OBS crashes when I click Start Streaming

Hoping for some help as I've been staring at the log files and all trying to make sense of them for an hour: an hour wasted, maybe.
Far as I can tell, the problem is obs.dll?

• I can stream no problem in Safe Mode (went Live for 2+ hours, no problem but all my plugins were disabled) and when opening as Administrator (test bandwidth mode)
• Downloaded OBS installer from official website and re-installed it. Did not uninstall because I'm a little tired RN and would like to do a full backup and clean reinstall only if I really need to... but I can't tell if I really need to. I do have another stream tomorrow though so stress +10

I've shared my two most recent log reports and the latest crash report too. Please help me make sense of it! Thank you very much

By some strange reason your Source Recording (plugin) creates file name without extension (no .mkv, .mp4 or whatever):
this crashes the get_item function of OBS itself:

You can try to add a file extension to your path and make report in the plugin's thread:
then developer of the plugin will decide how to report it to developers of OBS (if needed).

Suslik V said:

By some strange reason your Source Recording (plugin) creates file name without extension (no .mkv, .mp4 or whatever):

Code:

.../Videos/2024-07-04 20-05-36_PC

this crashes the get_item function of OBS itself:

Code:

Thread 9944: (Crashed)
Stack            EIP              Arg0             Arg1             Arg2             Arg3             Address
000000B74390B540 00007FF9CCB07697 0000021165F27CE0 000000B74390F8A0 000002124F7D07E0 0000021250609000 obs.dll!get_item+0xe7
000000B74390B570 00007FF9CCB08939 00000211588A1B00 00007FF9CCB234BE 000002124F6C3060 000000B74390F8A0 obs.dll!obs_data_get_string+0x9
000000B74390B5A0 00007FF99E35CAF8 000002124F6C3060 0000021250609000 0000021165F27CE0 0000000000015DA8 obs-ffmpeg.dll!ffmpeg_mux_start_internal+0x28
000000B74390B5E0 00007FF99E35CDB4 000002124F6C3060 0000000000000001 00007FF9CCB3A760 0000000000000000 obs-ffmpeg.dll!ffmpeg_mux_start+0x24
000000B74390B610 00007FF9CCB22C71 000002124F6C3060 0000021250B34040 0000048A00000891 0000001800000000 obs.dll!obs_output_actual_start+0x51
000000B74390B640 00007FF9CCB22D77 000002110D7BB840 00007FFA1E58AFF1 000002124D288000 00000211588A0000 obs.dll!obs_output_start+0x87
000000B74390B670 00007FF9D2654D12 0000000000000000 00007FF9780B2578 000002124FDA8401 00007FF9780C1099 source-record.dll!start_file_output_task+0x12

You can try to add a file extension to your path and make report in the plugin's thread:

Source Record

Exeldro submitted a new resource: Source Record - Record a source using a filter Download Plugin for OBS Studio to add a filter that allows you to record a source. Add "Source Record" filter to your source. Installation Copy and merge the folders that are in the download zip to the OBS...

obsproject.com

then developer of the plugin will decide how to report it to developers of OBS (if needed).

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LIFESAVER!!

My hero, thank you Since you managed to narrow down the problem for me, I double-checked my Source Record plugin and noticed that, in fact, the Rec Format was blank instead of .mkv as it should have been. I have no idea when or why that happened, but my OBS is working again and I am crazy grateful! Thank you so much again for responding so quickly!!