Snyder thanks for looking into this. I looked into it a little more and
found that OBS will do the job.
On 2/19/25 18:17, Snyder, Alexander J wrote:
> On Wayland, x11grab won't work because there is no direct access to
> the display like in Xorg. Instead, you'll need to use PipeWire and
> wf-recorder or obs-v4l2sink.
>
> Solution Using PipeWire (wf-recorder and v4l2loopback)
>
> 1. Install required dependencies (if not already installed):
>
> sudo apt install wf-recorder v4l2loopback-utils v4l2loopback-dkms
>
>
> 2. Load the v4l2loopback module (if not already loaded):
>
> sudo modprobe v4l2loopback devices=1 video_nr=10 card_label="Virtual
> Camera" exclusive_caps=1
>
> This creates /dev/video10, which you will use as your virtual camera.
>
>
> 3. Capture the second monitor and send it to /dev/video10:
>
> wf-recorder -o HDMI-A-1 -f - | ffmpeg -i - -f v4l2 -vcodec rawvideo
> -pix_fmt yuv420p /dev/video10
>
> Replace HDMI-A-1 with your monitor's correct name. Find your available
> outputs with:
>
> swaymsg -t get_outputs
>
>
>
> 4. Verify the virtual camera in Zoom:
>
> Start Zoom, and in the camera settings, select "Virtual Camera."
>
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
> Alternative Solution Using obs-v4l2sink (If You Use OBS)
>
> If you're using OBS, you can install the obs-v4l2sink plugin to
> achieve the same effect by redirecting an OBS scene to a virtual camera.
>
> ---
> Thanks,
> Alexander
>
> Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro
>
> On Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 17:51 Jim via PLUG-discuss
> <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>
> I have Kubuntu 24.04 installed. I managed to get Wayland working
> so I
> can use Waydroid. Sometimes I need to capture what's displayed on
> the
> system's second monitor and use that as a second webcam so I can send
> that video to Zoom.
>
> Using Xorg, this works.
>
> ffmpeg -f x11grab -r 25 -s 1920x1080 -i :0.0+1920,0 -vcodec rawvideo
> -pix_fmt yuv420p -threads 0 -f v4l2 /dev/video0
>
>
> How do I do this using Wayland?
>
> Thank you
>
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