Record Gameplay and Webcam to SEPARATE video files in OBS Studio 

Thanks. I was doing this by running both OBS and Windows Camera. But using two OBS instances is way better. Another top tip for syncing them... if using Davinci Resolve for editing, then have both OBS instances record your audio - and then use Davinci Resolve's multi-cam feature to sync both videos together. One of the multi-cam sync options is to automatically sync by audio waveform. It makes it super-simple. Means you don't need to do the whole clap and notepad thing.

soooo much easier than the method other people have been suggesting. You're a legend for this

It genuinely pains me how straightforward this is, and yet I didn't think of doing it. Thank you for this, it's tenfold better than the ultra widescreen method.

you both made the process simpler and I had to watch the video through since you have an amazing voice! Very calming! Thanks

Very Kool. Thank you Especially if you adjusted shortcuts in both instances so that recording starts simultaneously by pressing the shortcut. Also.do not forget to make the output of the instances into 2 different folders (to avoid any glitches)

What a simple and elegant solution. Thank you! ❤

This is by far the best and easiest way to record your facecam and computer screen separately and at the same time! Thank you!!!

This man painted his whole corner green. Dedication. Also I hate when I am having an issue with something and I find a video explaining such a simple way to fix it, like why didn't I think of that?! Thank you for this!

An easy tip to sync your audio when you open the two separate OBS the first one that has your full camera on mute the desktop audio And just leave the mic audio. And for the second OBS which is capturing your game Mute your mic so it's just capturing the game audio. That way you have two separate audio for your game and webcam which you can sync in editing much easier. IMPORTANT NOTE ---> When you close OBS it would go back to default so make sure to mute them again when you record

Thank you for this video, we were struggling to understand how to record the screen and video to two different files and your video really helped.

Honestly this is the best solution. I tried some other methods but this one is much simpler and gives free control to editing

Thank you. even though I use OBS for years, this never came to my mind. running two instances of OBS.

Best way I found to sync both obs at the same time is to set a recording shortcut. In both obs instances at the same key. If you just hit the key you start recording in both of them.

Simple, but exactly what I needed. Thank you!

Thank you but you can go to hotkeys in settings and but any key in start recording and anthor key to stop recording in same time so you don’t need to sync it every time

you're a W man, so straightforward. thankyou bro, entertaining and informative tutorial. love the part when you mentioned how to sync both recordings. lmao, you just earned a sub

What would be the best way of syncing the videos. Should the mic audio only be on the webcam recording and game audio on desktop. or should you record the mic on both and sync the waves?

You're a literal lifesaver dude!! Thx for this tutorial!

NEW SUB! I had problems using filmora because it wouldn't let me use my facecam during my gameplay recordings, this really helped me out dude. Thanks!

Oh my god, life saver, thank you so much dude! The other tutorials just confused me haha

I did not think of this but I like this much more than the resizing method, thank you for the help!

Alot more easier then other methods. Thank you

a better syncing method, if you're capturing your mouse, is to say "up down up down" while flicking your mouse up and down. that's what I do and it works perfectly. if your not recording your mic in OBS with the webcam, you can clap first to sync your voice THEN do the up down thing. anyway, thank you so much! my camera's SD slot broke (like a piece broke off of it and now i can't insert any SD cards...) so i have to start recording straight to my PC and didn't want facecam and gamplay stitched permanently because of how I like to edit.... this is so useful lol.

This is by far the best solution to this problem. Thank you!

Thank god I found a video I was actually looking for! Thx so much for explaining it correctly!! (Unlike others 😒)

thx man its been a year and this video still helped me a lot, thank you i'm a starting youtuber and this is gonna change the game. Like well deserved

Just found this and thank you so much! First video i found and its a gem! So much easier than i thought it was going to be

Thank you so much for this! If I may ask, why do you have multiple cameras setup? I always considered a second one, but felt it was unnecessary.

after all the times ive opened obs and got the message that obs is lauching want to launch another obs it never dawn to do just that and record my video capture, ive always hated using my webcam in the obs and not being able to position it later in editing software Thanks Mike!

This is so simple that I keep staring at the screen, calling myself "Dumb!".... hahaha THANKS!

Quick and easy. Thanks for the chill video!

OMFG This feels so obvious I don’t know how I didn’t think of this lol! Awesome Vid!

what a cool idea! i'd recommend to let the second obs be a portable one, so that config changes don't matter the original one! :)

this was super helpful! i do find that my pc runs a bit slower when i try to use this method so i was thinking of upgrading it. what component needs to be upgraded for something like this?? i was thinking ram since more programs are being used at once. plz help me mikethetech!!1!1 here's my specs... - motherboard: msi b450 tomahawk max - cpu: amd ryzen 7 3700x - cooler: corsair h100i elite cappelix - ram: corsair vengence pro 16gb - ssd: 970 evo 500gb - gpu: amd 6700xt - psu: evga 750 bq

That's soooo cool! Thanks!! I have a question: If I have hotkeys for recording do they do the "simultaneous" trick?

I have been searching for hours and this video solved all my issues! Thank you so much!!!

Thanks for doing this. I heavily appreciate this.

simple and straightforward. deserves my like!

dude, this video just made my whole day. thank you so much for this.

Make sure they are going to seperate folders which you have to change every time you open both OBS’ it’s very important to note. I just recorded a 2 hour video and one of them didn’t save since they both went to the same folder

I'm looking for a way to separate my camera from gameplay when I'm streaming. That would be a killer video if you figure it out! I know so many people trying to do that rn.

Thanks, an easy way with simple explanation

So simple, I love it. Thanks!

Killer Man. Super Helpful. Another option for syncing could be to run another audio on the screen grab like the computer mic and make a loud sound that the waveform can easily be seen.

I guess for me doing reaction videos I would want my audio output device (headphones) to be on the screen capture recording and my mic to be on the camera recording? Thanks 👍

A decent tip for syncing the video could be to use the microphone on both of them and sync the audios together.

Just a question, I am using a professional microphone. Do I put the audio output or input in the webcam file or gaming file?

Alternatively for the "sync" just use a shortcut so start recording. It will start to record both at the same time.

This was really helpful! Thank you for the tips and tricks really appreciate it 😊

God, I love easy and simple solutions. I should have thought of this, exellent work! Needed this for my RU-vid videos! Thank you!

First I have to say your voice is very ! good for the radio. Your voice is really good

You earned my like and suscription Mike, but now I feel so dumb 😂

omfg that's so brilliant and simple! Thank you so much! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Fantastic thank you so much! So much easier than the widescreen method. I’ll give you a shoutout in my next video for the tip if that’s ok 👍🏻

i was doing this with streamlabs and obs, but i didnt realize you could do this with obs and obs! thanks bro, now i can use obs' superior settings and customization🔥 another thing you could do to sync up the recordings much easier is to have a hotkey for 'stop recording', that way both recordings end at the same time and you can sync them up by lining up the end of both videos!

Thanks! You're awesome. That was a good tip on how to keep them in sync for post.

Thank you so much for this tutorial it really helped! I can now use this in my future videos :) Have an awesome day and thank you so much! 😃

You are the real Geinus Simple easy and fast way!

This helped so much! But I was curious what video editing software you would recommend

Dang, was hoping there was another way of doing this as I stream to Twitch, so having two different recordings isn't possible. I like to take my VODs and edit them for RU-vid later but would love to be able to have separate recordings.

finaly some good tutorials thanks 👍 for syncing you can add hotkeys for both obs to start recording at same time

This was exactly I was looking for. Thanks a lot

Easy, and fast, i love you!

this is simply genius. Thanks for sharing!

This man is a genius...

Thanks for not making this 17 minutes for no reason

man I really have no word to say ... u just blow my mind ... thaaaaaaaanks so much ... this problem was my nightmare cuz I cant edit on this PC with a wide screen and now I got this solution .. sorry for my English but thanks aloooooooots

Thanks for the hot tip!

BRO IS A FOR REAL REDDITOR!!!

This is so helpful! Thank you!

its a good work around but it will make your PC chug hard if your running in full rez

respect dude dont know how i didnt think of that

Thanks! I've been looking to do this for ages...

Can you stream while recording separately

Does this put a lot of strain on you pc when you gaming too?

Pretty sure you can use a hotkey to start recording both instances of OBS at the same time.

So helpful to a newbie, thank you!!

That's incredibly helpful! Thank you very much :)

Both of my files are unusable... it says both are equal in length, but when i want to view them, they dont start to play and are just corrupted... what am I doing wrong?

Thanks mate. Would it work 4k gameplay and 4k webcam?

sync tip maybe :) record the microhone on both and in edit remove one after sync :)

Thanks so much man this helped out a lot!

Much less frustrating. Thank you so much!

very simple and helpful , thank you

Hi Mike..ok so im about to pull my hair out and go mad. with OBS is it possible to record 2 webcams and record simultaneously(with 2 diff output files)..i cant get a straight answer anywhere. TIA

this was very helpful, thank you.

Very helpful video. Liked and subbed.

Can I use a button or whatever to start/stop my recording instead of clapping?

Thank you for the help!

Jk jk, the software will overwrite one of the recordings, so a hotkey does not work. (not correct) -> An easier solution to making sure the audio syncs without needing to clap would be to just set a hotkey. It'll trigger in both instances of OBS. Thank you for the tutorial!

Perfect video! Thanks, man.

1:49 does Alt+mouse slide = cropping the edges work in this of does it have to be full picture? I'll try this out tomorrow! Thank you so much!!

Thank you for this video! Do you by any chance know if this will work as well for streaming? I would like to stream both the gameplay and webcam together, but have them recorded and saved separately, hope that makes sense. Thank you

Sorry to ask, but what is the significance of slapping the table and closing notepad? I know you said youre synching audio, but i don't understand how thats synching it. Im an extreme novice with all of this stuff, sorry

Thank you so much for this tip!

Love your chill vibr bro. Thanks for the help.

Doesn't each OBS instance share the same profile settings, meaning, won't the settings be totally screwed up with two OBS instances launched? Running two OBS Portable seems safer.

I'm wondering if I could open up a 3rd one to stream also while recording 2 other instances. I wanna stream with my webcam and gameplay but also have them separate so I can edit them and upload them to RU-vid.

ohhh ok this makes sense did not know about this, Thank you!!

Can they have different settings? And if you record your camera on one program, does it pick up the sound from your display? So that way one program records my camera and mic audio while the other records gameplay without picking up any other audio sources.