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Problems with Meld Studios

**My PC Specs and setup**

**Main PC**

- **CPU:** AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D

- **GPU:** NVIDIA RTX 4060

- **Case:** Lian Li LANCOOL II-X

- **Main Monitor:** LG 27U631A-B 27" 1440p

- **Second Monitor:** UPERFECT UPlays C2

**Also owns**

- ROG Ally (Z1 Extreme)

This is my experience and problem at the moment with Meld Studios, I started my streaming journey a few months ago and my first setup was with obs, I got the hang of it and learned a few things. Then I heard of Meld Studios and Meld Spark and I switched right away. It was awesome, did my new overlays and scenes and was able to stream just fine to twitch and YouTube with no issues. The games I started with was kinda easy going, I am Jesus Christ, Ghost of Tsushima, Absolum and Kena Bridge of Spirits. Then I started streaming on tiktok with a dual canvas setup, no problem, then tried Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and it was ok until a half hour later that it started to dip in FPS, I thought to myself maybe is because it's a very demanding game, even with low in-game settings I was hitting that do in FPS almost to a stop. Then I started getting the same problems with Ghost of Tsushima and Kena, so I switched back to obs and the problem was gone. I tried again with FF 7 rebirth (mind you this game runs fine on my PC with kinda high settings without having Meld Studios running), but as soon as I launch Meld Studios the FPS dropped to a 5 that left the game unplayable. So I switched back to obs, recently I wanted to give Meld Studios another try now that it had some updates and tried it last night with Mortal Shell 2, I was setting everything up, the game was running fine, a few minutes in and the same thing started happening again my fps started dropping and the game started lagging. Again it's just Meld Studios open on my setup not even streaming live or recording, as soon as I closed meld studio the game was back to normal.

Sorry for the long explanation but now to my question, what is my problem, is it my GPU? Does anyone with a similar setup have any clue of what's going on? I mean it seems to be working fine with obs but I mean I know meld studio is a bit harder on resources compared to obs, any advice on what to do? Thanks in advance.

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u/fullmetal172 — 14 hours ago
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Feature Requests & Wishlist | What Do You Want to See in Meld? [Monthly Thread]

Got an idea that would make Meld better? This is the place to put it. Every month we'll be collecting the community's feature requests, wishlist items, and product feedback in one spot so nothing gets lost in the feed.

Big ideas, small quality of life tweaks, things that have been bugging you, or features you've seen elsewhere and wish Meld had... it all belongs here. The best feedback comes from the people actually using the product every day and that's you.

When sharing your request, try to include:

  • A clear description of the feature or change you want
  • Why it would be useful to you or the community
  • Any examples of how it could work or where you've seen something similar

The more detail you give, the easier it is for others to rally behind your idea.

See a request you love?

Upvote it and leave a comment showing your support. The more people backing an idea the louder the signal. Don't just upvote silently, tell us why you want it too.

A couple of things to keep in mind:

  • Check the thread before posting, someone may have already suggested the same thing. If they did, support their comment instead of posting a duplicate
  • Keep feedback constructive. We're here to build something better together
  • Bug reports belong in their own post on the main feed, or in our Discord

Your ideas matter and this thread is proof of that. What's on your Meld wishlist this month? 👇

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u/streamwithmeld — 3 days ago
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Different profiles:

Is meld adding a feature where I can already have everything set up in different profiles? If I stream different games to twitch, I can change the setup with one switch.

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u/Natural-Examination5 — 2 days ago
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6 Popular OBS Plugins You Don't Need in Meld Studio (They're Already Built In)

If you have ever set up OBS Studio for a serious stream layout, you know the drill. You want a soft drop shadow on your face cam, a rounded mask, maybe a slight 3D tilt on a source, and suddenly you are downloading five different plugins from five different creators, hoping they all stay compatible after the next OBS update.

Meld Studio was built to skip that step. Below is a plain comparison of six popular OBS plugins and the native Meld Studio feature that replaces each one, no install required.

The Quick Answer

OBS Studio ships with a fairly small core feature set, so creators have to rely on community plugins for things like 3D transforms, gradients, cloned sources, and background blur. Meld Studio includes all six of these are built-in, GPU-accelerated effects, so there is nothing extra to download, update, or troubleshoot.

The Comparison

1. 3D Effect plugin vs. Meld's Corner Pin

In OBS: The 3D Effect plugin (by Exeldro) adds a filter that lets you rotate and tilt a source in 3D space, useful for angled screen inserts or stylized camera panels.

In Meld Studio: This is covered natively by the Corner Pin and Transform effects. Corner Pin lets you map a source onto a 3D-style surface by adjusting each corner independently, great for screen replacements and angled perspective shots. Transform handles position, scale, rotation, and skew with full anchor point control. Both are built in and render in real time.

2. Gradient Source vs. Meld's Gradient effect

In OBS: Gradient Source (also by Exeldro) adds a source type that generates a linear color gradient, since OBS's native Color Source only supports flat colors.

In Meld Studio: The Gradient effect is built in and supports linear and radial gradients with blend mode control. You can drop it on any layer to add color washes, vignettes, or stylized tints without adding a separate source.

3. Source Clone vs. Meld's Duplicator layer

In OBS: Source Clone lets you duplicate a source so you can apply different filters to the copy without affecting the original, useful when you want two different looks from the same camera or capture.

In Meld Studio: The Duplicator layer does exactly this natively. You add a Duplicator layer, point it at an existing source, and adjust effects on the duplicate independently. Changes to the original source still flow through automatically.

4. Advanced Masks vs. Meld's built-in Corner Rounding

In OBS: Advanced Masks (by FiniteSingularity) adds shape masks, source masks, image masks, and gradient masks so you can control which parts of a source are visible, since OBS only ships with a basic alpha mask filter.

In Meld Studio: Shape presets (square, circle, rounded rectangle, vertical crop) are available natively, including individually adjusting corner radii, and non-destructive cropping directly on any layer from the Layers panel, no filter chain required.

5. Composite Blur vs. Meld's Gaussian and Directional Blur

In OBS: Composite Blur (also by FiniteSingularity) adds proper background-aware blur algorithms like Gaussian, box, and Dual Kawase, plus masking options, solving the dark halo issue that OBS's default blur can produce around masked sources.

In Meld Studio: Gaussian Blur and Directional Blur are both native GPU-accelerated effects. Gaussian Blur is ideal for background defocus or privacy masking, and Directional Blur creates motion blur along a set angle for transitions or speed effects. Because they are built into Meld's rendering pipeline, there is no separate compositing step to configure.

6. Stroke Glow Shadow vs. Meld's Drop Shadow, Shadow Styles, and Glow Styles

In OBS: Stroke Glow Shadow adds stroke outlines, glow, and drop shadow effects to masked sources, popular for sticker-style face cams and lower thirds.

In Meld Studio: This is split across three native effects. Drop Shadow adds realistic shadows with offset, blur, and opacity control. Shadow Styles supports inner, outer, and multiple shadows with independent color and spread. Glow Styles add soft luminous outlines with adjustable color, intensity, and spread for neon or highlight looks.

Side by side

Need OBS plugin Meld Studio native feature
Tilt or angle a source in 3D 3D Effect Corner Pin, Transform
Add a color gradient Gradient Source Gradient Effect
Duplicate a source with different filters Source Clone Duplicator layer
Shape or advanced masking Advanced Masks Built-in corner rounding, circles & vertical shaping
Background-aware blur Composite Blur Gaussian Blur, Directional Blur
Outline, glow, or shadow Stroke Glow Shadow Drop Shadow, Glow Styles

FAQ

Do I need plugins to get these effects in Meld Studio?
No. All six effects above are built into Meld Studio's core effects library. There is nothing to download, install, or keep updated separately.

Are these plugins bad or not worth using in OBS?
Not at all. Developers like Exeldro and FiniteSingularity have built genuinely excellent tools that make OBS far more capable, and plenty of streamers get great results with them. The tradeoff is that you are managing several separate add-ons, each with its own updates and occasional compatibility issues after an OBS release.

Can I stack multiple Meld effects on the same layer?
Yes. Effects in Meld Studio are stackable and each one processes independently, so you can layer blur, shadow, gradient, and transform effects on a single source and adjust them without conflicts.

Does Meld Studio support saving and sharing these effect setups?
Yes. You can save any effect configuration as a preset, export it, and share it with other creators, or import presets from the community.

Is Meld Studio free?
Yes, Meld Studio is free to use and available for Windows 10 or later and macOS 12 or later, including full support for Apple Silicon.

u/BirchyFruFru — 7 days ago
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Nvidia Broadcast "Remove Background" suddenly stopped working in Meld Studio

Nvidia Broadcast "Remove Background" suddenly stopped working in Meld Studio. I have the setting set in Nvidia Broadcast, but the background is not transparent in Meld. It is black. This suddenly happened this morning with no changes by me. The transparent background of my Nvidia camera does work in other apps like OBS. Anyone having this?

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u/TenEightyPee — 8 days ago
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Sending my stream to StreamRun...

Long Story Short my M3 Max has issues doing Dual Format by itself, so I need to use StreamRun if I want Dual Format Streaming. Not sure why. BUT StreamRun WILL do dual Format (I can run both canvases but it's an Enhanced Broadcasting issue on Twitch's end), and so I can Dual-stream to Twitch THAT way.

The problem is when I put my RMTP and Stream Key in I get NOTHING! Zero, Zilch, Nada! No screen when I go "live" before I activate my streams in StreamRun to preview, and so yeah... Why? I have the strem Key/RMTP URL correct, what gives?

OBS does not have this issue but I really want to see if I can't move to Meld fully.

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u/Metalheadoutcast — 8 days ago
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Camera LUT distortion???

So I noticed that when I apply a LUT to my camera it causes the image to distort. Smoothe edges become jagged and every duplication of said cam source reflects this issue. The only work around I have found is individually adding a LUT to each individual duplication….which is a little crazy when you (or at least I think) should be able to just apply the LUT to your original source that you’re duplicating and be good to go? Any pointers or tips? No it’s not the LUT itself as this has happened with all 50 of my LUTs that I have no trouble with in any other application. Please note that on top of the LUT I am also running a brightness and contrast filter on top of it just to tweak the colors a tiny bit.

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u/blingblonggggggg — 8 days ago
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Mled tiktok connecting

How do i connect mwld and tiktok live because when I do it, it says something about a server issue and cant connect to my tiktok while live but I know they are connected to each other. Do i have to have a stream key to do it? Also how do i connect the chat from twitch and tiktok so I can view both of them on meld.

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u/OmegaAni — 11 days ago