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Windows: Skype for desktop do not find virtual camera

Open dinlink opened this issue 2 years ago • 5 comments

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Summary

On Windows: Skype shows error message "No device found". Does not recognize the virtual camera

Current Behavior

Skype version 8.83.0.408 (Skype for desktop, on Windows OS) do not find the created virtual camera. The virtual camera is shown by Google Meet and Zoom without any issue.

Expected Behavior

It should show the created virtual camera given that its support status is green

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Download latest version of Skype for desktop for Windows and install it.
  2. Open Command Prompt with administration privileges
  3. Install latest akvirtualcamera as shown in the wiki
  4. Add and setup a camera:
    1. AkVCamManager.exe add-device "Virtual Camera"
    2. AkVCamManager.exe add-format AkVCamVideoDevice0 RGB24 640 480 30
    3. AkVCamManager.exe update
  5. Open Skype client and check video setup

Suggestions and tips

Possible bug on latest Skype for Desktop

Your Environment

  • akvirtualcamera information: (9.1.0)
  • Operating System information: (Windows 10 Pro) () ( x64)

dinlink avatar May 16 '22 16:05 dinlink

If it's the UWP version, the virtual camera won't never work there.

hipersayanX avatar May 29 '22 16:05 hipersayanX

If it's the UWP version, the virtual camera won't never work there.

Dear @hipersayanX, how i can tell if it is the UWP version?. On the Skype Support platform, on the subject "What is the latest version of Skype on each platform?" it is stated that the latest version for windows is: "Skype for Windows Desktop version 8.83.0.408", which is the one i'm testing with unsuccessful results. Thank you in advance.

dinlink avatar May 31 '22 09:05 dinlink

According to this, Skype 7 was probably the last version to depend on DirectShow to capture from the webcam. Just in case, the OBS (the official version, not the Streamlabs one) virtual camera work in Skype?

hipersayanX avatar Jun 03 '22 15:06 hipersayanX

I do confirm that OBS-Studio 27.2.4 virtual camera gets detected by the latest Skype desktop version for Windows (8.83.0.408). Additionally, OBS is able to detect the virtual camera configured with AkVCamManager as an input source.

dinlink avatar Jun 07 '22 13:06 dinlink

If it works with OBS, it should work with AkVirtualCamera. Thanks, I'll check it when I've some time.

hipersayanX avatar Jun 11 '22 16:06 hipersayanX