#Virtual webcam obs how to#
#Virtual webcam obs install#

there is only 'OBS-camera and XY-camera (your real camera) listed, no “virtual camera” as under the 3-dot-menue on the bottom of the webpage…when clicking that in the 3-dot-menue, nothing happens, it jumps back to the top entry (“OBS-camera”)!!). start jitsi browser meeting (firefox), disable webrtc and chose / give access to “OBS-camera” in firefox in the URL-bar on the top (b.t.w. start OBS virtual camera (right menue list or under tools) 3. This output will provide exactly what you see in the Preview in OBS, including any changes or scenes you might switch to. The first is the Preview output, which is enabled from the Tools menu.

#Virtual webcam obs how to#

How to use: OBS Virtualcam has two main methods for outputting video from OBS. start OBS and set source to video capture device and chose your (XY)camera -> camera window shows up in OBS and camera works. This plugin provides a DirectShow Output as a virtual webcam.

Normally it should work like this I think: 1. However, you need to have both apps installed on your computer if you want to use a multi-camera setup in your video conferencing app while streaming your desktop for free. You can easily download them from their websites and use either one to stream. Hope this helps, having OBS as a virtual camera open a world of control in Jitsi Meet webinars and communications since with OBS you can have multiple scenes and cameras and sound and videos that you can stream/transmit and produce through Jitsi Meet to your audience, it makes the broadcasting experience richer and more engaging specially to teach, since I use it to teach online to my Mechatronics students at 2 colleges.ĭidnt work for me (Win10, latest OBS and Firefox): neither by starting jitsi (browser-version) first and then OBS virtual camera, nor other way around. OBS Studio and Streamlabs These apps are free to download and use.

#Virtual webcam obs install#

Here is a link with info on how to install for windows the virtual camera in OBS Go back to Jitsi Meet and in the 3 dots menu choose settings and under Camera choose OBS camera.Open firsts Jitsi Meet and get a room working with your integrated laptop camera, then 2) Second Open the OBS app (Make sure that the virtual camera plugin is already installed in OBS and activated by going to tools and choosing virtual camera ON on OBS top Menu).

Found the solution, the key is the order on which program you open first and get it working first.