Follow this guide to get OBS (or Streamlabs OBS) set up to stream some sweet video.
If you don't have either yet, download OBS or Streamlabs OBS. We recommend OBS for getting started.
Open the program that you installed.
Adding a Video Source
In the “Sources” section, click on the + icon to add a new source.
Choose “Game Capture” or “Window Capture”, depending on the program you’re trying to show, and select what you want to capture.
If “Game Capture” doesn’t show up or it can’t find the program you want to show, you may need to use “Window Capture” instead.
Right-click the source you just added in the Sources list. You can hover over Transform and select Fit to Screen to quickly get your video looking good.
When you’re happy with the way things look, we can start the Virtual Camera for the program you downloaded.
Virtual Camera for OBS
Click “Start Virtual Camera” (bottom right of the OBS window).
In your fireside streaming device options, choose “OBS Virtual Camera” from the dropdown.
Virtual Camera for Streamlabs OBS
Click the gear ⚙️ icon in the bottom left of your Streamlabs OBS window.
Click on the “Virtual Webcam” 📷 menu option in the window that opens up.
You may need to click “Install Virtual Webcam” if you haven’t before.
Important! After you install the virtual webcam, you will need to restart Chrome so that it can learn about your new virtual device.
Click “Start Virtual Camera”.
In your fireside streaming device options, choose “Streamlabs OBS Virtual Webcam” from the dropdown.
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