OBS Virtual Camera doesn't appear in other applications
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silentsands
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assuming you just set up all correctly in OBS it self, started it as admin and also have the game-mode active and you clicked the Button in OBS to Start the Virtual cam and running. It might be also necessary on first startup when use the virtual cam to have OBS NOT minimized! Otherwise. It would be nice to have a Log file and some other infos to be more preciser on helping you at first glance.
- https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/please-post-a-log-with-your-issue-heres-how.23074/
- https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/please-post-a-log-with-your-issue-heres-how.23074/
Log: https://obsproject.com/logs/HmAFAUj4eL69YGpz
Steps:
Run as Admin
Start Virtual Camera
Switch to another app and look for OBS webcam - doesn't show up
Any other info that would be helpful?
Steps:
Run as Admin
Start Virtual Camera
Switch to another app and look for OBS webcam - doesn't show up
Any other info that would be helpful?
silentsands
New Member
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13:04:15.070: NV12 texture support not available
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It looks like you use Onboard Graphics Use I1420 instead than NV12, for that you should use and have a NVidia card.
Check if somewhere else a program use the VirtualCam Actively.
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13:04:15.542: [DShow Device: 'Camera'] settings updated:
13:04:15.542: video device: DroidCam Source 3
13:04:15.542: video path: \\?\root#media#0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global
13:04:15.542: resolution: 1280x720
13:04:15.542: flip: 0
13:04:15.542: fps: 29.97 (interval: 333667)
13:04:15.542: format: XRGB
13:04:15.543: DShow: HDevice::ConnectPins: failed to connect pins (0x80040207): The owner SID on a per-user subscription doesn't exist
13:04:15.543:
13:04:21.973: Virtual output started
13:04:21.978: ==== Virtual Camera Start ==========================================
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Did you have installed actually all needed drivers for your WebCam?
Also is it actually allowed for any cam to be used in some or any APP?
(CLICK ME)
(CLICK ME)
Yes also your Virtual Cam^^
13:04:15.070: NV12 texture support not available
...
It looks like you use Onboard Graphics Use I1420 instead than NV12, for that you should use and have a NVidia card.
Check if somewhere else a program use the VirtualCam Actively.
...
13:04:15.542: [DShow Device: 'Camera'] settings updated:
13:04:15.542: video device: DroidCam Source 3
13:04:15.542: video path: \\?\root#media#0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global
13:04:15.542: resolution: 1280x720
13:04:15.542: flip: 0
13:04:15.542: fps: 29.97 (interval: 333667)
13:04:15.542: format: XRGB
13:04:15.543: DShow: HDevice::ConnectPins: failed to connect pins (0x80040207): The owner SID on a per-user subscription doesn't exist
13:04:15.543:
13:04:21.973: Virtual output started
13:04:21.978: ==== Virtual Camera Start ==========================================
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Did you have installed actually all needed drivers for your WebCam?
Also is it actually allowed for any cam to be used in some or any APP?
(CLICK ME)
(CLICK ME)
Yes also your Virtual Cam^^
I'm not having an issue with my webcam. I'm having an issue with the OBS virtual camera not showing up as a webcam for other applications. I want to take the video input from my camera, run through chromakey filter, and then use that as a webcam source... because Zoom is the only meeting app that natively does chromakey and I want my video to look good for everything. :)
Yes, apps are allowed to access my cameras.
Yes, apps are allowed to access my cameras.
Here's more detail about my setup in case it helps...
I'm using DroidCamX for Windows to connect to my Google Pixel 2 XL as my camera. This shows up find in OBS. In OBS, I'm adding a chromakey filter to remove the green screen and add a background. But when I start the Virtual Camera, nothing shows up.
What should I check next?
I'm using DroidCamX for Windows to connect to my Google Pixel 2 XL as my camera. This shows up find in OBS. In OBS, I'm adding a chromakey filter to remove the green screen and add a background. But when I start the Virtual Camera, nothing shows up.
What should I check next?
silentsands
New Member
If I understood you correctly and assuming that your setup it self works just fine and OBS let´s you chose your camsource in OBS, Config it in the options and is set to active, does it neither shows up in your preview window as also in your program window in OBS? Besides the Virtual cam that OBS now it self have just uses the Program view as a source if your OBS is set to Studio-Mode if not it uses the Mainscreen.
riparianyellow
New Member
Same issue here. Assume you never got this resolved?
Well, I got it to work. Not sure what exactly made it start showing up. I downloaded streamlabs OBS. Installed the "Experimental" Virtual Cam options in the settings of streamlabs OBS. streamlabs OBS virtual Cam was not working, but now all of a sudden OBS virtual camera was an options for a video input in the program I was trying to use (Spelltable). Sure enough opened regular OBS again and started the integral virtual Camera option and it works!!
Hi all, this is an old thread but it is the first one that appears on google when searching for why the virtual camera does not seem to work.
I had the same issue. I clicked the "Start Virtual Camera" button. I went in to Zoom and selected the OBS virtual Camera and there was no feed.
To fix it it I:
OBS Version: 27.0.1 (64 Bit)
I had the same issue. I clicked the "Start Virtual Camera" button. I went in to Zoom and selected the OBS virtual Camera and there was no feed.
To fix it it I:
- Ran OBS as Administrator
- Started the virtual camera
- Opened Zoom and checked it was working there
- Closed OBS
- Ran OBS as user
- Opened Zoom and it was still working
OBS Version: 27.0.1 (64 Bit)
subidriver03
New Member
Fixed it! In Chrome, and Microsoft Edge, Disable your Hardware Acceleration and BAM it worked!
That's probably a stupid question, should I disable Chrome's Hardware Acceleration or my windows?
I disabled my Chrome hardware acceleration but still same problem and I couldn't disable my Windows
I do have OBS-Camera appear, but OBS-Camera2 doesn't + it shows also "HD Webcam C252" which enables when I press "Start Virtual Camera"
I was not able to see the virtual camera in Discord and this thread was the first result I found on google. I tried disabling Hardware Acceleration in the discord settings and it fixed it!
Kinectv1v2user
New Member
Hello! Same problem here, the apps I'm trying to use my virtual cam in doesn't have hardvare acceleration (viber and messenger), so I didn't find a solution yet. No other app wants to pick it up as a camera source too so idk what to do.
TheoryWise
New Member
Hello, I'm not having any luck with this, and I think my situation may be different. My virtual camera is started, my streaming platform allows me to choose OBS virtual camera. It tells me OBS is displaying, but the preview window shows only my onboard webcam image, not what is displaying in OBS. When I switch scenes, they change in OBS but not in my other platform. I've done the administrator run, settings to never disable hotkeys, but the problem seems to be OBS not relaying the actual scene I've chosen to display on the streaming app. Can anyone help?