Revolutionize Your Video Calls: Your iPhone as an Incredible Webcam with OBS.Camera
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- Different apps promise the same thing… the ability to connect your iPhone as a camera to your computer for live streaming. Here I am going to be showing you how you can do this with an app called OBS.Camera and even a way of how you can use this app for webcam work in other applications and not just OBS Studio!
Please note that the pricing of this app has since changed.
Important note: this app supports audio and video transmission which many others don't!
🔗 Relevant Links:
OBS Fix Video Source Delay: • Eliminate Sync Delays:...
⚡️ Product Links:
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OBS.Camera: crsp.li/obscamera
OBS Studio: obs.studio
OBS.Camera USB Connection Setup Guide: obs.camera/docs/getting-start...
OBS.Camera NDI Connection Setup Guide: obs.camera/docs/getting-start...
OBS Plugin for NDI: github.com/Palakis/obs-ndi/re...
NDI Virtual Input and Tools Download: crsp.li/nditools
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
01:57 Transparancy: Review Unit Received
02:29 Previous Video: NDI|HX Camera has Limitations
03:01 OBS.Camera - Loads of Settings and Customizatoin
03:35 Highlights of OBS.Camera
05:05 All Camera Lenses Available
06:30 Zebras, Focus Peaking, and More
07:57 Audio and Video are Transfered
09:14 Drawbacks of OBS.Camera
11:02 Telestream.Camera vs OBS.Camera
12:11 Connecting the USB Wired Solution
20:01 Wireless iPhone Webcam with OBS.Camera
25:11 USB vs NDI Mode - What are the Differences?
26:06 OBS.Camera in Zoom or Teams without OBS
30:07 Conclusion
31:47 Outro
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Man, I really do appreciate this in-depth tutorial. I rarely comment under videos, but you deserve it. Thank you.
Thank you, I appreciate that. 🌸
I started using OBS yesterday, but since the camera was only an old USB camera, I googled to see if there was a way to use my iPhone as a USB camera, and your video was a hit. When I tried it according to the video, I was surprised that my iPhone worked as a USB camera. Also, I was surprised that the image quality was incomparably better than the old USB camera. Thank you very much for your help.
Chris,
First, thank you for not screaming at us at the beginning of the video with an obnoxious WHATSSSAPPPPPPEERRRRRBODYYYYY!?!?! We can't answer you back anyway.
Second, thank you for all of your hard work with this in-depth video. You really saved us all a lot of time and effort in research, and your way of teaching was very easy to follow and comprehend.
Looking forward to more videos!
Thank you, I appreciate that. I also sometimes say the "whats up everybody" (you could reply in the comments) but I see what you mean. I appreciate your comment about my teaching and this video. I always am trying to create helpful or informative content in some way. Looking forward to providing more 👍.
Literally the best description on the internet. Bravo!
Thank you 😍 I appreciate that.
Wow thank u for going in depth !!!!
Thank you Chris, I was having a real hard time and about to give up then discovered this gem!
Thanks, hope all works out for you. These types of apps can be a bit tricky 🙈.
Brilliant review Chris, very helpful 👍
Glad it was helpful. I appreciate that.
Great video! How are phone calls handled while live streaming? Would my stream be interrupted?
This has been extremely helpful! Purchased the app but realized I had no idea what I was doing, so thank you! I also really appreciate the time stamps you added :) Keep up the great work!
Thank you, I appreciate that a lot 🌸.
And happy webcaming/streaming with your iPhone now 👍.
Does it work with windows? Like connecting the iPhone to windows maybe with the charger cable
This was really helpful. Blessings from India.
Glad it was helpful!
thank you for the info !
Glad you found it helpful 🌸.
Are all the settings done on the camera or can you do them on your mac?
This video does not have even close to the amount of views or likes that it deserves. I've only watched the segment on how to set everything up, so I look forward to learning about all of the other features in this fantastic review. Wanted to also chime in that I'm using this app on an Iphone 5c, and this app is drastically superior to what iVCam had to offer. Thank you so much for this! Keep doing what you're doing
Wow, thank you! I appreciate your comment a lot 🌸.
Hope you can get it all working so that you can use it for live streaming and all 👍.
Happy streaming.
Legend THANKS
You have earned a subscriber. Job well done!
Thank you, I appreciate that 🌸.
Can I use this method to send a iPhone video With my Memoji replacing the face, to a Windows PC?
Thank you so much! I'm having a problem though. Even though I downloaded the plugin, the app, and the studio, and I am able to connect my phone to the studio and see my phone camera's image on the studio, it is still not being recognized as a webcam by my Mac computer. When I try to change the camera source on Zoom, for example, it only shows the built-in webcam as an option, not my iPhone. Any idea why?
Really well explained ; many thanks for this tutorial; i have a question : i have some apps on my iPhone which have an audio and video output and i would like to play via OBS and then output via Zoom for my yoga classes ; can the OBS camera allow app playback ? Hopefully you understand my question ? Many thanks. Pankaj
Hi Pankaj, thanks for your comment. In terms of your question, the OBS Camera app will not do that since it is focused on sharing the video camera of your iPhone and not the screen.
Depending if you have a mac or a PC you may find this video helpful: ua-cam.com/video/gvztIe4YvHc/v-deo.html
The NDI solution should work for PC and Mac, the USB connection only with macs as far as I am aware.
Will the IOS camera work with Streamlabs? I cant seem to get the IOS camera to pop up in the sources. The plugin is downloaded on pc and app on the iphone.
what plugins do you use for this
to work
You are great, thank you sir
Thank you, I appreciate that .🌸
Thanks! very nice video. Is there a way to have portrait setting?
I think the OBS.Camera app can do portrait video as well. But even if it could not do that natively, you can always just rotate the video in OBS Studio directly?
Im on windows pc trying to use an iphone xr via wired connection with this software, just using a lighting to usb to the pc doesnt provide enough power to keep the phone charged (tried all other usb ports just to be sure) same goes for my ipad im trying to use both as webcams. Ive used the lightning to audio/charging adapter but that only charges and doesnt send data back to the pc. Maybe someone has an idea or solution for me to be able to charge and send data from the phone if its even possible that would be great thanks!
my NDI isn't working. I tried everything. The support team told me I apparently downloaded an older version of OBS (although i just got it a week ago and it was the only one on their page), so they send me a link to download the older version of the ios USB and that works great. HOWEVER. I literally tried downloading every NDI version that page has to offer and absolutely nothing is working. Don't know if I should just give up by now because it's causing me a headache.
I still can’t get this to work and for some reason the latest version can’t be installed on my laptop however the prior version can be…
It was a wonderful detailed tutorial and has helped me to set up everything nicely from ny iPhone (Audio + Video) to zoom through OBS.
It would be helpful if you can answer following Queries:
1) What max resolution can I get in OBS from my iphone 12 max pro?
2) What max resolution can I get in Zoom from OBS
3) Can I blur my background using OBS? I do not wish to use the blur option of ZOOM as that is too high.
4) Can I blur my virtual background a little bit if I am using a green screen.
Hi Abhinav, I'm happy you found this video helpful.
Now to your questions:
1) Please ask the developers of the application they should have the best answer for you on that. But granted that you want to send it through to Zoom, I don't think there is a good point for going higher than 1920x1080 with 30 or 60fps.
2) Similar, probably will not help much if you go up to 4k - in live streaming and live calls like that. So I'd stick with 1080p.
3) OBS can blur things but it is not specific enough to just blur the background. Maybe there are plugins that can do that but I don't know.
4) If you are using a green screen, then you could do that and add a blur effect (right click the virtual background and go to Filters and there you can add the blur effect).
Good luck.
Many thanks for your quick answers.
One more question, can I record on my iphone disk itself simultaneously along with giving output to zoom through OBC via OBS camera app ?
@@abhinavgrover4703 I don't think so but I have not tested this.
Great video, explained everything very clearly. I was able to add the camera video in OBS, but the audio source does not appear in the Audio Mixer. Running a iphone 6s Plus, which I gather is theoretically too old, but I see someone got the App to work on a 5c. Any ideas?
Are you using the USB or the NDI connection?
@@ChrisSpiegl Sorry, NDI. Trying for second mobile camera in a Church setting. In the video it looked like the audio channel in the mixer appeared as soon as you added the NDI source
@@skipsinclair9086 that is the case for me. I don’t think I did anything special to have that audio channel show up. So I am not sure what may be going on for you there. 😕
Great video, I was debating on getting this or different software for OBS. Do you ever run in to problem when the phone gets too hot and turn off automatically?
Thank you and yes, I have experienced what you are describing. However, I do not think that there is anything you can do about it except reduce the resolution, frame rate, and compression so that the phone has less work to do. And I do not think that there are other applications that get around this (unless they do one of the above things).
@@ChrisSpiegl An other very helpful tips from you! I tried lowering the resolution to 720p, which was all I need, end up not having any heating issue.
@@shenliu4887 awesome. Happy streaming 👍.
Awesome content! This has been very helpful!
Do you know if there is a workaround for the NDI Virtual Input on Macs with the M1 Chip? I currently own one and the OBS Camera app with OBS on the Mac (Using Rosetta) through USB or Wi-fi works! But the NDI Virtual Input does not. Shall we wait until they update the NDI Tools package for native support with the M1 Macs?
Greetings from Mexico!
Yea, sounds like waiting for the NDI update from NewTek and also the OBS plugin might be necessary here. I don't have an M1 Mac yet so I have no clue as to what is currently working and what is not.
But I hope that with Rosetta things are smooth enough to be usable for you.
Thanks for the quick response! Yeah! Things are really really smooth with Rosetta, very few apps need some kind of workaround. Hope NewTek updates for native support with M1!
I really appreciate your content! You deserve more viewers!
@@sebastianherrerahinojosa6419 Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate that 🌸.
And maybe it'd be good to send NewTek an email about that to make your voice heard and make sure they know that these things are wanted.
I'm trying this app and experiencing serious problems since it is very slugghish and I can't figure out why.
I'm using an iPhone 11 pro, 1080p 30fps with usb cable.
I've set the compression to 60.000
Any hints?
plus:
Can you do WB with greycard with this app?
is it possible to set the shutter to 1/60?
Very clear explanation. Is there a RTPS mode available? I need to use an url: link
Maybe send a support request to the team. As far as I know it's only USB or NDI.
@@ChrisSpiegl Thanks 4 the feedback
I'm stuck with the NDI app. This doesn't work on OBS 27.2.4--which I have to use because my LoupeDeck doesn't work on OBS 28
this is next level
Whoop Whoop
When i peres refrech divices noting hapend and i havve done everyrhing but i am on windows
Can this phone app upload two cameras to a live feed? I.E facebook or UA-cam? Or does it have to send to a lab top? Trying to bypass the laptop actually for when I’m on the go! Thanks for helping!
This app only sends the video to a computer into OBS. From there you can combine them and stream to Facebook/UA-cam/Twitch/etc.
it’s not working out for me
how do you do it
Спасибо ты мне очень помог, братишка со своим гайдом)
Hi Chris the app does not allow me to rotate the screen on my iphone > > obs> video capture mode> transform full screen ...the app rotates when i go to settings ...is there a fix for this ?
I am not 100% sure on this, I would probably just fix the rotation in OBS and use it that way.
To 'lock rotation', maybe you could lock the rotation on your phone?
Hi Chris yes thats correct, i had to use 90' degree in transform and then expand it so that it fits my screen, it worked on my phone after thanks. Also i had to zoom in quite a bit on OBS to hide all the text and and icons on your app ....just saying
@@rjmsounds hey, I don’t think you are using the correct integration.
What you are using is the usb based screen share. Not the OBS.camera usb link. Please check if you have the correct plugins installed and the source selected.
is there any alternative for this for android (with manual iso , shutter,...etc)pls pls reply me
I don't know because I don't use Android at all 🙈. But maybe someone else here in the comments can help you out…
@@ChrisSpiegl tqs for reply...i am waiting for comments
Are you able to record in 1080p / 4k if the camera has the ability to?
Yes
How is the quality of the USB output compared to the USB output on EpocCam? I noticed the NDI output was much better quality but wasn't as stable. When I tried using USB with EpocCam, it was really glitchy and lower quality. Is it worth switching from EpocCam to OBS.Camera?
If you are checking out cable bound solutions, I would suggest looking at the HDMI capture card + adapter. That's the most reliable solution which provides you with the ability to charge and capture the screen at the same time (and costs basically the same as getting these apps): ua-cam.com/video/zJcA9XNEeWs/v-deo.html
@@ChrisSpiegl thanks for replying! If my computer has an HDMI input, would I still need the capture card? Or can I plug the HDMI cord directly from the lightning to HDMI adapter into the computer?
@@jeremygut Your computer probably does have an HDMI output (so you can connect it to a monitor) but those are not the same as USB capture cards. So you will most likely need a USB to HDMI capture card (the cheap ones are fine and cost around 20$).
@@ChrisSpiegl Ah that makes sense. Just purchased the capture card and lightning adapter - going to test this method out soon. Thanks for all the help, Chris!
@@jeremygut You're welcome. You'll have a killer setup with this.
SO MUCH INFO CHRIS...BUT I LOVED IT
Thanks, I appreciate that.
Is there a remote control app for the OBS mobile app? It would be great to control the settings via another device.
I am not aware of any remote for OBS Camera. Maybe contact the creators of the app to see if they are up for that.
@@ChrisSpiegl After watching your video, I found a remote control http connection. I will put it up for the test. Thanks for the great video.
@@ChrisSpiegl Just tested it and it works! I'm impressed with that app Chris.
My camera works beautifully for about 5 minutes and then freezes. I have to unplug it and plug it back in and starts up again but freezes 5 minutes later in obs. Have you encou tered this? Ive tried everything. Turning all notifications off. Even going into airplane mode. But it keeps happening.
Is this working on Macbook M1? It crashes the OBS Studio everytime I tried to connect it on my macbook.
I don’t know 🤷♂️ since I don’t have an m1 Mac. Maybe try to talk to the developers of obs.camera? I think they may be able to help you with this question.
@@ChrisSpiegl Okay. Thank you for the respond.
@@RENCYMUSIC I hope you’ll get it up and running.
ah yes forced to use a microsift account and stay signed in
Hello Friends, did one tried this, what was the quality since i am thinking to buy OBS Camera? Does it support 720p or 1080p quality?
It supports 720 as well as 1080p and even goes up to 4k (depending on your iPhone, Network Connection, and more).
If you want to try a free alternative, you can take a look at crsp.li/vdoninja
@@ChrisSpiegl Thank you very much for resposne Chris. I mean i would like to know output resolution if it would be smoth 720p or 1080p at facebook when streamed. Have you any examples streamed footage?
@@beratkasumi OBS.Camera does not stream directly to Facebook or any other platform. This app is only made to stream the video to your computer which is running OBS Studio and then from there you can stream to the different services. For specific output resolutions for your phone please consult the creators of OBS.Camera.
@@ChrisSpiegl I have tested it since they release without buying , but it does not worth.
@@beratkasumi Please contact the creators of the app for support. Maybe they are able to help you.
can i use 2 o 3 iphones at same time in obs?
Should work but don’t know how much it would tax the computer. 🤔
I can't see "ios camera" help
why my "360" virus scanner is saying PC installer obs-ios-camera-source-v2.6.1-Windows-Installer.exe has a virus?
You'd have to ask the OBS.camera people that. I don't know that stuff about windows.
@@ChrisSpiegl Thank you for replying, a great video by the way.
@@CryptoRobinHood Thank you, I hope you'll get a reply by from the devs.
Does it work from iPhone to windows ?
I do not use windows. So I wouldn’t know. Only thing I can think is check the website and see in their support docs (or send an email to the developers).
Can i add 2 iphones?
I NDI supports this, so I would say this should work.
Did you pay for the premium to get rid of the watermark???
As I stated in the video, the app was gifted to me by the developers so I had the premium and did not experience the watermark. But also note, that at the time when I made this video, their pricing was a one time payment and not a subscription.
@@ChrisSpiegl yeah but dude it costs 70 dollars for a one time payment. Thats outrageous. I want to view my puppy at home and could buy a 35 dollar webcam rather than this, which is claimed to be open source. It's absurd. The fact that you don't include that makes people not want to get this.
@@Excellence478 The pricing at the time of making the video was much more reasonable. If I remember correctly, it was something around $16.
This can be confirmed here: appsliced.co/app?n=obs-studio-iphone-video-source
Video published 3rd of Feb 2021.
The app was a one time purchase without any option for subscriptions and much less expensive at the time.
The subscription model was introduced in November 2021.
I am sorry that videos like these can not be updated constantly and as things change it can be tricky.
Save yourselves the time. This app is now murdering wallets with a crazy monthly subscription cost.
The watermark in the non premium Version makes it unusable. So you have to buy it
yeah and at that price I could just buy a 35 dollar webcam, instead of paying 70 dollars. its outrageous
but is it 1280x720?
It's whatever the phone's camera supports.
Jeez, this app for iOS is really expensive!
I agree. They really pumped the price since I made this first video.
It’s very easy you just zoom out.
What is very easy?
But it and it is my working waste of my money really upset anyone can help
Yeah, i looked it up, if it was $10 sure, $20 maybe, $30 uhhh thats kinda $40 expensive $50 no $60 umm no $70 what? $80 no not that much $90 thats the price of a camera $100 please stop 200$ what is wrong with you? $240 $240 $240 the price of two webcams and an used iphone for an app.
This dev is a madman.
That does start to sound ridiculous. Crazy.
OBS Camera for iPhone 70 € 😂😂😂😂
There are webcams that are also good for this price
Please note that when I created this video it was much cheaper. Additionally, you can also get a subscription and you would have to use the app for 3+ years until you reach the Lifetime deal pricing.
@@ChrisSpiegl You made a good video, I do not mean you but those who want to sell their apps and think that everyone will pay those elevated prices for a bit software. There are other apps that are cheaper and work well. Finally you can buy a real webcam and have it for many years without being connecting and disconnecting the cell phone.
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You'll have to explain that one… not sure what you need.
The likes man, just like the german rap crew
@@R3MAX Nice; Thanks for the reminder. Always great to see videos doing well.
70 dollars could just buy me a better quality webcam. Why the hell would I use this with the constant watermark pounding visualization CAMERA FOR OBS Studio CAMERA FOR OBS Studio CAMERA FOR OBS STUDIOOOOOOOOO CAMERA FOR OBS STUDIO. Yeah, I get it. But it for 70 dollars or pay monthly. OBS is open source so why is this not open source?????
Two points:
a) not everything can be open source since the people developing these things need to make money. OBS is supported by hundreds if not thousands of people with donations of money and time.
b) I do get the frustration with the high price. At the time when I was making this video the price was around 16$ - which I think is reasonable. Right now, I find it too expensive for the lifetime deal.
I have not looked below, but be aware that most of your face is washed out throughout this video.
you talk too much!
What the hell. The watermark is so annoying and I will not Pay 10-12$ a month or 85$ for Lifetime. No way.
Why is this even a thing?
Is there a way to get rid of this crap watermark?