Throughout many years of hashtag#DirectShow development, one project stood out with unwavering popularity: the Windows Virtual Camera sample ????. Originally authored by Vivek in 2005 or even earlier, it was shared on the “microsoft. public. win32. programmer. directx. video” Usenet conference. This project gained prominence because it addressed a problem that had no existing solution within the Windows SDK, and Microsoft had not expressed any intention to rectify it.
The source code for this virtual camera project was once hosted by Philip “The March Hare” on his personal website. However, given the passage of time, even that website does not longer exist.
We decided to breathe new life into this project, affectionately known as “VCam”, and made it available on GitHub: https://lnkd.in/dGUH9v79. Despite our confidence that the project and its approach are no longer current, there remains significant interest in this source code, with thousands of mentions across the internet.
At the GitHub repository, you’ll find not only the source code and build instructions but also pre-built binaries, demonstration, and references to the original contributors.