Question / Help Two different cam sources is a no no?

[redpnda]

Hello!

I've been using OBS for years and I've never encountered a problem until now.
I recently made an intermission scene (Scene 1) where the webcam needs to be cut off by a mask. I figured out how to do this, and had no problem. The mask works.

The problem is when I want a new Video Capture Device (fresh, no mask) in a scene using the same webcam, I can't make one that works. I can only copy the already existing masked source.

- When I add the fresh video capture, it appears like a red dot in the upper left corner. When I right click + make it fit to screen, there's nothing inside the red frame.
- Both work if I check "Deactivate when not showing" for both sources, but ONLY if I click a cam-less scene before switching.
- Both sources won't work in the same scene at the same time in any way.

Is there a way around this? Is it normal that you can't use the same cam for different sources?

TLDR: Masked cam works in both scenes. Want to add a fresh Video Capture Device for Scene 2 using the same web camera, but only the copy of masked cam source works. Can not add a fresh video capture device source to any scene (cam ends up as a red dot / empty red frame). Only one source can be active at the same time.

Thanks for reading, I hope there's a solution to this :)
-RedPnda

Obs Studio 20.1.0. Windows 10 64bit. Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920.

 

[redpnda]

When I was done typing this, my intermission scene disappeared... I've used so many hours on it.. Gone.

 

[Harold]

Two different camera sources USING THE SAME CAMERA is a no no.

If you need to apply different filters in different scenes, make a dedicated scene for each different set of filters you want to apply to the camera, add the camera to that scene unfiltered using the add existing source option. Make sure the base video capture device source has no filters. If the camera is the only source in the scene, fit it to screen (ctrl+f)

Apply your desired filters to the whole scene, and add that scene as a source where you want filtered webcam.