OBS Virtual Camera is a LOT more useful now!

[@TheOneAndOnlyTed]

What perfect timing. I was just using the virtual camera last night for the first time since they added it and was wondering where all the features were of the plug-in.

[@Portal64]

I never looked into virtual camera on OBS but now I might so I don’t have to do double window captures cropped to show myself and the person I’m talking to! This really simplifies it

[@ebritanica]

Question: i have two webcams - cam1 and cam2. I want broadcast simultaneously: cam1 => virtual_cam1 AND cam2 => virtual_cam2. How to do this?

[@TheREAPERBlog]

this is cool and possibly another way to record the camera cleanly in a separate app, for post production. I know there is a source record plugin but I had some choppy image issues with that last time I tried.

[@Digital.Dynamo]

This was my thought exactly.

[@davidburns8113]

This is super useful I have a ton of people I must now share this video with. Save a lot of people many hours of headaches.

[@dougle03]

Your actual background looks way better than any of the stock BG replacements... lol

[@mystery5252]

I think I figured out what the problem with my OBS. After seeing there is an option for Virtual Camera in OBS now. I went into the files and deleted the file OBS was telling me didn't work. Then restarted OBS and no error. So, turns out it was the existence of that file making the error and not the nonexistence of another file like I thought. Also I'm actually glad that OBS has Virtual Cam as a built in add-on now. Because I hated messing with files to get it to work before.

[@Deveron4]

This plugin is another great tool to have on hand. Thanks for covering it 🙂 I'm sure you have experience with it, but I just wanted to mention that I've enjoyed being able to do this via NDI as well.

[@solowolf5304]

hey there the problem I face is that, if I ever try to use my smartphone as webcam using some third party application then I face an issue as no video feed is being displayed. And once I delete obs virtual cam and reboot then I face o issues while using third party software to use my phone as a webcam. Can any1 help me out ?

[@falxie_]

This is why I really like open source technology

[@RealSiddVivek]

This is actually so useful, I actually had problem that I wanted it to be fixed and this just does all the work

[@teole]

personally I just open 2 obs tab and 1 obs will turn on obs virtual cam as the main cam and the other one receive the virtual cam feed. This allows me to control my main camera source on obs if necessary (what if I want to have a greenscreen background for that camera feed on zoom and microsoft)

[@SaltyNotSweat]

This is really cool and Exeldro is a legend for not only making great plugins but also making it for us Linux guys! Epos, you are a legend too for presenting this and testing out all the possibilities!

[@YourEnvironmentSeattle]

I have faced so many stability issues using the OBS webcam and webcam filter plugins I'm going to be gun shy for a while. The NDI output filter combined with the NewTek Webcam Input is another option. Maybe the updates will solve my problems, but NDI in general works very well and mirrors the setup of my vMix workflow.

[@overdev1993]

you can also output your camera signal from OBS with this and use it in Nvidia bBroadcast, remove your background and put the Nvidia Broadcast signal back in OBS, so you don't have to rely on a supported capture card for Nvidia Broadcasts background Removal

[@OOF_ItsAndy]

After enabling the filter, my computer audio cuts in and out... any solution?

[@luigidreemurr6034]

I need multiple virtual cameras. This is close but no cigar. Or at least its not working right...

[@spinnerboyz]

I have reverted to 27.2 from 29. Plugin errors are gonne (As expected, since this version supports them) but this Virtual Camera thing at 2:52 doesn't work. Discord, for instance, still sees everything when I switch scenes in OBS, instead of only seeing the webcam source. My filter says VirtualCam instead of Virtual Camera tho. Not sure why that might be.

[@MrSnoopyMan]

Hello, I have been trying to get help getting the OBS virtual camera to work in the songshow plus software. Any suggestions?

[@hawaiianaf2308]

1000th like confirmed. Awesome breakdown man!

[@itstheallanoc]

Is there any way to get this for Streamlabs OBS? It shows the whole scene if I use the built in Virtual Cam

[@Pastlebox]

Incredibly useful and clear tutorial, thank you!

[@JFrenchman]

This could be great for Vtubers who want to share their feeds during collabs as well, definitely going to give this a shot

[@slygamer01]

One of the big issues I had, and still have, with the OBS virtual camera and plugins is the audio is ignored. OBS has very limited audio mix functionality (no sub busses), and this means having to use other trickery to get the desired audio to the virtual camera destination.

[@EposVox]

Yep! Virtual microphone is something the obs devs have in their plans iirc

[@PhrozenN]

Yeah, obs sucks in the audio department. Would love to have vst3 support and a half decent mixer

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

absolutely helll this! devs leave always things so basic aside and incomplete. The solution is to set your desktop audio capture -like Ishow Audio - as monitor, then use this as input in Zoom. Vcable did not work here, just Ishow. Anyway you lose the audio monitoring and need interfaces and complicati0ns

[@k_DEDb07]

@@EposVox hey Vox. thanks for great video. is there a current way to get audio for a scene along side this plugin use. thanks a lot

[@cliffordbernard7663]

I wonder if anyone knows how to get that plug in since it's no longer available on the OBS website. I have a 2012 Power Mac which will only run OS 10.11.6, which wont run new version of OBS with built in virtual cam.

[@MitchOfCanada]

This plus source record. Is killer. Or just record on cam too.

[@VisualCody]

That is super cool. I always thought I would need a 2nd webcam or like a 2nd capture card if I wanted to use the same camera in both OBS and discord etc Kinda sucks that you can only let one program use a camera at a time still though. would negate doing all of this if you could just add it to multiple programs but even Linux cant do this without virtual loopbacks

[@EposVox]

Fairly certain virtual camera can be used in multiple programs

[@yourdecentralizedreminder5623]

@@EposVox did you try ezcap 331 and 322 for mobile devices / wired resolution . Because most mobile is now 120hz and games too (mobile auto set to 60hz on elgato hd60s ). Save money from hdmi output card like ezcap 331. Asia everything cost more

[@otak_]

@@EposVox That is true, except I'm positive to say that most Electron/Chromium-based implementations use exclusive capture, meaning they hold an exclusive lock on the webcam I/O :(

[@rayderrich]

I tried to use OBS Virtual Camera for video conferencing and got annoyed how many tools still do not see it as a webcam on my system. This plugin will probably not fix that, but thanks for telling us about it, it is cool.

[@Housestationlive]

i love your organized mess ^^

[@bruht101]

Holy crap, You have one of the sickest setups I ever saw

[@HumancityJunction]

I am hoping that at some point you can create and record/output two seperate scenes or even better a second program output. I know there is source record, but I would like to record/output two compositions at once.

[@TheRealNickG]

You don't have the computing power for that if you are on here asking questions like that. No affordable computer can do that. But if you insist, I recall a tutorial a while back that shows how you can have two separate instances of OBS, one for each composition. Sorry for the late reply, hope this helps you or anyone else coming across it later.

[@NFLtiktoker]

@@TheRealNickG is this a virus or is it good to lowland

[@miss_editor]

I have friends who teach workshops and classes both on twitch and off. The virtual camera plugin helped them so that if they are doing a not twitch specific workshop that they are allowed to multi stream, they can have a proper twitch layout on one side and a clean Zoom/Discord/Etc on the other side. 👍

[@NFLtiktoker]

is obs studio virual cam a virus? '

[@ItzAkelApi]

I though that was Linus in the thumbnail

[@MaidLucy]

Pipewire allows multiple programs to use the same camera input device, if that's what you are going for (not a Windows thing tho)

[@MrTipsoTV]

OBS is getting better!

[@dougle03]

Video Idea: Multiple USB Webcams. A deeper dive into USB hosts and why one host will generally only support one camera and how to find out how many cameras your PC could support... It's something I struggle with when doing multi cam streams...

[@TheLoftySloth]

this will help a lot. thank you!!!

[@sthephencandra8941]

do you know how to make the virtual camera output to be a vertical or potrait orientation? i need this setup for 1-1 video call teaching lesson with mystudents

[@EposVox]

You can only do that if you change OBS to operate in vertical. Settings - Video, set it to a vertical resolution like 1080x1920

[@sthephencandra8941]

@@EposVox already did that on video and output setting, but still when i do video call it appear as a landscape on my student phone

[@TheDanishDiscGolfGuy]

hooray, I installed this plugin, and I was overjoyed how well it worked and I was really looking forward to using this.. then update 27.2.1 rolled around and now OBS crashes randomly when I apply this filter to my camera.. I've even tried creating an empty scene with _just_ my camlink connected camera.. applied the filter and freeze.. force killed OBS.. restarted it.. changed to the scene collection with the camera and voila.. no problems.. for a more complex scene collection, OBS would just freeze every time I switched to it.. This is no fun at all all of a sudden :/

[@Dwija108]

Cool, thanks for the heads-up.

[@AjniraBloom]

It IS kool! You're the best Adam! Thank You!

[@RAREFACTION808]

i tried to use the camera on discord but it wont show up as an option. help

[@D1.y]

Is it possible for the source filter to be autostarted or do I need to stick with the other Virtual Cam Plugin no-one knows?

[@js_guyman]

Can I use this filter for recording in obs, rather than streaming?

[@EposVox]

You can use it for anything

[@js_guyman]

@@EposVox beautiful. The background removal filter is giving me lots of digital noise around my head. Hoping I can use the bg removal aspect of this filter as a workaround. We'll soon see. Thanks

[@djlefave]

How is this different from Fenrir's OBS Virtualcam 2.0.5 plugin released in May of 2020? I've literally been using this plugin for the exact same thing. It offers the filter option so you can apply it to a scene to give a second (or third, fourth or fifth) output option.

[@EposVox]

The dedicated virtual cam plugin isn’t being worked on anymore since the core thing got integrated directly into obs. So this just extends the existing virtual cam functionality

[@djlefave]

@EposVox right on. Another tool to add to the toolbox. The idea is great and I've loved being able to send just my camera feed to guests on Zoom or vdo.ninja. Way less distracting then having them see themselves with a lag.

[@hellosatan1]

Before this, you could only have such freedom with the super expensive Elgato with multi app support. Luck I wasn't buying it just for that... (I did.) knowing nobody using this feature still making a video about it...what a bro. I'm one of those 5 so thanks a lot.

[@yourdecentralizedreminder5623]

Is there a plugin so is can do shortcut key on obs for auto save 60sec twitch clips and save my storage

[@glbosworth]

why is your webcam showing up as a Scene source in your sources after you switch to Scene 2 when showing the new virtual cam feature?

[@EposVox]

Because I had it nested.

[@glbosworth]

@@EposVox ah, interesting. I didn't realize that was a thing. Also Im dumb because I watched the video a couple times, then came back to add it and forgot about the plugin I needed to download and install. So I thought maybe I had to use a scene instead of a webcam to get the filter to show up. I absolutely love this, really appreciate you sharing this.

[@ICEMANCVM]

Is there a way to do this in streamlabs

[@CameraTim]

How does the CPU usage compare to the Dedicated NDI Output filter? I might do some testing to see if this is more viable than NDI if audio isn’t needed. The only other thing I’m wondering about it color shifting because the normal Virtual Cam option has a pretty drastic color shift in most applications.

[@DrunkTalk]

Wait have I been flipping my virtual camera in zoom to un-mirror it, but have actually been mirroring it???

[@Jmartinezvega]

Yep.

[@EposVox]

Yeah

[@DrunkTalk]

@@EposVox nooooooooooo

[@gtrealm]

Hi bud. I need to build my next streaming pc. I want be playing games on it. Only to capture from my elgato 4k 60 Pro. As I'm capturing my ps5. I want a amd ryzen 5900x cpu. Any recommendations? I also am music producer so the pc will be used for that also. Would I be able to use the cpu to encode? As I only have a 1660ti. Thanks. 😁

[@EposVox]

1660ti has the new NVENC encoder so even just using that will be great to encode with. 5900x is great too

[@gtrealm]

@EposVox oh ok. Just that my elgato has moments of going off during the stream. And it seems to be heavy load going on at point in the background. Only running a i7 4790k haha. So I have my 1660ti overclocked to keep up. I stream gran turismo. So it's a fast pace game. I run strealmlabs obs.. please don't hit me..hahhah

[@EposVox]

There is zero benefit (and only downside since instability) to overclocking your GPU for streaming console games. If your capture card is cutting out, it's either due to an unsupported older CPU platform or something wrong with the card to sort out with Elgato.

[@gtrealm]

@EposVox ok. Thank you for your time buddy and advice. Much appreciated. 😚😁

[@theory-in-motion]

One big question I have: There is a failing in the built-in OBS virtual cam, when the canvas aspect does not match a traditional webcam aspect, which is that your feed will seem stretched or compressed to fit the typical format, if you send it to something like Signal. The original virtual camera plugin lets you preserve the aspect ratio (so long as you remember to toggle the option off and back on when you start the plugin), which makes it easier to send a 2:1, or use anamorphic lenses, and send an actual Cinemascope(etc) ratio. Does this plugin help with this at all, or is it still using the built-in methodology for providing the fake device info (supported resolutions / framerates)?

[@EposVox]

It’s still using the built in virtual cam stuff

[@theory-in-motion]

@@EposVox Shucks! Thanks for the follow-up.

[@alexnorette]

i dont have the filter

[@games.music.tech.3560]

Yo epos are you adding halation in post to your camera or are you using like a blackmist nd or something to get that bloom? Always looks great. Thanks for all the content you rule!

[@EposVox]

Both because I’m a crazy person! Actually this wide angle lens can’t take filters so it’s just Dehancer in post. But most of my other shots I use Black ProMist as well

[@games.music.tech.3560]

@@EposVox NICE! I thought that might be the case. Davinci Resolve recently put out a halation plug-in and its been game changing for me because I still can't afford a BlackProMist but its next on my list haha! Thanks again

[@VicTheAwper]

Whenever I use this plugin, or even the "start virtual camera feature", the camera is frozen and sometimes it shows me multiple times in the same image with a green bar cutting me in half. Is this because it's using the camera in too many applications at a time(in my case, obs and messenger)?

[@EposVox]

Are you on the beta of OBS 27.2 or whatever? It kept freezing for me on the beta but works fine on the older stable version

[@VicTheAwper]

@@EposVox I'm not on the beta no. I'm using version 27.1.3

[@Nikstar112]

I got the virtual camera without downloading it? 🤔

[@EposVox]

Virtual camera is built in, these features come from a plugin

[@Nikstar112]

@@EposVox oh ok Thanks 😂 I’m unsure if I have the features, only just noticed it a couple hours ago

[@AmericanIndianGames]

That's POGGERS

[@ThatLostGamer]

will this work with a dual PC setup?

[@EposVox]

Specifically in what way?

[@ThatLostGamer]

@@EposVox I would like to transmit my computer screen to a 2nd computers OBS so I can record the raw game footage. I have NDI, but that transfers the screen and the overlay, not just the gameplay. I can stream with OBS and record with streamlabs OBS, but it starts to lag my computer. I can also set up the OBS on my backup computer as my streaming computer and my primary computer to be my recording computer, but that would take many hours of work to set up because all my videos and animations are on my primary computer.

[@articade]

This is cool! Wonder why it's been on the OBS site since Nov 2020 and is only now being covered though.. lol

[@EposVox]

I… it hasn’t… this is a plugin… that expands it… sigh

[@articade]

@@EposVox I was just looking at the date of the plugin on the obs website *shrugs*

[@TomBloor]

Im surprised that you hadnt come across the existing OBS Virtualcam plugin currently maintained by Fenrir who took over from CatxFish

[@EposVox]

I have... and covered it in the past. It's no longer maintained and updated since they integrated it directly into OBS. Which this now extends..

[@tombuck]

Pretty crazy that all of this is free. 🤯

[@ATH42069]

Who is the woman from the "podcast" example ?

[@EposVox]

I mean, her username is literally right there on the screen

[@theslimbin]

main cam is looking kinda soft

[@damnryder]

You look like Linus Tech Tips but Irish Version :)

[@TheologyUnleashed]

That's doesn't accomplish anything. I can do all that just by having a 2nd obs window open, one for the stream and one for virtual cam. What I need is a 2nd virtual cam so I can send one virtual cam to the guest,l and have one of my video which is sent to various places.

[@3namesjames]

HUGE!!!

[@blasterrob]

I can't even get the Virtual Cam to connect to Discord. It's driving me nuts.

[@bennysaa]

The virtual camera needs to support sound output

[@AnymMusic]

ooooo. I always thought Virtual Camera did what you can do in Discord but on stream. so that we could make a scuffed, fake bokeh effect with the virtual cam. welp

[@v1m30]

Just use NDI.

[@EposVox]

Most video conferencing apps won’t detect NDI as a webcam but sure

[@Xsiniti]

At least jacksepticeye can show us a good virtual camera to use on obs lol

[@EposVox]

???

[@Xsiniti]

@@EposVox I'm sorry I thought you would got the joke you look like the KZbinr jacksepticeye

[@EposVox]

Because I’m a white guy with colored hair?

[@Xsiniti]

@@EposVox no it's not just the hair is the face it's just that when I was watching your video you just resembled him that's all

[@JoshuaLundquist]

Yr audio is super weird dude, it sounds like a 96kbps mp3

[@killustrator]

whats with all that hiss and noise in teh background?