L.G.C. |How-To| — Creating A Virtual-Webcam On Linux

A quick-and-dirty guide for creating a virtual-webcam that works with Google Hangouts, OBS, Skype, and Jitsi. Updated guide for 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao70MI8–FY

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What you need
*ffmpeg
*v4l2loopback
*V4l-utils

Load the module
sudo modprobe v4l2loopback exclusive_caps=1

Find the dummy device
v4l2-ctl –list-devices

Start the virtual-webcam (change « /dev/video1 » to reflect your system)
ffmpeg -f x11grab -r 15 -s 1920×1080 -i :0.0+0,0 -vcodec rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -threads 0 -f v4l2 /dev/video1

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