Security + Filter regression Fix + Plugin conflicts

New Filter Token for dynamic naming
Dynamic Naming in filter with ${source} and ${filter}

• This is a breaking change between 6.2.0 and 6.2.1. (but not enough to be a 6.3.0)
• Anyone using and should move to the new format.

Filter NDI Video Output Behaviour The NDI feed will be discoverable but will only send video if source/scene is active/showing.

Filter Creation Will all create NDI sender when OBS is launched. Fix a regression introduced in 6.2.0.

Security : Remove a possibly XSS security vector

Windows : Fix the Conflict with other plugin that get uninstalled when DistroAV is installed.

• DistroAV versions impacted : 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.2.0
• Plugin possibly impacted : Atrium, most of exeldro plugins (audio-monitor...)

What's Changed

• Fix installer blindly uninstalling any app registered under {}_is1 registry key in #1442
• Remove Visual Studio generator from presets by @Trouffman in #1439
• Refactor NDI name tokens: replace <filter>/<source> with ${filter}/${source} in #1445
• Fix case-insensitive registry display name check in Windows installer for DistroAV and OBS-NDI in #1448
• PluginUpdate: disable inline HTML in markdown renderer to prevent HTML injection by @paulpv in #1447
• Add filter_add so all filter sender are created at startup by @BitRate27 in #1452
• fix: log-message return Output Group by @Trouffman in #1453
• Update GithubAction Dependencies by @Trouffman in #1455
• Add Windows Installer & Program List Icon by @Trouffman in #1456
• Add info tooltips on Filter Name by @Trouffman in #1454
• Remove/destroy the NDI filter sender when source is removed by @Trouffman in #1457

Full Changelog: 6.2.0...6.2.1

Checksums

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This release has been in the pipeline for a while and mark the next step towards a reliable IP Production.

Key Updates

• Performance improvements
• Improved management of missing requirements
• New Feature : "one-click" installer if requirements are missing (Windows + MacOS)
• New Feature : Keep or clear the last received image when Source is disconnected
• Updated Branding rules & usage
• Recommended MacOS Installation now use the project "brew cask" - Original brew cask is deprecated.
• Better compatibility with Aitum Stream Suite
• Fix possible tally "flickering" issue on some birddog cameras (possibly other brands too)
• New NDI Filter will have an auto-generated name
• Multiple NDI Filter performance improvement : Fix stutterting, use OBS render rather and additional encoding.

Minimum requirements

• NDI SDK >= 6.3.0
• OBS >= 31.1.1

NDI Filter Behavior Change

• The NDI Filter will send it's content only if the attached parent source (or scene) is showing somewhere (UI/output/projectors). See Discussion here

Known Issues

• Windows Installer conflict with some other plugin (audio monitor) - #1440
• Filter on a source are not created at launch - #1449
• Filter token variable create the Release Note to be "incomplete" - #1446

Global changes

• Branding update : Add logo usage & rules
• Add Brazilian Portuguese Language by @samuel-lujan in #1352
• Implement "Keep Last Received Frame/Timeout" functionality for NDI Source by @Lordmau5 in #1330
  NDI Source Only : By default this will keep the last frame received. Disable the option to clear the frame after a timeout
• Add support for HDR (BT.2100 color space) on NDI input by @BitRate27 in #1334
• General performance updates for Filter, Input & Output (see #1343, )
• General Readme and documentation update
• General UI & Interface update (de-cluttering)

Technical changes

• Fix deprecated Qt APIs and a compiler warning for QT 6.8.0 by @kaechele in #1151
• Update Linux Installer Script by @Trouffman in #1304
• Fix bug that failed to detect supported pixel format when using multiple instances of OBS on the same machine @BitRate27 in #1332
• Fix filter chain rendering by @Lordmau5 in #1343 & #1380
• Install libsimbe-dev during ubuntu setup by @BitRate27 in #1370
• fedora: add /usr/lib64 to search path by @xobs in #1368
• Change the way the GUID is expected to exist for updates by @Trouffman in #1349
• Start main output and preview after other plugins have setup output by @exeldro in #1399
• Update NDI includes + request 6.3 minimum NDI version by @Trouffman in #1398
• Check preview output instead of is_running to prevent leaks by @BitRate27 in #1377
• Don't receive frames from NDI if not showing by @BitRate27 in #1404
• Only show preview tally if source is shown and not active by @BitRate27 in #1405
• Allow plugin to load even with missing requirements by @Trouffman in #1421
• Default NDI name for filters to use source name by @BitRate27 in #1412

Other changes

• Plugin Manager Name string by @BarryCarlyon in #1367
• UI: Re-arrange UI element - De-clutter Interface by @Trouffman in #1353 & #1372
• Source: update Dutch translation file by @0xCipherShard in #1375
• Bump base plugin template files & OBS 31.1.1 requirement by @Trouffman in #1406
• Update build requirement for macos26 + simplify tools scripts by @Trouffman in #1419
• Fix log message formatting for behavior detection by @BitRate27 in #1427
• Log debug messages when the number of connections to output changes by @BitRate27 in #1402

New Contributors

• @walker-WSH made their first contribution in #1339
• @Lordmau5 made their first contribution in #1330
• @kaechele made their first contribution in #1151
• @samuel-lujan made their first contribution in #1352
• @xobs made their first contribution in #1368
• @BarryCarlyon made their first contribution in #1367
• @0xCipherShard made their first contribution in #1375

New Sponsors

This release is made possible thanks to the support of all the contributors and the on-going support of our sponsor EPEAK Studio.

Full Changelog: 6.1.1...6.2.0

Checksums

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This Pre-release ONLY testing the .deb creation updates through the automated release process.

### DO NOT USE for production.

DO NOT use other than testing for the following :

• #1376
• #1299

Disclaimer :

• This update will be tagged as invalid for update
• This update will be detected as "unofficial"
• Only use for Testing the release process for Linux .deb
• no support will be provided for this version
• no support shall be expected for this build

Checksums

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Release Context

This release fix mostly issues with the newly re-worked Windows Installer along with fix for Spanish & Catalan and a couple of possible memory leaks.

If you are on Windows it is ** very important ** that you update to this release, especially if you are using 6.1.0.

What's Changed

• Restore OBS preferences dialog on MacOS in Espanol or Catalan by @BitRate27 in #1288
• Uninstall DistroAV 6.0.0 when installing 6.1.0+ by @BitRate27 & @Trouffman in #1293
• Remove DistroAV 6.1.0 and clean the wrong AppId used by @Trouffman in #1293
• CI: Add Portable Plugin install to release process by @Trouffman in #1289
• Fix conv_buffer deallocation by @paulpv in #1295

Full Changelog: 6.1.0...6.1.1

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1. Requirements

This version requires OBS 31 and NDI 6. It is enforced and the plugin will not load if not meeting this requirements. More detail in the Discussions

Windows user : go straight to 6.1.1 !

What's Changed

• Auto Clean-up OBS-NDI
• Add Firewall Rules (Windows only)
• Install Plugin in new location
• Unify Audio frames process with latest available functions (from SDK)
• Any error messages have a unique identifier code to help with Troubleshooting
• Improved detection of NDI Sources
• Improved NDI Output process (properly start/stop)
• Solves few crashes when using NDI Output or filters
• Inform users if pixel format is not supported (some HDR format)
• Support the new Configuration in OBS 31
• More language available

Core

• Changed how configuration is stored to folllow OBS 31 approach - by @kaechele - #1152
• Upgade NDI SDK to 6.1 by @Trouffman in #1159
• Upgrade to use audio_frame v3 instead of deprecated v2 by @Trouffman in #1175
• Recreate main output every time it is turned on by @BitRate27 in #1198
• Wait for all NDI sources before filling out source list by @BitRate27 in #1186
• Fix the NDI Preview Output issue introduced in 1198 by @Trouffman in #1237
• Show user why NDI output failed by @BitRate27 in #1148
• Add check for minimum NDI & OBS version requirement - 6.1 release by @Trouffman in #1263
• Split configuration files between User & Global Store - OBS 31 requirement by @Trouffman in #1268

CI & Plugin internals

• Update with OBS Template by @Trouffman in #1190 & #1117
• Fix OBS Source (temporary) with upstream fix not released yet. by @Trouffman in #1252

Language

• NL translation added by @FHFilDeo in #1155

Enable Windows installer

• Create windows installer as part of github actions by @BitRate27 in #1277
• CI - Windows Installer Clean-up, update, new location by @Trouffman in #1281 & #1282 & #1270

Installer

• MacOS installer is signed by EPEAK Studio
• Windows installer will add Firewall Rules on Install - #1281

Auto-remove obs-ndi at installation

• Delete obs-ndi plugin on macos after installing DistroAV by @BitRate27 in #1136 & #1158
• Auto remove obs-ndi - Windows by @Trouffman in #1134 // #1154 // #1179
• Update all Log Message to be more user-friendly by @Trouffman in #1224
• Disable the debug log print of audio / Video Frame as this is too talkative by @Trouffman in #1254
• Enhance Log Entry and add unique code for ERROR & WARNING level by @Trouffman in #1256

New Contributors

• @FHFilDeo made their first contribution in #1155
• @BitRate27 is now part of the main contributor team
• @kaechele Contributed to the new configuration approach

Full Changelog: 6.0.0...6.1.0

Known Issues

• Portable Mode installation requires to put each files in custom folder.
• DistroAV 6.0.0 files are not removed properly on some windows install.
• Windows Installer on Windows 10 is not populating the installer registry properly.

Checksums

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1. Important Update

This Version has major & large code changes.
Starting v6 the plugin has been re-branded DistroAV from OBS-NDI.

2. Breaking changes - Uninstall OBS-NDI

• OBS-NDI must be uninstalled (before or after DistroAV >= 6.x. installation)
• Settings are transferred automatically
• New created NDI Source default to "Pause" behavior
• Custom Bandwidth settings (from 4.14.x) are reverted to "keepalive"
• Require NDI6 Runtime

What's Changed

• Rebrand to "DistroAV" by @paulpv in #1044
• detect obsndi by @paulpv in #1045
• ndi6 by @paulpv in #1055
• final touches by @paulpv in #1057
• Change remaining obs-ndi log entries to DistroAV by @BitRate27 in #1062
• update disconnect feature behavior by @Trouffman in #1066
• Create and adding Hungarian translation - hu-HU.ini file by @janos-i in #1069
• build: Change plugin binary file from DistroAV to lowercase distroav by @paulpv in #1072
• source: clean up code/formatting and tweak logging by @paulpv in #1071
• source: Additionnal code an debug message formatting by @Trouffman
• logging & command-line argument tweaks by @paulpv in #1077
• source: NDI5+ hardware acceleration by @paulpv in #1073
• main output initialized at startup, start/stop doesn't create or destroy… by @bASEstr in #1076
• sources performance improvement tweaks by @paulpv in #1079
• [All of the above and a few more in] 6.0.0 actual by @paulpv in #1050
• Fix : NDI Source name change not detected by @BitRate27 in #1100
• Feature: Rework of the NDI Source behavior settings by @Trouffman @paulpv in #1074
• Re-implement a fix for missing audio on recording/stream with Audio-Only source after an OBS restart by @Trouffman based on #1043 #1027 #1022 implemented via #1074
• Fix a crash / lag on shutdown when no source available by @BitRate27 in #1084
• Add Swedish translation by @tellustheguru in #1081

New Contributors

• @janos-i made their first contribution in #1069
• @bASEstr made their first contribution in #1076
• @tellustheguru in #1081

Full Changelog: 4.14.1...6.0.0

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THIS WILL BE THE LAST VERSION OF THIS PLUGIN RELEASED UNDER THE NAME OBS-NDI!

The next version will be 6.0.0 and will use the project's new name of DistroAV!

For more information see OBS-NDI Is Now DistroAV

What's Changed

• CI: Remove quotes '' from receipt and version strings by @chrisgrande in #1032
• Update libndi-get.sh by @Trouffman in #1041
• Audio only master by @Trouffman in #1043
• settings: Add AutoCheckForUpdates opt out by @paulpv in #1047
• settings: layout cleanup by @paulpv in #1048 & #1049
• Improvement to update functionality by @paulpv in #1052
• 4.14.1: Minor release to real-world test Update BEFORE bigger 6.0.0 release by @paulpv in #1056
• update: improve error message from new update server response code by @paulpv in #1058

New Contributors

• @chrisgrande made their first contribution in #1032

Full Changelog: 4.14.0...4.14.1

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What's Changed

• Source: add support for auto-disconnecting NDI connection by @haakonnessjoen in #993
• Update libndi-get.sh to use libNDI v6 by @Trouffman in #1013
• Fix bug 974: scene name changes arbitrarily by @BitRate27 in #1016
• Add NDI group support for NDI outputs of program, preview and NDI source filters by @rse in #1030
• New Feature: Check For Update by @paulpv in #1028

New Contributors

• @haakonnessjoen made their first contribution in #993
• @BitRate27 made their first contribution in #1016
• @rse made their first contribution in #1030

Full Changelog: 4.13.2...4.14.0

What's Changed

• build: Updating to latest obs-plugintemplate @paulpv 9a4cb7b
• Message when QLibrary fails at loading libndi by @Rancunefr in #990
• close audio thread by @FanZR123 in #996
• Update libndi-get.sh for Linux NDI library Install by @Trouffman in #997

New Contributors

• @Rancunefr made their first contribution in #990
• @FanZR123 made their first contribution in #996

Full Changelog: 4.13.1...4.13.2

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What's Changed

• Add German translation & clean up locales by @Vainock in #946
• obs-ndi-output: Fix crash during plugin configuration change by @mhhen in #978
• Release 4.13.1 hotfix by @paulpv in #979

New Contributors

• @Vainock made their first contribution in #946

Full Changelog: 4.13.0...4.13.1

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