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creates a virtual webcam with ffmpeg and v4l2loopback
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virtualcam.sh
#!/bin/bash
# WTFPL license
# You might need to change /dev/video2 to something different depending on what hardware you have plugged in
sudo modprobe v4l2loopback
echo "Enter the file path (no spaces):"
read filepath
echo starting stream...
ffmpeg -re -stream_loop -1 -i $filepath -vcodec rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -threads 0 -f v4l2 /dev/video2
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