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If your YouTube Live store promo skips clips in OBS, first check which source you are using: enable Loop for one video in a Media Source, or use a VLC Video source with the complete playlist, Loop Playlist on, and Shuffle Playlist off for a fixed sequence. Then check source visibility behavior and confirm whether the clip is missing in OBS itself or only in the received stream.
Choose the OBS source that matches your promo
| Setup | OBS source | Repeat setting | Dependency |
|---|---|---|---|
| One video file | Media Source | Enable Loop to repeat that file after it finishes. OBS documents this setting as off by default. | No VLC dependency is stated for Media Source. |
| Several separate clips | VLC Video | Enable Loop Playlist to restart after the playlist runs out. Disable Shuffle Playlist if the clips need to play in a set order. In OBS documentation, Loop Playlist defaults on and Shuffle Playlist defaults off. | VLC must be installed. OBS specifies that 64-bit OBS requires 64-bit VLC. |
For a promo made from multiple files, place the clips in one VLC Video source playlist rather than relying on separate sources to behave as a single sequence. OBS describes VLC Video as supporting a playlist. OBS Media Sources documentation (dated January 11, 2022) explains the repeat controls.
Set up looping for one video file
- In OBS, select the scene where the promo should appear.
- In the Sources panel, add or select a Media Source and choose the video file.
- Open the source properties and enable Loop, then confirm the change.
- Watch the OBS preview through the end of the video to check that it starts again as expected.
Media Source is the documented choice for one local media file. Its Loop setting repeats that file; it does not create a multi-file sequence.
Set up a multi-clip promo playlist
- Install VLC if it is not already installed. If OBS is 64-bit, install 64-bit VLC; OBS says the versions must match for this source.
- In OBS, select the intended scene, then use the Sources panel’s add control and choose VLC Video. If VLC Video is absent from the source list, check the VLC installation and architecture.
- In the VLC Video properties, add every promo file to the playlist and arrange the files in the order you want them to play.
- Enable Loop Playlist so the playlist restarts after it runs out of files.
- Disable Shuffle Playlist if the promo must follow a fixed order. Shuffle controls order; Loop Playlist controls whether the playlist repeats.
- Confirm the properties and watch the OBS preview across clip transitions and the end of the final clip.
OBS describes Loop Playlist as specifying whether the source restarts when it has run out of media files. YouTube’s watch-page Loop control is separate: it repeats a video or playlist for someone watching on YouTube, but does not configure playback inside an OBS source. YouTube Help describes the viewer-side repeat control.
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Troubleshoot clips that still appear to skip
Check the playlist contents and order
- Confirm that every intended file appears in the VLC Video playlist. A file not included there cannot play as part of that playlist.
- Check the displayed order against the intended promo sequence.
- Make sure Shuffle Playlist is off when clips must play in that order.
Check what happens when the source is hidden
VLC Video’s documented default is Stop when not visible, restart when visible. “Visible” here means visible as a source in the OBS scene, not whether the OBS application window is in front. The available behavior can stop, pause, or continue playback while the source is not visible. If a scene switch or source-visibility change lines up with a skip or restart, inspect this setting and either keep the source visible or select the behavior you want.
Find out whether the problem is local or in the live stream
- Watch the OBS preview or make a local recording while the promo plays. Note whether the clip is already absent there.
- If the local preview or recording looks correct, compare it with the received YouTube stream recording, if available.
- Inspect the OBS logs and recordings from the affected session before attributing the issue to stream delivery or a particular setting.
OBS’s source documentation explains the available playback controls, but it cannot identify the cause on a specific machine. Without the source type, playlist, visibility behavior, local output, stream output, and OBS logs, the precise cause of a reported skip remains undetermined.
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