Please refer to the FAQ for general questions on usage:
Windows 7 SP1, 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-3140 - Localization for installer
- XGC-3110 - Provision for setting background image if camera background is not set to "Original"
- XGC-3021 - Allow setting the bitrate for streaming
- XGC-3151 - Beta support for Intel Realsense cameras (ability to remove background)
Improvements:
- XGC-3295 - Tridef: Change "Just me (detection)" to "Head & shoulders only" and add "Learn how to use Tridef..." link
- XGC-3260 - Improve Twitch ingest server by pruning in automatic mode (only include viable ingest locations during ping testing)
- XGC-3244 - Add additional qualities for Tridef
- XGC-3173 - Show details of processes that is part of XSplit CPU calculation
- XGC-3161 - Allow NVENC in memory encode
- XGC-3157 - Selecting "Custom" should auto open streaming/recording settings
- XGC-3093 - Ability to edit an existing YouTube VOD tag if Backspace key is pressed
- XGC-3092 - Add Enable checkbox on Split Files option in Custom Recording settings
- XGC-3080 - Change in camera resolution and format optimization
- XGC-3057 - Optimize use of resource in the UI (reduces overall size of main exe)
- XGC-3056 - Use same dialog dimension for streaming login dialog in overlay and post-login
- XGC-3036 - Improve initial loading time of external settings (only load tab contents when necessary)
- XGC-3030 - Implement YouTube related VOD manager improvements
- XGC-2976 - Improve Dialog box behavior to allow selection using arrow keys
- XGC-2945 - Implement general VOD manager improvements
- XGC-2821 - Highlight new recording after a recording session
- XGC-2788 - Improve handling of corrupted local database
Fixes:
- XGC-3281 - Hovering on the overlay toolbar while dragging the camera may cause UI desync for camera border and preview
- XGC-3280 - Erratic behavior of cam preview on overlay when dragged using the settings bar
- XGC-3278 - Image on the image overlay may fail to resize accordingly
- XGC-3265 - Link on "Optimize for Web" tooltip is missing when translated to Russian
- XGC-3259 - Exception occurs upon login when Region Format is set to 'Arabic'
- XGC-3255 - Application is stuck on exit when "Run on computer startup" and “Start Minimized” options are enabled
- XGC-3250 - TriDef SmartCam quality textbox exceeds the space provided when translated to Portuguese
- XGC-3246/XGC-3231 - Application can get stuck or crash on after login when started while XSplit Broadcaster is also running
- XGC-3245 - Feedback form freezes when using mouse to activate and drag while content is still being loaded
- XGC-3242 - BRB screen may be displayed while on console viewer when "Allow Game Switching" is enabled
- XGC-3241 - Native dialogs (folder or file selector) are left open on logout/exit
- XGC-3238 - Downloaded file from Google Chrome saved to recording folder doesn't show up in VOD manager
- XGC-3237 - Some YouTube uploaded files also appear as uploaded when viewed with a different YouTube account logged in to VOD manager
- XGC-3235 - Horizontal line on the recording statistics is misaligned
- XGC-3234 - Exception may occur when console viewer is closed before device initializes then selecting a different device
- XGC-3232 - Hour duration displayed on the VOD manager resets when it reaches 24 hours
- XGC-3229 - Exception occurs when attempting to open a folder with a very long filename using the overlay file browser (in game graphics file selector)
- XGC-3209 - Unable to continuously toggle sorting by clicking the sorting header on the VOD manager when a new recording is listed
- XGC-3208 - Warning prompt for missing Media Feature Pack appears even if MFP is installed on Windows 10 N
- XGC-3197 - Possible slow start due to network drive checking
- XGC-3189 - Excess icon displayed on the Confirm Record Settings window
- XGC-3180 - Process may continue running on the background when app is closed while minimized
- XGC-3169 - Streaming/Recording settings may display "undefined" on the dropdown menu
- XGC-3160 - Counter on YouTube description can be misaligned
- XGC-3155 - Camera background selected may be mismatched with current applied background
- XGC-3145 - Notification widget may stick to the sides of the overlay when dragged
- XGC-3138 - Cannot restore application after minimizing while in Tablet mode
- XGC-3116 - Allow 60fps for VCE encoder
- XGC-3109 - Notification widgets are removed on new overlay instance
- XGC-3108 - Visibility setting and position of image overlay reverts to default value on new overlay instance
- XGC-3107 - Clicking links and other elements may cause an internal exception
- XGC-3104 - Exception and application crash may occur on intermittent internet connection while waiting for YouTube Live pre-broadcast dialog to show
- XGC-3013 - Notification Sound volume set is based on current widget/tab active
- XGC-3102 - Unable to maximize element positioning on the overlay due to space at the left-most side
- XGC-3100 - Position of mic icon on the overlay controls adjusts on hover
- XGC-3099 - Incorrect radio button selected when enabling Chroma Key on RE2 (Legacy mode) and Tridef SmartCam is previously selected
- XGC-3089 - Camera UI issues when using RE2 (Legacy mode)
- XGC-3088 - Hitbox Chat does not work when authorized with uppercase username
- XGC-3086 - Overlay not visible for some OGL games (x64 games running on AMD GPU)
- XGC-3085 - Missing space between Custom RTMP logo and label on the overlay
- XGC-3083 - Exceptions then crash on clicking upload to YouTube in VOD manager after internet is disconnected or reconnected
- XGC-3081 - Internal exception when clicking on "Update Available" link
- XGC-3062 - Feedback form loader takes longer time to show the "Loading" title
- XGC-1772 - Stream gets stuck on "Restarting" when attempting to reconnect
- XVE-299 - Express Video Editor: Broken preview image for split recordings
- XVE-298 - Express Video Editor: App crashes when exporting edited video
- XVE-293 - Express Video Editor: App crash encountered when exporting videos with different encoding settings
- XVE-292 - Express Video Editor: The loading bar when exporting a video in Express Video Editor exceeds and reaches the window edge
- XVE-291 - Express Video Editor: Empty presentation overlay is clickable even if presentation is not empty
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-3286 - Split files checkbox becomes unchecked upon relogin
- XGC-3282 - Avermedia USB3.0 Devices not capturing from source device with 1080p resolution when running on 32-bit Windows OS
- XGC-3257 - Exception occurs on startup when DirectShowSpy.dll is registered
- XGC-3224 - The default language of the application must be set depending on the language selected in the installer
- XGC-3079 - Unable to properly control overlay cursor behavior in game - SkyForge
- XGC-3047 - Image in overlay may not be selected if it hides behind the main toolbar when resized smaller
- XGC-2942 - In-Game keys still work when overlay is active - Terraria
- XGC-2908 - Starting/Restarting of the Console Viewer with the Elgato 2.x driver can result in a freeze, and sometimes a crash
- 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-2769 - Overlay (without capture) can make some games stutter on SLI
- 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
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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.