Create a Circular Camera in OBS (Image Mask Tutorial)

How do you create a circular camera in OBS? It's easier than you think. I'll show you how to create an image mask so you can show your camera in a circle shape in OBS.
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  • @CatMulvihill
    @CatMulvihill2 жыл бұрын

    🔥 UPDATED METHOD: Please see the new, preferred way to create a circular camera in OBS kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqWckpKnltWThbg.html

  • @patricktryep224
    @patricktryep22419 күн бұрын

    Thanks for increasing my focal length on the PowerPoint

  • @mickturner8977
    @mickturner89772 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Cat. Great presentation. I love your style. Very natural and open, with plenty of enthusiasm to go with your great voice and infectious smile. It beats me why someone would give you a thumbs down for this. As a newbie to OBS, I have encountered many frustrations, but your videos always bring clarity. I will definitely use this technique with my presentations.🤙🏼😊

  • @jaythansparksmusic
    @jaythansparksmusic3 жыл бұрын

    Cat, you are simply the best IMO. Thank you for sharing and for always striving to provide resources for excellence... especially in my case, a ‘newbie’ to this, however, I believe I’m coming along swiftly. It’s primarily your attitude that is so engaging and comforting when providing information. Again, a BIG thank you.

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear you are coming along swiftly!

  • @elbarca223
    @elbarca2232 жыл бұрын

    Cat, love how you present with enthusiasm. You are the BEST!!!

  • @fhajji
    @fhajji2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for showing how useful image masks are in OBS.

  • @DanielleDoucette
    @DanielleDoucette2 жыл бұрын

    This was so awesome, thank you - and the replay looks fine, no issues!!!

  • @allyncia
    @allyncia2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your videos and I only wish I discovered your videos sooner but I’m so glad that the wealth of information on here is really filling in everything I was trying to learn on my own. I am using OBS for learning experiences not gaming or church service so this is so much more related to what I’m doing. I got a course on Udemy that’s pretty good but this is giving me so much more applicable detail and exposure to other methods of adding or integrating other software. I also so appreciate you like myself are used to keeping a smile on and moving on when things are going ‘horribly’ wrong while you’re delivering live! That is so quintessential to any live performer👏😆 you are fantastic and thank you so much for these helpful videos!

  • @grayovercast
    @grayovercast2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. Very helpful tutorial. If anyone is doing this in Canva, just place your picture in a 1920x1080 design. Choose a full shape, not an outline. Then follow what she does in the video. Super easy. Now I'm making a bunch of different masks.

  • @synthisekai97
    @synthisekai97 Жыл бұрын

    This is the best OBS camera overlay tutorial! Thank you!

  • @joeljohn9057
    @joeljohn90572 жыл бұрын

    Wow. So simple explanation and to the point. Thank You

  • @furkanozbek2847
    @furkanozbek28472 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, it is clean and simple. I used canva circle to do this. And then download and add it to obs.

  • @cohdalton
    @cohdalton2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, great tutorial. Easy to follow and I'm already recommending it to other people.

  • @georgelebret3466
    @georgelebret34662 жыл бұрын

    You are a great teacher. I can and will do this.

  • @PG4L_Podcast
    @PG4L_Podcast2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this. I didn't watch the stream but, the replay was perfect. Great good info.

  • @josealellamas
    @josealellamas2 жыл бұрын

    I found this tutorial very helpful, thank you for this AMAZING content!

  • @Sitaramji45
    @Sitaramji452 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Cat, you are awesome & a Great lecture!

  • @OrigamiSpirit
    @OrigamiSpirit2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial. Thank you!

  • @Mack_Jackson_Jr
    @Mack_Jackson_Jr2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Cat. This was very helpful.

  • @EricDubeau
    @EricDubeau2 жыл бұрын

    Very well done! Thank you!

  • @HarpersTrades
    @HarpersTrades2 жыл бұрын

    I don't know about anyone else, but I love to see your smile, LOL. Thanks for all the great OBS videos. I will be using them for my trading videos.

  • @samcleve01
    @samcleve013 жыл бұрын

    The screenshot tip is a game changer. Excellent tutorial. Thanks so much.

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    3 жыл бұрын

    Right?! Saves so many headaches!

  • @campuscle
    @campuscle2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Cat, chilling with your content from Medellin City

  • @vidyardhividhi5350
    @vidyardhividhi53502 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful tutorial , thank you so much

  • @commenter9334
    @commenter93342 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial! Thanks for sharing

  • @talerngngamkajornwiwat5635
    @talerngngamkajornwiwat56353 жыл бұрын

    Hey Cat!!! This is another awesome video. I copied some of your tricks and the name tag and OBSed with Zoom. It stunned the participants with live scenes. Thanks for the tips. 😍😍😍😍

  • @khalidelgazzar
    @khalidelgazzar Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thanks Cat 😺!

  • @tugrasahiner6962
    @tugrasahiner69622 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the guide, it worked like a charm :) Just one tip from the viewer which I found it surprisingly useful. Just press alt (windows) and cut the camera scene from sides so you can shrink the size of the scene and better control your video.

  • @summerwoodgrade7331
    @summerwoodgrade73313 жыл бұрын

    Thank you... that was amazing... Works like a dream !! 😉👌

  • @proudindian79
    @proudindian793 жыл бұрын

    Very Helpful. Thanks.

  • @eboniez22
    @eboniez222 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful, thank you!

  • @jinabee9320
    @jinabee93202 жыл бұрын

    Tysm! This was super helpful!

  • @satunore2275
    @satunore22752 жыл бұрын

    thank youuuuu i've been wondering about this .you are so pretty.

  • @elaxis2965
    @elaxis29653 жыл бұрын

    Cat, I really like this! You showed it so easy. Thanks!

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    3 жыл бұрын

    So glad to hear it 😊 (and I'll be sure to include this in the training from now on 😉)

  • @seemok83
    @seemok83 Жыл бұрын

    thank you very much for this grate tutorial

  • @kleber.smartdev
    @kleber.smartdev Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Cat this video saved my life!

  • @musicalbox2008
    @musicalbox20083 ай бұрын

    Thanks for a great video! You did great keeping your cool while having all these internet problems - it was not even noticable. From what I know, the internet uses what we call non-deterministic protocols. Therefore, no matter how fast your computer/modem/internet speed is, there is always the possibility of a delay, which causes buffering. The internet and devices have become so fast that the protocols have become almost irrelevant, but we do get the occasional delay. It's like buying a faster car in the hopes of getting to places faster; This works most of the time when the highway is less congested. But, if you do end up in rush hour traffic, it is possible that you might get delayed.

  • @weightlosssoldiers
    @weightlosssoldiers Жыл бұрын

    Immense Gratitude from India. Dear Cat, Thanks a lot for sharing . Your passion for sharing with masses - is there any word above wonderful!

  • @suktk
    @suktk Жыл бұрын

    I found it very helpful. You explain well.

  • @JoaquimTeixeiraNeto
    @JoaquimTeixeiraNeto Жыл бұрын

    Really good ! Thanks !

  • @jeffhoch4272
    @jeffhoch42722 жыл бұрын

    I will be giving this a try

  • @cunguito100
    @cunguito1002 жыл бұрын

    You are great thanks!

  • @ankhanh56
    @ankhanh56 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, this video helps me a lot

  • @YEYSHONAN
    @YEYSHONAN2 жыл бұрын

    The Best Smile Award goes to you!

  • @discipleslim9506
    @discipleslim95063 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this wonderful tutorial!!

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome!

  • @vikaskumar-ob5nk
    @vikaskumar-ob5nk2 жыл бұрын

    very useful thanks🙏

  • @MichealColhoun
    @MichealColhoun3 жыл бұрын

    Lovely video and lovely style.

  • @ArthurOverlack
    @ArthurOverlack2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Cat, This is very useful and fun too !

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you think so!

  • @ProductiveCo
    @ProductiveCo2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @metatronicx
    @metatronicx Жыл бұрын

    Thank you lovely. Was looking for this for a while

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    Жыл бұрын

    Definitely have a look at the updated video since it's a better way to set up a circular camera: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqWckpKnltWThbg.html

  • @techtalkwithtom8767
    @techtalkwithtom87672 жыл бұрын

    Very informative thanks for sharing

  • @brentarnold2937
    @brentarnold29372 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @jasminepaul7490
    @jasminepaul7490 Жыл бұрын

    Wow.clearly explained 💖

  • @nallywoodstudio9397
    @nallywoodstudio93972 жыл бұрын

    you're smart my friend thanks❤

  • @hifce
    @hifce3 жыл бұрын

    You're sooo funny! :) This is a life saver. Thank you so much!

  • @talerngngamkajornwiwat5635

    @talerngngamkajornwiwat5635

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ya life saving is exact word for this.

  • @FoxmodeGaming
    @FoxmodeGaming Жыл бұрын

    That's a useful and informative video and I am struggling to have a camera frame for my webcam to stream and record in OBS with face.

  • @fpsFAMOUS
    @fpsFAMOUS Жыл бұрын

    THANKS!!!

  • @fakkadmasiha
    @fakkadmasiha2 жыл бұрын

    great lesson. love from India

  • @orlyii
    @orlyii Жыл бұрын

    Prety you thank you for your video no better one for circular camera

  • @chad4853
    @chad4853Күн бұрын

    GREAT Video, Thank you?

  • @m_biko5546
    @m_biko5546 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks👍

  • @gingerklein1195
    @gingerklein11952 жыл бұрын

    Had to find another video how to screenshot real quick😄

  • @benjaminallsep666
    @benjaminallsep6663 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Cat, I became very frustrated with OBS that's why i moved to Ecamm. This helped me see some functionality within OBS that i can use with my colleagues who are on PC's.

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely!

  • @WahjoeGunawan
    @WahjoeGunawan Жыл бұрын

    thank you ... what i am looking for

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    Жыл бұрын

    Be sure to check out the new preferred method! kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqWckpKnltWThbg.html

  • @mhmdghis6123
    @mhmdghis61232 жыл бұрын

    thanks

  • @GeniusAlfred
    @GeniusAlfred Жыл бұрын

    Informative

  • @Goggledreams
    @Goggledreams Жыл бұрын

    TY

  • @WhyAreYouStaringAtMyProfile
    @WhyAreYouStaringAtMyProfile Жыл бұрын

    This was super helpful. Thank you. While I knew the masking method from Photoshop, that tip of taking a screengrab and positioning yourself first is a super genius tip that saves a lot of time! Thank you!

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    Жыл бұрын

    If you haven't seen the new video, with the alternate (preferred) method to create a circular camera, you have much more freedom! kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqWckpKnltWThbg.html

  • @WhyAreYouStaringAtMyProfile

    @WhyAreYouStaringAtMyProfile

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CatMulvihill I just watched it. That's so much better. Thank you. Genius stuff. Gonna dive into all your videos now!

  • @MarketUS
    @MarketUS2 жыл бұрын

    With your connection, you do not buffer, it is on the receiving end and nobody else had the issue... Great video!

  • @FamilyHistoryFanatics
    @FamilyHistoryFanatics2 жыл бұрын

    Well done darling!!!

  • @ahsan_arif_ius
    @ahsan_arif_ius Жыл бұрын

    perfect

  • @rossgidla
    @rossgidla2 жыл бұрын

    your smile is very captivating. it is making me fall in love. Nice tutorial . thank you

  • @AlexRiemer
    @AlexRiemer3 жыл бұрын

    You are fantastic

  • @Thang88688
    @Thang886887 ай бұрын

    very very nice

  • @kristinechols6529
    @kristinechols65292 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the great tutorials! If I have a scene with a masked webcam, can I also have a scene with a full screen webcam (no mask)? It seems like the mask is applied to the webcam and not the scene.

  • @49Macman
    @49Macman2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I am super grateful to the developers of OBS for creating high end software for free, but wonder if their is a reason why they don't seem to give OBS the ability to do circular shapes...even when cropping. Great tutorial!

  • @OYMInternetRadio
    @OYMInternetRadio Жыл бұрын

    Cat, I really like your tutorials. Do you know how to incorporate Powerpoint Slides and a way to scroll through them in OBS. The only way I found was to save all the PP slides as images and then use them as an image show, which is not the same as being able to use the scroll buttons in PP which I would prefer.

  • @ahnfeldt
    @ahnfeldt Жыл бұрын

    Great Video. Thank you. Is the circular camera also possible in Ecamm Live?

  • @dedeiwan4730
    @dedeiwan47302 жыл бұрын

    Cool

  • @lifestory1971
    @lifestory19718 ай бұрын

    your smiling is better than your topics. god bless you. take care.

  • @muscax.Official
    @muscax.Official Жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @officeofdemonology
    @officeofdemonology2 жыл бұрын

    This was a great tutorial. My question is when you apply the image mask filter to the camera source, it seems that no matter what scene you add that source to the mask would be applied. So in order to switch between the video with the image mask and the full screen video you need two cameras? Is that correct? Thanks.

  • @almaq2078
    @almaq20782 жыл бұрын

    Hi Cat, I stumbled upon your channel and I am so glad I did. Awesome stuff. I have a question that I’m sure others may have, do you find any resistance to having zoom participants switch from gallery to speaker view? I understand the impact of presenting with virtual cameras, however I feel customers I am presenting to can be a bit hesitant being pushed to a different process. Thanks.

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have not found that to be a problem myself, although most of my presentations use share screen (I share my 'production' through Zoom's screen share), which puts the focus on the presentation anyway.

  • @DesignbuildsolutionsLLC
    @DesignbuildsolutionsLLC Жыл бұрын

    Can you include the border with the mask? ie: blue circle around the white/black definition?

  • @evropej
    @evropej Жыл бұрын

    Hey Cat, great video. I have a simple question, how did you get your video to come out of the from from OBS? When I drag my camera source outside of the frame in OBS, you can no longer see it. When I got to windows projector, I see the form from windows. What did you do to get yours to pop out? I am not sure I am that clear but I think its a good start. Basically, I want to minimize OBS, record my screen, and see myself in the video without the ugly border lol. Thanks

  • @stefanalexy3853
    @stefanalexy38533 жыл бұрын

    Hi Cat, thank you again for sharing this topic. Very helpful - and it works ... For one of your next tutorials: how you get the chat comments on your (OBS-)screen? And can you tell us about using music into the streaming (where to get and license)? Greetings from Germany.

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Stefan, I use Ecamm Live to stream to KZread, which is how I post live comments. It doesn't look like there is an OBS plug-in for posting comments in OBS, though I saw some people have work-arounds that are a bit more complicated. I can share about music, though! I'll add it to my content list. For now, I can share that I'm actually using copyright-free music from KZread's audio library.

  • @stefanalexy3853

    @stefanalexy3853

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CatMulvihill Hi Cat. Thank you again for your support. See you hopefully on your next tutorial.

  • @KarlWitsman
    @KarlWitsman2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I tried that and it worked. But the filter continues to appear on other scenes where I did not want the circle. Did I miss a step?

  • @warmsunset2009
    @warmsunset20093 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video, thanks. I noticed you had a nice way of displaying comment from attendees on OBS screen. Do you have a video on this?

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm using Ecamm Live to stream to KZread, and the comment feature is built-in. Based on an initial search, it doesn't look there is a plug-in readily available for OBS to do the same. There seem to be some work-arounds, but I haven't tried any myself.

  • @warmsunset2009

    @warmsunset2009

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CatMulvihill thanks, I know there are few options with the Atem mini pro, I am confident there are plug ins for OBS overlay chats. Hopefully, you can cover this in the future.

  • @stephenlambe3210
    @stephenlambe32103 жыл бұрын

    Really excellent clear and immensely useful presentation. Thank you

  • @trinityblair
    @trinityblair2 жыл бұрын

    Great and informative presentation! Out of curiosity, what type of microphone are you using?

  • @trinityblair

    @trinityblair

    2 жыл бұрын

    Shure MV7! Found my answer in another one of your videos.

  • @hatemsaied9961
    @hatemsaied9961 Жыл бұрын

    What is that double camera and how were you able to have it and how did you get rid of it?

  • @ramran21
    @ramran212 жыл бұрын

    Hi Im not getting Effect Filters option on OBS. Pl. help. Thanks..

  • @luismartins3318
    @luismartins33182 жыл бұрын

    How you can view your camera and make tutorials with obs, is there any other software?

  • @user-yc2eh9ki9u
    @user-yc2eh9ki9u2 жыл бұрын

    I use streamlab obs it will work? Too

  • @marci841
    @marci84110 ай бұрын

    Super helpful, thank you! Question…is there a way to quickly “hide” filters? As in, if I want to go back to my full camera, do I have to delete the mask filter entirely? When I make a new scene, my camera still has the circle mask.

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    10 ай бұрын

    You will want to watch the more recent video I made: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqWckpKnltWThbg.html

  • @marci841

    @marci841

    10 ай бұрын

    @@CatMulvihill awesome, thanks so much!

  • @rodriguez7198
    @rodriguez71982 жыл бұрын

    What camera are you using to film yourself here

  • @juergenschubert3247
    @juergenschubert32473 жыл бұрын

    Are you also having issues with removing filters with OBS causes OBS to crash? I mean when you try to remove a filter?

  • @joshikunnamthudy3399
    @joshikunnamthudy33993 жыл бұрын

    Hi Cat, I love the circle overlay. Great tutorial. Tried this. I have just one cam. I have 3 scenes with myself in them. The image mask once applied to the camera is affecting all of the scenes. I am in the circle everywhere. Tried duplicating cam but the result is the same. Maybe I am doing it wrong. or I just need a second cam.

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great question! Try adding a new camera source. For example, if my circle pip is Sony, I can add Sony 2 as a new source. It will show up without the image mask. At least, it did when I tested it!

  • @nasiahouvarda

    @nasiahouvarda

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great question Joshi, I am experiencing the same issue and although I followed your advice Cat, it doesn't work for me and I am not sure if I am doing something wrong but it spoils the fun.

  • @user-wn3lq7gz5f

    @user-wn3lq7gz5f

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@CatMulvihill I'll put a comment at the top. However - like Joshi I am unable to re-add the same camera a second time. I have the circle PIP everywhere... or not at all.

  • @user-wn3lq7gz5f

    @user-wn3lq7gz5f

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Joshi - worked this out mate. I had same problem and posted my solution in the comments above.

  • @socialmedialive7187
    @socialmedialive7187 Жыл бұрын

    how to save the ring without background in keynote please!

  • @CatMulvihill

    @CatMulvihill

    Жыл бұрын

    You can see how to export with transparent backgrounds in this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q52p0dexj82roLQ.html

  • @hatemsaied9961
    @hatemsaied9961 Жыл бұрын

    Why you had 2 black vertical columns right and left in your camera?