Can I use ScoreCam as a video source for OBS Studio?

Yes. You can send ScoreCam's camera, scoreboard, and microphone audio into OBS Studio so OBS can add countdowns, intro videos, sponsor graphics, and scene transitions before broadcasting to YouTube (or anywhere else).

ScoreCam does this by streaming to a small RTMP server running on the same computer as OBS. OBS then picks up that stream as a source.

How to set it up:

1. On the computer running OBS, start a local RTMP server such as MediaMTX. Its default RTMP port is 1935. No special configuration is needed for a basic setup.

2. In ScoreCam, go to Settings > Live Stream and add a new account (Setup New Account). Set Service Type to Other Service.

3. Set the Stream URL to your computer's local network address, for example:

rtmp://192.168.1.50:1935/live

4. Set the Stream Key to any name you like, for example: game

5. In OBS, add a Media Source, uncheck Local File, and set the input to your stream, for example:

rtmp://localhost:1935/live/game

6. Start streaming in ScoreCam. Your camera, scoreboard, and microphone audio appear in OBS, where you can build your scenes and broadcast to YouTube.

Make sure the iPhone running ScoreCam and the computer running OBS are on the same Wi-Fi network. The iPad running Scoreboard Remote connects to the iPhone over Bluetooth, so it does not need to be on Wi-Fi, just within Bluetooth range of the iPhone.

Tip: because the video takes an extra hop through your computer, keep the ScoreCam bitrate reasonable for your Wi-Fi so the local connection stays smooth.

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