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Elgato Facecam — Background blur/replacement with NVIDIA Broadcast

Elgato Facecam can be used in NVIDIA Broadcast to create background blur or background removal effects leveraging the power of GPU-assisted AI processing. 

 


Set up Facecam with NVIDIA Broadcast


 

1) Download and install NVIDIA Broadcast from https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/broadcasting/broadcast-app/

These are the NVIDIA Broadcast requirements set by NVIDIA: 

  • Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, Quadro RTX 3000, TITAN RTX or higher
  • RAM: 8GB RAM or higher
  • CPU: Recommended: Intel Core i5 8600, AMD Ryzen r5 2600 or higher
  • GPU Driver: NVIDIA Display Driver version 456.38 or higher

2) Once NVIDIA Broadcast is installed, open the application

3) From the menu bar select Camera (Beta) NVIDIA_Broadcast_HEoNBEfwlJ.png

 

4) If it is not selected already, click on the Camera Source dropdown menu and select Elgato Facecam

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5) For the best image processing, set the resolution and frame rate to 1920 x 1080 @ 60FPS

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6) From the effects dropdown, select the effect to apply to Facecam video

  • Background blur - Applies a blur to simulate a depth-of-field effect
  • Background replacement - Replaces the background with a custom image or green background for chroma keying
  • background removal - Removes the background
  • Auto frame - Keeps the video centered on your face when moving around
  • Video Noise Removal - Removes video noise or "grain" 

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7) Once the effect is selected, various parameters can be configured

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8) Now open the application that you want to use Facecam video in. 

 

9) When selecting the camera input, select Camera (NVIDIA Broadcast)

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