Hi OBS Team,
I am using an older Intel system with a 2nd-Generation Core processor (Sandy Bridge / Intel HD Graphics 2000).
On modern versions of OBS Studio (v28 and newer), the rewritten Quick Sync encoder does not recognize my hardware because the legacy Intel graphics drivers do not support the newer API requirements. As a result, I am limited to x264 (CPU) encoding, which significantly increases CPU usage on older systems.
However, I discovered that if I copy the old "obs-qsv11.dll" file from OBS Studio v27.2.4 into the "obs-plugins/64bit/" folder of a modern OBS installation, the legacy Intel Quick Sync encoder becomes available and functions correctly. This allows hardware H.264 encoding and greatly reduces CPU load.
Are there any plans to provide a legacy fallback or optional compatibility mode for older Quick Sync architectures in future versions of OBS Studio, or is manually keeping the v27 QSV11 plugin the recommended approach for legacy Intel systems?
Thank you for your time and for your continued work on OBS Studio.
I am using an older Intel system with a 2nd-Generation Core processor (Sandy Bridge / Intel HD Graphics 2000).
On modern versions of OBS Studio (v28 and newer), the rewritten Quick Sync encoder does not recognize my hardware because the legacy Intel graphics drivers do not support the newer API requirements. As a result, I am limited to x264 (CPU) encoding, which significantly increases CPU usage on older systems.
However, I discovered that if I copy the old "obs-qsv11.dll" file from OBS Studio v27.2.4 into the "obs-plugins/64bit/" folder of a modern OBS installation, the legacy Intel Quick Sync encoder becomes available and functions correctly. This allows hardware H.264 encoding and greatly reduces CPU load.
Are there any plans to provide a legacy fallback or optional compatibility mode for older Quick Sync architectures in future versions of OBS Studio, or is manually keeping the v27 QSV11 plugin the recommended approach for legacy Intel systems?
Thank you for your time and for your continued work on OBS Studio.