![]() Now that I’m using Zoom with OBS, my office is pretty simple. Background is in the back webcam is in the middle at the top layer are slides in the window and a logo as an image. Here’s a simple layout with these elements on one screen (one of my favorite scenes in my setup): I use this approach in all my workshops for product managers. Your face on webcam (in OBS, use Video Capture Device) In your meetings, you probably want to include: If you need help installing and using OBS, there are a zillion “how to” videos on YouTube - that all seem to start with “ Yo-yo-yo, this is Stan-tha-man and I’m gonna show you guys how to supercharge your streaming…” (Ugh) Set up OBS Scenes It organizes inputs from myriad sources including webcams, movies, images, and whatever you want to show in a window or on a display. ![]() OBS is a free video streaming tool used by all the YouTube stars. I use OBS Studio (Open Broadcaster Software) to define my preferred video setups - combinations of webcam, presentation, and company logo. Instead of choosing between share screen and share video, I choose both. My solution: Combine Zoom with OBS for video meetings Now where is that window?! (Ugh.)įrankly, what I really want is this: a real meeting from my real desk without too much video nonsense. Now, fumble around to remember how to share the slides again. Virtual meetings and presentations are so… clumsy the environment isn’t really conducive to discussions. But alas, with Zoom, I can show either my face OR my slides OR my slides with a teeny, tiny, postage-stamp-sized video of my face. Here’s the real problem I want to solve - I want to show my face and my slides in a realistic office scenario. Maybe it’s the angle - like you’re sitting on the floor in the background’s “pretend office.” And really, is anybody’s room so neat and tidy? And is that a subtle green glow around the edges of your face? In my experience, virtual backgrounds simply don’t look real. I Hate Green Screen: How to use OBS to look like a pro in virtual meetings
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