[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #15346: Text Boxes Not Appearing in Game Capture Recordings of AGI Games (was: [Space Quest I AGI] Text Boxes Not Appearing in 3rd Party Recordings)

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#15346: Text Boxes Not Appearing in Game Capture Recordings of AGI Games
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Reporter:  JoLiKMC               |       Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect                |      Status:  new
Priority:  low                   |   Component:  Engine: AGI
 Version:                        |  Resolution:
Keywords:  OBS, recording, text  |        Game:  Space Quest 1
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Changes (by JoLiKMC):

 * summary:  [Space Quest I AGI] Text Boxes Not Appearing in 3rd Party
     Recordings => Text Boxes Not Appearing in Game Capture Recordings of
     AGI Games


Old description:

> '''ScummVM version:''' ScummVM 2.8.1 (Mar 16 2024 13:01:03)
> '''Operating System:''' Windows 10 Pro version 2H22, build 19045.4651
>
> '''Game:''' ''Space Quest, Chapter I: The Sarien Encounter''
> '''Version of game:''' All versions?
> (Confirmed on 1.0X 1986-09-24/DOS/English and 2.2 1987-05-07
> 5.25"/3.5"/DOS/English versions)
> '''Relevant save game:''' Not applicable (happens anywhere)
>
> '''Bug details:''' On occasion, the text boxes or other instances of text
> printing will fail to be captured in third-party video recordings.  The
> windows will, however, display just fine in ''ScummVM''.
>
> '''How to reproduce bug:'''
> 1. Open ''ScummVM'', then open ''OBS Studio'' and make a new Game Capture
> window, linking it to ''ScummVM''.
> 2. Open any version of ''Space Quest I'' (AGI version) in ''ScummVM''.
> 3. Start recording and type anything to generate a text message window.
>
> '''Further details:'''
> As documented [https://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?t=16904 here],
> there seems to be a weird visual bug with ''ScummVM'' regarding recording
> AGI engine games, or possibly just the first ''Space Quest'' game and
> trying to record footage under certain setups, such as using ''OBS
> Studio'' in "Game Capture" mode.  It's not consistent, or maybe it only
> happens on certain frames or cycles, but it's also impossible to detect
> without looking at the video recordings, themselves.  This is as
> confusing as it is irritating.
>
> I've marked this as a "low priority" bug because switching to "Window
> Capture" in ''OBS Studio'' seems to have solved this issue for me.  In
> all likelihood, this is probably more the fault of ''Open Source
> Broadcaster'' than anything, but I figured it was worth retreading since
> this has happened to at least two other people.
>
> '''Relevant media:'''
> - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFeGVbDm4DQ Video recording of the bug
> in action]

New description:

 '''ScummVM version:''' ScummVM 2.8.1 (Mar 16 2024 13:01:03)
 '''Operating System:''' Windows 10 Pro version 2H22, build 19045.4651

 '''Game:''' Any title using Sierra On-Line's "Adventure Game Interpreter"
 (First noticed on ''Space Quest, Chapter I: The Sarien Encounter''.)
 '''Version of game:''' All versions
 (Confirmed on 1.0X 1986-09-24/DOS/English and 2.2 1987-05-07
 5.25"/3.5"/DOS/English versions)
 '''Relevant save game:''' Not applicable (happens anywhere)

 '''Bug details:''' On occasion, the text boxes or other instances of text
 printing will fail to be captured in third-party video recording software.
 The text or text windows will, however, display just fine in ''ScummVM''.

 '''How to reproduce bug:'''
 (Note: This may affect other software as well, but this is how ''I'' did
 it.)
 1. Open ''ScummVM'', then open ''OBS Studio'' and make a new Game Capture
 window, linking it to ''ScummVM''.
 2. Open any version of ''Space Quest I'' (AGI version) in ''ScummVM''.
 3. Start recording and type anything to generate a text message window.

 '''Further details:'''
 As documented [https://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?t=16904 here],
 there seems to be a weird visual bug with ''ScummVM'' regarding recording
 AGI engine games and trying to record footage under certain setups, such
 as using ''OBS Studio'' in "Game Capture" mode.  It's not consistent, or
 maybe it only happens on certain frames or cycles.  In ''OBS'',
 particularly, it shows up in both the recording ''and'' the preview
 window.

 I've tested this issue with a couple of different DOS games: ''Space
 Quest, Chapter I'' (v1.0x AGI 2.089, v2.2 AGI 2.917) and ''King's Quest
 IV'' (v2.0 AGI 3.002.086).  Both of them displayed the same issues with
 ''OBS Studio''.  I tried changing the video settings as well, but that did
 absolutely nothing.  In all likelihood, this is probably more the fault of
 ''Open Source Broadcaster'' than anything, but I figured it was worth
 retreading since this has happened to at least two other people.

 I've marked this as a "low priority" bug because switching to "Window
 Capture" in ''OBS Studio'' seems to have solved this issue for me.

 '''Relevant media:'''
 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFeGVbDm4DQ Video recording of the bug
 in action]

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Comment:

 Added considerably more details. (It affects '''all''' DOS AGI 2.0 to 3.0
 titles, at the very least.)
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Ticket URL: <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/15346#comment:2>
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