

But with new advancements in tech such as the prevalence of HDR displays, the developers saw it was a good time to add the support. Videos would have washed out colors if recorded at different bits, apparently. NVIDIA states in the past users had to turn off the HDR feature on their computers because it would mess with the OBS recording. The HDR support allows users to record and stream in the standard allowing for brighter colors and darker blacks, resulting in more visually stunning videos. This allows streamers to upload their videos in small files on HEVC-supported platforms like YouTube while maintaining a high quality.

HEVC is a codec that is highly efficient at compressing video, by up to 15 percent according to NVIDIA.

Besides the Broadcast features, OBS is also getting the long-awaited support for the HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) codec and HDR (high dynamic range).
