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by rcarmo 865 days ago
I use Region To Share on Windows, and just drag windows on and off that virtual area as needed (works great with PowerToys FancyZones):

- https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9N4066W2R5Q4?hl=en-us&gl=U...

- https://github.com/tom-englert/RegionToShare

I haven't needed to do the same on a Mac yet, but if anyone knows of an app that does the same (i.e., define a "transparent" window that screen cap can then share in a call), do let me know (it's bound to be trickier on macOS due to window contexts, the compositor and privacy, but there might be an app out there for that)

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Ah that's cleaner than my idea. Which was:

Install OBS, add a 'Scene', add a 'Window Capture' to the scene, then right click it (in sources) and transform / scale / crop the scene dimensions. Then optionally in the 'controls' panel you can start a virtual webcam, then go to Chrome/Brave settings, go to Site & Shield settings, set the default Camera to your virtual one.

Not sure if OBS would solve your Mac issue.

It wouldn’t really, since I don’t want to replace my camera feed—I just want sharing to share a region of the screen, like you do.