Inactive workspaces don't seem to be rendered

danebidev · 2024-01-07 13:55:09

When I use OBS to record any window on awesome, the recording is black unless I'm on the same workspace as the window I'm recording. So it seems that awesome is not rendering the inactive workspaces.
I've also notices the same problem on other programs when screensharing. Is there a way to fix this?
Here's the obs output:

debug: Found portal inhibitor
debug: Attempted path: share/obs/obs-studio/locale/en-US.ini
debug: Attempted path: /usr/share/obs/obs-studio/locale/en-US.ini
debug: Attempted path: share/obs/obs-studio/locale.ini
debug: Attempted path: /usr/share/obs/obs-studio/locale.ini
debug: Attempted path: share/obs/obs-studio/themes/Yami.qss
debug: Attempted path: /usr/share/obs/obs-studio/themes/Yami.qss
info: Using EGL/X11
info: CPU Name: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz
info: CPU Speed: 997.656MHz
info: Physical Cores: 8, Logical Cores: 16
info: Physical Memory: 15713MB Total, 8051MB Free
info: Kernel Version: Linux 6.6.9-arch1-1
info: Distribution: "Arch Linux" Unknown
info: Desktop Environment: KDE
info: Session Type: tty
info: Window System: X11.0, Vendor: The X.Org Foundation, Version: 1.21.1
info: Qt Version: 6.6.1 (runtime), 6.6.1 (compiled)
info: Portable mode: false
info: OBS 30.0.2-1 (linux)
info: ---------------------------------
info: ---------------------------------
info: audio settings reset:
	samples per sec: 48000
	speakers:        2
	max buffering:   960 milliseconds
	buffering type:  dynamically increasing
info: ---------------------------------
info: Initializing OpenGL...
info: Loading up OpenGL on adapter NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070/PCIe/SSE2
info: OpenGL loaded successfully, version 3.3.0 NVIDIA 545.29.06, shading language 3.30 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
info: ---------------------------------
info: video settings reset:
	base resolution:   1920x1080
	output resolution: 1920x1080
	downscale filter:  Bicubic
	fps:               60/1
	format:            NV12
	YUV mode:          Rec. 709/Partial
info: NV12 texture support not available
info: P010 texture support not available
info: Audio monitoring device:
	name: Default
	id: default
info: ---------------------------------
warning: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'decklink-captions.so'
warning: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'decklink-output-ui.so'
libDeckLinkAPI.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
warning: A DeckLink iterator could not be created.  The DeckLink drivers may not be installed
warning: Failed to initialize module 'decklink.so'
info: [pipewire] Available captures:
info: [pipewire]     - Desktop capture
info: [pipewire]     - Window capture
warning: v4l2loopback not installed, virtual camera disabled
info: [linux-vkcapture] plugin loaded successfully (version 1.4.8)
info: NVENC supported
error: VAAPI: Failed to initialize display in vaapi_device_h264_supported
info: FFmpeg VAAPI H264 encoding not supported
error: VAAPI: Failed to initialize display in vaapi_device_hevc_supported
info: FFmpeg VAAPI HEVC encoding not supported
info: ---------------------------------
info:   Loaded Modules:
info:     text-freetype2.so
info:     rtmp-services.so
info:     obs-x264.so
info:     obs-vst.so
info:     obs-transitions.so
info:     obs-qsv11.so
info:     obs-outputs.so
info:     obs-libfdk.so
info:     obs-filters.so
info:     obs-ffmpeg.so
info:     linux-vkcapture.so
info:     linux-v4l2.so
info:     linux-pulseaudio.so
info:     linux-pipewire.so
info:     linux-jack.so
info:     linux-capture.so
info:     linux-alsa.so
info:     image-source.so
info:     frontend-tools.so
info:     decklink-output-ui.so
info:     decklink-captions.so
info: ---------------------------------
info: ==== Startup complete ===============================================
info: All scene data cleared
info: ------------------------------------------------
info: pulse-input: Server name: 'PulseAudio (on PipeWire 1.0.0) 15.0.0'
info: pulse-input: Audio format: s32le, 44100 Hz, 2 channels
info: pulse-input: Started recording from 'alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor' (default)
info: [Loaded global audio device]: 'Desktop Audio'
info: pulse-input: Server name: 'PulseAudio (on PipeWire 1.0.0) 15.0.0'
info: pulse-input: Audio format: s32le, 44100 Hz, 2 channels
info: pulse-input: Started recording from 'alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo' (default)
info: [Loaded global audio device]: 'Mic/Aux'
info: Switched to scene 'Scene'
info: ------------------------------------------------
info: Loaded scenes:
info: - scene 'Scene':
info: ------------------------------------------------
info: adding 42 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 42 milliseconds (source: Mic/Aux)
info: PipeWire initialized
info: User added source 'Window Capture (PipeWire)' (pipewire-window-capture-source) to scene 'Scene'
warning: [pipewire] Failed to create session, denied or cancelled by user
info: PipeWire initialized
warning: [pipewire] Failed to create session, denied or cancelled by user
info: User Removed source 'Window Capture (PipeWire)' (pipewire-window-capture-source) from scene 'Scene'
info: [window-capture: 'Window Capture (Xcomposite)'] update settings:
	title: Create/Select Source
	class: obs

info: User added source 'Window Capture (Xcomposite)' (xcomposite_input) to scene 'Scene'
info: [window-capture: 'Window Capture (Xcomposite)'] update settings:
	title: #general | Danebi's server - Discord
	class: discord

error: xcb_composite_name_window_pixmap failed
info: [window-capture: 'Window Capture (Xcomposite)'] update settings:
	title: obs
	class: kitty

error: xcb_composite_name_window_pixmap failed
info: [window-capture: 'Window Capture (Xcomposite)'] update settings:
	title: OBS 30.0.2-1 - Profile: Untitled - Scenes: Untitled
	class: obs

info: [window-capture: 'Window Capture (Xcomposite)'] update settings:
	title: Steam
	class: steamwebhelper

error: xcb_composite_name_window_pixmap failed
info: [window-capture: 'Window Capture (Xcomposite)'] update settings:
	title: Post new topic / Arch Linux Forums — Firefox Developer Edition
	class: Navigator

error: xcb_composite_name_window_pixmap failed
info: [window-capture: 'Window Capture (Xcomposite)'] update settings:
	title: Post new topic / Arch Linux Forums — Firefox Developer Edition
	class: Navigator

error: xcb_composite_name_window_pixmap failed
info: [window-capture: 'Window Capture (Xcomposite)'] update settings:
	title: Post new topic / Arch Linux Forums — Firefox Developer Edition
	class: Navigator

error: xcb_composite_name_window_pixmap failed
info: [window-capture: 'Window Capture (Xcomposite)'] update settings:
	title: OBS 30.0.2-1 - Profile: Untitled - Scenes: Untitled
	class: obs

info: User Removed source 'Window Capture (Xcomposite)' (xcomposite_input) from scene 'Scene'
info: ==== Shutting down ==================================================
info: pulse-input: Stopped recording from 'alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor'
info: pulse-input: Got 1910 packets with 2104820 frames
info: pulse-input: Stopped recording from 'alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo'
info: pulse-input: Got 1911 packets with 2105922 frames
info: All scene data cleared
info: ------------------------------------------------
info: [linux-vkcapture] plugin unloaded
info: [Scripting] Total detached callbacks: 0
info: Freeing OBS context data
info: == Profiler Results =============================
info: run_program_init: 407.712 ms
info:  ┣OBSApp::AppInit: 3.313 ms
info:  ┃ ┗OBSApp::InitLocale: 0.648 ms
info:  ┗OBSApp::OBSInit: 378.215 ms
info:    ┣obs_startup: 1.021 ms
info:    ┗OBSBasic::OBSInit: 335.728 ms
info:      ┣OBSBasic::InitBasicConfig: 0.075 ms
info:      ┣OBSBasic::ResetAudio: 0.156 ms
info:      ┣OBSBasic::ResetVideo: 49.364 ms
info:      ┃ ┗obs_init_graphics: 48.623 ms
info:      ┃   ┗shader compilation: 17.238 ms
info:      ┣OBSBasic::InitOBSCallbacks: 0.009 ms
info:      ┣OBSBasic::InitHotkeys: 0.084 ms
info:      ┣obs_load_all_modules2: 214.631 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(decklink-captions.so): 0 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(decklink-output-ui.so): 0 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(decklink.so): 0.066 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(frontend-tools.so): 56.017 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(image-source.so): 0.006 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(linux-alsa.so): 0.001 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(linux-capture.so): 0.265 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(linux-jack.so): 0.003 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(linux-pipewire.so): 3.909 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(linux-pulseaudio.so): 0.003 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(linux-v4l2.so): 2.94 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(linux-vkcapture.so): 0.07 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-ffmpeg.so): 0.626 ms
info:      ┃ ┃ ┗nvenc_check: 0.421 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-filters.so): 0.031 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-libfdk.so): 0.002 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-outputs.so): 0.003 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-qsv11.so): 0.065 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-transitions.so): 0.005 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-vst.so): 0.003 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-x264.so): 0.003 ms
info:      ┃ ┣obs_init_module(rtmp-services.so): 0.452 ms
info:      ┃ ┗obs_init_module(text-freetype2.so): 0.006 ms
info:      ┣OBSBasic::InitService: 0.711 ms
info:      ┣OBSBasic::ResetOutputs: 0.098 ms
info:      ┣OBSBasic::CreateHotkeys: 0.015 ms
info:      ┣OBSBasic::InitPrimitives: 0.122 ms
info:      ┗OBSBasic::Load: 42.969 ms
info: obs_hotkey_thread(25 ms): min=0.032 ms, median=0.299 ms, max=9.58 ms, 99th percentile=5.576 ms, 100% below 25 ms
info: audio_thread(Audio): min=0.008 ms, median=0.204 ms, max=1.527 ms, 99th percentile=0.323 ms
info: obs_graphics_thread(16.6667 ms): min=0.078 ms, median=1.767 ms, max=47.321 ms, 99th percentile=7.289 ms, 99.9307% below 16.667 ms
info:  ┣tick_sources: min=0 ms, median=0.108 ms, max=24.032 ms, 99th percentile=3.426 ms
info:  ┣output_frame: min=0.025 ms, median=0.179 ms, max=2.84 ms, 99th percentile=0.585 ms
info:  ┃ ┗gs_context(video->graphics): min=0.025 ms, median=0.179 ms, max=2.84 ms, 99th percentile=0.582 ms
info:  ┃   ┣render_video: min=0.017 ms, median=0.129 ms, max=0.623 ms, 99th percentile=0.461 ms
info:  ┃   ┃ ┗render_main_texture: min=0.014 ms, median=0.109 ms, max=0.574 ms, 99th percentile=0.416 ms
info:  ┃   ┗gs_flush: min=0.002 ms, median=0.013 ms, max=2.493 ms, 99th percentile=0.058 ms
info:  ┗render_displays: min=0.006 ms, median=1.235 ms, max=9.73 ms, 99th percentile=5.071 ms
info: =================================================
info: == Profiler Time Between Calls ==================
info: obs_hotkey_thread(25 ms): min=25.099 ms, median=25.42 ms, max=34.666 ms, 61.2714% within ±2% of 25 ms (0% lower, 38.7286% higher)
info: obs_graphics_thread(16.6667 ms): min=2.669 ms, median=16.667 ms, max=47.323 ms, 80.6586% within ±2% of 16.667 ms (9.70537% lower, 9.63605% higher)
info: =================================================
info: Number of memory leaks: 0

seth · 2024-01-07 15:43:56

workspaces are a logical concept, not a physical one.
All windows on "other" workspaces are effectively "minimized"

What't the actual problem you're trying to solve this way (recording off-screen clients)?

danebidev · 2024-01-07 16:18:46

Yeah, I've just checked and the issue also happens with minimized windows in the same workspace. So I guess the problem is just that minimized windows are not rendered.
Is there a way to get them to render?

seth · 2024-01-07 16:52:56

No.

seth wrote:

What's the actual problem you're trying to solve this way (recording off-screen clients)?

danebidev · 2024-01-07 17:09:48

I'm sorry, I don't understand. Maybe i'm missing something.
What i want is being able to switch workspace without the recording going black.

seth · 2024-01-07 17:41:21

What i want is being able to switch workspace without the recording going black.

By *why* do you want to do that?
Academic reasons?
Why don't you just record visible windows?

You might be lucky when using a compositing WM (kwin, mutter, compiz, …) that doesn't unmap windows but just stops rendering them (to keep them updated) but w/ awesome I see little chance, not even when paired with a compositor.

danebidev · 2024-01-07 17:48:38

I see.
I needed it for a project but I guess I can find another way.
Thanks for the help.

seth · 2024-01-07 17:50:44

Try Xephyr (nested X11 server, you can minimize that but the windows inside the server won't be minimized so you can record inside that - probably won't work if "project" is steam-cheating or whatever, since there's no [edit: sufficient] HW acceleration)

Last edited by seth (2024-01-07 17:51:07)

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#1 2024-01-07 13:55:09

Inactive workspaces don't seem to be rendered

#2 2024-01-07 15:43:56

Re: Inactive workspaces don't seem to be rendered

#3 2024-01-07 16:18:46

Re: Inactive workspaces don't seem to be rendered

#4 2024-01-07 16:52:56

Re: Inactive workspaces don't seem to be rendered

#5 2024-01-07 17:09:48

Re: Inactive workspaces don't seem to be rendered

#6 2024-01-07 17:41:21

Re: Inactive workspaces don't seem to be rendered

#7 2024-01-07 17:48:38

Re: Inactive workspaces don't seem to be rendered

#8 2024-01-07 17:50:44

Re: Inactive workspaces don't seem to be rendered

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