The latest articles on DEV Community by Patrick (@patrick_veres_bf9df76268d). https://dev.to/patrick_veres_bf9df76268d https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3690408%2Ff94e8c06-8b32-4192-8b0f-340e12984b34.png https://dev.to/patrick_veres_bf9df76268d en Patrick Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:53:41 +0000 https://dev.to/patrick_veres_bf9df76268d/vlc-video-source-code-to-prevent-shuttering-on-old-devices-after-1-hour-2alp https://dev.to/patrick_veres_bf9df76268d/vlc-video-source-code-to-prevent-shuttering-on-old-devices-after-1-hour-2alp <p>VLC Video Source code that prevents video shutter after 1 hour.Common on older devices that stream on OBS after awhile the VLC encoder starts to require more CPU usage even when OBS and windows are set to the lowest settings to run smoothly.The code can prevent that from happening by automatically checking CPU temp before stream and automatically resetting VLC source evrey 30minutes during the stream by doing soo performance is improved and chances start getting low for the stream to eventually crash the code is available on my github at <a href="https://github.com/patrick48001/ThinkPad-Stream-Sentinel-VLC-Video-Source-reset-disable-stream-shutter" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/patrick48001/ThinkPad-Stream-Sentinel-VLC-Video-Source-reset-disable-stream-shutter</a> and i have a live demo on twitch at <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/wavelounge" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.twitch.tv/wavelounge</a> the code works in the background of the stream </p> programming