Help with USB WebCam

[AlexMaghen]

Hi. Sorry of this is a newbie question. I have installed OBS on Mac OS Sequoia (15.6.1). It's an Apple M1 chip machine. I have a super standard USB WebCam attached to the machine and that WebCam works just fine. I have also given OBS all the permissions you can imagine :). But for some reason, I cannot find the camera when I go to add a Source. Just doesn't show up anywhere. I have tried installing the Apple CPU and Intel CPU versions. Doesn't show up in either. Any guidance, MOST appreciated!

Alex

 

[shrishti@401209]

Hi Alex,
It sounds like your Mac isn’t giving OBS the correct camera permissions.
Try this:

1. Go to: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Camera
2. Make sure OBS is enabled in the list.
3. Also check: Settings → Privacy & Security → Files & Folders → OBS
4. Restart OBS after enabling permissions.
5. If it still doesn’t show, try:

Unplug and reconnect the webcam

Try a different USB port

Create a new video capture source in OBS


If none of that works, it might be a compatibility issue with your webcam’s driver on macOS Sequoia.

 

[AlexMaghen]

Thanks so much for your response. A few things:
1. I am using the "Apple CPU" (M1) version. Hope that's ok.
2. Settings → Privacy & Security → Files & Folders → OBS does not list "OBS" but I don't know how to get it added. There's no "+" or anything
3. Should this be the same for a USB camera as for the MacBook Pro Built-In Camera? Because that also doesn't show up
4. I should be finding the cameras in OBC under "Video Capture Device," right?

 

[Lawrence Blunt]

Thanks so much for your response. A few things:
1. I am using the "Apple CPU" (M1) version. Hope that's ok.
2. Settings → Privacy & Security → Files & Folders → OBS does not list "OBS" but I don't know how to get it added. There's no "+" or anything
3. Should this be the same for a USB camera as for the MacBook Pro Built-In Camera? Because that also doesn't show up
4. I should be finding the cameras in OBC under "Video Capture Device," right?

Try USB camera...