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Joe Forest
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November 23, 2022
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Picture in Picture for video streaming - How?

  • November 23, 2022
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I just don't know where to post this so here it is. I don't yet have Premiere but will if it can do what I want. What I want to do is what I see often in YouTube videos-where the content creator is seen in a box, often at the corner, while they are reviewing something on their desktop- such as a document or photo or video or whatever. Kinda like what you can see and do with Zoom. I have Cyberlink Powerdirector 17 and asked in their forum but a moderator was rude and unhelpful so that makes me consider getting Premiere Pro. That moderator said it can be done just with a screen savor. He didn't say how and the screen savor that comes with the Cyberlink editing program isn't working on this 8 year old Dell desktop XPS so I can't experiment with it. I don't think this "trick" is done simply with a screen savor. So, if this is a bad place to ask this question- where can I go? I have posted a similar question in the YouTube forum- got no response.

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R Neil Haugen
R Neil Haugen
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November 23, 2022

You can use free OBS to setup a 'scene' where you capture from multiple sources and record. So you can have the app capture the screen of a monitor or specific app, and capture the image from a webcam setup. Resize the webcam via the "filters" options for that item in OBS so that it's small and in a corner.

 

Now ... that is a single recording, you can't edit later as to whether the little webcam image is included or not. A limitation of OBS.

 

Camtasia has the ability to record multiple things at once, put them all on a timeline on separate tracks. So in editing you can set the properties for a track and of course change as you go through the timeline.

 

You can try also using free OBS to capture the screen of the app you're working in, while using a camera that actually writes the image to card as your 'webcam'. Then take both recordings into Premiere and do your editing, including adding/sizing/locating the 'webcam' image as you wish.

 

 

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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    Joe ForestAuthor
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    December 6, 2022

    Neil, sorry to take up your time. I've asked about this topic in many places and you're the only one responding. So, I'm starting to get the idea. I see on the Camtasia web site that it can "Web Camera Capture". So, having it do that- while, say, I'm reviewing a video on YouTube- while running the screen saver recorder (Mod, PEC)- and I'll get what I'm looking for. The only problem is it's an expensive program. I just looked at the OBS web site but it's a bit confusing. I can't tell, so far, if it can also do "Web Camera Capture". If it can, I wonder what the downside is of this free program.

    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    December 7, 2022

    Thanks Neil for your lenghty reply. I wish I could afford Camtasia!


    Understood. You can do a lot with OBS, and it's free ... but ... you gotta work harder to learn it.

     

    Neil

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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