Zoom Screen Sharing with OBS Studio Virtual Webcam Software - How To Setup Custom Views for Webinars

[@AJWilcox]

Luke is an absolute genius with presentations! I ALWAYS learn something new and profound whenever I watch his content!

[@VirtualRevolution]

I appreciate the kind words AJ - thanks for checking it out!

[@AJWilcox]

You're a genius Luke! I'll follow anything you create :)

[@kathleenmuir2033]

Hi Luke, coming over to KZbin after seeing you Present today at the Present to Succeed conference. Great demo of OBS.

[@VirtualRevolution]

Thanks Kathleen! I love having control over my broadcast experience with tools like OBS - such a significant difference 😎

[@LindaGross604]

Luke, this was a great video. Zoom screen sharing drives me *crazy* with all of its picky-ness! Getting this level of control looks sooooo awesome, thanks for this great share!

[@VirtualRevolution]

I agree Linda - so frustrating to be limited to a default view that doesn't prioritize the speaker! I'm glad you found this alternative exciting 😀

[@jamesbehanjr]

THANK YOU LUKE! I know you've spoken about this virtual software before, but this walkthrough was helpful as I'm getting ready to host a series of lessons with teachers & adults in my archdiocese. Keep up the great work!

[@VirtualRevolution]

I'm glad you found it useful James! Yes, it's definitely one thing to say "try virtual webcam software" and another to get it setup properly 😀 - hopefully this guide makes that part 2 much more clear!

[@onlyonutube]

Excellent overview! Thank you!

[@VirtualRevolution]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Happy virtual presenting 😀

[@kristinriepenhoff1282]

This is wonderful but does it work if the person you want is enlarged isn't the one leading the presentation/powerpoint and are a participant in the webinar???

[@samcleve01]

Really nice tutorial. Extremely useful in making presentations more engaging for viewers.

[@VirtualRevolution]

I appreciate you checking it out and the kind words Scott! I'm glad to hear it'll help you create more of an impact with your audiences 👏

[@kevinverde1471]

Great video, Luke! I look forward to trying OBS.

[@VirtualRevolution]

Appreciate you checking it out Kevin - let me know your feedback!

[@byronhaugabook5406]

This is exactly what I need but can this be done without me as the subject? What I mean is that I will be running the OBS but the Zoom speaker is in another state. So she will be on her camera, I will not. Can this concept still work with out me being the presenter or the presenter being in the same room with me?

[@Jongraphs8600]

This is great! Do you find the resolution of the screenshare looks a bit lower than the zoom native screenshare function? Particularly for small text like excel spreadsheets, etc.

[@VirtualRevolution]

Hey Jonathan! It's definitely possible there's a bit of conversion happening between OBS and Zoom that affects the quality. Overall I've found OBS to be the highest quality of the virtual webcam tools paired with Zoom, but there may be additional settings to tweak in either platform that can improve that performance. So overall, yes I've noticed a small difference but for my purposes it's been passable, especially when I go to the fullscreen screenshare view. If you have any tips on improving it, let us know!

[@Jongraphs8600]

@@VirtualRevolution thanks!

[@HarryOrenstein]

Hi Luke Really great intro on using OBS @Marco Melendez asks what clicker you use to control OBS-Zoom?

[@epkapsi]

Do you know why the speaker is shown twice to attendees when using OBS virtual as a second camera?

[@daitaserghi7072]

This is a great intro to OBS. I am interested in getting the gallery view from Zoom as my (the host) background. Do you know how to do that? I almost got there but it shows the entire zoom app window with buttons and all, not just the gallery view. Thank you

[@daviddoget1773]

Great video, thanks! How do you route your audio?

[@VirtualRevolution]

Thanks for checking it out David! I use a dedicated USB microphone for my audio - you can check more on that in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXXXn4qlhtmUa5I

[@aprilei8ht]

This is very useful thank you so much!

[@daitaserghi7072]

Another question: can you bring individual attendee (panelist) streams into OBS and get a frame around them (or a text box with name/title) and showcase them back to Zoom? For example if I have two panelists and I want to have individual text boxes (and maybe even a logo) below their videos. Thank you

[@Rezone860]

How do you screen share the virtual camera?

[@grguthrie]

You might adjust the title - this shows how to use OBS as virtual camera input to Zoom, but not for Screen-sharing in Zoom.

[@bikashpandeya69]

How?