VLC SOURCE LOOSES ALPHA CHANNEL

[PeterAkakpo]

Operating System Info

Windows 11

Other OS

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OBS Studio Version

30.2.3

OBS Studio Version (Other)

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OBS Studio Log URL

N/A

OBS Studio Crash Log URL

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Expected Behavior

Video file with transparent background should be played as such

Current Behavior

Video with transparent background is rendered with an opaque background

Steps to Reproduce

1. add a VLC / Media source
2. add VLC source with a video with transparent background on top of the first media source

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Anything else we should know?

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[Penwy]

as far as I know, vlc does not support transparent playback (or if it does, it's quite limited).
use a media sourc, they playback transparency correctly