Decide whether you need a camera at all. You can build a broadcast around gameplay, a screen, or a character. If you use LiveGen for a character view, capture the transformed result in OBS and test every scene transition. A character effect is not an anonymity guarantee.
Two questions need separate answers: what will viewers see, and what camera data will the service process? A carefully framed broadcast can keep the original camera view out of the audience's scene while still sending that camera input to a model provider. Review both parts before choosing your setup.
If your requirement is that your camera image must not leave your device, do not choose the LiveGen camera-transformation workflow described here. The Privacy Policy states that live camera video is sent to a model provider for processing.
For choosing and evaluating a character look, see the no-rig VTuber setup guide.
Use a dedicated LiveGen browser window. In OBS, choose Windows Window Capture or the window option in macOS Screen Capture on a supported Mac. Browser Source loads a separate page rather than capturing your already running browser session. Follow the LiveGen and OBS guide for platform-specific steps.
Crop the capture and inspect it in OBS. Keep a raw webcam source out of scenes intended to show only the character. Avoid capturing unrelated browser tabs, account screens, or desktop notifications. Set up and test audio separately: changing the visual appearance does not establish that your voice is unrecognizable.
If being recognized would be unacceptable, a generated camera effect may not meet your needs. Choose a setup that does not introduce that camera view, and review other identifying information separately.
The current LiveGen Privacy Policy says camera video is transmitted off-device to the model provider. It also says that starting a Studio recording of camera input or a selected video records and uploads an original clip to private storage for internal analysis, even if you do not save or share the generated Creation.
The policy distinguishes the Show original video display control from that internal collection: changing the display does not switch off original-clip recording or upload. Review the policy's retention and deletion information before recording. Keeping your face out of the public scene therefore does not mean the service receives or stores no original imagery.
These points describe the current policy; this guide does not change its terms or provide an independent audit of provider processing.
Updated September 18, 2026, against LiveGen's public Privacy Policy (last updated September 10, 2026), current tool entry points, and the OBS documentation linked through the setup guide. These are documentation and interface checks; a complete live broadcast and failure-recovery test have not been performed for this guide.
You can design the scene around the content you present instead of a camera view. Check the broadcast requirements and available sources for your chosen platform and software.
No anonymity guarantee is made here. Generated details, original-video display, scene transitions, voice, and other visible information all need review.
Use your rehearsed fallback scene. Do not assume a frozen or ended session leaves every captured region exactly as it was during generation.
No. The current Privacy Policy says that control changes the original picture-in-picture in preview and export, not internal original-clip recording and upload when you record in Studio.
No. The Privacy Policy says the camera stream is sent to the model provider. Studio recording also has separate original-clip collection described in that policy.
This guide uses desktop OBS capture. Check mobile input, capture, and platform support separately before relying on a phone-only workflow.
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