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Outputs

Spout outputs

Introduction

Spout is a tool to share a GPU texture with another application running on the same computer. It is comparable to NDI, but: - It is higher quality, lower latency, higher performance, since this is just a texture sharing and not an compress->send->decompress pipeline - It is restricted to a single GPU : if multiple mediaservers need to show the same content, the third-party app must somehow run on all servers and render a synchronized content.

This page describes the Spout Output, but Onlyview also features a Spout media (=input), which can also start and monitor such a third-party application.

Settings

There is no particular settings for Spout. The output's name is used as the Spout sender name (as seen by receiver applications).

Limitations

  • Windows only, local machine only
  • RGBA8 only (no HDR)
  • Video only by design