Aww thank you @MegaTRex4! I'm super glad to hear it helped you out so much! Stay safe my new dino buddy! ♥️💙💛💚🦊🥷🏼

I just ran into this after formatting my PC! Thankfully the fix is an easy one. Right click on the new OBS icon you made for recording, go into the "Compatibility" tab, and near the bottom check "Run this program as an administrator" and hit OK to save the change. Then try to run it again and it should work! Let me know if this fixed it for you! ❤️💙💛💚🦊🥷

I'm glad it's helpful @ODISeth! I wasn't aware of a conflict with Aitum's Vertical plugin, I don't use it personally. It's easy enough with this record method to just have a separate install (portable perhaps) of OBS to use without any plugins (except Spout2 for vtubers ofc) and record horizontally, and in editing it's easy to place it on a vertical canvas because you have lots more control there anyway.

@@pandoramonium absolutely fair! I’ve been using Aitum’s vertical so far simply because up until now it was a method with which I can record my avatar (or facecam when it’s one of those videos) separately at full resolution, just on a bluescreen instead. Main benefit of Aitum’s plugin is it would start recording on the exact same frame as when you started recording or streaming on main OBS. I’m curious with the two-OBS method you’ve got, is there a way to automatically sync them up so they BOTH start recording at the same time, or do you just manually start each recording and sync them up in the editing room?

My best guess is if you had two OBS running, and set the same hot key to start recording in both, that will either conflict, or be in sync. Otherwise it'd be super close if you hit both buttons fast, you'd just have to say something like a test phrase at the start and use that to sync the rest up and just trim that out. Let me know how it all works out and if that suggestion works or not! Good luck!

@@pandoramonium I did some testing and asked the OBS discord, and there’s no conflict with running and recording on 2 instances of OBS! To ensure timing aligns I could either use the plugin “Advanced Scene Switcher” which allows you to set up macros and say that one should start recording when the other one starts, OR if an just use the default hotkeys function to set both to have the same “start recording” hotkey. Both work fine!

Woohoo! Glad we got it all working for you! 🙌

The -p or --portable needs to be outside of the quotations like "C:\Program Files\obs-studio\bin\64bit\obs64.exe" -p Let me know if that fixes it for you! ❤️💙💛💚🦊🥷

@@pandoramonium thanks for the reply, great video btw, but it was skill issue on my part, i didn’t have the proper zip file. Just made a separate channel as a new vtuber so nice to get such clear and concise info

Welcome to the community Dragon! We're happy to have you, and let me know if you need any help!

Yep! I figured the transparency was sent from VTube Studio to OBS, which maintained the transparency to use in scenes, so there must be a way to record it. Took some searching, plus trial and error, but it works! I just wish my PC could handle recording it on 4k for a crisper zoom in.

Thank you for the great feedback! Glad you found the video useful!

You're very welcome!

LOL thank you! It was a blooper in my recording that I just left in~

Yaay! I'm glad it was helpful!

Another method to not have to sync both videos is actually double your canvas width like an ultrawide screen. Then put models on the empty side and game or whatever on the other. I also use the Aitum plug-in to record my whole model which I can then overlay in Davinci.

I totally forgot that! I think I saw that from Nutty. My PC couldn't handle all that I bet. Could even use two OBS, one to record game, I've for you. Or even the record multi source plug-in to make separate files.

@@pandoramonium So many options but for recording this is probably top.

Awwww! That's such a super nice thing to say! I definitely needed to hear that! You're very welcome and I wish you all the best!

You're very welcome! Let me know how it turns it and how you end up using it!

You're welcome! Glad you liked it Bento!

You're welcome! Let me know how it helped you out!

@@pandoramonium Honestly it helped put things into perspective. I was a little to excited about collabing with out putting in the time to plan it out. i think you saved me alotta time an pain ngl

Yay! I'm super happy I could help you Noble! ♥️💙💛💚🥷🏼🦊

Thank you @MrKayVT! And thank you for being a thumbnail volunteer~! ❤️💙💛💚🦊🥷🏻

It seriously is difficult. There are people I want to collab with that I haven't asked yet, because I'm "waiting for the right time", which I know is typically when you have a chance to ask. But I'm trying to be better and take my own advice!

Saaaaame! ❤️💙💛💚🦊🥷🏻 We had a ton of fun despite the tech issues~ so they aren't a game ender for sure. A delay... sure, a hinderance... yep, but they can't keep two friends from playing an awesome game together!

Hi @VampiraGoddess! What I do is have the phone plugged into charge while I use it and that works well for me with no heat issues and I typically stream 3hrs+. My phones tendeded to heat up the older they got. It may help to close out all other apps, dim the screen as much as possible, and maybe a cooler if things are too bad. I hope that helps, good luck, and have fun streaming! ♥️💙💛💚🦊🥷🏼

I'm glad to hear my video made such a difference for you! PNG Tubers are absolutely Vtubers! Good luck @Keima97! I hope your video, and channel do well!

Thank you so much @raphyangel9828! I made her myself! PNG Tuber is how I started too. Was low cost and easy to see if I'd stick with, and even enjoy it before sinking more time and money into the nicer things. I will add that idea to my list, thank you for sharing it! ❤️💙💛💚🦊🥷🏻

My pleasure and thank you @evelillani781! ❤️💙💛💚🦊🥷🏻

Hi @CutieKala! Thanks for the comment! ❤️💙💛💚🦊🥷🏻 Black/Toxic Companies take advantage of those who are chasing their dreams, especially those who are younger. They have lots of passion for what they want to do, and aren't as beaten down and skeptical as we get as we get older. Viewers, as you called out, only see the performance of the VTuber, not the life of the person behind them. It takes a lot of time and energy to make consistent content. Even streaming takes work and energy because you're not just playing a game to relax, you're simultaneously working to be entertaining, worrying about numbers, donations, marketing, etc. And because so much energy is being tossed at your passion, other things in life must be sacrificed as a result. So it's not unheard of to lose contact with family or friends, neglect yourself both physically and mentally, because there are deadlines to meet. And if you stop for even a moment, you fear becoming irrelevant and forgotten. Which is why even taking time off is difficult. When you do, people may start to watch someone else and not return once you do. Overall a lot of bad things can happen to anyone who follows a passion into a bad company, where those running it either aren't experienced and don't see the toll things are taking, or worse yet, a company that purposefully takes steps to exploit their talents through any means necessary. And with wave after wave of generations, you are in fact replaceable to them.

Hehe hello @davidatehortua1139! I'm jokingly the love child of Firefox and Chrome lol, aka the browser baby~ I really hope you don't either! There are bad companies that just suck and promote not good people to manager levels, and full on black companies that are just corrupt. Neither are good, but I hope you find some amazing places to work!

Sorry but I won't elaborate as I mentioned in the video for my safety and privacy. Being a Black Company isn't limited to a specific industry, so all are susceptible. Please stay safe!

HR is driven by laws and protecting the company yes, but things that happen in black companies wouldn't be allowed in good ones. I've worked closely with HR after this company and they are an amazing resource to have. They provide guidance to both employee and manager for how to navigate difficult situations. But like anything, there can be good and bad.

You can use it, but you wouldn't be getting 100% out of the software. I used it before I rigged the vbridger mouth for my model!

Hello there @MASTERCRAFT938!

Hello @SenseiRaisen! They pressure you because they know you want the job, and if you have a short time to make your decision you'll say yes and not read anything, or hire a lawyer to make sure you're safe. They can deny you though, because say they give you 3 hours to sign. After that they can deny you entry, because if you're someone who'll want a lawyer involved, clearly you won't "fit in" with their vision of an employee. And you are right, if a company isn't setting you up for success, they're a bad company who believes you are infinitely replaceable. Their mindset is probably with such low of an investment on their part, if you don't work out, the next sucker will. It's a symbiotic relationship between employee and company in these situations. The better the employee does, the better you do. Why wouldn't you want to set people up with good equipment, in depth training, a support system to help them overcome anything in their way? It absolutely baffles me why you'd do it any other way. They have a warped, and honestly very dated outlook on how a company succeeds in the world that's straight out of the 1950s.

@@pandoramonium i totally agree with you on all of that

Hello @maurikunnas6266! I am doing well now, thank you for checking on me! You're right, and I thought I learned that after the company I spoke of, but I ran into another manager that wasn't as bad, but didn't want to promote me because I was too good and made them look good as a result. There are some good companies out there that value their employees. But for the most part, a company doesn't care like you said. You're just a cog in the wheel at best, and well... I've covered the worst. Thank you for all the encouragement! It did take a bit before I felt like really trying again, and even now the experience tainted how I view people, which I doubt will ever be like it was before. ❤️💙💛💚🦊🥷🏻

@@pandoramonium I know it' might not seem like it, but the fact that you managed to not only leave and move on, but talk opendly about your negative experiences, means that you are hopefully getting better and even helping others. Our experiences make what we are, and we can take even very negative experiences and learn from them and get stronger. You probably have gotten stronger from this experience and learned how far you can push yourself. Hang in there, believe in yourself and don't lose hope :)

Thank you @maurikunnas6266! I do feel like I've grown stronger as a result. And sometimes, to get there you get a few scrapes along the way, even a scar or two. I just hope my video helps others to avoid what I went through.

I'm glad you got out Night and had family to help back you up! I had good friends to help me through it all thankfully, or I'd have been in a really bad spot. Let's hope people learn from what we went through, and spot warning signs ASAP so they can get out, or even avoid the company completely!

Truth, they're everywhere and probably most types of work you can do. It's why making this video was so important to me. And saving is totally a life saver, but some situations leave you constantly dipping into it until you have nothing left. I save as a habit now after that job for sure!

Thank you @SlitheringPeanut! Thankfully I have a much better job now~ I hope this video helped in some way!

@@pandoramoniumoooh sorry to hear about so much pain and suffering you had to endure in that company, Pandora-sensei... 'am wishing ya all the best...! And 'joining SlitheringPeanut-sensei in being wary of peeps with power...! Moi just feels that... so-called black companies are manifestations of the worst that could happen in a capitalist system where power, economic power and decision-making power, is only in the hands of the owner of the business... Even perhaps in the "white company" or that better job you're in right now? 'am assuming that it's still a company or org that has a hierarchical, top-down structure where the workers are just told to do what is needed by the higher-ups or most decisions are on the owners of the company... White companies and black companies, to moi, are both manifestations of the root problem of the capitalist system. How to take that power back? How to make sure that there's democracy, mutual aid, and care in any organization? Well, workers coming together to resist and find for their rights and what's right is key! Maybe organizing some kind of labor union, workers union or association, could be a step towards making any workplace more worker-friendly... Power put in the hands of a few is not to be trusted... fighting for workers rights together with peeps you trust... that to me sounds like a way out of the system! It's hard, and moi's not saying it isn't... but moi believes in the power of people to come together in solidarity and love and common ground... 'hoping the people in your current company, despite being white most likely, could find the benefits from forming a union, an association! Vtubers... people, organize! <3 🌈✊🏽

Thank you @RuneEyeMage! I'm just glad it's over and in the past.❤️💙💛💚🦊🥷🏻