#Obs virtual camera for mac

If using a single monitor РІР‚вЂњ Resize the OBS canvas to take up a small portion of your screen.

If using a second monitor РІР‚вЂњ In OBS right click on canvas and select РІР‚ВFullscreen ProjectorРІР‚в„ў and send it to your desired monitor.

Setup OBS, with chroma key if desired ( guide here).

Additionally you will ideally want a second monitor, because if any window or program moves in front of the capture area, it will be displayed on the video stream.

#Obs virtual camera for mac

Unfortunately for Mac users, the quality of the video output from this method is much lower than the Windows method. WeРІР‚в„ўve kept the old CamTwist guide below, but itРІР‚в„ўs no longer the best method to use. The process to use the software is basically the same as the Windows method listed above. Update June 2020: ThereРІР‚в„ўs now a MacOS version of OBS VirtualCam. Update January 2021: VirtualCam is now natively included in OBS 26.1, so you no longer need to download the plugin listed below. Update January 2021: VirtualCam for MacOS is now natively included in OBS 26.1, so you no longer need to download any plugins. The mac section below has been updated with a link to it. Update June 2020: There is now an OBS virtual cam plugin for Mac.

Until then weРІР‚в„ўre left with the following methods. It looks like this feature will soon be natively supported in OBS, as Tobi Lutke (the founder of Shopify) has just recently placed a $10,000 bounty for the feature. If youРІР‚в„ўre using Windows, then congratulations, the installation is quite simple! If youРІР‚в„ўre using MacOS then ideally youРІР‚в„ўll need a second monitor and need to run multiple programs. The installation complexity will vary depending on your operating system. This is great if youРІР‚в„ўre giving company presentations, or just want to mess with your colleagues with a weird green screen background. You might want to use OBS as a webcam source as it gives you a plethora of production options, such as picture in picture, chroma key (green screen) etc.