output.mp4
Freeze a virtual camera using a hotkey. Made specifically to freeze a webcam during video calls on Linux.
- Python 3
- v4l2loopback (and a virtual camera)
Note: This project uses the
keyboard
package which requires root privileges to work.
sudo venv/bin/python -m ensurepip
sudo venv/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
Note: This will use
/dev/video0
as the virtual camera and '#' as the hotkey.
sudo venv/bin/python camera_freeze.py
sudo venv/bin/python camera_freeze.py -h