gramps 0f72c53aa5 fix(web): wipe background-image too — the widget's black void is a CSS backdrop gradient, not a color
The 15:34 take's box interior is the widget's OWN full-canvas opaque paint — a
black void with wide content strips at the top/bottom and a right-edge bar —
arriving AFTER the first-second blank-transparent dumps. A background-color-only
!important wipe (b4bba4b) can't touch it because CSS gradients/backdrops are
background-IMAGE, not background-color.

OBS's fix for this exact symptom is background-image:none (obsproject/obs-studio#6659:
"set the CSS for html and body to background: none !important"). Injection now wipes
background-image:none!important on html,body,html * alongside the color wipe; HTML
overlay art (<img>/DOM/CSS shapes) survives — that is browser-source semantics.

Also re-arms WidgetDumpRemaining=5 ~30s after nav so the next take dumps the real
document INSIDE the recording window (the previous dumps proved blank at +1s and
missed the later backdrop paint).

9/9 WebView2Manager tests, 0 warnings.
2026-09-10 15:42:26 -07:00

ytLlive

LlamaCasty — livestream smarter

A creator-proof live-streaming and recording app for YouTube — native Windows (C# / WPF / .NET 8).

Screenshot

ytLlive — main window with scenes, sources, and live preview

Design Principle

This software is so intuitive that even the most right-brained person can easily intuit and use it.

Every feature is measured against this. One-click go-live, sane YouTube defaults, visual scene building, and no dead ends — every action has a visible outcome.

Why ytLlive

OBS treats YouTube as an afterthought; SLOBS is Twitch-first with YouTube bolted on. ytLlive is designed and dedicated to YouTube livestreaming and recording, and to YouTube's specific quirks.

Account Assumption

ytLlive assumes you already have a YouTube creator account — connecting uses "Sign in with Google" to link that existing account. ytLlive does not create accounts. If you don't have a YouTube channel yet, set one up on YouTube first, then connect it here.

Audio Assumption

ytLlive uses your default microphone and desktop/game output — it never hunts for a device or contends for one. It assumes your audio is already configured and working (default input and output set, not hijacked by another app). Audio issues are a Windows/device matter outside ytLlive's scope: we don't debug, detect, or try to fix them. If it doesn't sound right, fix the system's audio settings first — it's on the OS, not on us.

Run

dotnet build   # Windows only — WPF
dotnet run

Version Roadmap

v1 is the finished product (creator ruling, 2026-09-01 — there are no v1.x releases). Everything still queueing lands in v1; anything not on the feature list is on the closed "Out of product — permanently" list in TASKS.md — read that page before asking for a feature.

What v1 ships: the five-scene director's control surface, webcam + screen capture, media + web + text sources, chat on-stream, the social bar, mic/desktop audio with auto-duck and TRAX, local recording, variable quality tiers with auto step-down, one-click go-live + scheduling, stream resilience (auto-reconnect inside YouTube's grace, one-click back on air), built-in monetization awareness (reward capture, session reports, YPP journey tracker), Alerts — all free and ungated; the subscription only removes the branding flash.

Structure

Path Role
Models/ Scene, Source, WebcamSceneConfig, SceneElement, SceneCatalog, QualityOption, StreamConfig/Health, chat, Socials, BroadcastMetadata, Music, MicStatus
ViewModels/ MainViewModel (partial classes per area) + dialogs: GoLive, CameraPicker, MicPicker, HotkeyConfig, Socials, LiveBroadcastForm
Services/ YouTube (OAuth, streams/broadcasts, chat polling), LayoutStore (SQLite), capture (camera/screen-capture/media-file via FFmpeg), SceneCompositor + FramePump, FFmpeg encoder + RTMP, audio pipeline (WASAPI loopback + mic, mixer, filters, ducker, limiter, TRAX), SocialValidator, notifications, hotkeys, SceneGraph, ChatOverlayLayer
Helpers/ ViewModelBase, RelayCommand, ImageCache, AppLog, TokenStore (DPAPI), OAuthCredentials, converters
Themes/ Controls.xaml — the dark-theme control styles, merged once in App.xaml
MainWindow.xaml Dark-theme control surface: thumbnails + central preview, two-state left panel (layers/properties ↔ live chat), top bar, footer
Distribution.md GA-time plan: signing, installer, EULA, hardening — executed as TASK 36

Docs (memory map)

schema.md defines the conventions; ai.md is the AI/session guide; TASKS.md is the task queue. Each code directory carries an index.md.

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Creator-proof live-streaming and recording app for YouTube — native Windows (C# / WPF / .NET 8). One-click go-live, visual scene building.
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