At this stage of the learning journey we will create one scene for each new source we'll explore. So let's start by creating a new scene and calling it "Camera".
Add Video Capture Device source: A camera is added by selecting the "Video Capture Device" type of source from the sources menu click on "+" to expand the list of sources"
Give your camera source a name
Warning! In OBS you can use a name only once, so you can't call a scene "Camera" and a source "Camera".
Tip: as you may be using different cameras in your project, you should consider giving the source a name that is specific to that camera, so you can better recognize it at a later stage. I'm using a Sony camera now, so I'm calling it "Sony"
After you have chosen the name for the camera source you now have to select the appropriate camera from the device list
To adjust the appearance of your video you can click on "Configure video" and play with brightness, contrast, exposure and other parameters
The camera settings you can define through the "Configure video" option depend on your camera. If you are interested in learning more about the camera settings, check out my YouTube video
The video will fit the preview window if its resolution is the same as the one you have defined in the profile settings. For example this is the case if you have a 1080p preview window resolution and you are adding your fullHD camera. In case the resolution of your video doesn't match the one of the preview window you can resize it by drag and drop or go to Right click on the source ➡ Transform ➡ Fit to screen. In the Transform menu you will also find additional options to format the source.
Warning! One device source can be added only once (e.g. you can't add the same webcam twice as two separate independent sources). If you need to use one camera source across multiple scenes, then you can do that by adding a reference to the existing source. If you modify the original source, then all modifications (except resize and crop) will also be applied to the reference source.
Create a scene with one camera
Adjust brightness, contrast and exposure
Crop the camera to a square, resize it and place it at the top right of the preview window
Add again the same camera to the scene, flip it and rotate if by 180°
Add a second camera (if available) to the same scene, set a 720p resolution and center it to the preview window
In the next lesson you will learn how to add and format text
