Fix OBS Virtual Camera Upside Down or Mirrored in Zoom

Using OBS Studio’s Virtual Camera with Zoom is an excellent way to produce professional-looking video conferences, but configuration errors can sometimes leave your video feed upside down or mirrored. This guide offers direct, step-by-step solutions to correct your video orientation using the settings built directly into Zoom and OBS Studio.

How to Fix Mirrored Video in Zoom

By default, Zoom mirrors your video preview to make it feel more natural—like looking into a mirror. However, this can make text in your OBS scenes appear backward to you, even if your audience sees it correctly.

To disable mirroring in Zoom: 1. Open the Zoom desktop application. 2. Click on your profile picture in the top-right corner and select Settings (the gear icon). 3. Click on the Video tab in the left-hand menu. 4. Locate the My Video section. 5. Uncheck the box next to Mirror my video.

Disabling this setting ensures that your preview matches exactly what your audience is seeing.

How to Fix Upside Down or Flipped Video in OBS Studio

If your video feed is upside down or flipped for both you and your Zoom audience, the orientation issue originates in OBS Studio. You can easily flip or rotate your virtual camera output within OBS.

To flip or rotate your video source in OBS: 1. Open OBS Studio. 2. In the Sources dock at the bottom of the screen, right-click the video capture device or scene that is appearing upside down. 3. Hover over Transform in the context menu. 4. Select Flip Vertical to correct an upside-down image, or Flip Horizontal if the image is reversed. 5. Alternatively, if the video is rotated 90 degrees, select Rotate 90 degrees CW (clockwise) or Rotate 90 degrees CCW (counterclockwise) until the orientation is correct.

Once you apply these changes in OBS, the corrected video feed will instantly sync to your Zoom virtual camera output.