What is the Virtual Camera?

SmartBlur's virtual camera creates a live video feed with real-time face and body blurring. Other apps see it as a regular webcam — but the video has already been processed by SmartBlur.

Quick Setup

1. Open SmartBlur and enable Virtual Camera in the main window.
2. In your video conferencing app, select SmartBlur Virtual Camera as your camera.
3. That's it — your video feed now has real-time blurring.

App-Specific Setup

Zoom

1. Open Zoom > Settings > Video.
2. Under Camera, select SmartBlur Virtual Camera.
3. The SmartBlur feed appears with blurring applied in real time.

Microsoft Teams

1. Open Teams > Settings (gear icon) > Devices.
2. Under Camera, select SmartBlur Virtual Camera.
3. Start or join a meeting — your blurred feed is live.

Google Meet

1. Join or start a meeting.
2. Click the gear icon > Video.
3. Select SmartBlur Virtual Camera from the camera dropdown.

OBS Studio

1. Add a new Video Capture Device source.
2. Select SmartBlur Virtual Camera as the device.
3. Position and resize as needed.

SmartBlur Settings for Virtual Camera

Performance Tips

• Lower the resolution to 720p if you experience lag on older hardware.
• Close other camera apps — only one app can use a webcam at a time.
• Use GPU acceleration — enable it in SmartBlur Settings for smoother performance.
• Reduce max faces — if you only need to blur 1-2 faces, lowering the face limit improves frame rate.

Troubleshooting

Virtual camera not showing up in other apps:

• Restart SmartBlur and the other app.
• On first install, restart your PC.
• Make sure no other app is using the same physical webcam.

Black screen or no video:

• Check that the correct physical webcam is selected in SmartBlur settings.
• Try switching the camera source and switching back.

Lag or low frame rate:

• Lower the output resolution to 720p.
• Enable GPU acceleration in Settings.
• Reduce the number of simultaneous face detections.