obs-streamlink vs obs-kinect

obs-streamlink

OBS source plugin to receive stream using streamlink. (by dd-center)

obs-kinect

OBS Plugin to use a Kinect (all models supported) in OBS (and setup a virtual green screen based on depth and/or body detection). (by SirLynix)

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obs-streamlink

Posts with mentions or reviews of obs-streamlink. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-02.

Is there a widget that I can use to easily play youtube videos in a small window?
2 projects | /r/obs | 2 Mar 2021

Streamlink should do what you want. The obs-streamlink plugin is probably the easiest way to set it up.

obs-kinect

Posts with mentions or reviews of obs-kinect. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-03-25.

Background segmentation
1 project | /r/kinect | 5 Aug 2022
Kinect as IR Camera for Head tracking?
1 project | /r/kinect | 5 Apr 2022

You can add the Kinect as source in OBS using OBS-Kinect and set the stream type to infrared, then use the OBS virtual camera. (If the official OBS virtualcam isn't supported by opentrack, try the community virtualcam plugin instead, it tends to work better with some apps.)
Is there a way to use Kinect v1 on Google Meet?
2 projects | /r/kinect | 25 Mar 2022

Install OSB-Kinect https://github.com/SirLynix/obs-kinect/releases (and there was a new release for the first time since 2020 like 2 weeks ago, so thats cool)
Kinect v2 will not start up as a webcam but works in Kinect Studio
1 project | /r/kinect | 23 Feb 2022

A shitty temporary solution that worked for me was the obs Kinect plugin combined with obs virtual-cam
Kinect v2 not showing as video source Windows 11
1 project | /r/kinect | 22 Feb 2022

You can get the plugin for OBS (https://github.com/SirLynix/obs-kinect) then use OBS's 'virtual camera' functionality to be picked up as a source elsewhere (Discord, Zoom, etc)
kinect as webcam
1 project | /r/kinect | 10 Dec 2021

use the obs-kinect plugin for OBS https://github.com/SirLynix/obs-kinect/releases then you can enable the OBS virtual camera.
How do I start a kinect app?
1 project | /r/kinect | 31 Jul 2021

Though, if you specifically want to use it as a virtual greenscreen. I would recommend going past this, and using the obs-kinect plugin available here https://github.com/SirLynix/obs-kinect/
How do I use my kinect 360(model#1414)
2 projects | /r/kinect | 15 Feb 2021

https://github.com/SirLynix/obs-kinect/releases this will let you add the kinect as a source in obs
obs-kinect, an obs plugin to use kinect cameras
1 project | /r/obs | 16 Jan 2021

With pleasure, opened https://github.com/SirLynix/obs-kinect/issues/50 but feel free to close it. I'll receive notifications.
Obs-kinect, a way to use obs with a kinect camera
1 project | /r/coolgithubprojects | 15 Jan 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing obs-streamlink and obs-kinect you can also consider the following projects:

obs-v4l2sink - obs studio output plugin for Video4Linux2 device

Azure-Kinect-Sensor-SDK - A cross platform (Linux and Windows) user mode SDK to read data from your Azure Kinect device.

yewtube - yewtube, forked from mps-youtube , is a Terminal based YouTube player and downloader. No Youtube API key required.

obs-websocket - Remote-control of OBS Studio through WebSocket

obs-ios-camera-source - Use your iPhone camera as a video source in OBS Studio and stream high quality video from your iPhone's camera over USB

obs-ssp - Simple Stream Protocol source to OBS

obs-backgroundremoval - An OBS plugin for removing background in portrait images (video), making it easy to replace the background when recording or streaming.

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