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a systemd service using v4l2loopback and ffmpeg to fake a lower resolution webcam for skype, because skype murders my bandwidth.
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fake-webcam.service
[Unit]
Description=fake webcam
[Service]
ExecStartPre=/bin/modprobe v4l2loopback card_label='Skype Sucks'
ExecStart=/usr/bin/ffmpeg -loglevel panic -f v4l2 -video_size 640x360 -i /dev/video0 -f v4l2 -vf scale=320:-1 -r 10 /dev/video1
SuccessExitStatus=255
Restart=always
RestartSec=2
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
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