How to use the OBS Virtual Camera

Want to use your OBS feed in other applications like Streamyard, restream or Zoom With audio?

I show you how to do it today!

#livestream #livestreaming #streaming #streamer #obsstudiotutorial #obs #obsstudio

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[chrismarzarella]

I'm a bodybuilding show promoter for the OCB. Last year, I wanted to livestream my shows and learn to do it myself. I have come to your channel more times because of the clear direction and the easy-to-follow tutorials. You make it easy.
Now, I am four weeks away from adding my overlays and bottom third. Your help makes it look incredible.
So, thank you a bazillion times over.

[chrismeans]

Michael: Clear, concise and simple to implement. THis single dilemma is what stymies MANY people trying to output OBS over Zoom. GREAT JOB and THANK YOU!

[TerryWindell]

THANK YOU!!! I tried using Virtual Cable several years ago and never could get it to work. Your video showed me exactly where I was going wrong.

[intellivisiongamer]

I just recently started using the virtual camera and love it. Thanks for another great video.

[groovyringo]

Thank you so much for this Michael! This fixed the problem I've been having.

[-F]

Really Thank You Man, I was really need that 👍👍

[cmerr]

Excellent free tutorial. It's worth mentioning that if someone has access to Elgato Wave Link software from a Wave Microphone, Wave XLR, or Stream Deck+ - that software will do this routing trivially.

[Dqrnan]

Thanks for another great video. Love the "it's really easy, you just have to....(5mins later) do that." 😂

[pierrickdefossez]

thanks Michael but something remains to explain to me: how do I manage external xlr microphone, it is like you are obviously using the embed microphone in your camera right?
so is there a kind of an extra step where my xlr microphone has to be added as an audio source in OBS?

[moondoggie]

Do you have a tutorial on how to use a usb headset when using a second pc for streaming?

[mikefarside]

Was wondering if you could help me..

While streaming my second screen is tiny and can’t see my chat, anyway of taking my chat and putting it over my game play on my main monitor? Thank you…

[canadianlocomotivelogistics]

Can i use virtual camera to export my stream to another OBS on the WAN for input? Basically i want to join their strean as a camera.

[namesjames]

I use the same workflow to broadcast through OBS and Streamyard at the same time (OBS to my company's proprietary streamer, Streamyard to Facebook live). I find that the audio isn't sync'd with the video. To solve this I selected the "Low Latency Audio Buffering Mode" option in OBS settings.

[bradshantz]

So good! Thank you!!!! How can you make sure that the resolution on the OBS Virtual Camera is decent. I tried doing a presentation/class using OBS, PowerPoint and Zoom, switching back and forth to different applications and screens. Unfortunately, everything that wasn't my camera was "grainy". I have a high powered internet connection, with plenty of up speed. If I share "native" (i.e. NOT through OBS) the resolution is fine. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for your time!

[boggs]

when you reverse the feed so you can see it correctly in discord, the viewers will see it backwards...discord gives you a mirrored version but sends out the correct version for the viewers...this is so you will not have a hard time orienting your head when looking or pointing to overlays...if you did an obs full screen projection and shared the monitor that has that full screen projection it would look normal to you and the viewers... you will be the only one that sees things backwards in discord if you use the camera button in discord.

[phantomtec]

I am number, no, "PLAYER 01"...
thanks, Mike, awesome video like usual. Peace

[gregorylewisjr.]

Thanks for the video content...just as a heads up, for the discord issue with the content being backwards...this is normal for discord, but you wouldn't have to flip anything around as the viewers will see the content correctly...when you went back into OBS and flipped it backwards...it would look correct to you, BUT it would then officially be backwards for your discord viewers. 😅

[DaGrogodyle]

Only obs?
I just realised what are obs

[applepine]

run 2 instances of obs, one for recording only and the other for virtual cam only.
and ALWAYS turn bt-audio to Hands-Free AG Audio in volume setting BEFORE.

[spookykid]

I can't seem to get the sound to go through Discord :(