Question / Help Live stream multiple cameras?

[drivintroi]

I am running a hummingbird study at a university that requires me to show hummingbird cameras from multiple locations. I would like to stream each camera all of the time to a different youtube stream on our university channel. However, with OBS, I can only figure out how to show one camera at a time and rotate between them. I do not want to have all of the cameras on one screen because then they are too small to observe individual hummingbirds. Can I do this with OBS or do I need to buy another program? Thank you!

 

[koala]

One instance of OBS can produce and stream exactly one video stream.
If you need multiple streams with different content each, start OBS multiple times. But beware, your GPU and CPU power may not be sufficient to operate more than 2 or 3 streams simultaneously.

If you don't need any compositing of multiple sources in one video, and you're using OBS just for grabbing the camera data and send the data straight to the streaming service, OBS might be overkill. Look into ffmpeg - it's a command line application that is suited for unattended and automatic operation, in contrast to OBS, which is an interactive application.

 

[drivintroi]

Thank you!