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-3780 - Integrate native Tobii eye tracking (should solve low fps issue on stream/recording)
- *XGC-3748 - Add Noise Suppression option for microphone device
- XGC-3747 - Support 1440p/60fps (including YouTube Live)
- *XGC-3743 - Option for NewTek NDI Output
- XGC-3604 - Add loading overlay when changing language
- XGC-3600 - Add option for Microphone Mono Mix
- XGC-3591 - Highlight new screenshots in screenshots tab
- XGC-3590 - Add screenshot growl after successful screenshot
- XGC-3547 - Add hotkey notification for insert cue point in overlay
- XGC-3400 - Option to include overlay elements in screenshot capture
- XGC-3354 - YouTube Live Chat integration
- XGC-3177 - Remove non supported encoders in dropdown list
- XGC-XXXX - Implement new look for all windows and use new product logo
- CPPCORE-1061 - Compile with Intel RealSense SDK 10.0.26.0396
- *CPPCORE-1007 - Update to Tridef 1.2.0.13379 and add edge smoothing setting
- XGC-3853 - VOD created on the application folder when streaming using x264
- XGC-3852 - Annotation freeze image may not be in correct dimension
- XGC-3841 - File managers get stuck on loading screen after opening folder with insufficient permissions
- XGC-3839 - Incorrect Dailymotion Title counter font color when counter reached negative values
- XGC-3838 - Extra space below the Title label on the Dailymotions Broadcast Options dialog
- XGC-3834 - Delay in stream status on the status bar when started via hotkey
- XGC-3829 - Notification widget labels are not displayed on stream/recording
- XGC-3817 - Incorrect chat opacity applied on stream/recording
- XGC-3814 - Links and buttons can still be clicked while changing language on the Start Tab
- XGC-3811 - Uploading a video to YouTube that no longer exists or renamed shows an endless loading upload dialog
- XGC-3804 - New recordings do not show the asterisk while on list view
- XGC-3802 - Backslashes are not displayed correctly on the Screenshots and Recordings Tab folder location
- XGC-3801 - Broken image is displayed on the embedded file dialog thumbnail when file name includes a # sign
- XGC-3799 - Black border at the left side of non 16:9 thumbnails on the embedded overlay file browser
- XGC-3797 - Hitbox two-factor authentication doesn't work / not supported
- XGC-3796 - Exception when checking for installed Windows updates
- XGC-3795 - Inner exception occurs when opening and closing the Media Editor
- XGC-3793 - Exception occurs when dragging a file-in-use on the VOD manager
- XGC-3792 - "FLV files not supported" prompt appears when opening XVE while a folder is selected
- XGC-3790 - Sharing a screenshot results to a blank dialog if file no longer exists
- XGC-3789 - Dailymotion pre-stream dialog can be hidden by clicking the broadcast options button; stream gets stuck on "Waiting..."
- XGC-3786 - Deleting the current directory does not update the location path or contents on recording/screenshots tab
- XGC-3784 - "Status is over 140 characters" error when sharing screenshot to Twitter and tweet length exceeds 116 characters
- XGC-3777 - Camera background dropdown is not fully displayed when TriDef SmartCam is selected
- XGC-3775 - Media Editor closes when app is relaunched
- XGC-3773 - Unable to unselect VOD when only a single file is selected
- XGC-3759 - Exception occurs when attempting to delete a recording while being used by another application
- XGC-3756 - Language key displayed on the Invalid Path error message title bar
- XGC-3749 - "An invalid path was specified" error message cannot be translated
- XGC-3745 - Unable to open a subfolder while an upload to YouTube is in progress
- XGC-3740 - Overlay : Some dropdown menus do not close when a different element is clicked
- XGC-3738 - 'x' icon on the streaming service login window on the overlay is not vertically centered
- XGC-3734 - VOD manager refreshes on every status change while uploading a video to YouTube
- XGC-3733 - Unable to click links on update growl
- XGC-3731 - Stuck instance prompt appears when application is executed more than once
- XGC-3729 - Image overlay snaps to an aspect ratio locked size if it overlaps with the toolbar while 'Keep aspect ratio' is disabled and hence may cover the entire window
- XGC-3728 - Image overlay's position can become limited in games with resizable window
- XGC-3727 - "File in use" error dialog appears on the External Settings window after deleting screenshot on the overlay
- XGC-3726 - Thumbnails of Images with non 16:9 ratio from replace image dialogs on the overlay are stretched
- XGC-3725 - App suddenly closes after successful Facebook authentication via Dailymotion
- XGC-3724 - Facebook error message is displayed on the main Overlay
- XGC-3723 - Twitter OAuth window may close after entering wrong account credentials
- XGC-3722 - Keep aspect ratio of image overlay is ignored if image is re-sized and dragged beyond the maximum
- XGC-3719 - Error growl for non-existent files displays "File doesn't exists!"
- XGC-3715 - Overlay screenshot gallery does not highlight next image after deleting a screenshot
- XGC-3714 - Quickly cancelling the social authentication for video sharing may crash the application
- XGC-3713 - Links on the Share Status window may exceed the space provided when translated
- XGC-3712 - "New Follower/Subscriber" text on the notification widget may be displayed in 2 lines when translated
- XGC-3711 - Default Subscriber Notification text fails to translate on language change
- XGC-3710 - Some text on the About dialog are cropped
- XGC-3707 - Stream stops after opening an external link that opens in a browser from the overlay
- XGC-3704 - Screenshot gallery in overlay is limited and does not display new items after limit is reached
- XGC-3702 - App freezes when repeatedly triggering the screenshot hotkey
- XGC-3701 - Exception occurs when a different element is clicked while renaming an image file
- XGC-3700 - Sorting headers are behind the VOD manager contents list when displayed in list view
- XGC-3699 - Unable to capture Dying Light game
- XGC-3698 - Extra space between warning title and description
- XGC-3696 - Camera background option does not revert to Original when RealSense link is clicked and prerequisites are missing
- XGC-3695 - Screenshot is removed from Overlay Gallery after renaming
- XGC-3693 - Screenshot gallery fails to open after clicking screenshot growl
- XGC-3690 - Missing microphone slider hover effect when microphone is muted
- XGC-3682 - Broadcast Options window on the overlay is not centered
- XGC-3680 - Cam preview fails to appear in-game when overlay is immediately deactivated after hiding camera
- XGC-3679 - Hotkey notifications are displayed behind overlay dialogs
- XGC-3677 - Image overlay fails to resize while capturing a game with low resolution if it was set to its minimum size while on a high resolution game
- XGC-3672 - YouTube Live : "Start Broadcast" button is disabled by default; clicking the Title and Description field enables the button for default stream
- XGC-3671 - Camera preview is not displayed in-game after deactivating overlay while screenshot gallery is open
- XGC-3670 - Unable to return to root folder after clicking a file inside the subfolder
XGC-3669 - Cam preview may be displayed over modal dialogs on the overlay
- XGC-3666 - Text inside the notification widget are misaligned when widget is resized to maximum/minimum resolution
- XGC-3662 - A video can be uploaded to Youtube with only a space on its title that result's to non-pertinent error message
- XGC-3654 - Social Login Oauth windows can spawn twice by double clicking
- XGC-3650 - Image and label on the notification widget is misaligned when translated to Russian
- XGC-3649 - Tab active on the External Settings window can be changed via icon tray context menu while changing language
- XGC-3648 - Camera preview is initially displayed on the top-left corner of the overlay when switching between windows
- XGC-3647 - Twitter error growl for max characters allowed can be left open on the overlay
- XGC-3645 - HTML entities on fullname are automatically displayed as special characters; HTML Tags also work
- XGC-3643 - Screenshot thumbnails do not adjust when the External Settings window is resized
- XGC-3642 - Camera background dropdown fails to close on certain scenarios
- XGC-3635 - Screenshot Gallery : Missing error growl when sharing to Twitter and message exceeds maximum characters allowed
- XGC-3633 - Black border at the bottom of the social network username placements on the BRB Graphics Editor
- XGC-3632 - Maximum allowed custom message may cause the Notification Widget to be misaligned
- XGC-3624 - Maximum social network name may be displayed in 3 lines
- XGC-3623 - Hotkeys can be triggered while typing custom message on the Notification Widget
- XGC-3618 - Modal dialog on the External Settings loses modality and may be hidden when the Media Editor is closed
- XGC-3617 - Remove System warning for TriDef SmartCam quality usage when camera device is set to none
- XGC-3616 - Volume sliders can be adjusted using the right-mouse button
- XGC-3615 - Initial overlay loading screen may get stuck when current app lost focus while loading
- XGC-3613 - Context menu on the VOD Manager and Screenshots tab may change contents repeatedly
- XGC-3563 - Modal dialogs may lose modality when a different dialog is dismissed
- XGC-2690 - Immediate dragging is ignored when form is not currently focused
- CPPCORE-1023 - Cue points are not displayed if metadata is added before it is repaired
- CPPCORE-982 - Hauppauge HDPVR2 feed may freeze stay frozen until console viewer is re-opened
- XVE-332 - Video editor fails to run because of incorrect side-by-side configuration
- XVE-329 - Incorrect font used on XVE
- XVE-328 - XVE does not work if VHMediaCOM.dll is not registered
- XVE-325 - Incorrect error dialog displayed when attempting to open a file that does not exist
XVE-324 - Imprecise dialogs show if non-existing or unsupported file types are open from file dialog
- XVE-323 - Clicking the rewind or forward button using both Left AND Right mouse buttons will skip frames continuously
- *XVE-322 - Video editor seeker is erratic when skipping frames while video is playing
- XVE-319 - Video editor shows menu traces on a project with multiple videos when seeker plays through the next file while menu is expanded
- XVE-316 - Issues when running XVE simultaneously using XBC and XGC
* Pending verification
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.
Critical
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Major
- XGC-XXXX - Recording in 2.5 or 4K (3840x2160) with shows micro stuttering - (We are working to provide a patch for this issue as soon as possible)
- XGC-XXXX - 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)
Normal
- XGC-3868 - Reaction time when stopping streaming/recording using hotkey in game may be slower in game than when out of game
- XGC-3867 - Possible start tab UI issue when game name is long
- XGC-3854 - Noise suppression doesn't always work in "suppressing background noise", and can also result in sounding robotic
- XGC-3824 - Application may freeze after updating if Intel RealSense option is enabled for camera
- XGC-3822 - Application keeps prompting to be added to the Windows Firewall exception list
- XGC-3763 - Mismatch between Tobii Eye Tracker cursor and camera preview (camera may need to have “flip” option)
- XGC-3762 - Cursor movements are still captured by the game when overlay is active - Overwatch
- XGC-3641 - CPU usage spikes when loading the overlay
- XGC-3625 - Application executes before the Intel RSSDK installation finishes on update
- XGC-3582 - Overlay is not centered in game - Spooky's House of Jump Scares (Steam)
- XGC-3578 - May not be able restore application after minimizing while in Tablet mode
- XGC-3527 - External settings UI takes ~1-2 seconds before starts reacting
- XGC-3349 - Unable to use Yuan PD5A0 (camera is not available) on Windows 10 (Issue already reported to Yuan)
- 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-2942 - In-Game keys still work when overlay is active - Terraria
- 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-2769 - Overlay (without capture) can make some games stutter on SLI
- 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
- CPPCORE-968 - Unable to use application when exe path contains semicolon
Minor
- XGC-3837 - Cam preview is displayed when a stream prompt appears while Annotation mode is active
- XGC-3833 - Dropdown menus do not disappear on lost focus
- XGC-3830 - Mismatched Image Overlay and Notification widget layering in-game and on stream/recording
- XGC-3820 - Previous error message is displayed for a different error growl on the overlay
- XGC-3791 - "Status is over 140 characters" error on sharing a stream link to Twitter due to tweet character miscount
Trivial
- XGC-3847 - Unable to automatically scroll through the VOD manager while dragging a file
- XGC-3846 - Filenames are not highlighted on error messages in the VOD manager
- 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.