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Brass Contributor

Jan 27, 2021

How to provide a live video source to Teams

Suppose I have a live video source that I can completely control with my code. How can I make it available to Teams (i.e. make it equivalent to a webcam to Teams)?

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Nikitha-MSFT

Former Employee

Jan 29, 2021

zipswich We have a setting in teams for camera as you mentioned under settings->devices->camera. What you are looking for - please explain your scenario in more detail.

zipswich

Brass Contributor

Jan 31, 2021

Nikitha-MSFT Suppose I have my own video source from a camera that is not a standard webcam. For example, it can be a network camera or a proprietary camera over which I have 100% control. I would like Teams to use that video source. Does Teams allow a third-party to add a video source directly somehow?

akihv
Copper Contributor
Feb 01, 2021
zipswich

Pull your network camera to OBS Studio and create a virtual webcam from there.
- zipswich
  Brass Contributor
  Feb 01, 2021
  akihv I use a Network camera as an example. This is a general question about a video source over which I have complete control. It could be my proprietary camera from which no one but me knows how to obtain the video.
  - Nikitha-MSFT
    Former Employee
    Feb 02, 2021
    zipswich Could you please check this Request device permissions for your Microsoft teams tab?