Multiple sessions on OBS

[MikeBhoy]

II was able to open 4 sessions and see a seperate Birdbox Cam on each, now after reinstalling I cannot see seperate Cameras on each instance, although I can see all cameras on the first instance by changing in the Docks option

 

[AaronD]

Historically, access to media devices was exclusive for performance reasons. Some systems have lifted that restriction now, others haven't.

For those that haven't, whatever asks for something first, gets it, and everything else has to wait until the first one releases it. So if the first instance of OBS grabs all 4, the others are out of luck until the first one either closes or deletes *all* of its references to them.

If your system is still exclusive, and you really need the same thing in multiple instances, you might use one of several plugins that are designed to send stuff between instances of OBS. They're not meant to work with anything else, but they do work for that.

 

[MikeBhoy]

Historically, access to media devices was exclusive for performance reasons. Some systems have lifted that restriction now, others haven't.

For those that haven't, whatever asks for something first, gets it, and everything else has to wait until the first one releases it. So if the first instance of OBS grabs all 4, the others are out of luck until the first one either closes or deletes *all* of its references to them.

If your system is still exclusive, and you really need the same thing in multiple instances, you might use one of several plugins that are designed to send stuff between instances of OBS. They're not meant to work with anything else, but they do work for that.

Thank you that makes sense. Now to find the Plug ins.