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Question Record webcam texture in Unity? (Use Unity to record webcam view)

Discussion in 'Audio & Video' started by nathanbiomedeng, Nov 17, 2021.

  1. nathanbiomedeng

    nathanbiomedeng

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    Hi all, this is a very specific need for one of my projects.

    I was able to display my webcam texture onto a 3D cube in Unity, but is there a way to record this webcam texture while running the game? and I would like to output this webcam view to files like mp4.

    In short, I would like to specifically use Unity to record any webcam view.
     
    nathanbiomedeng, Nov 17, 2021
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  2. antoinecharton

    antoinecharton

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    Hello,

    Do you need to record it in the editor or in the build as well?

    If this is only in editor you can use recorder package. You could output your webcam feed to a render texture and in your recorder instead of game view you select render texture asset.

    Let me know if this helps :)
     

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  3. nathanbiomedeng

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    Oh awesome, I read of this recorder but didn't know you can select render texture specifically. Let me give it a try right now! May I ask if you have any thoughts on the executable version for recording, is this possible too?
     
    nathanbiomedeng, Nov 18, 2021
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  4. antoinecharton

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    It is something we are discussing but for now its editor only. If you want to do it in game you will need to do it or use a third party. There are a couple of good options on the asset store as well.
     
    antoinecharton, Nov 18, 2021
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  5. amy020413

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    Do you success it?
    I'm trying to proceed so that I save the video that I'm trying to play on the webcam as mp4, but it doesn't work.
    Please help me.
     
    amy020413, Jul 17, 2023
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