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Discord - How To Use OBS as Camera Source

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To use OBS as a camera source on Discord, you must have an OBS plug-in installed on Windows 10. If you haven’t installed the OBS plug-in, click here to access the official OBS Project website. Click on Go to download, which will download the plugin for you. Double-click the downloaded plugin, and it will be installed.

Install OBS Virtualcam

To use OBS as a camera source on Discord, you must have an OBS plug-in installed on Windows 10. If you haven’t installed the OBS plug-in, click here to access the official OBS Project website. Click on Go to download, which will download the plugin for you. Double-click the downloaded plugin, and it will be installed.

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Adjust the Discord Video Settings

Once the OBS plug-in is installed, you can easily use it as your camera source. To do that, navigate to the User Settings icon at your window's bottom left. Scroll down on the left-hand side menu. Under the App Settings, you’ll find the Video & Voice option. Click on it. The video and voice settings will open up. Scroll down to the Video Settings. You will see the Camera option. Click on the drop-down arrow, and a drop-down menu will appear. Here select OBS-Camera. You can check the preview of your OBS Camera by clicking on the Test Video option on the right. This will add OBS as your camera source!

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