README.md

Caman

Description

Caman creates a fake virtual webcam for applications such as zoom or skype to have fun / fake show presence.

Requirements

BodyPix

pyfakewebcam

How to Run

Follow this tutorial first.

Linux

1. Stop any instance of v4l2loopback
   sudo modprobe -r v4l2loopback
2. Start v4l2loopback for fake webcam
   sudo modprobe v4l2loopback devices=1 video_nr=20 card_label="v4l2loopback" exclusive_caps=1
3. Start BodyPix node server
   node app.js
4. Start Caman
   python caman.py

With primusrun

0. Force enabling discrete graphics card with
   sudo tee /proc/acpi/bbswitch <<< ON
1. Stop any instance of v4l2loopback
   sudo modprobe -r v4l2loopback
2. Start v4l2loopback for fake webcam
   sudo modprobe v4l2loopback devices=1 video_nr=20 card_label="v4l2loopback" exclusive_caps=1
3. Start BodyPix node server
   LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/cuda/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH TF_FORCE_GPU_ALLOW_GROWTH=true node app.js
4. Start Caman
   python caman.py

Features

• All elements designed as layers
  • Can be resized and moved around
  • Each layer running on a separate thread
• Boomerang
  Stop webcam and fake presence by playing the last 2 seconds back and forth.
• Virtual Background
• Desktop Share with mouse pointer
• Filters
  • Smoothing
  • Hologram effect
  • Invert
• And many other features