Bob Eisenman Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10221731744554548&id=1583706302 I got an survey email from 'Canon USA Research' yesterday. The one question survey (yes/no) asked if I was aware of the 'Canon EOS Webcam Utility' which allows selected Canon cameras to be used as a webcam. So...I watched the instructional video on the Canon Webcam utility download page and then downloaded/installed the zip file for Windows. https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/self-help-center/eos-webcam-utility A search on YouTube for videos about the Canon Webcam Utility led me to this video. The presenter used the streaming software OBS (open broadcaster software) which I installed too. OBS can be used to stream the Canon EOS camera as a webcam to social media like Facebook Live. The thought came to mind that I could use the webcam capture utility with my telescope to record a full moon live stream which I did last night. After configuring OBS software on my laptop to recognize the Canon EOS Webcam Utility I was ready to record video with my Canon camera and OBS software. To stream the video capture to Facebook live I followed the directions at this link, pasting the Facebook provided stream code into the OBS setup. https://m.facebook.com/live/create My full moon live stream was started after configuring OBS, clicking start streaming on OBS and then clucking start live stream on Facebook. After Facebook live had ended I found a that my audio had a looping issue in playback of the recorded stream. A quick query of OBS help database indicated I was not the only user to experience the looping audio issue. Since a few second lag existed between stream upload time and Facebook playback time (in another Facebook window on the same laptop) , I'd guess the looping audio is either a simultaneous upload and playback issue when using the same capture/playback device or an OBS audio settings issue. Other than the looping audio (@ 06:10 & 14:45) issue (laptop mic as audio source) https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10221731744554548&id=1583706302 the Facebook live stream (video) of the full moon worked as expected😁. The Canon EOS Webcam Utility worked!!👍 Edited October 2, 2020 by Bob Eisenman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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