Question / Help Recording a skype interview in obs?

[Jannis SId]

Hey, all!

I thought this can be done but somehow I have an issue here. So here is my setup

I set 3 scenes in obs:
1 . my webcam ( video recording device)
2. a skype window of the guest I will interview
3 a side by side of both my webcam and the skype window

Problem is that if I open skype, it cannot access my webcam ( used by another program it says).
This way I get the result what I want but the person who I m interviewing cannot see me.

Can this be done with one webcam, or do I need a second one?
I tried using an older one I have for skype viewing only but somehow the program just recorded only one scene...

Any help would be appreciated! Cheers

 

[Yurlyn]

You could try deactivating the webcam in OBS Studio in the Video Recording Device's properties whenever you need to make a call through Skype. This will free the camera for other programs to use.

 

[Jannis SId]

You could try deactivating the webcam in OBS Studio in the Video Recording Device's properties whenever you need to make a call through Skype. This will free the camera for other programs to use.

thanks for your reply. If I deactivate the camera in obs then I cannot really capture myself in a separate window as far I can tell. Or is there a way to capture in skype both the caller and the guest in separate windows?

 

[Yurlyn]

Oof, good question. I haven't really used Skype in ages for video calling so I got no clue.

 

[Marqzen]

I'mwanting to do the same thing. Did you find a fix?

I want to record myself and my guest, while allowing my guest to see me on cam as well.

 

[heystephanie]

Bump need help with this too. Perhaps the workaround is to disable the camera in OBS and then do a window capture for the guest in Skype and a window capture in Skype again where you crop your video. That way when you're conducting the interview, the guest can still see you.

 

[Lou728]

You are going to need a second camera because Skype and OBS will not share a camera. Set up one for your OBS shot. And add a second USB camera and set that as your skype return camera (do not set it up as a source in OBS)

 

[ArtK]

I use SplitCam (donationwear) and it works flawlessly. It becomes a virtual webcam and provides video to both OBS and Skype.