OBS to Zoom Video: Using NDI over your Network

[@cselledge]

Fantastic video. I love the NewTek history as I was a Toaster/Lightwave fan. I still have my old A2000 Toaster and I have the VHS of that NewTek video you showed.

[@SlimeSound]

The humour and wit! Much Grateful! OBS NDI Zoom LINUX match made in heaven...

[@cutscratch2080]

I’ve watched countless videos and by far Sir....hands down you are the Best!!! Easy to watch, listen to and learn from. Subscribing to your channel was a no brainer.

[@chrislittmanchannel]

Just wanted to thank you. The tip on remembering to check for updates just got this working. I've been struggling with it for a while now too. You Rock!

[@maggiem1323]

Thank you so much for one of the most comprehensive, informative, and very easy to comprehend video. You are the man! I use NDI on both Android and IOS via OBS in LINUX Manjaro for Zoom. It's a great combination.... The video quality is impressive and convenient. It helps me take advantage of smartphone cameras (versus laptop / webcam) over the Lan n WiFi. Best of all NDI and OBS works on beloved Linux. Thank you too NDI! All the best from SEA Philippines...

[@chrismooney-singh2055]

Loved your clear, informative and easy delivery. And the humour.

[@JorgeLG]

I’ve been backing up and laughing over and over. Congratulations 🎉🎊🍾🎈

[@timohennig2974]

Thanks for this video, this will helping us in our church in germany! 😀

[@rbiznezz2]

the CLARITY... much appreciated

[@daltonrandall4348]

Really nice, clear presentation. Two thumbs way up. The Newtek stuff at the beginning had me really nostalgic, too. You seem like a super cool dude.

[@acarde]

As pro as it gets as far as instructional videos. I've watched a few others from very successful channels on this topic and none were as professional and concise as this. Thank you so much. I'll be trying this out later today based on this specific video. The others didn't give me the confidence that this would work the way I needed it to.

[@PullMyFocus]

Thanks for the kind words. We always try to make these videos clear and concise. Are you an OBS user trying to output to Zoom or a different program?

[@acarde]

@@PullMyFocus Currently using Virtual Cam to do addiction recovery meetings on Zoom for @SMARTRecovery. Using OBS it seems I'm getting dropped frames and grey frames. I want to try out NDI in the hopes that it works better. Additionally, I'm starting to get interest from potential gigs setting up Political town halls, etc... I don't want grey frames in paid gigs. The recovery stuff is all volunteer.

[@demouchetr1]

Great video, I want to start using obs to livestream church service alone with zoom and easy worship. Thanks man!

[@JackSpareribs]

Had a beta Toaster. Ended up working for Newtek in the 90s. Getting back into Zoom and this was great!!

[@MsAnderson-]

Yesss.. the Tricaster VIDEO TOASTER!!! What memories!

[@AndrewConniff]

Thanks - had to ramp up on OBS and Teams and some people showed NDI without the details about not using wifi - figured out the 'uncheck' the hard way.

[@privetricey2365]

My zoom webinars just got way cooler. Thank you!

[@CelebratingAct2]

Excellent tutorial. The clarity of your explanation is a refreshing change from most of the other 'smart' but hard to decipher people on KZbin. Thank you.

[@dualusebioethics850]

Excellent explanation! 🙂

[@Alizapearl]

Thank you so much-- I've watched so many videos about setting up NDI and this one is the only one that has made any sense!

[@JustinFriello]

Really appreciate the help! I'm a musician who got into the live-streaming game because of the pandemic. Thanks for breaking it down so simply.

[@AZZapper11]

Best description ever..thanks.

[@bulcub]

Thanks bro!! I was having a hard time with this until I contacted NDI Support/Chat and was informed that the Scan Converter name has been changed to NDI Screen Capture & the Virtual Input has been renamed to Webcam Input. I got this to work on my Facebook Live and Rooms after that.

[@jaenulton9953]

Great video. Loved the history, I remember wishing I could afford the video toaster. Also I appreciate the no shame in showing your early portfolio scenes. Subscribing.

[@jessehirsh]

Love the t-shirt... greatly appreciated the history.

[@ProofPleez]

Great content. Thanks for sharing. Have all the thumbs and a new sub. Can't wait to view your other stuff.

[@AManWithaZ]

Really interesting and informative video. I had no idea about this. Also, loved the dashes of humor. Great channel!

[@noahstepro]

DUDE! So helpful...this is totally the magic I was missing between Zoom and OBS...thank you

[@mjarndt]

I loved this video in so many ways.

[@sircoolpants]

Awesome video! Thank you for the interesting history! Funny too!

[@PullMyFocus]

Really appreciate the comment. Thanks!

[@warshipsdd-2142]

Thanks for what is probably the best video I've seen on KZbin. Informative, entertaining, and technically clean. I'll be using the tools for teaching and family mediation services. Your wonderful presentation cleared up some concepts and the background of the technology. Still have a tape drive for the VIC-20 and C-64, you must have started younger than me. Well done, sir.

[@PullMyFocus]

Wow. Thank you so much for the comment!

[@49Macman]

Thank You so much! Didn't know how to set things up off line. Also, I am glad that I learned how easy it is to use OBS with Zoom for my teaching. The first time around I wanted to use it, but didn't know how easy it was to set up. I tried a few other things that took to long to set up.

[@guybunce]

Great video and a like your style. Thanks!

[@astitchintimenc8117]

Freaking awesome! One of the clearest explanations I've seen. You have a new sub

[@davidlevadi7415]

Cannot thank enough for your tutorials. Hope you have time to give a short Y/N to my two questions. 1. Using this method is it possible to connect multible (7) computers in the same network and sending/receiving signals from each machines? 2. When i'm able to send OBS signals into Zoom, is it possible at the same time sending Zoom signal back to OBS for using it real time in a scene? I need to create kind of an OBS-Zoom circle. THANKS AGAIN! Cheers

[@PullMyFocus]

1. Yes. If you have the NDI software on each computer you want to share screens on, then OBS would be able to switch to them and display through Zoom. 2. You could set up a screen capture (or a Window Capture in OBS) that captures the Zoom preview window.

[@lynscott6171]

SO helpful!! Thank you so much!

[@BirdOPrey5]

Thank you. I wanted a way to do this with OBS without voicemeter or similar software.

[@almaq2078]

This should be a quick and easy question for the masses - how is this different than just using the "start virtual camera" feature in OBS?

[@27francism]

awesome dude!

[@PeterKambey]

thx... I previously use OBS Virtual Cam to feed zoom.. but when I try this tutorial, I think NDI do better.. thx once again..

[@ToddSinclair]

Further updates give NDI Tools 5 and OBS 28? We'd appreciate it.

[@sebastienmeunier1643]

Thank you so much for sharing this! I have yet to try it out, but it seems easy to do and should work. The virtual cam in OBS would fit my needs perfectly if only it could also output the OBS audio mix. I can not for the life of me figure out why it can't also ouput audio or why there isn't at least a virtual mic that would do for audio what the virtual cam does for video...

[@hendrik007007]

Great show!

[@justintiseo8449]

Great video - when broadcasting to KZbin, audio on videos & Zoom that are being broadcasted out have a echo. Suggestions?

[@arthurhughes42]

Many thanks for the video. Very clear and concise.

[@nickc259]

I've noticed that the NDI Video only works on systems that have a camera. Even if you aren't using the camera and just want the NDI source, it won't show up as an option unless you have a webcam of some kind...not sure if that is how its supposed to work...

[@JorgeLG]

2:54 men this was Hilarious 🤣 I loved it.

[@hybridmedia]

Great video, thank you. NDI is not showing in OBS Tools... do you know how to fix this? Thanks again in advance.

[@ajnichols121]

Thank you so much! Great video and resources

[@jimmyrodriguez1274]

Great Video one of the best but after completing all the step I get to new option under the tool? (8:22) not there? I try to reinstall it and nothing, im stuck. and ideas?

[@WesleyBosvelt]

OBS virtual webcam would do way better wouldn't it? I do like the fact you can use screen captures on other machines though.

[@PullMyFocus]

OBS virtual cam is an option. But it came out after this video was done. Also, it doesn't send audio to Zoom. But now you have some options.

[@sathyanpalakkad]

Hi, The NDI works well but in Zoom, the sound quality is awful stick to the same earlier without NDI. Please help to set right zoom audio issues

[@HowardOlsen]

This is the most helpful video on the subject I've seen. Thank you for breaking it down! So with NDI, I effectively wont need OBS virtual cam anymore - this becomes a replacement for it; correct?

[@PullMyFocus]

This can be used anywhere to simulate a webcam. But OBS now supports its own virtual camera. So you can give that a try!

[@starantares6655]

​@@PullMyFocus Virtual Camera only works native on Windows OBS (there is an option in the menu) but not on Mac OBS. However I know there is now a way to install a virtual cam plugin for Mac. So my question is: What option performs better to connect OBS and Zoom on Mac? ¿NDI or the Virtual Cam plugin? Thanks in advanced for your insight. I saw in this very video in the minute 9:48 that you have the option OBS Virtual Cam installed on your Zoom.

[@pulseathens]

Great Video !Thank you . I have a question - In the end of the setup if you like to stream this on youtube (for example) what will do the stream OBS or ZOOM ?

[@terrellwright7565]

Good Job, Bruh...

[@JuJuRue]

Great video, very informative. Have you used Voicemeter? Are there any insights you can provide about using OBS/NDI, Voicemeter Banana and Zoom together?

[@valorantXD717]

how about sending ndi video into another pc and also be seen in zoom video setting, is it possible?

[@afiqiskandar7760]

Came for the NDI stayed for the history

[@abuhanifahaa]

Great video. One issue though, the resolution that Zoom outputs is really poor at the moment.

[@DiegoAndresAlvarezMarin]

Great! keep the good work! One question: why should I use NDI instead of the VirtualCam plugin for OBS?

[@ndrinks5550]

VirtualCam won't capture the audio from OBS as well.

[@thomasp100]

Very interesting! Thank You! So since you select ndi audio in zoom, you have to make your mic work in obs to be able to speak in zoom, right?

[@dodecafono]

Such a good introduction for a such an interesting topic. Thanks man

[@BadKarma714]

Good video I like the dream Sequence lol 8:46 You said bandworth instead of bandwidth

[@jesuskids4eva]

What the difference between using ndi and obs virtual cam over zoom..looks like the same thing?

[@PullMyFocus]

The difference is that the OBS Virtual Cam only sends video. To get audio, you need a different solution.

[@macderyng9501]

NDI Plugin does not yet work on Apple M1

[@meandmyboys8728]

works GREAT for my video, but I can't get any NDI sound in zoom with the NDI option selected for the mic. i'm using zoom 5.5.2. any ideas?

[@shoumeekbose4662]

great video, instantly subscribed :)

[@thomasp100]

Thank you!! I use NDI for some time now to get audio sources from obs to zoom. One question: is it possible to get the obs ndi output and the vlc ndi audio output to zoom at the same time? I try to handle the audio off sync while displaying videoclips from obs to zoom. A hint would be appreciated very much! 🙏🏼

[@madmac66]

Ah the video toaster, those were the days

[@yassinejeunehomme2911]

Silicon chips seem to no be compatible with NDI, bummer... Loved the Video Toaster story tho 😄

[@Silberschweifer]

thank you so much and i like your humor

[@8085films]

Thanks so much for this great walkthrough. I heard you can pull the video feeds of Zoom meeting users in to OBS as well, then cue them up in your output OBS stream. Any tips on how to make that happen?

[@PullMyFocus]

I'm afraid I have never tried that.

[@abhishekgupta7788]

Thank you for making this video. I have a question. I need to stream one zoom webinar to 4 other laptops with their own zoom accounts in real time. Scenario - I login through my zoom account and deliver a webinar . I have 4 other laptops that have seperate zoom account logins of my 4 other affiliates with their own audience. I meed them to handle them individually and share their own replies. however I want the stream of my main webinar to be shared on all 4 laptops so that they (with different zoom accounts) can see my feed in real.time) and yes,i have to use 5 different zoom accounts. I simply cannot increase the webinar limit.because i want everyone to join a different webinar .cannot mix people. So what solution do u suggest? thank you

[@TonyLiveTV]

Thanks for showing us how easy this is. I do have a question. When using OBS & the NDI virtual audio out I have to set the gain to the highest level so Zoom callers can hear me. Did you have same experience? The mic level in zoom is only about 30%. In OBS audio output in the red & NDI virtual audio at 20db gain.

[@joostdekker2077]

Hey man! Thanks. I really liked the history bit too. It seems to work, but I have some difficutly with colors in zoom. When I add an image in obs it look fine, but when I view it in zoom it looks sort of phased. Do you have any idea what this could be? Thanks!

[@typ442]

my obs didn't show ndi input in tools, why will that happened?( i am using in windows)

[@erskinhansen1715]

Can NDI be used to pull Zoom guest webcams into OBS?

[@video-en-direct]

not understood all but so nice and ty for sahring, merci monsieur

[@video-en-direct]

and ure were not alone in amiga and toaster ahahahaha and newtek

[@radityawisuda]

Very useful!

[@fantasyfootballtalk4104]

Any idea how to fix blurry text? I have already clicked HD in zoom. Set to 16:9.

[@TheMattPhoenix]

What were those broadcast apps for the phone?

[@sathyanpalakkad]

CAN ANYONE HELP ME UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHY THERE IS AN AUDIO TEMPO SLOWING DOWN WHEN GOING ON LIVE THRU OBS TO FB.... AND AFTER THE LIVE IS FINISHED, THE AUDIO AND VIDEO QUALITY IS PERFECTLY OK ? THE REALTIME VIEWERS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AUDIO SLOWING DOWN AND FLUCTUATING THE SPEED.... AM USING YAMAHA MG 10XU MIXER. MIC AND KARAOKE TRACK COMES OUT FROM THE MIXER DIRECT TO THE STREAMING PC THRU USB CABLE. AM USING VST PLUG IN NOVA EQ. PLUS MARVEL EQ. KEPT AUDIO OUT AT 128KBPS AND STEREO. VIDEO AT 1020 X 720. MY NET SPEED 80MB UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD 280MB.

[@nicolsdennis]

I use OBS virtual camera what's the benefit with using NDI over that?

[@PullMyFocus]

The only added benefit is NDI sends video and audio. With the OBS Virtual, you will only get video and need to capture the OBS audio output some other way.

[@freddirk1517]

THANKK YOUUU

[@jakegiddens8737]

Anyone know if there are issues when trying to do this on an M1 Mac? I can't get the NDI Output setting link to show up in the OBS Tools menu.

[@elenaadrianamourabeuno923]

Thanks man

[@deejayrazhk]

Hey great tutorial - I own a pc and a mac - i would like to do a zoom call for friends and cousins and stream my live dj set - I'm new to video stuff - I use rekordbox on a mac which is connected to my pioneer controller and i would like to use the windows for streaming - do i still need ndi - also i would like to use better cameras within obs - any help with this would be great. Thanks a lot!

[@mostresticator5]

how do i output my virtual input from desktop to four tv’s? all on same network

[@PullMyFocus]

The TV would need to have some kind of NDI software installed. If you were using four computers you could run the NDI Video Monitor app on each. Most televisions don't natively support NDI.

[@godrealmassembly4642]

Good day brother Please how can I bring a guest in a different city into my vMix?

[@deciten]

which app should I add to my phone? one is free and one cost $19.99

[@PullMyFocus]

Try the free one first. If it works, you're all set.

[@Y_and_I_Music]

Perfect thank you!

[@namujadu7029]

한국에는 OBS나 ZOOM등 관심많은 사람이 많아요. 실제 모든 생활이 그렇게 변해서 방송하는 사람도 많아 졌구요. 한국어 자막도 해주세요ㅠ 보러올사람이 많을거에요 ㅠ

[@PullMyFocus]

Translation "In Korea, there are many people who are interested in OBS and ZOOM. Actually, all of our lives have changed that way, so more people are broadcasting. Please do Korean subtitles as well. There will be a lot of people coming to see it."

[@PullMyFocus]

Thank you for the reply Namu. Google translates the captions in our videos into 100 different languages including Korean. Turn on captions and then set it to Auto-Translate to Korean.

[@PullMyFocus]

답장 Namu 감사합니다. Google은 동영상의 캡션을 한국어를 포함한 100 개 언어로 번역합니다. 캡션을 켠 다음 한국어로 자동 번역으로 설정합니다. dabjang Namu gamsahabnida. Googleeun dong-yeongsang-ui kaebsyeon-eul hangug-eoleul pohamhan 100 gae eon-eolo beon-yeoghabnida. kaebsyeon-eul kyeon da-eum hangug-eolo jadong beon-yeog-eulo seoljeonghabnida.

[@carllayese]

Hey bro can you help me, after installing NDI and Obs-NDI still got no extension from the tools. Thanks

[@PullMyFocus]

Difficult to do tech support on this. There are differences in Operating systems and software versions. Make sure all your software is up to date and watch the video again in case you missed something.

[@djtila]

I'm trying to go backwards and run zoom to obs to have guest on my show....for some reason zoom is not showing up as a source :( please help OBS 26...running Big Sur on a MacBook

[@PullMyFocus]

That's beyond the scope of the video, but I would think you could use a capture source in OBS to get Zoom in.

[@mandiandrews275]

I followed every single instruction and I still cannot see "NDI output settings" in Tools menu. What am I missing?

[@49Macman]

Hi Mandi, Two things: Is NDI installed on your computer or if not Zoom sees my OBS Virtual Cam device in OBS, but not NDI output so I am on screen after seeing my mug through the apple internal facetime camera. Anything I do in OBS is also in Zoom.I would first get into OBS with whatever you want to broadcast then see and try all the options in the Zoom video settings. All the best to you!

[@TheChattyPug]

Hey man, I work professionally for a company doing live interviews using zoom but the audio and video sucks. Would NDI solve this and how? Looking for a solid solution to broadcast and record conference meeting calls. What setup in your opinion give the best results?

[@PullMyFocus]

You may have to invest in more expensive solutions as this one is limited to the audio and video quality that Zoom provides. Or Zoom may have paid versions that increase the audio and video fidelity.

[@deniskk2]

i miss video toaster, that was the sh ***t of our time !

[@kerrvyap]

I did everything here but my Virtual Input says "No NDI sources found" can you help me?

[@PullMyFocus]

Make sure you are broadcasting on the same network and that NDI is checked in your NDI Tools OBS settings. That message is usually because there are no active NDI sources detected on your network.

[@48lex]

I hope someone could help me, when i choose the ndi camera opcion in skype, shows what i have in my overlay in obs but in mirror mode, all(camera, text, images) is backwards

[@PullMyFocus]

Not sure what is happening because we didn't cover Skype in this tutorial. The only thing I can think of is that Skype may be showing you a mirror image but it's still going out normal to your caller. See if there is a mirror preview option you can turn off somewhere in the settings. Hope this helps.

[@daymagtoto959]

When I install ndi 4 tools its looking for ssse3. Any work around?

[@PullMyFocus]

Not sure what that is. You should check that your machine is capable of running NDI. Look for the NDI system requirements on the NDI website to check.

[@Bandwithbrass]

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