VDO.Ninja
Copy this URL into an OBS "Browser Source"
Control center for room:
You are in room:
Only the director can hear you currently.
The director has muted you.
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## Create a Room

Rooms allow for group-chat and the tools to manage multiple guests.

Room Name: |
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Password: |
| Guests can only see the Director's Video
| Director will also be a performer
| Preferred Video Codec:

Important Tips:
- Disabling video sharing between guests will improve performance
- Invite only guests to the room that you trust.
- The "Recording" option is considered experimental.
- Advanced URL parameters are available to customize rooms.

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## Add your Camera to OBS

For the best possible experience, make sure

Your device is powered Your connection is hardwired instead of wifi You are using headphones / earphones Video Source
Max Resolution | Balanced | Smooth and Cool
Audio Source(s)

- No Audio

Audio Output Destination:
Digital Video Effects:
Select Local Image
Add a Password:

Consider using a Chromium-based browser instead.
Safari is more prone to having audio issues

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## Remote Screenshare into OBS

1080p (hi-def) | 720p (balanced) | 360p (smooth)

Audio Sources

Audio Output Destination:
For application-specific audio capture, see here
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## Create Reusable Invite

Here you can pre-generate a reusable Browser Source link and a related guest invite link.

#### Advanced Options

Unlock Video Bitrate (20mbps)
Force VP9 Video Codec
Enable Stereo and Pro HD Audio
Video Resolution:
Force Default Microphone
Hide Screenshare Option
Remote Control Camera Zoom (android)
Obfuscate the Invite URL
Add a password:
Add the guest to a room:
This room guest can:
See the documentation for more options and info.
Try out the advanced invite generator here also.
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## Stream Media File

SELECT THE VIDEO FILES TO SHARE

# Warning

Media file streaming is still quite experimental. Please do not rely on it heavily for your productions. Feedback welcome.

# Chrome users

Keep this tab visible if using Chrome, else the video playback will stop

# File Sharing seems to be broken on Chrome v88.

Try turning off hardware-accleration in Chrome/Edge to fix the issue, or maybe use a different browser.

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## Share Website

Enter the URL website you wish to share.
- Not all websites will work with this feature as some sites disallow embedding.
- The site will try to auto-optimize standard Youtube or Twitch links.
- Remote websites must be CORS/IFrame compatible with full SSL-encryption enabled.
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## Browse the Guides

## What is VDO.Ninja

- 100% free; no downloads; no personal data collection; no sign-in
- Bring live video from your smartphone, remote computer, or friends directly into OBS or other studio software.
- We use cutting edge Peer-to-Peer forwarding technology that offers privacy and ultra-low latency
- Youtube video Demoing it here
Known issues:
- Some devices that use H264 hardware encoding can experience video glitching; switching to VP8 or VP9 as a codec can help.
- If using multiple group scenes at a time, iOS devices may fail to work if the hardware encoders max out. Perhaps try VP8 as a codec instead.
- A list of less common issues can be found here.

#### 👋 👀 Welcome to VDO Ninja! We've rebranded! 📼 Nothing else is changing and we're staying 100% free.

🌻 Site Updated on July 8th. The v18.3 release notes are here. If new issues occur, the previous version can also be found here.

### 🛠 For support, see the sub-reddit or join the Discord . The documentation is here and my personal email is steve@seguin.email

Icons made by Lucy G from www.flaticon.com is licensed by CC 3.0 BY and by Gregor Cresnar from www.flaticon.com
LINKS (GUEST INVITES & SCENES) Click Here for a quick overview and help
Welcome. This is the director's control-room for the group-chat.
You can host a group chat with friends using a room. Share the blue link to invite guests who will join the chat automatically.
Known Limitations with Group Rooms:
- A group room can handle up to around 30 guests, depending on numerous factors, including CPU and available bandwidth of all guests in the room. To achieve more than around 7-guests though, you will likely want to disable video sharing between guests. Using &broadcast, &roombitrate=0 or &novideo are options there.
- Videos will appear of low quality on purpose for guests and director; this is to save bandwidth and CPU resources. It will be high-quality within OBS still though.
- The state of the scenes, such as which videos are active in a scene, are lost when the director resets the control-room or the scene.
Further Notes:
- Links to Solo-views of each guest video are offered under videos as they load. These can be used within an OBS Browser Source.
- You can use the auto-mixing Group Scenes, the green links, to auto arrange multiple videos for you in OBS.
- You can use this control room to record isolated video or audio streams, but it is an experimental feature still.
- If you transfer a guest from one room to another, they won't know which room they have been transferred to.
- OBS will see a guest's video in high-quality; the default video bitrate is 2500kbps. Setting higher bitrates will improve motion.
- VP8 is typically the default video codec, but using &codec=vp9 or &codec=h264 as a URL in OBS can help to reduce corrupted video puke issues.
- &stereo=2 can be added to guests to turn off audio effects, such as echo cancellation and noise-reduction.
- https://invite.cam is a free service provided that can help obfuscuate the URL parameters of an invite link given to guests.
- Adding &showonly=SOME_OBS_VIRTUALCAM to the guest invite links allows for only a single video to be seen by the guests; this can be output of the OBS Virtual Camera for example
For advanced URL options and parameters, see the Wiki.

## INVITE A GUEST

Guests can use the link to join the group room Guests hear others

## CAPTURE A GROUP SCENE

Use in OBS or other studio software to capture the group video mix Auto-add guests
⚠This can cause guests to be too quiet or cause feedback issues Pro-audio mode
Hide audio-only sources
Remote Monitoring
Invite saved to cookie
Ask for display name
Show display names
Show active speakers
⚠This can cause video playback to lag 1080p60 Video if Available
Auto-select default microphone
Auto-select default camera
Hide settings button
Mini self-preview
⚠Uses more CPU and freezes the video if the guest doesn't keep the tab visible. Virtual backgrounds
Animate mixing
⚠Only use with powerful computers and small groups!! Guests see HD video
Disable self-preview
Display 'raise-hand' button
Enable audio compressor
Enable equalizer as option
Show guest setup tips
Prefix screenshare IDs
⚠You must keep the director's tab open and visible for this to work, or use the electron capture app. Low-CPU broadcast codec
Only see the director's feed
Muted; guest can unmute
Muted; director can unmute
Guest joins with no camera
Obfuscate link and parameters
Hide audio-only sources
⚠This can cause audio clicking issues Pro-audio mode
💉Can reduce packet loss video corruption in OBS on PC Use H264 codec
Show active speakers
Green background
Fade-in videos
Animate mixing
Show display names
Add margin to videos
⚠This can cause video playback to lag Unlock Video Bitrate
Force mono audio
Crop video to fit
Vertical video mode
Learn more about URL parameters at params.vdo.ninja

## Guest 1

## Guest 2

## Guest 3

## Guest 4

#### These four guest slots are just for demonstration. More than four guests can actually join a room.

More scene options

Additional controls
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Mix Order
100
0
Mix Order
Video Source
Max Resolution | Balanced | Smooth and Cool
Audio Source(s)

Audio Output Destination:
Digital Video Effects:
Select Local Image
Welcome to VDO.Ninja! You can send text messages directly to connected peers from here.
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### Change room settings

Change room video quality: -kbps

### Change guest settings

Cannot see videos
Cannot hear others
Broadcast mode
Mini preview
Raise hand button
Show labels
Transfer to room
Room password
Not Visible
See the documentation for more options and info.
Available Languages:

- English
- Russian
- French
- Portuguese
- Italian
- German
- Spanish
- Dutch
- Turkish
- Japanese
- Czech
- Ukrainian
- Pig Latin

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