OBS setup for sport analysis / tutorial videos

Spacey

New Member
Hi everyone!
I've got my M1 MacBook and an iPad here as a hardware base (even additional Windows or Intel MacBooks...). I've got an already cut video containing team sport moves/scenes. Now I want to show that one - stop it, tell comments, draw some circles & lines "on" it, reverse the video several times, explain smth and so on - so some kind of sport video analysis & explaining or tutorial video - whatever you want to call it.

The output should be a video file; should be no problem. I already used OBS to stream some gaming to twitch...
Connecting the iPad as a source I tried the NDI app & resource within OBS or via cable as an additional screen to my mac.

I already searched the big big plugin database which one could help me with the "play a video, stop it, reverse it" and so on - but could't really find anything.
The other idea would be to "play" the video in my video editing software as a screen grabbing source to OBS; somewhat dirty solution....
.... but then still the option to "draw" on the video is missing somewhere?! Most comfy solution would be to use the pencil on the iPad but that's probably somehow tricky as well, to project the video on the iPad as well and draw stuff there AND get that drawing back into OBS.

Any idea for such a setup - what to use or which combination would work and make most sense?

Maybe I just got some blockades in my brain because of missing infos or too many ideas for possible solutions :D

Thx!
 

TFE

Member
Try using the new OBS plugin "Draw" by Exeldro. That's what I use on an external (to the main OBS) monitor, and "draw" using the mouse. Works perfectly. Next I will using an 13" iPad as the external monitor with my finger or an Apple Pencil. Only thing is to remember to "clear" what you've drawn before changing scenes, so that what you've drawn on the previous scene does not continue to show on the new scene you switch to. I've asked Exeldro if he can add an option to auto-clear when switching to a new scene, but not heard back from him. No doubt he has bigger fish to fry. Advance Scene Switcher might do the trick, but have yet to install and try that approach. Regardless, Draw is a SUPERB plugin, with kudos and huge appreciation to Exeldro.
 
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