Question / Help How to stream to OBS from a DSLR camera on Linux

[derekkeats]

Hi folks,
In case anyone is looking for a HowTo, as a way to give back, I just posted a video I made on how to use a DSLR as a webcam in OBS.

How to use OBS on Linux to stream from a DSLR camera: no special software or capture cards needed

OBS is a great tool for live streaming and recording a presentation or training. It can also be used to create a virtual webcam to act as input to tools such...

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Regards
Derek

 

[Tuna]

Nice video. That would make a very nice plugin for OBS.

 

[derekkeats]

Thanks, it is pretty easy to do, but yea, it would make it even better if a plugin could do everything behind the scenes.

What I didn't mention is that you can use multiple cameras simply by doing:
sudo modprobe v4l2loopback devices=n
where n is replaced by the number of cameras you want to use.
sudo modprobe v4l2loopback devices=3
for three cameras.

Pretty cool!

 

[drattar]

Everything is going right with me; The film appears on Zoom and Skype. However, the camera does not appear in OBS.

 

[drattar]

It was not working in this version: 27.0.0; And it works in this version: 27.0.1