Changelog

We're continuing to release updates as we fix things and add new features. Here's what we've changed over time.

iOS Camera Plugin Changelog

Changes for the iOS Camera OBS Studio plugin.

v2.9.3 - August 20th 2022

Add support for OBS Studio v28 RC1
Fixes performance on Windows platform

v2.9.2 - August 17th 2022

Add support for OBS Studio v28 RC1

v2.9.1 - June 2nd 2022

Fixed issue where in some cases switching scenes would cause disconnections (#80)
Added ARM builds for MacOS

v2.9.0 - February 14th 2022

Fix compatability with OBS Studio 27.2 and above on MacOS.

v2.8.0 - March 25th 2021

Show device names in the list
Fix issue where OBS Studio wouldn't open with an iOS device plugged in
Update dependencies
Refactor portal to handle more connection edge cases

v2.7.0 - December 16th 2020

Add automatic device connection behaviour
Fix freezing during connection (refactor connection process)
Improve thread safety on mac hardware decoder

v2.6.1 - May 18th 2020

Improve connection behavior
Fix rare issue where switching decoders/restarting connection could put the video decoder into an unrecoverable state

v2.6.0 - April 30th 2020

Add latency option. Normal or Low. Low latency is default.
Add option to use a hardware decoder on MacOS.

v2.5.2 - April 19th 2020

Fixes an issue where the plugin would unnecessarily reconnect to the device when starting and stopping streaming in OBS Studio

v2.5.1 - March 24th 2020

Fixed the unidentified developer warning upon plugin installation

v2.5.1 - October 11th 2019

Fix issue loading plugin on v24.x.x on Windows

v2.5.0 - March 2nd 2019

Fixes issues with multiple devices and crashing when closing OBS Studio
Remove excessive reconnecting to devices. This fixes a bunch of issue with getting multiple devices connected.
Fix CI building

v2.4.0 - January 13th 2019

Fix Fixes distorted video rendering that was found on some iOS devices that are older than 2 years.

v2.3.2 - August 21st 2018

Fix Add support for OBS Studio v22 on the mac

v2.3.1 - July 28th 2018

Improvement Improve audio decoding performance when using USB
Fix Incremented build number (v2.3.0 didn't correctly report the version number in the log)

v2.2.1 - July 14th 2018

Fix Fix issue where plugin wouldn't load correctly on macOS.

v2.2.0 - July 13th 2018

New Add audio support.

Make sure to update to v2.2.1 if you're on macOS

v2.0.1 (macOS only) - May 15th 2018

Fix Fixed a framework loading issue that prevented the plugin from loading

v2.0.0 - May 15th 2018

New Add support for multiple devices
New Add preferences, with button to reconnect to your device.

v1.1.0

Improvement Improve performance of decoding, allows higher frame rates and resolution (depending on your hardware)
Improvement Improve connection reliability so it's now easier to connect a device. If you have trouble, toggle the visibility of the iOS Camera input and that'll force a reconnection. If that doesn't work, force quit Camera for OBS Studio on your iOS Device and try again - working on improving this.
Fix Fix issue on OSX where you had brew install ffmpeg before the plugin would load

v1.0.0

Initial release with Mac & PC Support 🎉

iOS App Changelog

Changes for the Camera for OBS Studio iOS App. (I've not been amazing at keeping this part of the page up to date, so now the best place to see the latest release notes for the iOS App is on the App Store page itself)

v3.2.2 - Nov 18th 2021

You can now tap the remote control URL to share it with your computer, no more typing! IPv6 is now supported.
Improved onboarding for new users.

v3.2.1 - Nov 3rd 2021

Fixed an issue where a few of you experienced freezes in 4K 60fps.
Fixed an issue where the remote control web page in Chrome wouldn't load as expected.

v3.2.0 - Nov 1st 2021

Add remote control. Control the app from your web browser on your computer. No need to have access to the device anymore to line up that shot perfectly.
Add support for iOS15 portrait mode

v3.1.3 - May 31st 2021

Fixed a small issue where the app would flick between automatic and manual mode after configuring manual mode in low light situations

v3.1.2 - May 14th 2021

Added ability to turn on Video Stabilization in the settings
Updated NDI library to fix local network permission requests. NDI works as expected on iOS14+
Fix NDI issue where it would stop working after resuming the app from the background
Fixed issue where overexposure zebras would be disabled in some configurations when they should be enabled

v3.1.1 - October 12th 2020

Fixed audio issues introduced in v3.1.0

v3.1.0 - September 29th 2020

Added support for bluetooth microphones!
Add ability to turn on the devices torch
Add new shutter speed UI control
Fix issue where settings might not lock
Fix crash related to changing the white balance.

v3.0.3 - July 1st 2020

Fix an issue where the autofocus was triggering unexpectedly
Fix an issue where occasionally the auto focus crosshair was shown as locked when it shouldn't
Prevent screen flicker when rotating the device

v3.0.2 - June 22nd 2020

Fix a crash when switchin cameras on some devices
Fix an issue where selecting a custom FPS before selecting a custom resolution could revert the FPS selection

v3.0.1 - May 8th 2020

Revert some changes to the video encoding pipeline that introduced some delays for a small number of people
Fix a crash on iPad when presenting connection details

v3.0.0 - May 5th 2020

Add all new capture screen including manual camera controls, exposure peaking, focus peaking & histogram
Add ability to switch Camera Lens (Ultra-wide now supported on iPhone 11)
Improve encoding performance when switching/flipping cameras
Fix audio streaming glitches on newer devices (sound is bearable now)

v2.5.0 - March 3rd 2019

Update NDI to version 2.8 to improve performance
Add support for the new iPhone XS Max
Add support to change keyframe interval when using the USB Connection Mode
Improve Focus Crosshair UI
Fix issue where focus crosshair would dim while changing the brightness

v2.4.1 - September 23rd 2018

Fix Fix rotation issue on iPad.

v2.4.0 - August 3rd 2018

New Add new settings: Independently choose resolution, frame rates and the encoding bitrate to find the sweet spot between performance and quality
Fix Fix stretched video preview on iPad
Fix Fix issue with flipped image when using the front facing camera (Not sure this is the best solution, but for now the video is now correct on the receiver)

v2.3.0 - July 28th 2018

Fix Fix issue with rotating buttons in landscape
New Add NewTek NDI WiFi streaming!

v2.2.0 - July 15th 2018

Fix Fix issue where launching app while your device is in landscape would be problamatic
New Add microphone support (requires [OBS Studio plugin v2.2.0+](/docs/getting-started/))

Improvement Redesigned settings screen

v2.1.0 - June 1st 2018

New Your quality setting is now remembered between launches!
Fix Fix issue where iPad would crash under some circumstances
Fix Fix issue where switching between rear and front facing camera would freeze on older devices

v2.0.0 - May 15th 2018

Here's the next major release - major cause' you've got to update the OBS Studio plugin before it'll connect. I've added the much requested features that you've asked for.

New Add support for multiple devices
New Add tap to focus just like the camera app
New Add pinch to zoom
Improvement Improved connection handling

v1.1.1

New Add installation instructions for Windows
New Add message about higher resolutions and framerates
Improvement Set keyframe duration to every 10 frames to improve sync

v1.1.0

New Add new icon
New Add link to the OBS Plugin in the settings screen
New Add ability to see which resolution is currently selected in the settings screen
Fix Fix issue where rotating your device in the settings screen, and then closing the settings screen would result in the video preview being laid out incorrectly
Fix Fix issue where the video would playback in super speed after closing settings after a minute or two

Improvement Improve the appearance of the settings button

v1.0.0

Initial Release