# Am I allowed to use OBS to capture eve, then only show specific parts of the UI? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** pve\ **Created:** [March 13, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858 "2024-03-13T20:00:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Memcallen\_Kahoudi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/memcallen_kahoudi/32/414282_2.png) [@Memcallen\_Kahoudi](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Memcallen_Kahoudi)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858/1 "2024-03-13T20:00:09Z")
I’d like to use OBS to only show a few windows in Eve. It can record a specific window (the game), then crop it in several places, before showing it in a preview window. I only want to do this because I have one monitor. I’m not multiboxing nor do I want to input broadcast. I would just like to monitor the game while doing something else. I’ve seen a few posts ([1](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/question-clarification-of-rules-regarding-window-manipulation-vs-input-broadcasting-for-multiboxing/140209/4), [2](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/multiboxing-in-eve/143443/11)) about something similar to this, but they don’t clarify whether this is considered “modifying the game UI”. It wouldn’t make any modifications to the game, and I have a hard time seeing how this would give me an unfair advantage over other players. ---
**Author:** ![Rail\_J\_kar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/rail_j_kar/32/374429_2.png) [@Rail\_J\_kar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Rail_J_kar)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858/2 "2024-03-13T20:05:48Z")
There’s nothing against the eula about recording the game. ---
**Author:** ![ISD\_Drew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/isd_drew/32/395254_2.png) [@ISD\_Drew](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/ISD_Drew)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858/3 "2024-03-13T20:16:41Z")
Rule clarifications should always be done via Support (The GM team) → [https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/360011834800-Contacting-Support](https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/360011834800-Contacting-Support) ---
**Author:** ![Memcallen\_Kahoudi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/memcallen_kahoudi/32/414282_2.png) [@Memcallen\_Kahoudi](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Memcallen_Kahoudi)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858/4 "2024-03-13T20:18:13Z")
Thanks for letting me know, I checked the support site but didn’t see an option for rule clarifications, so I assumed I should post this here. I’ll go do that. ---
**Author:** ![Erebus\_TheChin\_Sundance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/erebus_thechin_sundance/32/375165_2.png) [@Erebus\_TheChin\_Sundance](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Erebus_TheChin_Sundance)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858/5 "2024-03-13T20:27:17Z")
Obviously only CCP can confirm you are allowed, but ill give you a little example of something I did a few years ago. I had just got myself a new mouse, had extra buttons and you could set shortcuts for it, pretty standard but out of curiosity I opened a ticket and asked CCP if it was ok to make key combos for the mouse or if that was classed as automation. I’m talking a button for dscan a button for launch drones/recall drones etc. The answer I got back was so ambiguous at first I wondered if they understood what I was asking but it didn’t say stop. I decided ■■■■ it. I’ve told them what I’m doing. I say just do the same. ---
**Author:** ![Sasha\_Nemtsov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sasha_nemtsov/32/393707_2.png) [@Sasha\_Nemtsov](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sasha_Nemtsov)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858/6 "2024-03-13T20:32:52Z")
> [@Memcallen\_Kahoudi](#): > > I would just like to monitor the game while doing something else. Do you live in Highsec, Memcallen? Asking for a fiend… ---
**Author:** ![Memcallen\_Kahoudi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/memcallen_kahoudi/32/414282_2.png) [@Memcallen\_Kahoudi](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Memcallen_Kahoudi)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858/7 "2024-03-13T20:39:28Z")
No, I just want to turbokrab in nullsec in peace. But you can come to our space if you want. I hear we don’t have enough content. ---
**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858/8 "2024-03-13T23:01:02Z")
Thats why you send them a message. ---
**Author:** ![Aiko\_Danuja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aiko_danuja/32/481237_2.png) [@Aiko\_Danuja](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aiko_Danuja)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858/9 "2024-03-14T06:46:02Z")
> [@Memcallen\_Kahoudi](#): > > I would just like to monitor the game while doing something else. Why don’t you just log off? ---
**Author:** ![Salartarium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/salartarium/32/468818_2.png) [@Salartarium](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Salartarium)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858/10 "2024-03-27T23:34:03Z")
You can run EVE through with UTM on an iPad or iPhone pro. Touch is terrible but you can do basic tasks or monitor the game. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Epeen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/mr_epeen/32/373308_2.png) [@Mr\_Epeen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mr_Epeen)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858/11 "2024-03-28T19:34:28Z")
> [@ISD\_Drew](#): > > The GM team It’s been my experience ( much like with the ISD) that if you ask five of them for a rule clarification, you’ll get five different answers. Mr Epeen 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_the_flame/32/490165_2.png) [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_the_Flame)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858/13 "2024-03-28T20:49:39Z")
> [@Mr\_Epeen](#): > > ~~five~~ seven different FTFY 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Felix\_Frostpacker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/felix_frostpacker/32/515826_2.png) [@Felix\_Frostpacker](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Felix_Frostpacker)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858/14 "2024-03-29T01:39:31Z")
The same could be achieved if you only ask one of them 5 questions through out a year. Change is real and decisions can change over time. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-obs-to-capture-eve-then-only-show-specific-parts-of-the-ui/442858/15 "2024-06-27T01:39:52Z")
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