Please refer to the FAQ for general questions on usage:
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
For hardware and software requirements, see further details here:
https://www.xsplit.com/download
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
For a list of bugs being worked on see “Known Issues” section. For other general known limitations see list below.
- GCT-XXXX - Camera response is made faster after first use
- GCT-1535 - Introduced option to allow to configure HDMI or component video (for AVermedia C875, Elgato Game Capture HD)
- GCT-1306 - Support Hauppauge HD-PVR and HD-PVR2 models (beta)
- GCT-1135 - Added timer when stream or recording is started
- GCT-843 - progress indication while splash screen loading
- GCT-653 - Pause recording function via button or hotkey
- GCT-1604 - File splitting for recordings are is never done unless needed (FAT32) (for verification)
- GCT-1442 - Add warning when old Elgato driver versions encountered (for verification)
- GCT-1168 - Create detection for missing MFP (Media Feature Pack) (for verification)
- GCT-XXXX - Inaccurate mouse coordinates when windows is running high DPI mode scale (>100%)
- GCT-XXXX - Transparent parts of overlay appears in grey for Minecraft and a few other OGL games when running on Intel Graphics.
- GCT-1644 - HELP link on the console viewer overlay does not work
- GCT-1614 - DVR setting is always disabled for YouTube Live event
- GCT-1611 - "Remember my choice" on the confirmation dialog remains enabled when user clicked the Restore Defaults button
- GCT-1609 - Default width of External Settings is different from the minimum width
- GCT-1606 - Console Viewer dropdown re-adjusts the elements on the Start tab when the list has 6+ items
- GCT-1600 - Benchmarking UI is still displayed when the Console Viewer is reopened
- GCT-1595 - Some emoticons on Twitch chat are displayed with incomplete HTML tags
- GCT-1590 - YouTube Live username in external settings form streaming statistics disappears on connection interruption while streaming
- GCT-1589 - UStream fixes - viewer count, sync displayed channel name according to XBC
- GCT-1588 - Issue after selecting "Decklink Video Capture" as camera
- GCT-1587 - Trim trailing spaces on textboxes for Custom RTMP
- GCT-1586 - Notice dialog may fail to resize to correct width
- GCT-1584 - Start tab stats may display negative CPU usage value
- GCT-1583 - Position of recordings list can be adjusted by dragging the Recordings Location button
- GCT-1582 - Start Tab displays that HW Encoder is in-use even if codec selected is x264
- GCT-1581 - Status label does not display to "AWAITING CONFIRMATION" when the confirmation dialogs are open
- GCT-1579 - Support for occasional 4 digit number in FPS label
- GCT-1563 - When going to overlay first time the cursor is sometimes missing
- GCT-1562 - Capture card added to console viewer may not be the selected card on the list
- GCT-1559 - Clicking "Remember my choice" text in the confirm streaming/recording settings dialog does not check the checkbox
- GCT-1557 - Camera preview is displayed over the confirmation dialog on the overlay
- GCT-1556 - Notice dialog contents are draggable
- GCT-1539 - If resolution get lowered in manual mode recording or streaming a warning growl is not shown
- GCT-1538 - Recordings tab does not update when removing USB drive
- GCT-1532 - Position of watermark indicator is always at the bottom of the status label
- GCT-1525 - Camera preview may be displayed over the gray overlay on the external settings when the purchase point is open
- GCT-1519 - 'Error -302 when loading url mailto:sysadmindept@splitmedialabs.com' error message on YouTube and Google+ authentication window (when email link is clicked)
- GCT-1503 - Fixed illogical button choices in 'Activate account' prompt
- GCT-1487 - Help tips for annotation is missing "Shift" tip
- GCT-1379 - Modal window not closed/hidden if overlay is deactivated
- GCT-1208 - Pinned icon (i.e. taskbar) missing after update
- GCT-982 - UI of toolbar "windows" can close while being used
- GCT-1630 - HELP link on the overlay does not automatically login user on the forum page (for verification)
- GCT-1216 - CPU usage may increase over time (for verification)
- GCT-1127 - Key presses are ignored in various scenarios (for verification)
Critical
None
Major
- GCT- 1671 - Mic input is not synced with webcam delay in console capture mode (will be fixed in next update)
- GCT-1381 - Starcraft 2 crashes on multiple overlay toggles (in most case this may require 30+ quick successive toggles)
Normal
- GCT-XXXX - Pixelation and inconsistent FPS with HD-PVR (mostly happens on HD-PVR resolutions below 720p
- GCT-XXXX - Triggering the pause may take time before fully taking effect (only affects some systems)
- GCT-1564 - Mouse drag'n'drop action in overlay, changes game mouse behavior in Scorched 3D
- GCT-1279 - Special characters (Including Japanese, Chinese and Korean) are not accepted on in-game overlay input boxes
- GCT-1241 - Some static texts are not translated
- GCT-XXXX - Issues with some Japanese client games
-- MapleStory (in-game keyboard input due to game’s security tool)
- GCT-XXXX - Issues with some Chinese client games
-- Huntworld (missing cursor in overlay)
Minor
- GCT-1658 - Bottom part of the HDPVR2 output is extended on the console viewer
- GCT-1657 - HDPVR output occasionally "bounces" when source is less than 720p
- GCT-1656 - Exception occurs when user attempts to login after cancelling Windows sign-out action
- GCT-1653 - Default position of the Twitch chat viewers list can be clipped
- GCT-1636 - Re-uploading a VOD to YouTube fails if the description or title includes a single quote (')
- GCT-1634 - Authentication on OAuth windows in the overlay halts when game loses focus
- GCT-1624 - Window for XSplit.Gamecaster.GS64.exe may be visible upon extending monitor display
- GCT-1623 - Unable to control the overlay cursor on the game - The Cat Lady
- GCT-1612 - HTML entities included on the Ustream channel name are automatically displayed as special characters on the Ustream pre-stream dialog
- GCT-1551 - "Captcha" text is condensed and unreadable
- GCT-1498 - Some elements on the overlay are cropped when the console viewer is displayed on default resolution
- GCT-1209 - Selecting French(Caribbean) as keyboard layout causes an exception
- GCT-1129 - Some translated texts exceeds space provided
- GCT-961 - Chroma key slider feels sluggish
Trivial
None
If you are looking for the release notes of the previous version, please look here.
To see how issues are prioritized, kindly click here.