Power Point should stay Activ while I show with presenter and work with OBS

[alaniselin]

hello to all
I want the powerpoint to remain active so that I can control it with a remote control and at the same time operate the OBS, is that possible? there is a plugin
Thank you in advance

 

[qhobbes]

If OBS is not the active window, you can operate it with Hotkeys.

 

[alaniselin]

Hello
thenks but is is there no a plugin ?

 

[koala]

If you need to do more complex things in OBS than just switching things back and forth (which can be done with Settings->Hotkeys), you need to run OBS on a second monitor, so you can have both visible: Powerpoint on one monitor and OBS on the other.

 

[Lawrence_SoCal]

I want the powerpoint to remain active so that I can control it with a remote control and at the same time operate the OBS, is that possible? there is a plugin

Understand Windows OS basic operations only allows one 1 active (in-focus) app at a time, even with 2 monitors (which is what I do with PPT and OBS, and a PTZ camera control s/w). So, if you click on OBS to control it, PPT, by definition, won't be in focus. If your remote is a simple one that only works on active window in the Operating System not a specific application then no - it won't work the way you are asking.

However, there are other approaches
Assuming, a person remote from keyboard insists on controlling PPT, then options would be
- run PPT on dedicated computer, and probably using NDI send its output to other PC with OBS [I'm not a fan of this, but one approach]
- another would be to control OBS from PPT (using websockets). This assumes static choices, like slide change, move camera or start music, or change camera source, etc
- IF there is a need for an OBS operator to have flexible control of OBS, and PPT needs to be on same PC as OBS, then your basic answer is that you'll need to use a remote control for OBS (something talking direct to OBS, presumably websockets, such that OBS doesn't need to be active window so simple pointer remote will work for PPT).

Maybe there are other approaches, the above is off the top of my head

 

[alaniselin]

Understand Windows OS basic operations only allows one 1 active (in-focus) app at a time, even with 2 monitors (which is what I do with PPT and OBS, and a PTZ camera control s/w). So, if you click on OBS to control it, PPT, by definition, won't be in focus. If your remote is a simple one that only works on active window in the Operating System not a specific application then no - it won't work the way you are asking.

However, there are other approaches
Assuming, a person remote from keyboard insists on controlling PPT, then options would be
- run PPT on dedicated computer, and probably using NDI send its output to other PC with OBS [I'm not a fan of this, but one approach]
- another would be to control OBS from PPT (using websockets). This assumes static choices, like slide change, move camera or start music, or change camera source, etc
- IF there is a need for an OBS operator to have flexible control of OBS, and PPT needs to be on same PC as OBS, then your basic answer is that you'll need to use a remote control for OBS (something talking direct to OBS, presumably websockets, such that OBS doesn't need to be active window so simple pointer remote will work for PPT).

Maybe there are other approaches, the above is off the top of my head

Thanks A Lot
Sorry my bad english

 

[alaniselin]

Thanks A Lot
Sorry my bad english

is there a presenter you can sugest me ?

 

[alaniselin]

this is the solution :

OBS Python - Powerpoint slide window navigation using OBS hotkey

juria90 submitted a new resource: Powerpoint slide window navigation using OBS hotkey - This python script allows you Powerpoint slide navigation within OBS. I was using OBS for live broadcast for Church Service. I have been using Powerpoint to show the slides even before OBS and using one...

obsproject.com

 

[Tagiev]

Hi there.

I asked the programmer in out team to write the code for the script for AutoHotkey. We use Office 2019 and Logi R400. Works very well, you can work on machine while clicker is active only in PP.

If you use different clicker, then bind other buttons in code. Also in other versions Office can be another name of ahk_class. You can find it in Window Spy.

clicker.ahk

drive.google.com

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