Grant Tweddle Wirecast Virtual Camera certainly works. Open Microsoft Teams (on the same PC as OBS Studio or on a different, dedicated PC) and run NDI Virtual Input. Skype version 8.60.0.76 broke virtual cameras for me and other users on Catalina. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/forum/all/no-camera-found-on-mac/e22d0ebe-7bd7-428e-b9f3-c33a9cd7e263. As said, I have asked them an identical question regarding the seemingly existing paradox, let's see what their answer is. The same situation exists in my Skype account also. I'm not familiar with the particular APIs you use to build a virtual webcam, but it looks like it involves CoreMediaIO plugins:. The virtual camera is not showing up in the tool selection". It's a basis of culture, with this particular company I don't see it happening anytime soon. CraigS a solution yes, I have noted this to Webex as well. Andor and Deborah Demarteau Do post especially if you see changes in the desktop client. I have not confirmed Webex Events and Webex training yet either. The virtual camera is not showing up in the tool selection at the top of OBS but is showing on the bottom right hand side above Start Streaming. What version of Slack? If they only load properly signed drivers and your code is signed, it must be working. I've tried some of the suggestions above but it did not fully resolve the issue, and caused strange issues in MacOS. The camera has reappeared as an option, but freezes within a few seconds of use. OBS supports plugins, and for this to work correctly, you'll need to install a couple. CraigS well we consider Zoom malware so not much of a competition in that respect (including webserver on installation as well as installing without permission to name just a few issues with Zoom). I had heard a "rumor" that it might be returning. Virtual camera. The virtual camera can be used to use VSeeFace for teleconferences, Discord calls and similar. Repeated requests for authentication?! It doesn't show in the preference panel in the Desktop client yet though. Hence the need for the NDI workaround. The virtual camera still does not appear. Virtual camera works in other apps (eg: jitsi meet in Edge browser) To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior: install latest OBS; install latest virtual camera release; start OBS; start virtual camera; quit and restart Teams; try to select virtual camera in Teams > settings > Devices; Behavior Virtual Camera is not appearing as a … Go to your Scenes and select the first scene. Version numbers are critical. Hello, I am running the latest OBS 26.1.2 on a Mac with Catalina 10.15.6 and am trying to use OBS for video conferencing like Zoom, FaceTime, Google Meet, etc. If the problem persists, OBS might think that you are using your webcam in different software, even when you are not. Microsoft is always a little box of surprises. Perhaps the larger Windows business market is a factor but that's speculative. Yeah it's crazy that the Zoom upgrade broke virtual cameras SYSTEM WIDE. As a workaround we probably will use a Black Magic Design mini studio recorder, Wirecast on HDMI out and take the Thunderbold 2 input back into Webex. Desktop (please complete the following information): Support for other operating systems will be added in future versions when they're ready [Jim] Find the Devices tab and under it, you will find the Camera Select OBS-Camera from the Camera option. Our Mac’s don’t run Big Sur as they’re too old. What is the virtual camera not working problem. It’s possible that the camera is closed with a shutter, which is a feature that is available for a select number of PCs to stop prying eyes from spying on you. For comparison sake also paste the log from when you open QuickTime and open the virtual camera. I just installed Wirecast on a 2019 Mac Pro and Zoom works, but not Skype when using the virtual camera. 2. I want to be able to output an OBS scene to snapcamera, apply a green screen filter, and then re-input it into OBS so I can superimpose copies of myself in a scene both with and without the applied filter. This allows OBS to register a "webcam device" so that it can be used with your videoconferencing software. There is a quick solution which I found on accident. pep torres Good to hear it works. Happy to discuss security with you but let's not use this forum for it ;). Now, open Microsoft Teams and directly go to the Settings. Not a Zoom security change???? CraigS Thanks Craig, can confirm Zoom works now after upgrading to the latest version on MacOS, 5.2.0. This is an issue that I have the misfortune of dealing with as well. Andor and Deborah Demarteau  All are Mac apps are signed and the driver works in Zoom for example and both Zoom and our app security is very heavily vetted and Apple approved. Extremely frustrating as I waiting a long time to update to avoid these issues. To use the virtual camera, you have to enable it in the General settings. Will Johnson Let's hope Microsoft understands the importance. The Skype team is reportedly working on a fix for virtual webcams. The virtual camera is not showing up in the tool selection at the top of OBS but is showing on the bottom right hand side above Start Streaming. Catalina breaks functionality with wirecast virtual Cam. Briefly: Zoom, Skype, Hangouts, etc. This button is below the “Start Recording” … The only part of the desktop client (both their new all-in-one client as well a as the Webex Meetings app) where it doesn't show up is the actual preference pain, that's the section where you set e.g. Thanks for your comment and question. Installing the NDI plug-in for OBS is very simple but sometimes it doesn't work. Choose Studio Mode from OBS. Devs are tied up with Apple Silicon too which probably doesn’t help. CraigS interesting, wonder why they simply don't state it as clearly and in that respect then mislead about code sining as in the help article in my previous post. Zoom for Mac 4.6.9, which addresses scary security flaws, removes the disable-library-validation entitlement.. With the same release, Snap Camera, a virtual webcam app, stopped working. I'm not blaming Telestream nor Cisco, I'm only trying to find out what the issue is so it can be fixed. Connecting Video Between OBS and Zoom. Seems this issue still isn't resolved with Wirecast 14.0.4, Skype Skype version 8.67.0.91 as well as Webex Version 40.12.4.7. on macOS Catalina 10.15.7. So I uninstalled my current version then installed this on. separate user account, private browser tab and you still have to scrape stuff of your system after the call is done, that's enough evidence. And also, if you copy 32bit avutil-56.dll and swscale-5.dll from Virtual Cam distributive to OBS bin/32bit, then the Tools -> VirtualCam menu disappears. I wish both Zoom and WebEx had NDI. Makes it easier to test without having to fight around with our licenses. How to Fix Webcam not Showing in OBS | Webcam Does Not Show Inside OBS | Webcam Won't Work in OBS. I am having a similar issue - the virtual camera does not come up in other applications. I know there are businesses that don't feel comfortable with Zoom for reasons like this. When I select the camera output on Google Chrome I can select the OBS Virtual Cam as the source but it just shows my webcam and not the virtual cam. Haven't tried the signing removal trick as I would rather not break the security of my system. Zoom 4.6.9 and 4.6.10 broke Virtual Camera input. This will allow us to share our computer screen and webcam in a new light in our Teams Meetings. If nothing comes up, then maybe paste the log when you open Chrome and try to access the virtual camera. Initial Observation. I've heard "unofficially" that both Cisco and Microsoft may do the same in the future. I also checked the links provided to the Apple documentation, if your code is approved by Apple and properly signed (which I have no doubt it is) then why isn't it working? I don't know why others work, neither in all honesty is that any of my concern as I don't use the product for various reasons. How do I adjust the field of view if the webcam is showing too much on the sides? The latest problem with Zoom is the one regarding its functionality with a virtual camera. Not sure if this is permanent, haven't tested if it truly works. Perhaps they have a roadmap to clean things up further.". all accept inputs from USB cameras. Since in most cases, the game is being played in dedicated graphics (such as NVIDIA), it would only make sense to add OBS to NVIDIA as well. I'll confirm Webex Events and Training over the weekend as well. That, whatever you think of it, Apple usually announces changes e.g. Looks like the Teams client can't find the OBS Virtual Cam - Have you got the OBS Virtual Cam installed? Check Your Camera. https://help.webex.com/en-us/WBX9000032849/Virtual-Camera-Driver-Stopped-Working-After-a-Site-Upgrade. How to fix webcam not showing in OBS Studio. I have a feature request open with them to get it re-instated. To do this, simply click the Virtual Camera Output button. Now that we have OBS and the Virtual Camera plugin installed, we need to activate the camera within OBS and set it as the primary device in Microsoft Teams. This feature was working until 20 minutes ago. So the problem is that OBS Studio + OBS VirtualCam make Virtual Camera for Skype, but don't make it to Zoom (Zoom shows gray screen). It also works in Quicktime, and Final Cut. Andor and Deborah Demarteau One hopes Microsoft resolves this on Mac at some point. Works fine in Zoom. This issue occurs when you use your webcam in more than one Scene in OBS. Catalina breaks functionality with wirecast virtual Cam. Then you should take a look at this. You will find NDI Virtual Input running in the Systray. I wish WebEx had NDI. I found a workaround here which is to run this command in the terminal: I hope that helps other folks running into this on Skype. This includes Windows 10 (1903 -18362.657) and MacOS (10.15.6). Mac OS Catalina 10.15.5 - Just prior to today's update on my machine to the above version 1.3.00.18164, Teams was able to utilize my OBS and Wirecast virtual cameras which I use all the time. It can also be used in situations where using a game capture is not possible or very slow, due to specific laptop hardware setups. It looks like they need to fix it. It doesn't show in the preference panel in the Desktop client yet though. Any permissions that should be verified? This can be downloaded here.The process to use the software is basically the same as the Windows method listed above. That is the part where your actual meeting session runs and is partially loaded from the webex server. There has been a recent Teams update on Windows machines. I might be missing it but has anyone found out if the virtual cam works in macOS Big Sur with Skype? You can now use the virtual camera output inside of OBS to send your OBS video output into Zoom. I tried the same for Skype for Business and Teams, upgrading to the 'bleeding edge' versions on MacOS. around code signing, well in advance. I would expect Teams to follow suit shortly after, but we never know. You must log in or register to reply here. Current version of Teams and Zoom detect Wirecast virtual camera so this is a Skype Mac specific issue. Since these companies claim to have security in mind to appeal to potential business and gov't users it's important to contact them directly over this. Big Sur is tripping up a lot of apps. It works in Zoom (v5.1.2) but not Skype. This appears to be an OS compatibility problem with Zoom. ;), https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/entitlements/com_apple_security_cs_disable-library-validation. Make sure that the camera is in no way damaged or disconnected from your PC. Perhaps they have a roadmap to clean things up further. It was working in Skype before the MacOS (v10.15.4) was updated. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. It also affects Zoom and Skype for Business. Setting up OBS Virtual Camera for Microsoft Teams Meetings. Close down all other apps, and try restarting OBS. Hopefully they'll fix so people don't have to do all these workarounds. Wirecast 13.1.3, macOS 10.15.6, Zoom 5.2.0. Skype 8.60 broke virtual camera on Mac (not specific to Catalina and may not specific to Wirecast). CraigS whilst this is going off-topic ;) let's say security and privacy is our daily bread and butter and we have done a reasonable amount of research in several of these services to see if they were suitable enough for one of our clients. Update: I now recommend using https://github.com/johnboiles/obs-mac-virtualcam, which was released after I made this video. One can speculate about the response time from these developers. Make sure they hear your concerns since they may consider Zoom a competitor and works there. Virtual Camera feature does not work on macOS Big Sur. Here is how to fix the problem: Launch OBS on your computer. Will Johnson Skype needs to fix this on Mac. A rollback to a previous Zoom upgrade fixes Zoom but doesn't fix anything else. That's good to know. Jet Villegas Let's hope Skype fixes this officially since there's a nominal security risk. Felipe Ambrosio it's pretty interesting that if Apple changes something, all those large software vendors start scrambling on fixing it after we start complaining, at least that's how it feels. Seems Webex has a multi personality syndrome issue. Windows: Added Virtual Camera, allowing you to use the OBS output as a camera in other apps on your computer. Catalina changes something... jim. I removed the old plugin file, installed the package as instructed, restarted my Mac, started OBS and started the Virtual Camera through the Tools menu, restarted Zoom and Chime. This means that generally there is no way to alter the actual field-of-view that is captured by the webcam. This reply provided a comparison between the desktop release and Skype for Windows 10 (14.x and below), which was only available for release at the time of posting. Microsoft Teams has NDI (which makes sense because Microsoft Skype does). I'm also going to test if this is MacOS specific and report to another contact within Webex if it works on Windows as opposed to MacOS. Interesting note: the virtual microphone does show up, the virtual camera does not. Link to Previous Telestream Community Forum. I've used it with Zoom, Google Meet, BlueJeans, and Jitsi without any problems. the meting joining defaults. However, I doubt they will do so. In that respect: does the virtual camera support work in the trial version. Just current with Zoom updates. And if your using it, as we had to do once, in a browser, separate user account, private browser tab and you still have to scrape stuff of your system after the call is done, that's enough evidence. keiken The OS may be part of the issue as I was able to get 4.6.9 to work on some system even though others could not. Click on it and choose OBS-Camera. Fixed coreaudio encoder not being available with newer itunes versions [pkv] 26.0 New Features and Additions. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. MacOS macOS 10.15.4 (19E266) Wirecast Version 13.1.1 (42.0163a558). Research. CraigS quote from the Cisco page: "As a result, many virtual camera software applications stopped working because the webcam drivers they use are not signed by Apple, and thus cannot be loaded by the Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App." I've been posting on the Skype forum about this issue if anyone is interested in seeing it. The virtual camera option stopped working for all of our instances of Wirecast a few weeks ago now. To enable your Virtual camera, select the Buffered Frames to zero and press Start. Not ideal but workable. Anybody have this issue? CraigS who knows, more concerned with Cisco Webex in daily work to be honest. Yet in the "solution" they state, confirmed by support, they just removed support for it, making the cause a load of BS. 5. However, OBS Virtual Camera does not show up using FaceTime or Google Meet. Do note that it works in the meetings part of the desktop client. They had to kill it for a while until they worked out a secure solution but they did. If you want it back in Webex as well, I suggest you bug them about it and let them open another feature request or at your voice to the one already open. Wirecast 13.1.1, Skype 8.54, Catalina 10.15.4  Virtual Camera working for me. Anyway let's leave it at that shell we? I would have to agree that this is a Skype issue. Picture-in-Picture using ManyCam and Zoom for class this week. CraigS and to be fair, I'll be asking a similar question at Cisco Webex as well. It has a link to the version that worked. CraigS it's getting even more interesting. In the cause they claim it's due to removing entitlements and claim that if drivers are not properly signed it's the cause of the stuff not working. You will have two screens. To sum up, if OBS is running on adapter A, and an image is being drawn on adapter B, you will get a black screen when trying to capture it. I'm running the newest version of OBS on Mac Big Sur 11.1. The field of view is generated by the shape and curvature of the lens. Update June 2020: There’s now a MacOS version of OBS VirtualCam. Virtual cameras are software that modifies the output of your physical camera or webcam to produce images with slight changes like a … Btw, they claimed security which turned out to be a blatant lie. It works with Zoom 5.0.4 for example. Camera Out to Zoom Version: 4.6.10 (20041.0408) works on my Mac running High Sierra 10.13.6 but not my Mac running Catalina 10.15.4 (same Zoom ver on both). Cisco claims it's Wirecast's fault as Telestream apparently didn't properly sign it's virtual camera drivers. There was a time Zoom did the same but they eventually were able to ensure valid Virtual Cameras would work. Since OBS virtual camera software is designed for the desktop and not Windows 10 UWP Apps, desktop versions of Skype should at least see the virtual device. But this afternoon Wirecast Virtual Camera is showing up as video device again in within Webex Meetings during a session on MacOS Catalina (latest version). "running the newest version of OBS on Mac Big Sur 11.1. Meanwhile one of their biggest competitors, Zoom got this working months ago. Cannot see the virtual camera in Slack or Zoom. To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior: Go to 'Tools' Click on 'Start Virtual Camera' Try to load virtual camera in other software; Virtual Camera will not appear; Expected behavior OBS Virtual Cam shows up as an option. I have not confirmed Webex Events and Webex training yet either. The issue is Skype. Felipe Ambrosio Thanks. Wirecast (v13.1.3) virtual camera stopped working in Skype (v8.62.0.85) after MacOS (v10.15.6 ) upgrade. In that respect: does the virtual camera support work in the trial version? Yes OBS Virtual webcam is limited. No idea how to interpret this differently. MacOS: Using OBS as a Virtual Webcam Update January 2021: VirtualCam is now natively included in OBS 26.1, so you no longer need to download the plugin listed below. Wirecast Virtual Camera is working fine on Catalina. I tried it with 64 bit version, 32 bit, and both installed. Grant Tweddle Not working in Microsoft products on Mac. It is an add on to OBS - If not, download and install it and check it is available in OBS (the link is in the article) - If so, log out from Teams, quit Teams, restart and log in and see if it picks it up Let me know how you get on It clearly is not so both parties can't be right now can they? Tired of having issues with your webcam in OBS Studio? These include Zoom and AWS Chime. Andor and Deborah Demarteau Cisco has decided to block the use of Virtual Cameras as sources. I am also looking to use OBS Virtual-cam as a virtual webcam with Snap Camera. Not specific to Wirecast as other software using virtual cameras don't work either. Creating a Virtual Webcam Device for OS X On the PC and Mac you can use apps like Open Broadcaster Software (OBS has a virtual camera function on PC only) or ManyCam to take your webcam input as well as your iPhone camera, internet-connected camera or media files to easily mix … Your case might be different so change the steps accordingly. You may be misinterpreting their statement. This feature was working until 20 minutes ago. Right click on it -> you will see the list of PCs and devices that are streaming an NDI source. It Works in both Skype and Teams on Windows as well. JavaScript is disabled. For Mac users, the first plugin to install is OBS Virtual Camera for macOS. CraigS speculative yet probably pretty close to the truth, CraigS "Since these companies claim to have security in mind to appeal to potential business and gov't users it's important to contact them directly over this. But nothing showing up in the other apps. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you! The last working version was Skype 8.59. Problem developed after a power down reboot. But this afternoon Wirecast Virtual Camera is showing up as video device again in within Webex Meetings during a session on MacOS Catalina (latest version). Maybe search obs-mac-virtualcam in Console.app. Slack version 4.4.2 0c75d1b-s@1586475920 (App Store) Currently running Zoom Version: 4.6.8 (19178.0323), https://help.manycam.com/knowledge-base/zoom/. When I select the camera output on Google Chrome I can select the OBS Virtual Cam as the source but it just shows my webcam and not the virtual cam. Another often overlooked aspect is of the camera (webcam) on our machine itself. The virtual camera feature works in Zoom. Camera is not showing up as an available input in Teams.