I know, UTFG, but which link in the description is the Virtual Cam plugin? :) You mention it at 6:03, but either you did not include, or I can't find it.
I currently record YT videos with a 32:9 resolution, so the facecam is full res in 1080p next to 1080p gameplay. Then I split them in editing... i find it easiest sync method for audio/video. Your method will make the editing less strenuous on my PC. Also the streamdeck should be able to launch both OBS instances, and then a shortcut key to start recording in both OBS... Thanks @nutty
You can have 2 instances of OBS on the same installation. You might not need a separate portable version. And for the start/stop recording, you can just set up the same keyboard shortcut for both instances and both obs will start/stop recording at the same time.
On the "Portal" OBS system.. For 1080p Gameplay of both Camera AND Game.. Set Your Canvas AND Resolution to 3840x1080 it will allow you to record both Sources at 1080p.. Which you can than chop up and edit in your preferred Editing Software!🙏🏼
If you set the resolution of the recording OBS to be double wide (if it's 1080p set it to 3840x1080) you can put your gameplay and camera side by side.
You could use a third instance of OBS in portable. Or depending on your setup, if you're capturing game play with an elgato capture card (only really relevant for two computer setups or console gaming), you can record it in 4k capture utility while also bringing into OBS.
So, how about the following? OBS1: Records gameplay in 4K, running replay buffer OBS2: Receives virtualcam from OBS1, and streams in 1080p or 936p, whatewa FunFact: While I was able to run the same OBS in two instances, it might be not a good idea because of the same keyboard shortcut, twitch may not like it, etc
Hi Nutty, My question is, can i use my SLOBS for recording (pure gameplay walktrough, no cam, no overlay, no nothing) and my OBS for streaming for example? Will both program use the same desktop audio? Thank you!
I don't actively stream or make youtube things but I think this will help me sometime in the future making gameplay videos with voiceover with the same footage from my livestream :) to save time.. because I actually have a crappy IRL job too
Hey nutty! Instead of using the virtual cam plugin, I think we can also use the obs-ndi plugin to send a scene from one OBS instance to another. But regarding the performance difference between virtual cam and obs-ndi, that's not I'm not too sure of...
I honestly just love your content! You make learning how to do all of these nuance things so much more fun then it actually is. I appreciate that, and hopefully someday ill make content using things I learned from you that you enjoy someday! Thank you for making this journey so much more pleasant!
I thought of this too, but I imagine the issue might be that you would need to still recreate the scenes you want every time you do this. So if I want to stream to Tik Tok/record my "recording OBS" in a 1080x1920 format, I'd need to recreate the scenes required every time-- a bit of a hassle tbh
Hey nutty when I press start on the virtual cam it’s cutting the audio on my pc and I think it’s because I’m Using my go xlr stream mix for both is there any fix to stop the audio cutting out?
I imagine to record gameplay as well you just open another instance of OBS (so number 3), setup NOOBS CMDR again and configure a multi function button on the stream deck?
I still dont think this is a good solution to capture gameplay for me atm. The virtual cam doesnt support game capture sources and the display and window captures arent at a solid 60fps. Anyone have better solutions for purely gameplay capture while streaming and recording?
Hmmmm so what im lost at, is If I want to open Video editing software and bring in The Gameplay ONLY and the Cam ONLY, I wont be able to Stream with my webcam over the gameplay, because that will still effect the gameplay recording right? So you'd have to stream the gameplay only and the webcam only and put them together in that case? Or is there a way to stream the standard, Webcam over gameplay?
Hello, this was very insightful, just a few questions though, you have to always start the virtual camera filter on first obs instance before being able to use the second, right? (I mean after restarting the PC) can you use the noobs command to change layouts on both instances at the same time? would this sync part (of changing layouts on both obs) be easier to do with some global keyboard shortcuts, or an elgato streamdeck?
This might be a dumb question but.. what if I used this to stream the exact same stream on two youtube channels creating an automatic vod channel that seperates from a main channel? Then again, bandwidth and shit, but i just delete the stream on my main each time and its auto uploaded with the same quality on another channel? Genuinely it sounds stupid and unnecessary but would it work lmao
Yep, you can set up a record + record setup or a stream + stream setup. They're two completely separate instances of OBS so you can do whatever you want!
Hope this is not a dumb question but how can i do this with a 2 pc setup ? The way i have mines set up is that i have OBS installed only on my streaming pc , i send my gameplay from my gaming pc to the streaming pc using a internal Elgato capture card inside of the streaming pc , i have my webcam installed directly to the streaming pc using Camlink , would appreciate if someone could help with this.
hi @nutty ! can I ask how to sequentially make sources visibile. i.e. once one source becomes visible, another source automatically becomes visible after a delay while still retaining the visibility of the first source?
Also, the Plug-In is making my keyboard and mouse act up while I'm using it, and other comments on this plug-in has been talking about other issues that this plug-in brings along. Not too sure about the reliability of this set-up if it hinges on the plug-in recommended.
my "recording obs" doesnt recognize any device named "obs-camera", how to actually make it read the obs-camera? Already tried on Discord video and the plugin doing fine. If anyone can help?
This is kinda what i wanted but kinda not what i wanted🤣. Mainly because if streamlabs obs can have this feature already and tehyre normally behind normal obs i feel like normal obs should have an easier method but meh. Until then thanks nutty!
Selective Recording is actually not as flexible as this method. You can't record two separate scenes, you just get to choose which sources are ignored in your output.
argh, i've been researching this for days,weeks, months i dont know. nothing works the virtual cam installation now made my obs start up with a virtual output error, so nothing works , been researching about this for quite long nothing really worked. it's wierd. i've tried the 2 instance method but one of the method just does not capture the game. while the other does.
double question. i still use obs 27 bc that is the only thing that still has everything I want on it. Can I not use source record for this? or would that just be weird. I too, am poor, so until I win the lotto or have some suga daddy/momma give me some money, I only have the one junk pc.
quick q.....I run everything off one pc system and yes...I'm one of those jerks who mainly streams call of duty. I have an ok pc, 3060 etc, but run a ton at once. would this completely kill my stream?
all i do is run OBS, then right click and hit open. It will tell me there is another instance of it running unless i ment to do this. then there is a launch anyway button and i click that and it launches another OBS studio
