The Virtual Camera is a feature of OBS Studio that allows you to share your OBS Studio scene with any applications that can make use of a webcam, such as Zoom, Skype, Discord, etc. This feature is particularly useful for applications that cannot capture the screen directly.
To start the virtual camera, click Start Virtual Camera in the Controls dock. To stop the virtual camera, click the same button again (which will be labelled Stop Virtual Camera). |
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To adjust settings for the virtual camera, click on the ⚙ Gear icon in the Controls dock. |
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From the Virtual Camera settings window, you can adjust the following settings:
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In a future update, you will be able to select a single source for the virtual camera to show. Until then, you can show a single source by creating an extra scene containing the source.
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(Alternatively, you can copy the source and paste a reference to it) |
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The quickest method to fit a source to the scene is to right-click on the source and choose:
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