obs-powershell

Start-OBS

Synopsis

Start OBS

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Description

Starts OBS

Without any parameters, will attempt to start the obs process.

If OBS is already running, will output the current obs process.

• If -Recording is passed, will start recording
• If -Streaming is passed, will start streaming
• If -StudioMode is passed, will start studio mode
• If -VirtualCamera is passed, will start the virtual camera

If additional arguments are passed, will pass them thru to a new obs process.

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Related Links

• Stop-OBS

• Start-OBSRecord

• Start-OBSStream

• Start-OBSVirtualCam

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Parameters

ArgumentList

A list of arguments. These will be passed to a new obs process.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput	Aliases
[PSObject[]]	false	named	false	Arguments Argument Args

InputObject

Any input object. This will currently be ignored.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[PSObject[]]	false	named	true (ByValue)

Recording

If set, will start recording.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput	Aliases
[Switch]	false	named	false	Record

Streaming

If set, will start streaming.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput	Aliases
[Switch]	false	named	false	Stream

StudioMode

If set, will start studio mode.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[Switch]	false	named	false

VirtualCamera

If set, will start the virtual camera

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput	Aliases
[Switch]	false	named	false	VirtualCam

WhatIf

-WhatIf is an automatic variable that is created when a command has [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)]. -WhatIf is used to see what would happen, or return operations without executing them

Confirm

-Confirm is an automatic variable that is created when a command has [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)]. -Confirm is used to -Confirm each operation.

If you pass -Confirm:$false you will not be prompted.

If the command sets a [ConfirmImpact("Medium")] which is lower than $confirmImpactPreference, you will not be prompted unless -Confirm is passed.

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Syntax

Start-OBS [-ArgumentList <PSObject[]>] [-InputObject <PSObject[]>] [-Recording] [-Streaming] [-StudioMode] [-VirtualCamera] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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