🎥 Virtual Camera Video Call Project

This project streams any pre-recorded video as a webcam using OBS Virtual Camera.
The video appears as your camera in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and similar apps.

✨ The app now allows users to choose any video file at startup.

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📋 Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• OBS Studio (Virtual Camera enabled)

Install libraries:

pip install -r requirements.txt

requirements.txt

opencv-python
pyvirtualcam
numpy

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📁 Project Structure

VirtualCamProject/
│
├── main.py
├── requirements.txt
│
├── processing/
│   └── video_player.py
│
├── output/
│   └── virtual_camera.py

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⚙️ Setup

1. Install OBS Studio
2. Open OBS once and click Start Virtual Camera, then close OBS.

   This installs the virtual webcam driver required by the app.

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▶️ Run the Project

python main.py

What happens next:

1. A file picker window opens
2. Select any video file (mp4 recommended)
3. The virtual camera starts automatically

Expected terminal output:

Virtual camera started: OBS Virtual Camera

Press Q to exit.

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📹 Use in Video Call Apps

Open Zoom / Google Meet / Microsoft Teams and set your camera to:

OBS Virtual Camera

Your selected video will appear as your webcam.

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🚀 Clone and Run

git clone https://github.com/callmejaymafia/VirtualCamProject.git
cd VirtualCamProject
pip install -r requirements.txt
python main.py

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📝 Notes

• Recommended video format: portrait (720x1280 or 1080x1920)
• Works best with Telegram, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Discord, and Skype
• ⚠️ Some apps (e.g., WhatsApp Desktop/Web) do not support virtual cameras