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| - Click **Add To Library -> Add Capture Device** to display the Add Capture Device dialog. | - Click **Add To Library -> Add Capture Device** to display the Add Capture Device dialog. | ||
| - | - On the **Add Capture Device** dialog, select the Video device combo box and select **Stereo Mix** from the list. If you don't see Stereo Mix in the list, then see the **If Stereo Mix Is Not Listed** section below.\\ {{:addcapturedevicestereomix.png?nolink|Add Capture Device dialog}} | + | - On the **Add Capture Device** dialog, select the Video device combo box and select **screen-capture-recorder** from the list. If you don't see screen-capture-recorder in the list, then see the **If screen-capture-recorder is not listed** section below.\\ {{:addcapturedevicedesktop.png|Add Device Capture dialog}} |
| - | - Click **OK** and you will have a new audio item added into your Mezzmo library. You can find it under **Music -> Recently Added**. | + | - Click **OK** and you will have a new video item added into your Mezzmo library. You can find it under **Video -> Recently Added**. |
| - | - Connect to Mezzmo server from your device or web browser and select the new audio item. You will hear whatever is playing on your PC. | + | - Connect to Mezzmo server from your device or web browser and select the new video item. You will see whatever is playing on your PC. |
| - | ===== If Stereo Mix Is Not Listed: ===== | + | **Important:** Streaming the desktop only works when running Mezzmo server as a Console Application. When running Mezzmo server as a Window service, the streamed video will show only as a black screen. Go to the **Media Server Settings dialog** to set Mezzmo server to run as a Console Application. |
| - | - Go to **Windows Control Panel** and search for Sound and select it. | + | ===== If screen-capture-recorder is not listed: ===== |
| - | - On the **Sound window**, select the **Recording** tab.\\ {{:windowssoundstereomix.png?nolink|Windows Control Panel - Sound window}} | + | |
| - | - Right click on **Microphone** in the list and tick the **Show Disabled Devices** and **Show Disconnected Devices** menu items. Now, Stereo Mix (and other devices) will appear in the list. | + | You can download and install DirectShow input sources from the web that capture whatever is playing on your computer's desktop. This lets you stream your desktop to your devices and web browsers. See [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/screencapturer/files/]]. After installing the DirectShow input source, go back to the **Add Capture Device** dialog and try again. |
| - | - Select **Stereo Mix** from the list and click the **Properties** button. In the Properties dialog, change the **Device usage** to **Use this device (enable)**. | + | |
| - | - Click **OK** to save your changes. | + | |
| - | - Go back to Mezzmo Windows and display the Add Device Capture dialog again. Stereo Mix will be displayed now. | + | |