- Supported Bit Versions
- 32-bit, 64-bit
- Source Code URL
- https://github.com/wtsnz/obs-ios-camera-source
- Minimum OBS Studio Version
- 21.0.0
- Supported Platforms
- Windows, Mac OS X
- Ios Camera Obs Studio Plugin For Windows
- Obs Studio Ios Camera Plugin Downloads
- Obs Studio Ios Camera Plugin Not Working
Start the accompanying iOS app, which you can get from the iOS App Store ($16 USD), plug in your device and begin streaming!
Quality video
iPhone's cameras is good, really good. There’s no comparison between the Logitech C922 HD Pro and the iPhone 6 Camera.
Low Latency USB Streaming
Stream video over a wired USB connection. This avoids the issue of delay over WiFi, as many other products suffer from.
Wireless Streaming too!
Stream wirelessly to any receiver compatible with the NewTek NDI protocol. You'll have to use the OBS Studio NDI plugin for this to work.
Multiple Device Support
Stream with multiple camera angles by connecting more than one iOS device.
Audio Support
Not just limited to video, the latest versions now support streaming audio too.
Made for macOS & PC
Supports macOS 10.12.6+ & Windows 7 and up.
Use your iPhone camera as a video source in OBS Studio and stream high quality video from your iPhone's camera over USB. To use this you use the accompanying iOS app to begin streaming in OBS. Binaries for Windows and Mac are available in the Releases section. You can run the CI scripts to build it. The DroidCam OBS app + plugin let you connect your phone and get high quality audio & video just like a regular camera source. And you can connect as many devices as you want, over WiFi or USB!
Use your iPhone camera as a video source in OBS Studio and stream high quality video from your iPhone's camera over USB - wtsnz/obs-ios-camera-source Improve connection behavior Fix rare issue where switching decoders/restarting connection could put the video decoder into an unrecoverable state.
OBCam – HD Camera Plugin Tutorial
Before you can get started with streaming, you will need to follow this short tutorial to install the OBCam plugin on your computer. This will allow the OBCam app and OBS Studio to communicate with each other.
This installation process will not take longer than 5 minutes.
1. Prerequisites
Make sure to have:
- The latest version of OBS Studio, can be found here: https://obsproject.com/
- Latest version of OS is advised, otherwise, it’s recommended to have OS above MacOS 10.13/Windows 8.
- Latest version of iTunes, can be found here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210384
- Quitted OBS Studio, if it’s open.
2. Download the iOS Camera Plugin for OBS Studio
Make sure to quit any open windows of OBS Studio before installing the plugin. Then proceed to download and install below plugin.
3. Add the plugin into OBS Sources
After you have installed the plugin, please follow these steps to add the plugin as new source:
- Open OBS Studio
- Look for the Sources section, press on the + button and choose “iDevices Cam 1.1” (see below image)
- When it’s done, there should be a new source called “iDevices Cam 1.1” and this is our main entry point to configure it in the next step
Note for Windows users, if you cannot find the source following the above steps, please install the plugin manually.
4. Download and install the iOS App: OBCam – Device as HD Webcam
Ios Camera Obs Studio Plugin For Windows
5. Connect your Device to OBS Studio
For better results, make sure that your iOS device is disconnected and the OBCam app is closed.
- Ensure that your iOS device’s lightning cable is disconnected.
- Open OBS Studio.
If there is no “iDevices Cam 1.1”, following step 2 above. Please follow below steps:
- Open OBCam App on your device
- Navigate to the main screen where you will see the USB status button in the bottom left corner, for now it will say “Not Connected”
- Use your lightning cable that came with your device to connect to your computer.
- Go back to OBS Studios, highlight the plugin “iDevice Cam 1.1” and press the Gear button right below it.
Obs Studio Ios Camera Plugin Downloads
- When you configure the plugin for the first time, it will look like the below where the dropdown for iOS Device is None.
Obs Studio Ios Camera Plugin Not Working
- Choose your device by pressing on the dropdown list – see red rectangle in below example image.
Now it should display what OBCam app is capturing, you can verify this by the change in USB status at the bottom of the OBCam app, it now should say “Connected”. And in OBS Studio there should be live capturing of what you see within the app.
If you experience any issues connecting, please visit the Troubleshooting or FAQ page.