CasparCG Server Crash Due to GPU Driver Incompatibility

This is the primary cause of sudden crashes during media initiation. To diagnose, compare your currently installed GPU driver version against the manufacturer's stable release notes, specifically focusing on AMD Pro driver suites which are known to conflict with CasparCG's GPU-accelerated operations. Confirm this by checking the Windows Event Viewer for 'Faulting module name' entries that reference graphics-related dynamic link libraries (DLLs) during the crash event. Further validation can be performed by swapping the GPU hardware with a known-compatible NVIDIA unit to see if the process remains stable under identical media loads.

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