zburgermeiszter/linux-fake-webcam-loop.sh

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Loop video file as fake webcam device with ffmpeg

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ffmpeg -re -f concat -i <(for i in {1..9999}; do printf "file '%s'\n" input.mp4; done) -f v4l2 /dev/video1 && !!

teunissenstefan commented Sep 7, 2020

You can also use the stream_loop parameter and set it to -1 for infinity.

ffmpeg -stream_loop -1 -re -i input.mp4 -map 0:v -f v4l2 /dev/video1

Thank you 🙏

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