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CorralesArtStudio

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Thanks for this forum.

Beginner. Just downloaded and installed - spent about 3 hrs so far with it. Watched many Youtube videos but cannot figure out how to use and switch between cameras. I'm missing some very basic concepts about how this works. I want to use for teaching art streaming online and need 2 cameras.

At the moment I have 2 cameras and one bluetooth headset in Sources in only ONE scene. Cameras are OK and working.

Some very basic questions:

1. Do I make a scene for each camera including the bluetooth headset in each camera scene or just make one scene and switch the cameras inside that one scene? Not clear in any vids I've seen so far.

2. Doing tests I get the video part saved as .mp4 just fine but there is no audio. When recording I can see the headset 'vu meter' (what is that called anyway?) working fine. Using VLC for replay.

3. Can you recommend some really basic tutorials for a beginner like myself to use for settings for my particular setup?

4. What is the "desktop" referred to often ? What does it do? Not my computer desktop I presume. Is it just the whole onscreen software interface?

Many thanks!
 
Make a scene for each camera. It is much easier to switch between scenes than it is to hide/unhide sources in a scene.

Strongly consider a wired headset, you are very likely to encounter quality and reliability problems with bluetooth headsets.

If you don't need separate audio tracks for editing, use simple output mode. If you do need that, check edit > advanced audio properties where you assign audio devices to tracks, it's possible you're either not recording them all, or you've recorded them separately in the file, which means when you play them back in VLC, you need to choose them one at a time.

"desktop" in OBS usually means one of two things-- desktop capture, which means display capture-- exactly what is on your screen, not a particular application or window-- or desktop audio, meaning, whatever audio is generated by your computer and not an external device like a microphone, camera, or capture card.

Above all, DON'T RECORD TO MP4.

Any crash or problem during recording will make that file a total loss.

Record in .mkv and use the "remux recordings" option in the File menu to translate to mp4 if you need it.
 
About help: on the top right corner of this page is a HELP link, and within that is Wiki/Guides linked. There you find quickstart guide and basic description of OBS' functions. There is also a RESOURCES link at the top of this forum, behind that a huge bunch of user made guides and plugins.
 
I'm going crazy on OBS
I'm using OSX running mojave 10.14.6
my external soundcard is MOTU MK3 traveler. I running into it guitar and mic
but i can't use this sources with obs.
on the device list its appear but is not working, not signal in at all, i'm not find any suggestion or guide to do it
i tried also to put on the scene "capture audio in" but nothing is working
another things is the software don't have any problem to work with the audio from the webcam...
please help.
In this moment that i'm in house i'm trying to work on my lesson for send over to students or stream it but i can note use obs! wich will be very very usefull !
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CorralesArtStudio said:
Thanks for this forum.

Beginner. Just downloaded and installed - spent about 3 hrs so far with it. Watched many Youtube videos but cannot figure out how to use and switch between cameras. I'm missing some very basic concepts about how this works. I want to use for teaching art streaming online and need 2 cameras.

At the moment I have 2 cameras and one bluetooth headset in Sources in only ONE scene. Cameras are OK and working.

Some very basic questions:

1. Do I make a scene for each camera including the bluetooth headset in each camera scene or just make one scene and switch the cameras inside that one scene? Not clear in any vids I've seen so far.

2. Doing tests I get the video part saved as .mp4 just fine but there is no audio. When recording I can see the headset 'vu meter' (what is that called anyway?) working fine. Using VLC for replay.

3. Can you recommend some really basic tutorials for a beginner like myself to use for settings for my particular setup?

4. What is the "desktop" referred to often ? What does it do? Not my computer desktop I presume. Is it just the whole onscreen software interface?

Many thanks!
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Thank you very much. Helpful for sure.
 
koala said:
About help: on the top right corner of this page is a HELP link, and within that is Wiki/Guides linked. There you find quickstart guide and basic description of OBS' functions. There is also a RESOURCES link at the top of this forum, behind that a huge bunch of user made guides and plugins.
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Sincere thanks - I'll go there now !!!
 
FerretBomb said:
This is the Windows Support forum. You want the Mac Support forum.
Also, DON'T hijack someone else's thread. It's EXTREMELY rude.
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sorry. I though was a the right place, It was not my meaning to be rude or hijack someone else's thread....anyway i already understand the OBS's audio manager is really crap. I resolve using a very cheap and unprofessional audio device, for them out there are struggle with audio config on mac/win try the easy and lowfi mode to connect, its always work.
Bye!
 
giorgiobsmusic said:
sorry. I though was a the right place, It was not my meaning to be rude or hijack someone else's thread....anyway i already understand the OBS's audio manager is really crap. I resolve using a very cheap and unprofessional audio device, for them out there are struggle with audio config on mac/win try the easy and lowfi mode to connect, its always work.
Bye!
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Actually it's more of Apple being crap with their API availability and not allowing proper capture methods, forcing users to resort to workarounds that are well documented in the Mac section of the support forums.
But thank you for perpetuating the stereotypes about Mac users.
 
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