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Using desktop as fake webcam on linux

I want to make a live stream of (a window on) my linux desktop using a free streaming site, using the captured video as a fake webcam. There are many tools for this on windows. ffmpeg allows me to capture input on a specific window, but I can't find…
bkconrad
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Webcam emulator for mac os

There's a program for windows called Fake Webcam that allows you to show a movie as though it is data your webcam is recording. Is there something similar for Mac OS X?
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Is there virtual webcam software that accepts a HTTP stream as a video source?

I need to stream video from DVBViewer's Netstreamer plugin, and capturing its onscreen video output is too laggy. Is there any virtual webcam software that accepts HTTP Live Streams as a video source?
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Stream linux destop as fake webcam to virtuabox windows guest

I would like to capture (a part of) my linux desktop (ubuntu 20.04), stream it as a webcam to a windows 10 guest VM running in Virtualbox. I found Using desktop as fake webcam on linux which got me pretty far. So I installed v4l2loopback (apt…
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Some virtual webcams do not show up in the Zoom app on macOS

Since version 4.6.x the macOS Zoom app has problems with virtual webcams such as SnapCam, CamTwist or VirtualCam. The latest update 5.0.4 should fix the problem (https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201361963). The update indeed fixes the…
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Virtual Web Cam

Are there any free virtual webcam softwares which will display my screen instead. I do have my own webcam but am looking for an alternative through which any software can access this virtual webcam which will display my screen instead of me.
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Capture and Record Desktop Screen with/as Webcam Video

Webcam lets others view either still pictures or motion video of a user or other object in front of it. I want to configure Webcam in a way that it start capturing desktop screen instead of what is in front of it. I want to manipulate desktop…
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Streaming video to two sites makes my processor 100%

I have Compaq Presario CQ56-172SR Laptop and Camera Trust Trino HD 18679(720p) When i stream video to one site (for example twitchtv) will best quality everything is normal. But when i stream to two sites i get my processor to 100% and its start…
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Webex on Citrix doesn't only shows physical webcam, but not NVIDIA Broadcast virtual cam (from host)

Webex in the host system (Windows 10) can use the physical webcam or the virtual NVIDIA Broadcast version of it. The webex in the Citrix guest OS (also Windows 10) only shows the physical webcam. How can I solve this issue?
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virtual webcam from dvcam input on firewire - linux

I'd like to use my dvcam as a webcam on linux (ubuntu 18.04). It works happily under windows showing up as a video source.. but on linux not so easy. It shows up on /dev/fw0 & fw1 as 720x576 yuv420p rawvideo and I can show it happily under vlc using…
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How can I make OBS' virtual cameras available to BlueJeans?

I use OBS-VirtualCam to create virtual cameras. Skype see them but BlueJeans don't (= OBS-VirtualCam's virtual cameras are not listed in BlueJeans). How can I make OBS' virtual cameras available to BlueJeans? I use OBS 23.2.1 64-bit, …
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