The release of the new version of OBS Studio 27.2, version in which the Chromium engine update is presented, as well as integration improvements and the addition of new encoders.
For whom it is still unaware of OBS Studio, they should know that the objective of OBS Studio development is to create a free version of the Open Broadcaster Software application that is not tied to the Windows platform, supports OpenGL, and is extensible through plugins.
The difference is also the use of a modular architecture, which means the separation of the interface and the core of the program. Supports transcoding of original streams, video capture during games, and streaming to Twitch, Facebook Gaming, YouTube, DailyMotion, Hitbox, and other services. To ensure high performance, it is possible to use hardware acceleration mechanisms (for example, NVENC and VAAPI).
Main new features of OBS Studio 27.1
In this new version that is presented Chromium engine version has been updated (from version 75 to 95) in the browser-based streaming source implementation (Browser Source).
Another change that occurs is that added the ability to set different blend modes from streaming sources via the context menu called by clicking the right mouse button.
In addition, it is also highlighted that integration with AJA devices is provided, which can now be used as a source and output device for video.
We can also find that the experimental AOM AV1 and SVT-AV1 encoders for the AV1 format, as well as support for the RIST (Reliable Internet Stream Transport) protocol and a framework to provide background processing of hotkeys in Wayland-based environments.
Of the other changes that stand out from this new version:
- Added hotkeys to refresh stream source based on browser, search for filters, and identify duplicates.
- Improved PipeWire screenshot stability on multi-GPU systems.
- Added a setting to automatically hide OBS program interface elements when capturing screen content.
- For the Linux platform, official support for Flatpak packages has been provided.
Finally if you want to know more about it of this new version, you can check the details in the following link
How to install OBS Studio 27.2 on linux?
For those who are interested in being able to install this new version of OBS on their Linux distribution, They can do so by following the instructions we share below.
Installing OBS Studio 27.2 from Flatpak
In general, for almost any current Linux distribution, the installation of this software can be done with the help of Flatpak packages. They should only have the support to install these types of packages.
In a terminal they just have to execute the following command:
flatpak install flathub com.obsproject.Studio
In the event that you already have the application installed by this means, you can update it by executing the following command:
flatpak update com.obsproject.Studio
Installing OBS Studio 27.2 from Snap
Another general method of installing this application is with the help of Snap packages. In the same way as Flatpak, they must have the support to install these types of packages.
The installation is going to be done from a terminal by typing:
sudo snap install obs-studio
Installation done, now we are going to connect the media:
sudo snap connect obs-studio:camera
sudo snap connect obs-studio:removable-media
Installation from PPA (Ubuntu and derivatives)
For those who are Ubuntu users and derivatives, they can install the application by adding a repository to the system.
We add this by typing:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:obsproject/obs-studio sudo apt-get update
And we install the application by running
sudo apt-get install obs-studio sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
Arch Linux and derivatives
In the case of Arch Linux, Manjaro, Antergos and any other derivative users. We can perform the installation by typing the following command in a terminal:
sudo pacman -S obs-studio