Discord users have been reporting a malfunction with the screen share feature, where they are seeing discolored images while using the feature. This issue seems to be primarily affecting users with NVIDIA Graphics cards in their systems. The problem has been acknowledged, and a fix is currently being worked on.
Discord discolored images during screen share issue
Several users have reported an issue with discoloration in Discord while screen sharing. It appears to be related to graphics card compatibility and Discord updates.
Some users have described washed-out, desaturated colors, while others have experienced heavy tinting of the image and pixelation, with everything appearing shaded purple or black and white during screen sharing.
When I am streaming stuff to my girlfriend, she has an issue to where the stream gets pixelated with a very high color contrast at random times.
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Since the latest update, Discord has faced significant criticism. The removal of the swipe-to-reply feature had already left many long-term users dissatisfied, and now this issue has added more fuel to the fire.
The problem has particularly affected users with NVIDIA graphics cards on Windows.
Official acknowledgment and workarounds:
Discord has acknowledged the problem and is currently investigating the issue of stream discoloration for Windows users with NVIDIA graphics cards.
According to their statement, the team is actively working on a fix, but unfortunately, there is no estimated release date available yet. However, they assure users that a fix will be released soon.
Some users have found temporary solutions by adjusting settings within Discord, rolling back NVIDIA driver updates, and tweaking Discord settings in the voice and video tab.
Discord’s official statement suggests that the issue may be more on Discord’s side to resolve, indicating a possible compatibility problem with NVIDIA drivers.
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