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Tmadel
Brass Contributor
Mar 31, 2020

Virtual Camera in Teams Meeting

I would like to use Teams to conduct some distance learning classes.  To provide a more professional experience, I am using OBS (Open Broadcast Software) to enhance the presentation and be able to sw...
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Al_Gray
Copper Contributor
Apr 18, 2020

How have you tested this? I ask, because if you're turning the camera on without Share and seeing this, you may just be seeing what is really the thumbnail in the tile where your picture is normally. 

 

I'm using a different virtual cam and broadcasting software, but I suspect this is your problem as I was briefly fooled by this. You'll probably need to use Teams Share to send the screen that OBS is controlling.

Tmadel 

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    erimo
    Copper Contributor
    May 12, 2020

    Can you confirm that screen sharing via Teams (sharing the video output screen of OBS or similar encoder software app like WIrecast) results in better image quality than virtual camera.Also when there are are 40+ participants in a meeting? Al_Gray 

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        erimo
        Copper Contributor
        May 13, 2020

        Thanks. Bernd Hermelingmeier 

        I meant: is sharing the screen the screen in Teams (fullscreen of OBS or other encoder software) is better quality than virtual camera output?

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