Mirrored preview feature request

[maxrempel]

It would be nice to have a mirrored preview but a non-mirrored recording. I record vlogs and it helps to see my image mirrored, but then in the published version, I need the image to be normal, without mirroring. So there is a need for the preview to be different from what is recorded.

The mirrored preview allows the user to adjust their positions, gestures and expressions better as if looking at a mirror. Having a non-mirrored preview confuses the user as their movements are inverted. So a mirrored preview is needed. On the other hand, the audience needs to see the presenter without mirroring. It is especially important if there is a text on the background, or if a presenter plays the guitar.

 

[WizardCM]

A quick and dirty way of doing this would be Studio mode. Have two scenes with your webcam, one where it's the right way and one that's flipped (you can just drag the bottom right corner all the way to the left). Have the flipped on the "Preview" side and the normal one on the "Program" side.

 

[James Somerset]

A huge upvote for this please!

I've been using OBS for several years to help me produce online presentations for groups and individuals. Seeing the non-mirrored image often causes me to point in the wrong direction. You'd think that, with time, I'd learn to account for it—but, no!