OBS STUDIO: Full vs Partial Color Ranges EXPLAINED (Limited vs Legal) Streaming RGB Range StreamLabs

That 'not quite partial, not quite full range' thing sounds like incorrect gamma

Quick question, I'm running a dual pc stream set up, my main PC is set to "full" and my elgato hd60x to "expand", but when I come to OBS(streaming PC) and set my elgato properties to "full" it becomes washed out, setting it to either "limited" or "full" in the advanced tab seems to do nothing. What do you think is happening in my set up?

Very great video. Thank you !!!!! ❤❤

I love the dark and punchy look. I play xbox 360 on dlp projector, when i turn the projector to "limited range", the game looks sooooo good, a real vibrancy and sense of atmosphere, you can really 'feel' the picture.

I don't understand why this weird TV standard is creeping everywhere. There is no reason to use limited ranges at all in the digital age. The full range should have taken over and slowly eliminate the limited ranges. Why can't the TV and console industry just adapt and abolish that non-sensical standard that was only a workaround for transitioning from analog TV signals to digital ones?

yo. thank you so freaking much! took my visuals to the next level!

imagine taking streaming advice from someone who can't even set up his microphone properly. Turn your compression settings waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down dude

I have asus tuf capture card. For example, in god of war game, in obs program, white colors are reflected like green or pink. what color setting should i use?

Dude, you're a legend! I recently put myself a dual pc setup for gaming/streaming with a Razer Ripsaw capture card and it looked soooooo washed out. Then i tried to follow some recommendations of different forums and all were saying the same "get full color range!". So, i went from so washed out to dirty and oversaturated colors, i even had to apply filters at OBS and it looked completely like garbage. I wish i had found your video much earlier because FINALLY i got the right configuration and it was super super easy. Thank you for your video, you explained it like a pro and it saved my ass!!! <3

Ah hello, I'm a bit worried about setting the obs color range to partial. Correct me if I'm wrong but from what I hear from your explaination, the obs color range is set to limited/partial for the best streaming footage, right? Does this in any way affect the quality in recording?

I was wondering why all of my streams and recordings looked dark and crispy and blurry. I never really knew how to describe the visuals, so I didn't know what to look up for help. I just happened to google what the difference between color formats were and I stumbled on this... and now everything is super clear! I can't thank you enough!

Great Explanation!
Here is another exception @eposVox :
Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini switchers - They output 'Full'
OBS on PC can cope with the setting you mention, HOWEVER OBS on Mac does not have this setting!
Is there another solution for Mac OBS? (or without OBS?)

I know it's not ideal, but does anyone have a LUT to make the conversion from FULL to Partial?
Thanks!

What About Playstation

If you’re using the G7 with an legato HD60 card, do you set your Nvidia dynamic range to full, or leave it on limited? I have a really pixelated output but all my settings look good, and I can’t get it to improve.

Does this still hold in 2022?

Super helpful; thank you.

Streaming you can set console and capture card both to Full RGB with no issue. OBS will convert them 100% correctly to partial for Twitch/YT. Automatic doesn't work properly on Switch, it ALWAYS sets to partial even on PC monitors

Thank you, this was really helpful!!