Add 1 Video Capture Device to 2 OBS

[felipesantos989]

Hi, i need to do the below structure, so on OBS 01 i do this: Add > Video Capture Device > Create New
on OBS 02 i've tried to do the same thing, create new capture device and select the same device, but capture device stays black,
also if i try to Add Existing device on OBS 02 instead of Create New, it doesn't show up any existing capture device.
so what to do??

I need the structure below:
OBS 01: Video Capture Device 01 - using OBS streaming at 1080p
OBS 02: Video Capture Device 01 - using OBS streaming at 720p

 

[FerretBomb]

Most video capture devices can only be used by one program at a time, due to how their drivers are coded.
You have a few options:

1 - Install the obs-ndi plugin on both copies of OBS, along with the Newtek NDI redistributable. You can apply an NDI output filter to the VCD source, and an NDI input source on the second copy of OBS.

2 - Install the obs-virtualcam plugin on the source OBS, and assign a virtual camera output filter on the VCD source. Then capture the virtual camera on the second instance of OBS with another VCD source as normal. This can have some minor image degradation and added delay compared to the NDI method.

 

[felipesantos989]

@FerretBomb
thank you so much, you saved my life. :)