An OBS media source can restart when it becomes active. If a ceremony film starts from the beginning after a scene switch, inspect that property before blaming the video file. OBS lists media-source settings in its media sources guide. Restarting on activation, looping and hiding after playback are separate controls with different effects.
Describe the intended sequence
Decide whether the film should play once from the beginning, resume after an interruption, or repeat as background material. Write down the scene changes the operator will make. A source that behaves correctly for a looping waiting screen may be wrong for a once-only wedding film.
Play the file outside OBS to confirm that its beginning and ending are intact. Then inspect the media source properties without overwriting the file. Check activation restart, loop and what appears when playback finishes. Also note any inactive-source closing behavior, because reopening a file may affect the sequence you are testing.
Test source state through real transitions
Create a local test recording. Start the film, switch away during a recognizable section, and return using the planned transition. Note whether the source becomes active again and whether the restart setting explains what you see. Do not assume a pause in preview proves the program will resume at the same position.
In a hypothetical ceremony, an operator may leave the film scene briefly to show a live camera and then expect the movie to continue. With restart on activation enabled, the return can show the opening again. Another ceremony might deliberately require that restart. The example is an assumed operating decision, not evidence of a damaged media file.
If uninterrupted playback is essential, redesign the scene sequence or use a playback route the operator can control reliably. Simply disabling one setting is not a universal guarantee of resume behavior across every shared source and transition. Test the actual arrangement, including any source that remains visible in another scene.
Check the end as well as the return
Let the film finish. Confirm whether the audience should see the final frame, a holding screen or the next scene, and whether repeat playback is intended. Watch the local recording with sound. A restart fix can still leave an unwanted loop or a blank ending if those controls were not reviewed.
Record the approved source settings and switching procedure. Keep the original film separately; re-encoding it does not normally correct a source activation decision. For a movie from Imagild Film Studio, acceptance means the event sequence plays as agreed through starts, interruptions and endings on the actual broadcast setup.