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getUserMedia does not list OBS Virtual Camera
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Description
Operating System Info
Other
Other OS
Fedora 44
OBS Studio Version
Other
OBS Studio Version (Other)
32.1.1
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/hyDCO1Cwx6dONHNr
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
No response
Expected Behavior
$ v4l2-ctl --list-devices --all
OBS Virtual Camera (platform:v4l2loopback-000):
/dev/video0
SandbergCapture: SandbergCaptur (usb-0000:07:00.0-1):
/dev/video1
/dev/video2
/dev/media0
Current Behavior
OBS Virtual Camera not listed: https://webrtc.github.io/samples/src/content/getusermedia/gum/
Steps to Reproduce
1.Start OBS and Virual Camera
2.Start Firefox open https://webrtc.github.io/samples/src/content/getusermedia/gum/
Anything else we should know?
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked OBS log and reproducing the issue with v4l2-ctl and the WebRTC getUserMedia sample on Fedora 44. Compare the available video devices while OBS Virtual Camera is running; done means the OBS Virtual Camera appears in the sample's device list.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100