Question / Help [FIXED]Shared video input & scene switching issue (video)

DrizzintahL

DrizzintahL

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Problem: Swapping "Scene" in OBS (19.0.2 64bit, Windows, ran as admin) doesn't make a Source Video Capture Device come back.

Details: I use a Logitech c270 Webcam and I want to use the same webcam in different scenes with different effects, so go to Source and make a new Video Capture Device and name it something different from the previous in another Scene. Make sure [x] Deactivate When Not Showing is checked. This allows it to turn off when you swap out of the scene, and be used in another scene.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzDg4apEwA4

If anybody has questions, let me know. Using one camera for multiple sources works fine on my stream PC but doesn't work on my gaming PC.

Tried:
-Swapping USB Ports
-Swapping cameras
-Installed Logitech Webcam Software
-Ensured both computers had the same power settings in Windows 10, same version of Windows 10, OBS, and latest firmware for motherboard / UBS controller.

Any answers for this would be greatly appreciated, cheers!
 
Harold

Harold

Active Member
You need a dedicated scene for each filter set you want to use on the webcam and you need to add the existing webcam to each scene.
 
DrizzintahL

DrizzintahL

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The problem I'm having is only on one PC, my stream PC is doing literally the same thing and it's working fine.
 
Harold

Harold

Active Member
That doesn't change the fact that your method is NOT the recommended one for what you're doing.
 
Harold

Harold

Active Member
OBS Studio allows you to assign 2 things
1> An entire scene as a source
2> filters to an entire scene.

So you add your webcam, unfiltered, to dedicated scenes for your filter sets, then add those scenes as sources to the individual broadcast/recording scenes you plan to use them in.

And don't use the deactivate when not showing option.
 
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