Hi, problem is in the title, and I've done a decent amount to try to fix and nothing works, and I can't really find any useful answers online, this problem is really uncommon and no one gives a straight/meaningful answer. I've restarted my pc, closed and reopened with task manager, uninstalled...
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Edit: In the Windows OS you can click in the far bottom-right corner (small, barely noticeable vertical strip after the clock) - and you already opened another desktop view.
I see output of the OBS Virtual Camera on your screenshot. Because OBS is not care about what you trying to open - it can open even own output feed... I don't think that you need these advanced functions of OBS right now. OBS Virtual Camera is special virtual device that was added to your system programmatically. It intended to be opened from 3rd party applications (Discord, Zoom etc), so OBS final picture (like chroma-keyed camera with replaced background) can be used as casual web camera. This virtual camera feeds only by running OBS. When OBS Studio is not running - Virtual Camera shows simple image as a reminder that it is in the OFF state. So forget about the OBS Virtual Camera for now.
To get a picture from a simple web camera device you need:
Connect your video device to your PC.
In the Settings of the Windows OS you need to allow this device to be opened by OBS application. Look for parameter that says about "to grand permission to use this device" or something like that. Search online for details. There are many versions, example: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...b61a-1930-6ed0-47f0ed2ee15c#id0ebd=windows_11
In the properties of the "Video Capture Device" source in OBS select proper device. OBS supports only DirectShow devices, so some devices may be not listed.
Make sure that right resolution, fps and format of the video is set in the properties.
Make sure that device is not used by other applications (like Discord, Zoom etc). Internally, in the Windows OS, most devices generates only one digital stream that delivered to the application that asked for it. Thus, one device can't do two or more digital outputs simultaneously - it just not able to.
If right device is selected and nothing helps, then
OBS Studio creates a log file each time you run it which contains very useful diagnostic information. Without a log file, it's much harder for any support volunteers to figure out problems and your post may be ignored. To upload a log file, go to the Help menu > Log Files > Upload Last Log...
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