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1. prmous+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-02-03 23:42:00
> You just can't use any background pictures or effects.

Thanksfully it is fairly easy to present a virtual webcam that is a composition of what your real physical webcam is showing and whatever background you want.

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2. distan+ok3[view] [source] 2026-02-04 21:15:40
>>prmous+(OP)
Can you give some pointers about this? I thought it's straight to kernel modules territory if I want a virtual webcam.
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3. prmous+oi8[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-06 09:59:21
>>distan+ok3
you can do it with ffmpeg but the most user friendly way is to use obs.

https://obsproject.com/kb/virtual-camera-guide

https://usercomp.com/news/1413136/ffmpeg-virtual-camera-guid...

I used that back in the days in 2019 / early 2020 when it was not yet possible to share your screen on msteams under wayland in chrome and firefox.

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