The current stable version is **1.28.1**. Make sure you pick the **MinGW** variant and the **x86_64** architecture, not MSVC, and not x86.
Run the installer. It will install to `C:\gstreamer\1.0\mingw_x86_64\` by default.
Run the installer. When prompted, select the **Complete** installation to ensure all plugins (including libav, needed for software decoding) are included. It will install to `C:\gstreamer\1.0\mingw_x86_64\` by default.
### 2. Add GStreamer to PATH
@ -54,18 +54,29 @@ Restart OBS if it was running.
Add a **GStreamer Source** in OBS and paste the appropriate pipeline. Replace `<IP>` with the server IP address, which will be provided during the event.
**Game stream** (H.265 over TCP with audio):
**Game stream** (H.265 over TCP with audio, NVIDIA GPU):
The first pipeline uses `nvh265dec` for NVIDIA hardware decoding. The second uses `avdec_h265` for software decoding and works on any system (AMD, Intel, or no dedicated GPU). Software decoding uses more CPU but requires no specific graphics card.