Lightburn uses lowest camera resolution possible

I finally got it working with the workaround in OBS. It is neccessary to use a version from 2019, otherwise Lightburn does not accept the camera.
Here is the solution:

  1. Download and install OBS Studio 24.0.3 from here: Releases · obsproject/obs-studio · GitHub
  2. Download and install OBS VirtualCam 2.0.4 from here: Releases · CatxFish/obs-virtual-cam · GitHub
  3. Configure OBS Studio to create a virtual camera and start it (you can also set things like brightness, contrast & exposure in OBS Studio)



  4. Apply Setting “Default Camera System” in Lightburn
  5. Camera “OBS-Camera” is usable in Lightburn

In summary I had two problems using Lightburn

  • “Custom Camera System” does not apply the resolution 2592x1944 when updating the overview. Calibrating the camera lens works with this resolution for some reason.
  • “Default Camera System” does not use the highest resolution available (uses 1920x1080 when 2592x1944 is available)

My workaround consists of using an outdated 3rd party software. So I hope this will be fixed in a future update.

Thanks @berainlb for the troubleshooting help! Now I can get back to lasering :slight_smile:

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