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First find out where the repeat happens: in a viewer’s YouTube player, or in the video being sent by your broadcast software. Turn off YouTube’s Loop control for viewer playback. If the repeated item is in the live broadcast itself, change the loop or playlist settings on the active OBS media source.
Find the layer that is repeating
Ask whether the repeated item appears only for one person watching, or whether it is also part of the live broadcast output. YouTube’s Loop/Repeat control affects playback in the YouTube player; it does not control the prerecorded files OBS sends to a live stream. YouTube’s help page on looping videos and playlists describes viewer playback controls, while OBS documents the controls on its media sources.
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| What you see | Where to make the change |
|---|---|
| Only your YouTube player repeats a video or playlist item | Turn off Loop/Repeat in the YouTube player. |
| The same clip or playlist item is repeated in the stream output | Inspect the active media source in the OBS scene sending the stream. |
Turn off repeat in a YouTube player
If the repetition is only in your playback, disable the player’s Loop/Repeat control. YouTube’s loop feature is a viewing setting for videos and playlists; changing it will not alter the broadcaster’s OBS playlist or the content being transmitted.
Fix a repeated item in OBS
Open the scene currently feeding the live broadcast and identify the source that plays the file or files. OBS has two relevant source types: Media Source for an individual file and VLC Video Source for a playlist.
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One file repeats: check Media Source
- In OBS, select the scene that is sending the video.
- In Sources, select the relevant Media Source and open its properties.
- Check the Loop property. Turn it off if you want the file to play once rather than restart after it ends.
- Confirm the source is the one visible in the live output, then test playback before relying on the change during a broadcast.
A playlist repeats or plays the wrong item: check VLC Video Source
- In the active OBS scene, open the properties for the VLC Video Source.
- Confirm the intended files are in its playlist and in the order you expect.
- Check Loop Playlist. It controls whether the source starts again after it runs out of media files; turn it off if the playlist should end.
- Check Shuffle Playlist. Turn it off to follow list order, or on to randomize playback.
- Test the playlist in the scene before making changes during a live broadcast.
The VLC Video Source requires VLC to be installed. OBS also specifies that 64-bit OBS requires 64-bit VLC. If the source is missing from OBS, check that VLC is installed and that its architecture matches OBS.
If repetition starts after switching scenes
Open the VLC Video Source properties and inspect Visibility Behaviour. OBS says this setting determines whether the source continues, pauses, or stops when it is not visible. The documented default is “Stop when not visible, restart when visible.” If the source restarts when you change scenes, adjust this setting as appropriate and test the result before using it live.
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A user on the OBS Project forum reported that adding a file to a VLC playlist during a running stream restarted playback at the first video. That is an individual report, not evidence that every playlist edit will do this. To reduce risk, test edits before the broadcast or make them when a restart would be acceptable. Read the OBS forum report.
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If you manage a website embed rather than an OBS broadcast, the embedded player has its own URL parameters. Google’s documentation says loop=1 repeats a playlist after it reaches the first video. For a single embedded video, it documents setting the playlist parameter to the same video ID used in the URL path, along with loop=1. These parameters affect the embedded player, not the video source OBS sends to a live broadcast. See Google’s embedded-player parameter documentation.
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