At least Chrome and Firefox will now pick up a 'Dummy Video Device' webcam that streams the window, or whatever scene I set up in OBS. In OBS, under Tools, select v4l2sink and Start. I just installed the deb file provided by the project. This exports the OBS output to the new virtual webcam device. On Ubuntu 19.10, this was as easy as apt install v4l2loopback-dkms and then modprobe v4l2loopback.ģ. This makes it possible to have a virtual webcam. OBS will be your video processor among other things it's super easy to make it capture the whole screen or individual windows.Ģ. Thanks for giving me a reason to write this up.ġ. Has anyone got any ideas how to achieve this? None of this is what I'd use if I had been handed a couple hundred bucks to put together a VTC setup but it's all stuff I had laying around and looks/sounds so much better than everyone who's just using built-in laptop cam/mic/speakers. For the time being I am sticking with the headphone/mic for simplicity's sake.

I dug out an old USB audio interface I had packed away and tried it with a Shure vocal mic, but that led me down another hole of messing with Voicemeeter to tweak EQ and noise reduction because it's really meant to be held right up to your mouth (for singing, etc) and picks up background noise if I have the levels up high enough to use as a desk/stand mic.

Instead I am using my (wired) cell headphones with their integrated mic instead of the USB headset. I did grab a USB headset from work before work-from-home started, but I found it had a frayed wire and isn't any good. OBS lets me color correct and exposes the manual controls for focus, exposure, etc. My lighting is currently a mix of a clamp-on utility light with parchment paper diffuser (key), a window (fill), and a cheap old desk gooseneck lamp pointed at my sheet (I had used it as cheapo outdoor movie screen and now it acts as a clean background for current VTC needs).Ĭam is the basic 1280x720 Microsoft Lifecam USB webcam I've had for years but is still much better than any laptop cam due to placement flexibility and better optics.

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