OBS Trigger: Source Visibility Changed

The Source Visibility Changed trigger is used to detect when a sources visibility has changed. This trigger is very versatile and can be used in a variety of ways depending on how you fill out it’s Trigger Input fields! Below are a few examples of some different approaches.

If all of the Trigger Inputs are left empty or unselected, the Source Visibility Changed trigger will activate anytime ANY source in OBS has it’s visibility changed.

Screenshot: This source Visibility Changed trigger pictured will activate anytime ANY source in OBS has it’s visibility changed to either *visible* or *hidden*.

Screenshot: This source Visibility Changed trigger pictured will activate anytime ANY source in OBS has it’s visibility changed to either visible or hidden.

If all fields are left empty but the Visibility field is set to Hidden, the trigger will activate anytime ANY source in OBS is set to hidden.

Screenshot: This Source Visibility Changed trigger pictured will activate anytime ANY source in OBS has it’s visibility changed to *hidden*.

Screenshot: This Source Visibility Changed trigger pictured will activate anytime ANY source in OBS has it’s visibility changed to hidden.

Finally, if the Scene, Source, and Visibility fields are filled out, the Source Visibility Changed trigger will only fire for that specified source on the specified scene when it’s set to the chosen visibility state.

Screenshot: This Source Visibility Changed trigger pictured will only activate when the *Aitum* source on the *Aitum Record* scene is set to *Visible*.

Screenshot: This Source Visibility Changed trigger pictured will only activate when the Aitum source on the Aitum Record scene is set to Visible.

Trigger Inputs

Scene

The name of the Scene that the desired source is present in within OBS.

Type	Text (Dropdown)
Default Fallback	‘Unknown Scene’
Required	No
Local Variable	Yes

Source

The name of the target Source.

Type	Text (Dropdown)
Default Fallback	‘Unknown Source’
Required	No
Local Variable	Yes

Visibility

The state of the source visibility change.

Visible = True

Hidden = False

Type	Switch (Boolean)
Default Fallback	False
Required	No
Local Variable	Yes

Hidden Variables

Hidden Variables are available as Local Variables within the actions of a rule, but you will not see these fields visually on the Trigger. These can also be used with a New Rule Check, more info here on Checks.

There are no hidden variables for this trigger type.