At its simplest, the OBS Teleport plugin allows one instance of OBS Studio to send its full scene output—including video and up to eight channels of audio—over a standard Ethernet network to another instance of OBS. The receiving OBS then lists the source as a standard "Video Capture Device," indistinguishable from a physical input. This eliminates the need for an HDMI splitter, a capture card, or even a second monitor on the gaming rig.

Unlike hardware capture cards that encode video on a chip, Teleport relies on your computer's processing power.

For years, the live streaming and content creation ecosystem has been dominated by a singular, often expensive, piece of hardware: the capture card. If a creator wanted to stream gameplay from a powerful gaming PC to a weaker streaming laptop, or capture footage from a console without a bulky external device, the capture card was the gatekeeper. It introduced latency, required physical cables that limited distance, and added a significant financial barrier to entry for high-quality multi-PC setups. However, the open-source community has recently introduced a paradigm shift. The is not merely an incremental update to Open Broadcaster Software (OBS); it is a revolutionary tool that replaces the physical capture card with a virtual, network-based pipeline, democratizing high-end streaming setups.

Because it uses rather than TCP, it prioritizes speed over perfect accuracy. If a few packets of data are lost, the stream doesn't pause to retrieve them; it just continues. This is crucial for maintaining low latency during live streams.

is a third-party plugin for Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) Studio. Its primary function is to transmit video and audio feeds over a local area network (LAN) from one instance of OBS to another.

While the OBS Teleport plugin offers exciting features, it's essential to note that:

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