Package: obs-command-source (0.4.0-4~bpo12+1)

plugin for OBS Studio providing a dummy source to execute commands

This plugin provides a dummy source to execute arbitrary commands when a scene is switched.

Current features:

  Start a command at the following events:
    * Show (the source is shown in either preview or program).
    * Hide (the source is hidden so that no longer shown in neither preview
      nor program).
    * Activate (the source goes to the program).
    * Deactivate (the source goes from the program).
    * Show in preview (the source goes to the preview).
    * Hide from preview (the source goes from the preview).

  Optionally, kill the created process at these conditions (this feature is
  not available for Windows as of now):
    * When hiding, kill the process created at shown.
    * When deactivating, kill the process created at activated.
    * When hiding from the preview, kill the process created at preview.

Possible usage:

  * Implementing custom tally lights.
  * Controlling PTZ cameras by switching the scene. Ii is possible to combine
    with CURL to send some commands.
  * Start and stop a daemon program required for the scene.
  * Trigger other operations through websocket at the event. A helper script
    is available for this (request-websocket.py).
  * Start or stop a streaming and recording.
  * Open a full screen video.
  * Open a calculator to teach about finances when switching a scene.
  * Other actions.

Caution: since this plugin executes arbitrary commands, users need to consider security concerns. For example, when combining with obs-websocket plugin, a remote user could change property through the websocket interface so that the arbitrary commands can be executed.

This page is also available in the following languages (How to set the default document language):