled games (BattleField 3 and 4, Crysis 3, Titanfall) may crash or freeze due to a conflict with the Origin Overlay. We are actively working with Origin to resolve this issue resolved, but 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”
Normal
- XGC-2957 - BRB Graphics not centered when game aspect ratio is not 16:9
- XGC-2954 - High CPU usage on logout while feedback form is displayed
- XGC-2942 - In-Game keys still work when overlay is active - Terraria
- XGC-2939 - Camera preview can obscure overlay dropdown items
- XGC-2918 - Application can go unresponsive for a short time then recovers by itself
- XGC-2908 - Starting/Restarting of the Console Viewer with the Elgato 2.x driver can result in a freeze, and sometimes a crash
- XGC-2891 - Multiline chat messages coming from the Twitch website can be truncated
- XGC-2886 - NVENC encoder in Windows 8+ can show an error, and intermittently crashes when stream is started (if application memory usage is already high before starting to encode)
- XGC-2879 - Unable to open input method editor inside overlay
- XGC-2837 - Open With tooltip is misplaced on certain scenarios
- XGC-2792 - No default title set on new YouTube live event
- XGC-2769 - Overlay (without capture) can make some games stutter on SLI
- XGC-2712 - Elgato Game Capture HD devices may fall out of sync with web camera
- XGC-2690 - Immediate dragging is ignored when form is not currently focused
- XGC-2635 - Main application freezes when Console Viewer become unresponsive
- XGC-2561 - Unable to control overlay when activated in game (MCEdit) because game doesn’t render/update its user interface
- XGC-2419 - Animated GIF in overlay is not in sync with what is visible in streaming/recording
Minor
- XGC-2958 - Game name suggestion dropdown is misaligned
- XGC-2926 - Cam preview border and settings bar are displayed behind the share stream dialog
Trivial
- XGC-2662 - Highlighted text are still highlighted when window is inactive
If you are looking for the release notes of the previous version, please look here.
To see how issues are prioritized, kindly click here.