š¤ Problem:
- How can one use Zoom's superior virtual background options with Discord/Google Meet/Skype/LINE, on a Mac?
š” Solution:
- Download and install OBS (which will provide the "virtual camera" for us here)
- Enable OBS permission to record Zoom:
- Settings ā Security & Privacy ā Screen Recording and checking the box for OBS
- Open Zoom, set up virtual background as you'd like, and start a meeting by yourself
- Open OBS and add "Windows Capture" as an input source
- Create New ā Choose Zoom Meeting as the Window in the dropdown
- Adjust Zoom window as you'd like in OBS (I like to make it larger so that you don't see the Zoom control buttons)
- Click Start Virtual Camera
- Discord:
- Settings ā Voice & Video ā Video Settings ā Choosse OBS Virtual Camera in Camera dropdown
- If you don't see OBS Virtual Camera as an option, "fix" Discord by entering below in terminal.app:
sudo codesign --remove-signature /Applications/Discord.app/Contents/Frameworks/Discord\ Helper\ (GPU).app /Applications/Discord.app/Contents/Frameworks/Discord\ Helper\ (Plugin).app /Applications/Discord.app/Contents/Frameworks/Discord\ Helper\ (Renderer).app /Applications/Discord.app/Contents/Frameworks/Discord\ Helper.app- Other Apps:
- I tested this and it works with Google Meet, Skype, and LINE.
- This system should theoretically work with any video chat/conferencing systems that accept virtual cameras.
- š Flow Club:
- Sadly it seems to use too much CPU this way and is unusably laggy ā¹ļø XSplit VCam does work but it doesn't render the "edges" as nicely as Zoom...
š Credit:
- NeoCryptor's ā NO GREEN SCREEN NO PROBLEM - OBS LIFE HACK video for the idea of using Zoom and OBS together
- These OBS forum threads for solving Mac-specific problems:
- https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/obs-virtual-cam-to-discord.133437/
- https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/obs-cannot-capture-zoom-window-and-others.137576/